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RAIDERS.
THE TYPHOON,
EXTENSIVE DAYAOE TO PROPERTY.
AN AMERICAN CAPTAIN DROWNED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 315, 1806.
The difference in archange between 46, the rate at which the dividend is declared, and 2% 24, the The balance, $300,194.98 is be carried to new inte of the day, amount to 151,215.9.
AUDITUMŠAN prolit and loss account
The mounts have been and ted by Mr. P. Hen dersen Mr. Sharp, the latter acting in the
ale neo of Mr. B. G. Biol.
Hongkong, 30th July, 1896.
Anttur e As IT AND INALETA
LANKAITLEN
Kesarw fund
Marins insurance kocjagi
Sator
A. McCon Chairmay
come from
rebellious coolist, the consequences ́d which 1895, which resclation was unanimously ap Decembar, 194, and the by-laws recordingly the colony, for many years to
whatever point of view the oireimatrones aro furoved by the Legislative Council on the 18th could not have failed to prove disastrous to came into force by the 1st January, 1895.
As I have already etatad, it was anticipatedregarded disastrous to health and sanitation, that there naald be diffualty in istucing the for the modstication proposed would have bega keepers of the lodging-biases to comply with derided abatacle to Elas snooth working of the abhors the sightest departare from old custo, conmerce, for access in this strike would and in every fresh measure of the Government avitably hare meant a succossion of sikon in the provisions of the by-laws, A Chinaan very nergsary by-lupe; disastenas to inde which concerus his daily life is prone to mee future years; and, far worse than all instrous an attempt at ultimate, if nof immerlists, to the future peace and goed order of the colony. It was perfectly clear that the strike was 201 accoze" or taxation. Every possible at
an scanonical pue, but was in tot nuthing SOTI JOne, 1846.
tempt was roule by the Registrar-Glasral, 10,000,000.00 both by oral communication and the distrib short of a rebellion on the part of a large 5,250,000.00 ou of thousands of ramphlets, to remora reation of the inhabitants against the law 260,000.00 any approbsesions of this nature and to asemre and the "Gerornment. This rebells, it is 0,022,850.67
them that the measure was not as they nt true, took the forin not of active opposi first affected to bolo proliinary staption but of paesive resistance, but it was per by the Government to the imposition of n pahaps all the usca difionit to terminate on that. tax, but that it was, on the contrary, designed very accent. The moral effect of the slightest with a view to their health and confort display of weakness on the part of the Gov-"!
erument at such a crisis would have heen Beyond this alleged fear of the ultimate in- position of a poll tar there was not the slightest harmful beyond all calenlation and would have hint of sny grievance on the part of the coolka. resulted in a disastrous legnoy fature Explanations and assurances were continued for administrations. It is a commonplace that the nearly thres mouths, tot as the coolies will Chinaman, judging others by himself, as a rale 14,875,265.24 maintained thoir obstructive attitudo, it be regards every concession as a sign of weakness, 1,170,791.36 ceme evidently necessary to anforce the hwund had the coolies gained their post in this without furtoe parley. SammonERN, WIE BC case, it is orlain that they would here looki 8203,376,851.80 cordingly honed against the recalcitrant begers upon thoalves on masters of the slation on of common lcdging-home Bar her fresh any future cusion in which their wishes might difiealty rose, as it was found that they hadl conflict with the will of the Government.
The circular, however, was issued by the J2,400,587.25 BR1 751.57
decamped from the colony.
Committee, containing what, to ti Chinese 1,802,234.11
mind, amounted to a pledge that Government The result was woald apcept compromise. that. iko strike, which showed signs of collaps
Guld, £6,335,007.1367,191,145,1
Siver Fixol dipvaltam
Holt, £2,770,788.0.1046,099,624.82
618,423,286.22
..
100,614,439.33
$36,280,777,
01,875,40226
laserted, only a few calling supe, the P. and O. serious and the most inconvenient being the steaners, and half a dozen other boats being st total destruction of the rollers matched, their gustomary buoys. Conquaatly there a About 130 min of the Rißo Brigade and sont not auch opportunity for the tumultuojes sesto 450 men nf the Hongkong Roginat were play baroo with the shipping. Whenever they privod at their shelter and had to hadalo could, however, the power waves nasorted together in a lone bailt bungalow after getting themselves. Cables: were snapped and the dronched through with rain and almost blown Dr. Jameson and the others contested with Hen Calath mid five other miling ship drifted off their legs by the torrife gale. The man of down the Harboury the Glen Calal being is the Rifle Brigade yesterday came over to Hong- the Transvaal raid have been found guilty. Dr.
Fonsted; the Hygeia dragged about 500 fact, the keng, wherethey will be accommodated with the Jameson has been sentenced to fifteen months Menne was ran into by the Aurorepera subther Rifenen antil new matsheds are orested. Emeruet. We believe that in consequence of the laze Imprisonment without hard taboss, Sir Johnancher belonging to the Victor Willoughby to tell months, Mujer White to droppel, and other minor accidents are re of the matshede moet of tho men had to ga 60700 months, and the Hon. C. Covarry, Mr. cordel. The durapura, after being in collision short of their regular meste, while not few of
with the Mean get foul of the Norwegian them have lost personal property, which they Paid capital Grey, and Colonel White to five comths' imatearser fys and damaged a couple of the fat will have to make good out of their own THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL 19SUE,
prisonment. The sentences on, the Military tar's plates. The Macduf and Broad were pockets,
The Observatory alto same in for a share of Notes frelation also churning up against och other for me involve the loss of their Courpinions. The
timo A Nara! Yard lighter drifted ox to attention. The root was taken off the magneticut conf→→→ the huch war tho Recreation Clab, and on observatory, a doasa windows ware blown in, prisoners were couraged to Holloway Gaul.
other Ugbtor performed a vary extraordinary and soms of the fastrantouts were damaged, fort. She broke loose from her moorings It is interesting to note that the wind and glided swiftly, flown the Earbour mail gange rocks just a wall in the fight sbe. one apposite to the P. & O. ofles, of the storm as it deos: whom only a mill when she was burled high and dry bang up breeze is blowing, and it kept in perfectly Bill payable (including draits on London Bashore ad short sight drawings on Lordua. efice agains: M's removable against the old Prava wall. Even at high tide good order throughout. The wind blew with
and bullin ship)...... she a an dry land and people, as was the case snch force at one time that Mr. Figg, on with the apple in the dumplag, are wondering trying to enter the gate was blown back to the hon the dickons il got there. Near Sonetoloscope hottas. Mr. Holmer's home cullera Pruft and toes occu entter's Inland a lot of damage was dene, many considerably and his garden was completely carge beata, having hean capsized and maded, wrecked, while in various other parte of the but, as far as we know, no Hysa were lost. district the wind played much havoc with flimsy Some fear is entertained for the safety of structans trees, do. cargo at No. 403, which left Mao's wharf with ten people on hard and has not been seen since. A remarkable sifect of the typhoon was experienced at the, Kerloon Docks. The stoomse Strathallan was in dock for repairs and and had a plate taken cut of her bottom. the dunge in the wind, the waves dashed over the crisson and in little over Afteen minate the various directions of the wind. This will dednek vas fed, and the afeanor also.
There was uct a little ascitement on the now count for the diverse views expressed you-
pletel forrvice. She started on a gond trial today, some persone being of splain that Spanish ganbeat which a lately hon com- the typhoon was of less for then that trip round the island on Waduosderziering of October, 1994, while Urers condend and irst of all prosperiod eastwarda? The no
was too rough, however, and so the resol was turned and it was resolved to make he trip by taking the wostarn entance Great Island was safely passed, but after going a short distance further it was devidel torturu By that time the set bad bome much rougher and the captain was compelled to zaoke be kink Stoneontter's Telaudantil this toning.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF ASEATED WATERS,
The typhoon which inged in the sclny daring Wednesday night and the early hours of 'Thers day morning was followed by the inevitable esl and by air o'clock, when storybody was tering out of dpere after a viable night's experience, one could quietly apartin the ex tent of the damage and composedly disenas the various phases and the various incidents of the great storm. Individual imprentens of the fers of the typhoon must necessarily be largely OUR ABATED WATER FACTORY is fitted affected by the position of the observer and the Shortly after midnight, ut high tido, and after i injury, and the only damage done was the with the best English Machinery, embodying exposure of his house having regard to in
the Intel improvements in the trade.
The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the utmost Care and Cleanlingas prozcised in tlie Maua!acture throughout.
The Wator ne is proved by repeated that it was the most serious storm that học Analyses to be Absolutely Purw
visited, the colony since 1874. The evidence Becms to support the latter contention, for not only is the damage le house proparts the most extend that bus courred since 1854, hit the recorded wind vekcity was also grater: Ap
For COAST PORTS, Watom are packed and pinces on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the fall out allowed for Pookages and Eye when coived in god ordor,
Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applion.
Our Registered Tolographic Address is
DISPENSARY, HONGKONGP Aril-all sig ned messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.
The following is a List of Watera, always kept ready in Stock:-
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA, WATEL
LEMONADE
POTASH WATEL
SELTZER WATER
,
The guests an hourt izcluded the Spanish
west nacomforts and Consel, nud they had tryiur experience, as the no por on-board. They had Life at one o'clock and thaif war the lusal they had until hoding at Hongkong Yesterday morning. The vast, bowore, be havel splendidly, and the trial trip, ale auler such extraordinary conditions, was completely satisfactory.
cording to the Observatory report the rolly at 10 pm. was 108 miles per hour. In the Obervatory report of the typheen of October, 1834, the rotorena to the wind vobodity is as follows: Unfortunately the velvoity up- patus of the Observatory Anemograph was broken by the wind, probably at 4.30p. and the exact record of velocity was thorofere lost, bat from estimations the wind was conektereil to be at its worst between 4.30p. nad 6p, the squalla during this time being very severe. It is, however, doubtful whether the maximum hourly velocity as yet registered by the lastro-gangway, meat, namely, 89, tiles per hent, during tho pboon of September 10th 17, 1884, was exceeded, although some few file squalls on the present scension were undoubtedly, of
y great violes.co,"
The following table, which Mr. Figg kindly supplied to us will prove very interesting to many of our rodes
Barozastor Wind Dirsation. Feren
N.N.W 8 a.m. $9.50) 10a.m. 500
N
Loon
LITHIA WATER
-SARSATARILLA WATER
TONIC: WATEL
GINGER ALE
2011
2
3'
408
N.N.E
5.
2 p.m.
I
N.N.E.
p.m.
234
N.E. by N.
2
6 pan.
.126
N.E. by N.
11
D..
024
N.E.
12-
8.p.m. 28.082
N.E. Ly E.
9 p.m.
E.N.İ. .978
12
80 p.m.
.824
E. by N.
12
10 p.m. 295-
J2
$18
5.E. by E.
GINGERADE
"No Caalit given for Bottlea that lock dirty. or greasy, or that appear to have bazu od for any other parpons than that of containing Acrated Waters, tp soch Bottles are never used
gain by us.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
THE RONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 28th May. 1890.
FOTICE TO COREXSPONDENTS UNIXmmunications relating to the news column sta ele be addressed to Tum EDITOR.
Correspondeatamaet fercurd their name and address. with awarnications addressed to the Editor, not for prebiration, but as widenes of good faith.
All lovers for publication should be written on one Ar of the pinger haly.
30th
10.30 p.m.
10 p.m. 29.095.
midnight
291
3.E. y.E.
Yesterday uiterzoon, couidhnication was restored between Hongkong and Gap Rock, after a breakdown of ourly twenty-four hours. It was leazred that the lightkeepers were The lighthozne itself had porfectly Rate. escaped the fury of the storm without the lonet carrying away of the derrick and the twisting of a rail of tr
The typhoon vory likely cand considerable damage at Macao, but up to the premut wo Thore was no Masso best yesterday. have heard nothing definite on this point,
The Powan and the Hourename from Canton yesterday and report having mat. with a considerable quantity of wreckage in the tiver. The Poison loft Canton on Wednesday afternoon at five look and about eight o'clock suchord in the river, where she temained until yesterday morning.
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD,
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sani- tary Board was bold yosterday, the Hii. F. A. Couper (Direnter of Pablic Waks) prosiding. There wore also present Dr. P. B. C. Ayres (Colonial Surgeon). Ir. F. H. Clark Medical Offcar of Health), Mr. H. B. Lethbridge (Acting Captain Superintendent of Police); Mr. N. J. Edo, and Mr. Hugh McCallum (Secretary J
Amongst other darunge in the barbour was the anashing up of part of the Naval Yar Pier and also a portion of the Submarine Mining Retriever rior. The American sehooner collided with Blackhead's but there by damag-and confirmed. ing her part boirs and stripping her of e
Cho Praye has suffered very considerably, Pughout the storm as were swept over the wall and consequently the roadway was badly cut up, and was in parts almost im passible is the morning. Bricks and tiles, heirs hal pools broken trees and wrockage, heaps of iso stones and cand voze scattered over the entie length of the sea frontage, and soon as possible randmen were engaged to clear away the obstractions and repair the thoroughfare, Of course it was this part of the lower level that felt the keanest edge of the typhooni end och dunge was done lo property. The aut shed on New Pedder's Wharf.whiol seral as'n shate fox-luuneb pagsengers was howa to the ground At Weat Point the top floor of an extensive godown was blown 'right away at oight o'clock, The keeper was in the house at the thao, but fortunately he was not Eastern district sheds, injured. In the varaudabs, chimneys, refs, and tiles wore removed; indeed from most parts of the colony accidents of this description are reported, but in case has bodily injury bean sustained.
MINUTES.
The minites of the last meeting rere rend
PLAQUE AT AWATOW.
Cash
Bullim in hand and in translt...
£250,085.9.3 22 jier cent. Tad and Colonial sonrities Investments, vis
1
Consels lodged with Ne
Bank of England wa
ocial London 027 $3,000, (E39.00 £81,054.0.0 Console d
sterling securitiei 5,895,301.8 Filesopened, lages, and credits Bills receivable Bank prancines
and Ro
1,790.341.88 61,108,114.80 71,727,588.47 074,917,82 100,000.0
$209,378,951.66
Padrit And Loss AccorNT, 30xm Jove, 1806.
15,000.00
Ta mounts wlton off:-
Remuneration to daveters
To vend R
15. per share op 80,900 shares→→ £100,000 at 4 d. To dividend justicent amunt
Elfenaco i ecchangi bosvizna tv. Si, The rate at which the divídená ja de clared, and 28. 240., the-ravo of the day To transfer is more furd -To glance carried forward to text has-year
, 31st Deccaber, 1$ 312,781.12 Tenunant of not profits for the six months ending 20th. June. 1896, ter making provision for bad and dacht. lotte, deducting all on- punya and intercet paid ...
By being of divided jro
and
A communication wes received from the Com- sal at Swatow with reference to the presence of for seven days and the retical offioer is satisfied Totalanes bubonic plague here. No one had been reported that thy diviso does ast ist anywhere in the district'in epidurale form.
CHOLERA AT SINGAPORE. The Colonial Secretary at Singapore' wrote. informing the Board that during the week ended 30th Juns fifteen deaths had occurred" from cholera in Province Walletoy. For the work ouded 7th July tye deaths were re period.
A/CENSUS TO BE TAKEN.
1,158,#124
Rrative Furn
By balance, sfat Decuber, 1893 Ay transfer from profit and loss account
This was met by the introduction of an Ordinance dufiuing anaw the term common forging houses and imposing the responsibility of registering, in tho alenes of the regers of such bons, upon Lhe "bourpholder" au deluding, continued.
On the morning of the 30th March a large in the Public Health Ordinance, a., the spinal tonant or occupier, or where there is no such number of coolies resumed work in the expecta person the immediate landload of a building, tion that the compromise referred to would be In consequence of the measures then to carrial into effect. When, howovos, it became onforce du by-laws, i strike of the eplies known that island not been accepted by Gov. auployed in working coal and varge began on eument they left off work again, with the the 23nl March, and on the arrival of the daliyarbeption of the hands at the Saga Reßceries, steamer from Macao on that day amber of who had never been very determit in their coolice on strike endeavoured to interfere with attitude. The coolies ungaged by the Captain and cource the augage in everying Superintendent of Police the previous aftor- goods and baggage to the shore. The silampi noon for certain skipping Arms did not keep was promptly defeated by the Polye, and tore their engagements, and before meal of the Birth of the ringleaders wer arrested a sentenced March the strike had re-astmed its uentest to six weak hard, abour. The Chinesa foru... boing gouerally of peacanbla nad law. abiding disposition, there was never any serious approbeusion of any outbreak of riolinos, 461.2154 navertheless every preiation was take to 250,000.00 enable the Government to nip any tur 309, 134.96 bytes manifestation in the bud; the Police forch was strengthened, and the streets and harbour 81,470,706.36
wore comitantly patrolled by armed pickels, and if is satifactory to note that with the exception approached cortam firms, to emply stevedore of the episode above recorded no attempt at disse to the Government by whom they were let tarbanet took place during the whole period of out through the agony of the l'oice to all who the strike, By the evening of the 23rd March required their services
Tho there were some 3,000 coolies on strike, and next day the strikers were joined by the whole of the conRes the load and discharge.com.
4-14,444.44
$
$6,000,000.00
5,750,000.00 250 000.00 16,600,000.00
On the 1st April matters once more appeared hopeful. Early in the morning of that day the Police succeeded in hiring 350 coolin Der various firns at $1 a day. A public meeting, was held at 11 am: nt which a vote of contones in the Government was passed, and later in the day au agreement was made by the sterodoro whe had, as has been mentioned, in the preding weak
This was the beginning of the mud. strike soon collapsed, and by, the 4th April the the labouring coolies once moze
their work on ww).
On the 2nd April apwards of 509 codies were supplied to various fieine at $1 aday. On the 3rd April more than 1,000 coatien were supplied at 75 centa a day, and by noon of the 4th April the strike was at an end. Teletory of ths. Government-against which and not agains employers of Istour the strike was organised- was complete.
This rendered the coaling of etost in possible unless assistance of an unsal 'natore Aro73.36 could be obtained. I accordingly on the 25th Marah cansed the P. & O. texte Verend to be $1,470,793.56 coaled by a gang of Efly convigs from Victoris Gaol, white the sarcles of 100 men of the Rifle Brigade which were voluntarily ronderet and 5,000,000.00 which proved highly useful were availed of in disobarging the cargo of the P. & 0 mail
This happy result was, of course, not achieved ateer Pekin
"As it was impossible to induce coolins to work without heavy losess to the mercantile com cargo in the harbour on account of the strike, uranity, owing to this temporary deadlock in it was thought that they might be induced to business, and "mora ospecially shipping, but the Labour if removed to some spot razoto from the crisis was one which did not admit of tou strike. With this view the tic de Janeiropromiso, and apart from the benefits to bo stearst round to Aberdon (a village on the looked for from from the by-laws, to prevent lie south of Hongkong), where she was able to enforcement of which was the object of the have bar cargo strine, destined for Canton, strikers, le coolie class, who vers beginning On the 26th to think they held the reins power, hara. March several other steamers followed fals ex-ved in objout lesson whink, it may b ample.The coolies engaged in this work hoped, they will not soon forget were protested night and day by a strong body police in knobs aluat, ant police patrols were placed along the road from Victoria to Aberdeen to prevent coolies who wore travel ing in pearth of work from interference at the hands of the strikers. Work proceeded all day
The Colonial Secretary wrote in reply to a THE GOVERNOR'S DESPATCH ON discharged into her junke. letter from the Boed having referico to a consus being taken during the carat year. Hú stated that the mstier would not be lost sight of and that a census would be taken when the population bind returned to its mortual con- dition
The following minates were apponiad ----
on the steamera without interruption .12
10
7
E.E. by S. S.E. by S. 2a.m. 394
S.S.E 4 a.. 509 8a.9.
S.E. by S. Barometer readings 'roduced to 2 deg. Fabi. aud Mean Sea Level.
66
Maximam iod velocity 108 uites between 9.30 p.m. and 1030 p.m.
Since 1874 we have had only two really until the present one. sorious typhoone the до which visited the colony in. September, 1881, and the other in October, 1894, and Mr. Figg, of the Observatory
Ja Queen's Road tross wars uprooted by the dozen; one, a particularly large one, causing an obstruction for some time in front of Murray Barracks Falling tries bare sucpped two or three electric wire peste, and telephone wins twisted in fantastic shapes were strewn about the road. The roofs of several old Chinese houses near the Wanchai nnlinb werd blown off, and a large sunshady at police guard house at the gate of the Royal Naval Hospital was lown away. Near the Monnet niany treeswore uprooted and several blooked the gate of the kalemodan Camstery Attle Rasconsso some ting sheeting on the roof
is of opinion that neither exposed the pre-of the Grand Stand was torn away and several
sent one
of in strength. Fearful auste No anayeurig signed communications that have already appeared in öfter papers will be inserted. wind blew in 1894 and some were of greater
Oiders for ustre cupins of DAILY Pazsa ahozi be el tejert 11 d. on day of publication. After that hour the supply e imited. Only Supplied for Cash Telegraphic Addtet Priss-AC, Cods.
Telephants No. 19.
The Daily Press.
Пoxo56A, JULY 31st, 1896.
"There were no cases of plagize yesterday.
The new German Miler Resident and Con sul General at Bangkok, Baron Ves Hartmann, arrived at his post on the 13th July,
On Wednesday evening there were two small tires in the city. Ous braks ont in the cock Lonse at 37. Pottinger Street, and the other in the cookhouse of the Alios Memorial Hospital.
by the inpates Tho came in each case was verlating of the tag.
THE BLUE BOOK.
The following in the Governor's despatch ve the Blue Book for 1895 }-
Government House, Ilongkong, 30th July, 1896. The Medical Offear of riitb-at the Sir-I have the bonour to transmit to you present time the vitality statisties are in a very the Blue Book fer 1893, sad to submit the unsatisfactory ccndition owing to the inability following remarke upon the faw occurrences of Co gauge the true population of the colony.eral interest in a prosperous but somewhat
tneventful year. A ceasus is undoubtedly required this year.
The Director af Public Works-As far as the Board is advised it appears there is no reason to believe that the population at the present tanto is abnormally low and except sonis unforses circumstance should scour before the end of the year, normal or shaormal, it is equally 1500mary for the Board to know what it ta
Dr. CLASE-I move that in the opinion of this Board it is vory desirable that a cousnZA should be taken this year.
Mr. EDE conded. Carried.
THE REMOVAL OF SUNSHARES. The following official translation of an adver tisment which appeared in the Chinese Mail
of the 23rd June was read
the sun. The defendant at once engaged Mr.
to defond the ease. We ascertained that
The total reverie collected during 1895
matsheds used by cooliesengaged in building, the now.siables were destroyed. In the torn itself practically no damage was done to the verions experienced on violence than those we
comtaercial offices. The Hongkong Hotel, Wednesday night, but the early velocity which of course was exposed to the full force of of the wind during the 1894 typhoon the blow, sustained only slight damage to z 15 miles less than in the present tyrernudab. The wind olsa bist down a verandal phocri, The wind during Wednesday night at 4, Chancery Lane, and part of the font wall of 12, Stanton Street. In Upper Wyrdlam ans mere uniform, more pontinuous, while in Strost all the roofé suffered more or los Bexions. 1894. strong fitful squalls blew, and therefore damage on the north adds, and at the Central Design. the solicitor, and the undersigned mounted 10 $24480.228.89, an increase of on ship and on shore and whe work coal. some people are led to arieneously imagine Police Station, the Tarpectors' quackers, the that the latter storm was the more powerful Magistracy, and the Gnof the reads were This year's phoon travelled very rapidly striped of a number of tiles indeed, and we happened to be in the right band of the course in the dangerous somi-circle. It was no wonder; therefore, that suck. Exten- Eire damage was done in various parts of the colour, and it is a matter for congratulation that loss of life and bodily injury wero, not vary great.
crew.
On the Richmond state much damaga was
done, windows und verandahs being blown away rain water guttera forserl iff, and trass, lawns, and gardena dostroyed.
These
They could give no satisfactory iscount of. themselves and were sentenced by the Magis trate to three months' hard taboar as regues and ragabonds, and the hands at the Dook gave so further trouble.
References are then made to pace nad gord order, legislation, ate, summarising the depart mental reports which bavo already been pub ligbed.1
The above is a brief review of a year which presents few striking incidents, bat which was perhaps one of the most prospers in the mou very lengthy history of this interesting and unique colony.
4
The Right Honourable Mr, Joseph Chun- berlain, M.P., Her Majety's Principai Secretary of State for the Cotories, S., &c., &c., Downing Street, London.
NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA,
London, 3rd July A soricus anti-Jewish outage is, raportul from Ressiu.
A Jowish innkeeper at Mizabisch interfered to protect a pensant from bling brutally ill- at the interference of the innkeeper, inotted 100 treated by a Russian officer. The latter, ouraged soldiers to wreck all the Jewish houses in the was done, and several Jonisk residents puro
The military officer and the troops who were neighbourhood. A great amount of damage killed. Many women were outraged. concerned in the outrage have been arrested STATE CONTROL OF THE HINE TRAFFIC IN RUSSIA,
Loadou, 3rd July. The Russian Government badcided to se same control of the drink tsfile within the Empire.
On le morning of the 26th the licensed
This will probably be one of the last Blas owners of the bouts which remored cargo to and frore bips endeavored to go eus on strike, but I am happy to say that the terrible on being warned by the Police that they could Book reports which I shall have the honour not leave the waters of the colony without a to address to you from Hongkong, and in eas scourge known as the bubonic plague, which devastated the colony during the early cammer clearance and that their euroties would be dealt cluding it I would point out that the exports montbe of 1894, did not re-appear in epidemia with by the Registrar-General remained tons. I formed and gave expression to som form during the year under review. There passive. Some difficulty was nevertheless or four and a half years ago, and which wer were, however, sporedio cases to the number of perience by firms in hiring the boats. The then adversely criticized and eren treated in di, of which sil except one ended atally Three Polido therefors underscok to his boats for some quarters with derision, have been or course of being fulfilled. 1834 and. of these cazer were Portugues and the re- them, and during the remainder of the strike aro mainder Chinese. The resort which were cargo basis were supplied to the pubtle by the 3895 has been exceedingly prosperous years take to prevent the spread of the diaanse Polles on the scal terms and in whatever notwithstanding serious mpedimenta, and E
numbers desired,
hope and have every reason to believe that (1) Isolation of those attacked by the disease point and Lee Yuen Sugar Rafneries alay will, is the fatare, continue to advance in On the 26th March the hands at the Enst this colony, looking to its remarcable vitality, at the Kanaedytown Plagne Hopital.
(ii) Disinfection of the infected Rouses. began to show signs of disaffaction, and special wealth and prosperity has the honour to
WILLIAM BOBINSON, (ii) Segregation for a period of ten days of pickens of the Police were told off to protect bo, sir, year most obediant, humble servant,
people exposed to the infection, in hones-snch of them as were willing to utinns at
Governor- work. In spite, however, of these prezutions "An important decision was giron in the boats-murred on the confines of the harbour....
It is impossible to say how far the absence nearly the whole of the coolies at both es- Felice Court on Saturday last. Mr. Taoi Tran, anner of property, was charged by the Sant the disease in spidanic fom was due to tablishments were out on strike by nightfall
cargo on steamers at Aberdeen struck work. out of the abere mentioned precautions.
The triko had now reached its acutest KAVORS. itary Board with having a structuraevering the climatic conditions and how far to the carrying On the 27th the coolies who had been working bakyand of the back of his house shutting cut
All tho, nonites who handle cargu stage.
early all the hands at the house has been built prior to the $199.025.57 over the revenue of 1894, which was together with Banitary Hoard-pohlishing this tax and that itself larger than that collected in any previous the Quarry Bay, East Point, and Lee Ynes
THE JEWS IN BUMA, the sunshade (F) had existed since the time Jar. The items of roronno which contributed Sugar Rofneries, making a total, if at least.
London, 3rd July, of the erection of the house. All the same, the mincipally to this increase wore Land Sales, 20.000, wore on strike. The cooling ereployed Post Office, Pawnbrokers' Licenow, and Stamps. by batiling contractors did not join in the
The Viedomanti, a St. Petersburg newspaper. charge war brought. The Magistrate in gir which show increases of $59,000, $52,000, $24,000, masement, nor did tuy of the coolie wat hy states that the Government has decided to ing his decision said: The Bakery Board had no right to bring the cade under this On and $87,000 respertively, as compared with the chairs and pal jinrickshas Thers uw also a The whole of the Government telephone ser
dinaneo and. I therefore dismiss the caAG at Freceding year. On the other hand, there was certain amber of what are callelstrast permit foreign Jows to enter Rasa without vice was disorganized, and many primata sub.
Hongkong have bean charged with breaking from the Opium Farma, due to the less favour.de, whose surviers were obtainable. gribers hail to forse the use of the slophone once. We are aware that owners of houses in decrease of $5,000 in the amount derived coolfs who do add jobs, carrying luggage, reference to their calling.
At Kennedytown the verandahs of row of the law on socount of similar structures. Bemeable terms of a new contract which came into men vare employed by the Polico is stevedore yesterday. fourteen houses recently erected were blow have boon fred and at the same time buve force on the 1st March, 1895, and a decrease of and coaling work, while a number of men from bees required to remove the structures cover $31,000 in interest, das to the withdrawal of the Hongkong Regiment also rendered useful deposits to meet the expenditure requisite on the aid in discharging vessels, and six polty officers As nenal there were one or two exciting ovn, and later three of the houses collapsed.
constables to strengthen the Water Police. Dota Hess, which were very slight, ware put out incidents is the harbour, and the attemptul Going higher up wo find that the Botanical ing koir backyards. In all parts of the town semption of the plagte infected areas of the Royal Nary were awon its a special
there have been any such casse. We have Gardons have suffered very serious damage.
On the morning of the 28th the hands of the The expenditure in 1895 was 52,972,073.01, rascus of Captain Jay was the most exciting or every tren wie robbed of branches; spokon with many owners of property and ad- Taipingahan. and the saddest The Wa Chuc For with By Lock were uprooted, flowering plants is thom not to scmply with the order of the
bnt to engage the services of some well-known year. By for the larger part of this imerenes, the trike. The Police were quickly on the denbtless omissaries from the strikers in The Brugkek Timer of the 17th Jug records formerly known as the Auntiese and about 7.30 ruthlesdy mowed down, and the wichs pho is Sanitary Board to pull down their saushades, or 5003580.52 ia excess of that of the proviens Hanghout Decke showed a disposition to join to following fatality at Roh-i-chang on the in the evening, when the gake was very violent, is a snd chaotic state. It will be many months solitor to defend their case. Thit is the first however, viz., 8621,000, was expended in the spot and succeeded in arresting too strangers,
enes std we have been sucessful in it. Allesumption of the area known as Taringshan, 16th JulyThe captains of several vessels the resol drifted towards the Praya opposite before the Gardous wear their stomary byuct. At the Albany, just above the gardens,
Losse owners should express their thuake to which was the principal scene of the ravages of Victoria. fying at the anchorage being shooting on the mainkad, and some one felling sick on the Blue Bailänge. The sou na ning very most of the houses insane damage to the
Mr. Tsau for baving, by his defence, made the the plague during 1884. Most, if not all, of Keony Wat, the mate despatched the steward high at the time und Inspecter Mann directed roofs.
law the point clear and for leging shows this formidable penditure will doubtless be recouped by the Government when the area, The damago ht the Fok was very extensive that the action of the Banitary Board in this is being completely retrained and laid with a Manila quartermastor and two Chinese Police Constable. Dickson and Read to beaten
Capt. Calder of
ease has bean opposed to law. In cases in which sailor, with a masssgo the Vorkut. From sheer wantonness the to the vessel and render every essistance to the slmost evory house baring home-cellence of
It happened that ouls Capesin Jay and usually hard treatment.. The Tramway stations he is required by so, order from the Banitary out anew, is put up to public auction.
Deducting the sum of $821,000 from the ex- Chinco sailors bungled at the ladder of the Hoagieat, and when the quartermaster his Chinceo servant wore on board and the stained only slight lamage. At the Peak Beard to pull down the sursheds over his bank.
Hotel soveral rocans were partially unroofl
yard he will do no harm by consuling an expenditure of $2,972,373.01 the revenue. and thxontened them with punishment the Chinesaustables, with the aid of Mr. N.Kuchwaldy, and windows were blovi in At Mountain perienced architect and if any que han complied expenditure would be as follows $2,486,228.89, ben kozed and threatened to throw lim over. threw them a rope. The Chinaman mannged view one of the glass upouings in the verandal with this order and palled doma the structure 167-978,01, showing a warplus of $334,855.88. Other items of increased expenditure to which board Tho quartormator, as he alleges, la to catch hold of it and he was dragged was blown in, and the cooklons as Craigie there is no objection to its being put up again.
special attention ray be drawn are Pensions infinantial Committee was elected to deliberate has les cold, for £47,000. "LEIGH AND ORANGE.
$12,699 ingrassa, Post Of $10,000 increase The following minutos were attached the Governor, was partially aurocfed. At three, ous fatally, and they gave himself up to safely to elre. The rope w again thrown horn, the Ponk Rusilence of His Excellency be dealt with by the law Captains Unsworth and it alghted a desk, but unfortunately the Davitar the servants quarters were consider.
Mr. Ede I would not take any special notice the principally to a large expenditure on transit Several leading merchante addrecel the meeting, of the office, sed finally certain very necessary support the Government in its determination to and Calder brought up the prisoner, this cossosplain either failed to hold it, or whilst ably damaged, mang tiles were lifted from of this advertisement, but merely keep it wa charges incidental to extension in the business which appeared to be annninout in its desire to and the wounded man during the afternoon
met shed was carried away; and the cookhouses We larn-that the two woanded men are doing kulding it his foot slipped. At any rate Stokes's bungalows; the Government Villas word.
The Colonial Surgeon-Certainly it was right udditions to the staff of the Sanitary Depart grant no concertos. whatever to the foolish pre- aat wanting signs that the strike a breaking wel, and the prisoner is is custody in H.B.M. the pour follow fell into the water and his body- laff a dozen hotels in Stewart Terrace that the momong the Board rould be in mest bare rafsel the expenditure on that deydiers of the strikers. Meanwhile there were
partout from 281,566 to $84,082. gaol awaiting action by the Gorman - Minirler,
were damaged.
formed, but it is not worth special votice.
All things considered, the financial position dows. An offer was made to one of the largess The polier also rendered signal service t By far the most serious weiden't happered at who is here also Spanish Consul.
The Acting Captain Superintendent of
undertake the stereders businear of the firm
Loodon; 4th July. The profits on smuggling opiam must be Freya West About nine o'clock Inspootor the Peak Hospital, which was alruest wrecked PairiThat capital would be made out of is one of which the colony has no reason to shipping firms in this colony by a Chiness to The overage sterling value of the dollar was within twenty-four hours on ovadition that he considerable when a lamp triremer engaged in Quincey and thres turnkeys from Victoria Six windows in the typer floor were blowout say cass in which judgment is given against complain.
and a great portion of the roof Uited. The
Sanitary Board is only to be expected, but
In replying to an articlo sppearing in the the traffic can pay a fine of $150 and still have Goa! heard cries of "Bave. Efe proceding patients were romerid with all sped to the laurdin hearanno adopted Us Menus slightly lower than in 1894, bing shout2/11 was gasrauteed permanent employment as
us against 2/14 in that year. The former rate, stevedore for five years. This offer was de Statit tacking New Zealand homes, Mr. W. largo balance in cash left. We take the fo from three stapani which was being tossed rooms on to greni floor.
The root of 2, Des Vaux Villis was das Leigh and Orange. I. do not think that any however, shores slight improvement over the on the 29th March, nè on the following day P. Reeros, tho. Agent Gencil of the colony, lowing from the Siam Observer of the 17tabent near the Praya. Wall. The four willing
notice should be taken of the advertisement.
The barde at the three Beliecies returned rigorously defends the eredit ef New Zedard July-On Monday night a heavily slothed
The PRIDENT-I more that the paper be average rate for the last nine months of 1896milar offers won wade to other arms.
The lowest rate touched was 1/11 (in Fobras and March), and the highest was 22 (No- to work on the 27th Marob, and the Captain a yell as the efforts of the Government to Chianman was burn coming down the gangway helpers at once entered the water, caught and the Government Favilions were partially
Cartiod. ably damaged Forside fored a good daal, of the P... Ilao. His criss for a passing hold of the rope attached to the rampans, rofed. The roof of the Neuk we considered on the archives of this offies.
vember). Sizce May the reto varied only Superintendent of Police was able to hire fifty prouicts industry and economy.
JONES ENGAGED POR SUBSER coolies for a local firm at 81 a day, and to rascion to tako hita salore brought one of the and draggs! them to the land, thus a portion of the roof being trippoteff. Hill-
London, 13th July- four Opion Farm guards on the steer cleaving sixton persons from primble deathside was struck with some violence by the wind, The mortality statuties showed a death rate between 2/14 and 2/24.
The new British dollar se declared equal engage fifty more at the same rate for another
Jones, the Adulaids bowlar, bus accepted a Lo bim, and his quick decent to the botter of
five years' engagement from Fussex county, at the gangway aroused to the fallest degras In another instanco P. S. Mareulay and P. Cand some of the windows were blown in, besides of 17.9 for the week ended 18th July and 2015 te to the standard coin of the colony from the 1st frm for the next morning, and more cool kave
April, and the first consignment of the coins been obtained on the same torm if required.
heat Kercover, tho P. & O. stevedore now ex a salary of £266 per annars and Tapiorted to it occupier by a realous the suspicions of the myrmidons of the Fenton assisted in landing the crews from four damage being done to the roof. Retrout the week ended 26th July,
arrived on the 1th July.
BOOTER STRIKË. Farmer, who rushed down to arrest him, but ballast bouts which were lying between Bank coolie as being a much dum, as
grossed his willingness to obey the provisions of Brighton. He returns to Auriralia with the There team, after which he will pesmed to England Towards the end of March a general strike the by-laws as regards registration. good deal damaged in rarius ways. With
of coolies took place, which hated several days soned every likelihood that the sail was with bir family. and caused very serione fossos to all interested about to come to an end, but the well-founded The Viobriz Recreation Chab has sustained the exception of a portion of the verandab, of sie waist a thick sloth bag and emptied
in the trade and shipping of this colony. As bepas of an immediata termination of the The boat a isty serious blow. Of the lath, the dressing which was blown awry, Edderton, bettor know its contents into the Mena.
AsTyphoon Baбgalow," escaped with little
this episode presate naveral features of more Ceadlook was unfortunately frustrated by the this chair, the bamboo bridgu, paly a fow piles on masan old Siames-did not liko
The following is the sixty-second report of than ordinary interest, I shall venturo to ilmed action of the Committee appointed
at the pablis meeting to which I havo The Australian cricketers commenced theit Cameron Vilms have suffered, and in the early not, and preferred to listen to the Opium two tabs of water in the shower bath shed were damage. The roof and verandaks of all the Farmer's men, who called upon him to come to be seen in their usual place yesterday morn
This strike but its origin in the opposition referred. The Committee wet ia conference third matol against the Yorkshire County back to the gangway The Chinong was ing, while the whole of the bamboo strastare pro. part of the storm a large end window of the the Court of Dicaters to the ordinary bait. relate its history at some length hustled, land, with the empty wet bag was testing the beals for which there is not room verandah of No. 1. Cameron Villas was blown in yearly general meeting of shareholders to be of the reapers of common lodging houses on the 29th March with a certain number of Eleven at Bradford to-day. The weather was
Muunt Kellett Bungalow has also suffered, the taken before the Chief Inspector of the Farm, in the boat shed proper had been blown away verandah and servants quarters bring been held at the Oity Hall, Hongkong on Saturday used a dwellings by the labouring clames to Chinese compradores and stovedans and the flue, and there was a good attendance of spieta certain sanitary measures designed to prevent ontreras of that conference was an agreement.tora The resipis showed that 18,197 perus who did not know that he was a member of the The club presented a very woe-begane appearance,
Ali tho matshoda erosted for the the 18th August, at Noon
E xlasmer's crow. On a person was found a pass avan the stout pontoons having been carried
workmen at the Mount were destroyal. High-To the Proprietors of the Hongkong and Bang overurusding with all its attendant svile. to endeavour to effect a compromise with the raid for admission during the day. The wicket Those measures are embodied in certain by reoloitrant coolits, the substance of which was prepared was an excellent one, and the outfield for the removal of 600 tale of opiura of the value away and lost, while the suly property savod
lows made by the Sanitary Board in 1990 and that the owner of lodging hors should be was in perfect order.
The teams were représented by the following. GentlemenThe director have now to abonis to of $420, dated at Hongkong, as well as $350 in are a few ripe of bomboo.and some supports clere, Magazine Gap, was partly unroofed, and Hanking Corperation.
yon geral statement of the fairs of the Bank approved by the Tegislative Council in May, allowed to register instead of the heul coolies bank notes. When he, we found to be the which were washed ashore. The damage dous at Tascaluni a good deal of damage was done hump trimmer of the PC.. Klao on the to the Club property will probably reach $5,000, to the roof.
The Mount Austin Hotel withstood the force and babes best for the half year ending 301991, providing for the registration of common On the evening of the same day the Committee, players
lodging.honds. It was generally believed that without previously ascertaining the views of Australians.-H. Trott, I. Tramble, H. monthly wages of 310 the lamp room was It is to be hoped that the Committes will soon
The net profits for that period, including those by-hws would, when enforced, mest with the Government, or obtaining its authority for Graham, G. Giffen, J. Darling, E. Jonce, S. seurobed, and in at ad oil can were found be able to me up a temporary bathing estab of the typhoon exceptionally web. Borne glass June 198 176 Mexican dollars; Yesterday Mr. W. A . lisboat for the accommotaden of the scores of was smashed in the cerandah on the youth side,
account, after paying all charges, deducting interes operation was postponed neil dale to be bil in Chinose stating that they intended. 15hoke prosecuted the man for attempt heathers who are in the bald of having a re- portions of the versalus were blown down, $12780:12, lance brought former fra prompt will determined opposition, so their the mearare, palhahod and circulated a hand- Gregory F. Iredale, R. Mibbin, J. Kelly,
und some brick work on the now exlonalon was
Englishizen--F. 8. Jacks, J. T. Brown paid and duc, and miking provision for bad and subsequently need, and the matter was allowed work day to reprimand a compromise of this and C. Eady,
nalare to the fovernment, and that they ing to sunggle spinu He admitted freshing Ap in the morning and evening.
temporarily to stand over.
· The other casualties in the barbour are very also blown down. having slaken the coutouts of kis
Msuy treas at the Peak were uprooted, others doubtfil ncounts, aunt to $1,170,795.35.
The directors recommend the transfer of $250,030 In view, however, of the terrible oxperience felt corßdent that their suggestion would R. Poel, Wauwright, 1. Moorhou; U.. only contained two bundles of opium dross. When the approach of the star was signalledore entirely stripped of their loaves, sul umst from the profit and loss account to credit of reserve of the streets of the plagas in 1894, aggravated met with approral The false hopes thas Hirst, D. Denton, D. Hunter, High, Lord
the river, but ho said that it numerous, but not, fortunately, very wirions. Jag futo
The Australian captain won the toss worth about 83. Mr. C. E. Biringer, who heard there was a rapid exodus of all craft to had branches loppede. It was with the atmost fund, which fund will then stood at $6,000,000.
After making this transfer and doducing rennore as they undoubtedly ware by overcrowding in rated in the clien min bors bittex fruit; Hawke, and J. Tannicliffe.
decided to bat, Darling and Iredale opening the case, convicted him and ordered him to pay sheltered bys, and scan steamers elified to un difficulty that pedestrians could get through
The complianda with it at such a janetare Both men played steadily, and the sex was 3180 as flue and cats. He said he would pre-exposed positions, H..B. Grafton and Redpois Funkot's trap, one gentlemen taking a quarter tion to directona there zounina for appropriatic the common lodging houses, the Banitary Board for, of course, the proposal when placed before- lor to go to gaol for a month, bat he was not being an get the number. In fact at six of an hour, although he was assisted by coollee. $1,505,735.36, out of which the decors recorated passed a further resolution to the effect that the Government was hositatingly rejected.
A tremendous monut of dimage was vidend of one pound and five shillings per share the by-laws previously made by them aboukil
come into fores on and after the Ist January, I would have boer a complete victory for the taken to 48 when Iredale, who had contributed given the opportunity, and the he was aned oolock in the evening, just before the typhoon
Kowloon, perhaps the most which will absorb 444,444-44. gan was fired, the harbour was almost totally' enstined at out of his undoubtedly ill-gotten geins.
self defence, draw his knife and stabbed all
was not seen gain,
to
he had just time to get into the ranchen. Whart and Pedder's Whard. Scar after the be practically destroyed; and I was a However, something evidently told him that he
reaces the boats broke up and sank would be followed, and he therenpón free ent
blown away.
MORTALITY.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Board afoared to Thursday week.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING COEPORATION,..
The few romaining hands at the East Point Refuery also strek work on the 99th March, and on the anxas day & public meeting of the octannity, consued by the Chamber of Com
are, was held to consider the crisis. An and communicate ita views to the Government.
BARON HIRSCH'S RACING STUD.
London, 3rd July. The racing stud of the late Baren Hirsch
- THE TRANSVAJ).
London, 4th July
The newspapore of Capo Town assert that the Transvaal Government connived at the esse National Union of the Transvaal (who succeeded of Mr. Charles Leonard, ex-chairman of the
would denganes Mr. Cecil Rhodes. in reaching England) in the belief that he NEW ZEALAND CREDIT.
THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN AGAINST YORKSHIRE
London, 29th Ja
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