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La Hụng "Hang in the Tsung-li Yemen, and that Russia has given her consent to the reappointment. Another telegraphic an nouncement runs that the Grand Secretaries LI HUNG-CHANG and Hat Huse have boon granted the privilege of riding in two- bearor sedan chinire within the precincts of

THE HONGKONG DAILT PRESE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 281, 1858,

TheTalkoo" beamer Chefco, Curé. Evernati walch arrived at Shanghai sa the 18th Novem ber from Swatow, reports that on the passage she picked up Hiva Chinese, who were adrift in s seropa asil etgalling for assistance. They were landed on board the ship in an oxbausted condition.

"ARRIVAL OF THE NEW

GOVERNOR.

THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY.

A BRILLIANT SPECTACLE.

The proposed alterations and amandmanta‘In this new Ordinance are exceedingly good in Sheory and would be very Assirable If applied to housos erected on geonud purchased from the Croza ufler the passing of the Ordinance

LORD DIABLES DERESFORD AT SHANGHAI,

the Western Palace Gates as a mark of tongkong Football Club wilf plas L Com Blake, G.U.M.G, accompanied by Indy Ulko, that street and Queen's Road (and this is abont Court, ox bis loft hand. Mr. E. F. Alford; but what I do say is this, and say etrongly, that

This afternoon on this Happy Valley then paxy of the King's Own Regiment Kiel- at four o'clock. The Club team will be. G. . N. Sexton, goal, A. S. Arton and H. Prekoy backs; J. D. Dauby. C. 6. Kew, and W. W. Howard, balvos; H. B. Bedwell, RN, H. A. Bath, J. F. Noble, E. F. Mackay, and A. R.

Twe, forwards.

A. N. WATROV V GJ, They inve now, it is known, shared in the Thatransport denen lenyoa Crote on December i ensored tho härbuar, and was met by the Hon. Should this Ordinanog he passed and “su opas that we can only give the morning in folk that nobody in so astonished as the Hussiaus to

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The Daily Press.

Heroшore, November 26th 1898.

special grace on the part of the EPRESS. Whatever truth shore may be in these reports, it was well known that the-vateran ex-Vicaroy of Chihli his all along hen in high favour with the Dowager Empress,

spoils which La disevered the way to make rant of contracta, for many years, and both I have waxed oxceeding rich at the expense of the country they have so long misgovorded and hoodwinked. The Old Lady of Teking has found the astute Lt a most useful tool and couljutor, and until Japan appeared on the scene and pricked the bubble which this wily mandarin had blown it was gecerally believed not only that lie was the most powerful mandarin in China but that he had a substantial force, naval and all tary, behind him. Probably he himself knew pretty well at what value to estimate the resources he had gathered. Ho was woll aware that a ficient aux of money had been spent on.ships, gunt, nud soldiers to secure a fairly respectable fighting forec; e naast also have been aware that this force was largely mythical, or that at best it was very hollow sham. That fuet did not. however, greatly trouble the man; Le

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The new Governor of Hongkong, Sir Henry Miss. Blake, and Mr. Les Norman (private secretary pro. fem.), arrived by the P. and O. stoamar Cormandel, yesterday morning and was accorded a hearty recoption. It was close on nine o'clock when the vessel was signalled and about an hour later sho, gay with banting,

18th, with the 2nd Welab Fusiliers whom she

T. Bersombo Smith (Acting Colonial Secretory) is taking to Hongkong. She leavea Hongkong on January 16th, with the 1st Battalion Lax in the Government laugh Fisteria. In the moon caster Regiment and is due in Singapore on time alergnand representative company of ladies Jauary 21st. She drops the Laucarter men and gentlemen had nestabled on Queen's Statue Yorke, who reglaou the 2nd Highland Light Tegislative Cound, the Fusines of the Peace, bere, and sails on the 22nd, with the West wharf and vicinity, including members of the 17th May, 1887; in nepordanes with the provis. The second toast was "The Navy, Army, and are to do in the future, but with regard to Infantry at Karachi-Stratta Tacs.

the members of the Civil Service, offers of the The combined Bands of HMS. Iminurtalito army and navy, and the rarious Copenis. The and Powerful will play the following programme spectacle presented was a most brilliant one. at the Cricket Ground this aftorasen from The whart, which was cargated with conclet clubb, Schubert ud hoon' protily decorated. The poles were Willisas fextoorind with ret and white, and a profusion at

Franke of plants and flowers had also been called into Audran requisition. A guard of honour composed of a Royle detachment of the Hongkong Regiment in their Hume striking uniform was draw up on the Praye, and the Band of the Ragimaul was also in attendance.

March "Op. 51"

"Empress" Overture............. Intermezzo..."Rue"

election..... "La Cigale" Oriental Boone A Dervish Chorus" Vaisseldorado" Galop Frey

At about 20 to 11 the fact that His Droollenvy. hall laft the Coromande was heralded by the firing of a salute from the Commodore's ship, thu Tomar, and the skoro battery, and soon afterwards the Victoria, with the British ng dying fore and aft, made, hor.

the country, they may be destregat ni kyunk, and the government of this conatey will her no control over those who do it. Those are two great points I see in the future, and if I The annual dinnor of the Shanghai Branch of the China Association took place at the

any wrong perhaps someone will correct 18, as it in, I have no hesitation in saying Shanghai Club on the 13th November, Mx C. Now, with regard to Basis, I have said in the House of Commons, and I say Jure, I have av it in practically unworkable in some of

Dudgeon, Chairman of tho Assnciation, pre- its principal polats. For instance (umour uting, with Lord Charles Beresfort. B., RN that every Government of a country is bound to blame whatever to attach to Russia: think the guest of the ovoning, ou is right, and Hir say others) take the large bloot of houses on the south side of Jervois Street and between N.3. Haunes, Chief Judge of the Supreme, in for the interest of its commerce and people,

uso avery effort it can in the direction it thinks s'

the most rainable property in the elfy, having Vico-Chuitman of the Association, was in the

while other countries take the precaution bon sold at the rate of about $34.00 per syria-chair, with Mr. Byron Brain, U.M.G.,

and use this efforts, we must be very careful test.). All these konsentro nomparatively that British: Consul General, nur his right, and Captain that they do nothing that will hurt our inter- low in depth; lisy sro two stories in height Feltinger, RA, liis left hand.

esta I know that Russia has moved by leapa the Jervois Street side; on the top of these

Tib proceedings were a protracted, Jod and bounde tato positions that fra 1,200 miles houses there are other two storey house front Charles Beresford speaking for an hour, to the farther than they wars twelve months ago, and ing Queen's Rond, the shop fronts of which great delight of his audionoo, who would wil se over the back of the Jervois Street houses ingly Kave heard him at still greater loggth, one of the curions fentice I have found here is And themselves in the position they are in t area in rezy!! be made to the Jervols Street speech made by his lordship. The lirat tonsi houses (which tonses at the present time can was The Queen, proposed by the Chairman, Prant (Haar, bear.) I do not think it wise to he used as habitations" under bye law No. 1 and druk with the greatest enthusiasm to the say what has been or what might have been it Section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1694 and datel

de baler powers invented in the Hoard by strains of God save the Queen!" by the band is always better to say what is and see what wo foun of this now Ordinuase, it means that, si muz. Cape. Costaram, B.V., replied for the very best efforts 1 and to provided I had the Auxiliary Forces," proposed by the Vice Chair Rusia, if I wore a Russian should zee_ths the houses on the moon's Bend side will be of Navy, Capt. Fettinger, R.A. in an exteomely ing and then the Yangtze, provided I had no no farther so, alther as shops or dwelling well sonocived and well-delivorod spocelt, for one opposition than they have foned at present houses, owing to the before-menligned ares bar-

the array, and Major B. A Clarke 8.V. Til at Nemchwang P X was alarmed to fixi ingetting to Newelwang oud Post Arthur. What ing to be carried up. clear and unchstraps for the anxiliary forost. Then came the health the British community there rather hapless. d, through what is now the front of the of the grant of the evening, Lord Chasten Be Tusy ware sitting down and saying: "Now Queen's Road shops, thus eoänsing this property

least 50 por sext. in enine. Then again, there resin, proposed by the Chairman in a very what do you think we will get out of our property when Russia owns Manchuriat Do you think Lord Charles Bareeford, who en rising was Russia will allow us to do this sad that? Would received with continued cheering, said Mr.

you take homo a rasointion to say that we hope Dudgeon, and gontement of the hint Associa-Russia will allow us this and that?" I remarked, tion, I hrs to thank you Sir, very warmly for we do not hold the Britiels sxxpics by suota form. the remarks that you made when proposing my vina geliny as that. (Chsors) I said: " health, and I have also to thank you, gentlemon, down und draft a strong resolution to the Gor for the advabtedly enthusiastic way in which armene na toll them how things are, ami if you received them. I had not intended to make you want some definite and declared policy say any remarks during my cruise round the British what you want to be done in the futuro," That communities in this country. I was going to in what I told them (Laughter, and hear, reserve those romachu for a proper report to the

her.) Again I say I do not blame Humin at sercisind Chambers of Dommeres, also to the

all for what she is doing; I should certainly do Cabinet, and even to a more important body theme wore Hessian. (Laughter. the electorate of our great country at home, What I found was this, that the Russians an (Hear, hear, You spoke of hard work, Bir, but that was my business, and it is the business of ignoring the Custom stogasher, Latio Cu

steamers consigned to go in and no overy Britisher never to undertake to do thing tom oficials go on board, and they are ordered

are many small irregular shape shops in this important district such for instance as may Nos. 23 to 39 Hillier Bizet, 6 to 18 Merisor Street 3 to 6 Caverly Street, and wavy are I could nama, (e shops with a good modorate frontage bat no depth), in which, should areas of the sine proponed be made at tas bask of these houses, there will be co houses left at all, being all or nearly all merged in the new arous During the last year, the Sanitary Board have considerably improved a very great number of insanitary houses in the olby, especially "back to hacks" boasen, in a very unit sad lastful manner, by getting owners to construct ese open arms at the back of their houses. Now, should this Urdinanen be passed, they

to oonsiderably increase. will baro

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acceplet the defeat aur disgrace of his Duweger's side, and if nothing indeed happens appearance. Lient-Col. ibe O'Gorman greeted areas (as pointed out by Mr. Mag), petuntoes he does it with all his might and maid not to interfere with them in any way whatever,

country with astonishing philosophy, baing chiefly anxious to maintain his personal influence animpaired. Such the

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His Excellency on the steps of the wharf, biting thoraneives to additional expense, and

pro quo.

and Natharsole Hospitals begs to acknowledge" "Welcome to Hongkong" a welcome which was altogether, for which they got a quad ego.

The curtailment of those and

ignorance and suthy of the Chinese with thanks the following donation to the funds-warmly seconded on their mounting the what is te be done by and at the cost of them, what you fear, and why you fear it in the he would any he was not a Conan. The whels

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At a oriekot tin in Porsk quite latoly Sir

parision oras the Chinese to protect the railway and see that they do not run away with deepers-certainly one would imagine ratter incouvaient things-taughter) but I heard no reasonable suggest way the whole counter should be fall of armed Cosescks. At Port Arthur I hear there have been soms-sevelty gans mounted, and there is feverish anriety to get the railway finished. I asked one of the Hassians 1 mat-they were everywhere mont

The Univeral Gaseite stakes that "it is re- ported in Impariat Household Department airolas at Poking that the Empress Dowager ictonds to celebrate the thirtieth birthday ferry of His Majesty Kwang Hea next by a Special Aot of Grace, to hold extrsar dinary examinations for literary dagras areng out the Empire." The object of the abbre, saya the N.. Daily Neton, in obviously, to bring the whole body of the literalt on the Express to his Majesty such a step is very likely.

The Hou. Treasurer of the Alive Memorial ding, him and Lady Blake and Miss Blake j in many ensas doing away with their kitches and to the host of his ability. But I think that and the Russiana have nothing to do with the this is the first time that your great treding Customs. Then I found there is no Cousal communities of this country have had a fair there; the only person is a military officer. cheros of placing your view, why you hold and of course, it referred to in cases of difoulty. landing by the late Asting Governor (Major the house owner, without any compensation fatare, before the great electorate of the people country I wout through was full of armed Government, that his reputation, though

General Wilsome Black, C.B.) At the same being paid him for the great depreciation of at home. (Heer, hear.) I am very well aware Cossacks. There may be necessity for us badly airched in the eyes of all civilised

time the guard of honour sainted and the bis proporty. On this matter, 1 beg to rofor that your Conants have sent many trade reports band struck up with "God save the Queer." You to The Housing of the Working Class home; I am very well aware that this greet and Powers, was not materially damaged -at

Aet, 1894 at home, which Ant is in operation powerful association has sent vest many roso Peking. One reason for this was that the'!

His Excelianoy me introduced to a nun throughout the whole of Great Britain and Intions home, but, so far as I can gather, these bar of the gentleman present, including the Treland, and is the Act corresponding to this reperts and resolutions have been relegated to consequences of his netion had not been.

Lord Bishop of the Diocas (the Right Res, proposed and several other Ordinates in the son of those pigeon-holes where so many things made plain; the blue was not at once

J. G.. Honno, MA), the Roman Catholic colony, referring to insanitary properties are forgotten. (Hear, hoar.) So far as my mis. anddled on his shoulders. When at length

This home Act states how insanitary propertiussion goes, I dare say you know what my Bishop (the Right, Rey L. M. Pirzeli),

are to be dealt with If property has to reference vas. It was to come out here to his eneming were able to demonstrate that

Chief Justice (Sir John Carrington, Kt, he renamed it statos the mode of Bogniring and out the ideas of the trading om he was mainly responsible for the failure of

D.C.L., C.M.G., the Puisue Judge (Mr. such property, and how it is to be valued, dueties, how far they thought they could ad and courteons to mo-what was the mean- China to make any stand against her plucky

Justice Wise), Captain Sir Edward Chichester regard being had to the motors and to develop the British trade at presnt going ing of these preparatious, and he mid it was conditions of the property, and the probable on, end more than all, what security they necessary to protest the trade. I have tahon antagonist, he did for n time fall under a

(of the Immortalité), and others.

duration of the buildinga in their existing state, can have for the future of their property the trouble to look up their trado and I was His Excellexey and Major-General Black and to the state of repair thereof, without say or indeed their lives, in this country. (Cheers.) astounded to end that in two years the Russian sloud; but his fall was softened for him, Frank Swettenbar, in reply to the beast of his then led the way to the Government Offices, the aditional allowance in respect of the compul I do not large fraco you or from myself that trade proper has been carried by three steamers, and he was despatched to St. PETERSAURO baalth, said:--Ho had offeu brez telted with roots being fined by Europehu and Sikh mam pory purchase of snares or ang art of an area I find a unanimoins optaton among these British and on examination to and what theas steamers A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. to represent his country at the coronation of puiting cricketers to the fore in the Government

Service

He was not the feet of man to be born of the Folico orcs in charge of the Hon.section 1 (a) and section 41 (2) Again, section communities an opinion that is based on great mejor I found that all the carried ned-treat

36. (1) atates Where any owner has completed anxiety, considerabis errousness to the Taughter) These thren stamens paid the the CAR. Ou his return he oneccoded, by moved from his courss by what people said: Le F. H. May, C.M.G. (Captain Superintendent tu roepeot of say dwelling-house say works to-fature, and considerabio doubt as to whether duty, but there wore thirteen others which some the judicious use of some of his ill-gution was always ready to stick up for his own opinion. of Police), and Deputy Superintendant Mackle, quired to be executed by an order of a local any of them will invest additional money for in with railway material which paid nothing gaine, in regaining much of his old -It had been said with much truth that a great guard a bonene from the King's Own authority under this part of this Aut, be toy further development of their trade on account whatever. I asked my Russian friend, who was fluence, and has ever since no doub! been what was only ons sobool out of many where awaited His Excellency at the Goverment and gall produce to the fool authority the hare taken a very strong line as this quandon Cosess to protect three cargoes of sea-weed,

battle was won on the playing folds of Eton.

apply to the local authority for a charging order, of there being un security for the future. I

a charming, persou, if it took all these ormed studiously paving the way for his own boys received invaluable training on the risk-Offees. On entering the Connvil Chamber, certificate of their surveyor or engineer that in England, both in the House and it the coaatry. Rast Fould be the aried foros required to pro return to power. The ESPREE Dowson, 2 fold. There had lately been a chance of wor whore many ladies and gentlemen had already the works hare hoon executed to his satisfao. Perhaps I osaggaruto, but I do believe if our wat three millions of trade, ne the value of sar wilk France and he must say that in the event taken ap positiota, Major General Black tiou, and also the accounts of and youchers for country is going to allow our people to be trade was last year in Newahwang. I need not 24 who viewed with dismay the reforming pra- of war he would far rather be in a tight placo escorted the non Governor to the presidential the cests, sharges, and expenses of the works, sound ourt of China; or if we continue our tell you that I got 10 karwer but & smile.

jects of the Emperor Kwang So, was more with men who were wicketors than with men

end the local authority, when satisfied that the trade without further developing it. I də bəlievi than ready to recaive this ancient servant who were not. He had never known a man who chair and they seated himself on his right owner ban dnly execntal so works, and of the it will be the beginning of the end of our sont (Laughter.) With regard to Newsawang, it in one of the most important plawes of Britisk trade MARRIAGE.

was a lazy indifferent fellow and a good crickhand, the Obtof Justice, in his gryn and wig, mennt of rush ousts sharges, and expensus ampire: (Cheers) Therefore 1 hold that ties in this country, for two reasons, one in that it On the 28th October, at St. Philip's Stepney, into renewed favour, hus beca only too gludster. ALFRED EDWARE WHEELSY, of Shanghai, ellest to take him into her councils, and though

being on the left. The members of the Legis and of the costs of obtaining the charging interests of the Far East are immeasurably is the place where our trade is increasing in a order, which liave been properly Incurred, shall superius to the interests of the Near Bhat larger degree than any other place out here, the on of birs. Wine. of Clive-avenue, Hastings,

tive Council berapia their asual sests round Under the heading of "an eruption of doma-

unke an order accordingly, charging on the But there is this point to be remembered, that ether is that it is moro possible for encroach- and the late 3. 3. WHEELRY, of Taughan, Esex, LA may for the moment be in nominal lets the Hongkong varempindent of the N.C. the table, those prosent being the Hon. T. dwelling-house an annuity to repay the smonut. the people at home are most orassly ignorant of ment by Ruesin because it is nearer to Russis retirement we may be sure that he has all Daily Nexa writes:The City of Victoria is Bercombe Spill (Acting Colonial Secretary) The annuity charged shall be a sum of the situation of things in China. I cannot than any other place. I also want to point throughout the recent revolution in the undergoing an eruption of small domes nad the Hon. H. E. Follock (Acting Attorney is pounds for every one hundred pounds quite blaaie them for that because I brist eat that it is all-important to us, because it eapital taken a hand in the drama.

spiraleta, The new Cab inaugurated the General), the Has. F. Murray Ramsay of the said amount and so in proportion plead guilty mysaf, to being one of those ignor is our only open port in that district at all. disease by a breaking out of three small domes

for any less sum, and shall commence from the ant persons before I came out here and cones Talienwan and Port Arthor are distinctly jesty: Ins resolved upon the reinstatement but why threef Aust and truly imposing (Captain Superintendent of l'olive), the Hon. thirty years to the owner named in such order, censtry. Hafil would respectfully subusit to you going to open the by-and-by, but I am laik building designed for zorcantile offices hus A. M. Thamson (Acting clonial Tresorer), s Executors, administrators, or senigos” that in many parts of our great empien cireuping of the present moment. By-and-by there of Li in the Toyogli Yanien is not wir now £rison on the now Prays Reclamation the Hon. It. D. Ormsby (Director of Public Thas showing that under this Act owners at stanova cucur, as in China, when people come to may be eoo difficulty in opening the door of prising. How fat, if true, the stop would which is not only adorned with a small dome at Work), the Hon. C.P. Chater, C.M.G. the home are entitled to compensation, Sash being believe that the British empire is sentral iu that Talionyan, brosuse it will be found that the act the political situation it is not easy to ach corner, but boasts a quite imposing our Hon. Dr. Ho Kal, be, Hus. 5. R. Belilies, the case, I vantars to ask, why should not the locality. Therefore I would say, with great hinges of the door are so rusty that the door in the coutes of its Puya elevation. Another C.M.G.. the Hou, JJ. Hall-Irving, and the owners of property in Hongkong receive Creepeat, though we have felt very warmly tow will not come open at all. (Langhter, and hear, | determine. In the first place, if the sanction building, likewise intended for office, has visan Hon. Wei & Yuk

peneation in like manner? I am not personally ards the Cabinat and country, wo must look at Lear) I found that in one day in Nowchwang of Russia for the measure has really been Swire's elegant prations, and from each corner Commiesica us follows:--

nart to, and greatly overtors Butterfeld and The CUIER Justio read Her Majesty's interested in Chinese property as an owner, but things broadly and as affecting the empire. The there were twenty steamers aarrying British it is a well known fact that the mony irritating Lampire is a very large one, and diferities have trade, and I took the trouble to count the juck HONGKONG he always extended a warm sought, and those of other Treaty Powersheen of this lofty structure horn-like excrescances Virus, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of actions of the Sanitary Board (who have. I to be coutoaded with in various countries. The on one side of the river and found there were welcome to its Governors. Eleven have treated as unnecessary, it would be signific-Are commanding to ebtrude. The foundation Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Deferder of the admit, done excellent work) is driving capital Cabinet have considerable difficulties on the 1,600 lying there, I do not ohjust to Rumin come and gone, umuy carrying with themant and serious. To Great Britain it nould have been laid, and this building will also re-

of another huge block, also on the Realsination, Faith, Express of India; le dar tronly, and well-be out of this colony to an extent not realised; for | north-west Frontier of India, the

fovad Sir lenty Arthur Blake, Knight Grand Cross of instance, the wealthy Societies like, the Mission coast of Africa, in Jamaica, in Eritish becomary for the betalt of her trade, but what west doing what she is doing if she thinks it is the hearty good will and osteem of the com-

be a deliberate and interided affront; to thejoice in anndry turrets or domes. Even in

or most distinguished. Order of Saint Michael-and Estrangers and the Spanish Procuration have Guiaus, the Cape, and lately in the Soudan, I want to point out is that our trade is the munity, and most of them bave left the

Enjut George, greoting:'-- purely domestic architecture the fashion is

as to whick the military affront to the former, because it was owing spiro is now showing up from the McDonvall

office future will depend upon the goodwill of Russia, othor Powers a slight. It would be anbeginning to introde, for a villa with a small and Elguet appoint you, the Fuld Sir Henry Arthur Biske, ferring to do so in Shanghai..

We do by this our Cemmision mist wie Sign Manal given up investing money in Hongkong, pro to be during Our pleasure or Governor and Com

lent sparch But let me point this out, tomed in tals country (cheers) and without as- to the demand of her Representative at

mander-in-Chief of Dar eslony of Hongkong and it

would it have been quite wise of our Cabinet, og Raything of a disrespectful antare to HENRY A. UČAKE, G.CM.G., to its shores Peking that LI HUND-CHANG was dismissed.

dependencies, with all the powert, rights, privilege, auf

at a moments when there might have been a advantages to the mid offics balanging or appertaining. with perhaps more enthusiasm then has It would be a sight to the retaining

doubt as to the ultimate success of that expert. Fusiness of our Government to seo that there Russis. I do say most emphatically that it is the IT. And. We de hereby witharias, mor, and co-should the respective partitions bo only six foot tion--supposing sons que bed made a mistake is something more in the nature of secarity usually been the case, the gathering at the Powers because it would signify that, gives

mand you to serviso and perforia all ned singular thi powers and directions contained in Our Tetiers Patt high (as proposed in certain care), there will and what was a brilliant victory had won, I will kind our trade than more diplomatie utter landing place and the attendance at the Russia's approval of the reinstatement of

under the Great Seal 45 Our United kingdom of Great be no privacy in them. Any pare standing on a not say a defeat, but a reverse, we should have anees or assurances, or the more good will that Council Chamber being larger than chat the degraded Minister, their opinions were

and Commander in Chief of Our said colony and standing on the bed itself, will be able to look thing secure would it have been wiss, I may not detaining you too long, fories of Ge on ") Deltuin and Ireland consiltating the office of Governor chair rail or small box, saying nothing about had to and large rainforcements to make the I have referrent to (Chenza) Now, if I am which has greeted previous Governors, not worth consulting. If such a measure

dependencies, bearing date at Westminster to 10th day tvor into the adjoining cubicle and sea every for the Cabinet to have embarked on cere great. I ahoald like to touch on another question which of Jary, 1600, or in any other Our Esttors Patent thing going on therein. In my opinion there enterprise in this country I do not think it appears to me of great moment. Our policy as Hongkong, as Sir GEORGE ROWEN found, has really boun resolved upon the Foroigion of their boundaries in the Kabeita territorying to Puch orders and lustreuticus as die wald ring regulations on this subject. At presoat all these questions have been more or less settled country, and I are perfectly sure by everyone alding to, anvending, ur obelisted for the astein, severd. is not the slightest occasion to alter the exist would have been wise, but this I will say, that declared by the Cabinet, approved of by the and lamented, is not a demonstrative plece Ministers would be justified in declaring Le Red Sea, which wore lately a cause of

and Commander-in-Chief for the time belog hath already- the residents are a very busy people, and, that they had been alighted and refusing to

received from Ur, and to eash farther orders and insting partitione in subicles cenust be of a greater now, and so far as my endeavours go, if you will in this room, is what is called the "open door." especially on the day preceding the depar-meet the objectionable member at the with Italy is the first ruult of the resting of

tions as you way horenílaw roosive from Da,

height than eight fest, in addition to which, in only support me, I will do all I can to make (Heat, hear Ministers have raved with their It is believed that the Fresch rapprochement ture of the mail, are too much glued to their Yamen. We trust, however, that there is air foreign policy consequent upon the Fas offices and work to attend public functions,no foundation for the report. The scheming ands incident, ovcu when there is "pon and cram stance" attaching thereto. Yet a goodly

THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN. proportion of the mercantile slaves left the

The United States are seeking to include in the ual bargain with Spain tho nequisition of dry drudgery of cha deak to meet and welcome Sir HENRY and Lady BLAKE,

one of the Caroline islaude, as a Naval Station. They landed under happy auspicos: Queen's

PLAGUE RIOTS IN INTIA. weather prevailed for Her Majesty's Re.

A plagao riot bay wecrred at Seringapatan. A mat of over 10,000 attacked the Cort nad presentative, and Hongkong amited its firest, on the new-comers. The installation

endeavoured to rescue prissners. The police and troops fired, killing several of the rioters. ∙eercynony was conducted with as much

Ons hundred and thirty foar wars arrosted.. dignity as the unwanted crush in the small Council Chamber permitted, and the new Governor made a happy little speech which ing between Great Britain and Russin, we trust will prove an nagury of future If Li Huso-ODANG is permitted to good relation between His Excellency w his career of intrigue and corrup and the explorists, Sir HENRY BLAKE tien, peccable relations with China for comes to Hongkong with an established any length of time will become impossible,. roputation as an adalnistrator, and he and sooner or later the Treaty Powers will arrives at a suoment who sach quali. be involved in the meshes of a new Eastern tise as we believe he possesses-strength, Question more difficult, worn complex, and act, and judgment are required in the more dangerous than that of the future of head of the Government. The Colony bas the Balkan peninsula. The situation is just been considerably enlarged by the in already rendered extremely critical by the clasica-in-its-burratturies of some two attitude Russia has taken up in Manchuring hundred square miles of adjoont territory, if it is to be complicated by the open ra The proper administration and development accession to almost supreme power of an of cortain very awkward conditions with unscrupulous and inatiably greedy mam- which the cession was originally clogged afford darin like LI HUND-CHANG it will be im. opportunity for the exercive of an little possible for Great Britnis to steer a pasifie ability. The promotion of the industrial course for long at Peking, growth of the Colony is another inter which can also be resisted or retarded by the hond of the Executivo. With him, too, lias the altimate decision as to the measures to be adopted to secure the effective sanita tion of the city of Victoria and the faal

The intimation, therefore, that Her Ma- of the pepper-box type, not ineffective, (Harbour Master),the Hon, F, H. May, Manta of the orter, and be payablo for a term of ted those people who know the facts in this. olused, It is all very well to say they are

colony hotter than they found it. Yester

day the colany welcomed the arrival of Bir

Empress Dowager cannot be provented fron continuing to make Li HUNG-CHANG bor adviser-in-chief, but she can be requested

Council meetings or to openly Haunt bin in not to use him as her mouth-piece at the the eyes of the Ministers as her chief counsellor. The fact that Li is strongly Anglophobe is of course auether reason why the British Minister should stick to his guns and decilne to act with a man who hae done so much to create bad feel-

at 11 a. gesterday.

The delivery of the English mal was begun

The Singapore Free Press kears, on what it believe to be good authority, that the Sultan of Balu bis applied for American protection.

the Happy Valley on Tuesday neri at 4.30 p.m.

extinction of that unhappily recurrent evit There will be a pick up game of Hockey at the plague in an epidemic form. At the Members intonding to play are requested to me time, we cannot refrain from the ex-notify Mr. E. Robinson, Hon. 300.. Old Club pression of a hope that the residents--who Building, Queen's Road

are very obary of doing anything for them-

We(N.C.Daily News) learn with great regrat selves will not expect too much all at that the enforcement of the new Land Rogeta- once, "There are many flave in the system je understood, the Trung Tagen not Hens has been postponed for the present, owing, under which we are guverned and it is having yet given them its approval. extremely unlikely that these will all be expunged by any Governor; what we have ineffe states that Governor Lass of Cheslang, A Haugshot dispatch to the Unserent to hope is that the reign of Sir Haxey has received a notification from Diractor-Gener BLAZE will be characterised by fearless al Bhong to the effect that the contracta for the

| ailways between Bojokow and. Hungchow, and

Road.

•

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRE"]

LONDON, 23rd November FRANCE AND. ITALY. Franco and Italy have agreed to a delimits

Lispute.

J.CHAMEERLAIN.

In the matter of the height of the partitions apinia Poltinger) kas malo symert azool That is a position to which we are sot acous-

in cableles--section (8.)-sir feet le, le my upinion, auch ico low. The cubicles referred to are really small bedrooms or chambors, and

11. And, further, We do barely appoint that, se sosnovory case there must be irrespective of the my countrymen see that they have got to do hands over their heads, declaring that they will as you shall have taken the prescribed calls and have height of the room a olear space of four fest something in this country, and that we cannot fight for the "open door," The Press and in- intered the duties of your office, this dur present between the top of the partition and the undergo sa with the policy of drift, as we have been dividuals here made use of more or less strong Casey lett anporis fur commission under our Blga Maund) and Bigact; bearing date the Ssch day of side of the joists of the room. The visual doing (Lend obec.) There is another point. I language in favour of the "open door;" webare July, 1591, appetasing Our trusty and well-bolosed sir height of Koms, other thou the ground Bone I muss matiere relative to the orze in Crofa. sint var ilusts roping about in mudly waters William Robinson, Knight Commander of Undet die (in which no cahielos or partitions are allowed Insa naval offer feel, and my brother naval for the sake of the "open door but the extra- ageished Cries of Sajak Michael and Saint Georgafar except shop divisions, is about 11 feet, officers will join witli mus in finding the most ordinary thing is that that door has been shal ta te Governor and Commonitesin-Chief of Our saldspres of say six feet between the top of the honest seaman has settled the differlly which kept cpen because there are no hostilo tariffs or Knightthand Cross of dat alotingaishet ndar), that there is now (ur ought to be a clear adpromo satisfactive that a bolt, frank and absolutely shut. The idea that the door is

day and its deptiniçacita,

partition and the underside of the floor joist of his puzzled the whole of Europe and all its preferential rate is absolutely incorrect. The IV And Wo de horoby command all and singular Gar offloors, ministers, and loring hjerts in Cur said salony

the room abors. In the case of cubicles on the Caskets. I refer to Admiral Noct. (Cheer door can be firmly closed by the interfer and is dependences and all oboch i may on top floors, there baing no cailings in thre One word more on this question. With gardence one country with the sonimercial enter-

to take us notice hereof, and to give their ready rooms, the open space above the top of the par to your Ministers in China, I would respect. Gives at Our Court at Bufat Juso's this 11th day of tiles. rbodienas accordingly, pa vald

titions exterala, np be the noderside of the roof fully submit to your Press hers-I know it is rises of another. You can see what occurred in connection with the Newchwang railway. A very dangerous to stack the Press, because party at home had a contract made to be sigund Dansmber, 1897, in the $158.3ear of Dur, cogu,

The proposed Onlinance in risay other respects the Press always has the last word, but I am by the Chinese government. Uus plans in that By Har Haily', Command,

is opon to improvement. Ta rasny sections the not, being an Irishman, very careful whom I contract was that security for the money should His ExcellenOT then took the oath, menting is so vagus and anosrtain you do not attack. If I get a thing in my head (laughter) cover the whole of the railway to Nowchwang I would ask the Press in all fairness to rememThe Russian governsent, in their wisdom, and which were administered: by the Chief Justice, begin to grasp it till you hare reputedly re- | a salute being fired and the band of the King's road. thom, Thors are overal words whose ber that it is net quite the way to wif as nelion with the idea of benefiting their country, msaning is, not defined, which ought to be to attack the agent Attack the principal, not strongly objected to int clause. We, on the Own playing the national antham.

HIS EXCELLENCY then said Genocal Back, done The want of such meanings or debt. the agent, pitch ith the Cabinet and Gosarn part of the people proposing the scatract, gava ladies and gentlemen: I wish to gay with what tions has led to many argumenta in the Courts ment, bat, after all, we do not know t

an intimation that we would not tolerate any plorare I find myself at last in Hongkong and her places Among the words I mare Superintending Examiner-Bev. T. W. Poarce.ftar s considersblo delay. I wish you to un- specially refer La are Boli 59 Ping derstand that I enter upea the duties of Gorfang" (shop dirisions), suticle, cockleft ernor of this colony, with a deep sense of the mezzanine Boer, intermediate foor (it will Senior A. A

importance of this great centre of trade, and I be very useful and interesting to know the hope that during by administration of the definition of these two words ted so often in aolony its intereste; will not suffer at my hands, the Sanitary regulations, se a mezzanine Roor is the oath, and brings him down. (Laughter samitled, the right of the Baisiau govora. (Applates.) 1 out mypre gen anything I can an intermediata dear and vice v.)

Bootion 6 refers to the width of house. It do B be done to forward the interests of tho

does not state how this width is to be mesguru. soluty of Hongkong (Appiano)

BIN EXCELLENCI then left the building for it to be the clear inside width of the house, Government Heues zout boing lined with or the distance from centre fa centre of the ad

joining walle P

OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATIONS,

· JULY, 1898.

(D) Benning, G. (1) Guterres, L. E. (J) Hopun, P. 3. (J) Talur, A, Junior-

(D) Chan Yat Dy Olsen, J. (J) Biorð, H. VE (J) Costa, H. T. Over age-

(D) Wilnau, P. Preliminary--

DOVÉ.

(Q) Hayward, B. M.. (4) In Yat-wing (j Pestonjas,

(Q) Silax, C. D.

(1). Joseph, J. E.

(J) Melendrores, J. J.. (JR-medice, C. C. (J) Silva, T. F (Q) Hayward, C. B.+.

(Q) Li Chi-on [Q) Ng Fang-kau-

(D) Clerihew, W. J. (J) dos Remedios, P.M; (D) Moore, H (J) Hahn, A. C... (D) Htrangman, K.T.(J) Taylor, H. (J) Afah, C.

(Ú) Abrabārs, R. (J) Bateĺko, A. J. Over age-

(9) Ghulamali, R.

Humphreys, E.

Chinese constables.

to have it so altered and amended so to le brought meas in line and in accordance with the English Acts referring to insanitary drillings

* W DANEY. Hanghong, 24th November, 1999.

your sent's orders are that the British interference with the railways. But the Res Ministers orders are. He may be wanting sian government presed their point and gained like a good horse to go straight ores the it and at this moment the security that was to country, take all the obstacles, and go a gallop have been allowed on that portion of the railway ing pace, but happens to have a nervous rider from Shanhaikaan to Nowchwang does, not on his back who funts the fences, jobs him inexist. Now, therefore, I say the Cabinet kave and cheers) With regard to your Minister, est in interfere in panely commercial enter son will agree with cao here that he is the first prines. That is my contentioz, and if such Minister you have had that understands this thing as this occurred in other open posts point, that he is not only here, for diplomatic through the influence of England I think we action, to write dispatches and protonta, but should hear a very great deal more about it. that he is here in the interest of trade and canot commeive why then things ge on in

· Esation: 6 (b) is the correct, and common commasten as well venturo to boliere you what is nominally a Chinese previne and in sane way of measuring the depth of a bones, have not had a Minter, and you will not have port that is open to the common of all the CORRESPONDENCE

Ispectfully saggest that all property a Minister, who will be better than Sir Chude world I merly tell you what I have soon and owners in the colony should join in a combined Macdonald in recognising that our interests in Im sure you will bear me out that in my ro (We do 1201 hold ourselves responsible for the potition to B.B. the Governor, stating their the East are those of trade and compare marks I have said nothing liesiems, or opinions expromed by our correspondents.] view on the subjoot of this proposed Ordinaus, What I have endeavoured to do here is to find nothing of a Jingoistio or spread eagle charac and also that Hie Excellency would be plass out from the communities wherever I have beenter, but merely a statement of facts as they THE NEW SANITARY ORDINANCE.

what they want, why "they want prosented themselves to my point of view. what they four, why they fear it and Hear, hear.) I think the time has arrived when TO THEŽEITOR OF THE DAILY PRESL

what they think the best methods for you should press upon the leaders of opinion -The Eno. F. H. May when introducYours truly,

remedy for what may occur in the future. and the Government of the day that you are ing the proposed fucanitary Propertion Ord-

I have been very kindly treated by avery Ecdy. auxious that the position should beclearly defnet, inance, 1893 at the Council meeting on Tase

I have got an enormous amount of information, way a similar state of virrassetances should not day last said in the course of his remarks “ that

som, perhaps, more or lese contradictory car with regard to Peking, or right away perhaps no more important measure has ever

(laughter), but on the whole, 1 bolove I have down the Yangtze valley. Therefore a ne beon brought before the Council than this Bíl,"

got a long way towards getting into my mind should be drawn or some definito, clear, policy, and having had na opportunity of parading thei

what the people out here who know their which should be perfectly courtes in its tone, business and trade think themselves, we that should ho laid down to what position w team of opinion he was) proposed Ontivánce. perfectly correct in making eucli z siatecost.

can forms it and lat the electorate know at home. held in China and with regard, to what has In his subsequent remarks he showed that he

saying at present it is very good. I have public men, as far na possible, endeavouring to With regardste your trade. I biliore am right occurred in the North. I always beliera in was thoroughly, soquainted with the detaile of the 2nd December. the Ordinance; in fot much more so than th

got no complaints to go home with Thaze official who drauglited the Bill This Ordin

may be some individusi Induricies that will not it their language to what is gouurally aest and exhibited in the House of Commons, that ance, shout it peas the Council in its present

agree with this, but the volume of trade as I is s line of argument, a line of courtney, and a fore, will be most deactie in its operations,

andstand is not at all had at present I line opposed to strong spread-angle talk, more and will in very many as depreciate youre

also believe that, as far as development goes, pretion/mely where mentioning foreign coun of the most valuable properties in the colony. Own

people are not inclined at all to do arthing to trims. With regard to this question of diple. to an extent not realized y. the promoters The autoh between the Royal Navy su develop their trade largely because they do not matio sucees and aererences, why should we of the Oxdisauce even by the majori King's Own will commence, weather partaitsee what potior the Government is going to not believe that Bumia will always do what she of the owners of propaty in the colony, ting, on Friday, the 2nd prox, at 4 nm, put forward at home, and, as far as scourity has donsbetyre? We can remember zuh in laot very many oases and ebops in

for trade and commerce goes both from what events occurred at Merv, Hokhara, Khir the most important bindness localitier of the

I have been able to earn and also from Baboum, and the Black Ses treaty, and things eity will be obliterated altogether, and this

what I can see for myself, I would say there of that description, which were carried out withont compensation of any kind being made

is alwolutely none in this country whatever after the assurazoen wore given that they should to the owners of the property affected,

There are two things to my mind that loon be done Again I say Russia inarubly Is must be remembered that all the ground

rory back in the near falum for tende and wins when it comes to diplomatic action. There in the feciony was originally sold by Govern

commerce in Chins. One is the dominant and has been another question brought up, which mant at pablle quotion sales, and under no

military position of Bussis in the North, and failed the sphere of influence policy, the other is the absolutely affête sondition of? Extrast, the original, is unqualled for pusty rooted wors built in sosordance with the laws and regulations for the timas being, so that if and favour. Every jar is signed Jr. Liebig in

us. The Company has no connection with any one is at fault for the přement state" of Any other brand,

[B]64-9 · affairs, it is the Government,

(D) Fau K. (D) Li Chi-lung (J) Demand, G. V

GJELA, Bentor & A

(T) Bustopajoe, G. M.{V} Hodgers, M. F. Junior

(Marcus, M.

(T) Wison, G. H (T) Wilton, N. L. Our age

(B) Benning, H., Preliminary

(B) Moore, E. (P) Long, E.

B-Baxter School

(Pỳ Chan Yat, E.M.M..

(7) Lewis, E.

P-Bellion Public

School for Girl D-Moderan School -Queen's College J-St. Joseph's College Private Tuition T-Victoria English Bchools for Girls.

GEO. H, BATERON WEIGHT, Honorary Local Secretary, NB.-No Honours worn obtained. Informa

disregard of individual interests and a steady Ningpe and Blaubsing have be given tetion of Distinction net yet to land. Carti striving for the common good.

Mosers Jardine Matheson & Co., and requesting that proper protectäen and sésistance be granted According to our Shghai morning contion of their work. The Chinese manager

the Company's Enginoors, sto, in the prasnow- temporary, telegrams have been received the railways in Chekiang provinse bus also been there from Peking to the effect that the appointed by the Dimotor-General in the perser of Tavini Fax, a sou of the luta. Governor of

· Empress Dowager is determined to reinstate | Kaichon.-N. C. Daily News,

tes may be expected in a fortnight.

POLU TOURNAMENT,

At a Committee meeting held of the Folo Ground on the 18th inst, it was decided to com

suce the tournament for a cup the gift of HRH Prince Henry of Prussis in

on Friday,

Entries closed yesterday and the drawing of teams resulted in the following ties Kings Own vermus B.N. Civilisus varius. The Club winner of first tie to play B.A. winner of sound tie to play the Subalterns team, King's

LATEST STWAMER MOVEMENTS,

The O. & O steamer Doris, with male, de' left Shanghal for this pork yesterday at 9. ang.

The C. & 0. steamer Belgio, with mails, &o, hat San Francisco for this port via Hooolala Yokohams, Inland Sea Kobe, Naranski, and

The U. 8, 9 Coću. stonenúr

Imitated bat net equally. Liebig Company's special conditions. The buildings's beaquantly Shanghai, on the 18th in Dined from the Government of this quantry with regard to And when I left home, to show you

Liverpool, left Singapore on the 24th instant, the four hundred million inhabitants which or ignorant we are at home. I was under the kloa that we had some portion, of China which and may be expected here on or short Wednes. † they can in no way control, while at any mo

ww within our sphere of infipenoo, and I believecí day, the 80th instant.

ment, if you put up stores or trade, poutres im