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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TURIDAY, AUGUL 9834, 1894,

FINANCH COMMITTEE.

Afforestation Department.

THE POST OFFICE REPORT.

The following pors by the Antina Past mister Graf, for 1993 as id bifore the Legis Live Council yesterday le

The Band of the lab Bhropshire Tilght Thian-contemplated to rates the height of the Triam | the Government present, the oploten sooms to the remainter. I ballers m hon friend reity warren, but knowing 153 habits by part on pilliri bass food ja ga spun es sich es they try will play the following programme at the Dan, if any how mod; (0) It any, and what be elusak unanimons that the whole.gees must protecting the Chamber of Commerce was of my perished, and in view of the fact that the rumon me out of the shot. The eggą ure plak in Officers Meis this evening, commonaing at 8 provision is being made (temporary de other be destroyed and laid ant res. First, there opinies; while the hen, amber next to me Doaber wird greatly is scess of anything sean calent and oral shape, about the elztevels of ish) for increasing the water apply to the a ty was the raconinsndation of the Permanent: Com,lie Kal wis of a contrary opinion And not bafora, as many as two and three hundred balogan Jocs in length and the twentyth part of Boldew Clio during the staing dry van Oona the mastne in the latter of 29th Jung, in which they nonsturally sa, for he is as you are into a embarked on a single tree presinations wore an inch a breath. The size of the mothe 'oloo

The Belle of Ireland Farrallor authority anticipate there, will osapy my mochlar but the palling down of the whipie ber of the Banitary Board and ofthe longing made et Government, to the effet that the vicles, the fantast of the fun los hoing 24 jackos Variabesity to curtail the daily water supply during of theexisting housand the som plite Mousteno. Lommittee and beth these bodion had strongly Chiosse shnald by invited to collect them, and across the Angst and 3 inches long, whilst the Folleta

Fahrbach- the misg deras s ha ben done regularly tion of the quarter with write Kiruels and better eommended not on the rogimpilon battle that All brenght in hala bi paid for be wight maids around wired at an inol The Nautah dirol for the last few yere drainage will ever provent the eighbourhood total destruction of items buildings. I believe The Clove instant readily edusen od ts the long, Built zezed mes fasen-coloured, but the Caracteristique Contorno.

The Acura CoOLONIAL SMURETARY The from being a source of danger to the entire my hon. friend opposite (Hon. f. Bellics) anggestion, and the Captala, Superintendant of mas senjodhues has a few white and black mark-- It was be noticed that from the time the When the Govertor undertakes formally to answer to the Brat question plats aro insity. Then there is the report of the was with my hon, ferind on the right fofo Polls kindly agreed to allow the daterpillars toge on its wings heat-gualide pro euveloped expres what he assumes to be the views of the course of proparation, and it is pposed to enter Housing Committes. It was compresai. It was however, decided June should be brought inte the Police Statione nearest loin a stif papery cour, hic is fastened very community uourtesy would be to demand that into the contracts for the noosary works at an think, offre goatlemen the Célunisk in the company of some of the mom where hisy were allowed, The Botanic Gardons Renty to the letvisur, dilyarts of the trees, a be should let (he county know at the lime early date the estimated additional storage is a Treasurer hp Chairman, Dr. Ho si, c. bera preswak go and inspect the infects are Offee was alas receiving antios, what he has said In the easy of the bedfrom bundred willion faitons, and the probable cost Jackson, Me Poker Pablo Werke Depirt. Which Bald, but tho come tip quedad at the method of csatlug those pasto alegre i mutil the other produced, the Sir William Robinson sent to the Prince of about $100,000. The proposed now works are mont), and I Torner, architect. What is the after our inspection was that thengl there by shiking the trees and then picking as the insects remain on the fron Walos on the twenty fifth anniversary of the the increasing of the height of Tytan dam by most of their logi, chiefly confined to when vertaa portione which were such a hope istests from the ground by means of pinders, or la In compland, it is satisfactory to kɔow ontohlishment of teingrspiele communication weten feet and canstructing a sataldiary roservis avdical evidence any stato in their report les saudition that there would be no cities bat to with a fingers ogolod in cloth A addon, the the mat hoda emp'nyt f the extirpation are left to learn from Londo papers Bee weeks at Tytam. If the aromatinees are for it has not been publisted yet but I suppose there destroy them, yet this wit by no means the oassiske of the tron brought most of the enteraillars of the sorge has been decidinly szecesful after the root, the fast that any telegram hnd nmble, it is hoped the works will be complete Há na vijection to my quoting from it that after over the whole sen There are certain blocs down, but they van regained their former Of the any thominds of trees, which ware at The cartal consideration of the medical evidnos which might be materially improved without positions plees prevented from doing so, tasil oils a very smal percentags have beca bean sent, and its contents The Prinos of ed before the dry season of 1895 Wales was present at the celebration in London, answer to the round question in anbodiot In tendered the summittee nacimously agreed that adopting such stringent meatre and whink G-When the insects were brought in to the killed, and any of these which bare hal sono and seat to the Governors of Singapore, Hong that of tu first. The nonwar to the third is the proper capris to be parsed with angard to might be sands perfectly fit for habitatio by Pallas Stations clay were destroyed by pouring of their loaços destroent, am in c. fair w1y to keng, and the Australian colonies the following note: In answer to the fourth, it is impossible the 384 bones in the walled in portion of fatrouping into them saticient light and it for boiling water over them, or some other elksacious wards recovery. The peat, which a time

honour to be, sir, yone as it badient srvant,

MAJATUTCHERY telegram I am to-night present at the to foretell what will be the amount of the min Taipingshau in their demolition, preferably by due sanitation, without any necmity, for destroy thefinde, as a water, altor whion they we turntand the destruction of all the Plue from Imperial Institute taking pert in the calabra fall is the next eight months, and on that almost are, that being the only are open if the ting stafeta and sewera std drains. But I den harfi, dhe proantions being taken that every in the eclony, in for the present aviany ruth,

ten moutha from the und the of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entirely depends, the question of sartailing our ric is to be made permanently sacitary came to the conglusion that to do all this it thing was carried int satisfactorily from sagt bagi mos secastelly coped with I have this taishment of abmarins telegraphy with the water supply Dat the statement that the ur Surgeons Major James, who I think, a my necessary that the Government Facy point of view. Far East; and no the Institute has been placed tailing of the daily, water supply has been done ber of the Fermsent Committee, also wrote should in the first instanco vegue the whole of DURATION. A

was the only course to be paraned Ho said Therefore, sir, we have no opposition to of Apru to the end of Juni. The frst lot Tss Rosourable this Notfair Colonial Seeratary. in direct communication with your Exoollones regularly for the last few years is not corroat as moot emphatically to the Housing Commiten the are, and that, of course, is what is aw pewThe length of time to plagno har hated Acting Supadiotoudert. Betoniod and for the cotasion, I desire to offer my oorgata agonstant supply we maintained during the dry slating that, in his opinion, total demolition posed to be dons by the BU be may be Taf dow

Yertainly cannot imagine that any course offer to the Bill es it dor stande, kur i beg to bought in by the Chinos was by Marth, and letions on the aspicious event, and to expressions of 1891 and 1882 the hope that Sabarine Telegraphy wilde] HE STATED THE ROADS,

Hon. O. P. CHASEI would be to call bia but the complete destration of the infrated give your Excellency notice that mom, as the the list on June 2D NO CU 30315 vera caserred found as bezufioial in the fotare as in the past in helping to cement the tins binding the Broeklancy's attention to the constant complaints, urea would be of any advantage, and to Bill has passed zeg the question of remption, is until the beginning of Juan, wh Colonies to the Mother Country, and in develop that are being made as to the state of the roads.construet it withoms destragingit rat fellesstad, I will omve that commission to up mants were at onse mide to have them colle ing and extending commerce throughout the end the laconrepioane and danger nelaing from would involvo its being pulled abual a much as pointed go into the question of the distraction and paid for in the sane way to pater

General Post Office, world." To this Sir William Robiason replied their soutien lly being taken up in the most to deable the labour and so slow the most dan pad that it broomposed of moh well galded to pilog The first lot of endoppa, brought as follows From Sir William Robinson, Gorowded thoroughfares, nut to ask whether any gerona epets to eilet. The houras are structur deal with 20 questions, namely saitary was 02 Jue 6th, and at the

Longhing J1584 narrow, and the whole area in orerpeopled, the dents who knowledge of the requirements of the gasulities are begoming lang thit vernor of Hongkong-Desires to express his steps are boing taken permatitly to renodly ally had, the materiale are old, the lanes are to engines, meditel men, and u faw old seal time they are still being colleated.

SET live the loco to for the flow. humble duty to his Royal Highness the Tringe this site of things.P

HIS FIORLLENCY-In Dewer to that I may drains are imperfool, And, fanly, most of the the opony and whose asperitae in hailding all probabilify the cobonus, warld have been of Walas, and to thank him for big congratas

Tondition to could connected in story telegrama jest ropsised The Govorninent tag that I have raad all the complaints which coil and materials are of plague germs, speration would be of the grantest value and I vollented by Fala līme werelt hat for the di together with the Chatobar of Comoros and have appeared in the local rapors on the subject: There are doubt other places umrly as bad, shall ask that nothing be done in the direction, ally of getting copies to do the work orig

Eill read a fits: time. MG

The axity of caterpillar beagh in Puis 3 at my report by the following to domunity of Hongkong, join with your and I took the opportunity last Thursday at but sons quite as bad and none so wech poisoned of destruction until a full examination is made to the grait sournity of labour in the colbay lig report on the Bish Postal Servicia Hong-

LEVEN MIAMI ADJOUKKMENT, DE Royal Highness in felicitating the associated going over the roads ayelf. I may say os for Then there was the loads of the mediest and the report giren to your Ezolleroy during the last fyw.

and Chios darjar the your [893.

and pall for, at the various Police Stations and wore striding the year to tas list of com

which packets of patterns ng aLƏY Bis EXCELLENCk-The Counsil standa. Eastern Companies on the twenty-fifth outis I can judge between the Club and Arseus profession-Sace-Col. Proston, Dr Ayres (Do

the Botanic Gardens ma över 10.010 mattia, trian

and is wight or $50 or nearly toas. Cocoons to the weight of

gradizies (18 Ying beexangod vix: →The. versary of the establishment of subraarine tole. Street the roads uco in'e nearly pfest condilonial Surgeon); De Hartigan, and Dr. Kont

15,00 Cattles have been rivived up to date. There Fraphy to the East. The benefits of telegraph tion; share is a little plokioz soing on near the With the uxception of Dr Hartigau they were to the whole world in the past will doubtless be Headquarter Offices, and pasts ar being pat all of opicion that los bangga ke palledonered nutil next Monday! further increased in the future, and the people up alternately on either side of the out for the down an destroyed, and De Halligan, was of of this calory hope to have their alinre to the electro hight Farther not there was a opinion that those which could not be rendered many advantages that result fro na mors in great deal being done, and I am sorry to fit for human habitation should be destroyed. A visting of the Finance Committee was bold were $11 rstorpillars in the particular catty Argentina Republic, Domial Repulic, timsta counsation with the Mother Country, my more will have to be done bave Now, I think it is printly milest if this immediately after the Council Hon. J. E to and the sacons nombord 80% to the tag Lapblid of Honduras. Bleuador Paraia, which is fostered by means of telegraphio com repress bare from Me Chatham, To wiglesale destruction of the area of Taipingshan Stomart Leskhart, Acting Culonial Bodestarry This gives the enormãos, recibes of Spain Japan and Bolivia, v Mininalia. Whilst exposing this tope and her, and Crook of the Public Works Depart in tuba sarried out, it must be carried out by presided 5,000,000 inssola dostroyed, to any bything of the trinizi satis tot on which the my making this admission, the jabahitants of this ment. Mr. Chatham points out that over 3.000 the Government, by one body and not by faut The CHAIRMAN-The first minato bardzo fature generations, mantroh sargos stir the transport of walle A ngh-class Fertilizer for Fot Planta and for island are not momiadial of the many special houses have been redesiped and about 4,00)hase ideal owners, It, uz the nther hand, leas Committee is The Governor recommends the open courtron Post Union is haud, vere

marks of kepu interest that have been invariably hurt water sorvios laid on, and anmerom opening drastic measure is to be adopted I think will Conunil to vote a sure of twinty thoisin dollars 9 The expanse of getting rid of fos mourga Mapu diefig the Hat 28 dnse of November. use in the Gardón generally: it supplies pataisplayed by the Royal Family, and by your Royal Jof the roads have consug gently been necessary bo admitted that we repoustruoting at may ($200001, being the amount of the building i hai ban about $5.000, or su avörage of 7 decla Astaroy have, bien Voad the total nourishment to the soil, and assists the process of assimilation, thereby aiding the Pants to Majesty' Fastera possessions. That gracious great diff sulty Safely in gitting a sukciant only partial; that ag wet bo under in will ragomber that this rate was witbarked by attain to their full size, vigour, and besaty recognition on the part of your Koyal High quantity of labour to do the work quickly. If supervision of one geng hand. I would Ordintues 10 of 1893, solivs 16, and on that De Bae in no light measure assisted the pro- you will allow these reports to be printed la the usver de to leave dishlal ciners to anthority the money has already bou paid to The CHAIRMAN-The Gorenor recommends Hold in Tins containing 10 s. bach.....$1.75 grass of Her Majesty's outlying ports of compress, they will give full information in the gah reconstejet bau thi wa semount. There to the Po Leung Huk

babyvious to anyone

Total mais 5,519 3.163 613 aerce in the Far East, and cemented the twojant to all who require it, and will show that the fore, whatever, maths mltimate fate of 28 lbs. 34.50.

has a slight decrease of 32 in as am which bind these colonies to the Mother Country, Public Works Departavit. (ally ringnise the this area I think i Directions for Uss are given on the Label. and for that rengdition as well as for the excessity of not putting the public to any Botoho has ultempiedumituriss himself with the Council to vote a sum of $100,000 5 mest

Doplote 5.001 $366

borci maila ravivel 10t sight area of 9 tension of telegraphic communication, the foyal inson Tenionos than is gessary, this subjent that the taption of this area is extraordinary expenses, insured in connection DECLARING THE FORT FAR nebessary. I conceive that it is the duty of with the epidemic of plague. It is pedrasary colony of Hongkong is mort grateful

Hon UP GRATSE-Ibeg to give notice that the Governmeat, at most any cost to take for me to explain how this esponditars has at the next mading of Consell I will ask the sau atopi ne they fan, to be brossary, upon arisso, and I regest to say that it has already eating their area, commenang or the in the bane of its dethed bist your 5-Tuble Karoy the ameant of arraspond following question. As the plagis in bow stiafaetory evidanes, or whit is deemed no exads the $100,000. The Tenerer told me into and when thess are const- going on virtually stamped ont, the deaths and admissions cossary in the amal knowledg tust people this morning that there was a deuit to pingus to the younger one When the trees bosomal with 18920 S ducing the last week having bean rory law, it have hat up to the present of the terribls oocnit of $107,705.95 fa sis of that faol in sutirely denuded of land, they are practisellata and despitsalt on Peak contemplated to withdraw the poleration plane that bus vicly the colony. Bat 1 you not think it would be better to take a vots dead saves are the principal organs here at Kowluga D'oles durin? to 15 COI As compared with 1801 Lars via al you declaring Hongkong to to ag infested port, and think it is not oelen, so that account for a larger sum tasa $100,000? I am sure the the converting takes place of variona organi pare rith the prior vi

* but also to prevent scurto, of the plague Corornor will be ready to souedo to any recom-substinos inte organic matter, for the food al THE WOMEN AND GIRLS FEOTECTION recurrence, which proure would an amoadations of the Finanse Committee. It is not build up of the plant. There are very few an increas of diet indsats enkele aud ORDINANCE greater loss to thy in the lives of the a matter of mach importance simply zzenas trees, however, which have lost all their leaves desprehod to the Pot of 1,04% an THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL-FLe art people and laite finanses. Now Govern bringing the matter before yon egia and those few are located in various parts of th939 leffnes Fur son, the terase is

Bos. Bo KAI-orgested a doubt as to whs. Island Tuam ar Bime around, Aberdeen, al

6.Tulle gires the number of lettors, &e. order of the day which I have the honour feat havo daghtiesa gat this best evidence thor

trees have bees stripped of their old leaves and The total nagbar cooled dier the your wRS move is the ficat reading of a Bill entitled Angould, and if the biance of the svidens now in thee the Fiasco Corsmitten could make such an Terg Water Bay, at Chaseway Bay and North and dil raspantively,

Tole outciod. The Chairman-The Governor recommends: Danser dently in rather met 7 condition 7,204 as compared with 3073 mine is seriol Ordinanso to amend The Woups and Girl's the possession of overemant points-as ellstation, and the Chairman than put tho vote. Ein af Shaukivan and near Chaiwan Janny enllested to shs Pillar Bakes in the Town. Protection Ordina09, 1890, and Ordinazoo think it does very sily to the destruction No. 14 of 1891, enfiled An Ordinazon to of while area then the whole aros must the Louuoit te russ a shra of 35,000 to meet eat of opinion, however, that they will recast In from Auer lath in the ept of 199 amend The Women and Girls Protection Urdi, dostropad. I think what the Government have

me good urmber of thees are already starting the E is the camp with 1892. There Dance 1880. On this oconels. I do not propose to do te not to take notes of, or to ragad light panditure by the Botanical and Forests fine as me of them have fun Sung day-The number of probis reprism and de to take any statement The Bill is introduced by opinions or sentiments atpressed by thom Department in connection with the recent cater to enable them to make now growth in fact, patobel, faring the gene is shown in Tabla D by direction of the Secretary of State cud the who look at the matter through the spectacles pillar plague. reasons and objects of the Bill will be found o interest, because persual interest and in HON, A MACONACHIE-I observed a short

snurresse of 39 in shape of innred dividual interests may be info, diceatly or time ago that some men were telling a lot PERVIOUS VISITATIONS, printed at the foot

The AOTING COLONIAL SNORRTALY seconded indirectly. The Govaramust have to go upon of tabar on the other side of Happy Valley, 11If the Chinges are to be believed, this purely soat to the Tited Kingdom and 141, in the best evidange tasyon get, and if the balance and it soeurred to me that if some indicinus eaterpillar kas been known on the maitland for The harvest outard mal was the Nas Yone -"Häll rend a first tim

of the eridance and it was the best evidone thinning were done a grast dos of the timber several years past, and the antives regarded it as Mad conising of 377 pols. The heatinat ROM THE TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION

power few leaves were eaten yourly, but, tong of 742 parel. The inward Christmas to be destroyed it will have to on detroyed. I revenue to the clony,

The CRLIBAN-I think that boardly bears protioal damage dood. It was not observed in the honour to me the first reading of Bill think the casure is argent bonuss whatever.

le daizage was then due to the trees, which all of 5HI Vote passed Berumption Ordinants Onvedimary cratons it possible so that who the puriod arrives when in Council

muy be explained by the fast that the nun bar is not ess! to make any atatement in referance this disease in mest likely to cocar re Can Sat

The CHAIRMAN-The Got that modsat inabots was comparatively small, only twpor to Billa on first reading, but I think this Bill conscientionaly tent we have at any rate, com is of such importance that I may refer to one or menoad to do what we thought, we necessary. the Council to volo s sam of six ousand dollare, shree being seen on ouðli tu lyd time the

The good appearance was last year, at Non-Tear Mail, Oward 130, 1677 The following sro the reintos for the twenty two questions tonoling it. It will be within There was also, 132ght to add, before the Govern (84,000), for refouds of rerende Areinad of loomaties which they appeared in wese Dusp

the recollection of hon merabers of Council that ment very strong evidence, of what was noceaner $14,000 has already been made in the matter of Water Hiny and Kowloon

Qarry Bernd Kowloon, towards the end of st Ta erbone No. 12. f. four hours up to noon on Sonday:

Oksboa"Mail Onterdis Hoa. E. . BELILIOS-HOT was that P on the 11th June this year your Excellency at a to be doo in this area from the Japanese experts ozo estate, P meating of this Council stated shortly what were and from M. Yersin, the cough moal man. This

The CHAIRMAN-Itmas that a sum of July's Pheir numb we had very manh increased the steps that were proposed to be taken by the Bill is only the preenrior of anther mansore, Government in munnection with the prevention which is under properation, which it will desi $14,900 which was paid for probata doty was 20 the previon years, 28 teanty or thirr wire Bay towards or 50,700 trees were filled as the of the plague in fatare Your Excellency than broadly with the saattary condition of these rofonded because the estate was not such is to sometimes fond on a single tree At Quarry

As Chineas from variona,resimus cult ol Vote passed. said (I am rauding now from a report of the area and the great question of overcrowding, warmnt the adonit Daily Press, and I think it is fairly porrect)" Might Isay before ressing my seat that there is will give the Governmen-this is of course. 90 point it is only small print-which I should The Chara-The Governor rentals anal by collot the 1st One of the The following are the returns for the twenty simply what we propereis will give the Go-like, to weption. Ie Commitee on Hill an the Conseil to rotan sam of one thousand two objections to fake part in the work was the

Teimant power to enter into immediate possa amendment is fregnantly proposed often it is not haired dollark ($1 200) for the expanses of the chased lip this hairs of the oaterpillers

their badi Another objetivar hy the erear. four hours to noon on Monday -

sina of, and pull down, and destroy, all dealing formulated is waiting, and at the moment en Medical Department as follows:-Modiciaes, blir bards and foot, as well as it parts of dire for the gia: & cupped houses and blocks of Foussa unfit for haman ha amendment to a partimizr Restion is coupled $700-Light and Fuel, 300 bitation: It will provids that the Cloverunt without anspeeting that it has refaroucs to mediosi expanaltura in cacbootion with the diffeally in finding the fans after they tho havenue it 12 was

DWA Staff. bat owing shall at once resume the possession of all land on another pars of the bill. It may often happen plaste is not included in the atose but will be fallen amongst the long graus panternsara the

Yote pasabNKU

sig riot the men had to ba takan which ench dwellings are built, plying of spaces that such na amendoat is secopted and it is flafsyal from the Plague Foto)

rare mombers were

Was. tmb of the rase died from. componsation fer so dong. It will provide afterwards found that it materially nots some that the Government shall have power to cutar other section of the Bet net thought of at the all houses now intuitary though capable of moment There is no rule that I am aware of

Wilst at work in that being pat into thoroughly sitary orod.presstabing that any amendment should be mo tion. Owners will be compelled to amend, all in writing, or notice given of it but I should like HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. sash defects in the buses as render the iu to appeal to hon meubare that it they have any A sanitary. The Government will have power to aidedirents materiamendments, to make,

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LONDON, 25th August GREAT BRITAIN AND THE CHINA- JAPAN WAN. Bir Edward Grey, (under Secretary for Foreign Affairs), in reply to a question in the House of Commons, said that be considered it meresary for the British Squatron in Korean walare to be incrassed.

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PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. Parliament was prorognell on Saterday. In the speech annemging same, the Government regrets the war in the Bast, which in concert Onir ormamaalaatioue rotating to the news stage with Kizsis and the other powers it endeavoured should be widzassol to The Editor.”

Carpowlents are geandsted to forward left me to prevent.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

and address with Comunista addromed to the [ THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR

Fits, wat far neblio Alon. nas pridonea of good

il so when

Japanses troops hold the pass to the South DEDINANCE

her

have boon affared for daterpillars, though the 1602 was price paid par catty was varied socording to Use thir Eriod fishosil in Trulo 4.

aiter prin failed to attract collectors whom the 192qtity of satirpillary and gooooy found in the Pas total amber of its taxpaten Land aval districts. From four to flosa cents, calfad during 18.3 ad o impared with 1891and**-

iurecte bird became Bourg. Coopas hare bu

KOFECT ON VEGETATION paid for at s pries varying from troziy to forty

10-Tha terpflare damage the troos conta per fpety

the pumbar coofred.ge

1808. 3,761 4,375

All lart for publiefton should be written on one ward of Ubunghun, which position the Chinese The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENTRAL the goald gut-shows that Taipingshan ought might by cold" and basoma u, source of a largo 4 aut visitor with no very great distractifethward mail/wna niso the New Year Mt cou No anomyomaly signed corromnieńtions that lave. Generalı have decided to attack about thatwin which I propose to shortly all the Taipingshan is dens onglit to be rumenced a soon on tur vole. If you like you wh tripe that up his Colony datů the sad of the suster of 1892 11 danisted of 721 purocka sad the oatward

faith.

1 sige at day pampion undying

Orlowe, ine axa copies of the Daily

adfuctier. Dory feet will be inserted Becond-

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Store 11. be the day of pabilonier.

For Ch.sh

in that hour to supply is limited. Only Sapphed

Telegraphin Address Presk

The Daily Press.

IfONGKONG, Avocet 287, 1894.

There were 1,597 toto the City Hall Mom last work, of whom, 121 were Europ

The stainer Wingoing, from Usleutta and .Straite, loit Singapore for this port on Seday, 'the 26th inst, at ă âm: 1...

Two new are for the Messageries Fin- rintos do Coobinchine, the Menam and the Mon hong, Javy left Waves for Saigon, why

The strader Arroyo left Singapore on the evening of the 27th fat, and may be expeted

Tho C. P. stramer Empress of Chine arrival at Robe at 110 p.m. an the 33rd inst, and left agait at 11.30 am, on the 24th last, for Vau conger ria Yokoliume.

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A Havas telegram states that the Fronok Capt. . K Moore 38 21 flagship Bagord was cordially received at Fladi: Potty Boer T. Bisher S 21 vostock the fun being decorated with faga and Mr. P. Maitland 23

tintated in the uvoning. The Bayard was to remain at Vladivostock for three days.

That ful compilation The Imperial In stitute Year Bock for 1894 came to hand by the list mail. It gives full and accrets in formation concerning parts of the Britis empio sud je an excellent book of refer

Awosting of the Justices of the Pesca was held yesterday morning at the Magistracy to Bonsider an application from E. C. Airey for the trubsfer of pubitouni's icones to adl and. retail intorienting liquorn on the premises situate at hop No. 148 and 15. Queen's Boat Can- tral, and to sign of The Stag Botol to one M. A. Remetins. · Commander W. C. I. Bastions pirs Ged, mudte ogly other Justias prosent aas Mere Homepool, who, represent

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THE ASSESSOR'S REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT FOR 1891-95

Mr. Artoar Chapman, assessed his report

$46,020 36.7657

3,030

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$167:596.77 with SP

8.57099.09

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21.84 The Expert train 1992 bộtover, fachdai u rease 10 gum pt31.143 23 min to formuy ou acant of ony anything transit ng for 1801 and if this to denoted previously knows Jklu my blog, at fokuws. then the erpatilltra for 1893 exceeds that for

the number of the luse

to arrive bera on er'about the 3rd próx. LoNG BANGE CURVE TO BELToy and re-arrange all lots takim, and while the Bill is in Cemilton after the second fid before the Legislative Goanoil yesterdaye water y 18943 was, arceptically zavar, 1892 by $3181.39, an wavess, whica is to be at and it is quits protable that the tatral toe of tribute to the for rate of exchange prevailing On Saturday, the 25thinst, at the scal weekly open new ronds Add Improve the old on reading, will they, so far as they can, give one of

By order of His Excellenus, the Govern in the caterpillar saccamivel to the extraordinarily during the years competition only eight membara pat in an a Ponor will slan be taken to enter sad poet all two days notion to the Government of what they perrance. There was a strong wind blowing Chinnan honges, such lenses will be shared and luteod to propose. I mars it will facilitate the Cospeil, I have made now Faluation of the law lampérature has ita quo leor was so 10 The number of assages riced at the which caused erratic stenting at the 800 yards classfind, and a fixed number of tenants will be progress of this Blil and the business of the Oity of Victoria, the Hill Destrict, Korinen fachat not been checus prod, but no don't ons exist Tologeugh room attached to the Post Ollan was rangs. The winner of the cup in Cawander allotted to each house and room, and owners will countil, and will probably prevent tisaks Point. Raighom and Yaumas the existing ed. This idea avery ach attingthored by look-5,386, afst thees 1,215 are signals of approach- The . P. statuer Empress of Indas, from Arbe, RN with a score of 35 and 95 bis last hebliged to enter into a coronant that that unm being made by somptior au ataendment whip valastions of all other villages and play being ing at the coque sud markings of the caterpillasing vessalya bang from frp Leck and r Vancouver. rrived at Shanbal at 6.30 am on shot unfortunately being a miss The following ber shall not in any case be exceeded any infran it in afterwards fonal tutorially affects other

Thrasalt of the new valuation is that the bles that of the Pine tree branches, and its ware Motentongle malt which 1.43? were Saturday, and left again at.3 m. on Sunday are the four best scores

ton will of course bu followed by beary popeltics" portions of the Bill With thee remarks 1 beg deptad for the ensuing year.

When it is fall grown its notar osely reset from Car D'Arabe remaining 1.565

for Tougkong, where she may bejexpected to

800 900 To H'esp. G. In 2000rdance with that sketel of what was to move the first reading.

oresend bg $60,651, equal to 1.39 per cent the branches after the leaves love fallen away Satilag aside the twelve releting ye, he Carrive at noon to-day.

yards. yarila tal points. total proposed, a Bill was prepa yd. This Bill was of The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-1 rateable value of the Celery, are whole has las markings correspond with the cars left 3 fra Canad 803 from Dio Pe

governl charenter, authorising the demolition and second that.

straction of hrates and constituting & Board Hon. C. P. CHATES-Sir, I bollere I am right There is an increase of $34 110 of 106 por On account of this in examining Fine tree interra 2011-10 the commentier, with Gap of Arbitration, sud making provision as regards in saying that this is probably the first time in that means to all of Vistosis post dillon't to the caterpillare Byek naginted to eleven Rud-1800s with Cape the sanitary waters booked on by your Kraul- the history of the calms that Bill of this a For the fist time since 1991 the rateable on them, until the trees have been very closely D'Aganzorigator, the dates and rust of Jenjoy. However, when the Bst print of the turo has been broughs before this Couvoil, at value of the City of Tietors liens an inden sorutinized for a few minniss, thistes when the brand viable J HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Bosma to be manidasid. It was found that thorising the Government to rusumo from the as compared with the poweling year. The oator pillara beva sitained their maximam as ables and tod to the gattery provides contained in it then Crova lessees, so go an ares of land and it is wing, la a large memure, to an appa nearly three moles in lugth and a quarter of siquity fute the working of tift service with a bat.Iam not aware of the intentions the reductions from this sauce baing only $59,000 the branch of this trem on whist thase insect

garnment, regering it if it is in wooting of the Legislative Council was hold and the farther soitary additions to be in sutalling so heavy an expense. The rensens sly decided obeck upps rental depreciation: an inen in brandths This close resemblance to forore uent submitted its reporti yesterday. There ear prosenttrodgood would su complete the Bill that it was for this resumption a voll, known to every against $109,34 1st year and $145,720 in the thrive, ondoabtedly pot to a form of prated

hon as I dated Inst year, I am Hie bagellevey the Governor, Sir WILLIAM thought better to put them in a separate zomere, body Thoy has been disused both privato. Valastion of 1892-13 The gain in rateable ties from some other insest or bird Another face the the mention with the Post Oifles

Cry and they were dropped outof this Bill altogether. ly and in the prose and they are familiar to all ROUINSON, OMG.

How J. H Stewier Lockharr, Asting The Bill was than reframed to take in only those thons who take an interest in the matter. Thers race, from naw teemants and property in point in favour of the abova autgestion is, so

The Hi Dinariot Kowloos Point Hunchon known on the mainland for several years past tuje ent, one to be a duty in the ferraton, nud At the Supra Court yesterday His Honour Colonial Secretary

general powers of demolition and resumption for it is sunacessary for me to dilate on them, in value is 893.000 mentioned before, that the extergilar had been of opiuto-ital Beliebould be two derisa at Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Asting Chief Juation, se

Hoa A J. LEACH Q, Acting Attorney after a proper arbitration board End been con- thay, however, uation that the comconens of

stituted. However before the Bill was Jelly opinion is in favour of the Bill as it is now pro-ant Yahiant all show lap-oved ratomhle values bat prations to the winter of 189243 it bad not the at her in the afterno, in order that sigruals 14If the Busty of the caterpillar más de- nieller hour ther's dmv und, a inta hau thìn ở Leucod the Chipman nouvieted the other day at General, AT

In the rest of the Colony, to the Chiraye the Criminal Seisions on a oberite of embezzla Hon N.G, MICHELL-Iszes, Colonisl Tres- franiol, the Pormatent Committee at the Sani seu fed to us. (Hear, bear). Novartheless, I should aggregating $3.590, or 2.70 per cant been known to do any damage of approaching Fonts may be respired at an ment from his ployer, in two years Imprison enter. - Radyo

Stary Board somewhat modified the view they put like to take this opportunity of saying a few

Grand values of $7,921 or 4.8 per cost, walchusy to account for the great

creator 12 Tabla A shows the results of the loner ment with hard labour.

Hon E. BOWDLRB, Asting Director of Public forward as to what was required, and yng will wards with regard to the setien of the unenoist is there has en masse in bestroyed in the way suggested ste ih quite gut, as the days lengthen with the nature of

find in a letter already printed in the daily monborg in this matter. When the Bill was from how tenomania having been rated for nuta bors of the peat last your

mel Order brangan-jona ucel the year. The great Work A

besorol is the rate of ach coque othe newspapers that ed the 28th Juno the Ferman originally drafted year Exolency was pleased the first time since the last valuation

forest this From 1st July 1993, to lat, Jana 1804 the out of the

aale del Quins the ledig inte brought about a ent Committee sent in a letter recommending to ssed each of us cour" for our consideratina instead of the general powers of resumption the and for any remarks we might like to offer on Isteri Valuations were usades followa woths, and the ferries

11899 Goi 821092 is stucent de settling resumption of a certain area of Taiping an init. After leaving the Bill for some time in the Ca, the City of Victoria

posit chalpe the 117 now tenements, rateable mins

anth is expalla of loving, as spermond buster go the Loney Ordé og ants with Tods for stead of what was formerly proposed bones this hands of my colleagues in order to enable them ta Mr. J. G. 1. BUCKLE Acting Clark of pressat BIL. Tha Bill ones being pabiah. fully consider it, Talled a messing for the purpose 22 improved fonemants, rateable

of orgn, bat a gond rostage of these do not Faker to avoid fitc.ka tradoh. The astor lizz hatoheisin tre opgez lise it was, dandlede to sisaruk the exchange of ed in the pupare bas been modified to meet the of diaccaring its provisions. It was then found

o last year would, in their furn, bucune ohry.oney Ordere with that contry Tad nusson, wiews of the unofficial members of the Council corsary to all accoud meeting an 1 the fan placing Assessment,exomaling

elida shoof the beginninga Jeon and these sinn, fu as thes-dology was codorned out arysalids wild becometh about the latter Face on the 3pin June, 193, ad in India on - The minates of the last meating were read so far as possible and others who buys reported outerms of our delibations Wad certain sug

655 end of sine mouth moska would then tha: 15614 Apgart. 193. La data big d dejnelt the pgka ir Jur and the saterpiller or order to allow of time for instraeitir all the pation, wide! mas accordingly granted Mr

The ACTING GLONTAL, SECRETARY-I hit will have to be looked upon st a firal treasure opportunity of done this we received a cam

would, in all probability, be the rond hatching, not yet been renomed Nezociations for a Griss (of Mr. C. D: Wilkinson's oflce) appeared the honour, dr, to by bu the table lossciallo be followed up is cond mare which will mication from the Hon Acting Colonial 8. now tenements, rateable value, 8.736 seen last year at Quarry Bag and Ko-lona iguing thoas in time cantry, Buss bas on behalf of the applicab

$1220 As previously mentioned many of there were recu alchange of long Ordera with the mientos in Sand beg to move that they bersal with the Blitary sephot of affairs. Tasse Secretary informing as that your Exa Plates

asflected, and those chinh xamained; formed United plates of America, weg ni varoad, and We have received from Mr. F. E. Albert, the ferred to the Finsite Committee, which will und point is as to the necessity for this But I desired to meet us to discuss not only tin zug.

1 1800 cary Ads and afterwards moths and these moths & Conventing has since been signed under which Secretary of the Mural Reform Caion, the folmest immediately after Council. would ask hon. members to Freolieat that the gelices we had to subunit but also the insin

would be the ones which feronted their eggarder will be oroasngel ou and after the 1st lowing communestion "I am divored to for The ACTINO CotorIAL TREASUERE corded obief object of this Billie so far as possible, so far principle of the Bill, namely, the resumpting of ADANA we can foressa, to prevent and rastudescence or Taipingahan, and for this propose copies of cor

Inopea 10 on the trees ibis springealy azt Armagis for the isso of Leal ward for your consideration the enclosed Mari Agrond,

15 The history of the life of the insest kings Postal Naterers completed and the Lesne com PIPES any seenerenesatthet plage which has now visited respondence on the matter were enclosed for foto, a tantilly Idential with a radiation ARA

Total fuoress from Interim the end of the summer of 1692 is based obirds manned to the at Jaunery, 1894 pasand unanimously at the sunnal meatine of the The Aezize COLONIAL SECRETARY I hars the colony for cowards of four months. The our guidatos. At an informal meeting hell

Austesmante 256.025 va observatjens, pade this year which are as 13 wild dee the advisability of s Mor Reforms Daina, held on May 16k last, the honour to lay on the table the following area proposed to be dealt with roughly spooks this Chamber our suggesteds were esbrotted

The number of houses, ko, reported to be follow The Best egga were laid at the end of tablishing Branch Olice at the Peak and Koy- and which is now beitir forwarded for signatura paper Assessor & report on the Assessment foring, comprises somewhat under 400,000 equard and, for the most part, adopted Incleding to friends who have been long sucking in the 1894-5: report on the progress of pabile works fapt, of 10 sores, mad from the latter of the Per tuo vary important resemnendation for the Causes of purity the Bioral Estorm Usinn, be daring the dest ball of 1993, raporte on this manent Committee of 24th Jins it will be seen deletion of the litter part of miste 7 varaat, and fuspected finder section 35 of the April, won the caterpillars which scared the boon and also in the Reborn and aloen-gor the middle of Jaus, and now they are depositing drew attention, I would mention the ditional During that no local or partial legislation against Hongkong Volunteer Corps report on the that the tres comprises 134 houses, of which 76 bound the Governsent to resumo and destroy ontrages upon women should be accepted as auf Caterpillar Pagoo be the Acting Surparician-led more than three geese plagne in them, and tails and buildings and take up were, destroy Rating Ondrance, has been about 9,500, Zast colisotors became chrysalide a the end of May tlons of the top, da roommended in mir last the second lot of eggs. It is reer gratifying, foilities that ocull be given to the peblio Hipient, but that the time is how come when it is dont of the Botanical and Aforestation Dept were closed on thist sdocunt, 140 had one or two atrists, and early Away the soil and school year I estimated the number at 3.500. or brioning of Fany, the matha apposred. In sport Beside full dvantages to whlih I thin EEPORT ON THE CATERPILLAR however, to be able to state that very few eggs through them for the purchase of rustage our duty to laim from our Legislature the fult ment; Postiolator General's Report for 1995 of plague, and the remainder were com which had become infested on the area that

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or anter pilleru have been seen of this second lot. Stamps and the ngistration of correspondencs. oat and most completo personal staarity for Acting Nanitary Superintendents Report for demned either from proximity to these other was to be remed. I regard to the main- overy woman kam or living under British. Go 1893 His Excellener's despatol with regard bones or were insanitary it, themteles from question, the resnu ption of Tui stugehau, we buvė Now, many of these houe and had no time to hold a meeting among ourselves

16. Another probable mason for the vary at bgilding it is impossible to provide greater Parent Requessing the favour of year to the Plague, and also papers with reference to ether onus signatura and that of friends, and that you the Crown Agents, which it wil be remembered small, eld, dark, badly drained and rutilated and and therefore can rub oa fire file farependect The following report by the Asting fuper although the plantatlone bars been well exstained. Owing to the want of sullsient raid in the pre- will kindly return, the envissed, when signed, the hon. momber, to only repraranted the come of them was then in most by opinion. Mine was as it has always, at intendent at the Botanigel and Affarastais large sumon of the insote which appeared this hilties for the purpose flize we do already. time they were hatched. At this stage of their when a Contrast si in cincing. It comes etc. The Manifesto is as follows We Chamber of Commerce in the Conseil asked condition, and the majority of them were at any expenses recurrence of the plugue should

esistance they are extremely small, being aslys donhled on the manuy, cucas na hon bere are acort wita etisfaction the state cent mide ehould be laid on the tables orcided to he woût for haraan habitation, bo pravastad, bet I was by no masas sure that Department was laid before the Legislation spring, in the drought which prerafest.the While this is a real 100 varierer at all tinva Hongkong, 10th July, 1994 for lees in length set about the fifcéth portes Contrant lay the Chudian and the by the Commander-in-chief of the Srition AI-LAWS The whol distinted to be badly laid out the wars proposed to be adapted would Council yesterday

The ACTING CONTAL SECRETARY-I bave the bad y drained, and the soll is toolid with pure fint real Foal the avidson BOTAULO GARDENS, Army is his oeular issued this year, that it is impossible to re-unot the Cootagine Dis the hour to mors he adoption of certain by the coumala one of yours. Up to 28th Jutes advansed it was very near that there were observ ences Women's Acts in the British Islands: laws woich have been made by the Sanitary out of all the deed of plaque which had occurred delitis outside list which was "propraed to her Bir have the honour, in soplanes wth of an lub fu breadth, so that it may readily branch closing stultaneously Branch O'Bers their life On several cousin when I would autorally go to the nearest Post Offisto and also the opinion expressed in the Report Board with regard to the housing of sheep and 50 par cent acarred in that partonlar district, destroyed ne badly affected, and I painted out to gune request of the 3rd instant to forward the le imagined what the effect of tropical shower ronid Land, I baliere, to greatly dictish, if not of the Departmental Committee on the Indian goats and pigs, and hore: that they be adopted and of the ones wich occurred wer know your fallenor-ibat ties the Government following report on the Caterpillar Plague world be upon them at ble early period of entirely remore, this insun tenisues, as people Cautonmela Asta, that those Acts are In consistent with the devision of the House of

Hon A. MCCONACHI asked the following tacked by it. Now the report of the Permanent more light and better entitation it would Pine tras (Plane gigedi, Lam.) in early leavily and rudaraath the tepee full grower, I think it not nalikely that, if ice were A prolonged heavy raill wouldndoubtedly have China that at the present time is senvy the Coupons and that they authorine practices which the Committee adviesa should be made questioned) Will the Government Committe deserving of the most serious be meclees to do what we proposed is the all parts of the Island and Kowloon, is the paterpillars wars Icing on the ground, in hua Branch Offices in this toyu, pool of the Chi- Colony through Ulipit Chinese Text Odes would ponal in Indis But, in rew of the serious form the Council what steps they istand attention It is the report of tour win he Bill, namely, the whalesef resumption and do caterpillar of a large meth (Estricha pazetat, dreds and thousands, in a half dead condition. gase correspondancy for other than plaars in Camper to the beneur and liberty of women in to take or are now taking for increasing the for two months sad paris had been giving strection of tan area of land sad the buildings.

17-The agga of the moth are deposited on ved in all such practices, we burcby deals water supply to the sity. What will be the one their most time and attention to the plague thereon, and that what was required might be 2-It was Bert seen this year towards the killed them that we shall not be satisfed until they have timated additional torsge, the probable cost me to the partieshy areas in which dass of effented by renaming and destroying only scheud of April, when the fossats word noi mois beer mundo ponel is very part of the world and description of the proposed new works and plague deurret From the sides they pre portions us could not possibly is made sanilacy than two or three lines in length

how long they will take to complata (B) Is it dued mud from the reports waist ura before or habitable, and by disproving and disinfecting 3-At that time the past had not commenced the upper part of the lares, and thus the eater. Albo Ist July, 1831 Fabjouk to the British Legislature,"

In the Best of the Colony

Boplachig Assesmente amount 3 Juiproved tonements, ratrable NE

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Agro THE WATER SUPPLY bow from medial Authority that the plague was prepared to resumo those other distt fors and EECOVERY 3 PREVERZION

THE WATER SUPPLY carried off from 36 to 80 per cent of those at improve their sanitary condition by givlug them Ike caterpillar wbloh bas en attacking the examining the plantations it was raining very buy their stamps and post their letters

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