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INTIMATIONS

August, 1893, they suggested that the Government should give its canaldoration to the formation of a sobemé which would not only provide an effecilye ohrak on the import of the drug, but trace It also to con- sumption or exportation, they did not intend

ROITERS TELLORAS.

DAILY PROIB: PRIAAT. COMEER INK, 1998,

UNION INSTRONIE SOCIETA OF CANTON, LIHITEN.

GREJAKET BELANGEN

nampistaly funundated 437 valund (and shak

"Landau, Luka dagtember," I nsalv two hundred of the lobibitants have hann William Coutts, the equus sarton or saparin-

killed.

tendent of· Eks, Niliilt" den tser. Aberdeen, A Tamir Bases twenty-one bodies have has basa tried on thecharge of tarsorating the been found, but it is believed, that twenty ad-gematary and disinterring the surpass. How

found guilty, and sentenced to six months' Landelips have also taken place at Mermah

imprloomsut. altional hats been killed sved, th

PANA BUDGET OF WRECKS,

London, 18th September. "Renter's correspondent at Cape Town states

TANOVENDUJH FRANGE IRATI, OZENE PRENON AUSTRAL, COMMUNI

The 25th ordinary wasting of abarsboklein OATED WITH. CASA (SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESE.")

The continued abuses of new with regard in the above, asupany was held at the bind LONDON, 10th October 1899 DIN

to the Freuck wall bas esased considerable an offles, Na Qusen's Buildings, yesterday at THE TRANSVAAL ORISIN The TexasTrel has soat sa pltimatum tolety to be felt in the colony. The Pakshan Gron. Mr. B. S. Wasaller presided, and there which left Saigon an hour and a half after the were also present Meur. B. L. Dalrymple, N. to convey the idea that the collection of the Great Britain demanding the withdrawal of Sydney of the 5th, --has arrived in port... Cap.A. Biebs, B. H. Hill, A. G. Wood (directors), The public funeral of five Europsán children, off Capa 3t. James. He went outside the Far Cox, C. H. Thompson, J. C. Peter, T. Wterday, the baul of the Royal Munsters loading.. A. N. WATSON & CO. duties should be undertaken by the Govern.troops from the frontier within forty-eight tain Joaking stated that he aqahored ten hours Donglaa Jone (ecretary), David Gillies, J. H. whose bodies have beon fonnd, took place Jea

The New South Wales Lanisers marched Favels; whereas the Sydney generally takes the Richardson, F, C. Gaddard; B, M«Gray, H. W. The ire ooßlas, enrried by soldiers, using at, that the gravent fears ars entertained with virtually the den with which the Bill was through the city yesterday en route to the Canido contre. The Kongbong left Saigon Slade, H. J. M. Carvalho, G. W. F. Playfair, followed by school children, and the public, pfi ragami to the safety of the steal morow stommer The EscazTàRY: road ins notice contaning Caloutts read the serke at the gor leading slitdo July Sist, when tho berquantize Facor

LIMITED.

ManufacturD2S OF

AERATED WATERS.

AERATED WATERS

bouri.*

ment. That, however, appears to have been. drafted upd in that respect it was in accord-Enormous crowds gathered and frautie auca with the directiuus f the Secretary of fasm pravallad State, who in his despitol to the Governor

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Mobilization is proevaling rapidly and of the 6th January last wrote: You willcruiting is brisk. "as that Her Majesty's Government have "come to the conclusion which-if I under- "stand right--is your own conclusion alss, "that the only satisfactory solution of this

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD, The fortnightly meeting of the Hongkong Banitary Board was held yesterday afternoon. question will be the establishment of gome The President (Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Offer) presided, and there were of our manufacture made under cou-system whereby the Chinese customs also present the Vice President (thes Hen. F. Hoa. B. D. Urabr (Director of Public Works), stant Europeai supervision are sold "duties on opium imported into China from H. May, Captain Soporlatendeat of Police), the throughout the Far East and are in Hongkong, including the newly added Oborro, Dr. Clark (Medical Officer of variably preferred on account of thei-territory, chill be actually collected by Health), and Mr. U. W. Duggan (Secretary).

"the Government of Hongkong." From the excellence.

oniission of all reference to the subject in the Governor's speech it would appear that it is not intended to proceed with the pre posed Bill at present. The question is a kuotty one and its solution will probably ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaran-give Sir HRY BLAKE no little trouble. tred. The best materials only aro used.

The Machinery in use embodies very improvement up to date

The PRICE are orily half those charged in England.

WATERS

MANUFACTURED

The U. S. gunboat Princeton left yesterday at soon for Manila,

The N. D. L. ofoamer Konig Albert, spesialis built for the fortnightly earties, teft Broms at the appointed time, on the 4th Databur, for the Far East.

As will be asam from ʼn telegram roproduced in another column, the Chuailian Pasifle Com-

BY US are acknowledged by the lead-pany is making arrangements for an Australian lag English makers to be equal to servien via Hongkong. those of their own production

THE 188&NIVARY PROPERTIES BUL,

With referenco to the resolution

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the day after the drag, and has not yet II. Fl. Tomkins, and L, M. Altaras. N heen heard of. The Kongbong and two other Scottish Oriental boats were expected to pass the meeting, AN thy Parcels, and one of them may have coma across the Budney.

to port

all clasped religions The Arghdeacon of

The Lieutenant Governor and othor. efflelats and digitories were all represented,

Lator.

The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, with your permission to will take the repart and secounts

The elvetele light plant in buried beneath The French Admiral at Kwangohsawon has as read. The sesonots are very full, and ther bion informed by wire of the overtice atanmer, is little in them to which I need refer Tus the rained turbine shed

net. prowiam for 1898 shows an Increase of News Com Huagli shows that great danisge and has sent a boat out to search for har.

Tho Fakahan, reports having annonsterod come $430,000, whilst the loss her au sporease tms happened to gardens. At Peotiong, through strong .E. breeze and swell, the wind backing of $360,000 over the previous year, and this re- the turbine being broken, twelve coolies wees the westward and increasing to moderate sult of the year's working is that we were again killed, and a number of daud bolios bave been Lady Woodmen te housing sisty children in gate ta hoy sa raming, gradual trust no pue want, and to potentity chart bolig, sxuarated from the ruins of Tapps Valley etate. rounds to S. Heavy rain and boisterous of 20 per cent, and to propose a dividend of $18,

The bodies of the rasining four children are still undiscovered, able to infrange the reserve fund by $80,000, weather was experienced until the lafternoon of 36 per pent, as compared with a dividend of the Darbar Hall.

With regard to the 1999 acmounts, you will The Royal Muurstoes are working splendidly, The N. U. L. steamar, Heidelberg, now ever- of the 11th, from then decreasing wind and ces 517 jaid last year, and at the aquie time we pro

notice that the balunes at oredit at the searchlag for the dead and clearing the roads. due from Singapore, has not yet been heard of,

In to boating accident at Toosts the uro which gives some support to the saggostion June was $1,194,031.00, a sua considerably in that she and the Smey bare fallou ta with axons of that of any preosling half year, and peans whe wire missed are reported to have

The weather now is bright sunshine.. cach other, ane of them being disabled. Thu the some may be said of the estimated balanoa. been drowned. Heidelberg Left Singapore on the 2nd. The at uredit at 3th September, but it is of ovaras

THE TROOPING FROM INDIA TO theN. Y. K. steamer Sanuki Muru which left in great deal too early to form any estimats of

SOUTH AFRICA, gapore on the 6th, arrived yesterday morning. the year's working, though we have so far èvory reason to hope that it will tura qut favourably. Taraing to the balance-shout you will notice that the investment fluctuation account is laas by $16,000, which is due to the fall in valt of sterling socurities; exvhauge fluctuation accent is less by $13,000 owing to exchange being higher at the end of our half year than at ila commencoasat. You will also notice that the sterling securities have been Increased by £30,000. I am sure skat the shareholders will join with the Board in regretting that Mr. M. F. Jakes has decided to rative from business at the end of this year. Mr. Jukes. joined the sorries of the Society in 1874, whou eur London branch was opoued, and he has beau the agent of the Society in London from that date. Our London Iiness forms a very im portant part of our brass, and under Br.

The following letter, dated Oct. 2od, was road from the Colonial Secretary:- Sanitary Board passed on 28th ult, and on. bodied in your letter of the 29th, I am dirooted to stata for the information of the Sanitary Bourel that the stroduction of the Insanitary Properties Ri! has been delayed to enable the facta contained in the return of cases of bubenie plagas to be pinced in the possession of the members of the Logislative Council."

APPLICATION FROM MOSG KOK THUI,

A GERMAN VIEW OF GREAT BRITAIN'S CLAIMS IN THE

YANGISZE VALLEY. Ta an article on the establishment of Gacuan lass of sleathers on the Yangtze the Old ttache Lloyd expresses the bope that a German An application was submitted by Messrs. gunboat may be stationed on the river. O Palmar and Tarnar, schitects, for permission contemporary claims that Germans have done to retain facul bridges of a greater width. that much pioneer work, not alone at. Hanko, 3 feet 6 inches in 17 new bouses at Mong Kok but also at the other Yangtare towus, and in The offorts of England to ssise the fruits of Toni. It was pointed out that the yards to sunclusion says:- these houses are exceptionally wide, viz., & feet 6 inches: also that there is a lane fast wide-Gorana diligence for herself and make the whole of the Yangtze Vallay a British domain so too at the back of the houseH,

Dr. Clark winuted I recommend that per-well known to sell for repetition. It is also

The Hon. Tromsarer of tho Alice Memorial mission be granted by the Board to retain those known that the English claims are rauroly paper. Jakes rasnagarwal has been opadasted with

And Nethersola Hospitals boge-to acknowledge with thank the following donation to the. Sir Edward Frankland, R.C.B..De...nds of the hospitals:-Lau Tok Hang 919. 7.1.1., 1.0.9, &c., the most eminent authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used in our Factory:-

"It possesses an extremely high degree of organic purity and is "of most excellent quality for "drinking."

The dates for the Victoria Regatta have been fixed for the 19th and 20th December. The Regatts will be held under the joint auspices of the Victoria Recreation Club and Hoogkong

Boat Club.

bridgen of a width of 4 feet 2 inches."

Mr. Obaran siiauted Grant peristasion." The Hon. R. D. Oranby wivated-"Approve extra wku."

On the motion of the Hon. R. D. QRMORY,

granted.

conded by Dr. Chaux, the application was

THE NEW TERRITORY. The SKUESTART submitted draft BI to extend certain laws into portions of the Now Territory. --

The Tivoli Theatro at Sydasy was destroyed by Be on the 12th September. The fire ocdut-THE INSPECTOR'S QUARTER'S AT KENNEDY

red at about one o'clock in the morning. The

proving evening's performance had concluded

About eleven o'clock.

The Bags of several of the German hongs wero balf-masted yesterday in consequence of the death of Mr F. Asader, late of the firm of Baader, Wieler & Co., which occurred at Ham

A.S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.burg on Wednesday.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTA

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese con. trantor's coolie was fined 85, at the instance of Mr. J. Bryna, for throwing night soil down the drains at Bellios Terrace that morning, Mr. 28 Bryan caught him in the set.

Biam is taking steps to improve her postal stem. The department is already coatedied Corerendentemust forward their name and address by a Director General, a German gentleman

ONLY communicaḥons volating to the news column should be addressed to Tris Button.

with communications added to the Elitor, xat er publication, but at viueros of and faith.

41 letters for publication should be written on our

of the paper inte.

No amorymousy signed comuniolons that have. ely peared (a other papers the art. Orders for oxira copies of UALLY should be and lafera 11 am on day of publicat an. After that Kemer the supply is limited. Only up for Clash Telegraphis Address TRE88-5. Cods.

Boz 20 Tolosa 44. 19.

DEATH.

At Hamburg, on the 1th October, in his Year, Mr. F. SANDED, late of Hongkong.

The Daily Dress.

Ski

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named Collmann, and thres other Germans haro just been aggaged to meist him.

Ceylon papers repaired yastenlay by the Euneki Mars contain astrasts from home papers up to the 8th September. the date of the mails being brought on by the M. M. steamer Sydney. A selectios of these extracts will be found in to-day's supplement.

andisturbed. The wire wa forwarded from Lanchi, which to distant some Brs days from

No further purticalaus se ret lo and N. C. Daily Netos.

Hoyou

In the Estimates for the propont your a smo of $3,825 was provided for the proposed Kow- foun Schoe! The money has 2 st heet expended, however, and in the Estimates for next year wo observe that as provision at all is made under this heading. Yet, if we umember rightly, the Secretary of State sanctioned the anhoel being proceeded with as soon as the Celosial revence showed a surplus of $100,000 That condition

now fulfiled.

TOWN.

"The question of adding another storey to the Inspector's quarters at Kennedytown Same up. The PRESIDENT said that not only Inspector Watson bat other loepeators who had lived in the bours had had foror. The accommodatiou was not what it should be for a marised inspeo- Lor Building another storey would probably ronder the house, more healthy, and be moved tast the Government be requceted to erect another storey to the house.

The VICE-PAREDIENT SOGouded, and the motion was carried.

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RYDROPHOBIA.

claims: they aoither are nor will be acknow. lodged Already the German fag, both mor cantile and gaval, regularly appears on the Yangtase and it must be fully known that Gormany has not the ramolast intention of there will be pracosts, But only from Eagland bat also from China. The latter most clearly fielding to British pretensions. No doub nadorstand that Gorniany does not intend to let the whole of the Yangioma Valley fall into the Land of Great Britain. We do not want it for ourselves, bat we was equal rights in it those rights it moms to us the proper mesUS with other nations. To secara rocognition of is to ses timt the German flag half never bo absal from the Yangtze.

HONGKONG NO. LONGAR AN INFECTED PURT.

REMOVAL OF THE FROHIBITION OF

CHISE EIGRATION.

The following letter has been addrestet by the Government to the Chamber of Commerce

the Straits Settlement,

Colonial Secretary's Offler, Hongkong, 124 Üstobor, 1899. In a minute to the President, Dr. Clark said.

Sir, I as directed to inform you that the regret to report that a coolio named Wong Fon died at the Tung Wan Hospital on the 4th following telegram has been revised from the

wae Singapore:--- dostb from this diseass it from hydrophobia It is now va yeare Colonial Secretory sinoa

think the accarrence for reported and I

sple justification this Jase the regulations which I urged upon the Board last year, and which ward finally adopted March last. The doossed rush was engaged ricksba orolie by Mr. Münbiel, and lived at College Cusubers. Ho xas bitten by a dug threed at present unknews) on August 25 18s at about 8p.m. and I understand that the dor was subsequently killed by P. C. Landers, and the carcase seat to the Government Cleil Hospital The man was ill for two or three days before. aliission to the hospital. In view of the re-

trougly recommend the Board to advise the Gurocament to prohibit the importation of coge from Japan for a period of not less than

Bimla, 23rd September In the event (which, however, is not looked here as probable) of a farther Beige being despatched from India to South Africa, the Essex and Royal Irish may not upeasonably expect to be ins uded.

Calcutta, 24th Septemlior The Glouceste sailed from Caloath this enthusiasm, a crowd of Europeans, perhaps the morning amidst scene of most extraordinary

bled so was then off. largest ever known in Caloutts, having stem

Bombay, 25th September. Two more transporte, the Wards and the Nouhera sailed pastorday, each carrying squadron of the 9th Lancers, treading the Commentant. The third squadron sails to-day

on the Nudrung, jan

Bombay, 26th Septembar.. conspiutone Mizccess. The Doard had no hesit

The British Ladis stemor Upada has been ation in agreeing with the London Committee chartered for the Transvaal Expeditiou. that Mr. Jakes long and snoosssful services

A squadron of the 6th Dragoons embarked should be aucognised by the Bociety by presentou the transport Lindulz this morning and tog aim with an honorarism of £5,000 on his the rest will follow to-morow in the Viraso relirement. Mr. Douglas Jones, our Senrete Patiala, and the Nevara and this will wad tary, has been appointed agent in London

in sucession to ir Jukes, whilst Me. H. the shipment of the contingent C. Saunders, who has been many years r. Jakes assistant in the London affles, hay been appointed anderweitor, Mr. W. J. Eau- ders being appointed Saatetary in Hongkong Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts I shall be very glad to answeraus ei tions any gentleman would like to sak.

There being no questions the report and accounts were adopted, as the motion of the

HOSPITAL SHIPA YOR SOUTH AFRICA,

London, 26th September.

The Admiralty has taken up the stownships Couns and Spartans ships for South Affies.

CHAIRMAN, BEconded by Mr. RICHARDSON,

On the motion of Mr. GILLIES, seconded by Mr. GRAY, Mossry F. S. Whealles and A. J. Wood were re-elected directors.

Hosers J. H. Cox and W. Hution Potts were ro elected auditors, in the motion of Mr. THOMPSON, Recorded by Mr. STADE.

The CHAIRMAN That is all the business before the meeting, gentlemen. We thank you for your attendance. Dividend warrants will be ready to-merrow.

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SANDAKAN NOTES. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).

Sandakan, 6th October. Prohibition of Chinese emigration removed. Chinese emigrants will be put in quarantine,

Commissioner E. P fuerits having gone bom ou special ears, Mr. Hours Walker,. Hongkeng gairantine will be romoted when

Commissioner of Lands, has been appointed duly serkiked no suas for Le days. Please re

Government Commissioner, pending the arrival port whether any fresh cases sporadic or vilier- wise.

Tho Singapore Governant bus beu dulyuta now Governor in the Colouy, informed by telegram to-day that there has been no case of plague for ten consecutive days.-I bare, etc.,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary. The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.

THE APPROPRIATION BILL.

THE ANNUAL Lucknow DINNER,

London, 25th uplebit. The annual Latuknow. Dinner took place at the Hotel Metropole to-night. General Sir W. Olpherts presided, and thirty Looknum seterans were present Gedoral Olpherts, in his spesula, dwoit enthusiastically upon the work of Havelock and Oatram.

IMPROVING HORSES IN India.

Calcutta, 26th September. The Gorezumab of India has sanctioned the purchase during the next two years of eight thoroughbred Austration stallions, and also the parolas of sir Australios in India, at an on linated cust of Rt8,50 each.

HOLD FOR INDLA

Sizola, 23rd September. The number of sovereigns sosumulsted in Government Treasuries has now risen to 2,700,000, and this suma is expected, with er- change where it now standa, to rise to at least thres millors sterling by the end of the carrent

routu.

NUMEROUS EUROPEAN CASES OF PLAQUE POONA,

Poona. 25th September. Two fresh unses were, taken to the European Tho Maneang reported expandingly beary Plague hospital, at Foonz, ou Bandar, amely weather an her arrival ha from Hongkong. Mis Dart, gad 19. and Master Ingham, She was over 8 days on the way, baving chal-aged H. tered in Manila Bay for two days,

Mr. and Mrs. Berkhuijsen have left Sandakan for the Straits Settlements. This is the Last Got in the Blue Funnels canaaction with British North Borne Mr. Darkbalisen having been charge here for Hoe years past.

Waikite which left Loudon for Port Chalmers, New Zealand, on May 4. and has not been moon observed her, with her propeller trokon, onden-

ourug to make headway by means of satis

The twin-stew eruiour Melpomene which w despatobed from Port Louis Mauritius to search of the mirsing reasol, roscatly returned without having soon the disabled steamer.

Despateboy from Cape Town state that the Aberdosa Ling steamer Termopylae, 1,71 tons register, bound from Australia to England

in ashore at Gran Point Table Bay close to Cape Town After.triking the sonst the vers brake in two. The holds are flertal with water. Aff the mainbers of the drow and the passenger got sately to land, The specte consisting of 50,000 sovereigns, was ahe conveyed ashore. It is foured that the ranahorses on bourd cannot be rese),

Farther particulars have been rassived in con- nection with the wreek of the New Zealand Shipping Company's twin-scrow.steamer Tekoa, which left Wellington for Landon on July 19th, It is reported that on August 19th the reasat reached the Falkland Islands, a group in the Bouth Atlassic Dogan about 310 miles east of the Strait of Magellan, Pategoala. Continuing her journey, the steamer is stated to have strack au intoowa object in the Strait of Le Maira, South America between Tierra del Fuego and

laten Island.

The forehold and the forepeak of the vessel quickly filled with water, and 22,000 caronses of frozen most wors jettisoned

BRITISH OFFICERS' PLUCI.

Halifax (N.B.), 5th September. Ayachting party numbering olores potions, and including Mosera. Paolo and Judy, officers of the British oraisor Talbot was espised fast evening in a squall when rotaraing from a

water pienio. Mesra. Pooks und Judy sch gruspid a lady of the party and ewan for the shots, which they roached in an exhaustel.com. dition after battling with the stormy waves. Tas others-four ladies and three mon-were- all drowned.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

The British steamer Tukaang. from Wahu and Chinking 7th Dot, had strong N.E, mon KOOK throughout.

The German steamer Sandakan, from Bonds. kan 3th Oct., had fair weather, strong N.E. mon. Boo, big and stell,

The British steamer Phra Nang, from Bang kok lat Det, and Swater 10th, had fine and calm till Oct. 4th, in lai, 12-N, when a honey N.E. wind and sos were pacountered lasting for

sya.

The British steamer Arralson Apear, fram Caloutts 26th Sept., and Straits 718 Oot., had Egut to moderate winds, hoszy northerly awell, washer ao and clear to lat. 16 N.; thence to part, fresh E.N.E. winds, high sea and fine wes- ther

The British steamer Pukikan, from Saigon 3th Oot, had strong N.. breeze and swell, wind backing to the westward and inoreasing to moderate-gals with heavy sea running and gradually hauling round to 8.E. with heavy rain and boisterous weather until afternoon of 11th, thence decreasing wind and sea to port.

EXPORT CARGO, -

Per American ship, Governor Robie, sailed on the 7th October. From Hongkong for New Yark-13,626 roils matting, 2,740 box palm Isaf fans, 2,009 bules rattanowe, 1,000 packages freerokers. 50 oases and 250 hales sin. 231 bales strawbraid, 155 bales canes 90 boxes baboo fans, and 380 packages meralsadise.

HONGKUNG CLUB,

NOTICE.

The following la the expeditare authorised the partner of Meus. Mapfeld & Co. haring General Commanding the station, has bag Club will be heal at the CLUB Hatus, on

blir the Appropriation Bablo Debt SIDES OF

March 20 asti. E understand that both this coolie and an arah, who was also bitten by this dog, were treated in the Vivil Hospital for their

wounds at the time.

Dr Atkinsou replied-The importation of In 3 frate Nagasaki shoald vertainly ha proti. bited. The coolie and sanh were admitted to the Hospital ou 25th August with deg bites and were discharged, one on the 27th August and the other on the 1st September. The body of the tiag, omongrel terrier, was examined at the Gererament Civil Hospital, and had evidently died of rabies. The master of the coolie and

Pensions

Governor and Legisistare Audit Department... Colonial Secretary's Department.... Treasury.

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LATE TELEGRAMS.

170,000.00 40,103.00

The following telegrams are from the Times 40,533.00

fedine ad Austrailian 10.000.00 of Ceylon and

pepers :- 26,581.00

THA DARJEELING BISASTÉR.. 91,402,00

Calantta, 26 September, 259,12400 1347100

At Darjeeling on Sunday, a heavy downpa 76248.00 of rain woonrod causing sarerni Tandahips. 13,670.06 The mail train was obstructed by three bad 13,676.00 lps between Darjeeling and Bonada, delaying ...-18,914,40ferred to another train

Public Works Departmoot Post Ofes Registrar General's Dapariment Harbour Master's Department Lighthouses Observatory Botanical and Afforestation Depart

mont

Ecolorisatical, Logal Departments, On the motion of Dr. CLARK, seconded by Education ... Mr. OsnoRNs, it tras decided to remmend the Medion Departments, Government to prohibit the importation of Magistrnoy, dags from Jara for a period of not less than Police,... six mouth, in consequence of the outbreak of hydrophobia there.

De Shanghai for treatment,

pak was advised to send the patients to Salgin

A WELL TO BE CLOSED,

On the motion of Dr. CLARE, seconded by the Hon. R. D. OBMUNY, it was decided to close a well at 88, Queen's Road Central, as being injurious to houltb,

The Committee of the Hongkong Fostball Club, in accordance with a strongly-expressed (2595 opinion at the last asanal mesting, bave depuried prevalence of rabins at Nagasaki, I

sidad to erest Grand Stand on their ground at Wongneicheong for the use of members and their lady friends. It will seal 200. The cost ARKill be defrayed by private subscription from Hoxorova, October 13th: 1899.

Telegraphic information has been received in THE statement with respect to the New Shanghai of a riot at dokon la Kiangse. The C.L.M. Station at that plane was destroyed, but Territory made by H.E. the Governo. in his all the missionaries are safe. The adjoining speech at the Legislative Council on Wednes-stations of Kweichi and Tyang were reported as day did not embody atch that was new and it omitted reference to some points upon which the public would liave been, glad to have received information. His Excellency says it was assumed that the knowledge of the just treatment of the Chinese inhabitante of Hongkong and British Kork on would induce the population of the lensed area to necapt the jurisdiction of Great Britain with equanimity, if not with pleasure, and that had it been possible to take over the possession immediately this resumption right have been verified. But there were what His Excellency terms an- avoidable delays, que cause of delay being that there was an unfortunate misconception on the part of the Chinees Government as to the effect of the Convention upon the position of the Chinesa Imperial Custume Authorities who had hitherto exercised juris- diction within the leased' area, and at the The following appeared in the General Or

A report was anbmitted from Calculla to the warnest request of Her Majesty's Minister in der issed yesterday in connection with the

*ffert that Roshire in the Persian Gulf is de Hongkong Volunteer Corps: Services, Trans Feking the taking over of the Territory was vaul-The following telegram from the Sacre olared free, from page.

A report was submitted by the Portugune deferred until the 17th April. Presum-tary of State for the Colonies is published for

Cureut-General that the plague is abating in information-To Governor, Hongkong. Re ably, therefore, His Excellency considers ferring to your telegram of September 21st. Oporto and that only a few cases hind rented

fatally. Bir Claude MacDONALD responsible for Her Majesty's Government desire to express Copies of General Departansub Notifications the delay, as in part he would seem to by big appreciation et loyal and spirited offer by

imposing plagne regulations at ports in Burma Hongkong Volunteer Craps, but are not in

against vessels from Swatów aud from Porta- but that does not wholly excuse the local position to accept. (Signed) Chamberlain."

gae paris were submitted Government. It ought to have been known that disturbances were being promoted, "and" The amennt provided for the Police in order to anticipate then occupation should Department in the Estimates for next year is $413,829, as compared with $229,926, the an- have been effected at once, the Customs prored estimate for the prosast year. It is question if necessary being left for substuted in a footnots that in addition to the in segment adjustment, which is what I toerensed umber of men for the New Territory. the pay of the whole of the European members is be done in the long ria, the Custrins calculated 2120 percent. inorense to their pressut not being restations moved until some emoluments, Amongst the now appointments are tro Assistant Superintendents at $9,610, one month after the occupation.

being for Victoria and one for the New Terri tory."

Quite a number of eases have occurred during the past few days in the fashionable part of Portin. Most of theses have occurred in ver- route quarters but all the cases have not happened there. Miss Barnett, daughter of the stacked, and the family have moved into touts Mund the utte "daughter of Major Windle, succumbed to the disenge on Saturday in the European Plague hospital.

There was one fresh admission on Sainidey. namely Alexander Walshe, frem Kirkee, who appears to have a serious attack.

Bombay, 26th September. Mias Burnett, danghter of Major-Geporal C. J. Barnett, C.B., the officar commanding al Poons, has died of Plague.

THE VICEROY'S TOUR CURTAILED:

Bombay, 26th September. Lord Curzon and party have returned to

N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL AMEETING of the Members of tho THURSDAY, the 19th October, 1893, al for the purpose of confirming or other. wise the Bosolution passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on the 3rd inst.

By Order,

C. H. GRACE. Secretary.

Hongkong, 4th October, 1899.

· HONGKONG: CLUB,

STEWARD WANTED

the train greatly. The passengern were transimls from the satorior. Owing to the gloomy APPLICATIONS in writing for the posi

71,187,00 On Monday there were slight hooks of

2,200.00 earthquake felt. 74.807.00

The rainfall for the first thirty hours-wat 114.137.00 fifteen inches, and to all twenty-eight inches of

18,400.00 rain fall in thirty-eight hours.

... 495.876.00 Authentic reports show the loss of nine Kuro

1,746,00 pann children and regenty natives. The children. 5260 00ors killed at schools at Arandis, Ida Villa, and 3.000.00 four small villas elgewhere. Ali adalt Europeans 2u1,399.00 seem to hate esasped.

Sanitary Department, Charitabls Allowances, Transport, Miscellaneous Services, Contribution towards Barrack

Services"... Colonial Defences-Expenses of the

Volunteer,

The Archaicon's house is half testroyed, and a 45,000.00 cook and child were killed.

Groat slips have taken place on the Rockville 20,000.00 Road, destroying a portion of it, while from the Contribution towards Defence Works, 20,000.00 Wicket House the Jainpahar Road is completely 10-1-Pablis Works, Recurrent, 207,000.00 blooked, and the Calentts Road is also blocked. A pablic fanerai, of the European children $2,330,531.00 takes place to morrow.

Henry Floury, a private of the Royal Welch Fasillers, was charged at the Magistracy yes terday with embezzling $249.04, the mousy of the Soldiers and Sailors' Institute, of which he

ANALYSTS KEPORT. was the connager. The defendant went to Mr. F. Browne, Gorernuant Analyst, Manila and was brought back under extradition precedings. The Rev. G. E. Vallings, Score-perled that during the quarter ended Septem ber 8th he hall examined four samples of milk lary sud Treasurer of the Institute, gava ovi- deuce regarding the accounts and defalcations, fue genuine and three adulterated, one of beer Pablic Works, Extraordinary, wie.

(genuine), three of brandy (genuine), one of The case was adjourned ratil to-day.

ram (gennine and two of whisky (póvnine).

THE PLAGUE

MORTALITY STATISTICS.

The mortality returns from Macao for the week and September 17th showed 51 deaths (threa from plague, and for the following wok 59 deathe (incuding fear from plagu-):

The mortality statistics for the colony of Hongkong for the week ended September 23rd showed a death rate of 22, against 352 for the previous wok uid 183 for the purosponding wash last year. The rate for the encoeeding week was 22.8, against 17.4 for the correspowling week last year.

(Ghargeable to General Revenue.) New Law Courts,....... Public Works Department

Stars,...... No. 7 Police Station, and Branch at Kennedytown, Disinfector Station and..

Quarters... Publio Latrines,

ment House,

...

... 5,00

$20,000

9,000

12,000

7,900 5,000 Electrio Lighting, Govern-

3,000 Forming and Harbing

Streets,

10,000 Extensions of Gas Lighting, 1,500 Improvement of Gas Light-

ing,

1,000 Governor's Peak Residence, 15,009 Laying out Farm Lot No. 1,

6,000 &c., Yaumati

100- Stores Account Pokfulam Conduit Roed Praya Puelomation Praya Reclamation-Gres

moot Piers...

... 10,000 ... 19,000 Gaol Extention Sewerage of. Viotoris Drainags Works, Minel

bol Staff 11500 Quarters for Ginol Swing Depit, Kennedytowa 6,000 A ship coolie in the employ of the East

ghe-tin" "... 000 Dock at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge

Two Wan 5,000 the proposed legislation does ny Ordinance of sterling bristles. He appears to here gose cleansed during the months of September and

D. Starling Inist 6,000 appear dealing with the queation of tablish about it in a most rystematic manner, salutitat. October still untuashed Cut of 2,045 (ohrnents

30,000 ing for the boxes containing the bristles other in the Central Division only 355 bad been Taipa Road, ing a bonded warehouse. It would wear boxes of the same weight and size and similarly cleansed. They seamed to have very soon for Pier in Deep Water Taiga 5000

In this gotten the lessons of the maent outbreak of therefore that the question is still pending marked containing coal and stones. and that the present provisional arrange-way bristian of the value of £500 cad compris. plage, and be therefore begged to move that Survey of New Territory

ing about half-a-dozen shipmests were stolen they resume the Advertisements in the news ment is likely to continue indefinitely. At In consergence of telegens haing received papers reminding property owners of their Taitam Waterworks Exten the time the New Territory Cauation was

from home the police wars eoautoanicated with. duties in this respect.

The PRESIDENT-Don't you think we had city of Victoris and Hill Mr. Baue, of the East Asiatic Trading Com negotiated a pledge was given by the Bri-pady, suspected a certain mer, and informed beltor have notices issued from the Registrar tish Government that all possible presau the polloo of his suspicions; and in concert with General's department. A great many Chinen ticks would be taken to prevent the levied blu the thefts were fired upon a abigis coolie, ever see the newspapera.

who was arrested by Chief Detative Inspector area being used to facilitate sau fling into Hanson under a warrant on Wednesday. The Chien or in any other way to the letriment onse we adjourned for further nondries of the interests of China. As a fullaient

It will have been uote, probably wiib surprise, that the Governor made no atale ment as to any final arrangement having

LIN EWASHING.

Mr. OSBORNE said that this was early the were 2,260 lepements which should have been

5,000

10,000

been unde with the Customs, ner amongst Asiatio Trading Company was placed in the end of the second week in October, and there Police Station, Sai-kneg 5,000

Mr. Usponse remarked that thy advertise sante could be put in the Chiasse swepspors. As the Medical Officer of Health had pointed ent, the beat instand was to Une offenders. He moved that advertisements te inverted in the

Stow-witted people may fud a asufat biat in Chinese newspapers.

of that pledge tho Hongkong Gene nl Cham the following, which we take from the Singa The Viar-PESIDENT seconded, and the me ber of Commerce recommended the establish-gore Free Prade Mr. lng in me of his oritition was carried. ment of a bonded warehouse for opium, and tai articles, says "A very priest once fell out of a window, lit on bis path became a

NO PLAGUE CASES IN HONGKONG.

Dr. CLARK said that das other posat arting the recommendation was accepted by theGorelovor minn, and ended as a Pot Curiously,

mect. The arrangement of the detaile, long before Mr. Lang ante sything at all out of the mortality statistics was that that however, has boon found a matte of some some of those who were in the lassen at was the 10th day sud no case at deaths from Edinburgh University with the distinguished babonic plague and ourred in the colony, aut

Dou Da..

20,000

7Chargeable to. Water Account.)

sion

15,000

District Waterworks, ... 27,000

Water Ansonat, (Motor, &c.). 5,900- Watiewerks, Miscellaneous 6,909

Water Supply, Kerloor,

20,000

258,100,00

Yesterday the up-tenén passengers were de- tained at Ghoom all night. The Paglaghoro liae is seriously damaged, as are the lines st many other places

About thousand sores of tes have been destroyed. The estates surrounding half the eastern alopes on Darjeeling Spar, from Fala pahar to Birch Hill, have slipped three thoursad

footi

The water-supply pigs has been destroyed and the electric light plant damaged. All wires throughout the station bare been damaged, and Darjeeling is in complete darkness.

raports of distress and famine, it has been de cided to curtail the proposed Viceregal autom tour, and omit Rajputans The Viceroy will possibly pay a flying visit to a few of the affect od districts.

tion of STEWARD to the Horakow CLUB will be received by the Undersigned.

By Order,

C. H. GRACE,

Socratary. Hongkong, 2nd October, 1899

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

(248)

BRITISH CONROAT IN THE BLACK, SBÅ, London, Beptember 12th-The British man. of war Meisto bas visited Odessa, the Russian port on a bar of the north coast of the Black Sea. The officers and crew received a most cordial welcome there. The former were enterLE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Members of the sbore Club will be tained by Ronstan officers, who drank to the health of her Majesty the Queen with mach held in the Crry HALL, on SATURDAY, the

By Order, anthusiasm.

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 7th October, 1899.

[2541 CUTLER, PALMER

The Meltia will be taken on to Sebastopol, and special signilounce is attached to the visit, as she will be frst "Britisher" that has gone to that port since the Crimean War.

- LYNCHING IN AMERICA-İNDEMNETIES

FOR ITALY..

London, 12th September.

A few weeks ago a shocking mas of lynching took place at the village of Talluish, in the State of Louisians. An Italian who shot an American doctor was hanged to a tree, and flen of his companions were also killed. Colonel John Hay, Secretary of State at Washington, at once expres regret to the Italian authori ties for the occurrence, and the United Sintes as an not of courtesy, has now offered Italy-ad indunnity of 5,000 dollars in mapsot to each of the men jynolod."

LEVOLUTIONIST VICTORY IN VENEZUELA,

Jarettied affairs in the South. Atuarican

The weather is still cloudy, and there are great fear of more rain causing further alipa

Intelligence has been wired from Jalpaiguri that, three Europeans and siz natives, were crossing the Teesta River when the bostropublic of Vonosnela have culminated in was upped by the high were and stok with, rerelation. The insurgente noder General in a gasster of a mile of the ghant. One boat Castro, anseeded in defeating the Government mau was picked up fourteen miles down the troops, 2,000 of whom were captured, river, and he reported that the Europa LONDON TO ATHCHALIA CANADIAN-PACIFIC jumped overboard and were not seen again. Bearch parties are eat after the missing mon,--

Calcutta, 27th September.

ROUTE

London, 13th September Bir William Cornelius. Van Horne, president of tho Canadian-L'acide Railway Company, is asaging on behalf of the company to supply railway and steamship rent froud London be Australian

It is now estimated that the low of life between Darjeeling and Kareng alone amounts to over Three hundred. No news has been received of many tea gardens in the vicinity of the rain burst; and it is greatly feared that the death Fassingers by the proposed the will leave roll will be for above three hundred London at Euston Station, the termins of the

The storm, gathering to at head, moved al most dne north, giving heavy rain in Calcetta

London axl North-Western Railway, and will travel tin Comedia, Yokohama, and Hongkong- and all along the lins through Dinajpur, Hang to Australis, tickets for the whole journey par, and Jalpaiguri, and falling with greatest being sold, and the necessary through conne fary on Darjeeling. Bimultaneously soother

storm appears to have gathered in the vicinition with railways and stoners being guaran

bond. of Rangpur, and to have passed westward turough Gurnos to Monghyr

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Charles Grifin Doane, formerly a cashier in ports dns every Monday from the distriola comed. Therefore there is yeux to fear that the London office of the Bank of Amtraluniau the storm has caused floods and internegled who was arrested some time ago at Surborough communications there

The railway line between Darjeeling a Bounds will probably he bicoked for two monbbe 79,000,00 The damage to Darjeeling has been toep

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jeeling is impassable and passengers can only The NG. I. steamer Bermuda feft Bombay be hacked to Siligurās zā for the port on the 7th instant, ond is cíno here The Gocerament liare sent oxtra engineers tomto Darjeeling, and prompt measures, have been on or about the 26th instant;

The O. P. R. stamar Emprars of Indus left taken to cope with the situation.

Vory likely a relief fand will be raised Vancouver on Wednesby torsing (Oslobaz 11th) for Hongkong vie uusi ports of call.

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CUTLER, PAJMER & Co.'s SELECTION. At a Jewish srnagogue mosting latup oras

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difficulty, An Ordinance was rifted to student B. Adamson, a short lelicato, youth be thought they might say that for the present The steamar Begöru, oxrrying, sho German reach Darjeeling, leaving probably on Friday, owing to the nasulted state of affaire la FrancoAVE just Unpacked a large Consign

The proposed vielt of the Czar of Russia, to The Lieutenant-Governor Intandn trping to the Emperor of Germany has been postponed

meat of the renowned First-clase NEW HOWE and MONOPOLE CYCLES. These DEATH OF LORD WATSON A telegrama to Sir James Woodburn states

London, 15th September Cyoles ars on well known to need any comment. A largo Assortment of accessories stok, as give effect to the proposal and was submitted were aware of the story, ander od to be quite they were free from pligno No. 9 district was mails with latex from Berlin of the 18th Sep.

The darth a wincenced of Lord Watson one to the Camber of Commerce for its con-aatbeetle, that as n fitle feller at steworks telarsi infected in April, and thon Nos tambor latt Singapore on Thorway at 30 13 that fifty per cent of the esalcen slaps of Dar Hospital Hospital" means où foyed alanol in 4 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 districts. He thought and may be expected here on or about Wednes jeeling and the Jewar part of Esogernes has

ROAD LAMPA PORTA, TREES, TOOL-EAGS, SADDLRE, BELLA, WRENCHES, CYCLOMETERS, sideration. The draft Bill ital: has rot that connectius) he was zoteriously slow it had not been customary in the past to make day the 18th last

goze xtreme damage has coeurred below the of the Lords of Appeal in Oxiinury, at the age AOFTELENE LAMPS, SILVER Kirs of the been made public, but the Chamber's witted pupil, until the day when, siding down any declaration, but he thought it would be well the 0.88 steamer Mochson, from Liver Lastern Mall, and three thousand feet of water of L years.

The French budget for the year includes the&a, a on hand. criticism ut it was published with the the haiesteads of a stair, be fel over, pltoked to recommend the Geomment tine dean pool, left Eingapore on the 11th instant, and pipes lave gous Soveral rands are blocked THE FRENON HURGHT,

on his head, we picked up a consciens, and bills of health from this dalle consequence of may be expected to arrive here on 17th in and lengths carried away. Great damage line

VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM, minutes of one of the Committee's monthly biramo.es his recovery brillis it intellect ever the pescation of plagas. He moved that the The steaney 12ty of Peking, with mails, efs, been enstained by the railroad. The electrid was of 93,000,000 teada Tabont £1.427 0003 Repas exocuted in Fiat-class style at very

49 & 43, QUEEN'S ROAD, EAST. meetings. In their letter to the Govern- fterwards nutil the time of his death, as n Pen Board recommand the Government to do this which left heaos September 7th for Ean Fran Bght plant has been damaged, and the wins his sum having been rundered necessary owing moderate rubas. Unstrelling a specially

Mr. OSBORNE Coudet, and the motion, was clsed vis Bhanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe Island Smashed throughout the lation. The police, the increase of time, French forces in Algorit

Hongkong, 10th Jane, 1899 fessor of Metaphysics and Aval Philosphy,

Ben, Takolon, knd Housing, arrived at bar the military, and the public late working to after the Fashoda incident, and in consequence

of the building of new warships ment dated 20th July last the Commitles Owens College (Victoris Univerally) Manches carried

Thin was all the businesa,

destination on the 9th init, S

Kromely matters: say that when in their letter of the 12tk