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four tunes the revenue of Hoogkengstedo not include the municipal revenue of the former colony, for Ceylon, like the Straits Settlemente and lauritius, enjoye axemption from the taxation of its municipal revenue for military purposes. That is the grievance. of Hongkong, that it is the only portion of her Majesty's dominions in which (2867 municipal revenus is taxed for Imperial purposes and it is a very real and eubstantial grisvante. If it were con sidered inexpedient to make any división of the revenue into genera, and municipal, then, in order to place us on the

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footing as Singapore, the porcentage levied for the military contribution ought to have bean made somewhat smaller. As the case stnads now Hongkong pays 17 per cent. on its total revenue, general and municipal; the Straits pay 174 per cent. on the general revenue of the colony, the municipal revenue being exempt: Ceylon pays. 73 per cent municipal revenue being akampi and Mauritius pays & por cent, the raani, cipal revenue being exempt there also His Excellency mentioned that the number of troops in Ceylon was. Toss than hers, but that is rather beeide the question: cate a deiciensy in the form of the syn requir-fortified towns in the United Kingdom are ing Glass only to correct and ours.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13ra, 1896.

H.M.§§ Humber and Tried wozt into dook at Howloon yesterday.

The P&O steamer Caples, from China, arrived at London on the morning of the 14th

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In an advertisement in snekker neduma Air. C. Holdsworth draws the attention of inviators to a few points of interest in oxanection with the Eastern Mira Manipulating Co., Limited;

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the lips of the offsel members of talks Connell. | PHE NEW BALMORAL GOLD MIN. And a want of egafidonga In Dowaing Sirent. ¦ tax years ago. Where we had some theos or The ofidia members in Elgapore fought

ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

On the blank coast of Newfoundland, in the four really good goalkeepers at that period we manfully with the Gorsement until a entia,

Goss of prairie beyond the great inkas, the dan now number them by the doxon, as w factary Battament of the military contribution

Tosterday, at noon, su catimordinary general welch of South Africs, the sugar, plantations of matter of fact, I know of no League taKII nection was arrived at. No reason and no meeting of the shareholders in the Now EnlJention the stations of Anatralla, and the to-day with a weak mau in goal, and to nama natifleation whatever hava bion saigned why moni Gold: Mining Company, Limited, was ruas of New Zealand everywhers the story is a few of the brillant ones at random I should Hongkong should be called upon to pay a haid at the oflaws of the General Managers, the ems. It is folly to argue as if there place Sutcliffe first with Beuler, Robinson, hearker military contribution then any siber Moss. 1. D. Humphreys and Son. Mr. Hart were to foundation for it, or to that it braves, Whitehouse, Tennst, Dolg, Foulkes, Crown colony in her Majesty' dominions Duok presided and there were also presentaisily aside by quetings Grasic philosopher and Tatham following up very closely. Far hours for the color can afford 36 Messrs. W. H. Potts, J. A. Jupp, Creesy Emens, on solonial ingratitude A distrust shared some number of years W. R. Moon was oppressive, for it prevents the carrying out. I. Stercue, D. G. Folly, 1. F. Tough by men difering so videly in origin, con regarded as England's best custodian, but oneessary public works' and delays the K. Chandler, A. G. Stokes, E. Itistamjee, C.dition, and habits of life as the gold he was never any botter, in my opinion, than Yesterday afterncor Mr. J. L. Fremser, Actosnatruation of urgently required pahle Georg E. Gearg, J. S. Hagen, H. Humphreys, miner of Johannesburg and the fisherman borts, of the Albion, or Mills Roberts, of ing Superintendent of Crown laade, roll two offices. The Secretary of State has not, I G. H. Potts, J. E. Michael W. D. Button A of the North Atlantic coast, the Victorian the Preston North End. Any one of those lots of Crowar land at Hunghom for $3,600 submit, girut que consideration to your EX-H Bluzcell and W. W. Clement, and the French Canadian, is not to be so lightly mentioned are quite up to international form

cellency's representations and to the nu- The purchasers were the Hongkong Land In-

The CHAIRMAN Gentlemen, this meeting dismissal. It acold only bave been prodused nine times cnt of to, and when wo restment and Agency Company, Laited. The cial mahors memorandum. He has not his hoon called to pass the necessary resolvacs by wrongs, and Downing Street bas always deplore the lack of accurate shooting by onewered them and he refuses to entertalu to enable us to raise more papital for the been lavish of them. To this the history of our contro forwards we must not altogether upset price was $1,426, ̧

our reasonable proposal that we should, with working of your mines. After careful con- every colony, without exception, bears witnessoverlook the brilliany of our goalknopore. OF on every page. No study mora depressing can our prosent day, koke, one nords to speak with Yesterday afternoon a special esssions of the on the thus contribution, bo plased eideration, we have come to the conclusion that

on the Ramis basis, as mir sister colony of the method we propose to adopt is the only, onoho recommended to the ardent Imperialist sution The clubs commanding reliable. teticos of the Fosse was bold at the Magistracy Singapore.

likely to be auocassial. Yen will notice by the The writer has very little faith in the presont pair of the highost class can easily be counted to consider an application by Cewasjes By- ranjee for a publican's lignes for the Honghom I think you are weang in saying that this to rechace the raine of the ordinary shares Secretary of exceptional ability, but exactly cued attempting to differentiate. It is ques His BXCELLENCY-I may mention here that terms of the first resolution that if is proposed | Colonial Secretary, whom he regaïds not as aen the fingers of one haul but I may be aɛ- Hotel, 30, Enikoley Street, Honghem. Hon.

polony pays more than any other alany. Ceylon from $3 to $1, and by the second resolution to the viewer. His scant to this Colonial Oestionable if we have a jir equal to the Brothers es past, Mesas de dualezaon, R. C. pays £100,000 a year, and there are only 1,500 increase was capital by the less of 75,001 pro- leaves the Empire exactly where it at Walters, distasteful as this rotnart may be to Commander presifod and there were Wilcor, A Shelton Hooper, A. J. Mey, M. S.roups thore

ference shares of $1,00 each, 30,000 of which will Dealing with the want of training exhibited by the worshippers of our champions of today. Shop, Retur. Dapat daperinton paper the ether day stated that Colombs onty forcups for every ordinary share held by thom. anys Sesoon, M.Mehta, E. W. Mitchell, W. Danby, Hon TH, WHIPERBAU-7 noticed amareing be offered to the shareholders, that is, one pris the offelale at the Colonial Office, the writer But if we cannot find backs in pairs there ar plenty of good men to choose frera if we look dent Corearan objected to the grating of the pay 78 per eat of its revenue and Mauriting to toy of these slaves uzayglied for and the re-scst to a British Admiral on the African Cost, for our foremost clubs, so that I am willing to We are pleased tobe able to state that with regard. It is not so very long simoy a telegram was around and upto those who are to-day doing duty licenca on the ground that there was no neses. only para & per cent.

H EXCELLENCY-In 1804 Ceylon's com

mainder of the issue, we can guarantee that they föstruating him to invent Pretoria, but not to hellare that if we have gone back a little in our sity for a antel at Henghor, M. D. Gilles

will all be inken up. Our latest advices from bombard it: a tolerablyante order, as the Trans. attack uur defence sound. Preston North End also wrote objecting on behalf of the Dook Cou-tribution was 1,594,900 rupees..

my The Justices, after deliberating in Hon T H. WHITEHEAD That in islag on satisfactorily. At the Queen's mine In's speech delivered at the Coastitutional Club and for a very long time the now methods of pa

the mines are to the effect that everything is red Republic, to its sorrow, has no seaboard, sounded the knell of our individualiam in football, private, decided to grant the license. Mr.. par cent of the ravan za of the colony. It may they then had 220 tons of stand at grace, and in this your of grase 1906, on the situation in ing and ropassing with machino-like aerdrang Peace appeared for the applicant

be a larger bum, but I submit it is only 7 per aspected to coinence crushing the following Rhedesin, Mr. Chamberlain informed his sarers took the pullie by storm. Combination wa tha cent, wherese we are called upon-to-pay 1 week The generalwork at this nins is going that it was not in Bocozianos with the policy of and ary of club managers, and whilst forwarda per cent., zat only on the general revenue, baton rapidly and appearonas continue to show Her Majesty's Government todospateli Imperial were perfecting themselves in this cur, half- on the municipal revonne. I went respectfully furprovement. The present indications at the troops for the defence of the outlying parts of backs were getting themselves down to upset it. protect against the Imperial Government ap Grant's mine are also of a promising nature the Empire. The was a blunder of the It is all a matter of opinion, I suppono, as to propriating 175 per cent of our manisipul and in the drive from No. 2-tangel how that magullicent kind, once so. farailiar, now whether the gams as played by our longus teams than unfortified towsis, nor is there any

révenue for Imparza parposo. I think it is they are not for from the main wall. I will now happily rare. The right bonoarable gentle-to-dor is more attractive than the old style, but better reason why colonies where for the

We regret to announce the death of naraabla and inequitable to take 173 per propone the first resolution

nan bad evidently forgotten the history personally I should dearly love to son one of tho Armand Rousseau, the Governor-General of cent of such items as charges for water against

of the War of 1812, the Kaffir War, old gamen played again." Who that witnessed general interests of the Empire a Inrg IndoChina. The French Conelin Hongkong Departments, which are in reality no rovenue

the New Zealand Ware, the Zula War, the their play can ever forget the brilliant running garrison has to be maintained should be received the news by telegram, which staat nil Thurs is another olazzo in this Bill

Trommel Wael If Downing Street has not and dodging of Fraser and Anderson, the called upon to contribute more in money that the death took place at-d0 am on the clause which leaves the door open to

mastered the plementary facts of history and famous right wing of Queen's Park, or the 10th inst., the cause being an affection of the to the cost of Imperial defence than coltiver, from which M. Hoggen had suffered on Hongkong, in respect of new moments, the War Ofee to impose unlimited responsibility

gougraphy, how is it possible that it can grasp equally brilliant single-handed efforts of Kerr the compilasted problems arising out of recíal in the contro then whom a more deadly shot, Dics where the garrison is smaller; indeed for some considerable time. Bounsou now forts, new barracks, wat improvements and

dereces and the contact of civilization with never kicked a ball. These giants of former Malta and Gibraltar, where yory large January, 1855.

was appointed Governor-General on the 1st alterations to all military buildings. I submit

basherioni In his address to the Chaabum. ofiars did more than amusy or entertain, they respectfully that for the Imperial Government

Commeres, Mr. Chamberlain again betrayed his garrisons are maintained, escape the mili

to appropriate 17 per cent of our purely

superficial reqnaintares with cotovil natairs, by tary contribution altogether. Naturally no

muniainal rates is a monstrous inínetics, and I

nskerting that there was no Coubt bnt Frp may be permitted to remind your ExcollenGY

Trade would best promote the prosperity of the that loyalty is a very tonder, plant, but under

colonies, could they only to induced to adopt it Now, as Canada, New Zealand, Australasie, draw injustice loyalty withers. (Applate.)

the greater part of the revenue from their cus. toms, the úbalition of tariffs would mean bank- raptoy, with the repudiation of monetary obliga. tions to the Mother Country. Even. Downing Street must so that this conich hardly ba da saribed as "prosperity

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like Gibraltar, which is a fortress pare and simpla, its trade being insignificant, but the example serves to show how litia hearing the strength of the garrison has on the question.

·Hongkong, does not object to being placed on the same basis as Singapore, but there is no reason whatever why we should have to pay bore.

DEATH OF THE GOVERNOR- GENERAL OF INDO- -CHINA,

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HONGKONG. LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

A meeting of the Hongkong Legistative Council was held yesterday afternoon in the Council Chamber. Present

His EXCETJ.ENCY the Governor, Sir WIL 15AM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G

His EXCELLENCY Major-General BLACK,

CE, Officer Commsuding the Troops.

Hua. J. H. SIEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary

Hon, W. M. GooDua, Attorney-General. Hen. A M. THOMPSON, Asting Colonial.

Hon. F. A COOPER, Director of Publio Works

Thers were 2,813 visitors to the City Hall Treasurer... Maisum, of whom 206 were Europesas.

We have received two instantaneous photo-

Hon. R. MULLAX RUNSET, Harbour Mastor Hon. F. F Mar, Captain Suparintendent of

NEW YEAR CARDS, the Begalts from Mr. Ewong Saxy Police.

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One of them finish of the International roso and the other the finish of one of the szako braces The photographs sro ospital pio. tures and well worth purchasing as tatoresling sonvorira of the 1898 rogatta.

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Four guol bizda, and thras oompanions of n deabtful character 'were charged at the Police: Court yesterday with being on the promises of the old Victoria Hotel for ou untowful purpose Tag word arrested by Detective Sorgent Mérer. Sentence of three months' imprison- iminals and their three companions were sent to mont was passed apon the four notorious cri-

qual for air wenirs with hard labour.

Hon. C. P. CHATEŃ.

Hon. Ho Kar.

Hon: T. H. WHITEHEAD. Kor. E.R. BELILION, C.M.G. Hon. War A TUE, A

Mr. F. J. BADELEY, Acting Clock of Councils The mate of MINUTES, istog, were read and confirmed

GAP ROCK LIGHT DUES, The GOLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon tho 97 of 1896, papers zerpacting the abolition of table, in continuation of Senical Paper No. the special Gap Rock lighthouse rate. The papers embraced, Hon. T. H. Whitehead'e letter and the discussion thoreca at the opening meeting of Council as reported in the Daily Press of 4th December, 1896.,

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The COLONIAL SECRETARY-hare the bon ear to bring up the report of the Finance Con-

to that it will ho need that the Committee recoxa-

Hom: C. P. CHATER-I beg to second, A voto was then taken on the amendment,

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„AGAINST. Hoa. Wol A Tak Tün Captain Baperin,

Hon. E. R. Bellios... Hou, T.

Good

tendent of Polies The Harbour Master Walte- TheDirector of Publis

Werks The Acting Colonial

Treasurer The Attorney-Gen.

Hon. Ho Kai

Hon. C. P. Chater

Céral The Colonial Secre

Lary

His Excellenny Major

General Black

therefore lost by seven

The amendment we voler to five,

Bill read the third time.

1-That the capital of the Company be re duced from $150,000 divided into 50,000 shares of 32.00 each to 850,000 divided into 50040 shares of $1.00 each and that such rednotion be effected by calling mapital which has bee Jost or is auropaesented by available assets to the extent of 200 upon each of the 50,000 shares which have been smed and by reducing the nominal amount of all the shares in the Camping's capital from $3.00 to $1.00 per share,

Mr. KUSTOMJER--I beg. to senqud. Curied.

The CHAIRMAN-I beg to propres the Bocond resolution de

That the capital of the Company after having been reduced to 350,000 be inerented to $125,000 by the creation of 75,000 now shares of $1 each to be exiled proferones shares to which there shall be attached the special rights and privileges following, that in to say (mA | (L) The hobbora of unch preference abaros shall be entitled to receive out of the profie of the Company as a frat charge a cumulative preferential dividend at the rate of 12 per cent per annum on tão capital paid up on such shares respectively.

(1) Whenever the proûte of the Company in respect of any year shall be more than suficient to pay the preferential dividend aforesaid to the close ti sach year and also a dividend for sol year at the rufe of 12 por sont, por onnum on $50,000, the capital of the ordinary shares, the holdes of the proference shares shall be entitled to participate in the surplus pert gases with the holders of the the

THE APPROPRIATION BILL, Chinoil reat Into Committee on the B sharzh

entitled un Ordinance to apply a quin not unveiling tire millies threo hundred and fire nine thousand seven-hundred and eighty-nine dollem to the Public Servies of the year 1897,

After the itama bad been read, Hou, T. II. WHITEHEAD God-On this vary day last year, when the item "Governor and Legislaturo" came on for consideration I moved e ca amendment that the rete be reduced by $100. I then arplained that my object in doing 50 was to complain of the action of the Gov. ernment in regard to the Sanitary Board and of the protracted delay on the pack of the Government in reconstruoting the Board on a proper basis. I am well aware that your Excellency intimated to us that you would lay

Fourteen ramblers were manglit in a house onday night and yesterday they were taken before the Magistrate. It transpired that one of the number picked up a stoof when the raid was made and etrack P.U. Graham over the ore; but the constable was not alls to say which was his assailant and a charge of assault could not mitteo held on the 7th Decimbor. In reference the paperċ before the Council when you were therefore be made. Two of the gamblers were

nad 250 each and the remainder $5 each mezded the rate of $1,450 in aid of Volunteer in a position to de so, but that you had not then. expenses and that the Cupply Bill was also considered itom by item in the Finance Con- mittes, and I have much pleasure in informing merded that the various items be adopted by your Excellenny that the Committes rocom- this Council. I beg to move the adoption o1 the report.

of

A very enjoyable organ recital was given at Caion Church yesterday afternoon by Bfr George Grimble, assisted by Mrs. P. Soolase, Mr. G. P. Lammert, and Mr. D. Miców, who gare Focal zalea. Mrs. Sachse's rendering of Sebastian Bach'e. "In Deine Hande" and two Christrons carols was a trest which will not The ACTING COLONIAL TEEAREZER roon he forgotten by those who had the pledad, suze pi feiring it.

Carried.

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.

The DIRACTER OF PUBLIC WORKS laid upon This afternoon on the Happy Valley the the fabis the report of the proceedings of the Hagong Pituall Clad will play the lit Pallic Works Committee at a niceting held on Ragimoni Kick-of-at 4.45 p.: Each too will wear its respectiva colour. The Club the 7th December last and moved its adoption. tesi will be:-D. Wood, bank; P. G. Daries,

The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURES Conded, B.A. AS. Antory (r. M. S. Thomson, and

Carried, ov | Capt. Tevobong, A D.C., three-quartors;. „Â... İ),

H. Grayson, R.A., and A. C. Fadday, batres: O. N. Buzderd, K.A. E. C. Crumph, HK CH Cruickshank, H. Wade, G. H: Potts, And three others, fornards.

· TAIPINGSHAN,

(iii) The capital paid up on the proforonce

stall

compliation

duption in respect of lees or depreciation:

(v.): In the event of the winding up of the Company the holder of the preference shares shuil be entitled to leave tho sirphis amets op plied, first, in paying off the capital paid up on the preference shures hold by them respectively recondly, in paying off the errears if any) of the preferential dividend aforesaid to the coin mencement of the winding ap and thereafter to participate raicably with the baldern of other shares in the residus (if any) of such earplus assets which shall remain after paying off the

spital paid up on each other thares.

MY STEVENS Senoidai.

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imply thrilled the crowd. Again, when Huntlay, and Widdowson, and the furshams wore figuring- in the Entballonera, Nottingham stood amongst the foremost of our football centres, and pro- cided men oupable of upholding England's pres tige in international gemes How often have I bolpad to chest on those men at Notts, for they were amorget the best. We have one Baansits, and Chudnieks, and Millwards, and Arthorgonths, and Spikesleys, saul Scholiekis, and other flyers performing to-day, dab the Bambridges, the Mussforts, the Lytteltons, As the parament officials are not colonials, the Cobbolds, the Linaloys, the Holders, and as they onghi le bs, their acquaintance with the Ganas and Gowilorpes of former days the Empire is not more intimate than that of would have forind the best of our defences. the agure-head for the time being. If the something to do.. Naturally enough, when the Secretary, unlike any other Ministor, can plate new school sprang up, and the advantages of" little reliance on the knowledge of permanent combigution in practised by North End begsze officials, still lese can be rely on his own, apparent, the offer Lands had to listen to the "Colonial" is very severe upon the ossnuption charge of selfteluress and individualism, but of the officials that the 'colonists are not of erval · smart as går men pasa and repnes in these days. landing with the natives of this country. He they would, I fancy, find their match could one remarka

of the old-fashioned elevone bo placed in the fold against them.

-NONE DECELT. Of recent years it has become almost a mat- tar of impossibility to toned upon ovaling events without à painful consciousness that the sport is honeycombed with abusu. Fortunately, there

"It is quietly assumed that they lose some thing by oroming the mess, and live and prosper in an Empire which the fros breed that, in to say, the Britons who stay comfortably at borte have won from barbarian. This is a very pleasant theory for those who hold it, but,

their brow and at the cisk of their life, have affairs who are desirous of stamping out what done, and are doing, the lion's sharo of the groot wickedness they can, or the sport would have werk, object to it. As they seldom return to become a by-word of reproach long ero this. their natira land, but form the solid basis of That the whole question of amateurisen 18 ap colonial populations, it is difficult to see how plied to the oysle rase path bristles with dillent Englishman, who have never trod the soil of a ties la confessed on evory hand, and many are colony, sad experienced the danger aur the attemple that have been made to solve the adversity, can delude themselves into beliering problem. The most vocopt disclosures brought that the glory of the Empire rests antively to light in a County Court case should no suf- will than

folent to digust anyone possessing an atom A colony, ho points out, should be regarded of respect for the purity of sport. Here we as merely a piece broken off from the Mother had an individual posing as an amateur Geuntry, and doated into position, as it wem. oyclist wallet in recript. of a weekly enlarg Until it le so regarded there can be no greation from a manufacturing fire for the purpose of of true federation. He, however, regarda la advertising their wares. While nucli despicable The CHLAMAN-I take it, gentleman, that it day as yet distant, and this is proven ja motbeds are being adopted, and the fair nasis received any definite deelston from the Becrois agreed you are in favour of the mothed wi pro variety of ways. So long as we lavo Colonial of sport prostituted in such a bareisged uuter, they ta, and therefore you could not, da so perse to allot that stores, namely, one for one. If Feoretaries of the present stump the govern- one seed not wonder that honest man ary out ment of the colories and their interest must for the total abolition of amateurien. This is last year I further said-" It is a matter of: Hr. GEORG--I exppose, Mr. Chairman, the safer. The following opinion of some of our indeed sorry work, this traficking in honour them. When I moved the reduction of this vote there is any objection Isbond is to hear it.. reconstruction of tho Boszt should not be public? the greatest importance to the colony that the remaining. 20,000, shares will be offered to the most important Colonial Secretaries cannot be and truthfulness, this buying and selling of

rogarded as Rattering-

one's good name, this bartering of reputations lenger delayed. I submit that a copy of The CHAIEMAN-No, that is not. so,

"In Colonial history, the visionary Lord and conscienter. It may be and perhaps is, all the correspondence between the Colonial Mr. GEORG The outable public will base no Glansig, the well intentioned but mistaken Earl practiced in our sports and pastimes, but I Goverment zha the home enthorities, and all chance of sharing in the 25,000 shares f Grey, the fatnous Earl Grearille, the peasy would fain hope that before long we abell bayu the documents, including the report of the un The CHATZMAN --They may have a ohanes write and pound-foolità Mr. Cardwell, the; plumbed the bottom. When we conjure up our official members on the subjurt, should not be of getting them eventually, but they will not doctrinairs Lord Kimberley, the supervilious Tom Brotus and refect upon what schoolbey longer withheld, but should be laid upon the

be offered to the publog! Lord Derby, igaro there as blanderers; Lord honour has ever been it is more than saddening table. I hops the Government will doom i expedient to do so without further delay, The shareholders is the 50,000 sham. In the event of comet than a first star Lord Knutsford on dognection with

Mr. Bervans-All that will be offered to the Carnarven flits soress its pages more like a to have to read of three sasms and densita în our pastimes. Havour! Conact and the community are not, after any simraholders not taking up their issue, what tented himself with the role of an amiable 16 reams, to na as though some of these waiting twelve months, fully entitled to know is to become of the residue? kumentity. Compared to the, Sir George individuals know nothing of the word. It is what has been done! At a later date 1 The CHAIRMAN--Wo guarantee that all the Grey, Sir Henry Forkes, Sir John Macdonald, only a mouth or two since the athletis world brought on B resolution in the Connell other shares will bo takon up all shares not Lord Durham, Bir Baarle Frere, Mr. Rhodes, was started with something similar, and yet are giants. And, as the list is not complete there are those who would place the delinquents HOL. TH WATFERLD, in pursuance of for the production of the papers. That applied for will be taken up.

san on the Sth July this year, and I then Mr. Michant-Will you give preference to without the names of famous colñiors, navin pedestals properly belonging to the deserving native, asked the following quistion-Will the Faid "It ascesizy that the Government the old shareholders, taking on and a half gators, explorers, and administrators of the professionals. The whine re sometimes bear Gorament lay upon the table in estimate as should give the anoficial members of the shares for one

wond rauk, it esu readily be imagined why that others are as bad, only that they have not to the probable total cost of doing what Council at opportunity of sladying the cor T14 CHAIEMAN-The preference shares will ) power has loft Downing Strest never to return baen found out, an afford ao gort of oxcuse to necessary to be done to the rented area of respondence and despatches which passed be offered one for one

under the existing order of things England honest men Thank Houten tre hard our With reference to our report of the meeting Tiplugshan before the lots can be put up to between the Colonial authorities and the home. MF, MICHAEL-Some of the old shareholdova (is impotant only at Westininalac."

University Sports and our Boat Rues to fell, A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. at the Tang Wa Hospital eu Sunday we are auction, and state the further probable time officials în zonaèction with,and to on. The haro applied for more and some have which has survived the dominanoo of the protect the finger of scori atas. Britons will always The conclusion arrived at in that the ingally back upon, or other nations might wall point asked to state that Mr. Fang Wachten old cured to overtake the work?

kolo and only remely proposed in the draft Bill | applied ut vil. mum why that moeting should make the

The COLONIAL SEcarray in reply, oid the reduction of the number of offcial The CHAIRMAN-The holders of ordinary system for fifty years will survivo anything. look, with pritle apon sach contests, where appoialment, but he asked why they should upon the table a statement with referance to manus from 4 to 8, and the reduction of the shares who apply for preference hates will Happily for the permanence of the Empire, it honour and glory como first and gain Las no Bot oppoint a Chinned trained in Western Taipingshan Improvement Works. The stats unofficial members from not mos than tohare our for one allotted.

ia on the heart of the English people that place at all. Florast Elona" proudly oried medical science as His firellauny the Government showed that the tatal expenditure to Eta and of this it appoirs, in the objects and reasons Mr. STOKED, Who takes the 25,000 colonial loyalty regts, not oir the statermanship the old ton boy in a recent Africio sampaign insisted upon the appointment. In another November, 1896, was $19,624.47, and the enti-attached to the draft Bill, that the Secretary The CHAIRMAN We guarantee that the of Downing Street. What is really wanted f as he dashed his borse to the front. Come part of the report Ir. Fung Wa-cha was

mated farther expenditure was $86,373.50, isk of State has approved."Nothing else has others shall be taken up There are share not a brilliant Colonial Secretary who merely along," said he to a compiade, "Eton must not be made to give the reason for the absence of the a total of $100,000.

paszal, sir, not the currespondence and the holders whose not bersand they probably would hohls ent great expectations, but & Society for behind!" and with the ery I have mentioned on Laifong poople. This remark was made by

THE OPIUM FARM

arguments and the rumong which have been like to have some, and we wish to do all we can the Protection of Colonials from Little Eng- his lips he faced the Grim Destroyer in deferon Mr. Tong Wachin after Mr. Ho Chak-saog Hoà T. H. WRITERHAD, in pursuaves of addressed by the Colonial Government have in the interests of ubsoni shareholders. To lauders-Brilish Trade Journal.

of kis vountry: only to be shot the rent instant. had concurred in Ar. Fang Wa-chuen's remarks. notice, asked the following question-In view not yet seen the light of day. I think this make the ting erfolls were we guzarra (90

Saliou boy bonour. How I wish some of this of the prezent Opium Farma expiring in the delay in retencing the Sanitary Buin the whole issue.

could be instilled into these so-called sportsman At Yokobama on the 30th November the spring of 1998, will the Government appoint a is most injurious to the public Lenith. When

who, posing a mon participating in our pos pagrabie stadio of Mears. Farsan & Co. commission with full poran to investigate and the Sanitary Board lays been brought before

times ostensibly for their love for them, aro at a barat. A Russian sailor who was usisting port on the opium revenue generally, and the Court they have boon multed in heavy damn

the same time robbing the men who stand be in the operations for extinguishing the fire upon the advienbility or otherwise of substitut- sgon and in a corinia sonos hold up to ridionls

CENTRE, FORWARDS WANTED

fore the world as professionals, and who are was ariously injured, a store falling from an ing for the present Opium Farm bonded ware and contempt. There can be no reason, As Ísr

From personal observation and from a perusal not ashamed to show their skill in order to upper wora diretly on to him. How the firo houses and a red daty on all opium not bons as I can see, why the Government should net

of current Hteratare Cosling with football, I

obtain a livelihood. What we want to day is a originated is a mystery. The plase and stock fide exported in a raw stałe P----

play the correspondence upon the table, as it

am led to the conclusion that we have not basa Cromwell amongst our sportsé We need some were insured to the amount of $6,000 in a The COLONIAL SECRETARY In reply Thure will be in sens mors or less nefass

so badly in need of centre forwards at the

one to shatter the idols and start alush A oflen of which Mr. Shand is agent, The the honour to state that the suggestion can to the unofficial members than the decision of

Association game for many year as we are at little tinkering is done are, a ille more there, following day a two-storied gedown et No, 130, tained in the question of the hop, mambor will the Secretary of State has been arrived at. It

the present time. Of course, I am now speak and so we go on from year to year, with all China-town, occupied by Mr. H. G. Waggatt roosive the consideration of the Government, think wo are entitled, and the community-asa. A report Ens han recarved by the Gersing of the teams which represent all that is best that is best ubout cur games-being sapped by apd Mr. H. B. Collins wus burnt. There stara SPECIAL GAT ROCK LIGHTEOUSS DUES. entitled, after so long a delay to have all the ment from Mr. Miura, the Japanese Acting about the game as played for the multitude the man without a shred of good sportsmanship in very few gooda in the godown. The building. Hon, T. H. WitTERSAD-I Log to give | correspondoros laid upon the table. As I suid Coul of Manila, stating that on the receipt of Losgue clave. Most of our later-day orities their natures. It is a wearying task this belonged to Mr. J. D. Hatebion, and was in notice that at the next meeting of Council I- before, it is a mere matter of form that I pro- the uses at Menile that a desperate battis was are agreed that the last few years have wit loansing sings, and I am surely afmid our euro is the London and Lanonaire Fire Office, will more the following rasolation Thet, pose the rafustion of this voto-eimply to have fought on Etfi November between the Spanish lessed a wonderful levelling up amongst the sports will never be must meer and the word

wheres the apsejal Gap Rocke light duex ware an opportunity of bringing this matter before army and the rebels, the latter being sateets formost tennis; it is now no lenger possible materiam is blasted out for nye p Wo have heard many complaints about the imposed far the sole purpose of ralizy the the

Comoci!.

ful, the foreign Consula at Manila, held a moiting for the heat to go through the season with OLD-TIME FAVOURITES dangerous condition of the beige in Robinson monies required for the construction of the His EXCELLZFor I may state that the and issued a notion to their respectiva nationals cut defant as Preston North Find once did Leaving for a time this always distasteful Read of the top of Gianesty. Hefore the road said Lighthouse, and the Government are decision of the Sagretary of State was received trident in the island advising them to take wan in this hey-day of their glory. Year by topie of ametouzia-so-called-we will towe ras improved the parapet of the bridge was over pledged to their abolition as soon as the re-hy gestoriay's mail and the whole of the refuge in the respective Consalates, in case of year the struggle, for championship honours to something of a rather more chorfni patirs thrus feel aboys the level of the rand, but now,quisite amount had been raised, and horns it correspondezen is already, or will ho by to the rebelseduniar ou Manila and vadaugering grana kuixer, the least blunder on the part of Old-time favourites are usually prime favour owing to the road being raised, the parapet is appears that a sum of about $42,300 in excess morrow, in the bands of the printers,

the lives of foreign residents," M

the leaders being magnised, by their supporters Ites, and the following little yarn concerning enly about a foot above the level and is conge the amount required has already been re

Hon. TWILITEHEAD Thin, I vilkdaw The Japanese Government has decided to into something approaching a catastrophe: { a couple of these-Jolly John Nosli and Arthur quently a constant soures of danger to the

my amendment

dispatch a muxof-war to' Manila for the pro- My own experiences lead ue to the belief that Lloyd-mey be accaptabia. The former is re- Fubito, particularly to the children who play

Hon, T. H. WHITEHEAD-In Finance Com

tuction of the Japanese resident there. This whilst the cluba as a whole bave been arolled-sponsible for the story, which is well vold in round there and who cannot be expect to

mittes certain things were naked for in pon- Cruiser Forhino has been atered to lears up as it is termed, the jaality of the play bashis book of reminiscences. Bays Mr. Nash, in realize the risk they ran in frollicking hour the

nection with the cost of the maintenance of keske at pm today. It is stated that not improved to any extent. Indeed, one might recalling his appearance before HRH Use bridge The cask of increasing the height of

the Post Oflue and maintenance of the the dispatch of the Feshinn has been ordered an almost go so far as to say that the players of Prince of Wales Accompanied by Mr. W. tho parapet would be very small, and it is to be hoped the Pablic Works Departint will give

lighthouses. Now the strength of reports that the rebel foros is to-day are aut no skilful as they wore ten or Holland, the Nepoleonic caterer, we were

dozen years ago. So that instead of the love), ushered into a splendid apartment by powdered · early mitontion to the desired improvement and

The COLONIAL SEAFARI promised the ing greatly stayugthered.

TRkyo, 2nd December fing-up, it should be more properly termed attendants, in gorgeous liveries, and a rich Lot wait until a torrible accidcot happens before.

lion ember tank the information would be.

The cruiser Yoshino, which has been ordered levelling down. But to some to the particular repast was set before us, after wo had ruggled obtained for him, and I mean to fulfil my proto Menila, will call as Ujins and Okinawa.hrasch, or department, or what you will, which ourselves, we were told that we were required mise. The information is being obtained, and Russia, Germany, France, and Great Britain prompt this paragraph, I never remember in the drawing room, and that we were to sing. the hon. Acting Treasurer his shown me a havs Alto, aut war vessels to banila-Lobe time when capable centre forwards were so rotura ha has drawn up, and I suggested that Chronicle translation,

car songs in exactly the same way en wa should sceres. In saying this it must be admitted that do in a musli-ball. We found ontsetzes in the perhaps it would be well if he uncertained from the hom member: thwexset form in which he

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 15th 1890,

THE Military Contribution Bill has now Leen pussit by the Legislative Council, or to be perrect, by the official majority, and presumably little more will be heard of the

inter for some time to come. The colony moving in the matter. has been feat with grant injustice, and no

doubt the unofficial members of Council will played at 4. Elgin Strest, was charged with

At the Magistracy yesterday a cool m

Ceived-Resolved that in the opinion of this Cosncil the speelal Gap Rock light dues should no longer be leviedok

MEDICAL "REGSTRATION ORDINANGE,"

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL 50 lu more as first reading of the Bill entitled An Oxal ance to further amend The Medioni Re gistration Ordinance, 1834,”

The COLONIAL BEDENTARY zeconded, " Bilt road the fhat time! AM TAS PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLY ORDINANCE

Tho' ATTORNEY GENERAL-I beg to meve

Į

wished it. With regard to the lighthouses, that information is also hela heinad. The hon. member will recollect that when he asked for,

There was zo further discussion and in con

cluding the micating the Caman anouncol that the confirmatory resting would be held on the 30th init

JAPAN AND THE PHILIPPINE

VA REBELLIONS

DISPATCH OF A JAPANESE CRUISER,

Tokyo, 1st December

DOWNING STREET AND THE COLONIES.

SPORT AND ANECDOTE,

Bras Dip ToGay,

bear that injustice in mind and do their bes; stealing for gold earrings and $20 in money the first reading of the Bat entitled. An Ordi to secure reconsideration of the subject whew The property alongst to a Chinese woman names to amend and consolidate the law relating ever opportunity offere; but the matter way Friday and Sunday the box was opeted with The COLONIAL SECRETARY CONCẪN

who-loit it in a box in the house, Batween to the protection of Women and Girla be considered closed, as a present and burn a folse key and the contente betracted. The Bill read the first tirao.EVIA ing question, by the passing of the Military owner reported or loss to Inspouter Witchell MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, BILI

·Contribution Bill. It is important, however, it was that the prisoner was arrested. Ho the third reading of the Bill entitiel An who causal inquiries to be "madio, and the · The ATTORNEY-ODNɛɛAL-I Jeg to move that there should be no misapprehension assamited losing ko manor and heading it orez Ordinancs to appropriate a gun equivalent to to the petual fiets of the case. The Gover, to a women, but exonseil bimself by exring that sorentoen and a half per centum of the Colonial nor yesterday and that the Hau. T. the box fell on his bed, opened itasif, and revenues tea contribution for the defense of

lischarged its contents inte its head Ho the colony. WHITEHEAD Was mieukon in saying threw the box away, because La did so want The CALONTAL SOBRAZY-I beg to second. that Hongkong paid a larger mitty, for his own ass. The carrings and $28 were that this Bill be read this day six mots The Hon. T. H; WHYCERZáp-With regard to Crown. The general conclusion at which the can command just the saxle doob agsin, Of the Lennsisted of tho abeye, also one called · Rackety'

| goalkeeping was paver, so good as at present, presence of the Prince and about fourteen poble: and this to some extent explains the failure of men who had been lining, and they were lounge- our forwarde to soors goeds. It is quite posing about the saloon enjoying cigars, ekampagne sible that there smo "stars" shining in this cup, and other cooling drain. It was the The October number of the New florir.coz. Į deptrement in one pluce or another, but if an quietest function. I ever assisted at, although 21 it and explained that it would take tains an artile on The Bupire and Dowking English team had to be picked to-morrow I know some of the papers described it as something some time to ascertain certain dotsile

Strat" agred "Colonial and written it the of Lemon tam balf a dozen who would have ton dreadfully awful. Chan accompanist rental Hoà, T. H. Warrenzin-On the 15th tightforward and frank style cheracteristic the dightest claim to the position of centre. Fast himself at the piano, and I, with a preliminary. March, 1894, I asked a question on this very of our colonia The writer deals chiefly menon, Joysa, of the Bolton Wanderere eleven, bow tothewsomaly commeil singing a popular subject and got the returne in a very simple with the self-governing colonies, but his struck meus one of the most skilful players I had song with me at that time, · The Merry Loper." form. They are given in page 20, of Hausard case would live han strengthened a hundred been in that position for long fine, but au un This song gave great delight to the noble swolls. and figures are given for 1800, 1681, 1899, gan fold had he given more attention to the fortunate accident crippled tam for the greater after which Mr. Lloyd appeared and sang some 1693.LONANN

complaints and misgovernment of those who part of the season, and after a flarer has suf of his favourite diffics, all of which pleased ear Hir EXUELLENO Which returns?

live in or trade with the colecies of the fere from a broken limb it is questionsble if he aristocratie patrons. My own contributions

contribution than any other. Crown

it, but he reserved the carvings and money.

mouths with hard falcar.

"Hon. T H. WHITEHEAD I rise to móve¦.

in the same form'as în 1894.

Connoll·rencomoda Bill read the third time. -

"ADJOURNMENIN

for Ceylon paid £100,000, and there were

military contribution to the home Government G. T. M. O'Brion, said Approximats outstand. sont commuuloasions in this journal, viz., tant mes come readily to one's mind are Geordie others. The Duke of called out to me to only 1,500 troops there. His Excellency

and is agreeable that the charge should being Latilities, 1892, 3745, 1593, 984,229" It Royal Commission is required to investigate Ker of the Q790n's Park, Brown, of the take off my hat and keep it off. I had taken it There was an exciting ssons in the neighbour. | a fixed percentage on the general rayonur. The would be of great interest to the community the Roings of Downing Street, and the pe Blackliura Rovers, Arlie Hunter, of the Astou off to make my preliminary bow, but had subsequently corrected, this by saying that ligel of Chain'e Road: on Sunday night, Lupariel Government's Thawn, however, on, to to get the Ignice, on the Feat Office yields but ganization under which the progress of the Villa, J. M. Bayliss, of the Wednesday Old resumed it to give effect to the character I was the netal amount paid by Ceylan a Dutchman, the chief engineer of the Ask, what constitutes general revenue differ from little profit to tie community,

Urawa Colonies, is shocked. With regard to Athletic, and later of the West Bromwish Al-procenting, and I now appealed to him in this 1,394,000 repeat this would come to real a pony and trap from Mr. Ranzelly, and our views, and they have decided to appropriate His CALLEN-The retum will be made the self-governing colonise, the grievances are bien, John Southworth, Goery, Oswald, Thom-way Mr. Qhairman-feud laughter from the about £70,000 only, or less than inga the veilole ostue in contact with the gutlar moral roruzue, which includes municipal rules. on returning, when Praya Bust wun renphed, for Imperial morphsea 17 per cent af our

more or less of a political nature, and resolve bon, and Brodie. It is quits possible that a glance noble audience who appeared mightily tiskled, themselves into complaintess to the indifformaco trengh any bank of reference would raven at my calling the autogratis individual ¦ Mr. pore pays. Mr. WHITEHEAD, however, sul no of the whole brose The unfouinassary new to enter into particulars,

of the Horas Government whom the interests of few moen dieroos of the past in éisis potion, but Chairman," and they entled bira Mr. Chairman explained that what he cant was that emptying the driver attempted to cáfolias our one is parefully stated in this memigran

British solonies come into conflict with these these will arve for the moment, and the cam for the remainder of the argning, and thought Hongkong paid a larger proportion of its frightened that he beltad nad kicked the metos last Sir, you realized the justion of certain of hold of the pony's head, but the animal was modum of the official member of the Slot March

af foreign powern With this side of the pare them with the men playing in the centre it great fun," His BXCELLECT—Teljourn the Comcil until question wo have lua ta in than with the to-day I thick it must be conceded that we bava.

"CHONUS, FLEASE."" revenue than any other colony. The with such force as to break the matt's ler new our contentions and supported them in dos this day week,

stunted co zmorelal life brought shut by the not only made no advance, but that we hava Continning his description of the concert, Mr. population of Caylon is twolva times the ankle. The land raced along Prays East, patch to the Serrotary of State, deted: 21st

syatom of government new prorailing in the slipped backwards. At the moment, I suppose Nash goes on: Me. Chafrasa, said I am I to ap Amanal Street, along Queen's Road, and was April sat. The people of Hanghong heartily. The Royal Scottich Geographical Society bas Crown Colonies. How contemptuous are the when in sordition, G. 0. Smith, the Ozoniungire this song as if I wore in a music-ball?? that of Houghong and its revenue is four aventually brought to a standstil by P.C. appreciated your ralleavy's unilos vare on snugod with Dr. Nanson to lecture in Edin vinys of Colonial with regard to Downing iw about the most skilini may we inve to repre- Certainly Nash, from all the other valla gents, tinta grenter, yet it pays less than twice Langley near Pottinger Stroot, Yesterday bebel of the solony in thét occasion, which bargh, Glasgow, Dundee, and Abendson during Strest amy be inferred from the following :— Kont England. PLAYA

keep your bat on if necessary. The noble what Hongkong pays as military contribu driving, but as the mafoo was unable to appear of very different character from icse be able to Isare Nursary before January, being of Englishmen has won for this rues, his will our defense to day is superior to that of, may, horrified at my presumption. His comic. Anger

morning the driver was charged with furiopaly | I may be permitted to remark are happily the latter half of Janusay. Dr. Nansen will not "Go whore the traveller will” within tho

eksirman was a daks with a very serious orat of bounds of the nighty dentinian the genius On the whole, I am inclina to béliere that countonance, and he appeared to be perfectly tion. And when we say that Ceylon has the ento was remanded.

expressions of opinion which have failon from at work on his book,

OUR DEFENCE