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and Bowen Rods washered for inle lo public section. It comprises 81,700 soners fest The annual rout is seld. The plat ve sold to Miss Kato Mathur för $1,829-885 above the upset price..
bulug excessive eleme fairly conokisive. LieurColonel The O'GORMAN reports that Drunkenness in this garrison is not excer "sive; ono saldom sees a drunken soldier by day in the streets and not often at night." and similar replies came from the captains of the men-of-war in port at the time the in- quiry was in progress. True Commander 2704 ST. JOHN, of the Peacock, expressed the opinion that the amount of dranken1083 en the station was excessivo compared with other stations on which he had served, baba this opinion was coupled with the definite
We are glad to learn that Linng Chi-tano, statement that no cases of drunkennes had the editor of the dunnet journal Chinese Pro- occurrent amongst the men of his own ship yre, and Wang Shao, Storstery of the Hoard of Rites, suother prominent protégé of Kang whilst at Hongkong. Commander St.Yuswei, have renelled a place of safety, where JOLN's own evidence may therefore be cited they will be secure from the rage of the Emptors Dowager, Jung La, an Li Hung oling. They
A. S. WATSON & CO., gnist his opinion. But although planken arrival in Nagasaki a couple of days ago, on
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Commander Hastings bad an extraerlos specimen of hamurity beforo lim yesterday. Four men wore implicated in a gambling case, One of thep-the owner of the cargo. Beat in which the gambling took place as a most repulsira object, his face being swellen and his hands and foot cogered with some ired that he was lepor. He and the others were fined, but instead of surving the altorativa term of imprisonment he will be sent to the lopor iskul ut Chaton.
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT ARREST.
THE EMPEROR PEPCETED TO HE ALIVE.
ANTI-FOREIGN APPOINTMENTS.
Hon, DE, HO RAI
Hon. J. J. BALL-INVING Hon. WEI A TUK.
Mr. J. G, F. BUCKLE (Clerk of Contiails).
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The minutes of the previous mooting were rend and adopted as a correct, record..
PAPERS
Tho ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY haid on the talls the report of the Feindpal Gissl Medical Offer for 2887 and the report of the Injurions Liquors Commistion; and also the report of the Finance Commitlas (No. 6), moving the adoption of the latter.
The Acrise COLONIAL TREASURER conded, and the motion was carried..
ness is not excessive in the colony thore re mains the question whether in individual ches the character of spirit consomed pro- duces unusual effects of the nature of Licut, Colonel The tuniporary Insanity, O'GORMAN say: The Chiasse liquor (commonly called Bazaar liquor) has very frequently the effect of making Commanding Uthcors ve reported that this cheap Chinese "liquor makes mun and for a time "and is the cause of iiost of the ser- Flogging as now inflicted In Victoria Gact, "ious crimes. Non-commissionel officers viz, with the birch, produs, Dr. Atkinson tells us in his manual report, no contusion of have told me that this fiery spirit takes the abcntaneus tissues, tas usual result being eflect upon soldiers very quickly, drives superiicial redness which soon passes off and turta off to brothels, and is the cause of does not interfere with the prisoner'a Inbour." Most persons have probably hid sound experience nearly all the anses of insuborilination of this superficial redness" in the earlier por "and ether crimes." There seems, however, tion of their cargor. Ax milk for babesity to be no scientific evidence in support of wholesome, but wo shenkt be inclined to
doubt ita eflcuoy as strong meat for men, the bad character given to Chinese spirits. Surgeon Colonel Evare reports that the condition of the cases of alcoholism ad- mitted to hospital during 1897 was appar- ently due to the quantity other than the quality of the liquor consuheed and that there were no cases of delirium tremens which were considered to be the result of a brief poriad of intoxication. Dr. ATKINSON's replies are complicated by the introdnesion of ensea of datura and Indian hemp Intoxication, which were pre- sumoly cases of poisoning, but he is of opinion that the cases of intoxiestion nd- notted to hospital were due chiefly to the quantity and not the quality of the liquor consumed. The replies of Dr-C. MAULEAN, Deputy Inspector-General, R.N., are to the samic effect as regards his own observation, RANSOME'S LAWN MOWERS.
but he adda:I have heard from "medical officers of ships in harbour that The Best and Cheapest Marlines in the Market" they have frequently to deal with cases "among their ships' companies of men Soppled ut Manufacturer's Prices.
"suffering from the effects of what they have reson to believe to be deleterious “adulterated liquors supplied to them on shere and I am informed that the chacs of Intoxication which occur in the Senton's "Club are invariably the result of inferior liquor supplied to the men from outside by "antive vendore, It seems to have been The October carbine competition for the found impossible, bowever, to get any direct"Captain Francis Carbine Challenge Cup [24 evidence, evidence at first hand, of the resulted in an easy stiu for the Field Battery team, who defested the A blachine Gun Co. existones and sule in the colony of those team by 61 points. appended are the cornust your. At the examination bold this year alleged deleterious adulterated liquors. Evca Chinese co.nahu is given a gond character by the Commissioners, who say the effect of drinking these Chinese liquors " is prastically the same as that produced by
(6) BULAL TELEGRAM TO THE DAILY TRES."uktsui from 9 to 10 per cant." This resaln-year this station, which is certainly in need of
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SDANGHAI, 105 October.
Wong Kung-fu (formerly Chinese Ceul at Singapore), tely designated. Minister to Japan, was arrested yesterday at Live Taurai's foreign residence, in accordance with a secret adier issued by the Empresa-Dowager. He awaits orders from Peling. It is feared that bis sentence to death is certain.
It is believed in the best informed ciroles and in the Logations at Peking that the Eurer is alivo.
The arrival of the Forsiga Legation guneda at. Peking has proded an excellent effect..
It is noteworthy that the Empress Dowagers appointees are ti-foreign. There is now no weber of the Tsungil You who is conver zani with foreiga aðzire.
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NATURALISATION.
THE. ESTIMATES,
THE ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS COMMISSION,
not to be denied that she hai mada hersolt. HONGKONG LEONGATIVE 181,340 30 Imsy expialate the Connell that some
bo thoroughlyanted Sko Jus neparaged Pages China ago the Indian police petitioned for a
bribery and corruption for her osa entelument elight inercate of pay, or at any rate for some
The following report of the Aleaholio Liquore and be short to interest in the general. Yesterday afternoon & mecting of the long inorenae Ination allowness, Tring to the rise
ing or adlied reputation hot bon placed kung Legislatie Council was held in the Conan the pris) of four and other articles of food. Commission was land on the table of the Legis. welfare of the people. The Emperor knop
The rankter was considered by the Executive Intire Council yesterday:--- all Chamber as the Goverment Ofices, thero Council, sad it was proposed to ask, the Bedrotary.
Hongkong, 12th August, in a most difleult position. On the one hand he owes her the greatest debt for nylag mado of grate to sanction this morense, which at pre-Wo the undersigned members of the Cop Ts EXOLLUENCY the AING GOVERNO, sent is only to be of a sniperary halus. With mon appointed on the 16th day of February, bini Esperar, and for having setul ne Mogent A Tokyo pross despatol of the 9tle Bapten Major General BLACK, B. (Olear Com regard to the suffury department, there is a 158, to ugrit juto and report qu the saporta daing his long minority. He was not the bonated by the Kobe Chemiele, sanding the Troops).
dilferouve in the estimate for 1999 and that for tion in Hongkong, and the manufacture anducarest heir to the Thrane, and yet the pompt Sugar being one of the licks incloded in the
Hon. T. Sacos Sur (Asting Colonia) 1808 of 98,000, I believe no member of this one in Hongkong of alcoholio liquers, of ali sigdkou action of the Empress-Dowager Exc Conventional Tariffs, the only course available Seeratar) for obtaining more resonus from its taxation
Mr. H. E. FULLOUE (Acting Attornoy on Council will dissent from the vow that it is kinds and into the operation of the laws rega-coded in placing him have all rigala. The abeolately 2200mary in the interests of the Inting the song, and to scortain whether ang very feet that he displaced other candidates will be to tenke auger a Government uouopely, erait
sucitation of the colony to increase out sanitary and what descriptions of crude, inferior, aduf- mada natural enemies of all their patrons, 20 The authorities are making investigations with
Hon. K. MURRAY RUnser (Harbour Mostor).staff. 71 is in order to most tint increase that, teratau, or dalatians lignors are manufhotared, that in the Imperial olau it is safe to say ibat Hou. F. II MAY, CMS. (Captain Super an extra expenditure for 1909 is essential and or sold, and by whine and to what exist, and Kuong Ifra Las never be liked. Not for his view to adopting this course.
intendent of Policš)..
that you are asked to rote it. In 180 wo had what measures may reefully be taken to improve own enko, but beenage ho, a surper, was placed Hou. AM. TROMSON (Acting Colonial Trou
ous senior Inuponsor and 12 other inspectors the laws and to check the importation, manfueupon the Throne by the Dowager who was sarer).
Hoh. ED. GRMsay (Director of Public Fer 1899 it is proposed to hate one chief tre, and auto in licensed houses and elsewbero areolta asurper, the Emperor has always had inspecter from England, fiva first-lass insper of such crate, inferior, ndalorated; er injurione a strong clan opposition to him. During the Works).
tore, six second class (nepector, sad air third lignors, bare the kanour to forward herewith years of the Regency the Razprass-Dowager Hon. . P. CHATER, C.M.G.
eless inspectors, usaff which 7 believe is about the eridoneo taken by us and one opinion there apposed this party with all her might and ald her utmost to minimise their influence, equal to the staff employed in England at New on enstie-on-Tyne, a terahere the population 9The Commission was appoluted cause Thie tot place the Empers ander the deepest is less wan that of Hongkong, and where there was a strong opinion in some quarters obligation to the Express-Dowager and made 1 feel safe the habits of the people and that deleterious liquors were being sold in the Lin inth to do anything which would appear the nature of the climate rander it not to colony, which were doing a great deal of ungiatsful on his part. On the other hand he necessary to are so big staff is in Hong, mischief to soldiers and sailors, after the knew her great unpopularity, url that che was kong. If honourable memuars will turn good meeting of the Commission on the 25th blamed for the settlement of the Japanesh war to page 44 they will see the item, "To ever Febrgory, Mr. Wola ust, Dr. Harrigan, and as well as for the general state of official cor.. st of geral incress of salaries of Chinets Mr. McCallar left the colony, so in order to inption. It seems that in stompteil ni com employés $24,000. Sanze tiles ago the Chinese completo tas investigation, it was necessary to promise by giving her the highest public Lon- employés of the Government ntitioned be ask the Government to apprint othere so as to our and Allowing her often to name men for Governisat for an increase of salary. That exeble a quorges of members to be prescut at leading positions, while the sny time he petition was referred to a small committes be sittings of the Commission Captain Hast coaretly exerted himself to gain possession of composed of the Honourable Colonial Treasurer, inga, R.N, was appointed a member and Chair mal power by which he could reform and rodesm the Honorable Wei Yak, and Mr. Edward; asan in plazo of Alr. Wodehouse, and the other his country. Ogbocher Their raport has gone home to the two sucanolos were not Slled up. Subsequently. This compromise has been in execution for THE RIGNBOARDS AT ZODGING-HOUSES. Socretary of State and was in favour of an in with but throw members it was found to be several year and like all similar attempts The ACTING COLOFIAL TREASURER-I have certain scale being granted to impossible on tws ocasions to have a qnoram has been the use of endfers bickerings and latest form of the quarrel is responsible for worked out totalled up to 814,000), und it and Dr. 1.0 Stedmar was appointed. the honour to move the following resolution, wideh the lines eupleres. This increase when present, so an additional member was asked for quarris in the Imperial household The stunda in my name That the following reso
is hoped that there will be ae opposition on 3-With a view to obtaining the fullest the present situation. The Empress-Down- lution passo by the Sanitary Board on 22nd. heart of this Couted to that rote being information on the objects of this enquiry, ger seeing that this Emporer was determined September, 1898, he approved by the Legislative include in this year's Bill. With regard to questions were sout to the Deputy Inspector to instituto reform cars and that he was Coung That by dans of the bye-law the public wovics. Bething occnts to me to width Ueneral of Fleuts and Tespitals, Hongkong, bold enough to disma the old Minister Went made by the Board on the 18th day of March, it is necessary to ensue, and I pass on to the Colouel The O'Gorman, D.AA.G., The Pri Tang-ho, feared that he might the same rash. 1801, and amended on the 2nd day of April alle works extraordinar Thy porder cipal Medical Offest of HM. Forces, Houg menstice which would inwire the safety of the 1891, for the licensing, regulation, and sanitary nagizlae at Stonecutter Island (ostitunted cost kong, The Principal Civil Medical Officer. capital, and louen she resolved to have her own maintenance of common lodging-houses, under sab-section 12 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 50,000) is being built at the carnal request Hongkong, Mr Lawford (Segretary to the trusted benchuma Yang, Lu rade Viceroy of 1557 and sub-section D of section I of Urdu. of the General Commanding the foross in the Commsteve), The Mangers of the Chian Chibi v Gancatissime of the Polyang troops. reloby As to the Stom Public Works depart Sager Roffcery, is all Chinese holders of disis gavo le auletantiul Support at any time ames 2 of 1890, be revoked." The byo-law in question is that which raters to the placing ofunt store $13, you know that it is not tillary licences, and to one forego Coasul whenshe might anel it, for it would dow troops safe to put anything in the dilapidated build. It bas been found necessary to examine twe to be moved into 'king at any moment and signboards outside somamion lodging-bones and to the keeping in the rooms of lodging houses ng red bikert, and it is halutely nectary witnesses and to beld four meetings. Ir view would nike her ruge of the situation. This of the reasons assigned for the sixty-seconds appointment was rougly opposed by tho we should have aucther cop, especially in view of a board showing the number of persons of the fant, thet. It will provably be necesary to of Alcoholism that occurred during 1897 in the Bayeror, but Le fually nogriescal in it. To allowed to intuit that room.
pall it down to make way for the new Post Coverament Civil Hospital we did not think it offset its influence, however, he succeded in This was seconded and carried.
Doorly, whs ise arourite of the Emperor and The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-Irisce. With regard to the item No.7 Police necessary to call the Principal Civil Medical appointing You Shilt-tai, the ex- Resident"
Station $65,000 the amount was included in Officer bafore the Commission to move the following Be it resolved by hat year's timote, red them of 96,000 WON At the fret meeting on the ut February a member of tho Reform paris, as Assistant the Legislative Council that the percentages en the valuation of tenements, payable as ratos. provlad last year to begin the re-boulruction last, wo requested the Scrotery to draw up a High Commissionce of the Teigung forces. of this station, but it was found impossible to report of the manufacture and composition of This govo Yaan Shil-kai more real power over in the village of Hunghom be altered from 104 to 12 per cent, and in the village of Mong-on with the work, and it is hoped that this the Chiuese liquors known usuusk, also to the Chilli forces then Yung In bar for Yuns visit the Chiasse distilleries and repart upon was to live with the troops while Yung was tion proposes to add 1 per cent to the rates one re bull will be cured and carral the quality of the matotials used shut up in the Younen at Tiantain The Re through next year. With regard to the item 5--Ab regards importation we have gvidence form party represented by Kang and Tau were now paid in these villages to most the cost of Chair shelter at the Pink $1,800," that matter that a quantity of cheap hers are brought fored by the throntouing attituds of the Em lighting, the dainu kaving been extended is now being discose, will I will content thy into the colony. We hate evitonco leo pri nad of Lung In to recommend vigerens to both thosa vinges.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Condell with dying that it is with very great regret that because these liquors are cheap action, and they proved tacuisses equal to the the Governmout bus left that item out, be it does not follow that they must be made from orastar. They urged the Fanperur to do thres and the potion was succied,
catimated evoro valy exceeds the estimated rado, inferior, or decayed materials. Mann. things which would give bias absoluto control expenditurs by $11965 which is a very narrow factured from good spirit there is a large profit of tby-Eapire. The first slep was the b-hent. On the motion of the ACTING ATTORN margin, and one which a Secretary of State on the liquors which are sold at 20 cents a botsing of Yung Lo, the second was the cc. GENERAL, Pescaded by the ACTING COLONIAL will probably regairs to boingrosed. Therefore, Moreover, saniyais as shown the these cheap cupation of Peking and the Palier SECRETARY, this first reading of a Bill utilindroay be necessary do sacrifice other items. Au liquors do not contain doleterious substances, the troops of Yuar Sbil-ka, and the third an Ordinace for the Naturalization of one other Item in the Public works extraordinary but that boy lack lavour, body, and aroma,and was the removal of the Express Dogager Un Chang Wo alias Un Oi U alias Un Hi alias Disinfector station and inspector's quartars that they contain tess fusel ail then genuine to place of continecient where the could Un Kwok Hi was period.
$19,000." The present disinfector is situated pits. The tents to which liquors ate sus net interford with the affairs of state,
The first act was attempted, and be the in a pration her the quarters of the ringed in the Government. Laboratory are suf The ACTING COLONIAT. SECRETARYI beg sisters attached to the Governfoort Cirit isntly severe le Warrnab the Government fatal mistake was mide. The Emperor famed to move the second reading of the Bill entitled Hospita, and is more or less of a mukance Abalyst missing them as harmless, and this an elict instructia Yuan Skie-kai to prosced an ordinance to apply a anto not exceeding to them, and it is proposed to transfer the opinion is antirely supported by the medical at once to Tirtoiu with his troops, and to be 82,587,898 50 to the public service of the year disinfector to a site at Taipingehan and to build evilenos received by us and by the recurls af hard Yung La: This eliot was written in the 1859 thiukit may expedite matters later on in quarters for the inspectors and centies. As to the amount of trunkenness in the colony, presenco of Kang and Tau, and was delivered the course of this meeting if I now make a few the itemTwo public latrines 85,000, it may There is no ground whaterer for the assertion by the Emperor to Tan to carry to Xuan. remarks upon this Pr and upon the estimates.be passed over withone any more romark, as the that there exist in Hongkong deleterious liquors Shih-kai. He did his task fully and de- The total estimated ravenng for the year 1899 is accommodation for such convenience, in the of which small quantity produces sudden and livored the message to Yuan, wus during the five thousand troops to Tisatin, but instead of 187, and the total estimated expand colony is very insuficient and should be in temporary insanity in the consumer or the night of Mohilay, the 18th of September, moved face chargeable against ropeane 3,874,271:80, reased. Will regard to the Washing tanks appearance of having been dragged leaving a balance on the budget in favour of rat Ta Hang $4,400 at present Inderstand Fatont-stal spirit from the China Sugar Taking Yang Lubediately into arrest ned repue of $11,650. A few points lave mucur good deal of washing is done at Tai Hang, and Refinery and the Chinose liquors know is carrying ont his orders to recata him; he scrash are the only liquor meufacture) in showed the orders to Ying In and weakly it now proposed ic but a buries of tanka side by red to me as requiring a little explanation in.re gard to these estimates: In the Colonial Secret wido so forterergone will getequally clear watar, fleugkong The former is of good quality, and 4pologised for the disagreeableness of his tasks. ary's departent houonrable members will notice $3,400 is provided for, the placing of wells in the composition of the principal Chinese liquors. This gave Yang La time to telegraph an Lou Pun Chan, Sheung Ching. Obon, and urgent dispatch to the Empress Dowager, that there are two more cadets provided for villages not yet applied with water. It is im
partuut that all place not rched by the water Sam Ching Chit-together with the knoir who immediately issued as ect for the arrest in London under the Civil Service Regations system shoukl if possiho have a good supply of lege from inspection that utily send materials of Kong and Tau and their socistes, and to Peking has the in- tayo cedets were to be selected. The next defror water, so that the sanitary state of villages are ved lathe miku distilleries, is sufficient and ber ciet orcerizg Yung La to proceed portrant which I shall deal with is the Peat may ba improved. $10,000 is provided toward to justify our option that the effect of drinking trinadiutely
Gee, Honourable members will notice that the overaer's pak residence in nocurdange these Chinese liner is practically the game as decision of one man, Ian Shili-kor fros the expondió the Post Ofles wilkingtructions from the Susretary of State and that produced by whiskey of the same strength trated the coup punned by the Emperor of omptand ethars in and enabled the Express-Dowager to bring for 1899 is
batman thi handa slay for bor on protection. stimated at $25,000 more $16,000fowartslaying out Firm Lct and Train The high
should it be used as Ving La rasked, Baking, and that the expexlitere fer the roar 1899. There itg Nullas at Yunisti"The Crown rest on the
and be more modely Whi
from its dog. Althouguel saumed his you office, as a member of the ronts of salary: the extension of the business nod in addition the Governout will be rec075 is the national drine of The Chinese mpd Council, bu rayongad himself on the of the money order and registration branches Lug into. Proviziou is mude for a now shed ankennes unongst them is conspicuous by man who bat planuod his mouth by having Tas has necessitatal the appointment of a new cleik at the spino depot at Kuurodytown. The tabstree
and his associates sammarily decapitatori.. And two brasch past otfoss have been opened deputția as presset insulfeisat for the drame It appears but a fon yones ago it was
Thus the present situative may be regarded one at Kowloon sud one in the western part of hating of the swing fought hors and the sooner customary for banol combers to fregitent a places the outcome of a family quarrel and not as a the city in the rodst of the ohief Chinese trade cou get the new shelter built the better, as it at the purner of Upper Logear Bow known as protest against the reform ourds instituted ing district. The rent has to be paid for their will be a muscolio adortuiding With Hamson Core, and there to dun kamata, by the Emperor, It was not opposition to offices, and officials have been provided to man- beso, fow-romarks L leg, to move tho RECODŮ but no frinking in this quarter in revour years these measures which caused the Empress- age em. Two probationari bave also hteo reading of the Bilan de
MN 2 Dowager to be apposed to the Emperor, but appointed at very small salaries, so that when The Áctim) COLONIAL, TREASURER 98401
Thero appear to be no grounds for dissat it was the possesion of power which excited vacancies your they way go into harness at once | 30, and the motion was e
s carried man
infaction either with the general contact of her envy and hatind. It is really too hid that with some knowledge of the businons. Our share The estimates syero tuon referred to the Fin Hongkang public houses or with the Police the quarrel should have been brought to su
ance Committee, His Excelianos vacating the Bundevision of those bouses. Deunkonnes in Isa over these questions ul
the colony amangal the Europuse population which turore e integrity air for the band being succeeded by not in exces of the grunnst found in other parts retify of the Empire. The Empress has never This sting Colénial Konstars mit cities The zaigns of thirty na saute paly shown herself opposed to each spoasures HṢE. C. L. CHAFEN--OR-PIN 90 I 600 ples of the cheapest quere has shown that stofnquing her regency, but has always Beodiet to for River Ports
II M.S. Esk luft Shanghai un the 4th October The A Med Gas Co's monthly carbine
Police Magistrate and Carene 37,600, this quors are not rude, interjer, or adulterated, bo rather indiferent to them and waiting only competition for the cups and as 474 firest for 1390 and the estimated expenditure for 1698 year $7200. Isso at the foot the note that we fail to find that any evil whatsver gang demand on the part of the people. There were 2,110 visitors to the City Hall No. 1 cap was won by Corpord Skeion with coueur in the notion of the Gorocament in: sa. now whether the new appointment, has been oxists as regards the fondnot of the ligno by soma stilful persuailei, & different story“
the same time le above match. The
traffe of the colony tablishing, subject to the sanction of the Seor disce the widenes of the Government might have been written. The Emperor seems tary of State, a pablo solinol at Kowloon, The The ACTING COLONIAL BROBETART I am Analyst was taken a number of samples have 20 to have desiret to rursus a conciliatory. cost of maintaining that school is put down atas yat unable to state whether the new appoint hoon submatten for analysis and for prostor urge but ta commel mibrissim? Noither he 8858. The rest of the extra expenditure in rent box be a mate The Sporetary of ticns have her institute for estolteration or the Return Party sortu teshare rightly the education department is due to an morouss] State, has had ' In his mind to reduce | (deficiency of strength},
zdeasured the forces which voro Wpposed, to In the Queen's College. That increase ray be the salary on ly now appointment being-It does not appear to me to he compatible then, nor the power necesary for them to attain explained as follows:-One seator master, re made to $500 a month Tust is to make it with tho publio safety that The Food and Drugs before they could attempt such a bold svo að signed in the course of the year; and is unlere same as the use of Calef Magia Online, No. 18 of 1896, should be dead the setting usul of the Detrees Dowager. Her to carry out bettor the policy tzungarated by - trata ut kogare, ant this Cojorumont | letter, and we recommend ilut stars be taken
heschiave, or (avnrywhera entreating both in Sir William Robinson of giving a better has made representations Unit in the rest of in order that largely inozemned nambere of Metropolitan und Provincial ofices. All of the English rdzention rather than giving a Caithe Police Magistrate and Coronor being one amples way to sauned in the Government reys and Craybrnors all the Provincial education in their own language, and the samo nerath the sum of $7.200 would Laboratory, so that as much as possible my Treasurers, and high office, as well as all the threo junior grado masters have been approbably is moes just. However, the master bas to prevent the sale of any acalorated or high military officers are opporatees of the Em- pointof in lion of one soufor master. With has not yet been decided by the Secretary of deplerina ligners
Dowager aid are thera, co her supporters. I was England, that more than any other regard to both these schools-Queen's College State, and is hy has not sent to as a deunites all the uvidence collected has shown Kang and ais marty word despised by these ligh Lourdry, opened Poking to foreign residence, and Koutoun Sabenl--1 wish to say that from answer we have to gut our recommendation in that the drunkenness here is due to the quantity heals as upstarts and trikers. They were It is reported that the Tactai Tang Wing's matropolitan provides, Sewchwerg in blau- will be derived in fees, and that from the
and the thros treaty parts of Tientsin in the Kowloon School it is anticipated that $1,500 he satimatos.
and up to the quality of the liquos corsemed, codaidered to be mere aventuras pitying upon when giving evidence before the Commis contract for the Tientsin-Chinkiang Railway cheria, and Chefoe in Shantung, la foreign | Queen's Collego, where the fees have fately tention of the Government to increase the conducivo to the increase of dronkennes : bo doubted that their plan was too: precipitato we are of opinion, the the stapes of linter the caprices of the amig Ripperer. I canzo sion was asked "How is artificial whisky a As
und daugeran diugh a st "prépared to which he replied: the cariest and most enthusiastic Reformers Canton, and then walow, Aniy, Focus,en mereneo of some 85,000. These two sums,
hare here the price list of a most respect.
and three interior cities in the sath of China.mounting to $6,500, more than cover the head of ne istimation to that effect
undeetakon so that this ligaer or any liquor courage of a strong mat. When this was trust The Acurve CorCHIAL StoreTabY—I have coating anual may not be fall sitter is neaded for the exomition of the tint step of Pablo firm, and I see that they sell whisky The French steamer Hailuo, formerly the planes to the trails of all wrtions, where she partinout.
Having been instrumented in opening all these expenditure contemplated by the adoration de
their contemplated coup the reliable man waz da estiu az tuilienstly in Europasar - A As to the medical department, the Ban C. Chirader the heading Its cunertial fling the holders of public not found, and the tesitating Xuen.brerwublood casence at 22 shillings n pint. Ous pint Fukite, which was so badly damaged in the still has her share, or required rights, il diference there is soeta 34,500, aut if honour-Miscellaneous services? I see the Hour Com-hose couves sbeak be purcons of good char-then-io defast and death - U. Daily Neien. of this essence (Jrotch or Irish) added, of the hull, it has since beer-influence, Eugland and not be expected able members will tom to page 95 of the missions to Crewn agente, $1,600 in 1898 and actor, and is creas, have butted in Phich to 100 gallons of proof spirit, or arrived horo yesterday. The Hoho belongs tung to Germany, and all the south of Chiun to ter down the pago against the figure 4 reuse of account of Crown agents charge wholly want to hold a licens, it is desirable
uneagoing require at the Fortis Arsenal, to relinquish all North China to Russie, Blau-details of expenditure and about à quar- $3,500 for 1980, ad 1-ofesero a foot note, householders have hoon guarentens for a person LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. "spirit the desired strength, fornis to Mr. Marty.
Franco, or to semper away from well-earned they will see. Provisions for patiente," "Bed of 1 per cent. on freight and insuralles of thee the fullest information should be obtzen his Is Birgapore and is due bare un or about whisky of a superior quality." In answer A Chinaman was fined $25. or a mouth, at acquired special and prior privileges, which appliances."
privileges, merely because others hare sklouty ding and clothing" Medical and surgical stores. I should like to have some explaustion as to the chariote if the applicant for such
These show an increase of 84,200, } on that shhjack vot "to another question Mr. BROWNE expressed the ngistracy yesterday for being in possession previously went to upe,
which is due to the fact that there are a larger The Acta CoLONIAL SECRETART-When We are of opinion that the number The N. & I stennor, Boiziida left Bombay the opinion that the alcohol used in the fruition without a license. He was found
The induce of asiain the north of China number of patients the Cell Hospital is better the Crowungents pat this churie off per veut-on (tisenty thesay of pubitu heiztes now Beansed for this port yesterday and may be expected manufacture of artificial spirits was likely sporting humanition, which he said a man at Jand, and for tus presst may be called pre- that the rate of achougs entails a furgerexthe ground than if was not in angottinnon with ueet, Wo have the boater to be, I JUDE
on board the Canton bout with a box containing is indeal a close rival of the istinence of Rug. patronisad, I hope by the Chinere and ales freight and manaus Intestad cgainst it on in the colty, is amply, neat for present fiere on of thout the 25th int * to be a wore or less pure product, in; free Yanmull had given hita to take to Canton,
eminent, but it is hardly dominant, and certain- | penditage in dollars than has hitherto been the the regulations and tist it, you charge con- most obediant servants, defe
* BRITISH AND CHINESE from husel oil, etc., or puy injurious consti-
ly England is not excluded from the North, case. Ilonourable members will remember that trary to all commercial pinotic The Secretary *** W* 0. H Hentros, - tuens. Spirit so naufactured is necessarily propose giving a dinner to the Elever whe went for on I know. her goods may ali go fren
The members of the Hongkong Cricket Club unless she herself chocɛes to be excluded. So about this timo inst year, when the estimates of Blato, doveror, wilf on hea us from this, b
were before them, the question of raising the commission cheap, and its cheapness will naturally load to Shanghai. Tas dienor will take place at the these ports into the intorke just na balor
Hong cong Club on Saturday next and members Probably her trade will not be diminished at to its being vanamined in larger quantities desiring to enbscribo are requested to send in all, and even if thers should be is falling of, is the festing of the Connell at that time the Evento freight and sur200 lines b. 18-other Ansiyas or prisided, NAV TAKANA SUA POR POR MEN
A. S. WATSON & Oo., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
Hongkong, 9th September, 1898.
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MARRIAGES.
In the Euran Catholic Church, in Tokyo, be the Bev. Father Erimit, ALFRET ARNOLD, ie MABEL MARY, youngest daughter of the late JASTER Bater, of Batavia, Java.
On Saturday, 1st October, at the British Legution,
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To its cheapness, and the drunkenness fiere being due to the quantity and not the quality of the liquor consumed, they recam wend that legislation should be undertaken so that liquer coutaining samshu may not be old either directly or indirectly to Europetas,
Ayo, and afterwards as Christ Chunea, Yokohama,¦ Mengkong,
JOBS B. BENT, HBM's Consular Service.
Japan, son of the late J. B. Rentiers, of Calenta
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Lieut. Fullerton Corporal Underwood 19 Garner Barrett
Mr. D. Gillies was a passenger for Manis
and Fanden, to HARRIET Lux, third daughter by the Kameralda.
of the late fir-Robes MACK, OF-Cuinonbury
DEATH.
At 16a, Broadway, ou le 5th October, 1858, SORZ ELIZABETH, the dearly beloved wife of C
afn J. A. SCOTT, of the steator Bial, aged 30 yea
The Daily Press.
Hosaкone, Ocaobor 11th 1898.
The Alcoholic Ligners Commission find that the complaints as to the ends of dele- terious spirits in Hongkong are unfounded. The drunkenness that takes place must therefore be due to the quantity and not the quality of the liquor consumed. Mr. F. BROWNE, The Acting Government Analyst,
Museum last week, of whom 169 were Burogears. The Marquis Its arrived at Shaugiai on the 5th October, haring left Peking on the 28th September.
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Prince Henry of Prussia, with the Deutschland and Irene, was at Taken at date of our latest mail atvires from the North.
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Lead Charles Beresford was the guest of Mr. Smith, Acting Macager of the Hengkeng audi Shangbai Bank, during his stay in Shanghai, He was to leave cu Saturday last for Peking. calling at Weihaiwei en route,
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MR. GILBERT REID ON OPEN
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of the tail subsidy na boen inorenced and on charges are more. The next department to who I shall aliude is the questionat depart.
account of the inercons of businese the transit.
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CORPORATION..
FRANCIS, QC der to call The first ordluaty or statutory, meeting of Hos C.P CHASER-- re any return a
special attention to My Browae's this corporation was held on Sep 5th at Cannon byülence, p. 17 and the first elstein Street Hotel, London. Mr. W. Keswick than moro expensive spirits, when the con- thair names to Mr P. A. Cox at the Clab. England to grumblu berecse she could not have were raised, the crack dating from firl
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY10 Apothecary is surefu zaslo
The Clairman stated that they insoting, was sumers are men with only a wall amount
all the trade or maintain, her former coin January, 1889. The result is that the fees for not thiols there
(**) ball in complianes with the Coppamies Act, of money to spend, such as seklers and Amongst the pssengers by the 31. 31. steamer tire position? Russia, of course, is now power 1898 have exceeded those for the previous year
behave there is que
DO STEDMAN, MD, B., London.hich required that sharakekdersskðulit be added Catesanion from Murgeles foShmgkai are six. sailors. The deleterious element of the sea gentlemen sent out by the syndicate which England will have loss power than the formerly mant, there wo bare a difference of $7,500
ful than before bat that does not mean that by 25,000. With regard to the police depart Do we got it or do the frown agents get it iHis Excellency Major Genees? Wilsone Black, together within four months of the registration
The ACTING COLONIAL Temasumer —I lavē
C.B. Acting Governor, Hongkong,
of the company. This corporation was registaráð spirits in question, seems in fact to be their bus roured the concesion of the Feking and pressed Port Acteur is ouly a naval station, botron the estimated expenditure for 1999
on May 24 Liu shures were fully applial: for, Haukow Bailway. The party cheapness. A strong opinion prevailed that ten Belgians, five Frenchies, and one Itilius,pert of trade. Euglish ship may not enter, if bonourable members will refer to paga
cerupound öfernfvol dockyard, and is unfitted to bacɔmo a and the estimated expenditure for 1898. Beron
und but been ulotted and issued. The corpora- It was covided that the Acting Colonial
tion was now, therefore, fegally constituted, and, the obeap spirits sold in the drinking saloous They are to spend a year in surveying the except will the ceasort of Russia, the leeses, 18 of the details of expenditure; they will Secretory should taguire us is return
The might any, possessed a body of elarekoblers ofi wero radically bad; the Commission has dry and preparing plans, and then the and this is no different from what actually hap, see flat for the detoriva force the sma Hon. C. P. Quirat.Oz the same page w❘ It lies hoen well known for some months that the highest oburacter and influshes, The been, of valas in dissipating this idep and call themselves the Mission d'études du chemin the Chiness. The pain to Russia le counter-
work of construction is to commence. They panel while Port Arthur was bett and used he has beau increased from $1,050 to $2,124, which the item "Loss in swabaugo ou Izdian polica Kang It-rỏi had thọ car of the Emperor of sphere of its operations, mau a fost Qut, increase explained in the fort note as and India pot staff comitive* $8,500 being all timai pad that scaraply a day pased without and gave promise of great posibilities. Events directing attention to the real case of the do fer."
balsused by the gain which Ezglaad gote is follows: Of the increase of $1,088 3900 is allowed for 1939, vgchat $6,500 for 1898. How an interview. Oftan Kang was necompanied by în Chinë,ng they all know,,had broken evil which led to the appointment of the
securing the neral station of Woi-hai-wei, for Pa.spean delectives, and the balance ($163) to this calculated Pong of his friends, but next to himself the mest down the gall of exonsiveness, and that endient At the Magistracy yesterday a Chiuamon was where Russian ships may not enter, except is to admit of the detective allowance of 92, á The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-W... fruquent vinitor to the Falane wùa Tại Tạ lùng, Empire was now a field in which there chaptd Commission, amely, that the drunkennese barged with depositing enbhish-born refise with the consent of Great Britain, the lease. month being paid to the whole of the Chinusor the declarat in lid this your Lift year the lachiant son of the Creator of Hupel: be found alamiant opportunities for the fivgar- **here is due to the quantity and not to the and pig wash-in the public street. When in Rusia secures cartalu preferoutiul rights in detective staff." I feel suro honourable it was fixed at 1: Bd.
dasi Theo ng ven Lock and Ter vero archalf all entleyvut of unusy for the constructed quality of the liquor consumed," As they can go and make onquiries, and if there is cuy in Manchuria, bai these do not drive out British events have shown, to ondeavour to put your to have been less.
fernre of the pharge he said, "Your worship milroad construction and ia, wialng operations montera will agros that it is tullor, us recrui Hon. C. P. CIFTER-Then the item oughtfully Friends by the Emperor. Exing resources, and the inticinction generally of grand freedom in their audieñcos antwere treated of rallenya, the decalojumand of its vast ng neral
ay in another paragraph that "drunken- rubbish there I am willing to be hanged" He outerprise, for British interests wore limited sion out of the reach of a temptation to which
monsof in prior, rank this spuolt) datinction. - Wastern my)laners of maskinery and slowm ress in the colony amongst the European rabbish to the dust boat the constable caught what belonged to no other foreign Power. Boreuson for to fucrease in that in all poll caght to have been loss but there were on the part of anirétial olanemen wont be the ouncesion of the Shanghai: Söbchow, Chin- subsequently muid that as he was taking the to the port of Newchwung Husein sautres aufertagately some karo given way. Another The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETAR them to be the subjects of sneh festquay paver. They had secure the refusal of the “population is not in excess of the amount
found in ther ports und alties," and as the rabbish into the street, adding that a lot of oxclusive one for Russian ships, and not, as she is a listinction in pay between the dune tellenby turning to the old Danger who was anxious to score prunts populated districts China, and they had engaged The Connel anlegantly remmel, Hil Dr. vure Elap chuanly watched by the Cipras Uzonghun ut the run unos demoly there are not any ports or cities where peuple saw this. He was fined $2.
has promised, a fren port, merily opens up traie force and the uniformed forse, and owing to
The ACING COLONIAL SECRETARY—I have against the Tu porot.. The struggle for tre English engineera, sið of whom yus stat froto liquor is sold as cheaply as in Hongkong,
which existed for no can fore creept the the fact that the uniformed force in Hongkong the boscar to report that the Appropiation Hill power but wasn the Express Dowager and hauls, to anke the detailed surgere of the road Tan Bau-tung, the eldest son of the Governor Chiome,
bas opportunities of obtaining allowances thore being no Custom's duty upon it here, of Hapel, Tan Chi-tonu, who as seized and If Tuglsad fails to secure epcoal pritlages such as by joining the Fire Brigade for1898 has been considered by the inanenCom the Emperor has been going on svir and this work they had all bat ezapleled: The it would seem to follow that cheap spirita in Leladat together with the five other prominent similar to those accorded other nations, it will not open to the detective fores. As it was detailes and that thees are not state to ale since his nogesalon to the bone for his point sugnier was Mr. Magaliches jo pežgin. members of the Reform Party, way he well not be because there is no oqarity of opporta.sired to have the bost men of the force in the itane. I now have the honour to more that marriage. It lind beau gradually reaching and ally went on to Chma in cojingesníh the proportion to the qunutily Dustmed cause arcod is an acara kero as China i likely to nity, but because Englishmen do not seize the detectivo branca the Government Lave thought this bunso go into committee on the Eul Led hente stage dating the Inst fast month, becerere kurg Italiens, and whose lenge losa drunkenness than more expensive proses. He bat ample time to cene, but opportunity, or becaue Engish rehants eve it advisable to grant these allowances. The uest consider it clauso by cloned this Frajuirer through his many familiar infer had been of special value in conneo kanarith the refused to fly from the wrath to come, romark not backed up by their Government to the same items to watch I would call attention are: Pus The Dill having basa considered in commither go with the members of the Reform Party localing sad surveying of the la. This our spirits, since Hongkong, where the consumping that he wished to mest his death is a Beextent as German, French, Russian, or $700 ages and horses in ligit of parago $15,000 the Council again resumed, and be the motion, he and opportunity to learn the feeling of his horation. Lad for ite poprescaltatives in China 4 tion must be larger than the average owing Hautzu (s good Ben of Lazy What does it Belgian merchouts. If there is any such failure (nguinet $13,000), the increase being due to fall of the ACTING COLONIAL Broabraby, seconded anbroots toward the Cups-Dowager. Never the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and Mesert, matter, he mid, if a few of us die? In all it should not lead to the greater failure and dis in exchange, und Clothing and accoutrements by the Arra COLONIAL, TERASUEMK, the popular choling hays been feared, for her Jaatine, Mathes and Co Wish: the cons
ostern cuntries blood has flown like water in grave of deserting the already opened doors or $12,000" (against $15,000), also due to Uth fall Bill was read a third time and passed the cause of relor. Let my blood be the first of aesenting to splices of influence for other in exchange. Then I come to the item "Tom-STAGE ADIQURNMENT
to the low cost of the spirits, shows only the
normal amount of druckenness. The evi
dance as to the amount of drunkennosa not
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shed in the great cause,Chini Gurtle, | Powers before China herself has assented thereto. ponry Tation allowance to Indian- police The Connell then adjourned its die..
antateness and fearless Her doings have cession there would be rights of extension besà che constant subject of conversation among, within the provizes and for the branch lines well-informed Chiues, for years, and it is that might begue necesiery. A mattar of
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