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INTIMATIONS.

BROWN, JONES & CO. AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE OROSSES,

HEADSTONES AND COLUMNS in Black.

Prious moderate. Work Prom;lly Dons. 343" Sadistration surnulsot.

Secretary of Legation and of a Consul "who had not cooled from the extor

tioner the disgust with which he inspired "them nor their paintal astonishment at the "Commissioner who conducted the inquiry

"remaining serene and apatheris in presence of facts so grave, ao compromising to the dignity of France, as those brought to bis

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED."notice." What foundation there may be

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

Our NEW FACTORY has been resantly refitted with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and we are well able to: compete in quality with the best English wankers.

The purest ingredients only aru used, and the atauet care and cleanliness are excrcised in the manafnotare throughout.

for the nerima statements here advanced we do not know. MRISTELAVSBEZ is well know and has hitherto been highly esteemed by the foreign community in China and it is difficult to credit thest- ho could have soiled bla hande in the way stated. It may to 'that the eborgen are the more outcome of the jealousy of dia appointed rivals of the Syndicate M. Ru TELAUFBER is alleged to have favoured, but whatever the nights and rougs of the case way be the existence of the scandal sufficient by illustrates the danger of Ministers and Consali identifying themsavas ton closely For personally with particular competitore

for contracts. Such a adul, moreover, commot, but have a serious effect upan the standing of the foreign ro-present. alives in the eyes of the Chinese, who, already sufficiently suspicions, may not unnaturally conclude that the boasted purity of European officials is a mere myth and that they are open to a brile as Chinese officials themselves.

FÜR HONGKONG DAILY TAK, TUESDAY JUNE 611, 1805

The O. P. steamer Emprets of das reived THE AUSTIN ÁRUS HOTEL AND THE NEW IURIS MINDS, LIMITED last night, bat her malls were not delivakać.

Yesterday afternoon Mx kartoblat commanded series of lectus on authors under the suspices of the "Odd VolimLA MARK, AN

The Hou. Trosazer of the Alice Meteoriet Hospital bags to seksoledge with make the following doantlers to thefaudaof the Depal

HE. St Wm. Robinson, K.O.M.G..............., $25+ John Walter

H. E. Wodehouma, C.M.G., Brown, Jane and Cozás

W. Williaxa.........................

A. Dealooza to. P. Bolun

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS," }

LONDON, 3rd Jano.

CHICAGO EXHIBITION. An arrangement has been arrived at with re gard to the awards bs exhibitors at the Chlogo portion by which the diffeaity has ben gat

ORK.

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONQUES. Bir Hussy Vivino, Sir Thomas Farrer. John Campbell White, Cooil Faljambe, and Viscount Drumlansig have bon raised to the peerage.

Sir Robert Hart has been wonde a Haronot, Tonnel,(artist) and George Lewis and the editors of the Daily News and the Liverpool Post have been keighted

Dr. Agros has been giren & C.M.G.

THE SHERMAN ACT. The Times states an informal canes taken at Washington shows that a majority of both Hossa will agree to a repost of the Sherman Aut

TRAGEDY IN THIRD STREET.

BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED.

Fas following circoat enclosing accounts The ordinary general mooding of the share the New Iauns Minn Talantod han be bolders of the shore Compang was held yesterday in it the offices, 38 und 40, Qnoon a Boad" Onntral. Mr. J.D. Homphrey coonpied the chale and there were als prescut Memra Orange, H. Humphreys (director), J. Mnohada, J.B. Hagen, A. E. Manoell, W. D. Satton, the Fenwick, B. Taylor, and J. A Jupp (Bsorslary)..

The BCORGTABF read, the notios apavoning, the meeting.

In sooordance with the fire cazed at the razine general meeting haki to 2021 Mabet last, the within balance abast and proat and is sooohat have been, wads op to the Intents to which the accounts from the mines extends and are now submitted for yonde information,

Dy order of the Board,

The CHAIRMA—dentiamen, with your per miami wo will taka the report, and accounts, which have been in your hands frie, noms dayı, an roads. Hofors I move their adoption I shall be ¦ To glad to answer say questions you may put to me; Mr. TAYLON-Me Chairinan," 1'em sorey I was not bera in time to hear your opening. address. I wanted to make a low romarke

The CHAIRMANAny questions?

·T. DUNDA PIRANA; Delary," 9, Ponchurch Avenue, London, EU,

1st May, 1833.

BALAVON BART. 292 FEDAVANT, 1883. Dr. capital account--

8 d. 159,01 sharos of El; ansh;

15% ornitod a paid up...119,700 15 0

10,050 A 8.

2 per share parable on

application

Lara palt

Mr. TAYLOR-The Jaat meeting held bero mao extended to wideo length by the formal coFIRS of asking and answering qarations. If you To creditor companies, of bearing what shareholdera hava to would follow the practice Adopted by the Loudon say and then answering them, it would are a Front deal of time,

The CHAIRMAN-I must confse discussion to questions arising on the report and statement of Boouuuts. It you will pat any question as to that. I will answer you to the beat of my ability.

· 189,050 17

199,557:00

963 17 9

J. Whittall & Co.-Loans., 2,597 Mangwent and ofcerent Bila payable alan ngg -Directora, for fous unpaid. Jardino, Matheson & Co.,

2:30 05 Lous-Centro af. 20440

Bandry

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Me. TaxLon-Very well, then. In the praft (and loss account interest is pal dan s

$130,000 on mortgage and $91,000 or debentares By purchase of proportion $7,380.27. Doar sot mean you hare borrowed all for 37,000 interest a pear P

The CHAIRMAN-You want to know how the item for interest in the profit and has account is made op. Will that cover all the information

ascount on the date to which the looks wera iedo

Ct.

435 156 106 18 7

FEMMIT (EDINANGR 19 OF 1889, CHAP V3 The number of permits faust during the To rent sheds for religious ocremonies, 100

·To hold procetilor,

corporation of the Fo Iseng Eak or Soolety during 188 was 15,917. as compared with of which are also considering with bill for the number of quarterly passos inmned by the Folign de the Petsctipoint. Wissen nd Girls, by 18830 ta 1991, and of sommal and special which i proposed to plads the loglety on a passes inned by the Colonial Socratary 318 as more satisfactory footing and thereby increase amparod with #81 in 1391

offciamog. Daring the past year, I have real great assistance from the present Committee and other at was follows: members of the Fo Long Kuk in urrging ent the provisions of the Woman and Girl Proteo too. Ontinence. Without such sizistance I doubt whether it was'd be possible for the Or- dinanes to work affectively, and I am sortain that, in the absace of the co-operation and ad vico of the 1-nding meosbarn of the Chiuena 3. dommunity, it would be impbadhia to govore properly the welfare of the large number of women and girls who are rescued.

VITAL STA11971.08

The estimated population on the 31ęt Drosm- bar was as follow

British and Foreign Chinees. (including Army and Nary).

10,590.

Whele.

281,072.. 231002. This silmate is based on the average increase in the population between 1857 and 1991, which was 9.152 per cent.

To perform theatricals,

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report to this départment during 1899-

Tolui 215 BUSYTIKS RESEREND TO REPORT, The following is a list of the suretina referred

Departmen la

Number.

Tarboar Master's

$16

Maglatsaoy

146

Polion......... SET IN

450

Treasury...

60

Banitary Board ............

Grown Solicitor's

Botanical and Afforestation......

Total 1,229 MARRIAGES

DISTRION WAZORMEN (Ordinance lâ or 1888, CHAT. IV.) The total number of marriages, in 1892 wa-

The Committee appointed to co-operate with 75 an ampared with 87 in 7881,

BILTHY,

this Department la the administration of the La tabla V, return will be found a return Diatrist Watch's Ford has a wasaniipated, 22,577 13 of the births registered during 1993. Among not only proved of great assistanos in (sering the British and forsiga oummauity, the total the willency of the District Watohma's Force. £12,88119mber of registered births was 198-malis 99, over which it bes bien found possible. through females 84-which shows a dooraase of 29 'com the aid of the Committer, to exerci avlover 4.pared with the births in 1991. Among the supervision. bat has also by its advice on several China community there was an intenses in the important questions connected, with the affairs Amount credited on sharės 2. d.

number of registered births, the total being af the Chinese community been a grast help Į per contra 19.700 15 0 ་་

1,680 in 1882-mates $43, female 717-and to this Department. The parannet of the Liablitios taken over 35,00

Committee the same as in 1891 with the 153,197 15 11,699 ja. 1891,

exemption of one member, Me. Sham Ch'ock- Tong, who died during the year. The high respect in which he was held was attested by The deaths among the British and Foreign the nasally large number of the membera of comandaity numbered 184 or 7 less than in the the Chipsso immunity who attended bis funeral. previous year: among the Chiasse, 4,722, Mr. Lazog P'ai-chi was appointed by the Gover nor to Bll the vacancy in the Committee caused compared with 5183 in 1891.

by the death of Mr. Sham Cheak-tong."

The Committas bold nine ordinary meetings and one axtraordinary meeti og during the year-

New rules were drawn no under Ordinazos 13- of 1888, Chap: IV., Section 19, with the advics of the Committee for the regulation and goid. abs of the district witohames and approved by the Governor in Concil. Copies of these rules

you require Wall, it is the balance of interest By excess of expenditure over menipite,

per profit and loss count.88 19 p

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up. There was a erozit balanon for the differinta Bak sace brought forward-from the previous year, Mr. TAYLOS-I do not quite understand. The ORAIMAN-Shall I explain more fully?

Is hand, Nazion In Back

La Bauk, London Felty canh, Londea

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DEATHS (ORDINANCE 7 OF, 1872).' Table V. Retare A, auntains the number of 76 aadenthe daring the year 1892.

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* BOMBAY SODAS.” We continue to supply large bottles as here Lefore. Free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who profor to have them to thố or- dinary alza.

COAST POET ORDERS.

A terrible tragedy was discovered early yoPerhaps it will save you the trouble of making

Tho sunnal desth-rate per 1,000 was lower whenever practicable, are despatched by Best

teday morning at No. 139. Third Street, murder further questions?

last year than in 1891. Among the British and Mr. TAYLOR-How is it that for the $180,000 sloomar leaving after receipt of order.

and attempted suicida baring be committed

6171,53 152 Porsign community it was 17.37 in 1889 Dad 1.8.20 in 1891 among the Chinese 21:33 in 1892 For COAST FORTS, Waters are packed and

during the night. About 4 o'clock an alarm of £re and the $91.000 the whole soat of interest doas was raised on the premises named, and the polios not appear in the woouse & placed on board ship at Bangkong pricas; and

The CHAISMAN That in just what I live Kors.-The difference between the amount ro- and 4.18 in 1891.

BURIALS. at No, 7 Station auder Inspector Mackie pra the full amount allowed for Packages and Brap being in favour of the priests. The reason fooded at oros with a dospacoh box to the pre-explained. The met balauon is shown. It therej svad and the amount expended is the diference )

Of the 3,830 lasths which counted among is an amount to credit of an assouat, it is dedectween the bills under acceptanea at the data of tho misos. In a very short space of time the firs

shown as bill payable abora. given for the order was that the officiating which never the bed a serious aspect, waod from the total amount on the debit silo and shewn into liquidation and the sums the Chinees in Vioteris, 3.554 bodies were hurled Counterfoil Order Banks supplied free on appriest's assietant urdaily carries & crows be-tabdued and bat little damage was dons On the balance gora to debit or credit, as the onAY PROFIT AND Lois AcoDYS, THOM THE COMENCE.in tho Colony, loaring 344 to da acognated for have been distributed among the contributor

ties when received la good soudition.

plication,

Our Registered Telegraphic Address in *DISPENSARY, HONQKONG." And all signed messages addressed thes will receive prompt attention.

raviy in Stock-

PURE AERATED WATER.

LEMONADE

SODA WATER

POTASH WATER

BELTZER WATER

Som time ago the Bishop of Macao insed an order that all parsons attending a funeral should walk bareheaded all the way from the bonse to the cemetery, howover insle ment the weather, the only exception made

fore the hearse, and hats must be removed as entering the place; however, the police found may be, of profit and loss.

that a crime had been committed and it was not

ever, is very

MENT TO TH FEBUART, 1893,

which wore out out of the Colony. The unto the district w tehmen's fand, by whois more ..ber of dead bodies brought from other places liatorest seems to be evisced in and more nasist. nooo asked from the foren than formerly. The and buried in the Colony amounted to 61..

Committee has aleu had under consideration the

21.4. Toonenditure on-

Railway

1,354 48 Mining page on camend ent

5,5253 11 Hida

54,000 47 Ofoe and undries (Mexico) 2,375 15 7 Storba......... 881 11

13,37 11 6

Mr. TATLOB Then the rest of the interest diffionit to see that the home had been ignited is does not come in auder general obarg as

The CHAINMAN-No; it is simply last year's an attempt to cover the more desperate dead. A

Mr. TAYLOR-You have a mortgags on the little girl about 11 years of age was discredit balance. covered in one of the rooms of the ground Company's property, and eat of the mortgage for with bar throat cat slane from our money you are paying interest on the debentures. To Londen expenditure

The CHAIRMAN-No! Nothing of the sort!

Life still lingered, bat although sho

WOMEN

a

Zegistration of Gerapany And ganazal nhargon ́...... Telegram and stamps

76 14

289 199

of Company

1,395. 8 Salary of manage, do, pait in England as suas

1,403 9 6 Travelling expanses betwee England and Mexico, in alading liability of old Company

770 14 0

Legal öbarges Commission to sgeuls Directors fee duo but an

poid ............... Mavageant and office rent

337.6 8

EXHTMATIONS,

248 permits were granted to exhume dead re-improvement of the force by an increase of the mains and remove them to China. In each pase present tats of pay with "A risw to obtain a a referance was made to the Superintendent of better class of rewards for especially good servica the Sanitary Board before the inson of a permit. in order to stitciate the efforia of the mar

bars at the force to kalp to maintain the partH INFANTILE MORALITY.

and good order of the colony..

The annual counts of the fund have already

A reference to Table V., Ratara C, will show that the total infantile mortality last year was larger than in 1991. During 1899 the number bees published (ne Governm ni Gavelis, anti. of deaths under one year was 1,539 or 31.97. pereation No. 871 The unbe of cases brought cent. of the total mortality for the year. For before the Magistrates by district watchmen the British and Foreign community there was a docrosse of deaths under one year, the number being as compared with 29 in 1991, but among the Jafness community thern was an increase of 13. the figures being 1,504 in 1991 and-1,517 in 1892.

288, in all of which convictions were obtained. Vost of these were auses of peity larceny and of alswful possession, The Fores consists of six ad watchmen sad forty-two ordinary watch. meu, a oddition of thres men having burn Tade daring the year. Four watchman havo bsou dismissed and thres have resigned. The vacancies so camed Lase been Alled up.

a mark of respect to this symbol of the faith. A good deal of correspondence on the subject appeared in the Macao papers, with the roaul that the order was modified to the extent that in the case of rain or for protection from to esc

was promptly conveyed in an ambulance to the sun's rays the mourners are allowed to the Gorerament Civil Hospital, death super: The Company's property was mortgaged with The following is a List of Waters always kopt open their umbrellas. An umbrella, how-voned shortly after admission When the palles to carrying on the buslass as a going Interest, includity lindaiby

onnot. It stands to reason that no soncarb, insufficient protection arrired upon the scenes en was notfoed by can be kept going without weeting all its engage.

ocastable to be making a hurried exit. He was From the weather in a tropical cliente, and parsaed and captured and it was found that he ente as they fail due, and it is very difficult of cores to pink ant ons engagemeni from others the Bishop's order musst, it is to be feared, also had kie thcost cut and was bleeding pretty and say what it is that the money was raised have led to many cases of illuese. In another profusely. The wound. however, was not a dan for. You have to most the whole of your engage- garans can and is now at the spital. column we give an article from a medical It seems that the deceased was the daughter ments, and interest is not different from any other item-jour wasberman, or butoher, or with whom the journal on the practice of taking off the bat of

maker, or candlestick-maker-you have to meet oat-of-doors during funeral services, which under arrest (at the Hospital cohabitated, and them all, and you ralphst fast as well say the that there was some fooling of risentmant exist- may be commanded to the attention of the log batwon them, the women having rolased mortgage was made to pay the washing bill, or ecclesiasticul authorities in the neighbouring to cohabit with him since the return of her son who had been abroad. On Sund y evening tho colony. To incar risk to health is a pear prisaar was heard to explain, A life for a file, way of showing respect to religion.

and generally indicated that he intended to com- mit socio rash-ast. His account of the affair in ! that" the woman -struck bin and Inffioned the

mound he was suBoring from, and striking beathes holders out of the mortgage money, ath

Mr. TAYLOR-This, having paid the de- Boond time she missed him but strnok bor daughter and at the same the past a lamp. not the directors personally liable for the amount

so paid! Nathing was even of the woman about the pr*- mises, however, and thữu lale in not credited.” A postmortem examination of the body of the little girl was held yesterday afternoon sad today at { of paying debentare interest or any other gar for the year 1882 was laid before the Legidative ( 1892. and shows that the tutal number goder Colonial Treasurer Mr. F. I. May), and the enquiry into the affair will be bald.

LITHIA WATER

SARSAPRILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE

LEMON SQUASH

RASPBERRYADE": No Credit given for Bottles that kok dirty or olub. greasy, or that appear to bare bens nsed for any

cther purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, such Bottles are never used again

Ty an.

A. B. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Only gonmarications raining to this n alčala vo allirede Extr."

Certenpandanta are requested to forward their name and address with commisshous addedmond to the Elimu, net te pablia:sian, but ng evidenon of good

faith.

All Jetter for publiøstton should be writion on one side of the paper only.

Bosnogymonaty signed communiantions that have appearest in other papers frat wil is insertel.

Or for extra eopies of the Daily Press shouli bsent fure 11 on the day of publication After that hour the supply is limited.

Telegraphic Address Press.

F. O. Box 20.

Telephone No. 18.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, June Gru, 1893.

The Chinese at. Alsona have started a tennie

The steamer Pembrokeshire i Singaporo yesterday for this port.

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This P. & C. atramer zoti lait Bombay far this port on the Ist inst

Thera wara 1,672 visitor to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 12 were Europeus. The silk or Express of India was delivered in New York on the 2nd Jane 20 days from Tokobama.

H.M.S. Fallas late Singapore on the 27th alt, with swald ordári. It was believed that hor destination vs Bangkok.

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The R. M. samur Empress of Jepan, Capi tain G. A. L, R.N.R. left Tokebaus for Vancouver on Friday aftercoon last with 125 aloon passengers.

The Northern Paoific Stenoship Company's stomer Tacoma, from Hongkong and Japno porta, arrival at Totoria, B.C., co her voyage to Tacuma, Wash., on the let jest.

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A Washington despatch of the 1th May states that the President has appointed Hampton lloga, of Virginia, Conant Amy, Chino, vise Edward Bedtos, of Philadelphia.

Several alterations have been made in the dates of arrival' and departure of the Empresy" straniers Attention is directed to the onrréc

The P. & C. steamer Orisatai, with the inst

A Goo deal has from time to time beentions, which appear in our advertisement columns. maid about the propriety and expediency of diplomatic and consular agente promoting homeward English mai), made the run frons the trade interests of their nationals. Tak-Hongkong to Singapore i Sdays and 22 hours. ing these interests in the masa,' their promo.which is about the same time that she took ló

coming up from Singapore. tion ought to be the first and principal function of a country's roprestativastone Gastto for the Janary-March quarter. Abroad, but when matters of detail are Wo unties that at Cantor Tockin Cont has far #pproached it is clear that & Minister or the Scat time a separate entry to Italf, the Consul cannot act as a tout for a particular quantity imported baleg 4,666 6s

the

We have to sóknowledge remaint: E the Ou

The Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infan

Selection

THE PEAK ZEMPERATURE. EBADINGS OF TY: THERMOMETER IN

BOTTA VERANDAH OF MOUNT ATITIN "KorɑL DURING May.

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January

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SREESPEC8ZPEREZ HRZZ ESE

SUPREME COURT, Jura 5th.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

TK AFFAIRS OF A. HAHN.

656A

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any of them,

A, TATLON-But it was to pay the dabartore holders Arst; they are preferential oruclitore, and you bave no moner to pay them with, you cannot pay them!

The CHAIRMAN That is.

The CHAIEMAN-That is not a question aria- ou the report and accounts whether tha directora are liable or not. There is no question

5,000 17 10

€17,597.9 4

£2,293 30 4

By sale of ore.... By balangs, being axrows of expandien ra

over receipta ....

* 1868919 €

THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S REPORT.

The following ropore by the Esgistrar-Gonom Cornell yesterday:

HORPITAL DEATHS. In 1892 out of a total of 49-18 deaths for the whole Colony, the Hospital deaths amounted to:-

Tung Wa Housītula minang

..1,108 Governinout Civil. Hospital...

Alice Memorial Hospital,.

Royal Naval Hospital,

Military Hospital

Gun Landar Hopital, Foak Hospital,

55

6

80

4.

Tots, 1.228 or 2429 per cent, of the total mortality for the Table VII gives the number of patients under treatment in the Tang Ws Hospital during

Dear.

LEGISLATION AFBROTING THE CHINESE.

Of the 15 Ordiusucés passed by the Legis lative Council during the year 1892, there is only one which more particularly affects the Chinese, via, Ordinano & Under it a fe of $1 in charged for the ime of adaplicate annus pass, and of 50 banta for the insan fa duplicate quarterly pasa.

A Bill for the Incorporation of tira Po Lung Kuk or Society for the Protection of Worasu Girl was read a first time and has been re- forred to a Special Committee onsisting of the Honourable C. P. Chater, Honourable Ila Esi, Fonourable T. II. Whitehead, the Acting

TRANSLATION Wook.

trastment in the Hospital deelog the year Registrar Generat far report. 2.588; the total discharged 1,951: the total of deaths 1.103 or 44.95 per dust of the total daraber admitted. The out-patients during the

Male.

tion that I so in the report or noorte there was, you, would be justified in putting that

Registrar-Generals Ollos, question.

Hongking, 23rd May, 188 Mr. TAYLOR-Woll, are you satisfed of your

Bir,I have the honour to frward herewith THEground? Did you sol on legal advice in the

mutter!

my report on the work of this department The CHAIPMAXI think that is a questioning the year 1989. which may properly be put and answered, 1 invariably ant on the vary but legal advica. in- all important thattera

Mr. TAYLOR-Thank you!

Mr. FENWICK (who had just strivod): -Mr.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. The bont of the establishæ-h(of the Registrar- Globeral in 1892 was $23,378 sa compared with $2.765.79 In 1891.

Three figuras do not include the half pay of

THAT Kere:-

Female,

151,158

78.313

20.471

Total ass MORTALITY DURING LAST SIX YEARS. The following table shows the number of past six years:-

The monat of translation work has besa lations of Chinese petitions presented to the about the same as east. It nousists of trave Registrer-Ganers and transmitted to the Co- Inici Secretary and other departmenta, the irstslation and recision of doonnienta received. from other departments, translations of notices for the Gazette, the ime of notices in Chinese, and the translation of some Ordinances.

In Table I will be found a return showing

Chairman, I have not heard your opening .the Assistant Registrar-General, which in her deaths and the death rata per 3,000 during ththe oumber and subject of the Chinese peticiona

marke, and in fnet I have hardly bad fisse to. look over the report and account (though they were circulated a wook ago), but I must say I think the directors have acted shamefully in isening that mortgage-

drawn at boma as that officer is at present or

Leve.

Whole.

Deatha......

ANTIMATED POPULATION.

GOZA

presented during 1602.

1827. 1884. 1280. THE CHINESE RECREATION Grocer. 10,552 10.492 10,812

The buildings, aio, on the ground have been 173.410 179,680 733 05h put in thorough repair by the Publio Worka 18,908 19024 104,482

5,817

4.697 Dupertraent at a cast of $416.89. the greater 1800.

1918. part of high amount was expanded on making. 10,972 14,494 16,3ngements for providing water and on pav 187 7:0 14.38 921,079 ing with granite the spa Laside the cooking 198,749 234,814 931,888 I'xtalls.

3,874 400

In December, 58 of the Beast shops round

DRATH BATE PER 1,000,

The rereaus collated by this départmani amounted to $77,833.17. In table I. will be found British and Foreign........ a comparative statement of the raveaze for be The CHAIRMAN-We have just finished dis. years 1891 and 18 together with a defailed. onssing about that mortgage It appeared in stateusent of the revenue derived from boats

and markets. The revenue for 1891 shows British and Foreign the statement of accounts last year, and not a

Chlosse single question was then asked about it. Do vosas increase of $1,211.08 over that of 1991 want to know whether we were justified in mort-The chief Inorssss is in the reveans derived Wola from bosts, which amounted to $18,066:25 Date gaging the Company's property P

Mr. FENWIOS-I have no doubt whatever or $3.963.75 more than the previous year.

1947 1888 1989 190 181 1822he ground we let, and 16 unt of the 24 cook- that you wars portently justified. I have just This increase is due to the provisions of Or British and Foreign, 21:31 39.28 17.5 17.13 29.39 17.87 ng stalls. The 20 tables sat aside for i-tter been looking over the Artiolas of Association, dinano 26 of 1891, under which lighter. Ush Chine, 26.183.12 24.00 28,25 34.38 31.36 writers were all ist as was slan the story teller's and I dad that you have absolute power, sat drying hulks, oto. have now to pay annual licence Whole,

29.50 31.75 2504 910 98.10 21:18 parilion. For some time during the par the foes, from which they were formerly wompted. REGISTERED CASES OF DEATH AND pavilion was rented by well-to-do China, who you anu do whatever you choose with the pr

MEDICAL CRT:FICATUS.

paid's Iraturer to deliver leptures thara, porty. But whoa ya arranged with the land The chief decrease-32268.50-appears ander

In Table V., retorn B. will be found the Investment Company for his $100,000 mortgage, the herd Hawkers' Fers. Hawkere' lisenos you did not let the debenture holders know it great and the licence fee ware colicated causes of death. Of the total number of dasthe

antually up the end of September, when a 182 or 9.92 per cent. hara boon sortitled to by! was done, and I'da sot kaow whether it was

olange was made and the fees commenced to be reedical certifloste or by the Magistrate pering the year was 32.457.98, and the expenditure doue in their interests or not.

es looted quaclarly, so that the year 1892 is vro- farming the duties of Coroner,

The CHAIR Are you how nd a sharo- hokler or a dubenture bolder ? Mr. EBEWICK-As both

ANON (11 OF 1990).

Two Indian Watchmen and one Chinese are employer to keep order on the ground.

The revenas derivul from the stally utc.. dar BC161 13. bf which the sin of $741 was OT

BEARY.

dited with the fees for one quarter instead of In Table IX. will be found a report which I Xinary recurrent expenditure. The bilenos in for a whole year. The number of hawkera Forwarded to the Government last year contain: hand at the end of the year was 81.296.78, which The CRAGMAN-This is a meeting of share Licences isened in 1801 way 8.171 and in 1992, ing my flows me to how more reliable ratures of goes towards paying off the loss of $5010 the real onuses of death might be assured and advanced by the Govoramaut to cover the cont holders, nut of debentare holders. It is quite true 029 or za increas in the lattor your of 558,

The total number of licences of various kinda what stops might be taken to provide the poorarif levelling and planting the ground and areot. that the debentures arg to a large extent kežl by the shareholders and that their interests Iraned doring the yor 1892 was 9,014 com class of the Colony with the bansits of Western ing stalls.

pated with 6.770 in 1891:

medical assistance and medicine should they de se mach intarware-and cap rightly MEN AND GIBLE PROTECTION ORDINsire to wail themselves of them.

Mr. Madar was appointed Becond Clerk in so-but at the same time any qution to be

VACCINATION Ordinance, S or 1890. placa of Mr. E. S. Sutton, who was acting in I think asked should be asked is a sharebollar.

This Ordinamos has continued to work sati A reference to Table VI, will show that, dar that post. Mr. Mok Lai-obi Chines Clark and the statement of account is a very satisftatory one, and there is nothing in it that wül not bear thefactorily. Under it there har bsan 80 prossing the year, 1,60 notices calling pan parson Interpret, Mr. Chan U-teau, Chinean Writer, strictest investigation, and on every item of it cutions involving 91 persona. In these ass 12 to have their children vaccinated ware sorred od ud Mr. Ip Ping-wan Chinese Clerk and wo shall be glad to gire the fallest foformation of the defendants were disalargad, Brew colled that 1.176 certificates of unsesiful vaccination Shroff, were dismissed. Mr. Sung Jing was promoted to the post of Lat hinese Clark and If any shareholder who is also a debenture holder pon to find security, and 60 are found gailie ware received.

and either aned in a my varying from $1 to $100

Totorpreter. M L Man.yak was appointed think that the directors have exoeded their rights or sentauoad to terms of imprisonmt varying

to the post of 2nd Chinese Clark and Interpreter, the proper person to ask is bis legal advisor.

rendered vacant by Mr. Sung's promotion. N Mr. FENWICK-You are quite right there, but from six months to one year.

Under Part 11. of the Ordinance 260 Women

Ho Wing-ho was appointed Chinese Clark and I think you might be given some information and girls were detained. Of this number two

Shroff, und Mr. Yau Ki-tung Ohinem Writer. The CHAINMAN-I Information is required

I have the honour to be, air, your most obedi-

Here without compromising the dignity of

try will play the following programma nt, thei his office, doing a possible injustice to other Olser E, this svenleg, commencing at 8 competitors, and laying himself open to 'look:-

Overtura

"Dua D'Olate"

Auber. charges of favouritism if not of corruptio Balden Hati Bir A. Sullivan. tion pere and simple, The efforts put also "Ma Me Hanetts. Ina Carril. Byrons His Horova M. E. J. ACEROED,

Ia Giononds'

ACTING CHIEF JUSTION. forth by the French agents in the North Folks Pierrot

Megane. on behalf of what is known

British Guiaus states The buns 'report as

F. A. C. Hahn, who was recently adjudicated French Syndicate bare resulted in much traf the immediate tutara of the Colony is heartburning and jealousy amongst their not hard to foretell; judging from the returns bekrupt, appeared for his pabtle examination.

Mr. Dennys represented the debtor and Mr. it is not impossible that the gold felds of Bri. own nationals and in a great scandal tish Guiana will equal, if not marins, those of Ellie (of Moser Wotton and Deacon's office) Whatever temporary adute may have Callfornis sad Australia. There are indications appeared for Captain Wright, one of the largest by any shareholder or debestars holdera died and nius were still under the care of the that is outrida this statement of account, this Po ang Kak or Society for the protestion af Dr. Bruss Shepherd. Official Receiver, said board room is not the place to ask gr gira and girls at the end of the year. The been gained it can hardly fail, under the that the Colony contains the riches of a Calf-reditors.

fornia sod a Kitabarley combined."

the first meeting of oraditore bad been held and it. The clos is the place to ask, and am remaining 249 were dealt with as follows:- circumstances, to be followed by permanent

Left The Band of the lat Shropshire Light Infan adjourned ua: after the debtor's pabilo arsure that evory shareholder and debenture holder who lai gama and asked me any question will damage to French interests, both political

try wil play the following programme in the Lamination. and commercial. In the Courrier d'Hai- Fablic Gur ens ou Thursday at thə 8th inst., In answer to the Offal Receiver, the bank-bear me out in anying that the fadest informa phong of the 29th ult. there appears a cameacing at 5 p.m.¡=_ letter from Tientsin dated 9th item, in Overtaro "Texti

sisrenado

which very serious charges are brought. Retention Traviata" against the present French Minister and Belcation

Mio

Lea

rapt said that ha commenced business as a tion has always been given to him, and always Hoseini pisuoforte tumer and general store esper. in will be given. There in a time and a pisos for Bobaber 1877. In 1886 he took the two brothers everything.

Mr. FENWICK-Passing ou le general oburges Yard Pirna, into partnership, each taking a third

Restored to native piços

12 Restored direct to parents or relatives...82 Bextored to busbanda

43 Restored to guardis

...................... I Restored to native plade, through sharit- able institutions in China: Se

16 Sent to Victoria Home,

g Sent to taiphong through the Pranck

Consul, PA PRAKTY

Sent to the Italian Convect, Sent to Alise emorial Hospital

Married, 199

25

249

Of the girls secured by bonds, the validity of which is protected by section 19 of Ordinamis 11 of 1600, during the past year, one mis sent to et this Offles quarterly, fifteen were married, school, ons was related from presenting herself ons died, and two absconded. The number of thess girls is now redneed to 105.

As regards Part ill of the Oräitanos and

J. W. STEWART Lakkhart,

Registrar-General,

The Honourable G. T. M. O'Brien, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary, do,, do, digi

There was only due prasscation for fullare to produce the artifente required under this Or alusnes, in which a conviction was obtained. ORDINANCE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF Box PAINTED AND PUBLISHED IN HONG. KONG (10 OF 1888. Daring 1892, 20 books were pablished as noment servant, parad will 29 in 1891. Lista of these bars al randy has published in the Government Cavallo.

REGISTRATION OF HOUSEHOLDSE Under the law regulating the registration of household-re, the actual tagant or ocupant of the whole of any building or tenement in a die trict of Vioteria, or, în cases whers thees is no suck pareon, the immediate landlord of the #cfe of a holding or tonement (persone other than Chiness not being favinded, nolessa portion of their house is rented by Chinese) and in the case of companies, the Secretary or Board of Health have recently satared a protest Manager har within 15 days after becotsing against the practice of taking off the hat uni- householder to register the following partiof-doors during funeral services It is almost a universal unalom for mon to remove their hats daring the servíos at the grave, no matter what may ha the weather, and in uasuy countries it is the astor for the entire male population 10 remove their bals when on the stroots, daring the pusage of a funeral persis

dalarda

(1)--Nama of street and sein ber of house. 12)-Name, address, profemina, or trade. (S)-Name, ondition, or soonpation of any - porvou,rausting any portion of the hopeo for

any period not less than a month, heald ang shanga ooour in the tenancy of any i wport has to be made within a week of portion of the house after it has been registered VIL. contains a return showing the Table VIII amboriu och district of

A FUNERAL REFORM.

The following article appears in the last issue

Good Health-

The President and the Secretary of tire State

Many cases of severe illness, and not a few most common covasions of, denger have been deaths have been doted from this cause. The during stiendaños at funeral ekker na pili. bazrers or auraers. In wall.condested funerals. undertaker anwadays frequently furnish skall. baps to be worn by gall-bearore. The skall cap, although it has no visor to protect the eyes, nevertheless an efficient covariau, do not offend our senzibilities, and implies na waut of respect for the dead. The ministers and the mourners may also be furalabed with ekulf amps.

Ivan Caryll share of the basies dod contributing $8,500-wages, advertising, direction, and management Marerbeer, worth of stock to the conuria. The part$23,000, is there any interest ander that bead P Vanderville. M. RIGELADEege, who united as Chargé avots....... "Tower, Walder

narabip Insted for three years, when it was The ORAMMAN-The question has already d'affaires for a year some little time, ago. At the British Ceasular Court at Bangkok, dissolved by mutual conssat, the bankrupt har been aeswered, but I will say again that all the What truth there way be in these charges on the 25th alt, the Bengkok Tines says, Jning his partners ont. To do this he borrowed intersat has been charged to interest account,

Adopted, g spector Shariff biyught up a Chinese woman, a $2,500 from Capt. Wright, of which $2,000 was had nowhere else. If gentlemen will.coms late, we have no morns of jolging, but they are resident of Hongkong, en a obarge of having hunded to Moss Firon and $500 retained by wbon a meeting is hell uver

Mr. FENWICK-E think it is goorally the advanced by a Frenchman, are published in deserted her husband. It eventually irons him for the purpose of parebating new stook. a French journal, and are said to be sup-pired that the woman End born for snras little e sigured a promissory note for the ether 9,000 customs to give two or three minstes grace.

The CHAIRMAN-This meeting commenced time is a house of HI-Fame in Bangkok, and and paid interest of 1 per cent, per wanth for it, paried by documenʼaty evidence: The cor- she appeared very much disinclined toro From time to time he male payment on account shart two minutes after, the clost streek.

Mr. FENWICK-Many shareholders are brei reqin laut, after some genera condemnataro to the marital state. Mr. French, mating and reduned, it con-iderably. After the dia tory remarks on the caduct of the on a astiastion from Hongkong transmitted solution of the partnership, and the doth of the been man who cauust leave their businessctly

her back to that place by the Taishoong, on the elder Mr. Ficon, which took pisos shortly after at that hear,

gards, be (the debtor found that Mr. Piron hal The CHAIRMAN-1f you had made, suy tag Lagation, ava:To speak only of M. sans day.

R187ELEUZBER, for swaple, who was our

A Nagasaki telegran to the Japan Mailrooved great deal more money than he had geetine to alter the time of the meeting I would

zooounted for to the partnership, and he thare- have done it with pleasure.

(a) the first registration of householders. "Chargs d'Affurea at Peking for a year, dated 2018 May. says:-Frank Neill, the U.S.tre falt that his liability to the attorney There being no mare questions the CustaMaNthe Regalations made nader Part IV. eotion

(b) the re-registration of Loumholders. "thera ar piesty of documente in ex Cousslar Marshal, brought a to-day on a charge of Mr. Firms was reduced. Bankrupt ad proposed the adopties of the repert and accounts. 98, daling with the subject of this registration

()the extracts from hongsholdem registers, of sotining young girls under age to leave the mitted also borrowing $260 anð $100 from s Dr. TATLO seconded,

of brothels, returns are given in Table IIL A

(d) the removals of honestoldara. "istence to show to what extent he was dustry for immoral purpose, was quitted. Chinese woman, partly to pay the praniem ou

and B showing the number of prostitutes and

duplicato householders pertifiestesissued, “lacking in mocal sense and to what The prosection was a complete failure, not a faeurssed polior For £1,000. The polisy was Mr. Manaps proposed that Messrs. 3. D. servants who entered and left. registered brobbela

of the and the number fabunges in tonancy reported. methods be ores his fortuus and advance. single wifnge being produced by the prosecution for life and be had already paid about $1.500 on Humphreys, Jax Orange, sad. Houy Humph de registered brothels during each month of the The same table, riura B. shows the camber of There need be no disi eius prroons will

aer any evidenco whatever sdtuood to sustain Be applied to the agent at Shanghai rays be re-elected to the Board. No Cocumenta would be more the charges made. Dr. W. I Abercrombie was Standard Life Insuranos Company) saking Mr. SUTTON condad

year, and the number of registered brothel and Chinese shops; together with the natuen of their pall-bears. But a redeating "authentic or more compromising; nonethe Judge, and Mr. H. Lake and the Bev. whether they would give him a som doun and Carried nonaimonaly, i

inmates at the end of each month during the postcase, opened and closed during 1892. The agree that it will require a stretob of imagination year. The total number of prostitutas who ea number of shops opened was 1,148, and old to detect the differosios in the off-t betweek tha "call more urgently for the application of out were the Aspiates. Novilla has been allow him to go on paying the promitions for the

reappointed as Marshal.

rest of his life, but they only offered him the

tored brothels for Chinese was 114 and of those 983, leaving baiznes of 165 in favour of shops wearing an ordinary hat and the wearing of a Particle 177 of the penal cule. All these

who entered brothels for others thau Chiness 190. opened over thone closed The number of shops akuli cap on soob counsions. Baring the bead At Colombo the offect of the bank failure in enrrender veine, which was £50. "domments have he brought to light and Australia was very noticeable on the passeng Mr. Ellie as in the course of his replies stated The debtor was questioned at great lougth by

There were 49 prosentices against og opened and closed in 1891 was 932 and 873_rent fauorale is a mere convention that serve no uasful seremonias parpons Wearing a skull The UEAIRMAN That concludes the business fered bouses during the year, in 61 of which con- spectively."

cap is no compromise; it is a surrender. "nothing big resulted beven a ridiculous in-galar homeward by the steamer Urnnia. The that ho kept a daily jonreal sad a ledger, but of the meating, Fantlers, and I can only repeat lotions were strained (son Table 1)

FEMALE MIG B↳

Table I. Return C, shows the number of ve- *The custom of taking off the hat in wet or "quiry conducted by M. LEMAIR. It was Ceylon Oberoer ways: -Wa yesterday quoted

what I said before, that if any gendanas wants paragraph from an Australian paper to the effect the latter only for two years.

In Table IV. will be found a return showing copied and vacant shops and stalls at the end cold and stormy weather while the remains are His Lordship now or twlos interrupted. Mr. | any further information-any shareholder, or

"nt

Carried ananimously,

The CHAIRMAN proposed, and Mr. ORANGE conded, that Mesar, Fullartos Houdersco and A. Lind be re-elvoted as auditors,

Carried Kannimously.

BU MARKETS.

*proved to the latter that M. RiarELIVERER at in consequedos of the bank failureshyllis making what was the drift of his question-any person who is entilod to it, he will the number of women and girls and boys pa2 ad in the year, together with the axonal revenue darried from the hous to the hoarde, de from

This cozaladed the meeting.

lad obtained from the French Syndicato, nimber of those who had booked to England b

the Ormas were obliged to col this passageing, se the answers of the dobier had azbibited as to the office shall be happy to give it to by the Emigration Ofoor, assisted by an Officer derived from ach market. The total revenue the tears to the chapel or lodge-rooms, and

bim.

from this Department, during 1882. The total derived from markets during 1892 was $54.08857 gain when the lust mi rites sira parformed at "under the came of pale da vis, nearly a

To-day wo beard it reported that several of thugs no dishonesty of dealing.

UNimately the examination was adjourned for

aber was 6,553, showing an isores over 91 is compared with: 658,5196 in 1891, showing the grave, js fraught with danger. Ten, fifteen. hundred thousand france, that he owed who had come to Colomba on melug the new

and twenty minutes are not infrequently boo- of 323 persons

an increase of $573,6100 ALMANA

During the pur 121 shops and stalls ware mumed, during which pali-bearers and mourners HOME FOR GIRLS. When Lady de Ros was vary ill in December, "to the rame Syndicate bis promotion that the oumeroial of Sydney had also saxpend ook in order that the debtor might make out

1800, wspaper agency, wat her a printed The women sad girla raccued under the Orpat up to tender, B of which were let. For 39 remain uncovered, while a chill wind, inden with "to the rank of Consul-General, and that led payment made up their mids to return home a statement of plazos, bought and sold during

alohas. The intelligence and quite sen- the last five years.

paper anging. We are the pleasure (1) of linapos have continued to and a bots in puro tender was received. The total number of damp, diminishes the till-resistanos of the weak he had manifestly worked against all action amongst The passenger, cd one lady who

Prof. H. M. Weed states that there are pre-sending you the eleaed Lotion, and shall be tion of the Tang Wa Hapital. AI polated shops and stalls ocopied was 694, accoupled X65, and lays the foundation for a decline. The **French manufacturers operating indepen- | bed all her money deputed in that back fainted "deatly of the concern to dear to his beast way For acme time the deursion in Agbably more than 300 species of oak (Quercus), obliged by your subscribing to our paper. The feat in my report last yest, the assin modation Considerable progress has been made with the recently sick, the aged and infra, and those stralia has be a making It-elf felt bers amongst of walch the majority belong to North America, old lady of Risaty-firs lived to joks about this, there le both sufiolent and namuils. The jaw buliding for the satral market, which it who has lost the hair of the bead, are to the

NIGHT PASSER.

are but faw who, in the absence of suggestion, "and bis pocket. Notwithstanding, this betel and shop keepers, There Las been grast Europe, China, Japan, and other parts of ass and wrote to Sir Patrick Grants "The notice gestion of the ersction of Home badder udspis hoped will be ready for occupation in a year. groniest danger. Ent nose are appt. There During the year up applications for quarterly will, defy the almost univerad wustom of Chris inquiry has remained without result, or falling-eff in the amount if not y cirenlated by There are some in &trics south of the Mediter was the announcement of my daatt! he led to meet the requirements of the Ordinanco our southern visitors, and the numbers have also raneas region. sor in South America er Aus 1 had heard of it. The actor must bound to afford greater comfort to its intastes bas "rather has had the post extraordinary gone down sonsiderably. The Australian ass Leal Home remarkable pooles he found by the Tristimen She notually died on December been referred to a Specs Commitres Appalated passes and 28 applications for special and talous to scorer is presente of the deact by His Excellancy the Governor, the members uuel passes were recommended. The total Their sentiments of love, Labour, and resport for Himalayas, and ronny in the Malayaz archipelago. 15th, 1591 *result imaginable, naisely, the recall of a sogar senson is now practically cloerd.