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ANG TARDAS. The Rowers, greeing to Lord Salisbury has been urged that if people propres are now enquiring of Grace was

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Outpe, 47. QUEEN'A ROAD CENTRAL. [2657re allowed to cross the Kowloon frontier: Nevenjes kho will be able to sugn for the or the wife or oblid of each epar to enter or

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A tatters for publication should be writles on one sil of the tiger ou

No anarymously need communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

without oxarnication the protection afforded by the examination of shipping will bo

nullified. The people who cross the frontier are, we believe, for the most part market gardeners, who come in with their produce in the morning and return, after disposing of it. That does not acom a class. from whom much danger of infection is to be apprebendad, the fact that most of them carry burdens affording in itself some guar sntee that they are not suffering from serious

infectious distage that odour in the colony illness. However, the ongia of all cases of

ia now trace wherever passible nud if it should be found after further experience that the Kowloon overland traffic is a sorlots source of danger to the public health it would probably be decided to subject per sous arriving by laud to medical inspection as well as those arriving by so. That would be quite a simple matter, as the frontier e guarded by the --Chiaeso Customs and passage only allowed at certain points. But as a matter of foot the apprehen sión-oxpressed-with-regard to the Kowloon land traffic is a mere straining at a gaat there is practically no danger to be appre- headed from that quartor, whereas it is 199known that may of the cases of infectious disease that occur in the colony aro lay ported by saa. As to the sufficiency of the present regulations, that argument was. HONGKONG, AUGUST 27th, 1897. completely demolished at the last meeting of the Sanitary Board by the Hon. F. H. The publication of Dr. Harrigan's letter Max, who, however, wasspeaking in support on the medical fuspection of shipping op of it. In a minute the hon. gentleman peare to have excrcised a considerable in wrote:-"I think our present syster has Huence in bringing about a modification of "worked well and should be adhered to;" the views of those who originally opposed but in the nurse of the discussion he said the adoption of such a measure. It is now "Take the port of Swatow, against which generally admitted that medical inspection we issued a proclamation only this year. would be a good thing if it could be carried The coolics went from there to Cantón, out, and on examination the supposed diffi-transhipped, and case sa here by the culties are found to be not nearly so great "Canton steamer and laughed up their

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BIRTHI,

On the 21st Angust, at No. 10, Qren's Bod Lust, the wife of C. Trapez, of Jersey, Chanel Inlande, of a daughter,

The Daily Press.

and Laverpool, passed the Canal cu the 15th The C. Mutual steamer Qunfo, from Swan- start and may be considered due at Singapore on or about the 11th September,

six months ended 30th June last were Tivels The profits of tho Paknam Railway for the 24150, and a dividend of 4 par sont, for the d-year, absorbing Tical 18,000 has been desiarud."

itdownity loan

THE RISE IN THE WHEAT MARKET.

The excitement in the United States

na

remen, in an opium divan,

Winocting

V thon hoidot Kuu. Soble disonesion arose be a suggestion da onial Secretary) by Hon: Ho Kar that the words "or any with the exception of the

prozent. the place of the words "the wife or shild.";

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not ages with the alteration and said he did not think there would be any dillonity.

oriental to the British whost market, the price mombat of his family should be inserted in at home in places reaching 57e, per quarter,

The COLONIAL TREABORTA-If any difficulty. dog arias it can be legislated for after.

Aftersome sorreration between the ATOE unt.NET-GENERAL GL Hon. Ho Kai, He arroz

PRESIDENT FAURE IN RUSSIA. At baugust at Petrol to President Faure, tematy were exchanged, afirming that the visit would draw closer the powerful tios uniting the to countries The word "alliance" was nicntional.

FIGHTING ON THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER,

Maude The native garrison retired Tas The Afridia have captured and burnod Fert

fort of Ali Masjid is surrounded; its fate is unknown.

SUPREME COURT. 26th August

TR SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Beyour SIE JOHN CARRINGTON (CHI) JUSTICE.)

CHU WA V. INSTEAD AND DAVIS AND CHU KWAN.

The hearing of this case was resumed. Plais dus as a deposit acount, tiff sought to recover about 600, being balance

Mr. M. W. Blade (instructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson) appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. G. C. C.-Master for Linslord and Davis.

Oba Kwan, who was added as dafendant ou the first day of the hearing, did not enter an ap peace and judgment was given against him by default.

Mr, Slade applied for costs against Linstead u Tajs

His Lordship directed Linstond and Davis to pay to aucta in connection with the orcs examination of the plaintiff...

THE MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL.

ooived a telegram from the Secretary of State Yesterday. His Excellency the Governor N-

in reply to the petition forwarded by Houg kong residents protesting against the conver sion of the Mount Austin Hotel into military barracks. The Secretary of State, wirod that the Government refused to interfere in the mattor. This reply has been forwarded to 31.. Gorshem Stewart, one of the promoters of the petition.

HONGKONG-LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

GENERAL said he was inclined to leave the clause as it was. He had followed the instructions of the Secretary of State and had adopted the exiDE worde of the Ordinanes that had been in force

for somo es lo the Straits Sottlements.

Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD #ked if there had beon any difficulty in the Straits Settlements ? The ATTORNEY-GENEAL all he had not heard of muy dillenly.. The Straits Bottle- ment Act was passed in 1894 and an 'ombading Act was passed a year or two lator. The only mondmout theu mada was in reference to armed persons being in optom divane, so that he took it that no dificulty had arison, or an amendment would have been made in reference to the wife and child.

The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE said an opium divan was a place where opium smoking was carried on and the kospor's wife or seryat would not lo in the spiam amoking

room,

Hon. En KAI thought a domotic was quite as likely to be in the van as the kaager.

The ATTORNEY-GONDRAL-I do not think a woman into the divaa. aay mspertable opiur divan kooper would sort

Hon. C. P. CHATER-Wonld a femalo ser vas bo a member of the family?

Hon. Ho Ka-Certainly

The mimes of the and confirmed

The only minute was con man sich

or recommends the Congo of 9600 in aid of the wo munerativa Industry,

Vote racemmenced.“

PARATIQUESMENT. The Committed then all barged.

CORRESPONDENCES

THE SALARIES

EMPLOYED IN TH

The following correspondence the Legislative, sounell yesterday the following question askel

Whitehead althe last meetin to tha report of the Retrench will the Governmont lay of the despatelics and ins the Secretary of State for tion thereto, and in connection in rospect of salarien milar raferred by His Broellenby the Committaa h

Des

Dorpatah Fixcellat lespestobes 231

and 819 of 6th October,

gamination of this

Iced Hilaris) ava - | considerably hadow now situshed to the offices,

arobots in mirato practice in this on way 205 Fhick stolovernment here bad, em

illustranonin- deunschione Moth the

SECRETARY OF STATE TO GOVERNOR,

Siraya the honour to chaloto informatica and for purposes extract from a delpatch recei ng to the Governor of Cay

of compansation for fall in,

Crown Colonina there wond I have expresżed, the view

expediture such turnicie

The ATTORNEY-GENUKAL-JE you admit is nothing to povert an opitu divna keeper that a warrant is a member of the fantly there. from ougiging half a doven prostitates as Liukolling periodical gilles servants and sending them into the opium divan, Hon WIT A YUK, in answer to the Go- Fervor; said he was in favour of Hoa Ho Rai's

nument.

The ArroBNET-GENERAL-Am inclined to think that the law will be evaded.

INTENDENT OF POLICE, Hon. Ho KAI-It After some remarks by the CAPTAIN SUPER

into the diven. You make an exception to the in very likely keopor would ad-lix servant

hero, and yet at the same time you are cavit- wife, who, the chances ara, would not go in ling at putting in a domestic servant, words "bona fide arvat

The COLONIAL SECRETAKE HUggested the

IE. the GovNotothe Attorney-General) -Do you think you had better hold it over?

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I do not like "bona fide" myself, but if the majurity are against me I will yield. It in very ony to say "bone fide" now, bat when it comes to the question of proof a diffenity will arife,

Erentually lie amendment was, cu the motion Hon. Ho Kat, seconda Hon WEI AYUR, altered so as to make the last two lines of the His EXCELLENOT the Governor, Sir W keeper's family to enter or remain in on opium clauss read "or a bond fide momber of asok ROBINSON, G.C...G.

diven."

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative yestering afternoon. Frant Council was held at the Council Chamber

CE. (Oser Commanding the Forow.)

His EXCELLENCY Major-General BLACK Hon. J. H. STEWART LOOKBART (Colonial Secretary)..

Hon. W. M. GONDAY, (Attorney General), Hon. T. SEBCOMBE SMITA (Colonia) Treasurer):

Hon. W. CHATHAM (Acting Diretor of PutEn Works).

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G. (Captain Baper intendent of Polica);

Won. C. P. GRATER, C.M.. Hon. Họ Kha

Hou. T. H. WHITEHEAD, Hoa. E. R. BELILTOS, C.M.G. Hop, J. J. BELL-IRVING. Hoa. WE A YU

Mr. J. GT. BUCKLE (Clark of Connoile).

MINUTES

The minutes of the precise meeting was read and confirmed.

· PAPERS.

The CotonAL SEÇENTARY laid upon the table the Blas Book for 1886 and correspond. ance regarding the salaries of officers, employed in the public service.

adopted.

FINANCE,

MEDICAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE.

The amulent was, then pat, the voting being as follows:---

..JOR

Hon. Wei.A. Tak

Hon. J. J. Bell Irving

Hon. E. P. Bilios

Hon, TH White.

head

Hoa. Ho Kai

Hon. C. P. Chater" The Colonial Trassaro The Colonial Beraterj

H. E the Major-Gen

eral

AGAINST

The Anting Director

of Public Works The Cap a Superi tantout of Polica The Attorney-Gen

erl

WEITER a cell for particulars as to the na

The amendment was therefore seried. On the last olanse being read; Hen: TH

fare of the license will a fee be charged for it?

Comuitton coerposed main

of unofficial members of the

I hova tho hozone to b67 obedient, humble serrant, es

Governor Sir W. Robinson, K.G.MO

Monda

JUsi Engetan "Arbitratios, are considarə 3 und shak the Mantelpats Engineers of Singapore and Shanghal receive salaries much is all, fance, A that paid to the Director, of Public Vorka in the colony, z fool aurs that His Excali 9203 the Clevernor will not consider that the car tiss proposed by Sir William Der Vore: 1. ure

-I would further point out that the i magcration rocalved by the senior carinsushi, staff of this departament does not spaní, vlak compared with the nature of the work po formed and the expenditues on Public Works including Colonial and Manipal, equal to that pair to offerre in shailar positions in other colonies.

7-On reference to my annual raports, it will be mean that the overige exponditio" an publio works is about $560,006, par kunum, të this inust be added the expenditure on Prays Reclamation, as the Direöfer of Fol works: is the responsible angiit for this for(though mom or bio of atmymo naruto). *momating ró ebant Kit B00

essel by works,

EXTRACT FROM A DESPATCH FROM THE MARQUESS OF RIFON, TO BIKASE HA VELOCE 20,168 JU JUNE 1891

larg

I ut inclined to ossider that in a an extensive scale and where in times Crown Colony where the establishes are on perity a certain axity in oring interests tant crop in there is th to for inviting the Legislative Council vala may of soren yara to Conitaitse into the unblo subunit for the consideration, and tho Boerotary sich" recon thiult desirable. As a gang the direction of retrenchi

mainly coaulasted by noffelal say that such pariadical

BEORETARY OF STATE 40

Downl

in the repart of the Retrenchment Camisteg

Bir-The mare important

and in Fode covoring despatel

4th Saptara bir læst have been

eporis, and cantart BaryoY WO expenditure on which forms to workänvolved, and migra mËN soporta are

often to pause moro goumal

SOUS NAZITO KI bürind a rikok gineering tuan

present

Arosy bruncu ās

Tough with the woric

as to one of Le argines

zing" that Bretyente experient

and my report on tiå o gent Committee, Event we as to the ospal

the present staff, and the amount work dots by comparativaly a small atsikand deus inch that recommended by VOLE, WARD, in rovommenting

SINTERSOG A Loubt fondkakujicient in the immediate

of the prasent

hathiam's appleg

would

22018

dealt aidero

with in separate desparedes and on one you shlàries bare promised further reports

wardin

Drary, Gibbs,

2. —For what remmns I have to convey Loyon Creused; the tim a general expression of concartelica. tae views of Leir nest

contained in your despaton on points of retail, to wait 1 and my acknowledgment of there and at fender tha tention which the Betreichmanumittee bestowed upon their repitanter for an allowa

3-In paragraph 10 of your propose to abolish the chief Post Ollies in penforddonia appointment of mustatant Frosti Tinolins to chord your view, and

distihat pablis opinion in favour be carried into affect, alternative that view can, SC DULA

1130911

Under the hewing

sinum-hich has been paid

Bed Capsule f $6.9% $ 7.56 $0.20 0.35

as imagination had painted them. It was "alectes at the Hongkong Government." 3.00 9.00 9.73 0.40arged, for instance, that the examination & more convincing argument in favour of Red Capento..

Rosa, Red 12.86 13.92 to 9.00 would be of no uss unless it was thorough, the medical inspection of all vessels arriving Capanis.I SAINTE FOY..... -7.20 7.92 0.60 0.35 that a more faco examination would not de, in the harbour could hardly be imagined. 3.60 1041 080 0.45 and that the time and sint necessary for s As to the costliness of the proposed system of 13.20 14.40 1.19 0.00 thorough examination rendered such a men- examination; another point on which con- sure quite impracticable, having regard to siderable across has been laid, we think it. the great number of passengers arriving in will be admitted that whether two, or four, the colony every day. From the stress laid oreis doctors are required to carry it out upon this objection it might almost have the colony will be well recouped for the been thought the objectors supposed that outlay on their salaries if we can thoroby nothing less than an examination as rigid as purchase imunity from epidemic disease that for life insurance was in contemplation, or in any considerable degrec diminish the As a aniler of fact, in the case of the large risk of its introduction. The only vital number of vessels that carry surges no questions are the practicability and efficiene y examination by the Health Officer would be of the proposed system; if those are answered required, the declaration of the skip's sur in the affirmative the cost will not be a geou being necepted as sufficient. Of the matter to lument over. vessels that do not carry surgeons a con siderable number do not carry passengers either, and their examination would occupy a very short time. With regard to vessels carrying passengers but not surgeons it is to be presumed the examination would vary in its character according to ciremmstances. In the case of a vessel arriving, my, from Singapore, after a voyage of six or soven EST VERY OLD LIQUEUR Coo- i

days, during which, according to the cap- 346, 1872 VIB. 66.00 3.00 tain'sreport, no case of sickness had occurred bators the Magistrata yesterday. They wer

The three Chinese gentlemen charged with obstructing the polies were again brought tae, Rd Cap

on board, we should say a mere face examina each fined $10 and the charge of salt pre- mala...

tion would be sufficient. Ifenses of vomiting ferro against Sargeant Scott was diereisend. The Magistrate express the opinion that the nud purging had occurred the necessity for sexgent had performed in duty sory salis

wora searching-uxauiuntion would be infactorily and with the greatest discretion dicated-In the case of vessels arriving from

Yesterday afternoon a Chinaman jumpal or ports at which smallpos was known to be fell overboard from a vessel passing near the prevalent, the examining offer would' Vane... Fortnastaly some solliers were boat Per Boaturally keep his oyes open for indications ar to the scene of the accident and they palied the mer out of the water and took him of that disease, but speaking generally to Fedder's Wharf, where he was handed over we should say that with regard to passen- to a Fulics Sergeant. On suquiring at the gers arriving by ocean going steamers very ascertain farther particulars, we were informed Contral Felice Station at 10.10 last night to little more thin-a face cxaraination would that no news of any accident in the harbour had be required to satisfy the doctor whether beer recoved WATEOTS ARBLOUE

any of them were suffering from illness or GLENLIVET, Red Cap 12.09 100 auspicione symptoms of such a character as sale with Name and Trade Mark w

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-It is dificult to to require their detention. In the case of DWATSON'S HID BLEND)

vessela arriving from ports affected by the

foremas that. The diflonly hitherto has boon that immediately you try to make a suoitmy by. -14.40 1.30, plague the examination would naturally be

law in roforence to divans the opium farmer spys you are interfering with his business, and it is stricter, but seeing that under the law as it

to provont a repetition of that state of affairs stands immigration from plague infected

that it has been decided that these divaas shall ports may be prohibited altogether it is

PREPARED OPIUM ORDINANCE bo brought under direct, contaul Therofore "The ATTOINET-GENERALI beg to move

I think it will be very much to the genti of the in any way responsible for, dificult to understand how there can be

the second reading cftas Bill entitled, an colony and advance the health of the comfeguard I suggeniet in any objection on the part of shipping to the

The animats pope piatures, which are being Ordinance, 1991. The objects and reasons of

Ordinance to further amend the Prepared Opininity if an alteration in the law is unde, of the 11th of June, Our lowest priced Whisky is of sacallent less drastic course of oxamining passengers Welley-Cook, attracted a fairly large audience that, at the expiration of the present Opiuma per sanitary condition, but will this mode of a honour to pers

exhibited at the Theatre Royal by Mr. the Bill state that it has been deerned desirable importance of having these divans put into pro

Hon. T. H. WAITEDE&p—I quite realize the periodioutingniries mality and of greater age than most brands in on their arrival. It will be seen, then, that last night. The pictures were exceedingly Faris, in 1998, opian smoking divana should working the opium farm he practicable 2 Will buble event,

mainly if not wholly The market. Wasmand our customers et foreign shipping has little delay or in good and one showing the horse artillery at be brought more nuder the dirset control of the it be possible for the spin farmer to carry

be deterred by the lowness of prica from convenience to fear from the establishment effect was produced. In reversing the lies the dinuce requires overy person who opens or rring tham su. For a soda whisky, Thorns's

Aldershot had to be repeated and an amusing Gaverainent, and, wit's this object, this Or- the work Bland and Watton's Cleuoroby, are equal to of medical inspection. As to the junks, the pintures were of course revarset, so that the earriss on any aneh divon to obtain a licence found quite practicable at Singapore, where the

Governor Sir W. Lobinson, Lay Abelone Coalist is a very old Peat solicitude that has been expressed on their cars were see salazing with thoir swords in from tits Colonial Secretary, on which licence Ordinance has been in forse some time, and The COLONIAL SHORETARY It has been Whisky (smoky) that could not be replaced in

ok at the price D and E are too weli kuwa behalf is rather extraordinary. Hitherto and There will be another exhibi- saliable conditions will be antiorsod. The has not led to the reduction of the

tion to-morrow night. it has been a frequent complaint thuit junke

Secretary of Stato, besides having approval of oronue, arising from the opt farm, were much more favourably dealt with in

It is understood, save the Singapore Free than siajt males should be probibited from as higher than the provious one, eu it was bay last and to approve gan

this requirement, has directed the persons other The revenue from the last farm at Singapore Si have the honour to Press, that the let Batalion Rifs Brigade, on smoking in divans, and that the admission of stated in the newspapers.

scuipt of your deepatek No: 187 JOHN JAMESON'S O1281200 $1.00 foreign shipping, and that it was unfair that of Wight, will drop ne fower than 520 men at family, should be forbiddan, as is provided in the opinn farmer bosa obtained as to the work they affect the terifal

the matter of quarantine regulations this way home in Decembar in Parkhurst, Isle trames, other than members of the keeper's

Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-Has the views of effect, as occasion offere

tions of the Retrenchment while junks were allowed to import cases of Malta to make up the 2nd Battalion, which the Ordinazse in fores in the Straits Setlis sickness epratically without lot or hindrance beans that the 2nd Battalion may have to go aueading Ordinance in the Straits Bettlermena

guas there, to war straugth. This probably mente. I should like tand that there is aning of the Ordinance F 18.00-$1.50

The ATTORNEY GENERALI Iare not ob to be, ein your most obediszi

Government Dépar(zona a foreign ship should be subjected to all the to Egypt on service. The lat Battalion will which has a further provido that no armed par- tained then; I do not know whether any other inconvenience and loss attealing the moa- All these ato very line and old. C bassures taken in her respect if she importal nyente sorvina, This, is a typical example of accordingly assimilates the law of Hongkong to arrangements do not, with him, erropare with take back with it to England all the nien fram songbe kaowingly permittal to be in au opinber Lur Asarulathooplum farmer's show is Teen stooked in Hongkong in wood for over 30.

the 2nd Battalion who have not more than one divan. Soatien 6 which deals with offenpos, te got sa large a profit is possible. The sanitary years, there being little sale for Iris Whisky solitary case of smallpos. It le proposed how the linked battalion system works. It list of the Straits Settlements. Section the pounds, shillings, and phon, or rather the FS Colony

now to treat all alike, and though at first takily is little unertragenent to company provides for the making of regulations and their dollars that he wishes to get out of the farm, c

officers who reg thotelrus thus deprived at a - Fan 3 dot. Par ligthere appeared to be some fear with regardewoop of all of their best-sound mounto force till lat Hancu, 1998, and will not enforcement. The Ordisincs is not to come

This concluded the discussion. to the junk trade opinion scene to he now The Strait Liner of the 11th Angust that the Bil bo read a second time,

therefore affect the present farm. I now move

The ArroRNET-GENGZAL-There will be foo, which will probably is about $10, and the licence will, Ipresume, before year. Hitherto the spium farmer bad had the right of letting the Financial Minato No. 19 was referred to the divans himself, and if you want to control them anos Committee, No. 5, was adoptad Finance Committee and the report of the Fix.in any way and see that proper sanitary ar Fablic Works Contaittee's Report, No 4, was cause of complaint sat says we are taking

The rougemoste have bien made be looks upon it as Vices - reference is mats to fad fee of £300

eway some of the perquisites of his farm. The as Consulting Engineer ofF | Government will licence the divans and every and drainage. Ton have gi the first reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance getting the pan. The farmer will be com stipend and will bad, the

The ATTORNEY GENERALI beg to anse person getting a licence will have to make his the Crown Agents that from

this your Lo: kas consed own arrangements with two opiam farmer as to: to further amend the Medical Registration Ozdintuce, 1894, and to repeal Ordinance No. Luided with when an application is made for charges for such referenda na in of 1897. The chjast of the Bill is to sppoint sidered wasthew the place is properly situated, licence for a disun and it will then be con-

him. new called, as a member of the Medical Board. Properly ventilated, and ia a sanitary condition the Principal Civil Medical Officer, as he

year at fortunately had a slight error in it which The Ordinance passed at the beginning of this

and so forth. If there is no objection under saapad my notice and spparently the notice of and the man will get his ficonoo.

one of these heads the application will be granted tlu other reembers of the Council, and in Hon. T. E WHITEHEAD Will the torr:ngement would fuvolve great expense,

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passed. ATTORNEY-GENWEAL Moyed as an amendmaat Council maumed. that the clangs he altered as as to include vona and his family, as being exempt from the oper

de prisate guests, together with the tonaut tion of the clause,

of medical supervision should be exercised of Me Frank Marwell, which has just occurred over the bative craft frequenting the barut Tokobagus The news is rezdered the mora BrObour. As to the cost to the colony, when and friends is that only yesterday we had the saddening to the decused gentleman's family don Par Bot

one considers the measures the principal moonshely duty of recorder the death of Mr 720 $0.80

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Giroumstance4-6ŤA their vessalg, the inspections they have a younger brother of Bir W Maxwell, The COLONIAL SECRETADT Sunded. tha second reading of the Bill entitled on Or- It is only

Govers of the Gold Cup Ho was for Amendment carried.

diance to send the Widows and Orphans Batronchase and after ten years' supunes of the bighost for any person who knowingly permite & person of 1895. The necessity for his Ordinance are of Sub-Section of Section 6 makerit an offence Patrious (4.mendinent) Ordinance No. 2 recently pored arvion, the Residency of Sarawak, other that nt wink temps spaum in a divar is given in the objects and rogatur Thor for Tinglar. But the deceased gouttempu's better to define what adult aus P 1500 was found to be inadequate and was as to buses The retired or well-surned pension, and left Hon. T. H. WITHEAD Would it not be delition of salary in Oraianos 10 of of that de restines energy, together with the excellent The ATTORNEY-GENERAL The vorts are nonded by section 1 of Ordinace 23 of 1885. | ore, rien to remain in retirement: The Consul at La Torque Orlingue, which we were asked to auta a part of an officer a salary, but did not health Le always possessed, would not allow him precisely the same a are dard in the Streite Set- The wonded defaltion meile he allow bunn, went home on leave, and Mr. Mixwell copy. The Kagistente il placeable indude in the terms salary the deleted was offered and septed the sating position at interpretation in the word

value of free quarters. Hence there arose th and was chliged to go away on sick lure Hoage ter adolescence at al: The size varies with ance for hews ront contributed to the Wildown Labuan. Unfortunately, he became very ill, R.S. THE MAJOR GENERAL There is no sucmaly at an aoer who regelved, maltre arrived at Singapura Tron Tabasu on the 31st individuals, so that it would be imposible to and Orphans' Pension Fund 6 percentage on org and Jam on the 7th of Frue Le, and The AORFEY USEEE-I think you will free quarters paid no contribution in respect e of May had, and until his departars for Hong, detito any specido ng such allowance, whereas an oficer pocupringe Mrs Maxwell wor the guests of his (toreroor. fod that an adet perten over sizhaon yoses, the estimated, velns of moli freo grierters, allo 'ke decissed gentemez hnd nincs town staying of ag

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is diffoult to understand how they object to the colony taking men sures for its own protection and impos ing medical inspection on the various classes of craft that do not provide a system of BLLOKERY BRANDY medical inspection for themselves MALABOHINO HREEING CHERATZ

As to the practicability of the measure there cau, be no real dispute. The argument that juske, would go to Staulf or Aberdeen in turing the inspection to which they would be subject on entering the harbour at Victoria das urs vary by weight with it to Japan, and for overal weld was an irate The COLONIAL THEbenst you an beegume the voyage tureither hose places of the Tokobama houstiel.. There was no disage there will Bill be has dimculty of ascertain

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