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GROM: DAILY FOUD, FATDAY, DECEMBER 28ad, 1308, other charges, asam of any $93,000 is loft From the O Dolly Nama wa Isarn that HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. hat the width varies simons daily and tonga kere. Beveral mes when Nugant hit hard lancia Installation, Heapamentis. as the wild of the inud. That socios att gent as the 10th December's ch

mich to the British and U. Cola-General The fertuglitly meeting of tha Hongkong stopped the men from driving at present, as tho

it may be 18 inches again. In the north Its lean back-kanders, neither Juftrega nor Das Deing to the heavy ring and foods little EYE-SIGHT.rst sight travagnak gure and post Shanghai, antiging them that he is now fanitare Baril was hell, Festerday afternoon.

sibly if the owners had been aproached ranty to companies in work of more Officer) shitte. Tas put in 50 %, tfward game, and wis very fast; but when it accurred by the flood carrying away nuntariad

chule is getting poor there, possibly one of isla Saith Dorrien was playing a strong for.

Vosar and tureed had grab forward. Cap-progroms has been made with the different worka boundaries of the British and diner cau Settle Civit Moral cor) presided and there chute: The drive bas boon put in 52 foe, the spinto a more galloping grane to will Lased in the construction of the works. This before Hinos hnd boan drawn they ment extensions, in stationce to instructions were also present the Violent (the Hon. reet in the fase bring about one foot wide. to stick to losely to its "baak. Shortly is dilalt to avoid, owing to the nature in this section. At the Dau some loss boa MR. N. LAZARUS,

might have been induced to accept zacher from Viceroy Liu at Nanking.

F. H. May, Cuphin Superistaudunt of Poling, We shall resume this drive later on. At pro after tlus, H.R.J. Frinne Herey got away, and of the rook bound gorge in which the dam Osculist-Optician, of London and Calout, may less, so understand, that they word

The Boud of the King's Own Roginent will and Dr. Clark (Modical Officer of Health and Retons and started in 16 foot with the fin ball being hit forward to Sinith Dortinu, he,

Mr. Igor Fall (deng Registrar-General, sent I haro put the men on to put in the learling mados goot can down the ground when the in being constructed. Owing to the great fall be vouscited for SPECTA ULES »0

Indiepõsed to rovider may offer unler play the following programme at the Offerta Acting Georetary), $20,000 When it was realised that the Mrs, orray-Barracks, this trening, cene-

thefam showing about 2. feet. As ou 3 not bung vory foturiningly ran off by turo, sweeping orerything loss before thems. in the river, foods como down with remandong pessible I shall continue the shaft, walch is defrays, put it, through tho posts. At the Ne daniago hus bon done to the work o and was to be built upën and that the gats p

badly wanted. beauty of Glenealy was in danger of des Belcetion... Lei Cloches de Couville 1nquet

Overture. The Deries of foville". Rove

Des Tour, playing in something more like his was some feet over the top of it. Owing to a throw in the K. N. again socured the bail, but far as completo, although the rush of water a. to 5P.Mtruction consifierable popular, feeling was Polo Santorinis

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old form, quickly retrieved it and making a combination of circumstances this work has arousel and seven persons over the Selection The Gay. Paris eone"

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maticno in pretty ran dowu the ground. Jeff it in front of been delayed, or it would have been complated Caryll The Vree-PutiENT seconded, and the the upper level, inmediately below the eidsoord for his aide. Tas Clah had now wulmdel he able to do much at this work at the flus

as het, I had started the men to drive in the Naval goal Nagvat. backing him up well, before the wot set in. mattor in the hope that something might be Vales Bei Uns 77inus". HERE motion was carried.

Tam afraid we shall not done to save ir Amongst others the Hon.

fed are the Quic

THE REFORTED OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE AT, the lide mst with in the fowor Navy hell them in check, and presented thera

workings to get at the true course of the up, but only one miauto remained, and the weather nets in. C. P. CHATER wont into it, but ou Gading

yurt at the shaft had knocked the grand about scoring at the game endel ----

Finma-Most of the timbor for this is all hire stor having davon 18 feet under the nid Bo much We have now set our lower. Royal Navy

on the frack all ready to put together: Astart workings, and shall son know more about it.

The Clab

goala mb

will be made to pai it together from the Pipe * goals. to stops out the big root. On the rich der Eve room his ret, Ho reds vary tard, turned

hend Rosarvoir end. Bork of England have let a soufrast here Captain Izimbton was better form than write the pipe-head and fle

Ronarking upon the play, wo may say that Pipe had Reservoir-This is all ready to Pipe Tauek 3,000 feet long is almost completed

FLETCHEE & Co.'s PHARMACY,

(Opposite the Kosorong Horni).

Business Houre

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A great proportion of catarsels med disease affecting those advancing ia life over to thus having some deficiency in the construction of the ayer,thus many years of "Eya Straip ending in ious forms of diseases. Glasses specially adaptand in youth to those requiring them are and preservo the sight.

Constantly recurring hundnoties, spells of dimness, when rosding, weak ere, the latters

“Ustore ..... " Pizziceto "

THE SCAVENGING CONTRACTS. DE CIANI-The first thing on the agendis for the villages. Thers me a few corrections.

the conditious of the sensenging soulitets The PREDENTI evo that thinda alters

CANTON.

Rise and Shins This is now just Silco te Zalu, amal and ratio, bat shout. 4) tong on the roar

runking together; dng of these rymptoms indi.attention, and Mr. H. HUмPORT full The following offices were investedenfor but he ought to bare given two days' notius wide, but wash larger øyer head, and righ, o titting it yna wall to the point. Captain Saith at any time.

ADVICE, FREE.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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LONDON, 24th December. THE ANTI-ANARCHIST CON-

FERANCE.

orcopt the drains For carrying water from

Power Station.--Bolaining wall'und all work,

put up the building for power houso at once. Pelton Wheels, aro finished. We shall start to

cleared for 100 fast on each side of the rabis, and all timber likely to fall on the cables has boon felled.

Cable Track-74 miles. This has been

completed. This has been a work of diffonlty posts and a bridle path for inspection is almost A track has boon clawed along the line of

the cublen pass vs. owing to the precipitous nature of the country

slow progress is being made with thess world

Kailway Deviation and Battery Site-Only owing to wet weather. Most the beary timbers debivored and as soon as the arouration of haltery for foundation of new battery have now boon site is finished the work of putting up the build. ings will be pushed on as rapidly as possible.

At the regular meeting of this Vietsela Lodgo; the detail atated above as to the cast of Nn 1626, hald lust evening, the District Grand the reorijasence of plague in Canton and Mr. DTER BALL moved" That la view of resuming the land he felt compelled toaster, Right Wor, Bro. U. P. Clator, aceninasighbourhood Las Government be asked to panied by the fears of the District Grand Lake steps for the medical inspection of pas- abandon farther hetion. Mr. T. JACKSON, Lodge of Hongkong and South Chine, attendelsengers from Canton, who thor arriving by we anderstand, also gave the setter is a We can statisying the pipes

Warden, Bro KW Mersey Junior Wur but it we only Walustry morning that he

team, and it enabled him to do sous very hard Torrion was the boat united in the Naval

than to any other mombor betongs the credit of and effective work, said pichaps to him more

a one pony mates, mast of the mombers of both tho wir for the Naal loam. It was essentially

which is asking too mack of the China pony, willing heast as he is. Prince Hoary and Com re neither of them in suflerant practice to mander Ethelatea worked hard for their side, but

hours slow work, walking and tratting about ebow to santage in a fast match A fow the pelo ground, taking the ball at all angles! would make a vast improrament in their play; but it is the drudgery of tarring taat makes should have on the best, but wra off his bit. human nature rerell Forbo Clas. De Veux ring, and the game was pot fast sough to snit him. He, also, vas making one you to do the two quartays, and it had nos apparently forgiven the doing it Lui Lad in the match with the Civiliane, Nugent played, as he always doos, sun naselilsh polo, but has too much given alchander, which may soma dag cost him dear. te puting up over the ball when about to hit a

and Jeffreys worked hard, but they also ed REPORTED MURDER OF A PLENUH PRIFST inu free hit being given by the umpire, Bruce home protracted slow work hitting the ball at s walk and a tror,

Telegrams rodeiród at Shanghai on the 18th December from Hankow raport that a rising keng tad sons of the forgo that is almost asian city of Chiangyang, in Engah, province, Until some dolinite action is tukou in Ilong-of o formidable untura pas tiken place at tho drug at Weibaiwat and Northern Chine is one day's journey seath-west of Ichang, and brought down in large qua tities and sex at that a gouoral antsuers of Roman Catholic reasonable rate, pole players cannot be orpooted to inerenes and keep up their aim of ponies. It is a matter of wonder the China pony loats as long as he dons on the vice stras and bran that form the chief articles of his diet; but unless the question of forage is gone into some other organised body, which can take a definitely and it is ordered by the Palo Club or regular supply, it is lifeult to see what can bo

söription. Consequently, much as it may bo A. S. WATSON & CO., regretted, we must reconcile ourselves.to

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the introduction of bricks and mortar into the glen, and can only hope that the houses will be of much a design as to cubstitute as little of an eyesore as is possible under the zirentinstances, Tha fact that they are to be Europain dwellings built with the idea of commanding a high. rental may be taken as some guarnutes 68 CHRISTMAS SEASON et peal. Putting the best complexion

GOODS

The Auth-Anarchist Conference Chruatens to failure. The representatives of rent and Britain, Belgium, and Switzerland declined to

surrender foioign quarchat on the dead of their Governnienta.

THE GOVERNORSHIP OF CRETE, Price George of Grece has startet for Crato cecited by the fagships of the four Powere, Great Britain, Italy; Rusin, and France,

ctn is defint in this form of the era reqsirup his lottor which appeared in our columns den, Bro. F. D. Guddard; Tren, saw it in the morsing paper that there waar here ten fast now) for driving next stone slowing ni gɔšt. I simil also let a ing Glasses only to corised and cavo,

by mi differ to increase his promised sub Apairs Secretary, War. Bro. Oplague is Contou and neighbetirbeel, nud he week. Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA scription and by ither practical stepe, but wood: Junior Diazoo, Hro: C. . . Grinblo; Board to take som astia in the matter at engine foundations are in our of constro Gourdiz: Senior Danson, Bre. J. H. Under thought it would be well for thou na Sanitary Battery,This is getting on fast now. The CLES erly after testing the sight.

the difficulties in de way seem to have been Director of Ceremonies, Bra. S. H. Joseph; ones. Ie a case of this eart it was necessary tim,the boilon are in position, also fourofthe six

Inner Shaved, By. W. M. Hemphreys, Soward. to take steps to pravout the introduction of Pass, the shod framing is finished, and the irontas depending on onanerest for both inelors, und iisuperable. The Government has Bro. Wn. Whiley: Tyler, Br. J. li firimble, plague as soon as it neanmenced in any of the will be put on next pack, but owing to the many works of public necessity on hand er

cities or villages of China, hocause he under unfortunats anys explained in my last. I am in contemplation for which funds tire

stood that when it was introduced cool poisont: porry to say we shall not be able to start crash- was a contry of intoelisa-ko supposol he ing before the end of December. With about urgently required, and from the oficial

polluted the air and that sort of thing. Of 100 tons of quartz ut grass ut tao Bank, our I unsympathetic point of view au expenditure

aures this way better andarstood by her piedi precent quantity of ore raised will not fail of £25,000 on what might be termed a matter

cal men. It was a most serious thing when tool short of 80 toos; of sentiment seems to have been considered

plugs once got into the epiony. Some of the Temembered the plague of 18, which took KILLED BY FUSOTRICITY mjastītable, while to have asked the public;

them by surprise and which had got well to raise such a sum would have been nimest

established bolero they tool steps to damp it At the Magistracy yesterday Commander out. One case had ainedy come in from this Hastings held an enquiry into the sirea metuces equivalent to starting another Jubilee sub-

recrudesocnoo-ut Crutoa A came by Attaoding the death of Themins Mercer, formerly junk at West Point brought down, ho fourth tugineer of the steamer Salandot, who believed, from Canton, so he thought ne not with sa awfully andden death on Monday. time should boost in taking steps to Ho had gone to the Electric Station at Queen's combat the plague Thoro was an old nlage Road East, and during fospection of the said that to preservo pesce they must be brush roschines, receiving a shock which resulted which was mush proted nowadays which premiacs put his hands on ore of the dynamo prepared for war, and now they wore free from in his almost immediate death plague was the time to be prepared for its Dr. J. C. Thomann said the morning of attack upon them. I might a said that the the 20th Inst. Z oxamined the body of Emoges adoption of his maction would put them to great male mult, said to be that of Thomas Mercer, aspouse, but they mint not forget that the fat iko Gernment mortuary. Ho was a young plugue ouco came into their midst their lose In man somewhat over thirty. There were no way of gunmeios, in the partial paralysis of external arks of injury excepting a cut on trade and that set of thing, would be very the left hand sores the third and little fingers. great indood-far greater than the cost of any The bicod was dark coloured and quits had weasures which aight be taken to cope with it, throughout the body. The heart was falty The FRSSIDENTI think bufars as a Besed and degenerated. The brain and all the internal we recommend the Garrant

Organs were much congested, but otherwisa The VICE-PRESIDENT-It is not soconded yet, healthy. I samata the conclusion that death was Dr. Cas-I will formally second the due to loserio shook The condition of the heart motion.

The PRESIDENT said that before they racom-wonid prevo fatal in decoased's caso than in the rendered it likely that lighter clectric shook mended the Government to start the medical case of a min with a healthy heart. sad neighbourhood it would be better if they inspection of passengers arriving from 'Canton Francis Joseph Price, sidan an electridone, and owners of pairs will probably go on.

sit soon further information with regard to the existence of plague in the district round Hon T. SARCONDS SAITH (Acting Colonial Canton, Every year at this time sporadic casus had ocenrrol. Ju the early part of 1897 plague Sencetary).

Fon. R. MURRAY RUMSEY (Hartos existed in the noigbbchod of Tongkn and Master).

Cauton. Eo thought it woul mor satisfac Hon. F. H. MAY, CM.G. (Captain Superthe nature of the pridemo was whether it was tory if they acut sendsons up to ascertalu what intendent of Police).

of any extent or whether it was morely sporadic. In 1897, notwithstanding that there were cases of plagas at Tangkn and sighbourhood, top had practically nens in Hongkong

Mr. BALL Would it be advisable to add to the resolution that as a preliminary measure medical bo seat to make enquirion as to the nature of the epiderais? I should have no objection to having that added.

FOR THE

AN UNIQUE COLLECTION OF

CUT GLASS BOTTLES.

SMOKERS' SUNDRIES OF ALL KINDS MEERSCHAUM PIPES, CIGAR and CIGARETTE,HOLDERS, POUCHES, &c.

THE PUREST & BEST

CONFECTIONERY

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS OF REFINED AND BARE DESIGNS.

BONBONS, CRACKERS, ARTIFICIAL HCLLY AND MISTLETOE.

WINES AND SPIRITS. SCOTCH WHISKIES, IRISH WHISKIES, AMERICAN WHISKIES, BRANDIES, PORTS. SHERRIES, CLARETS.

LIQUEURS, &c, &C., ;

OF THE FINEST QUALITY.

on the matter, however, it remains ex- treinely uraishhctory and is another illustration of the Gabilities ander which the commanity of Hongkong milers for the. want of a Municipal Council or other repre sentative assembly, Had Glenely been in charge of soure popularly constituted body the probability is that the whole glon would long ago have been scoured for public use in perpetuity, or if by an oversight that and acen neglecte:1 steps could have been taken to preserve it a won as the idea of building upon it was mooted, whereas under the existing circumstances ble public had opportunity of knowing anything about it until the building contract had been entered into and the work was on the point of commencing, when it was too late for anything more effective than grumbling,

1.M.S. Edgar narized from one yesterday with savol relief."

The pods of the entertainment to be giron on Madday orening next by the Ainntru Dramatic Chipany of HMS. Powerful will be given to Naval charities.

Hongkong in te hava acsan panny postsgo aftor uit. The orrnagamot nomes into force local equivalent of a pousy. on Christmas Day. Four cants is taken as the

Mr. Pavlo gerived at Shanghai on the 17th December by H.R.M.S. Gredstchy from Port Arthur and is to me to Flankow, after which he proceeds to his post at Sumut. The Uzantosicky retains to Port Arthur:—3. C. Daily Fows.

A. §. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. Honry Blake is indiapod. His Escelioney Our readers will regret to learn that Sir was unable to attend the Conncil meeting yesterday afternoon or to distributo the Fe- gattu prizes. The latter function stands post- poned until to-morrow at 4 p.tù.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY:

ESTABLISHED 1841.

The Daily Press.

Usasova, December 23rd 1898.

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SEVACUATION OF FASHODA. Major Marchand's party synonated Fashoda ith instant, marching to. Sobat. Egyptian troops immediately occupied law fort.

LEGAL NEWS.

Sir Heary Hawkins has resigned.

HONOKONO LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL,

kong Legislative Connell was held in the Coun

Yesterday afternoon à penting of the Hong- cil Chamber at the Government Offers, the being present:

Offeer Commanding the Troops.

HIS EXCELLENCv Major-General Black, C.,

Hop. A. M. Tomson (Acting Coloniz! Treasurer)..

Hon. H. D. Oxusor (Director of Publio Works),

paying monthly what would keep te ponies on proper rations for the one uimal test they not break down by playing alone in the todenament:

HORSESHOR

RA:

the Hon. F. I May's Cap will commence The final match in the Pelo Torasmoat fur

p.m. to-day. Teama

R.N. Capt. Latabtor Priaco Heary Comdr. Ethelston Capt. Smith Dacieu

can eruployed by the Hongkong Electric Lo I made decused's acquaintance on Friday that belivo he was the fourth angineor of the German steamer Salhadgi. Dee1990 wit Enghiman. I had been on board lus abip on the afternoon of the 19th ins, and left him there about 5 p.m. I last saw him alive about He was in company with the second engineer 7p. the sameday in the Elastic Light Station. at (a Datohimnau) of the same ship. They were not there by any appointment made with me. I did zet speak to thei; 1 was going to my quartors to dinner. About 7.30 p.m. or a littl later a Chinese engineer who was on duty CISTED to any quarters and in consequence of what he said I went with him to the station and as the secnad engineer of the Nahaagi and two Chimees in the net of Kiting the body of le eased from the ground close to an arc machine; which was working. I warsined, the doorage Dr. CLABE-1t nigh! read this way, Thatsfter he was carried ent and found that he in view of the crudescence of plague in breathing. I suggested that I should, fotch a Canton and neighborhood the Government be little brandy for decesso, bat-the man who was remarked-Good afternoon, gentlemen. This of passengers from Canton, whether arriving Commander Hastings When you left de

asked to take steps for the dient inspoction with him said he had had enough already. is really the final appearance,

ceased at tive o'clock, was lo sober

Hon. C. P. CHATER, G.MIG. Hon. Ho KAI,

Hon, E. R. BELILIOS, C.M.G. Hon. J. J. BELL-Invike.

Hon. WB YUVE,

Mr. J. G. T. BUCKLE (Clerk of Council). On taking the obair in the phones throngh disposition of His Fixalletny the Governor (Bir Henry Blake, (.0.M.G.).

His EXOELLENT MAJOR-GENERAL BLACK

MINUTES,

The minutes of the presions neling vero roml and adopted as a correct record.

APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTËR.

His EXCELLENCY-The following studding committees are apointed in the ensuing orders

Finance The Hon, the Colonial Secretary (chairman), and the whole of the rest of the Council, with the oxseption of the Governor

mom hers).

The VICE-PRESIDENT-That would take it raiber contradictory.

by river slezmer or native craft, should it prove oa further enquiry Want sooh recradoscopes has occurred,ENT

Mr. Loring Capt Burney Cipt. Simonds Mr. Huden

LATEST SPEAMER MOVEMENTS.

WABILET,

A. Manager.

GREAT MASSAURE IN HUPEH.

converts has taken place. There seems to be considerable aneesinosa at Iohang itself.

sionary named Violerin and a large number of According to French raports n French mis- Chaistisus have been massacred by the followers of Yn Man-tsa and the situation in Hapeh is described as very gravo-Chinc Gazette.

THE RUSSIAN POSITION IN MANCHURIA,

A correspondent to the Kasan-pas state that the total number of Basics in North doubt an immens oraggeration. An ver vative China is not less than 15,000, but this in no contemporary very truly points out, however, it is difficult to form any corroot estimate of their numbers as they are scattered in small dotask- ments over such a large ares. Thas 5,000 artillory are stated to be at Vladivostock, 1 battalion at Hulan, to the aast of Mukder; 1 battalion at Saul; 2 battalions near the Bangari River and so on. All the reads from Monkde to Peking are said to be strongly snehuris are equipped aud provisioned for a guarded by Cossacks, and all the troops in long march, in a southerly direction. Where

The C. P. staamar apr of China st jost, and tuft again at midnight of cane roads, or only bad roade exist, they are being arrived at Kobo at 9.30am on Wednesday, the day,

The Pact Mail 3.5 Cochartersler It has been contended that this question of resda created, repaired or widened as the cose camands. Shantung, with mail, e, unived at Yokehamns, is one of the arguments against any Kassisa Kche. and left for this port yesterday morning vis

RAUR

The Moonger's Report for the Bro weeks foliows

approach on Foking, but if Kasia dnes begin to march she will not, we may be sure, set out on Witava No do was the worse for liquor.

a journey through the rolls wastes of Bibe Continuing witness said the general public The VICE-PRESIDENT ER the resolution were not allowed in the power station but as le

ria, and there are good enough reads for bor Seat of all was that the Government should know deceased was an electrical engineer on

purpose if she keeps in Chinese berritory. The take steps to institute a medical fuspection of board the Salhadji ba did not interferensing on the 9th December, 1999, is want, but that, too, is celled if the follows question of provisions has also been brought all passougore arriving from Canton. Experie thought he could coma te no harrohe ence and shown in the gun hat such medical dyname was ranning st hotween 2,000 and

the old highway. The Chinese villages are inspection was abarty futile. In the year 2,500 volts and judging froin what the Cameo this section is the driving of the prospecting chink of the dollar on palsietic grourils, Raub Hole. The only work being done in hardly likely to tarn deaf ears to the sednetire 1891 it was first anstititted and not single cagincer told him after the necidant witness drien at storing on the tre chinte.

especially in the winter, and the Russians are by case of plague was dissovered. He believed in should think that deceased, xcveived the sheek Law The Hon. Attoraur-Gonoral (air the your 1996 it was repeated and they repeated of about third of this pan or 30 rola distance of 80 ft. from the level. The country above statement, as they are from Chinose Prospecting Drive. This is now in total no toans miserly. Wo inatt vonch for the ren), the Hon. J. J. Roll-Irving, the Hou, Dr. it again last sumust. He thought he was right which was quite safficient to kila eu. There and sapostobe, tud is almost try. As this is a but there is nothing improbable in thers us fer Ho Kai, und Hon. Wei A Yuk (members)..

gate through is very Lar, clase black stato aures, partially substantiated by foreigners, Works (chairman), the Hon. Colonial Treasurer from Cantono case of pingue was discovered

in saying that yead coe deed boly-appozadete ma: ou deceased's.hazde and one of the Public Works The Hon. Director of Pahiin to be that of a pain he had died on the way benshas was bent. He did not do anything to purely posting drive in unexplored country as we can see, The Chinese troops being the Hon. C. P. Chator, and the Hos. T. He was quite in favour of doing everything with him in take him on board his chip, aut ho There are all native workings and a strong for the express purpose of repelling any attempt restore deceased, but advised the man who was it is impossible to say what might be wat with messed at Shanbaik wat are reported to be there Whitehead (members).

but he did not see the good of wasting time they could to keep the plague out of the colony, took him away in a risksksw

cnterop of quarts to the chat.

at Russing or any other foreign devil". at money and what was mora important, the Light Works said a little after? p.m. on the fast long by an average width of insbes.be given to arise and suita the foreigners nat Cheng Suing, No. Bengineer at the Electrlere Chute-We are stoping this up from invasion, and a general impression is abroad efforts of motical men that might be with 19th instant he was in the engine room whou Very far gold on be seen in bracing the drive thom bodily into the s. A rather the $20 feet lore. The chute of ere ir atout 30 augst the troops that the order will presently much greater efficiency utilised on ebors in Europeans came in und walked round; conitary state than in dearring to look for engines as though he know perfectly well what u uto keeping the place in a thoroughly clean and looking at the engines. One of thom toe te stogo, 1% feet of the one chute has been taken dangerous idea to snoosirage we should say.—

needle in a bands of hay in the way of he was doing. They passed on to another part

Posing and Tentei Times. trying to pick out a plague patient from the of the shop and witness thought they had gone on the course of the lede has procoded stadily, Bakit Hitam-Diving both north and south thousands of opalias she arrived acro every angway, but shortly afterwards, home with the exception of four days, owing to a He begged to propose ad az audment. That gulp-one e the No. 1 dynamo and they rush of water. Going North the drive is in view of the prevalence of plagae in and other our the No. 3 dynamo, Wilmers started in 62 feet. For the last feet the country is

The German atanmer Nauyeig, from Taiwan- around Canton the Government le recommend towards them to warn them but before he could more regular, old about 5 inches of ries mine foo 18th Dec, and Amoy 30th, had misty wan ad to take steps lo assortain whether suck get near the the deceased fell backwards. South about 14 feet has been riven. We have Amoy and Swato 9th Duo, had motorate disease is egnideriie in Canton and vleinity."-"

ralized slong, has made in the face. Osing thor and strong NN.E. wind. He had touched one of the brushes. Dassed now got a well defard lode 18 inches wide in the

The British steamer Kaloong, from Tumani,

·Mr. BA-I can quite agree to that.: did not appear to be dead. His left hand was face of drite, and showing ret rate gold, mus monson, Jall clondy weather with drizzling Dr. CLARK-Lot yours stand over until the bleeding, and there was blood on the moline, vort meeting. AS MARI

Docessed was afterwards taken away by his prove in size and quality as we drive cock 28th June, spoke Wallacetoum, in lat. $1

to fully 2 ounces per ton, appears Mr. BALIYOR. I will let it stand over.

friend in n rickshawi, AR

The American bargne Beechdale, froin Now This end is very hard and wet, and bad air is

THE RECENT EPIDEMIC OF BUBONIO PLAGUE The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table a report on the recent epidemic of Labonic plague in Hongkong.

FINANCIAL

Financial minute No. 26 was abmitted, and the motion of the ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY, seconded by the ACTING OONIAL TRBARDFER, the same was referred to the Finance Committee.

The N. C. Daily News of the 19th December says:-Lord Charles Baustord left here yester- day morning by the El Dorada for Foochen. whezce he goes on to Amoy, Swatow, and Hong-on kong. Ho intende to have Hongkong on the Sib prox, in the Coptic for Tokohama, and after In short stay in Japan will proceed in the naw America Alaru to San Francisco vie Hountain. De Marrison, the Times correspondant at Peking, who is on his way to Siam or leave, wes slow a passenger by the Al Harado,

The report (No. ) of the Finance Committee Accs COLONIAL SECRETARY, seconded by MINU LUZON 20 motion of the the ACTING COLONIAL TREABURER, the same Tris adopted.

NATURALIZATION.

The west side of Gleneaty, we regret -to say, is irrevocably geac, so far as its Ab the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. AMENDING THE WATERWORKS ORDINANCES. public ase and enjoyment are conceroed (Mr. I. E. Pollock) muovel that Henry Froucis aksance of the Hon. Atterosy-Geners! I beg Justice. Wise, the Kesing Attorney-General

The Acrize COLONIA) SECRETARY-In the Everybody must regret it, but it is difficult Robert Brayno, B.A., be approved and admitted leave to move the first reading of 5 Bill entitled to say how the site could have been saved and trolled to praction as an attorney and an Ordinanca to amend the Waterworks Ordiu unless the public or sanie pilnathropist or of the Supreme Court. M. Brayshoes, 1990 to 1997.

Ha was admitted a solicitor in the Supreme and the motion carried arrived in the colony as the 17th December. The DIRECTO PUBLIC WORKS seconded, October, of this year. He was educated at Court of Judiertate in England on the 25th of Cheltenham and Trinity College, and there was SECRETARY, ended by the A Criva COLONIAL Or the motion of the Acrire CocoNIAL, an awit from Mr. C. C. Iushbabt statlig TREASURER, the first, reading of a Bill omited to be adinitted as an attorney and prector of Touran for nya alis foug Wing that Mr. Brayne was aft and proger person Ordinance the naturalization of Wong Sha- this honourable courte. Justice Wise. Kwan was pared..

her pastir sus see that and has signed The papers appear to be in order, and is the them, I have great pleasure in admitting Mr. Bruyne, ant trust the profousion will bradfie by his admission.

would have subcribed a very bandsano cum. A number of people were ready to subscribe rems larging from 3200 down wordaj aut if four or five thousand dollars Wou have sufficed there would have beng little difficulty in raising it, but at least five times that amount trould have been required, and it has been found Pupossible to get intcriptines running into four figures to heal the list with, A brief statement of the case may be useful. The whole property, including Burstrae, Wing for attempting to obtain a bribs while in

The trial of Frederick Howavid Key and Lo

the employ of the Sanitary Board should have

Committee will now take places. I wish you His EXCELLENCT-Ameling of the Finance

every suceses in your labours.

The Council then adjourned

The origial motion was then withdrawn, and the Vice-President's auendment, which breame the mation, was corried, the PRESIDENT seconding it...

inrain.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

A rickshaw coole gave evidence as to taking ales causing trouble. I ans patsing up a sew 5. long, 35 W from Antwerp for San Fran- man in his rickshaw from the Blectric Works to Murray Pint on the evening of the 19th Dev.ng to load the stud direct into the railway isu 18th Dec, had Bae weather, woderate vinds

ore kummer and laying down a short tramway so isto, 51 days oul. Who ho got to the wharf the man was examined trucks, as I expect to be crushing from this

The Chinese steamer Chingoing, from Ties- mine dirastly,

and taken out of the rickshaw by a constable.

P.C John MoKixton: mul on the 19th inst

and calame to Hishans; from Bishans to port „Bakit Kome.—This section- continues to strong monsoon and rain,

JIP. BALL FATE totice of his intoulien ut bringing forward is wetion gain at the seat FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE AT EAST FOINT. When the last witness drove up to the winef Dese No. & Legol In the No. 1 Level North 18th Das, had light southerly winds on leaving Seeling. Surgeon) of Fbe outbreak of fort and month dis drunk and examined bim, when lo fennt limit of water and staff into the level. I'd wine and big as to pert.

at 8.30 p., he us en laty at Maray Wintfdevolop very well, particularly in the North The Chinesa stoimer Fuskus, from Shanghai wake in Shed C, at Best l'piot Dairy Farm was to bo dead. There was soother man with is A report from Br. Lads (Colonial Veterinary with war in a risksha. He thought he was

wo imee not been able to do any work since the Shaughni to Tereabout; thence freeh N.E.

declare the end an infer

bitted, red na the mission of the ParaDENT,tness procured an abalance and the vestent, very wet weather, as the water is not think it udisable isda, ny thing during seconded by Dr. Chan, it was decided to took decease to the Central Police Stato,

from there to the Government Ciri Heapital, till esume work home,

very heavy. As soon as the weather clears up I' The Vice PRNNY unterlock to add subsequently to the mortamry men to keep a watch on the place.

A verdict of scadente) death caused by obec 1,000 it from the vrassest. In the farebbe 1 Level South This end is now in over MORTALITY BETTENE

tric shock, was returned!

tode is a series of fondors and bunches of quartz We are taking this drive in abent & ft wide, most of the staff going to the mill for crashing. cases inerolmodiso, and 23 casas Chinaware. In The Loading Storm over the back of the levol Per steamer Stam, sailed on the 147 whith very fair geld can be semi we are taking 121. Wile of crushing stuff, in November. For Hay79 Lales canes and wide, and all looked very wall.

préservés, 20 cases chow chow, 36 bales curse, 66 The Stopes above us are from 5 ft. to 1414 cases aundrios, 5 packages carios, 12 oases

120 volls mata and matting. For Ucpenhagen

-No Leral In the end going Nerth the packages rattan chaira, and 200 casos cossia. kle

change hands, some time ago, as stateți | como en at the Supresas Court yesterday. At Puse, the Acting Colonial Secretary presiding. Previous wook and 21.3 for the corresponding

in Mr. RousisavEL WILDMAN'S letter

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The mortality volens for the enlony of THE EXPENSES OF THE POST OFFICE

Hongkong for the week cudding Desember 10th Almeeting of the Finance Comrattro then tank. show a death rate of 25.1 sgoiast. 186 for thy in mintea past ton, however, Mr. Seth (Clerk Cocorner commends Lan. Consell to vole s

The ACTING COLONIAL SECUSTATy-The work just fear. received a letter from the celebe hui je sun of 528 150 to meet the expenses of the Posters 48 maand with the prie or wook The PREATES into lure in was indispossit syut snabb to afford who Ofte for 1668, I will anter up detail a little Eleven deaths 1 sin, freus intermittent, Inver

The MEDICAL OFFICEE OF This is the diagnons of a t morisal man."

Lo the Court) informed cotasel that he

the Chief Justice being able to take his place Transit olurges $25,000. Share of mait you are willing to have the casseturul or baidy $106, this out being antler- erat: You. I wubt cok your lord-bip to Rntil to-morrow -The Acting Afterug en estiranted. Cost of stamps $3,500. This gives formally adjous the cass until tomorrow at a (cial; of: $32,251), estimated saring $9.200, teu cekuk-Me. Justice Wiss: Very well, making the total amount required $20,150. wo will adjour the court salil len cslcek to

The vote was agreed to.

This ended the business.

OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES,

A LIMITED,

THE GREAT EASTERN AND CALE DONIAN GOLD MINING 00:

·LIMITED.

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EXPORT GARGUES. Por. Amer. ship, William H. Connor, sailed York-8525 rolls matting, 4.695 packages tet, on the 4th Deo From Hongkong for New 2,176 packages firecrackers. 1,000 cases fant, 225 cases jos sticks, 187 hales rattancore, 130

10 ft. wide, our shows real good galt for For Harre and/or Hamburg and for London the whole with In fact this at never lacked and/or Coronhagen →250 cases cassia, For hotter than at present, wails there is goed gold Tossburg-2 es curios.

December. For Londes-2,952 boxes tva, Per steamer Orestes, sailed on the 14th

bristles. 5 oxens fathers, 17 cases ChinawarÓ, 40 onada essential oil, €8 sasea cigars, 20 csáng

40 cases backroodware, 71 veses presartes,

100 bales iratta silk, 108 packages shells, and I paakaras sundtios For London and/or Man-

PULU,

TOURYAMEST FOR HÚN FUH MAY'S CUP: The third maleb in the tournament for a published a few inv's since, at $2.75 a square

pluso on the 2011 ins, and resulted in a win Coppebertad by the Hon. F. May took Before it enged bands the property

for thoral Navy, after a spirited game was creed conjointly by two deceased that is and wished to know whether they vote. The first items personal exulaments Kowloon and at Aberthern-and not of

in regard to the various items included in this

The tosun were sen restates and the Ilen, C. P. CHATER, and then the hope of his being able to attend, dental nésistance in Hongkong two extra would like the to be put off until Friday, for branch offioes $110, Sement; inci.

ROYAL NAVYTY CLUB Prince Henry Mr. Nugent parties fouling it convenient to liquidate or would like the Faiza Judig to be asked sesters for military $2018. Incidental xpsos dicenses

Captain Jambion their several interests a mile was decidal We will take it toor. Suth: Thu thoas, cost of altering registration office, ment

TO PRESIDENT-The forms isang to chest

9 Major Jeffreys to fake it-To Acting Attorney General at Hongkong cost of altering brunch post

Commander Ethelaton Capt. Des Voeux

in the level above for a long way aliead of this, Per P. & O. steamer Ceylon sale co the 14th "upon. The may owners were Baturally we will adjomy thy court until to-morrow.

Capt. Beth Dorrien Mr. Bruce Company, particularly as the bucks hottest this silk. For London cases cigars and 100 it looks well for future prospota of the December. For Manchester:-200 bales waste Dr. CLARK-Yea, the Chinese old people aro desirous of útilising their purchase to the best Mr. Justice Wix was then sent for, and thi cidental expenses at agencies $200. Coals for

The game was late in sticting, the tuam not and tho Na 1 Lorelare intoaubedalce hemp, from Manila, 245 packages fro for hrapes ofEcar ferry tickets-31,000. T. | being killed off by the gold,

lining up till about 480 The Nary got possi No. Jerel Bouth does not lepke wa wall rackers, 20 boxes bristles, 197 coaes Chinaware, advantage, for which one can blame Genorat, 1 understand that in consequent of the amount, in the estirantes last year being

whan Bruce hits goal for the Chan The IN. but there may be ore fortior Test This silk piece woods, cases cigars, 250 cases pisz easuring bon called he said: Mr. Attorney unch $200. Repairs to laboen $32 in exoner,

The Board that food

sion at the start, and carried the bell to the ts it did at the date of my last report Thern 95 cases blackwoodware, 15 cases bamboo mare, them, and they employed Messra, DENISON

Club ord, hal some smart play by Nugent and is foct to eighton nelies of stone on the fout 12 cases gongs, cases and 80 hales feathers, Dus Foux resulted in a van down the ground wall side of the latte all the rest being milk. 417 fulls matting, & packages effects, i case - Sand RAM, archites, who made plans for the erection of free homes on the particular

agudo got possession at the throw in, and after cut may st I pat in a roact to see.leaf fans, 000 cals and 500 case preserves, Buro Istormined attempte by Laubton and This land is now about 850 feet from free to 5,691 bozen tea and 180 lists ten. portion of the property now in question.

some good all round play by the naval team, face. A prout the water is very heavy in These plans wore submitted to the Gover

The following report has hoon received by who resisted all Des Voeux's attempts ut putting this mind owing to the Leary rains, during the inquit for approval three months ago, inmorrow jorning.

Messrs. Intgens, Einstuiana & Co., tkn general away, Lambter as the ball between the pain past three weeks, agents, from the manager, the an inte the usual course, and were anctioned,

and noored the first geal for the Navy. holster No. 2 South Engine Shafiam now pat Since my last report of the del instant Enve got psica at the throw it, and ably sponded ting p Poppet Hoods and preparing foula and on application for permission to creet Last night, the Club Hotal was victimised be The Japan Herald of the 10th inst. says:-

pal on a few our men, sous fc push the work by Smith Derrion made ran down the ground-tions for Funging on Winding Machinery shead as fast as possible for ur battery is only to be denied by Nur Des Voeux, who Bibit Jailis The work being done this balconies over Crown land-which of some of the Finaless boys employed there

Boaving completion, and although we have enf; was very wall mounted, tried again and again sctics la driving route oust and west at 350 chester 250 balos sore silk. For London course cannot be done without permission were going to be inuiissul, went at about noon the General Meangers of work done at the going and the more of this is dous before the to be jostled, and the few times he got posses from the shift. I expected to eat the fede in packages sandries. For Manchester packa

aumirir of two, who had foui ont that they

Hefeat quarts at ibo various shaft for good to rank his spirited, mahes down the ground, feet lovely We have received the following raport Crati start, yet the development work must be kept but the game had got, eficly, his pony refusal The ecu going ast ye now in 30 ft. and/or Rotterdam Lo caser priserves and 3 was granted. The owners then made a to the Munger, Mr. Soon, sesing for immig

and/or Hamburg 2-4 cmson bristles. For London contract for the erection of the building; to leave at once: Mr. Hon foil them that on November 13th were ne folibne

podiate payment of their wages; as they wonted

Commenconcut of the ratings the gefor it is siu RH, who was playing a sound game this eroascut before then as I have so Kitleges sandries. For Liverpool base cigara. Fureka"A" Shaft. The distwice driven afterwards to keep the battery going." for $17,500. Inestingting the amount that they could only go after dinner that right, and 150

and staying well back, nasily returned the bail, dain to go on at this level it is hard to say how For Hamburg de galangal, For Gront, Fastern Mine-The contractors have into the scrimmage It. Lambton's day, far wo may have to drive before we cut it, Artwerp-100 bales feathers. For Amster would be required for the resumption of asa frecautionary measure askod in police to

foot. Javol North 198 feet carried the rieo up 3. feel, which shows over too, and though perhaps we might say that is that will depend on the underlie of the Judeat ander Rotterdam-200 asus ginger.

Sonth

.70 eoud for policoren to the hotel at 8 look.

3 Root of Bue quartz. There are in this mizotons a little to log over his strokes he car In the crossent going Wost the five bas For Port Said-27 packages shairs North IND

two kinds of ore, the one a whitish quartz us in tainly or missed one, which is a goed, doal been in quartz leuters sit the way. It now. South 100

the upper level, worth utrout once pacton, and in this world whore tus gamorous to tanse who is 424 from the shaft. About 2 of the the 15th December For Triste-1,700 CZEși not only to the price at which the property. Manger, asking for indivis payment they.

Intermediate

Por steamer Marquis Bacquehu, suled on Worth ..88

a dark bine stone, which cane is, at the lower make the forest mistazes. Presently, after the losers near the chi merr gold, some of them Ngaus, 150 cases costs ands 400 lales pasiu Sonth 58 last changed hands, but also to ita actual were fold ke go and dress; they would be paid 300

996 feet North

farel, and which is cousin richer, ne gold sericugu lind been card down to the Cimbing yor; gooL Alunt of this will rolum, 10 es essential oil 7 carer paper 176 showing on the faes of the quart freely I gol, in everybody bad hit everybody else's evoutally, when we str driving on it, sent hales ratinas, 250 gs stambissed, 350 boxes ynluc as affected by the owner's designs for after dinner. But instead of dressing Her The October clean up yksiding 233 cures from the loading stops. In the rortu the slope lay, sorod for his side. This cloned the gunge badly of bre os we cut in sinking the shaft les broken casie.

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hard also started three shults toch die tu bost pony about the shius, Lambton, by the Fat of to the mill for dishing. The I tank is the ton and bele weste silk. For Fiume-200 its development; Wo understand that dial threw the dinner which had tote on being taken out is from the 150 feed fure! showing 4 feet in the for, and the smith stopa Royal Navy

wait into the kitchen, where they broko No B0 tons toe eenhed Most of the stones-be carried alour 8 100 with the roof tor, Soun $125 a month has already been offered for pured on the floor, and in damage to the extent worth and intermediate urls below 2t foot in beu pat in h foot with reef of about thece

For Petras cates nt 310 £t. carrying fist clos gok The face of staranie. For Goustuttrople-100, es one of the houses and that the total income of some four to fit fundred gea. The polio ere. The r at the 150 fest lees north is feet in the face, the ors in both cases locking The throw is at the seasons nest of the water at abia devel

guale.

the drive at Git is low in proken comiteain ligne and 20 boxer Des For Odessa The Club I goal, tall of lenders There is tot great deal of 3,750 ches easela gnot add 150 cases star from the bree is cstimated

wore at ones called in and succeeded in erreal proving. The reef in the drive ut 304 feet well. The drives on this feet beth berths and second quarter again fell to the Navy. It is Wenker-The cron 19 o fairly eat und 20 boss waste silk. For Port Jul 30 boting all the boye, but the head cook swap.vel is showing signs of changing again. sunt should be sculino, dull as connesstraupe how little teonble in falou by good in, auf we as oxpect heart rain for the next packages alaraniseed

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naisent For Sayans-20 cuses nential of lees than 8300 a month, or sny 83,000taling overal things with him. Mr. Soofing analler and more mineralizoil, at poting wines, most in my last from the upper players to get on the ball at once. Many two or three meals. This is giving the paper

engaged at once the French chef, formerly in inork gold wyot. at soven per retit, comes in round figures to dinner last night with only half an hour ponding with the 150 feet leval A Shef. 16 Zito Mine The drive soath Ins been put in Royal Artillery sud The King's Own. The month of Novembe, took place Monday Inst casus tooks, 15 cases punijum ilk, 100 s

I'm steamer Melbourne, walled on the 17th m yet,We lag about this page. throw in notably the test one fotoon the Batters. The warugh clan up for the concsiks, 10 cams Chinature, 2 enses onrion, $50,000, and deducting the $17,500, the cour delay. The above isoldent shows again loy is about 100 feat to the wattward of the old 44 fest and at present the reef is only a few Nary prosed mattera, sud, after some good. In viold of 1169) ounce of malgams from staraxisood, 50 casos onia, 150 packages tea, Overbor. For Franco:-877 bales row silk, of orecting the buildings, together with loan rate, and lay dassero a full mestre of kas best commenced in enter topic that load ng strpela boon eared in 12 feet with sidiary. There was wat of combination lode areiage. Tif vill started espagnia Milan-10 bales raw silk and 3 hajes waste' pleasent it in so have to deal with Japanese Woclemoloo workinge and driving eastwards, inches wide, but of a richies. The defence work on Nugent's part, scora a anons of ore opsied this is tally of the 103 rolls watting, nur 76 balus waste silk. For of interest during the time of building and punishment,

roof, which was very rich was the surface the rest of prosunt only 6 inches in the face, about the Clus tends that served thom badly on the same afternoon

ilk For Lordenis-55 tales raw silk,

the land, whether by the Government or about fo'clock the head goo, ulso a Japanese, by public subscription, regard must be had put in an appearaton, and then, even fly in atigated by bian, the boys went again for the

280

200

A year. Now $3,600 a year, capitalised the ploy of the Oriental Hotel, paid served Erreka "B" Shaft is down 139 foot, correl be spink santaneously, but cannot to lobes (izs lost by the ability to cure the in the different och bəüvür wirke Sta