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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 969, 1885,
At the Folies Court, restenigy Mr. T. never committed by women, mọn đợ women respectable persons except those having
When Hongkong attacks the Idbenzy quosklen special reasons to the contrary will he in- Sercombe Smith gave his decision in the case remit other serious offences during the night it will probably do it in a idly way but let brnright against - Captain Unsworth, if the The Women, and Girls Protection Ordinance it not be forgotten tagt hats of the secret of doare. Ten o'clock, we should say, is the. Kennymai, who was plunged with unlawfully is in forse, and why, it is naked, connot survers Hos in attention to mathers of pulty do earliest hour at which he production of using his reseal for the purpose of carrying female be allowed the privilege of going out tell A good and well classifed catalogue, a puse should be required, and probably eleven Prepared opiums. His Worgh. said that are at night
simple system of registration, zulu nafte in was no evidence that the explain had taken 4-Farple who are wall drused,, of good a liberal spirit and administered" za są to en- o'clock would be early enough. It would be very precaution to prevent songgling, and a repute, aut who phu gira a good recount of contage and not discourage ruling, will, if more reasonable to prevent crime by su in-line of $250 would be imposed. The shares homines are to be locked up if they are backed by a strong committes, do more to form crease of the Polien Force than to enfores the against the second floor of unlawfully hiring found out without a light and pass, oven a great library than groot subscriptions or off
two tins of prepared oplum în his pogandon though they are in a chair de gazeloksha. cial patronage. Despise pot the day of small suspension of business in the colony at seven was dismised,
Prophy crossing the street to an opposite things. This orgination will probably be much o'clock. The rocont alleged armed robbery,
shop are to be arrested for, walking, even stronger and better adapted to local wants if Lastnight Professor Lelutte gare his besture those for poss without « light and pass beginnings sto swall, snd things grow than if on the genuineness, of which emo doubt,
on assimihiles Memory" of the Theatre - 6.—The streets are all quist now after 7 p.m. : they ary started with a huge mass of musssorted has been thrown, ie and to have taken place Royal and there was a fairly good audience and shops which formerly kept öpan, to a later terature. Among other details an ill-bound or between uiue and ten o'clock at night, hat Assimilative memory, said the professor, was hour are now closed before eight o'clock. * ludly printed books should never be bought it very hiring robberies, live also taken place the babit of so roooit jug and absorbing ideas that boy it without right passes, can
they shall be ready for revival whenever wanted. not citand the night nohools
work in p doopat dress -in bron I-daylight. There will always be a- Ile-dwelt at some length on the various kinds certain amount of crime in the colony, and of memories, and at the conclusion announced that his contre of thres lessons would counnenco. it would be abaurd to regulate the hour of to-lay, and be continued to-morrow al con- closing business by the particular hour at chaled on Thursday. A fee of $47 will be charged for the souso, and application for servortisamunt
7.The Chinese theatres have now very mail andienosa.
8. People who thought Hongkong was trop from the night a regolations have oponed eating houses which carry on basinese prin- oipally at night. Those people, will be ruined.. for they can now get few customers."
only prerokee prompt demand for the wants
THE PUNJOM MINING CO.: LIMITED.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mixing Comi pany, Limitad, advises that he has received the
The Irkal have at lust made an appearance, I kesy for all classes of business, sad this country and their graves will consist of Grimes stroke, should prepare for the coming competition. Tu Sakders 5, Stavart 2: Barlow bow. This is an 1888 Japau commenced to manufacture cotton, nallaat orsw, although No, 2 pails short, but taklug 84,000 lbs from the South. In 1801 she if he can last the Irish, will give a good account teok 7,000,000 lbs., zad now there were in oper. of themselyos, I see the Spaniards are stillation 1,000,000 spindles When the canal was intent on gasding a crow in Viva Spaniela. hailt would the Southern States not supply
For the Tariss Prize C.Klinak has entered Japan with all the cotton goods she required P- a crew of youngsters they cow well together, The South had the cotton right at the mill. with the exception of No. 2, who is rather slow doors, the cheapest faol in the whole world, in his movements, Grimos is still favourite for and less costly inhour than elsewhere in this race, but I think Iamkirt will ran hit the United States The cotton industry of Lancashire was without doubt threatened by very cinso.-
For the Pair Oars Grimes and G. C. Hayward these and other changes. No greater im have shown the best farm and I prodiet their piles to Jonimeres could ba' givga“ than reory, Kennett and H. B. Hayward have this complement to the Suoz Caunt! To the enterad, but I am afraid they are too úght interests of the world it must be neutrallad, As to Melisson and Lammert their unequal weight tolls greatly against them and it is very unlikely that they will make much show,
“UTIBMAN.
THE EDGAR ACCIDENT.
which the most recent crime happens to have tokats must ba mada to-day. For particulars the night paas regulations have never be following progress report for Ontober from the sun offer an board H.M.3. Elgar, an been isostible fores Che lesson that with the changes
fers
boon so strictly enforced ad now, oran when art introduced.
be
been committed. If such an absurd rule as that were adopted the colony might as well
From the Estimates for 1894 we notles that put this shutters up altogether, for crimes are the duties of Clerk of Councils are to be par
1-In: ach a busy and populous place as Committed at all hours both of the day and formed by the Assistant Colonial Souretary Hergkong one or two small robberies Connot night. The police, we submit, should be after February nest and the slice of Chief considered a very serious thing.
11. The policetion are now ontirely engaged Clerk in the Colonial Recrotary's office, ja to able to preserve order up to the usual bourbe ablished. This atrovte an auuual seving of in catching people who are broad at night and at which the shopa plose without much St, but next your the saving extends sometimes a person walking along several streets will not mest a single policeman, because they drastic measures those now in force, but is over ten months, the present enlary being
Mr. have all gone with their prisoners to the police provided for January and February after eloven o'clock the regulation requiring Eath has been transferred on his present salary station. This is not the way to prevent crime, a light and pass to bacarried, if permanently to be Dopaty Registrar and Appraiser in the but rather afforda robbers their opportunity.
12.Do the Government intend to stop all Supreme Court, and the ofice of Doputy Ho enforced, would be very useful to prevent gister and Accountant has been revived; some basicoss after 7 pm-such as eating houses, burglars prowling about..
atuctions have been effected in the Legal theatres, and henses of entertaibment
13. The present condition of affairs is cal. Deportaiate; oud May not ingress in salaries is $1,971. A saving of $8,090 is shown in the calated to disturb the good feeling of the The Austrian aíuiser Aurora left yoktorday Registrar-General's department, recounted for Chinese and it is to be sincerely hoped, saya for Singapore.
arielly by the abolition of the Registrar-Gena.our Chiness informant, that the Government raiship as a soparate office. In the Magistracy will adopt more loniont stops.. The Basian craiser Nicolas I went into under the now arrangements there is a sacing of dock at Kowloon yesterday.
$3,300 and one of $2,854 in the Fire Brigade. | Under the head of Miscellaneous Servicos there The Samer Manila, the pioneer vossal of the Lis shown saving of 812,200, chiefly due to the Pinilles line, arised yesterday.
resignation of the Consalting Fuginour (Mr. O, Obadrick to the Water and Drainage Depart | nient. The total decrease in personal emo
ents throughout the Service is $12,371 and in Miscellaneous Services there is a decrease of
Mr. Elario Gonzalez has been appointed Vice-Consul for Spain at Hangkong.
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It is reported in Japan that tho retirement of $1,200, Marquis Ito, the Premier, in juninont
The silk er C. P. steamer Angren of China Avua delivered in New York on the 30th Novea bar.
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There were 1,861 visitors to the City Hall Museum laat week, of whom 143 were Eur
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HONGKONG LIBRARY.
Our Tientain correspondent writis. minity as Hongkong should be in the prehis- Wo are astonished that so progressive a com toris age rs regarda s Fablic Library Eva in this Ultima Thule of Weatorn civilization we have such an institution, and a very good one it is too. Life without it would for many of us Tegenerate into the merest meratative existence and would be all but insupportable. The Tionteis Municipal Library is in many respects a model institution and in run on sash frictionless and liberal lines that its life's history and a brief reference to its scope and manage
A copy of the Northern Scot has boon for varded to as containing an article on Robert Purug's great grandson. The article is from pea of Mr. R. Thomson, chemist, of 20 and 2, High Street, Elgin, who visited the Seatch posts deseandant at bis house at Black hall, near Edinburgh. Barns ir sen for some years a martyr to chronio ru mathe and opeans
Filous attacks, and is not too well off. He said The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Maria Falogie that he had a cottago, 245 a year, and a good left Kobs for this port on Sunday, the 1st instartlon, but in consequence of his failing health mont muy interest Hongkong bibliophiles at 11 p.m.
keung soon. loss his situation. Mr. Thomson Dissimilar as the compartition are in almost therefore suggests that Scotchmen all over the world shoaid subscribe towards a fand of £2,500 every rospect, including that of literary taste, as e tekos of the goodwill and regard, which they we feel suns that our experience and resalta Juve for him as the great-grandson of the post. will be an moonragement to those who wish to With this som be corld be pincet in a comfort- able cottage, nt free for life, in his native engraft a similar beneficence on Hongkong. down in ifties, with an income of nearly £160
Sumo Efteen years ago the Inspector General year. Mr. Thomson will be pleased to scoopt of Custom extablished a sud) collection of donations and forward them to a central fund. standard novels for the out-door staff
A practice game of Rugby football will be played this afternoon on the Happy Valley, Kick-off, 435 pm.
A Russian offer and are marines are reported to use arrived at Scoal for the purpose of genrding the Legation.
sozu mozinents to him until we had segu to:
5y in the matter, lo world tell us to build negroatty patronized. One day the community o adis If Barns himself could buve gay this port. It was well chosen, but not
the wolture of bis descendant who is in failing health. It therefore rests with brither Scots jst home and abrouk to do their duty. They 20 has gonerous and patriotis Englishmen, and this is an opportunity to show it.”
at 7.30 am. yesterday and left rain at
The Empress of India arrived at Nagraki p.m. for Vancouver via Kobe and Yokohama.
The T. M. steamer Perr, with mails, o, from San Francisco to the 15th ult. has arrivoŭ at Yokohama, and leaves for this port to day via Nagasaki.
A service of song entitled "11o Oiled Festhor," Illustrated by dissolving views and limelight, will be given in Union Church on Friday next; commencing at 565 pm.
An old offender was sent to gaot for six months yesterday for robbing a Calu Chanman. of 8 and a pango intent to Amoy Thres men took part in the robbery, bitt two of them escaped."
The Sanitary Board meele this afternoon at a quarter past four. The following are the ettlers of the day.
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and the teno polfoy of the United States was to forward that end, and this n kọ of this infor national highway a powerful faster for the preservation of pauze. Tinally, hubellaved it would, taken in convection with the vast obangės occurring in the Far East, bring about the most serious rivalry to the commercial supremacy of Great Britain she had had yet to encounter. A letter from Mr. C. E. Lloyd-Thomas, who The conclusters be had formed pointed with
resolved by his family in Yokohama, and the occurring in the Far East, and increasing com Japan Herald bas kindly been furnished with petition with the United States as the inevitable August Shaft 200 ft. Level-Almost the the following extract. The writer was one of result of the opening of the canal, we should only work carried on hers has been the extend the survivors of the accident. The other is dad have to bestir pacselvay if we were to maintain jug of the No. 1 oraseout and opening out ou HALS. Edgar, Chendro, 15th November our prosent coinercial suprotnoy tho ore body found there. Of course my regular
A foarful ascidiant happened the day bófore La supporting a vote of thanks to Mr. Colqu weekly letters will have kept you advised as to pesterday. My company and five.ofloors (that houn, the Juanese Minister, after stating that the results and that we have not reached any includes Mr. Brush, Rymer, myself, Hickson, and he had listened to the lecturer with great thing which can be accepted as country or Macworth) were landed on an island for company interest, observed that there was a time when enclosing rock. Batient has been done, how dral. Aftar ünishing drill we marched back Japan was quite isolated frons the rest of the ator, to show us that we are in a strong body of to the boat and embarked for the ships soos world, but that time had gone for over. They tre, which, although of low gmda, 34, I think, began to some in over the bows and she now thought that free on nutrimmelled com- parable.
I was filling, se va turned round and made for more with Furope and America, with x There is now no doubt this is the con- the shore. When about 600 yards off the shore constant expansion of foreign trade, was their tinuation of the cre quite we are working she fled and sank. Nearly everbaly jumped country's only salvation, and in that spirit between the 110 ft and Intermediate Lovol overboard at once, but I couldn't, se I was in ; they must and would welcome the additional and which we have followed from the surface the bottom of the boattrying to bail out. When trade routs between this East and the West It is impossible to tell the extent of the payable the sank I swam clear, and then swam back to which the Nicaragus Canal would afford. He ground, however, till it is further opened on get hold of something and found about a foot of was pleased to take that opportunity to All preparations are made for ramming drive the mast sticking up. I held on to that for a my that the Japanese were very glad to sog ing on the gearse of Gilber' Beef, but awing to short time and then it sath. I then enam the friendly fealings and contiments expressedÍ min Clegg having been called sway to King about looking for something and saw Hobson by the English people towards them, and ho pore and the other minors being fally oscopied with a breakur, and joined him, but we found could eare them that thas continents were omewhere, I have no one to take charge of the it sinking and wo hail to lock out for cordially reciprocated by his countrymen. A something else, and I was just starting to great deal had been end in a certain section of Intermediate Level-A stapes and drives swim for shore when I mw two man with a the Fress about Japanare competition in certain lero hayo continued to give their usual quantity breaker, so I joined them, and just put my Linds of trade. They had done something, and think that the various points have somewhat until I was picked up by a Russian steamboat had said. Japan had a great population, and of ore for the mill and taken altogether anger through the becket to keep myself neat were doing still more; but, as Mr. Colquhoun improved.
We were in the water 15 minutes, temperature whatever they might do is the way of promoting were saved, but only 18 min, making oals 23 tigh for English trule and industry to grow 48, and temp. of gir 10. AH of the officers trade in the country itself, thara was scope out of 71. I am afraid the area cat their more and more in Japan. Although Uhine was beads completely, for they seemed to let go nearly ten times as largo as Japan in popula- of things they had hold of. Our poor little tion, and he did not know how many times as drammier rus picked up unconscious and died large in area, yet in the last ten years the afterwards,
growth of the foreign trails of Japan hed-very greatly exceeded that of China'; and taking the amount of fortiga trado per hoed af population, THE CAMPHOR MARKET. that of Japan was fully ten times more then that of China. This rate of progress was con- Sinon que last remarks on the camphor tiada tinuing. Although the export trade of Japan the market has undergone a sousilorable change. as increasing, her import trade was growing. in an equal ratio, and of the latter trade Groat Tao consuming lineries in Europe apparently Britain and her colonies had the greatest share non reckoning on supplies afar less he thought, nearly 60 per cent. In three or of the campaign in Formosa flowing na
four years as whan the new treaty mply as bofore the Japanese, set font on
between this country and Japan came into the start, and they consequently withheld
operation, the whole of Japan would be opened their orders, The London syndicate, too, may have been guided by similar copsi to forsign enterprise. Ho had no doubt that
as soon as that event oinarred the försign trade" New Leader-This point continues to give derations, and this cauem Locket to
hitherto fair grade ore in lucroused quantity, but I ses decline somewhat rapidly by about 20 per cent, of Japan weakl increase several times and if the quality this month is not quite so good at which gave the Japanese world have tasulishmen looked well after their interesta
It is payahla, however, and gives ready sellers if they could have found Insors, proguise of assisting our output of gold for The samo opinion doubtless provailed in Hang kong as to the rouponing of Formosa's supples some time yet
Fa prospecting. thaits are being sunk on after the close of the military campaign, as it the course of the ore found, and two ather was thought that supplies looked up through the sanal alunfts for ventilation, and the better closing of the ports would thus come forward.
This state of affairs, however, Jasted only a hantling of the ore, and carrying on of the work; and as those prospecting shafts are to few days. Though it its estimated that about 1,000 picule changed honde at comparatively this West of our present workings on the couras of this Leader, I am watching the resalt with low prices, yet the smallness of the offers and the timidity with which they were made at the interest.
The total drivage for the
lower rates must have convinced Intending month is..
buyers home that the prospect of Ore mined
Largo supplies in the future was delusive.
The refiners are now proparing for the spring season. Lost huyezs, whose orders ara högin.. ning to come in, feil, it is said, to elicit offers from the Japanese, and aheady the decline in price has partly recovered. What the future know
drive on the curve of the North and South The can found in the crosscut off the South ref shows a strong body of ere and is being drawn on largely in keeping the mill supplied
The stopus, too, uro still giving fair quantities of low grade ore. The parable are found in the West Drive on the course of the East and West is craning up fairly well and gives promise of Reef, and duly reported on in my wookly lottery. adding considerably to our reserves.
Botior progress is being made with the new luft, and I am hoping to see the connection with the 200 ft. Level made at an early late. below this level for the better working of the vast stopes coming up from the intermetisto have been connected and mon are now on stoping out ore for the mill. The absence of miner Clegg har provented our going on with the orogant to go out to Gillios Reef at this level alc
110 ft. Leval-The winzes we were sinking
Made up as follows
August Shaft..
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4001 Oins. 1,010 tom
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New Loader 123 Milling-Thie was carried on daring 37 days. winelted gold This is about 50 oza, lass than I expected and is. I think, accounted for by coarse gold,
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they need not be afraid-of-foreign competition, for although there were other European nations and America, yet for a long time to ecme the trade of Great Britain with Japan would increase more and more. The relations between this country and Japan were therefore very import- ant, not only politically, but also contéercially.
Mr. Michie, who said he had lately returned from the East reached that he had been impreted with the iles that the supremacy of British trade was being diminished in every part of the world. Erorywhere, too, he heard of the extreme conservatism of English manu facturers, who, having ones made any cities, regarded it as the one that was requirat, in spite of their customers' wishes.
The .&O. steamer Garlic, with mails. & toiling, allo-melting, iat-melting, and fit-extract years the collection numborod sore floon crashing 1,000 tons yielding 350 or 8 dwts, of of the maskot will be we shall probably soon Lesseps endeavoured to convince this country.
Baa, and Yokohama, arrived at her destination informing the Bound that the Medical Officer of literature formed su essential part of the under the new leader giving a smaller proportion of the camphor market; the high prices which that while the Suez Canal connectél enormous
Sweet reason attended on thenew verture from the day of te birta. Tiro Municipal fathers gave room and supplied heat, light, and a native attendant gratuitously, so that the entire. in. Pla de Medal Officer of Health be appointed, come might be available for books, &c.; the der the provisions of cation of Onlinance 11 Customs contributed $150 a year and Invaded over their books on two conditions-(1) that the of 1595, a member of the Select Courtice con welling the work wasted with the removal of outdoor staff should havo all the privileges of illegal embicles and illegal cockicfts, the stopping Eibseribers, gratis; (2) that a Chaton man the illegal occupation of basements, and sooing should always be on the Committee of Manage- Bambalging-In sesate properly erenpiedmont (four in number). B-laws for regulating the ullensive trades of bone- The youngster grew apace. Willin five hundred volumes. From the beginning a read. Letter fun the Honourable Colonial Secretary ing room with an abundant supply of current Health has been appointed a member thereof.
Caronpondence onerning the erection of water some was spent on this, the remaining half taking. Ilooghly speaking, half of the gross desat Nos: 27 and 20. Queen's Road Central.
Correspondene living reference to the dining being invested in new hooks. The committed of and 100, nea's lead Central we goutlemen of stantly evangelion tendencies; in these early days usually contained at ́lesat Applications for jennission to be allowed to live
happily they were liberal minded mon, and mulher a shops and stores in basement floors. Application for permission to use certia Lesothough their choice of literatum was sound it was essentially safe rather than representative, Latter from Medical Officer of Health recomiend-Postry and saisuce were paglanted in two wod ing thất an hospeso of Nuisances for the retal dis the fiction just tended a little to mediocrity tries to appolated,
and to ibe heroism of the Sandford and Merton type. Our experience is that the missionary element should be represented in the committee, but should be kept well in hand. About eight years ago b strong committen by sheer good Noths institution bat gone on by leaps and bounds: It was spontaneously elected and since then
on the 29th ult.
There was another big batch of it no light or ранв ebarges at the Police Court yesterday, no fever than two idrol and fifty Case being dealt with by the Magiskmate, Mr. T. Sarcombe Smith,
At the Alice Memorial. Hospital lost was a wontslica the aumler of in-patients tested was 55 ani the number of out-patient visits was 1,691. A the Netheraolo Hospital the mumbens wus, 51 and 65 respectively.
A Tokyo press despatch, of the 20th November says-attactiona luvd been issued 4-day Japanese troops in the Lizotang peninsula or from Headquartere to the officers of the daring the withdrawal of the fenous from the cecupied territory.
Surreyiz's report for the quarter ended the auth December, 190 1
Deresirane ce concerning the deal of certain
play chicle, whia have examalted at the Tung-with ality return for the week; enle Utho 23 suniter, 1895.
A resting of the Legistative Connoit will be held at half past them on Thursday. The fol fowing are the orders of the day.
Report of the Finance Carrunitice. (No.8) Report of the Pabile Works Committee (No. 4) Questions y Hon, T. H. Whitehead, i First reading of a Bill called an Ordinance se mend the low as to gerista inoneys paid into the Supreme fat or to the Registrar terent, a
Fire routing of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to Garther amend The Stamp Ordinance, 1886,"
Second reading of the Hill entitied an Ordinance,
It is notified that from today, the 3rd December, and until fortior notice, the larges for telegrams to Earope rià cables will be collected at all the Companies stations to Ching and Hongkong at the rate of 32.00 per worl.ly excling two millions for hun For telegrams to America, the Atlantic cable charges will be added.
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drxi and pesante nine thousand sixty-two dol Jars to the Public Service of the year 1840.
Second reading of the Dill emitel s Orhimnos to guneral the Widows wit Orphans Tendons, Or dance of 13 and 1991 (Nos. 30 of 18 and 18 cf 1800),
HONGKONG, DAMBER 3RD, 1895,
The present strict" enforcenient of the night pass regulations has given rise to much discontent amongst the Chinese, anporarily detached from the Mediterranean
The Edgar and Spurta, which were tem perusal of the sociorlat crudely expressed | squailroa. for service on the China station. grounds of complaint as given in another have now been definitely do to the strength
of Admiral Buller's command. column will show that the discontent is not altogether without justification. With the general principle of the regulations we must fully gres, as we believe most of the respectable Chinese themselves do. In their own cities and towns the street gates are closed at a fixed time every night to pre. vent lawless persons wandering abroad and committing depredations on the ponceable inhabitants. The night pass regulations in this colony have the same end in view and if splified and continuously enforced they would be very useful. As a matter of last, however, they are caforced mnly spas odically and under those circumstances their only effect is to cause extreme irritation.. An armed robbery occurs, the Government becomes unnecessarily alarmed, the night ps regulations are enforced for a few
A couple of Chinamen visited the hills near weeks or, it may be, months, and then they Tyra reservoir on Saturday and laid a smrtures and letters of adinisistention granted in British *ffre allowed to fall into abeyance again until for a dear. They wern successful in enteling ancther robbery occurs and another period were successful in catching them withent the it, but unfortunately for themselves the palice
of panic government ensues. If an ex-24 of a snare. At the Police Court yesterday planation of this undignified wobbling in the icy were dued 33 vaci
dainistration of the law be sought it will be found in the unreasonable character of the law itself Unreasonable laws cannot be consistently enforced, and the night pass regulations in their presont form are unres somble. They regaire that no one should be übrend after seven o'clock at night without a light and pass. The object is to clear the streets of general traffic at that hour and this must neccssarily have a serious effect
On the 19th November, near Kyoto, a' collision occurred as a level vies deg on the Takura Road between Nara train and a Pustimi electric car. There were about forty passengers (some accounts say thirty) in the car. Three were instantly killed, while rasy of the others re- cived terrible injuries.
desirable:
New Winding PlantThis has been con plated and is now ready for uso.
as hul the usual attention. The godown at General All work coming under this head the river has been finished and is now in use, and a fere has been put up to soeur our tailings against heavy fluoda,
Labour-This has bean fairly plentiful. Health. This has been fairly good. Esinfull. The total rainfall for the month way 711 in.
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
The result of the compatition for the Dogem. The collection now unmlrs 6,000 volumes, Fer Chitain's Cup is as detailed below. It will History (409), Travel, Sport, and Adronte all their own way. Ekets were a fair number classified as Fiction (2,800), Biography (600), te rest that the long handisar men had patters (30), Sciones (100), Pretty (200), Mingellacons of antries, but fower returned scores than (100)), and Reference (MM), the last mentioned sand -- net being rubovable from the Library without the written permission of the Secretary. There ery about, und hundred sabroribers af ons dollar
por month. The subscription from the head of a family gives the privileges of reading and bor- rowing books to his whole housebold, but this does not apply to Longs. The total number of readers is over 200: these in the course of a pen bore troughly speaking) the whole collection 14,30 time.
The rules are, unlike the subscription, very liberal. A rendor way have six compete worke at one time for one month, but newly arrived books (distinguished by a red label on the back) may be kept only one wosk, and only two of Aasreading of the Bill entitled na Ordinance such may he held at once. These figuras do not to farter amend the Police Force Larisolidation Or include papers and magazines, for which thera cinance, 14 of 1887.
Sed reading of the B entitled an Ordinace equally generous rules available, after they to authorize in certain cise judicial investigation bave been removed from the table (three inagu
zines may be taken at once for a period of three
',' Sod mading of the Bill: entitled an Ordinance das
The total income for the past year was to movide for the recognition in the colony of pro
$1,500, nearly half of which was spent on keddens.
current literaturo, Nearly one thousand Folaus were added to the shelves, four hun fred of which were by bequest, the first such gift the Institution bas had
at the causes of fire.
Soud ruding of the Bill entitiot an Ordines to further amend The Bankruptcy Ordinace, 1891" Exoid reading of the Bli entite an Ordinance ta further amgud The Cattle Dresses, Slaughter- Houses, and Markets Ordinance, 1887,220
NE-There will be a meeting of the Finance Committen immediately after the meeting of Cound
SUPREME COURT.
2nd December
IN SHARY JURISDICTION.
THE KWAN TAI V. DANENBERS AND CO.
CAPTAIN'S CUF Me. W. A. Dut Dr. J. Bell
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-Mr.-W. J. Saunders
Mr. C. Palmer
M.: H. L. Dalrymplo Major. Thoming Sir F. Clarke.
M...G, W. F. Playfair
LA SWEET, Mr. W. A. Duff Dr. J. Bell
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10 .IS 92 114 1896
Mr. C. H. Grace
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Me. C. Patuur.
Major Thous
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Mr. G. W. F; Playfair. 114
Sir F. Clarke.
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REGATTA NOTES.
As we pointed out when we last referred to
ruled up to a month ago have in no way in- greased the production of the article in Japan while the recent daslina has acted us a check on the producers. Furthermore, the reports of the speedy exhaustion of available trees gain in strength, and it seems that those who are fortunate enough to hold email stocks of camphor hold then tighter than ever and are vet tempted by present quotations,
Mnoh specalation has been rife as to the pro- babla course of eronta in Formosa, and it must be confosof that so far as positiva information goes wearo na-much in the dark, now as before One thing, however, is certaines namely, that all the exertious of the Japanese merchants who went to Formosa with the object of goiting at the hidden etors of camphor or to start distillerins have beag doomed to disap- this wakat. What at presont arrives in Hong potuimant, unil nothing has yet appeared in keng in Laited to the production of liess for Chinese who are in possession of unquestionable titlo dende and are permitted by the Japanese authorities go on distilling to a limited extent, Koty Chronicly,
THE NICARAGUA CANAL AND THE TRADE OF THE FAR EAST,
Mr. Colgaboan, in reply to me remarks, stated that arguments which had fallen from Colonel Church were omplored when M. de
that the Suez Canal could be made, and that ú made it would pay Colonel Church had said
countries in the Far East with enormous pe- pulations in Farope, the Nicaragua Canal would only units two immare oceans and nothing ele. Hin DTr. Colqubova) would, however, ask then to remember that one of those oceans gaTS secess to the whale of the Atlantis States of the United States, and the other to 500,000,000 people-namely, the Far East.
EUROPEAN MOHAMMEDANS AND THE MARITAL OBLIGATIONS.
Owing to the recent parversion of a European in Ceylan to Mohamodenism and ̧.· his contincting, a mkartingu neoveding to that faith during the lifetime of his legitiniato wife,
Council of that colony amending the ponat Bill has been introduced into the Legislative
code to insot sach casas. The following letters, appear in the Ceylosi Times on the enbjoot:
Sir-Referring to what the Hon, the Attor ney-General said in Council, on the 6th instant. on the subject of the amendment of the penal code, I would ask your, rodders to remember that what he stated was his own opinion, nd is not the opinion of other judge quite as eminent as himself. Ha quoted Mayage opinion in support of his own, but A kooling of the London Chamber of he did not mention Starling, whose commentary Commerce or 28th October, Mr. Archibald R. is Inter, and who says distirotly that the Colquhona read a paper on The Prospects of question still remains to be answered.” the Nicaragm Conal and ite Elects on British I am unfortunately precluded from my official Trader Bir Albert Rollit M.P. president, position from commenting on the Attorney- ercupied the choir, and among those presant Ganeral's statements, or on the policy of the wero the Japanese Minister, the Japanese-Government, capacially that statemout of Mr. Consul M., Mawat, and Mr. A. Michle. Layard that the Ordinance is intended "to pro rent" persons from adopting the faith of Islam. As regards Mayne's opinion, I would ask Mr. Layard what ho means by an “English- man? Does he mean o man turn in Englund? My father is a Channel. Islander, my mother is a Greek, I was born in the Tonian Islands
Mr. Colonbon said the interwar in the Far East, the inevitable opening up of China, the dpravaching avidplation of the Siberian Buil vey, and the certain onlting of the Nicaragua Canal, constituted of the gruntant revolutions in the work's history. These would be followed
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by a new justinent of international re Ian Englishman" My children were born Only seven members were proasat on Saturnaces and a fresh distribution of the to me in Ceylon by a Franch lady-ars they day to shot for the Long Range Cup Mr.. world's trade. It was on partly reshing" Englishmen What again is a “Moham- Andrei won it very easily. The Spoon was the sole that the Nicaragus Canal would medon? Is a Turk a Mohammedan? Is a taken by Sergeant Major Morrish. The follow play in the opening my the Far East, invulling Malaya Mohamedan? Is a Bedouin a Mo. fix yeun ago a prevident committee, ing were the best scores:
profound changes poterly for the United States,hammedan? Eau Ceylon Moormanna. Moham admitting ho pomihility of the break up of an
999 900, Handi-To- but for this anatrynd Eurono gozerally, that modan? And, ift, what in the bond between valuable a Society from internal sedition (a
yds. yds. We note that the management of the Mount
circumstance which setually happened up the J. Andrew
be determined to study the whole question of thean? Wat makes them Molammedans? I 44
inter-oceanic communication, in order to aa- venture to say the faith of Talem, bab perhaps Austin Hotel have male few departure in regard to the supply of refresher's. The Lar
"Yangtane; the survivors divided the spoil; we Sorgt, jr. Morrish 34
Certain how their interests would be affected. Mr. Layer can suggest something else. kzow a man who got the Encyclopedia W. Dease 31
The ronto of this canal was singularly favoured Again, what is a Christian marriage." has been done away with and all liquets ara
Britannica" as his share) determined to fore- Captain Falmer...... 3301 |now kept under the personal control of the
by nature In the whole work there were culy was civilly married before the Registrar: in stall such a contingency. They called a public Private (figy, RB, 99 Europaanstift and fastík to the beyn as orlorad
twenty-seven miles of artisal canal The Landon was that Christian marriage"? All drinks are measured and one only pays for
nasting of the subsoribers and vested, the pro-
time of the fruit through the canal was Justly, I would ask what constituto a pro- prietorship of the Library in the British
relimsted at twenty tight hours. As retossing Christian "I have not entered a what one gets. This is the same system as is in
"Municipality in trust. The comfitious of the voguo in all first class hotels në kome and is a
garded the business in the Tar Cast, the Christian church, as a worshippor, for years: grint improvement, which should be much up-
trust give the antiro control and management E
Buormous saying in distando and in time would Thave not bellaved many of why are called the to a committee of subsoribers alected un- All the crews for the Chairman's Cupbays been place the Southern States in a position fanduinental truths of Christianity, the divinity preciated by the realms at the Tutel in BEFORE MR. A. G. WISE (FUISSE JUDED) neally. Changes in the rales, building, fittings, vory hagy in the boate daring the last weak, and to share in the business of fauso stern of Christ for instanco, since I arrived at year
stulass family hotel such as the Mount Austin
do. have a be submitted to the MEzioipal a marked improvement is the result. I trust they countries which were a large ocrsumors of Lauration, Was I professing Christian P 1 mention these points to show how unwise, en various branches of business, Theoreti-gular bar in not required and is often uu
Council for approval The whole thing now, will continue to train regularly and consien of cotton goals at premut, mostly made The plaintiffs, who are shipchandlers and go like a good chronometer, giving satisfactionely, as it is only by meats of a systematic in Great Britain. Through the Suez Canal Low unfair, how dangerous, it is to decide és cally there is no reason why every person
coal merchants, 26, Gilman's Bazaar, brought tion to everybody. An exceptionally good method of training that they can make a good England had at probat this advantage of the cathedra that a person who changes his religion. why his occasion to be abroad at night Kostoruay the body of the late Mr. Poon an action to recover 120.40 from the defendants catalogue must be referred to. This was a show at the regatta Bandars has got over the United States as regarded China, Japan, and is not entitled to all the privileges that age Pong was removed from his res dones to the for good sold and davored and for exposes labour of love to e local enthusiast, and hug effects of his fever had appears to be in a fairly Australis by about 2,700 miles. The Nicaragas njoyed by his now oo-religioniste, especially in should not be provided with a pass, but Lopsapwan mortuary of the Tong Wah Hospital, incurred. Mr. Bowley (of Mr. Denny's office) hocu printed in such a way as to allow good condition. His even hava, done by for Canet built, the Atkinkio sities of the States view of the fact that the only casa an the paint practically the number of passes applied for where it will remain for some time before appeared for the plaintiffs and withdrew the the additives of the next ten yeare to be inserted the mast work, but I think the following peal wenld be only 1,000 miles farther from Hong that her been decided by the Law. Courts (5 and isqueu bears but a small proportion to being buried. The procursion, which was tus against Lee Sing, who was fed as a ct their proper place and not higgledy tions would imprese them Harlow stroke, kong and Central Chinn generally than Britain, Madre High Court Exports, app.7, Holloway the total population. But besidca the re- over a thousand pomens, with the usual Chizome by the plaintiffe, and jizdgnient was given forgedy as in the great. Shanghat mystory Banders 3, Petta 2. and MeCarthy how. Sanders 11,200 to 1,000 miles, nekrer the northern porte J. and Innes, J.) goos to support the exact
headed by two mounted troopers, comprised partner. The case was then formally proved
called Catalogne, pa
is too bury to stroke und will makes much of China, Koren, and Japzü 2,500 nearer the opposito.--I am, efçu, sidents there are always several thousand
The management is entrely honorary, Euf Jetter 3, and will Potte at 9 all the weight average of the western ports of South America,
ABDUL HAMID LEMKSURIER. visitors in the colony, people who are here
of bore Matura, Novober 3th perhaps only for a day or two, and who, not
collection has grown. We think that much of ¦ is gong much better, but I am afraid that this bearer New Zealand. - The cann! would place our encras depends on a strong committee. best lacks staying power. Iammert's crew the Stated in touch with 500,000,000 · prepło. Sir-Being much interested in the dis unnaturally may wish to attend the theatres
Wo keep of faddists and choose men of cathollo appear to be very fit and his No, il has improved with whom at present they had comparatively cussions going on at provant in the Legisla urdu their shopping in the evening. To
literary tente and levors of books, and we let in style, although he still wants to pat more little intercoacro, ddly, the pooples of Chinative Council re married male Britishers bedrm. it to clearly understood that these gentleman bank in it and to keep his head up when Jupau, Korne, Australasin Bounder. Bolivie, ing Mohairuodas. I trust you will allow ine lo keep these people indoors or lock them up
are only to galde, and supplement, not to coming forward. Sriman is stroking a very Pen, Chil, de The question of the Far East make public a few of my ideas on the subject. in the police cells must necessarily have
supplant, the wishes of the subscribers, as powerful ore le No. Las improved and I was one of immons Importance. The trade The evil, I take it, which all we right-thinking some effect on the retail trade of the colony:
- Great discontent promila amongy, the expressed in a prominently placed suggestion- uzpoct to res this boat win the Chauman's of this country with Chinn, important now, people wish to prevent, is the deserting of wife. and visitors who are in the colony for only
Chinese in reference to the present shist eu book. We say guide and supplement, for our Shott's grow will not in my opinion last the might develop, immenso proportions, and with and children, and, we prezre, no "Britishar The sui keni nearly cougiered and was confront of the light and gas regulations experistice is fant ir rank and file only suggest distane-mile and a hak. Of course I am not in short period, should the long threstated would change his creed for the Mobarumedan a short time cannot be expected to provide querel carly on Saturday morning. A rickens The grounds of complaint, we are informed, as Retion; the committee has to see that other king of the stroke, but of the map bolind construction of railways be onde rundarisken aus auless he had some suck dishonourable themselves with passes. Clerks and others, worn turned up in the shape of a labouring toode was vipi, curly to catch the word and the
departmente are not starred and that datdiets Lim
The long rested erakoning of China had motire in view which he sould carry ont with ast override the less obtenaire anhseribors. The English after oil ara nok entering a grey but sub come, but it was out far off, for impunity: In passing. I may say that the one inorcover, have an objection to being cam- Chinaran who wanted to go pout haŝta to Wan- -For over ten years the regulations have If this growth of the institution, is ook as for the Internations!, leaving only the Scotch, the struggle from which i had just amerged base which has occurred in our community I pelled to carry a light when going home clut. The coole, the ricksha, and the fore rol hrom enforced, but now the law is carried to overwort thi committee, relief will Irish, German, and Spanish to contoud. The would certainly servo do wako an the don't hold a parallel on. It is the case of a froos their places of busines. The effect went along the Fraya rare shortly quit, na ont so atelety as to be exceedingly inconvenient doubles be sought, as in Shanghai, in the per, russ is likely to be a very tough one. I zes in millions of Uhina from the sleep of centaries mau using the only renoly be would find against the geolie kinasetf ways, the sus feat caught to all classes of Chinese, high and low, and to manent help of a pafil and ecmpetent, foreign is Scotul crew that Henderson is now strok. Considering, too, the growing strength of very advorgo sud happy secunstances in bold of him at dragged bin into the water, niet a serious blow on various branches of lady
ing in the place of Leck, who will row how, Russia and the polley of Irason, to say nothing his life, not fizeting of a man who, without shops which were formerly kept open until the rickshand the roan inside following. The teuls
* Our paper and magazine list fyrhich contains with Stopani 2, und Melleon 3. This is of other countries, the stimulus of foreign justifiable reason, wishes to rid himself of qui time but selected a very good uno fen-Some people, especially shipping olerks, fifty, tiek and lavolves su arponse of £45 or clungs for the batter as regards the displead. Pewers in various forms was not likely to be his wife. Now, my idea de, let a married man ains or ter o'clock at night are now clored himing his victim, as the water was high oid lave to main at thoir offers until sight or 170) is controlled entirely by the annual public ment of weight, but I hardly think Herdscion Went Whone natiou ons staring ballling brovine u Melamedan if he likes to make such before eight. Such an interference with it looked very much as if his son would be sine volock When going here they must meeting and an amusing if not lastno has experience enough to stroke; but luckily rallnays 10 rever stopped, and in the most feel of himself, but let him not gut rid of his the trade of this colour is, wo tubmit, alto esme up and had a hettle royal with the water - no arousa whatever is necepted, "These people adeseter of the wardian and Atkæneurs como tas best soxswain wo bare, and if this cotoh milesgo of ral ways laid down in China. Where to break his Christian marriage. Would this successent until a couple of Sură policemen carry a lamp; otherwise, they me arrested and tive dohats annually takes place when the the Bootch will be cozed by Mr. G. A. Caldwell, | quiries of a ceulary they would ase au enormous wife and obildren--make it impossible for hire gether undesirable. The production of a demon, whom they hopelessly defented lyra si respectult and it is repugnant to their dong to fight the stalwarts of Philistas A win with Houderson stroking it will be in a would this railway plant come from? Which not be a deterrent, of the all? Would a night pass should be required only from unfostering their turbans and throwing them feelings to be obliged to carry a lamp, feprotally quick and handy method of peper and grert messure due to the efforts of their worthy country woull have the largest slice of the man be so ready to take up the barten of a
the drowning man, both of whom were 4-Phe has in forced on woman da weli mpredine registration obtains, enabling one to our
trade? With the canal bolt, playing new wife were ka legally bound to keep and persons abord after ordinary business roomed. There is a powerful moral in this es nie and no fortenance, whatever is sheen ros, atgimes who has borrowed a rauaired The Germans are grey very well, with the United States in a much more, aivan sapport the first one and her children!" And and when it may fairly be assumed that all | story--
good swing, and should be well up at the finish, tageous position, the competition would be vory if we could find the man to do it, could we find
of the present orsule of the police is that
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THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIGHT AND PASS REGULATIONS.
mourning paraphernada. The ronte talton was the full sunt against Danonberg and Co. ** coutward along the Pray to the Clock Tower and thon westward along Queen's Road," A number of Europeans, fueluding the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Hen. C. P. Chator, Hon E. R. Bellies, Hou. T. H. Whitload, Messrs. J. D. Humphries. H. N. Moly GB. Sieros.. A. G. Romane, V. H. Deacon, A. Shoitou, Hooper, and Arnold joined the procession sting the routa.
DISCONTENT AMONGST THE CHINESE,
to the worker sex. Betious, robbarien" are. Espor.
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