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INTIMATIONS.
BROWN, JONES & 00. AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE CROSSES,
HEADSTONES AND COLUMNS in Stook.
Prices moderate. Work Promptly Done. 9937 Sabioklian Garantead.
diture. And in view of the recent increase of salaries and of the fact, voushed for by the Governor, that the service is overmanied, it is dificult to see what possible oxcuse there can be for the further increase in expenditure on sularios last year. It is true the total ox- penditure of the Colony in 1899 aliowa & reduction on that of the previous year, the
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FRE HGEGKONG DAILY FRES., FAIDAN
H.M8 drahét, Captain R. W. S. Bogers,
left Amey on the 27th olt, for Shanghai: By tho courtesy of the Telegraph and Godown. Companies telephenke sonucation to the Godown company's Office at Kowloon diroot, from the Exchange has baga established.
The trade returns appended to the Straita Marina ssport. for last year, show that the valua of the scoperta and sports of the colony for 1892 stands at a total of 1298,000,000. ngsinst 979,000,000 ta 1892, both iteme showing large Increases:
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,ust decrease being $106,249, but this is more than acccounted for by a decline of $151,996 in the military expenditars (due to the feat
The Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infen. that 3891 had to bear arrers of the contri-try will play the following prógramme on the
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED
WATERS....
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(BOPPLIED THE "DAILY PRESS."].
LONDON, Blat May. THE DERBY. Mr. H.almont's Isinglass. Mr. O. D. Bo's Ravensburg, Duke of Portlaud' Rabuca. Bettap-5 to 2os Teluglass,
101 against Raeburn. 101, Iriab Wake, 3010
Ravensburg.
SLAM
JUNK ID 1895
&-Thirdly-Those in no nomasity for such
an expanditere on the ground that there in likoly
CORRESPONDENCE.
expressed by our Corespondents.]
A CORRECTION.
EO THE DIOR OF THE "DAILY' PRESsi."
against 88 shown by Mr. Wetmore, or la pat in another way
and bus advanced 136 per cent, sinut 1873 sandriss have declined... 'C.4 EN Exports
32.8
hation for 1880) and a declive of $120,650 | Barénok Square, Murray Herrucks, this even pilave of British trade with Siam depizods dainishing your petitioners beg to quate the witnessed the whole affair on board the Mmene the only way to zoonvile such prides with a
commencing at half-past-secon—
4
Ferryman JohnTM****
Mogone
·· Tha Tómas in a special artiola Inails that the
that her indopondonos must be preserved. THE GUARD ORDERED TO EGYPT. Newton. It has boon decided to “utilico a detachment of Leo For the Guards to relieve the fire battalion now in
...Shudfrey. de Lloilo Polutra
Stratas Egypt Waldtenfel. Hoforeing to the galo at Kobe on the 20th alt the Hyogo Noter cay-The Imperious.
on public works extraordinary Dedusting folks Forced these two items and the charge for the public quadrile...ation
Vaise debt from the account we have, an increase Sabottiasbe... of over $150,000 in the cost of our ad. ministrative machinery. A nice comment ary tls on the Governor's retrenchment scheme and on the statement that the
Vaiso48 Valne..........
LOF LAZA
"Potpoar."
CURRENCY CONFERENCE, Lord Horschell's Committes, will sign their
Our New FAQTOBY has been recently refitcią,j Government does not require the assistance which came up outside, experienced the fall foron report to-morrow, and after submitting it tu with automatic Steam Machinery of the latent and most approved kind, and we are well able to of a Commission?" The sooner a Commis- compete in quality with the best English makeresion is appointed the better, and we are glad to hear there is some prospect of ita being The purest ingredients only are used, and the appointed at an early date. To be strictly meet care and clasalinesa are exerofeet in the just, however, we must note a decrease of 81,811 in the Colonial Secretary's Depart nent; but it arises we do not know, bat
manufacture throughout.
"BOMBAY SODAS."
perhaps this is what the Governor founds This statement on that retronchiment has
A DYNAMITER RELEASED. The dynamiter Daly has been released.
THE HOME RUNE BILL.
Viscount Wolmer's amendment to clause three, restricting the powers of the Irish Parliament with regard to questione effisting the Empire, was rejected by a majority of twenty-one. Mr. Chadstone admitted the maltor, was worthy of profound attention.
of the blow. Hoc forward barbatie was flooded, Lord Kimberley and the Cabinet, will forward and some of the lockers on the outside auashed it to the Indian Government before pronting whilst some of the auctions on the forecastle it to Parliament. were also twisted. The Torridon suffered a like experience, and as one time wes escarabored by cordaga from the desk getting entangled with the propeller. The Qui-mare also had a rough passage down. The Imperious passed a jonk bottom upwards, and saw sampan or tre swam pad.
We (N, O. Daily News hear from reliable We continue to supply large hotties sa here already commenced. There is also a detourons that much disatisfaction having aricon through dismissing old and practised and tafore, Free of Extra Charge, to those of our crosse in the Water and Drainage Depart-inserting row seatherners in the North Chiss Customers who prefer to have them to the orusent, dur prezzably to recinction of staff as Railway management, sinds the retirement from dinary size.
the Chief Directorship of the Expootout Tautsi the works approach completion. Below we Yang Kang-tien, the Viperey Id has shown his COAST PORT ORDERS,
give the figures as they appear in the disapproval of the new nigaw by appointing as whenever practicable, are despatobed by first Castle (oxitting cents for convenience a joint Director to the present Board Chaus Footai, & connection of the Lat family, who at For Coast Ports, Waters are panked and in printing). The taxpayers of the Colony one time was a director of the Formans Railway placed on board ship at Hougkong prices, and my spend a quarter of an hour very during the purled that HB. Liu Ming-ch'uso the full ausant allowed for Packagss and filmp profitably in studying it. They will pro- tice lieu received in good sendition. ...bably not fail to notice the increase of Counterfoil Order Books supplied Cise on ap- $7,649 in the expenditure ca account of the plication.
Treasury, which may be considered in the {light_of_the_recsut_ revelations concerning that department. The comparative state- ment of expenditure in 1891 and 1392 is as follows:-
steamer leaving after receipt of order.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG"
And all signed massages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.
Benatiare
JER?
2
wns Governor of that island,
LONDON, Ist Juze. THE ROYAL WEDDING. It is offloally ansonned that ... the Duke of York's marriage will take place at 31. James's Palace on the 8th of July
NON-INTERFERENCE IN THE
AFFAIRS OF SLAM. Lord Bosebery has intimated to Sjam that
Great Britain will not interfero in any disputs between that country and France.
LORD HERSCHELL'S COMMITTEE. Lord Horschell's Committes have signed their
On Monday afternoon next Mr. S. B. J. Skertably comes acres of twelve lentures Erotation particularly, as applied to Maa. The looturos ll be delivered in the Odd Vo lames chambers, Bank Buildings, and are given in connection with the Science section of the report It in wlengthy-dmoment, bat the son Society. The syllabus which has been prepared tents have not been divolged, promies a very interesting and valuable courge and the reputation of the looturer ensures the subject being dealt with a capable and po 1003 10-
wate.palar mauuer, Non-merabers of the Society are invited to join and any one wishing to at
It was reported yesterday that the Norwegian tend the meres in requested to communicate steamer Naxising, which was bringing a warga with Dr. A. Treball, Naval Hospital, or Mr. Skertably.
Chargeon Ascountof Pahle Dets, i8190 103,32 10,183 Pole
The following is a List of Wateen always kept Governor and Legal451 060 1463i
ready in Stook-
PURE AERATED WATER
1,5L
REPORTED LOSS OF A STEAMER.
of sugar from Java for the Talker Reboery,
8. TAYLOR.
THE BRITISH MINISTER AND THE ADMIRAL IN FORMOSA.
to be any increase of crime in the fature which we do not bold og ro recoils for the opinions would tax the capacities of the pressat Gaul, ba fyond their limits, On the contrary, there are vary ressumable grounds for supposing that the
The advance in fond prions is very remarkable hesrler olum of arime is diminishing. Mr. Mar
and seams altogether in upset Mr. Wetmora's guss (as already, polribad out) naye. (Gaautée of
Six-In the rapsit of the complimentary theory of the higher purchasing power of silver. 18th November, 1892. page 954). that a large dinner given to Me. T. G. Keato,” which you Taking bio indox numbers, and stigning to meh number of prisoners are in the 10 base they were kind enough to publish in your paper to day, artfald ik relative importance, the prios of food osunot get food outside, and he adds, "there are you make it appear that Istylel the futquent producte werk out omitting fractions :-~ no doubt dangerous characters, mon of criminal one of the most infamous judgments tut
1873 1974 1975 1976 1877 1878 1879 types in this Gaol, but they are few," and the vor disgraced a British Court of law," wheres, 100 ∙106 93. 102 111 192 Colonial Surgeon's report above quoted proves if I remember aright. I exit "It was ons of the 1880 1881 1882 1889. 1984 1885 1986 that there is a large dinfantion of absolute most infamous findings that over disgraced s 103 Jos 700 111 115 107 115 Į crime" and very largò proportion of short term British Court, of law, and the judgment oue of 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 18m2.
prisauere.
cho most fam intebla on record," and I then pro 117 109 14% 118. 112 114 8. In further proof that surione crime is cooled to show that as the only samopasne who that, coepting Mr. Wetrina's anenment,
Superintendent of the Gaol for 1891. In his (the ptain being ashora of the time the same that every year bat 1875. was more or less opulea of Mr. A. M. Thomson, the Asting gave evidence in favour of the Chinese firemsa incrónsing purchasing power of silver is to se
report, dated the 2nd January, 1892, that official trouble ocurred) it was practically impossible famize year.I am, etó,
for the defence to show that the shots fired There has been a decrease in the average from Mr. Keane's revolver were necessary on Hongkong. 19th May, number of prisoners conßand in the Gael. der the circumstances, and that that oftour was the unmber being 607 as compared with 660 fully justified in the course he porined. 'I in 1830. This, however, has been recom, alas sad that the Judge unquestionably de- panied by a largo ingress in the number of livered judgment in accordance with the avid. admissions, the numbers being 5,221 and ones before the Court, and add "bat Mr. 3,444 raspratively, from' which it may he Kane we convicted on the evidence hald His Excellency Li Hong-chang having noti inferred that the number of short sentence never bwo boon convicted on the actual jacis the Govorner of Formosa of the intended prisoners is increasing and the number of of the cons, etc, etc. I then referred to the visit of the British Minister to that sind, ap long antenos prizonaru in decreasing. Queen of the Weal ans (af Liverpool), where peapriste preparations were made by the hist 10.-Fourthly-The present fluancial condi- the captain and ale? Jer that ship-oficials to roosise the distinguished visitors. tion of the Colony is such that any public works who had surely roundit sovral members Mr. O'Conor arrived at Kalang on the Leander not absolutely necessary should, your petitioners of their grow with valver shots and ontlasses, the 14h, being accompanied by the Admiral sabmit, be postponed: With securities depreciatware exonerated, while the rowdy portion of in the Alaerig. The two men-of-war were les lly are, and the present general lightness their araw, who were sharged with mat ng and received with a salute of 21 guns from the fart, of money, such an laereasa to the annusi ox-assalta, were savorely punished by a Liverpool which they returned, and the British endirá pentitare as is propound would prove a very magistrato. fa addition thereto. I expressl serious burden to the taxpaying residents of my warm appensation of the kind sympathy ment of the compliment paid by the visitors
was hoisted over the fort in acknowledg this Colony and would, year patitionnes fool shown by the British shipgius, fl-ans of this is dying the thiness day. The Micisine and sondent, ovako a bitter and hostile fool of op colony, all of them having gled the original Admiral, with their respective suites, landed position to a scheme which the residents as a potition praying for. Mr. Keane's release, and on the Bund the same afternoon and -ra vary body consider needless and extravagant.
I expressed, he hope and belief that the gurdial onetoualy roosivart by the lost anthorities; 11thly-Should such an extension be car relations happily existing between employers shortly afterwards they proceeded by rail to the ridentit wouldprobably be filled, hat led not by and employed in the Far East. wuld be main-spital, where they found madan chairs ready to the class of criminals to whom the idea of a veel taiud for all time, and bo, if possible, Intensified take them to pay a visit to the Goverpur's pa should be a deterrent bat by those to whom it in the future.
mên. There they met a most cordial res ption, would be a picos superior in comfort, food, usid In order that my romacks may not be mis- The Govortior foturued thair calls next day. blothing to anything they would realiza ontaldo, understood or lead to falss and unwarrantable There wors presat on the laiter ocassion the and the taxpayers should not be made to support impressions, I trust you will favone w with Minister, the Admiral, the Commissioner of such criminals as thess.
space for this lotter and adapt my bast thanks. Customs, and numerous British Offers The your petitioners beg leave to point out to your m-I zamais, air, youra fluthfully,
12-In farther connection with this subjnot in antisipation, for, the soartasy xtended to Governor remained abous two hours, bat thy Native paper, from which we translate the moonnt Excellency that Lord Kauteford in his despatet.
CHE NEY DUNCAN. of the visit, adde with as amusingly aggrieved of the 21st November, 1890, stated that he had Hongkong, 1st June, 1393.
air" what their conversation was about the mes come to the conclusion that a block should be
bohind the doar could not understand." West built providing separate culi commedation-for- THE FRENCH ON THE MEKONG, day the Governor and the Gsgeral-commandier (say) 200 or 280 prisoners, whilst, in big later
the troops in the district, with a few of their despatch, taking the averago number of prisoners The following appears in the Courrier d'Hai-Reals and offers, wore entertained by the In Gual for the last four years, he aks for phoaz:-.Batard, Vios Resident, talographs Minister on board the Leander at tilin, and the similar accommodation for more than double his trom Khons at moon on the 24th May: -
peracious Native chronicler adds that they warn original number. Your petitionersdesire to seguro The intend of Khone was relieved so the alt delighted with the entertainment, which gear Exoellouer that; if separate sell accommo-evening of the 22nd by Captain Adau de Villers' passed off to the satisfaction of all concerned. dation were required for the number originally troops. A little bolow the northera point of a goests on leaving, were followed by the mentioned by Lard Knutsford, your petitioners Kasdam. an island belonging to as we had orthodox eales of artillery from the ships, which would gladly support such an arrangement, to follow the right bank of the Mekong laflast day. How the Gerornor, and. hic foron of friends got from Taipeù-far to Kelang is not ad ben lost on the voyage, and that the cap-which would, they subai, bs ample to meet all for some time on account of the
emergencies or requiremontu.
the current and at times to disembarks atatod.Mercury. tain and crow had arrived at Singapore.
13-Your peritioners sak your Exallonoy to on that bank to avoid the fire of enemicn bellave that this petition represents an light or who were watching for me on the left baal, and caroleen views, but that, on the contrary, your also to dostroy Ewe Biume farls, the ou palitioners have appresohed and considered this situated in the middle of Ku-dam and the viliou important subjoot with the dooprat interest and on the Southern point of the Iskrud of Khone, attention and fully cognisant of responsibility that is, on territory bdouging to us. Thropaca. Bir Bibby's last lotters received at Singapore The following petition presented by the Un-that raste ngos them as unofficial members of ton consmad at four o'clock and was compl-t-on the 24th My confirm angs the Fras Pro officia! Members of the Laglalative Council to the Council
ed by Ave. More than 500 man left Kw-dam to the confines of insproved preaper' at Bauli His Excellency the Governor on the subject of
Your petitioners therefore maimously pray regain their boats, which were no dealt. cotovalod To dão No. 1 Laval (62 ft.) in the Band Hols your Excellency
between the two istanda nad the loft Laok, sbach a diętanes of 33 ft. additional has been To remove from the present estimates and While we opened by land the vorte for our driven along the lodo io the south end. It still
apply Bill all items relating to Geol or unproy this latter followal na in bargas, and showa rory good gold with every appearance of : tension and to rusit the question, onde after our re-embarkation opposite the southera conlinming, the reef ikasli bring even stranger, more to Her Majesty's Secretary of State point of the island of Khone we camped by the that is, it is making bigger in bulk and is better for the Coloning, together with your poli- rspils, by the commandement of the old tro.detiond ban when Mr. Hibby. Just wrote. In the tioners' views and such other information shipment road, and baymd the enemy's fire, north end, where it has never looked scything ns to your Excellency shall seem fit. And Yatarlay we entered our fort, which, thanks to tvor promising. Idoes not show signs of improve your petitioners will ever pray, da. the courage of Lisnt. Poarchant, lens han ablmout. Mr. B.bby's luteation it wheti tha pro.
C. P. CHATER. (Bigned)
to resist six attacks and an assault, in theosures ent driving oortraet with the Chinwa gàng Ho Kat.
of which thare wore three wounded on one side working on that end runs out, to leave that end while the assailants hed a large number killed akens sod davato his attouliou moro partisularly sad wounded. In the evening Ospinia Adam to the extension of the work on the south end. de Villere, sout a reconnaissue to the northern pränge things have been leaking so well for s point of Chons, whers the Siemens hai establish - † good while now. Showeth follows:-
fed another fort, which he took after a few spots. As in the deep level (No. 2) the crosscut is 1.--Your petitioners constitate the whole body of the anod: sabere of the Legislativn
The island of Khone is thus satirely in our pau- now is 52 feet, the ground stil hard and requir- Only commentations relating to the news miamasis vote on account of Gaol extension. A the 1st Battalion. for wrvice in Wongkong. Connell of the colour of Hongkong,
ansiim and thanks to the way measures taken auf Eing to be blasted away. It will, Mr. Bibby or should be midzmanod to The Editor."
to the aurival of rainforcements is safe from suy pests, be two or three weeks get before bo gəti capture are requested to forward their mame petition on this subjoot by the unofficial where he was promoted to the rank of colour. Your petitioner view with deep, concern
comp de main.
in the point where the todo now being opened Lieutenant Gaza, who was recos and anxiety the proposal to expand a sum of two members will be found in another column.mended by Colonel Chater for a commission, is hundred and fifty thousand dollars in extensions.
out above will likely show ita dows bolow, THE GOLD QUESTION.
The possible, or rather the probable catting All bottom for pabication should be written on one ol to proceed with the oto no doubt
Should the Government be determie-hold in high esteem by his brother soldiers of to the pressat Gaol, and respectfully submit to BEFORE
SE the lode in this bottom level will be the im the regiment. side of the paper only.
your Excaltezay that sach an expanditura ie sa-
Mr. C. S. Taylor write as follows to the portant thing to look for. At Bakit Koman, No stotyhously signed comoniertions that have the community will take what steps Company have suspended salvage operations
---- We (Mercury) believe that the Tor Boaty and mat jaetided by existing conditions
Norih China Daily News:--Mr. Anderson of swing to the hardness of ground the sinking of appared in other is unars fear mills Inseeker
or direnmasten du.
But Caloutta was the first I know of towata puvitive e pagine shaft makes slow progress orders for extra copies of the Daily Press shoots it can, by publu macting, pection, or other on the Bokhara wook for the prossut at Excelioncy the reasons that have compelled the Fung, who was adjudicated a bankrupt in 1890. ad, and Mr. Watmory of Shanghai is the first I seen, being ratat from the other part of the be at before 11am on far, day of publication wise, to make the Downing Street Authorit
-Your petionsre beg to lay before your Me. Dennys appeared on babalf of Un Banly that the purchasing power of silver had declin. Kod orushing stuff, in which nice gold can be The weather has throughout been to adopt this rpw. ties understand the intensity and extent of so the Samson ealy got some twenty-five no necessity for such an expenditure apon the most unfavourable, and the calvage party
in support of an application by the debtor to be know of to declare with equal positions that the workings here. This body of stone is being got 4-First-Your petitioners arga that there is allowed to pass his Bual examination.
purobasing power of silverted advanool. They both at from about 60 fost east of the old workings the opposition to such a shameful waste of clear working days. The health of the N-ground of basth. The resort, dated the Ist ball of the bankrapt, who was foranrly a mer responsible for the statement that by figures you:
Mr. Doungs xid--I sppear, my lord, on be base their arguments apon fearos, Somebody is in the tunnel. the public money. It is unfortunate that the and Captain Leask lost uina musu, while many affner of the Gaol, showing the work done was inployed in veading ries to Tonkin and contention by eno üzure, while Mr. Watuor Mr. Bibby expects this crush to be the beat be ting a sisting is the work has been very bad, Marob, 1892. of Mr. T. P. Marques, the medios chant here in very good circumstances and who can prove anything; and Mr. Anderson proves his nations of the ornsh looking remarkably well. The battery has been steadily at work, the organisation of the Hongkong Association became ill, owing to the want of regetable Food in the Goo! Hospital in 168), profes this other goods to Vladivostok. Unfortunate y asels twenty to prove is. I da nos. however, is not yet ooraplete, as that would have been Nu acoideate Lappily enero. The sea around There is in that report nothing tending to the rico market besamo overstocked and there know that Mr. Watmore's fouty figuras are low-up to yield 1,000 cunsasteraalted gold for bas had for a long time, and be anticipates the the proper body to feed the opposition.";
tus unfertansta wreck is described sa being uneasians or alarm on this point, whilst on HONGKONG, JUNE 2ND, 1893.
was a tremendous drop in prices. With re- almost continuously like one raat acething to contrary, it is reassuring to observe in the foranos to the goods seat to Vladivostock mass the latter goublereau's argumont (as I
wore convincing then Afr. Anderson's one, bo the two months' work. If all goes well be mill saldron, and the ship has entirely collapsed from
be down in Singapore himself by mogt week's WHEN the Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD, on the Kobe for this post ab daylight yesterday.
The constant hammozing she has resolved from report of the Coloniel Borzavu, dated the 21st large amount of timber was paceland in endorsland it was that, beams of onstaat ko with the gold. The clean-up will takı The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Thisbe left the waves. She is hosten out of all shape, and June, 1802 (dezette of 19th Nurember, 1893, obenge, and some of it squally serior to adition to the eirage of India, through in place to-morrow (hth) probably, and the gold 9th May, 1892, proposed in the Legislative
bar boilere have been carried fully 60 feet away spite of all that has been said about the accam-mortgaged or hypothecatat by one of the supply of silver, the food supplies of the puople The wire announcing the results may therefore page 912) the statement of that aflats that in Hoogkong before the bankraptoy sat was orsaeed production had constgrens more abundant will be rotorted and smelled on Saturday (27th). Council the appointment of a Commission yesterday for Paawan lalande, and Australia,
HMS-Penguin, Commander Balfour, left from the camins of the bull. Forty thousand modation in the Guo! I doubt it ang Gaol in zaliters The remainder of the wood paretas-nd bocon deals This last what one ought be expected to reach here on Saturday night or with full powers to enquire into an raport
taals, mostly in gold bars, are still unrecovered. Engisid on show as small s rate of sicknessed at Vladivostock was not sent here because the to expect, bocarse it useret in golt antries Sanday morning. on the working of all the Departaments of this port on this 29th ultime, and this don left. Wodehouses Chinese samen was charged gards health are far better off then out of it, remunerative. I de pot think that there medium. Whether that medium bu geld or silvor The P. & O. steamer Manila left London for At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. H. and mortality at the Vistoria Gaol. At a mat-market was so low that it would not have paid after the Californian and American discoveries ter of fast the Chinese prisoners in Gaol da rs expenses of freight and would have provat un-and exsequent enlargement of their circalating the Goverment with a view to retrench-Sugapors on the 31st at p..
with carrylog date From the evidence it ment and to the desirability or otherwise
appeared that the defendant was found with sand in a good mar other things. food lodging, is any opposition to the bankrupt passing his fie of no importance to the gamation. If the gold The Italian man-of-war Curiatons left Woo-askage of dynamite cartridges on board the Marques is to bi congratulated on being able to to appoint a day for him to apply for his dis-prassed in gold, advares. If the ail for coisage
and clothing, & in the majority of mas of the distribution of work, the amalgama sang on the 26th alt for Kazniaki, where she Fatahan. The cartridges and a genatity of give such a god report of the hail of the charge. I understand that you have the report in ailver countries is doabled prices, expressent in roy Ear, the place of the eruption is no
Dr. fast examination sad I would ask your lordship coinage in gold countries is doubled, priuss, ex- tion of certain offices, the increasing of the will be looked, and prosed to Yokoknies. percussion capa were done up in a linen bag and bours of the official day, privileges in the The Empress of Japan, serized at Kabe at way of kare, eta, be was told by the Colonial 8.30 p.m.ca Tuesday and left again at 11 a.. Secretary that of these were mosttors of
Jon Wednesday for Vaccouver rin Yokokawas administration which lay peculiarly within
The Captain of the steamer Chon Fa reports that on May 29th, between 4 and 6 p... Wait
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATEE
LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE
LEMON SQUASH
RASPBERRYADE.
No Uradit given for Battles that took dirty or grensy, or that appear to have been used for any othor purpose than that of containing Aerated Watses, such Bottles are never used again by di.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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7.38 80-31 10:26
At a masting of the shareholders of the 4 Supiété Frannie des Homilleras de Tourana, held at Hsiphong on the 25th May, it was desid ed to increase the capital by the issue of new shares to the amount of 2,090,000 franes, or, sie an alternativo, to arms debentures for 3,000,000 francs repayable in twenty years, the drawings to commence in the sixth year. M. J. B. Melon was appointed to proceed to Frames to negotiate the increase of capital or the loan,
300 5,091 2,02
71,3 15,366 14174
na 73,819 498 14120
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1772-10345 16
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Total
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THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ON GAOL EXTENSION.
publication:-
fall discretion being allowed him sa la price of artenine has been handed to us issue, interest, elo. To provide working capital in the meantime it was decided to inne loosilly debentures for $50,000, bearing interest at 3 por |ount, tepayable in two years, or earlier at the
option of the Company.
and Sutherland Highlanders, has been promoted
Colour Sergeant Gilbert Guse, of the Argyll!
(sage a home paper) to the appointment of Second Lieutenant in the Royal Boots. Lionten- ant Gunn, who basrisen from the ranks, was bora at Hogast, Entherlandshire, and first enlisted in the 2nd Battalion of his present regiment, than stationed at Glasgow. Ho served in this bat- be rourived several promotions, being made full talion until January, 1989, sed during that time
sergeant in 1886 in December, 1883, he joined
morgnant.
country and had boughé the dynsreite for fish-
To
for
His Excellency Shi Wildam Robinson, K.OMG, Governor of Hongkong and Commander-in-Chief and. Vice-Admiral of the same.
there
The humble petition dated 30th day of November, 1392, of the Honourable Ostohick Paul Chater, the Honourable Ho Bui. M.D. M., The Honourable Thom_Hondomon-Whitehead, the Honourable mantel Raphael Balilies, and the Honourable. James, Jardine Bell-Irving.
T. H. WHITEHEAT E. R. BELILIOS.
J.-J. BELL-IRYTNO.
SUPREME COURT.
Jane Isl
IN BANKRUPTOR.
HIS HONOUR ME. E. J. ACKROYD,
Aorto Qurne JusnICE.
IN THE MATTER OF UN SAU FỰNG,
from 100 to 113
+
100 87 100.. 87 100 119 100143.
*100 109
Bioa
Wheat
Mr. Wetmore quotes a special isù, cattle as
RAUE.
THE BRUPTION OF AZUMA-SAN,
According to a raport of the Geological Ser of the Registrar before you. were lying on the drek noprotected. There are in spite of the overcrowding."
atvor, should equally advance, muless interfered the side of Taxikyo-zas, fronting Asama-Faji. J.-It is sly asessary to point out to wera about 1,000 passager on board at the
His Lordship I have just soon it sines I have will by extriasi) causes. If the roll in gold the Isaikyo-zan, is 1,700 astree shove the ime and Mr. Jatoes Logsa, the preventitive Your Excellenes that thom are the reports of been in Court, The report says that the ache conntries is reduced; as it is now being red and level, nad has two Ikes on its side which ufluer of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macho finds of long standing and great experience dale was filed in July, 1880, and shows liabilities by spreading the stook over two hundred millions, wors no doubt cratere formerly. One of the Steamboat Campary, said that the results of an in the Colour, and your petitioners submit that morating to $65,000 and assels amounting to prices of commodities expressed in geld must do lakas eslled Goshiki-sms is 500 metres in the province of the Government to adjust, Parnoels, he passed hundreds of emply kerosing would undoubtedly have been very farion the Gaol is potețiously healthy.
ferplosion, which might easily have occurred, it may be said without any exaggeration that 364,000. Of these were only 3212 ban been re-oline, poleas interfered trit by extrinsic causes, diameter, and another called Oke-name is 150 covered and is available for the declaration of a and that they have declined, ze still declining, metres zeruse The latter is called on se- and on which the Government did not re-oil cases.
The defendoat, who said that he was from the 6.Secondly Your petitioners andmit that dividend. The beakrapt attributes his fallore and for anything we know to the contrary will count of its being round and deep similar to quire the assistance of a Commissiņu; àleo
neuensity for anok su expenditure on to loss in basinus owing to the fall in the price go on declining, is matter of history. Therefore a tub, ok meaning tab and suma marsh or It is expected, says the N. C. Daily News, that ng purposes was fined $10 and the explosive the ground of eromunding. In the spinion of of rios, and it appears that for the twelve months to establish his argument on ang silid basistakes. The Area Fuji is situated about 8 não that they had already engaged His Excel. if presunt prince nro maintained there will be was confiscated. A skupkeeper was also charged Mr. Maynes (Feetle of 19th Novomber. 1892, priss to his bankraptoy he careled on his busi-M. Wetmors, must show that the purition is to the north-east of This One unmo, and ha Jezera attention, and that the hou. mever falls 65,000 bales of white silk available for er- by Juspecter Houp with selling dynamite with. Page 9581. the best remedy for overcrowding isness with borzowel cofitni.. I balora there is ao China as regards money is different to what it is crater 500 metres agrosa and 80 metres deep. of the resolution and the Courcil at large
port this snagon..
out having a tiestoon. Fin wae ad. $50 or two migration. That oficial thoro atatay opposition, but I will soo whether due notice was in India and that if silver tas pared into In lin. About 8 aho to the north of Oke-nums, there is montbe imprisonment with hard labour. Both longer experiends in dealing with prisonere does given to the creditora Ities very extraordia-in sufficient quantity to advance prices, it has a mall sund ejecting hot water to the holy lab of wight rest assured
that His Excellency United States, Spain, and Pere, who isnt present
HE Yang Ju, the Chinese Ervoy-elect to the defendants paid the Dour.
not change the lief which I have stated in the ary thing that a man should fail with liabilities not so poured into China, uut has on the con-20 foot. Another orater, probably the largest, is would deal with them from time to time as in Shanghai, will not start for the United States
previous reports that the best and the simplest of $65,000 and asseta 362,000 and not receive trary left the country. If we tako, the prices on about a mile to the north-weat of Oka-nuns opportunity might offer with a view to until the middle of July.
Saya the Singapore Free Prem:-Hongkong remedy for overowdiag is to favour free ami. some opposition from his creditora. Not a Mr. Wetmore giras for food products they having diameter of 1,600 metros. The new ia appareally finding out that some of her anmgration of explota to newly explored farthing has han ronovored except some timbi prove Mr. Anderson's case, as they have advanced ruler of sruption is only about 6 metres across, economy and in the best interests, of
A telegraphic mange desintohed by Mr. oriminals aro boosing rather too many thinly populated country son an Borneo, where which is in the hands of the Court, and I will per ceat the Government. service,
bat its adjoloing portini about 600 mates by 400 look into the matter to ree whether I am justi Sabsequently, Takahira, Japanese Micister in Holsad, and re-
for her, and also that out of sas abandance of her there is grest nied of cheap labour.A
June, 1-73-
matree was blown up The pangaser of the Beads in a certain after dinner speech, His Escoved at Tekgo on the 2nd alt, announces the amblers she caa periodically and the means, by large number of prisoners sro in this Gaol Sod in allowing the bankrupt to pass his tine!
smoke makes the approseb impossible s prosers FER... death of Prince George Vistor of Waldeck deporting a few of bar abolest swindlers to canes they camot get food outside. This examination.
The Yabszu hot spring is in the vicinity. All cellency announced that he had a scheme Pyrmont, grandfather of the Quase o Hallen Singapore, to keep the Singapura police in active Gurl is also a Hind of worklowe for the den Mr. Deanya The man has been kept a long :Oil
the houses around that hot spring are buried for reducing the expenditure in
time without his discharge. His discharge bes employment. Whether it is that this Tariety titute and mendeante."
up to the eaves. The bathing huts slid to a A sad shooting accident is reported from of the genus hemio runs thirteen to the tinned report says (Gazette of 19th November,
And the Colupial Surgesa in bis abore men. been practically withheld for three years. public Departmeata, in the course of time, Perak, by which Mr. P. W. Brewster, Assistant doen in Hongkong, or whater it is that 1832, Tage 912) The Western theories sa re-look into the matter. In the Registrar any
listamoo of about 160 yards. Since there were His Lordship-That ia his own fault. I will
asdillations and ramblings for a considerable by 260,000 a year. In his speech at the Magistrate at Ipoh, lost his life. It appears is satistestery, mans for dealing with them gards saaitation are in many sace at a discount opposition?
it passoth the wit of her, authorities to de-
time provincs to the eruption, it is supposed that Mr. Brewster, wke is a keen sportsman, was
that the people in that plass had been amply opening of the present sension of the Legis-out shootingonthe 21st alt. with Mr. Cook. They does not appear as yet, but that the log as regards the Chinees, and the overcrowding The Registrar-No.. I have nothing farther and thers may be, next doubtless are, special warned of the danger so as to escape maburt.- lative Council, His Excellency gure aoine got separated and Mr. Cook fired at a kijang police are determined to give the social refuse theory is among them."
to state than is contained in my report. I renson for its decline to 37 quite apart from Hyogo. Naws. -little indication of the nature of this scheme, Going along the path to observe the foot of of Hongkong so permanent footing in this tight
In connection with this point your petitioners locked into the matter and I and that he started silver, because he quotes it 163 and 143 n 1877 Faller reperta from Fukushima Profcofure The Civil Service, he said, was to a certain this that, he found Mr. Brewster lying on the its islaust may be seen from what course in beft to point out to your Dxcellenes that the on about $100 of his own and the rest of bis sad 1878 and his guesses for twenty years average aber that the spot where the ralcanic eruption
ground shot through the back. Cooks im the Palice Cours on Monday morning (nd daily average number of prisoners for the year capitel was borrowed.
109, as it is reasonable to suppose the price of occurred on the 19th May was not the mountain extent over ufficered and the salaries of the mediately went for the douter, and on relarolage Fell making application that three "gambling } for the last ten years (Gazetta af 19th November, sans were burrows la carry” on the Oxiness, to the price et food oils, but his arorogo peak called Azama-fuji, which I or zinen tu na May) before Mr. Woodward, Superintendent and it was motusly lower bass it has arer been had $11,500 when he started, and alilongh large whether the price of wood oil is any index but a place between that mountain and sole 1891 was consfferbly lower than it was in 1890, Mr. Dennys anderstand that the debtor fish dopands on the eat b. I de not know called iligaliumia, as originally reported, clericul aarrice wera sajabla of reduction as per Brewster was breathing his lust, - vacancies occurred. The reorganisation of
· swindlers" who recently arrived. from Hong- Apropos of the quick page intely made long should be called upon to give security for 1892, paga 911) It is true that it is there if things had teolont as he expected and the fox twenty years is 14, ogniust. 100 in 1973: elevation of yearly 4,800 feet. All the mountaine the clerical service he estimated would set Japan Mail hears that one of her pason however, postponed as the papers in the the'number of admissions to gaol, bak na to fable to pay back ali that he borrowed and have and a low as 65 we cannot well add noe any ar- Asams-fuji having a drater some five hun 20. steamer. Oriental, the their good behavisar. The application was, stated that there was in 191 an increase in prios of rica had not fallen, he would have been and Bi in ley2, and as it has been an high as 110 fu the district are volcans, though pot active, a saving of between $25,000 and $30,000 agera was left behind at Hongkong and had to mater having besia forwarded to Govern this, the Colenis Sarges there says, "The good profit out of the basinnes.
gment from it, and leave it in. Tur is overed yards in diameter and 240 feet deep: year, while with regard to the Civil Service contiens his voyage to Whanghai in a cargement had not been ruturael. One question Opium and Gambling Ordinances ara His Lordship What strikes me as curious to polit about Mr. Wetmore's Index Table which The eruption took place at
steamer which sailed about six hours later.immediately soralitt o proper he had weggested to the Serretary of This rassel, was the China Matust Company's that is why, if it is negosasy to deport such increas of admissions. It is, however, that large alaisi at Vladivostock.
this, andponsible for the greater portion of thm that not one farthier has been received from does not satisfy requiremente, and that is he and the rumbling nice that accompared State several important changes, in the way atramar Ping Nucy,, and the passenger had the people from Hongkong, it should eror have been infactory to uple that in spite of the la
gives every article the same valse instead of as it did not ease entil 12.10 p.m. Happily no Mr. Donnys-It is represented by a lot of signing to each ita relative importance in the lives were lost, not because the phenomenon did of abolition and amalgamation of appoint astisfaction of reaching 9hsughai in time to go decided to favour Singapore rather thas China orase of adminibes the daily average somber aber.
trade. I have boom through the Customs yellow not develop injurious power, but becase the dia rents and also reduction of saturies as op- with the other passengers in the P. & 0. Com-apparently taken. this view of the moniter, and the previous nine years, showing a large dimion given the Ufcis) Assigned any anlatanos what from it, Mr. Wetmore's figures for 1892 should fusiubabited Experte express the belief that on board the Oriental, get his baggaga, and land in this matter. The Government here have of prisoners in Gaol (e considerably less than all His Lordship-He does not seem to have book for 1892 and, as well as I can make out trist in the vicinity of Asume-faji is extindy portunities oscurred, by which, f agreed to, pany's lannen.
Grar in getting in the dubia. this lot of proming individuals were this morn:tion in absolute drime and the very large pro-
the stated thas:- ing brought before the Governur in Council portion of short term prisoners. Oplam smoking The RegistrarHe said that he would go to
and gambling will never be eradicated from the Vladivostock if we paid his expenses. Chinose by law. If on the esme principle every- Mr. Dennys-Ho could not go at his own: body in England in pomowion of lookolls expanse because he had got no money, Hquour and osught gambling were imprisoned His Lordsbip—I will look into the matter and or fuel the genda woubi nei hold them, * •* in the meantime I will adjourn the hearing of As for the gamblers not ona is a hundred in the application eine die. inventing mera dun a few cents at a time, and crima dres not appear to be more rampant in Macao, where gambling inlicensed, than itishcro
With this opinion of the Colonial Burgeon
TROM A CIEBWPONDENT.) your patitioners most cordially agree, and beg
27th May. to suggest two courses, either of which I adopt Improvemente are the order of the day in ed would, your petitioners feel convinced, on Saigon this year. The Cathedral is to get two adorably redmos the number of prisons, from steeples, which will cost twenty thousand *namely:-
dollar. The Telegraph Office is going to ni (a)The Magistrates at prosent infot contabilah telephones all over the town, and we shall miderable. Hnos in convictions mader the above very likely as our streets lighted by electricity. Ordinanons, the pertire ornvisted are unable The Chelon tramway terminus in to be transfer- to pay such heavy amounts, and consequent-red to the Mytho railway station to make room ly have to go to. Gaot. If the Megistratos for the landing of goods on the Quai de Arroyo were to inflict much fres as the parties could Chinois and on the same Goal the Hongkong affard to pay, the latter would do so and be and Blaarbai Bank is building a very fue divsharged.
odifion, which in nearly finished.
a further saving of from $25,000 to $30,000
by the F.
a year would be secured. His Excellency letter is given in the N. O. Daily Nets GAYE to Rongkong
A native correspondant at Tisatsin whose with a view, possibly, to their deportation back also referred to the expenditure on pensions that owing to the building of an opposition dookyard and mahine shop by the Tuku Tag
and on the Police, and said that altogether and Lighter Company at Takt. the Chipero a prospective saving of at least $65,000, a Government have ordered that in view of the your was contemplated, edding--and to this sok business of the Government Dockyards at point we invite peal attention that and amperintending staff are to be transferred Take this year, half of the workmen, machisek retroachment in several directions had already to Port Arthor within one monti" the balance cummenced. The comparative statement of of tho sta left being considered watetent for -revenae and expenditure for 1881 and 1892, falurs
asy work that may require to be done in the
ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
72
in-Patients remaining in Hospital on
STATISTICS FOR MAY, 1803.
-1st May as an adva In-Patients admitted to Hospital dur-
ing May............. 80
Total number treated as In-Patients ...139
Of these there work- Discharged Cured
Discharged Helieved Discharged on other grounds...
Died in Hospital
laid on the table of the Legislative Council The lung expected reforms in the Japanes at its last meeting, does not lear out this Nasy hare, the Japan Massays, heen com statement. So far from its showing any re- by the publication of an amended Organization. trend ment, it again shows a very consider-of the Service together with allied Ordinances. able increase. All last year the Government that the Naral Administration is separated from The principal points of the reformas aes, first, was supposed to have under ita consideration the Naval Command, the former being placed In-Patients remaining in Hospital on the necessity of economy and retrenchment, onder the Minister of the Navy and the latter 1st June........
under the Chief of the Command Bursan;
and although it was of course understood that secondly, thst civil oficers are henceforth to ho the $65,000 proposed saving could not be appointed to posts in the Nassi Department affected at one stroke, it was at least to be proper which have hitherto bren erolmirely co expected thata com espcement would be made Naval Staff Oftes is sbailshed. There are nisu cupied by combatent ofloora; thirdly, that the by preventing any furthergrowth in the expen. any other changes.
42
Out-Patients, Now Cason... 878
58
24
Out-Patient, Retare Visite1,139 Total number of Out-Patient visits... 2010
Operations 17 Dental os....... 23. Vaccinations. 18. Casualty set. 6
THE
(b.) Bome arrangement might in all pro- bability be unde for sending juvenile Chinese boy prisoners to the Roman Catholto West Point Reformator”. · Elther of them suggestions wolid materially empty the Quali
SAIGON
The events on the Mekong are taking their slow had sure course and the resistanos spoken of in English papers is a pure invention. What busi. natha English have to oseupy their minds about the river Mekong I am unable to conceivo, unloss is ba from a dog-in-the-manger ferling
Beque
Fish
Oil Hioa.
∙Wheat.
Нетр
Liguorioa. l'aper Batlowe
Talow.... Tobacco
Wax
619 x 113 -16897 391 $7 1,04, 119 310143
3,206=113.6
14 x 94 152 76
+
10.86 434.. 06
1267
374 91, 97
1,287--79.6
Cotton Sile
652 x
2.441
Ten, Black .....
2.072
AR
Brick
381
304
Green
恐
26
..136
Shoop...
161,,
· 6,497 67,2
Wool. Camet ...
52
11.40
there has been no volesnio araption, In the geze rally nuderstood sense, but rather as culbarst of standı rach as that which tore Bardelean in two and scattered one half of it over the naighbouring country in 1888. Whatever the tremendoza agevoy may have been, it is not yet at rest, for another telegram from Paku- shima atuonuces that at 7.24 s.pt, ou the 20th instant's second aroption took place in the iumeliste neighbourhood of the first, and adds
at the sky axbora the monaten was covered. with dense smoke at the time
of de spatching the message. Probably the term smoke is pot to be understood literally. In the many of Bandaisaz a great aloud rose from the point of explosion stíl spread over the district, but it consisted thiofy of dust and liquafid mud, though the people of the Prefecture described it as smoke. It is imposible, However, to speak with any asaurazos as yet. Latest intelligense from Fakashima published by the News Agency says that five orafers have been developed, that all are belobing Torth black euske sad scattering ashse to a distance of miles, and that the stream of the Sugawa is white with ash. There are hot springs in the | vicinity of the traption, bat they are not resort- ed to until a late period in the summer. Had the eruption oporred in August, many lives wock buttons have boeri sortlood-Japan
Total 10,000 = 93.92 may 88 – Mali.
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