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INTIMATIONS

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTAPLINKED A.D. 1841.

$10.80

SCOTCH WHISKY.

For Case A-THONY'S BLKD, White

Capsule

'i Jer

BWATSON'B

GLENORCHY

MALLOW BLEND, Blue Capsule, with Name and Trade-Mark

G-WATSON'S A BELOUR-GLEN-

LIVET, Red Capsule, with Nome and Trade Mark.

brands in the market.

10.80

12.00

14.40

ABRIOUR GLENLIVET is a very old Pent Whisky (amoky), and could not now be replaced in stock at the price. D is well known for its fine flavour

B is of superb quality and pro- nounced by leading local connoisseurs to be the best brand in the Hongkong market.

Another important question is that in relation to the Chinese Customs. Mr. CHAMBERLAIN enys that no time should be lest in giving attention to the prevention of muggling into China and the collection of the Chipers Customs duties on opiuni, "You will sec," he writes to the Governor, "that Her Majesty's Government have come to the conclusion, which-if I understand -right-is your own conclusion also, that

for Brigor zor vale poet ma #alay night, and hot ke noen sa provfumsly waited.

end

At the Magistracy on Saturday morning Hugo dense, a private in the Worth Faal Hera A Company No. 4), pleaded guilty to s charge of bling watch, valaud at from 82

KOWLOON EXTENSION

than the En Long division, voitalna a-popala. tion of only 99,879, disturbated among no famar thez 192 villages.

Hongkong, lanluding the newly red sarbary, toma anties en oplem imported into tiktum from gyeportif bepanditure may starsity be ez

pealed to nozvano, Tone In Mr. Lockhari iball be ect naily eslieated by the Government, hina recommanded that recourse abould be had of Hongkong.

1 to a fonn', 'but, while I am inprincipio not averse The total area of the teratury to ba lead 6 should wish ron to understand that into borrowing for the purpose of developing a being 376 aquare miles, the population is about my opinion tho, now territory sheld from the intrist, a province, or a pology which promises 268 persone to the square mile. Though by no outset be regarded as an integral part of the to be runnerstirs, I mansi koop in low the meus at prosent thinkly populated, it is anti- colony of Hongkong, and, as hush, should be present state of the finances of Hongkong, and pated that when the new terrives comes, wudes brought under the general administration off the new locritory can be developed without British socupation its population will maidly

me that difficulties will be predgrable. I shall expist, to resolve pour.

(Continued in Supplousut). obviated by taking this course, and that it will recommendations on this polut after you have appears to mount futute de lui de having recourge les find it wil no doubt be iuwsaso.

bo found to be at once more effectire and more considered it in all its bringe. It would,

THE BINNER KING" AT THE

THEATRE ROYAL,

At the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening n larga andlenda witnessed the performance of

a row at the Saigen Hotel, onlug to a dispate Exosllent Majnaty, by and with the silvino bf in this country of Mr. Goodman, Alteraeg Victoria: The oficer, morcover, who in way from tho bar of the Wheat ShenĒ, and ·

TO HEAL PROPERTY,

the onlysatisfactorysolution of this question mar ́ of "running" French and English in the salony of Hongkong shall taka elfoot in staff of native surveyors To this subject ands here and there will be much left to coa-}· body lying within a few feet of him, and dimly

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A. W. FużBOY,

PROCLAMATION.

other European Officer.

tunes. Each village is to have what will practically be its own Banitary Board, and

THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE The Governor is instructed to refer to the

NEW TERRITORY Fedorated Malay Sintss for precedevis po

Monday part 17th April is appointed for this point. In the Ebcretary of States des. patch we also have an admission that the

motto of the Britelt g in the new Sanitary Board is the kest machinery for 3; from a shop ac-153, Queen's Road. This territory, and notification in this Borite shopkeeper said that about nine o'clock on A. S.. WATSON & CO., dealing with the snattery ofthirs of Heng Friday night he was standing at the door when provision drabs holder e ad is to kong. All danger of the dissolution of that defansat came up to him and asked hins to of section è of Ordinanco 6 of 1875, useful body may now therefore be considered about hit the watch produced. He took 16 untVarious papers relating to the now after

of the dose and handed it to defendant, who can ere published in the flotte. The first dated coonomics than treating the lowed district as however, I think under any circamstances be saparata from the old colony, It has, there desirable that the impotor of Pabliq Works, at an ond and doubtless we shall shortly ser away with it. He oled him to a hotel and 20th October, 1908, is the following.NE

fore, becams necessary to consider whether and possibly with other expert assistance, should ORDER OF HER MAJESTY THE

in what manner the exisling laws of Hongkong || nossider and' innka anggestions as to "what ila reconstraction upon more popular lines called conclable to arrest him.-P. C. Mec -dunáld (76) said the previous liners pointed

QUEEN IN COUNCIL SA

may be adapted to the circumstances of the now publia wieku, in the nature of reads, "brilgns, undertaken. There is something of the dokudant out to rim, lo followed him into

Whoras by a coarsution dated the 9 day territory, and this gestion, we I wood hardly, police status, et, slicnld be undertaken st clovan hoof, however, in the suggestion the Globo Hotel and searabad bin but, could

not Bad the watch, On the way to the Poles of June, 1888, between Her Majesty and His observe, presents many features of great diffense, and also to advise as to fature tindertake the celebrated draon The Silver King" by that the Sanitary Pond, though the best station defendant said he had the watch and imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, It is culty. On the principle that the new territory ings. Whenever money is avaliable for the Masers. Dalina and Musgrave's Ichmatic com For some, time after its production machinery for Hongkong, is not suited for pulled it out of his stocking. Defendant was providol that the limits of British territory in shall be taken to at and so far se possible to parpass it will be desirable in ocure the services. The Silver King was all the rage in the old the direction of sanitary matters in a the worto for drink at the time, but was capable the regions adjacent to the antony of Hong-treated as an intégral part of the colony, 16 in) of a mining'expert to manko's dateiled geologics dormiry; "The Spilor.” « Father Christnes'

of the existing laws of report, I be territory extending over 376 square having been convicted before of arouky.Be Majusty in the manner described in the paid Hongkong sara applicable to its sirenstandes after point especially in minit.

shoald be at once applied, the administration of

The question of titles to land should hol which one heard cantinnally handed about

The story deals with the trials und suvvosGREG miles. Theto most be some contralfendant now said he had not been consisted inventan

And whereas it is expedient to make prerialen | the laws being carried one with tact, asretion, keičiki ad mrly as possible; and in order to authority in sanitary ds in other matters, before, and that he did not remember telling and the Sanitary Board would form the the constable he had been. He was sunted for the Goverment of the territories ajuired and sympathy with uafire pastom and pre expedite the work of registration, briders of of Wilfred Dentor. At the outset ho has bona

to a month's imprisonment.

by for Majesty under the said Corviation, judice; but there are some laws which are la- land skoall he allowed to register their titles rondlared desperate by heavy gambling los363 during the continganes of the said kaje, applicable sad they require some special notice. at an offer in the new territory instead of has and spoke to drown in drink the remoras with which he is assailed when he thinks of his wife best authority it might hold a similar re-

6.-7. bare taken advantage of the presence ing to waste time by caning to an office in FL a hereby ordered by the Queen's most

and children. His wife endeavours to get him The other day a party of Euglihme started lation to the village and district Sanitary Boards that the Local Government Boned about the payment for their lor. The hotel or Majesty's Privy Cousoil, as followsi General of Hongkong, and he has drawn ap a trusted with the duty of settling the land

1.-Tua territories within the Haite and for memorandum on thembjent together with a draft tition should, within rensa, be given for the while she is thus engaged an old ingy, Geofrey holds to the local sanitary authorities in keeper called in a Europena pamana, who rS-

sired "un Ralide runfoucement dans l'estomac," the term described in the said Convention alati Ordinance, copias of which are enclosed. This time being fall powers to do with all questions Ware, sppoer, and theating hor snoringly, re England.

whapon the Frenchmen present joined in, be and the same as hereby declared to te part memorandum has been of great nes to main of the kind that may come before fim. When arks on the condition of her husband. The and the row became general. Vons voyez d'foi and parcel of Her Majesty's colony of Hong contidaring the question, and the conclusions at all the land Liths have been sotted and proper letter, enraged, follows him into the streat le tableau an milieu d'une terrisss pleins de yng in like manner and for all intouts and which I have arrival a regala the various surveys made the principal land ore will be rearing he will kill him. Heaccordingly makos unde, de dames on toilette de theatre et de purposes as if they had originally formed part Ordinances thorels referred to as follows in Henglong itself. The examination into for Gouffrey Ward's room in Batton Gardon. beans Messieurs idem." Thodisturbance ended of the said colony.

It shall be competent for the Governor IKANOD 3 OF 1844, -LAND, STO,, HEG.titles shenld not be of too technical o nature, Captain Skinney known as he "Spider," ad sad where lengthened occupation or improve is accomplices, however, having secured adinis. by the Englishmen spending the night in the

meats can be shown, with no advores claima ion with the areistance of Ware's clerk, see on frona private individuals, a Government title scene before him and aro busy tampering locic-up. The Courrier de Saigon ways the of Hongkong, by sad with the advi dTRATION OF DESOS, ELU, RELATING

Exit was not a sorious one, in it does not consent of the Legislative Council of the said

7. I oonour in Mr.Goodmant opinion that should be granted, sron if no other is forth with the safe when bo appears. He is at 2000 wish to attribute to it a greater importance colony to make laws for a preto os as part for the raussas given by tiuz this Ordinance etsing, Security for all reasonable rights in adored unconscious by a chef, pul, but ́D—WATSON*3 H.K. D., BLEND

than it deserves but our contemporary makes good government of the said territorios pared not by excluded. The and question, how regard to land will be a great inducement to the barglars are again interrupted, this time by OF THE FINEST SCOTCH

it a tart on which to hang a homily upon the of the colony. difference between the hotels at Saigon and,

3-from a date to be fixed by preoliation ever, ie one which must be dealt with promptly content sed loyalty and to the popalarising of Gooffery Ware, who in this struggle which en- MALT WHISKIES, Violet

sues, is shot. When Denver comes to his sence ho is horror-struck on fliding Ware's dead 25.Thio Inuid question however, by no means Capsule

those at Colombo, Singapore, and longkong, of the Governor of Hongkong, all lows and and one of the list steps to be taken must be the British rate. sad upon the contrast that exists between the ordinances which shail at such date be in foros ppointment of a Lond-Commissioner with a E-WATSON'S VERY OLD LI-

sider after the proliminut turvoy is complete. xomora boring his threat of the previous evening concludes that in his dranken frenzy he must colecies. At Saigon Uncle Olivier will give the said territories and shall remain in force refer in later paragraph of the despatch. QUEUR SCOTER WHISKY,

have carried it out. Going hens his wife entreats. "will be the establishment of some system yous dinner of eight courses, the orfvac diffor, thoroin until the same steall have been altered ORDNANCE 16 OF 1896.-RENUTRATION OF The land tax will no suit bo at first the prin dipal source of revenue, and it should be dis Gold Capsulo.......” 15.00

aatkindenfressert, bread, wine,coffee, and cognac or roped by Her Majesty or hy the Governor RIETHS AND DEATIES, whereby the Chinese Customs duties on

at discretion, the whole for thos and a half of Hongkong, by and with the advice oromont - concur in Alf Goodmass's opinion that tinctly understood from the first that, as the him to escape, advising him to drive to the rail- way sbaliou, take a ticket for some place a long tha Ordinance should for the present be ex- and becomes more valuable, the tax will be sub- THORNE'S BLEND and WATSON's" opium imported into China from Hong francs Yea, gentleman of Great Britais, all of the Legislativo Conuril

Notwithstanding anything herein concludul Registration of births and deaths set to revision at interrats of years. It will distance was, but to leave the train en route does this, leaving the horse just in time to GLENORDHI are high class Sods"kong, including tho newly-added terri- this for a dollar and a quarter, and not very.

tory, shall be entirely colloated by the loa ego for $1.20. Incredible, is it not? Attained the Chinese fionis now staticued within shveld, however, be carried out as sons as also be pecessary to consider what shall be the and make the best of his way abroad. Danver Hongkong or Singapore such a dinner would the city of Kowloon salt continue to exeroles possible, and might be entrustal to the Tillagoteance of Crown land. Seding that the terri

acape the peline. La leping from the train he aprains his ankle, and it is with the grestasi Whiskies, of greater age than most Govaramont of Hongkong." While this coel at least five dolare if it cost a cant; and jurisdiction therein creept in do for as may be Conncils and Eldere, wosking under the suger. tory is held under lease for ninety-vins years subject is under cousideration it is to be one would not dare to ask for a second bottle inconsistout with the military requirements for vision of an Asistant Registrar General or the question of freshold geante does not arise,

ef claret, for that work, mean three or four the defence of Hongng.

and the lead should be lessed for stated periode, dilonity that he, disguised as a sailor, dragı And the Right Honourable Joseph Chamber

ORDINANCE 14 OF 1875-MARRIAGE. not execoding the terms which I have laid down himnolf to the Chequers, a couates inn, wher hoped that some means may be arrived at fordellare more, god damn." This expiative is giren

REGISTRATION),

in the cus of the present colony with powers he learns that the train he had left had met with settling once for all the outstanding diffical once or twice in the article, in English, with lain, one of Her Majesty's Principal Booretarios ties in connection with the Customs, not

fow mare of our oboice supressions Thu-of Stato, is to give tasasoessary direction heroin

-I agree with Mr. Goolmen that this of resumption on fait terme if the public service ab accident, and that it is assumed that be is. among the killed. Getting away ko, umasses a requires it." writer says he is travelled a great deal in accordingly.

Ordinance need not be excluded

26in dealing with the question of what large fortune in the silver wines, and become

known far and wide as Join Franklin, the "Ba only in relation to opiam but to trade in rosas paris of the world, but never has he been

ORDINANCE 1 or 1887-PORT-OFFICE.

laws of Hongkong should be extended to the squoted as he was at Colombe, He then opens

10.-Ingrow with Mr. Goldman that this new territory I have not made any reference to

var King." Rolarning to his country he find general.

the tale of his wrath upon that unfortunate In scoordance with the above order a pre-Ordinance neat not be excluded. But it has the administration of the criminal law. In this big wife struggling with poverty, the money he place, and is especially bitter with referance to clamation by it.. the Governor dicafe that beon pointed out to me by Mr. Lonkkart that matter I should wish you to bo grunts 1 generally bad sout to her haring gone astray. The pollo the crowd of harpies who hang on to passengers from the 17th April, 1889, all bars and ordin- owing to the known fubite of the Chinese it by the revozitesadations made by Mr. Bockbarthen got wind of his return, and a warrant is taro there, making landing a horror, and prugness which shall at each date be it for in the the matter of corroepndeads there may be agree with Mir Lockhert that the existing oat for his arrest, but before it can be executed eas anywhers admiring the beautiful prospect colony of Longkong shall take effect in the consklerable dilonlties in arrying it into village organisations should be inaintained and the real murderer of Geoffrey Ware is Jiaolpsed, in pace. Talk about Englishcer making said wrritories and shall remain in force until themselves rospneted in the places they govern the saine shall have been altered or repealed by operation, and I should wish you to setlilised, and I spyrero of the immediate through the Duke of York" turning Queen's

considerable divoretion is to mattor. To appointment of an itinerans Magistrate as evidozee.

Mr. Henry Dallas impersonates the Silver One would not think after risiting Colombe. Her Majesty or by the Governor of Hongkong may possibly find it desirable to come anggestol. I thall begin if you will at once by and with the advies or consent of the Legit to some arrangonant with the Chinese Sauelect an officer for pradisional appointment in

King in her which might be expectai Never would such annoyanos to supported in a

from an actor of his ability, whilst, as the swell Post-Ofloos such as is in foron in the this camily. An appeal should lie to the Freash colony; if the Anunnites wore guilty lative Council. of a tenth part of it they would very soon, beIN NEW ORDINANCES.

The drafts of thres Bills which it is pro- Straits Bottinente sat in that cass the itinerant Magh rate from the village tribunals, mobeman, Captain Skinner (the "Spider") and Elisa Coomba (Father Christmas), Mr. called to order. In conclusion the writer apos trephises as follows Year isised of Ceylon posse to introduce shortly to the Legislatire Governor of that Colony would doubtless bo and from him to the Governor, this latter course

boing puforabic in my opinion to en appeal to Kouyon usgrave and Mr. D. Muaro 810

distinot saccessed. The part of Harry Crocket ORDINANON 21 OF 1887-LICENSING

the Supreme Court. An Ordinanco will be is magnificunt, unequalled in sconery sugoil are published. The Arst of those able to give you every informations natural beauty in any other pet at the world, is entitled "An Ordinance to exempt the

CONSOLIDATION,

necessary, framed on the lines of the Cerlen Geoffrey Ware's clerk, who is subsequently but the people who inhabit it under your torritarica comprised in the recent extorsion

Ordinanso No. 24 of 1889 to legaliss and define dubbed "the Lake of York" by the bar domination have rendered it so hateful, se uf the Colony of Hengkong from the operation

bas unwittingly fallon, is taken by a locali lions to foreigners passing through, that in of certain laws, and for other pripones Section

the powers of the village and district Council glaring Fraternity into whoso sintabos le pr. tribasaly Me Showan, Tomos & Co., Agents of Indo-Chins and in the Netherlands Indies 4 provides that what, in any axisting grant of

27-I have now boushed upon what appears msica Mr. C. Robinson, and it rerst l the Yengtaro Inzarence Association, Limited, people are thinking of starting a matual self.any right or privilege or farm or in any existing

to me to be the most important questions for admitted that it loses athing at his hands. have received inferniation that the directors protection society. The members of the society contrast, the expresslan "the Culony or the AND AMENDING ORDINANDEN.

15-F regard this as one of the most import your int into consideration. You will gather Mr.J. Ferrell make a capital Daniel Jaikus. will recoursand at the general meeting of share. would undertake not to land in your post, in der word" Hongkong or say similar expression holders the payment of a further dividend at to escape being subjected to the habitual referring to geographical limit or stent in ant and at the same time one of the most dificult from what I have said that while I differ from the faithful old servant, and Bliss Madge Grey Hongkong cong the questions to le considered in connexion with some of the conclusions at which Mr. Lockhart 83 Nellie Denver, and Mist Barbara Feane Olive Sklaner are all that could be desired. the sale of 10 per cant for proviso8 Fuara.

Extortion. The conduct of the Singalee to relation to the Colony

has arrived, nevertheles romir generally in the new territory. F entirely agree with Mr. wards Europesus is a scandal upon the civilised same shall apply only to the territory which was

The Bitvor Eing" will be reposted to Probably one of the longest sets of lawa ten-world." We feel ornstrained to admit that the within the limits of the Colony at the time when Goodman at the new disjet muat not be the recommendations which te has made in his The other characters are also is good bands. is ever play was played ju Bangkok on Sat strictures of our contemporary w rogurils Colom sucb grant or contract was made, The Ordin left without way sanitary love, but I con soport: Although I am unable to entertain tho

ances which are not to some inte operation in the sider that it would not be dritable to patendidan of a soparato administration of the new sight. urday, 25th March, by four local gentlemen bo are ant altogether without justikontion.

now territory nan bir twenty-two-ats include to it without any modification the sanitary inws ferritory under a resident Commissionor, I con players. The sot, was, start: å at alxnt 4.45 in

the Cattle Disease, Slaughter-homes, and of Hongkong. It has been presented to me rider it highly desirablo, that Mr. Lockhart the aflezigen, and was only concludal just be. fore dusk after 40 games had been played, the

Markets Ordinances, the Licensing Oitaves, by Mr. Lockhart that they are too complicated should be generally minted with its adminia- the Optim Ordinans, Páblio Leal Ordinaud too advanced for the statees of the tration; oud with this object in view, he should winners beating their opponenta by games to

ance, the Building Orlows, and the Birthe new territory; and tunt although the Sanitary for the next six monthe, at any rate, be relievert 10. The Bangbože Timés wants to know if this

and Deaths Registration Ordinan

Ecard may be thin bast machinery for dealing as far as possible from the orlinsey dities of is record.

The second is entitled An Ordinance relating with the sanitary affairs of Hongkong, which is Colonial Secretary and Registrar General. It to local communities and tribunalo" Iisubject is in the moin esity nuda saput, it is not suited will probably be desirable that he should be to eggblish village tribraefsinthe newtorritory for the direction of sanitary altere in a tar parmauintly relieved of this duties of the latter for the fish of its sivil and original casos ritery extending over TOY WAT clay ye routine 2000sizplupiah. UGINSLAND" B., from Bek: May

376 euro miles Mr.affen, beton this subject I will addreas you labor.

fiction of t. HEG of $10, with a further ine not efficer of health and his staff, who should be does not exceed $100, and in criminal matters taining thei: cillages in a sanitary condition. arrangements, I must leave for the prestšit jn their power of punishment is limited to the in- subject to the inspection and coalsel of au your hauda, te

20-I hope that in the foregoing observations exceeting $10 por dry for a continued offence; held directly responsible to the Government. I have succeeded in combying to you a general imprisonment not reading one mogla in de- | By this moons the Village Chancile and Eldors expression of my views on this important and funt of the payment of the fine; or, in ken of will constituts the Sanitary Board in each interesting subject. But thore is much that strokes. This seems to be squal to sighty-three the leading in will be filed on the side of that I have been unable to do more than give imprisonment, a flogging not exceeding twelve village or group of villages, the infiusues of must necessarily he left to yourself, and I feel ounte per stroby. It does not appear to be in-abitation, and matters will work more efface you an outline of the pulicy which it a desir tended to flog offenders who can afford to buy tively and smoothly than they would under any shle that you should pursue. I havo, however, appeal lies from the lewat village tribunal, ing the Sanitary laws of Hengsong would, undertaking to a sacul issue, and I will themselves off by the payment of fines.) Au | other system. The expense, moreover, of apply the cab-district court, to the district court, sud om informed, probably he very great, wheress conclude with an expression of my congratula-OFFICES Bad GODOWNS in DUPPELL from the latter court to a magistrato, and from andor the alternativs system proposed it would tions to you on finding yourself in the position. Co.

DOW Occupied by Mars, REIB the magistrate to the Governor. The Gover to comparatively trifling of the presentative of Her Majesty the Queen FIRST FLOOR of No 1 DubEZIL

or the pesce, good order, health, chanliness, should be excluin, but you should lose no time tion over this most important addition to Her Ey nor-in-Council is given power to make rules: 13 I am of opinion, therefore, that these laws on the pasion of the epiption of jurisdic- Freser, lately occupied by . . STEVES, good government, and well-being of the new in prostring, tha entotrient of a simpler low on Majesty's dontalons.—I have the bonone to be,

Apply to territory, and for certain spoolied purposes, the lines above suggested, and bere again you. Bir, your most obedient, bumble servant, The Governor-in-Council is this empowered to may possibly find it desirable to censuit the

-J. CHAMBERLAIN.

Hongkong, male roles for the-lerying of contributions for Governor of the Straits Settlements us to the poses. The district and stb district committees ing in the Federated Malay Statos, the payment of watchmen and for other purerstom under which Banitary Boards are work- have the duty throw upon them of forong ORDINANCE 21 OF 1886. SetBIT LICENSES. such rules, whilst the district and was district 14. I conour in Mr. Goedman's opinion that courts have power to punish breaches of any this Ordinance should be excluded for the pry such rules. Soutien 13 provides a summary cont punishment for perjury, and section brings ORDINANCE 15 OF 1884-BUILDING the president and members nf village bodies and watchmen under the operation of the bribery prstiles for the laying of the whole or any provisions of Ordinance 3 of 1898. Section 20

whers good order is tot preserved. portion of the cost of the police upon district

The third is entitled “AnOrdinance to pro vido for the better ragulation of the now territories." The object is to nonfer demporary power upon tha Executiva Conučil to mike rules. for to enlbetion of zererns in the new forri tories The mangurele introduse as a tempo

A:S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. -

WINE AND-EPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Established 1841.

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MOTION TO CORRESPONDENTS Qant sourismísatisyprointing to thangos columna should be addrarsed to Tam EDITOR.

Barrependentamat Ferrard their name and addte solch erensmestentions addressed to the Editor, sot

er publication, but as evidence of good fasth.

Ali šešture for publigation should be written on one de of the paper only. No anonymously eigand communications that here niready appeared in ólher papers toi I be inserted.

Orders for saira sopici of Daily Bean should be mym bebru 11 a.m. on day of publication. After that Hower the supply is ismith. Only unplied for Josh Elgtéphis Addres Proso— . §.0, Qočs.

2.0. Hos. 2 -Telephona 1:0, J.

The Daily Press.

We would remind our readers of the organ recital to be given this afternon at St. John's Cathedral by Mr. A. G. Warl

We have received a letter from Mr. Granville Sharp uppu Seventy-fire years' Crown leases," but owing to presure en our space are sempolled to hold it over.

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Duing last wook a number of European and Indian constables for service in the Kowloon new territory were selected. We understand that it is intended to have one Europeal and two Indians at,vach station, the rest of the staff to be natives.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. PUPPLIED TO THE. “DAILY PRESS,”]

LONDON, 6th April, THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. * We are informed that on Saturday afternoon Tax Figaro continues to pablish depositions 4 Chinama ulioring from smallpor in an takest in the Criminal Chamber of the Cour de to the Kowloon Extension are published in other Chinames, and that seeing an Iulianthe Bordersau were only katru to the officers to the Kowloon Extension are published in with patients, that he was carefully avoided by strongly insisted that the items mentioned in Saturday's Gazette, nud Monday next has policeman ahead he turned up Duddell Street been fixed for the hoisting of the British

of the department in which Dreyfus worked, The appointments of the Her, W. M. Good It is officially stated that the Ministry of Foreign ng in the now territory. It will be noted mans to be Acting Chief Justice during the Affairs have testified that the German and Ita with satisfaction that negotiations with re theones of Sir John W. Carrington and of Mr.lian Ambassadors and their attaches hate denied ference to Kowloon city and the extension the Hon. H. E. Pollock to to Auting Attorney all dealings with Dreyfax. 14. Beztalus, the ex- General aro gazetted; slao the appointment of of the northern boundary. so as to include Lieat. Colonel Mainwaring to be Asting Cors. Amising magistrate, who interrogated Col. the town of Baan Chun are in progress, mandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps. Henry regarding Cal Picquart's charges against Captain W. H. C. Bland, R.A. has boeu ap and it is to be hoped that they may pointed Adjutant of tho Corps Vior Captain Major Esterhazy, deposed that Cal. Henry des-

peedily be brought to a satisfactory oop. C. Gardoz, B.A., resigned.

lined to answer whether Major Esterhazy was clusion. In the meantime the addition to

the author of the Bordereau, and making the colony has to be taken over with

It has at last boon decided whero H.MS. se implorad M. Bertalus to consider the Fintorious will be doekad. Not Buding the honor of the army. thora in its eide, in the shape of the main. Air inches in spars" sutleient to risk docking the battleship at Hongkong, she will leave the tenance of native role in Kowloon city, and harbour to-morrow moraleg at 9 o'clock for an unsatisfactory boundary on the urlb. Japan, instead of sterling, to-day on a four It appears to be in contemplation, alas, today's prize-skorting trip. On arriving at Yokohama preparations will be immediately raise revenue in the new territory by the started to rus the warship info Tokonaan dook; discreditable system of firmning. By mo but before being able to gol in she will have to of the Bills to be introduced in the Legisbe lightened to a 25-feet draught. Intiva Council, the Governor-in-Council is

Megers, Wm. G. Hals & Co., in their cirozlar, anthorised to make rales for farming out dated Saigon, 29th Marab, saysBise.Our the right to sell or otherwise deal in market tas sensibly declined since the date of "apīrits, opium, salt, or any other com but for the continuod mpply of tcomge. Bap. our last report, and would go back still farther modity whatever." We trust the Logis-plies are 50,000 piesis of paddy dads, which is Bative Council will not pass this law, or, Waquets for April May delivery:-No. 2 Whitecoutage of interest on the duo from Dar-ca ant morethBoight for inviant requirements. it it be passed, that. His Excellency and sifted steam Milled (randy $3.16, No. 2 White Salas to Ujiji. "

the Executive Council will refrain from making any such rulos, and will resort eely to reputable means for the raising of

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LONDON, 7 April

CANADA AND IMPERIAL DEFENCE. The Dominion Government is considering a echome for contributing to Imperial Natal de fence. It is proposed to train thonsand fishermen annually, first on shers, and then on Board arships

GERMANY AND THE CAFE-CAIRo

RAILWAY.

The St. James's Gazelle states that Germany xapital for the German section of the Cape has given the necessary guarantes upon the Cairs railway, and sloganteos a certain per-

Mr. Rhodes has abandoned the idea of $2.6 20 por veut. Cargo 82.57, Bret cost yor British Gossermout guarantee for the Tangan pical of 14 lbs. gross English, witheat duty er sag other charges. Rounags-Freights have yika railway and intends to raise the capital improved to 23/24 cents to Hongkong, but there without Govorement Basistaboo. is no other demand, *

:

BAMOA.

Great Britain, Germany, and the United sion on the Samoan question. States liave flaxlly exttled z trigartite commis,

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves repornibla for the opinions expressed by our correspondents)

MAIL DESPATCH.

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Whampoa, 5th April

- LATE · TELEGRAMS.

rary expedient in onder lu remove diffenition which must necessarily be experienced in dealing with certain peurons of zevante which are new to this toolony, and in order to obviate the necessity for, and the delays which would be occasioned by pasing nazerous Ordinances and Amending Ordinatora." Rulez, may be made for, amalget other purpose, the farming out a hearsing of the right to sell "spirits, oplus, salt, or any other commodity whatever. The Ordinanco in to remain in force for me peared for such farther period or periods at may from time to time be determined by the Legislative Courel,

I concur in Mr. Goodman's opinion that it would be te wall not to extend this Ordinance to the new tortory for the present, ORDINANCE 24 OF 1887,UBLIC HEALTH

ORDINANCE AND AMENDING ORDINANCE

15.--I soncur in Mr. Goodman's opinion that these Ordinances should be excluded unles the Director of Publio Werkeroporte that they can be satisfactorily carried out in the new territoryhawk

ORDINANCE 5 OF 189). FAUCINATION: 16, agus that this Ordinsane may pro perly be included

ORDINANCE 28 OF 1891 MERCHANT

17As a new Merekant Shipping Consolida tion Ordinance is about to be introduced it insy be advisable to excinde the existing Ordinance from the new territory.

I

18There is no question as to the "waters. of the colony the fimita bolog elnarty - marired in the map attached to the convention, copy of which is surexed and which should be closely 10Euwed in any definition in the proprased new Ordinance. We

ORDINANCE 27 OF 1687--CATTLE DISEASE

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1946

Mr. Stewart Lockhart's report on the new. territory ocexpias sixton pages of the Gotle.G We make the following iztracts-from it —

PRODUCTS.

Rice is the principal article of cultivation and the quality of this product is so highly esteemed that a pusavity of it is exported to Ban Fran- isoo for the ma of the Chinese resident there. There is also a largo men of Land devotal to peanuts, potatoes of different varieties. yam. tho" "growing of suger oona, indigɔ, hemp, taro, bora senam, pumpkins, and vegetables of xil kinde

Experiments are now being mada to asoortaim whether the ention plant will flourish in the

land area, and there some to be 30

reason, 18 far as aq) and climate are concerned, why the experimante should not anoceed. "I they are sucessful, the cotton mill which in now being eriefed (a Rongkong world and this a convenient dozrce of supply for at any rate a portion of its raw material,

The frails are pumelos, arauges, lungagans, Feare, lights, persiumors, pomegranates, wrong'i and mangoes

VEGETATION,

Barring the defects alluded to in the fore. going paragraph, the arrangements with respoet to the new territory ure such as weite condents an article on The longes railway Cussell's Magasins for March includes amongst think will most with public approval. The whiok wil be read with interest by those who in the empire," namely, the Canadisu Pacifié, adwindstration to begin with is to andunt have used that route and those who contemplate to little more than supervising local-bodès doing so. The article is illustrated by nurier- and protecting life and property, but the Japan. Other interesting articles are "Tho 628 photographs, one of which is theImprow of

The mountain ranges and lower hills are new territory is to be considered an integral Marquess of Salisbury and Hatfield Home,"

covered with vegetation, sad vultivation is foud, AND AMENDING OBUJNANDER. part of the colony, and as its resources" and "The rise and fall of duolling," The stow-

bigh upon the hillsides. In some places a crop away," Dinner-table decoration," "How the

19.-Bufore deciding whether this Ordinance of ripe was growing at an elevation of 1,300 feet, requirements become better known, the Queen's subjects are married," and "The bis-

THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S

should be exaded to the new territory, the and of the northern sloss of the Taime Sban DESPATCH

Colonial Veterinary Surgeon might with ml. nocomary legislation will be passed. It is terg and mgatury of a glass bottle," Leidea

range tos and pineapple were observed growing

·ANRETARY OF STATE YO GÖTBÁTON, * apparently hoped that there may be ruineral serials are continued. The Quiver is also an vore received hero iz Batuminy, 1st April, while to you the views of Her Majesty's Guernment full and careful consideration of all the cream Castle Peak Bay, is covered with good grows, vaztage be called upon for a report of any read ebration of 1500-tent. The range of which there are several completo tales, and the which arrived at Hongkong in Good Friday, Sir--I am now in a position to community commendations he may be able to make after Taime Shan, stretching to the west towards wealth to be developed; roads are to be interesting utuber. The principal article is the letters by the sama mail were only ressived as to the Enture administration of the territory stances of the case, Bat I agree with Mr which appeared to be such as would suit cattle, made; and the Hon. J. H. STEWART LOOK of Stopany. Childish momories of Lewin da ika P.O. at Heugkong found time during United Kingdom and Chins of the th Jans of 1890 desling with the sale and importation could find pestorage on the slopes of these hilin "The real East London," by the Lord Bishop here (with Canton P.O. stamp of 56h) to-lay, which, under the Convention between the Goodman that recens 4 and 5 of Ordinanca 23 borson, and sheep, suy thousands of which Manz, in his report, mys the construction of Carroll, by one of his Aliens, will be read with the holidays to forward the newspapers, is it act 1st, has been added to the Colony of Hongkong, of unwholesome food should beextended at once. At prount cable are used entirely for agricol. 6 milway betweon Canton and Kowloon interest by admirers of the author of " Alios iu rather strange that they found no time for nad to convey to you their strastimis as to -20~ÁsTMzli Ordinances not specified in the tara, purposes. The animale men were small would greatly aid the development of the

Wonderland."

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forwarding the artainly more important letters,the steps to be taken forita formal copatico in solodale attached to Mr. Goodman's draft Or and well shaped, and generally black or rad in which, as I oudersland, Arriveearted.. new territory, that in the event of a main The following telegram published le. Ameri-

the name of Her Majesty the Queen UNUS PRO MULLIS.

dinance will apply to the new territory, you | ontour. Their good condition shomal the ex- 2-I have in the first place to andlose an abould enrefully coaider whether there are any collenor of the pasturage. In the pooror and line being constrasted it would be advisable can papers and dated Berlin. 6th March, thrown

Order of Her Majesty in Connoi istol, the others nok alluded to in his monerandum, which, rocky soll the hills are covered with hissken and 10 establish branch lines, aud" It has also some light on the alleged friatlon between Ger

Zuth Cotaber Jast and doslaring the territorios Lit might be also desirable to exclude, 20 Fe ~forns, sed in the shalterol revinas with Bensk- many and America at Bazila -A ligh vint "been suggested that, even if the Canlas of the German Nary Department has informed

within the limits and for the torta Aarribed in

There are various other questions to be wood and scrub jangle. There are no extensive The clova Convention to be part and parvol of considered in connexion with the new territory Forests, but some of the lower bills are clothed ***Kowloon line bo uct, established at once, the correspondent of the Asociated Press that light milways should be constructed in the brother of Emperor William, to the command

the Lokny of Hongtung. Ton rill cuisa this which will require your meatal consideration, with pinetron, and round many of the villageg the appointment of Prince Honry of Prussia.

Order in Connell, which he sot at present boen; and soms of which bare doubtless already are found thisk clumps of well-grown trees and "new area. They would, no doubt, help to of the East Asiatic squadron, had been con-

made pubile, to be published in the Colony at tocsivel your attention.

to Colouy

I do not peapons, groves of bamboo. as eatly a date as pozible. S

however, to do more than refer to thâm gozor- develop it and mcrease its population hype us being the most available, the Emperor idared for monibus past and was finally_decided

3-You Levo already become acquainted with ally at the present moment, as their ultimate There are no reliable statistics pessassed by the geceral aspects of the questions involved in Racision must copond in a grest tabass ro on the the Chinese Government of the present popula attracting people to it, but roads seem to desiring to show thus American people that

the frater of the territory and it is puntos coures of event

tion of the Sou On District. No za be the first requisite and should beat that Painos Henry is popular in the United he is thoroughly friendly to them, knowing

HUNGARY AND THE WHAN AUGAL - sary therefors that I should hers dvali spon You will have gathered from my pre- pears to bare Feng taken for many years. It tended to as soon as possible." Iu Mr. States. When the official referred to w

7. DUTIES"ACT

there at any length. There are three points vions remarks that I um la favour of utilizing has, therefore, been necessary to base an estimate London, 24th Marsh. which Her Majesty's Government kave regard. the existing machinery of Government in Hong of the palation on inquiries made from the Lockhart's report or which the hon. asked whether the appointment was equiva The Hungaripa Minister of Commerce, re-ed as of special imperance fu the prindinary kong as far as loal diraganas will allow inhabitants of the village anti on personal in- This prinsiple should, therefore, be borne inspection of the villages themselves With Shado Not ortly. If desired that the Indian Cenzteryaling Sugar Kowloon city, the northern boundary of the mind in consilering all pastions posscted guider it is timated that the popsiation of found references to the various industries Admin von Diedrichs had shown mors tact Dat Bill was contrary to the treaty with local territory and the collection of the with expenditure and taxson Whatever the new territory inclling the Sham Chat of the district as they exist at the present har boots world warld undeniably Great Britain. He admitted that the benoties Chlapse duties of opium, penditure is marred chault appese on the and Bhaina Kat dirinios, sad allowing 5000 hare bosa produstive of good resulte ell around. were becoming daily more untuable, as they of Kowloon city, and-of-the purfenses of the is callostad should go into the Hongkong Ex- will most probably be included in the cow ares The questiona of the civil administration Hongkong Estimates, and what over revenue for tamil portion of the Shatau division, which Our Government, notortunately, was advised do not justify the Indian Act The soboms of administration drawn up too late of a number of occurreres bolum AT PESHAWAR COLONEL OF Nastiera frontier sass to Indinds the town of hequer faz

No amountain round figures to one hundred thous Manila, none of which were really important; for the new territory orks snow depar-hat they showed grave want of text upon the Hobby: 24 March on your part pounding negotiations with the hurts report that the total revenue from tar The Jopulation is ustained in six main

BRITISH REGIMENT SEOT DEAD. San Chun will require no immediate action 2-1 will be seen from p. 16 at Mr. Look and (100,000). tare in local politics. It la not so long ngo part of Admiral von Diedrichs. The main A Peshawar telegram, dated the 23rd instant, Chitose Government, but while such negotiation of the new territory is stimated at about divisions, inhabiting 323 villages. These vill since we were told of the impossibility of intime, wit that Admiral spa: Disdrinks wind ways that Colonel Delacolent of the Hampting of pending to time should be lost in 416,000, and this may he regarded the inegie vure in population from 16 to 5 but peraans. grafting representative institutions upon aval ninges fu anch a'éelleste alastion. Con- Two Pathaus have been captured..

Jusufficiantly informed regarding international shiro Hegiment was hot, did that evening giving attention to the third question, that corto which you will have at your disposal for The stern portion of the district, bejing of the proventies of smuggies into the Brat year or two at any rate, It should mera mentalnons and loss fertile is not so Crowe Colony government, but the ad-gently he continued naval movement drill

Chins and be collection of the in Coa amply anilos to defray the Initial boat of a thickly populated as the western portion. The ministration of the now territory is hard

tome duties on opian Ton will see as Hor simply admiration which, at ficat will samount. Uh fang fang, pe the divisten incuding the Majety's Covarument bars come to las ma to little more than expervising Tooni bodien fertila valleys and pinion of Pat Hyang and largely on the representative systom and

alpsion, which if I understand right is your and protesting life and property, anlons there in Soap Pis Hom te how populous, its su extension, of that system to the city of

own conclusion nisa, tial the valytisfactory large cathy or public works Home expand population, ampang ti 200 bany distri Victoris cau no longer be consistently 1

solution of this question will be the establink- 3 ture on publia worka will no doubt be necessary based agony 59 villages. The Shaung T Tang ment if some system thereby Cho Chigoso oua frate the very first, and sa the territory pros or western division, though much larger in area,

The following telegrama am from the Times of Ceylon

·WEATH OF DE LETNUE.

Loudon, 2416 Marsh; The death is nasounded of Dr. Leitner, the renowned Orientalist

gentleman may his complimented will be Diedrichs, he said:

lent to the disgrace of Adafiral ronging to an interpellation in the Legislature, stages of the negotiations. They relato to

tuns.z

blockaded port, thas arousing deitual upės -courehhighs practice so if elarvelaire kama la the part of the Americana.” “The above in lus- portant being the dest Semen offisi admini sion that thera had been trouble between Tür Germans and Americans in Manila bay

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