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INTIMATIONS

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telegram, exceed all known demands. In the event ofen rapí

between Stuesia and Japan

bility of other Powórz being dragged to the quarrel, it would be cocosary for Great Britain to be thoroughly prepared to protect her own interests should they be in any way threatened. And in considering

A. S. WATSON & CO., the possibilition of the case we cannot over- look the suggestion of the Times, that if Japan is convinced that there is to be was she may consider it imprudent to wait while her tival improves her position. At present Japan is believed to be in a fairly entiefne tory position to meot Russia, but in four or AS USUAL WITH US AT THIS SEASON five years, when the Siberian Railway is

OF THE YEAR WE ARE OFFEE-

ING FOR SALE A SPECIAL

SELECTION OF THE PUREST

AND BEST

CONFECTIONERY

FROM THE SIMPEST QUALITY TO THT OF THE MOST RECHERCHÉ

DESCRIPTION.

SERVICE

Esspor 24th November

THE WAR

THE QUESTION OF ANNEXATION.

DISCUSSED

incher in width when stob bokiges. among of socash to any part Building

The AOTING ATTORNEY GENKRAT The amendment 1 bare to vironse first of all is that the allowing words mind to sub-egotion The Ministerilish journals vehemently resist, a of clamo 7 - A window or windows-hay,

annexed, VA

ARE THERE TO BE FOREIGN COM, PLICATIONS.

amendmenia tast in

the offender such persUN; slcold be subsiliated hubina bas and jusload Bocestary mandiera áfruit be substituted. Then: Ab eisuse read Every person, and the secretary or manager for the time being of any company prorporation commit. Gng an offende sgsinst this Ordinancu In respect of which no penalty is otherwise prae sided by this Ceilinanca Abril be able, upon summary deviation, to sy fue not exce in Ilty Collars and in defenit of payment thereof to imprisonint with or without Lord labor for a form mit reading one monk sud in ways were in the option of the Magistrate the offeron ta likely to be soutiuned, the Magistrate may toguire aunts, person, seara tar danger to comply with this Ordiusnes within such time as he may diesch aud- may in, Biot further puris not exesading by for every day after such date, during which sack pessoa, erretary, or inanger shall fail so nooreply

Theed amendments were syresh to and the

the contention that Lord Sailebury Guildballing a total arca elsar of the window frames of sowoh moang that the Transvaal is not to be at lost on twent of the oor ares of the Today | principal room or rooms of such bulding, shall

be provided opening into rock ops since Thut, sir, is the anwaddont which has been air culated to honourable member; I think, fer, baps, it would to improved it after the word "proviced" the words "upon every four were inserted. I think, sir, that will be a very de sirable provisten to insendure into this Eil. I understand that there is going to be a good deal of discussion ujin it, I underslund it is going to be contended that this would be too great as provision to maks at the roar of some of these domestic buildings, but I would paint out that in sos where there wont be any bardship cased by such a provision as this it- opon to the Governor-in-Council, inder sub-section of clause 7, to modify the requirements whem ang modification may appear necessary

SKIRMISH IN CAPE COLONY.--A BRITISH OFFICER KILLED.

A skirmish has taken place in Cape Colony in which Captain Keith-Falconer, of the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers, was killed.

Although Lord Salisbury in his Gailbait Gnished, Eassia's strength will be ma aparel scouted the idea of foreign complications, Lerially increased. On the other hand, nevertheless the proporations that aco being while Russia haa beau credited with a de-mado exceed all known domsuds. sire to avoid any breach of the penda until bar railway communications are completed, there is a porability that she may consider Great Britain's presco pation in the Transvant a favourable oppor tunity for pursuing a more vigorous policy in regard to the Far East than she other wise might hare done. There are very fou absoluto facts in the case upon which to hase speculation, but there is an unmistak able fooling of uneasiness in the air,

METHUEN'S DIVISION. Methuen's Division is on the march, oridoutly for Ladysmith vin Culeanu, and will probably tako soventoon days to arrive thoro,

BOER BEPULSE AT MAFEKING./ The Boers baro ustained a severo regulsa at Mafoking.

Conudil resumed.

THE MOTIMATES

VITA NUOFAN

·Talik li miei penster palan o antre,

Dalle Alighieri

Wount together in the gloom,

With hearts too full for common speech With griet and joy beyond words reach.

Sweet #jj ! Bow you told me 1 day e

mate reproach from tear thronged eyes, A Balear sob, faint Eisses, night,

Aud that your answer, calm and okar, Cama to me as though hoard sa zleep

I canapé, Daar". It lies too deep le

By on dear Heart, don't ask again ! Suite day, micry be, you'll know it all z Fou do bel give me needles pain,

Al prasant, marely let me lay

My tired hend won your brannt s "Fuit now, I erowa nought alan but rest"

And time to think of this strange things

This miracle, that carries yms diong some sufrent, lo a ma O/ lorge-yod duum and new-toon bre,

•First kiss my spe, thes bet ne Zir And think, and after that, I'll try Cam To say the words you long to key --

The nort item on the egonÈR WAS SA faltos at the Bill entitled an Ordinines to Pply a sun not exceeding two million six handred and highly one thousand of hundred and fly one dollars to the publia service of the vent 1900.30

The light is yet to strong, the stream. Too much for ms. Thero, les une dream.

WATER RETURN,

as theen bax, is Ha-kem, the part of Sanchez which pity lies about a tile may inland, ita walis, pawnshop cogers, and pagoda Vigg couspionoita owing to a slight riso in the am. Horkey merely an anchorago, ward by a line of insignificant buildings on the banks, broken' now by the house of the Comissioner of Chul tomy and a few new Cbinako houses, enjd gekawne. and: a ochsiderable collation of native desit The British Consuinto is for the present loostad inhouseboat, and everyiking soonia of a rathon. temporary claristor Che trado, howorst, is tuoressing, and tas little port ha a decided air of business. The simmers Buchów, Sam ahui al Chayegkong tim gunboat Band, pipar, and envorstand launches, combined to give it an animated appearancs. It is, however, rideat to the most supor Goiatubeurver tant, malgré le position of fo. kowaad Konghnu u tha month of tho North- Rizor, the proper site for the treaty part naturally should be Sainnon, a larga nad Bouffah- ing town, with pepsiation of about 40,000, about three miles furtherap the creek, and which was plaiuly visible from the dook of the Wuchon, could see through a fold glass the banks of be stream at Sus wore lined with eraft, of various kink, and that the town carered e, aan- "siderabla ares and sirətched for along the bophe. It soems, however, tint the existence of & mul bank which extorals across the river just afore entoring the port from Samshui, and on which for some months there is only from two to Ihres fent of water, operates as an obstacle to this town being made the Treaty Port Team Bainam, no doubt, comes much of the orgo which the stenmors take from Sunetui, At Sainam are extensive godowns, a silk filatura, largu soy factories, and sous tinning establish

The COLONIAL SROLETARY proposed, that this item lisaharged sadded that it had basu LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN REMES- originally tutended to have a mesting of the VOIRE OF THE 1ST HOYIMBER, BOR 1899. Fituace Ocamities at half past two, but it was postponed, and members were not yet ready to Train (to, bord's very affin sbore dowment, where rice, birds and other dainties, are proceed with the Bill

The COLONIAL TERABURKE coded, and the motion was carried.

The Counel then adjourned, until Thorsday Tythi

4,080,000 66,960,000

Tokidam L 20, 2014 OVOKUJw bike dia. baow.amerfom. Wonganishoong 1M fin. below afertow pat up for Hongkong and foreign markets,

We lalt Sanshul Boon after two o'clock pap -STORAGE-WALLONISZ

1800, and wore abreast of Kangkun on one way out 295,600,000 into the West River, when we suddenly found 51,000,000 the passage arcul by a big timber ruft, which End just come down the North River, and had 15,000,000 put out anchors at both ends. Although signals were made from the steamer la tho raft, tasy 404,620,000 look so notice, and a great deal of tiresoma

The DIRECTOR of PUBLIC Works-1. haw looked into this question, and I think that what is proposed by the Honourable Attorney-Gen eral would provide for a much larger window than is sucessary, and a low flick is very many cases it fould be impossible to put into a wall Taken room of quite an averaga sizo 80 foot by 13 feet, or 405 square feet provide a window on twentieth of the flour ures would mean a window five four by four Theek, the missing of the nauce Committee Tokfulam wall abutting on to this open sysce would be 13 feet-six inches. In many cases it would ably be six foot or seven fost, and to put a window fire by four in whica s wall would

FINANCE COMMITTEE be scarcely possible. There would not be Tho United-Blates, Chios, & Japan steamer

sufficient wall to hold the window. It would be A wosting of the Finance Committee was Catania, from New York, left Singapore on the | 19h instané, and is das here on ar abent the may consider it imprudent to wait while lor all window and no well. In a room 40 by 13 then buld, the Colonial Boérotary presiding.

17th inst.

There were 1884 visitors to the City Hall usemast week, of whom 188 were Europeans. The only cases of communicable disease re- IMPORTED FROM THE LEADING perto last werk were one of diphtheria fatal)

and one of enterio fever in the harbour,

LONDON AND PARISIAN

HOUSES

INTENDING SENDEES OF CHRISTMAS

CARDS

BY THE MAILS ON THE IH AND 28TH INSTANTE WILL TIND IN

OUR STOCKS.

TASTEFUL PLEASING AND

REFINED ASSORTMENT!

A. 8. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY

HOTABLURED AD. 1841.

Captain Hiraoka, who has been ordered to the ecoue of the Anglo-Boer war, was to lenye Yoko Buma by the Ringo Mars on the 8th inst. and will tranship at Balay for Natal.

THE KOREAN QUESTION.

"THE TIMES",ON BUSSO-JAPAN

ARESE RELATIONS, The Timos says there is increasing friction with reference to Kores, but precipitate notion would be deplorable Japan is prident, but

rival improves bur position

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Hong kong Legislative Council was held in the Ceun The Hongkong Rugby Football Club wilcil Chambor at the Government. Offees, there play the Rorel Welch Fusiliers to day at 4.30 being provout

Hie EXCELLENCY 150 GOVERNOR (Bir p.m. The following will represent the H.K.F.C.

H. E. Green, back; Dr. Tuck, P. Cox, M. HEELY BLAVE, G.C.M.G.). Wilkinson, and I. Hancock, three martors; His Ex LENGY Major-General GA COLON, W. Starens and A. Williamson halvos; ..M.. (Commanding the Troop). Morrell, W. Loring, A. McMurtrie, A. R. Izat, The Hon. 3 H STEWART LOCKHART, E. E. Deacon, H. Lewis, A. Beattie, and R. C... (Colonial Scoretary).

Ilon. H. E. POLLOCK (Acting Castle (Capt.)

El Conterops reperts the wrack of a British schooner on the island of Mindoro. It sypure that the Gohonger loft Hongkong for Manila with a cargo of petroleum, bat had weather earried her south until she struck a reaf nar

Mindoro. The row of six lachebed a small best and were driven ashors near Palanig, where they were captured by rebede and carriel to Yha, iz Zambales provinco, where they are hold prisonera,

į

General),

it would be more difficult stil. and there are

the Colonial Secretary being fixed for the pro- vions day.

The CHAIRM xw said the first winnie was one

Carriad

Wongpolohunga

proximation only..........

Total 441,240,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VIOFOBIA AND KILI, DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

1898

Nation

1900

108,161,000 107,588,000 gais.

187,003 0500

Consumption, pré

179 heil per day.

12.14 gal CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLGON PENINSULA DURING THE MONTHL

BRE OF OCTOBER, BU

5800 1898 7,172,000 8,620,000 gal.

*27,400

many rooms in the saleny--in daces like Bon in which the Governor recommended the Coneuaption ham Strand-larger than that. I think its Council to vote sum of $1,400 in aid of the fol. Estinito po not desirablo we should have an immense au-lowing votos: Parision for Feisoners $990,00 ber of exceptions to this rule and appeals cou- Fuol and Soap $500.00, Tobil 81,100.00 stantly mundo to the Governor iu Conseil or to the Sanitary Board for easmption. It would be. mach better to have a general rule. With that in view I Lars prepared the following amend ment That at the and of subsetian of clanse 7. the following words. bu added "And must be provided on every foor with a window of at least ten square feet super- froad ares opening into each open space The area of such window shall not be included in calculating the window are required by sub Attorney.erotion a of section 8 of Ordinance 15 of 1894

A window of ten square fast means a window of four fout by two and a half, which is a, vory respectable window indeed to a bed-room-quito onough to admit light and air into a room In my opinion it would be quite big enough winter in all the cases where sach windows aro required

Ho.R.MUERAT RUMSEY (Harbour Master). Hen F. H. MAY C.M.Q. (Captain Supor intendent of Police),

Heu. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer) Hiu. R. D. Ormany (Director of Publie Works).

Hon. Dr. Ho Kat

Hod-T. H WHITEREAD/

Hon. E. R. BELIGION, C.M..

Hon. WEI A ̈You.

Hon. J. KESWICK,

-FINANCIAL MINUTES,

TO ACTING ATTORNEY-ONGERAG~~I would. like to hear what the Captain Buperintendent of Police (hinks about it.

The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE I think the window proposed by the Director M. R. F. JOHNSTON (Acting Clerk of of Fablic Works would be sapient

The Hon. Q:P. CHART think a very big Councils):

window would be a grest-mistake. If you in sist on a very large window the chances are that it would never be opened. It would be permaently cleast, and, therefore, would not be the means of admitting more air into iba room; whereas if you pat in a window of the stan suggested by the Director of Public Works techandse are that it would nearly always be kept open.

The fraila Timers say: The Retriever affair is now alared up and satisfactorily explained. She is here to be transferred to the 2.M.D., (2B and it appears that a deed of transfer from the Hongkong Harbour Master's face was needed That is why Mr. and bed zot been obtained. Brown, owner of the Believer, went back mad denly to Hongkong, and there was a reason whatever to infor list his departure bad wayA CORRECTED STATEMENT. other significance. The armies about filibus toring, etc., are all unfounded, snd it is due to Hr Brown to put the story right.

The GOLONIAL, SECERTAs it on the tab anaziela) minutes. Nos, 20 to 24 and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.

The COLONIAL TREASUREX Sooded and the motion was carried,

NOTICE TO DURRESPONDENTS Only communications relating to thanauta coluisons should be addressed to. TE RöfTOR.NET

Correspondents must forward thesenomsandaddrau with communications alleend to the Editor, not for publication, but as evviesus of "ood faith End Letter for publication should be written on one

ide of the paper on

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The

Daily Press.

ratching was reported A daring ease of purses to the police on Sunday evening Threo Ger

The amourant Buggental by the Director of Pabil: Works was accepted and passed.

Tho' lon. T; II. WRITEHEAD -- I propose

7

that at the end of sub-session 5. of otaling these words be added" It the entire depth

frontage exceads " from froutage

to

The CHAIRMAN But the next minuta was ous in which the Governor romanded the Counal te vole qum of $4,019,95, in aid of the following votes. Provisions $2,800.00, Meli on Conforts 900.00 Fuel and Light $500.00, Consumption Washing $60,00 Incidental. Expenses $400.00, Coal for Health Offc Launch $130.00 Repairs for Launch $129.95. Total $101006 He added that the Prlucipal Civil Modles! Offer explained that the crosse in provisions and medical conforts was caused by the Jurasse in the number of patients, there being 120 more up to the 31st October than in the corresponding period last year. Thun more money had bad to be paid for milk ming to the catheek of rinderpess baving obliged to Hospital to go to a Izdih place for milk

The CHAIR said the next munte was one in which the Governor recommended the Council to reta a sum of 37,703, in aid of the pie

elograms sont and received by Government This increase had been choly used by telu game sent in connection with the Kowloon xtension, the West Rivor, and other matters

Carried

The CHAIEMAN said the next item was one

lation 6,200 Etimated popu tonsumption por head par day

· 10,14 gale The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.

BD, QENSE,

Water Authority.

HONGKONG TO WUCHOW.

At a time when the West River has become somewhat notorions-Bratly, by reason of its waters having bean nominally opened to foreign trade and navigation; secondly, on necount of this privilege having. He may smother Cliness consession, prosed less valuable than expected owing to official duplicity, and, thirdly, because of the piracies which have become obronie in the distrior theough which it cours brief account of the rosage to Wuchow, the present head of steem navigation, may indass others to resture on a trip fraught with much interest and made under pleasant conditions

delay took place. The engines had to be re- vered, the parasite had to uasliackled and alipped astern, and some delicate mancavring rons rough to avoid-getting isbord on the of steering between Soylia and Charyllie was other bax of the crsek kuat lugth the insk socomplished, by the axerviss of tact and patients and without any damage to the raft. Whilst this was in progress a swarm of small bosti put off from shore B a loud of valinrəs ready to such dorit upon the débris of the raft in the hoped-for evout of the timber being Boaltared by a cobision with the steamor, when they would claim it as durali,

But those harpies were disappointed. The Wuchow stoamei safaly past the "giaut obstruc- tion without smashing it up and, ontering the West River, went the brut stacad

For some milos poucefully on her way. the river flows: bybveen rather dow banks, on which good crops, often of sagarsano, can to seen. Nose the town of Wongebow, Chinesain launch was seen big und dry on the shelving bank. She bud gera ashore when the river was higher, but at the time we seed sad was some distance from the water, and ive bouts with a number of coolies were hasily engaged in outting a passage down to it is tho soil. As the launch kad boon ashore quite two months it is pride the work lid not progress very quickly, and ssomed to as that Joba Chinaman was using vory inlas sooomy is his taction. A steamer might easily have loved the launch off when she frat wont ashore, but Jobs probably would not bring himpit to the cost of salvagefa bal way he thought it would be cheaper to dig the sted the loss of interest on liis capital while sho craft out by the aid of cool, and never endent- was lying high and cry on the river bank.

in which the Governor recizited the Council to vote asum of $100 for the probate of arms and other stores for the Police Force. It had been considered desirable to re-art: the

A437 the steamer got abreast of the von Folies Forse with the Martini-Dntial carbine.

siderable town of Kirang-i situated on the Answering the Hon. T-H. Wairarab, be CAPTAIN SUFERINTENDENT OF POLick said The three steamboat companion-the Hong-right bank of the river. A pagoda with real a nativa tacatre stood my promin the old carbines wers practically worn cot and kang, Canton, unl Mason Steamboat Co., the overal pawnshop towers and the lofty wat would not realist mash if offered for sila..China Navigation Co, and the Indo-China Sutle over the honses, which appeared to be

The CHAIRMAN--] Am FUTS if we can get a

N. Colave plaoad to steamboats, spasially of a gio-close. We were now rearing, the good prics for them we shall do ev built for the tralo, on the line between Hong among gorges of Shintip with the mil

Carrie

kong and Wucho, valling es rule at the Treaty port of Samshui, and at the way porta Kong

116 CHAIRMAN said the next item, was one which has Governor commended the Council to vote a sum of $27,000, in aid of the Lacklontal-Convoyance Allowance $250.00, The ACTING ATTORNEY GUNERAL Would Uniform for Staff $550,00 Electric Lighting of not sub-section 6 mhat the ouse presume Card Tricot $200.00 Watering Strafe

fost: The provisions of sub-section bus it stands would be caressonable. I think that anything under feet should not be reflewing sotes in the Sanitary Department mua, Kamchak, Shubing and Takhing. These graded as two doutestic buildings..

The COLONIAL TREASUREE (in laying on the table Financial returns accompanying the draft estimates for 3900") said-I hare to request honorable members to accept thin Keronymums ned commendations that hure

amanded statement in place of one laid ou already appearak in other güners 1017) Miniarted

Orders for antra report of Day Paste should be seat before 11 am on day of puhkeation After Bhai

the table one weeks ago. There was nau hour the supply is limited Only simplied for Othman sailors alighted from rickslias in Queen's fortunate clerical error which, made the esti

Telegraphie dady FREE AB:O, Jods, Road Central at the end of Gralom Street, andunted balance of arts at the end of this year, one of them took out his purse to pay the larger than it should have been. I may day ebolles. While he held the parse in his hand however, that indications show that since this Chinsman who came up behind suntcked it statement was made out the original balance of from him and decamped. The zallar toltowel, $415,000 odd will be monó than ogosed at the and when he saw that he was enght the thirt and of the year." Marthe pho through a window, where it Trollo, WFMRADI - gabrortently four. He was a Paith-motion with the corrected statement lait gar Street and taken to the Central Police on tho table, it pears from the state's Road. Beation Testerday he was brought up at the ment dated, 19th March that the balanse Magistracy and setbenosd to six works hard of assots on the 1st December a year was $213,000 odd, but I s that in the slatement dated 19th September the balsace labour

of assets For 1898 have increased to $251,000 add be statement as it stande is incomprehen- sible and tuintelligible without some explain tion. There cannot be tire diferant balancos of assois ou the same cats. Either oun or the

wrong. An axplana other must be corrost

HONGKONG November 14th, 1800

Mora uneasiness appears to be felt at home gard to the Rug Japanese friction Loren than the circumstances so far as they are known here would seem to warrant,

Atho Magistracy yesterday a Chinaman was committed for trial for attempting to pass counterfait money. He went into shop in It is, however, generally believed that Hollywood Read ou Sauday and tendered soor

ontent of strength between Run and counterfeit coin'in payment for some plash and Japan is bound to take place moner or later, velvet The shopivati, refused the unusy and and in the temper in which each of the void he would call the Police Defendant, bo Powers view the other a very small spark night suffice to produce an explosion. The only point actually dispute between then at the most has reference to their respectivo concations at Mesanpo, a newly opened port in Korea.

time cgo arrived at the

this would be a favourable

animated

extre

panese The

Jealous

there earned delt fhs hangnegble men ber are the hopses between Jeeves Street and

The Boa, T. H. WHITE--- Yes, The Hon. C. P. CHAVER-If it is laid down in the Orčinases it will be better. Architects will then knew whint they have to work upon.

His EXCELLENCY the GovERNOE--Ob yong' think it will be to be diavo it in the Or- dinanoo.

tion should be given in the statement. There are first milding" instead of coming alarmed, paid for. bis purchases with an only be one balance of assis on a red data. $5 poto The shopman handed Lim back the The COLONIAL TEBASURA Thi counterfeit mouse but cheering his customer form in which it har boen published in former bad smrk Fail coin tu his posetion be called a year However, I will have the matter looketi Indian contable und bauded the men ever to into his custoily, Jerus found to be in possession

of 88 Lau: sen! pisces

all counterfeit.

$10.00 Total 84,700.00

USTER

The was all the Uusiness.

HONGHONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

MACHINE GUN CO

Capt.

The te monthly bocipation for Potis Cap and The Gebtay Cap took place on Sunday, and resulted in a somewhat my win by Conner Baldwin with the creditable total of 100 (net 96). Following wore the best

Fores:-

The HARBOUR MASTER-Wold it not be better to have the words "ither than corner

where they areP

His KOLESUT the foreRNU-I think theis would be.

The amendments were adopted. The Hon. T. II. WITHEAD-1 would sug- Gunner Baldwin. gest that aftor the word "The" at the com- Borg Rosig *. mencement of sub-section the words "The Corp. Teller Saintary Board with the consent of the be| Derpi. Bavan *

Gunder Milla insertel.

The COLONIAL Shonotary-I do upt seo Corpi, Swzwing y objection to the adoption of the propused Corpt. Smillis amanduent. It practically sounds to the Benhdr, Baillie saras thing.

The Hon. T. H: WHITEHEAD-In the sixte al four 20 coas present dated 13th March there is an item "Les balacca of 1893 leavs 123,000" It would be & matter of very great, Interest to members of the Connell if in connection with the estimates for abxt year a statement were provided giving details of the expuliturs ou each public work for which the money was borrowed, and whether

The COLONIAL TREASURER-Test üle be

QU DIETONS,

The Hon. T. I WITTEHEAL-1 is to ask the questions of which 1 bave given natics and which land in wy name,

The questions were en followe

Will the oscurable the Dictor of Public Works lay on the table: statement showing the ures and the estimated valno of the nad at Muutsin Lodge on which it is proposed to erect a suremor residence for His Excellaroy the Governor?

The Haa. T. H. WHITEHEAD-It is an tremely unlikely that the Governor would not approve of what the Sanitary Board had sanes Lioned.

The amendment was adopted and also, the in sortion of the words "of this section" after the word "quirements."

steamers are designed for and do carry a large- number of Chiuse passengers, and they have folk of the cargo is onurarod in a lighter, The bulk of the cargo is covered in o will carry Hobris 260 tone. The trip to Wachow and back coupies four deyard a night; that is to say, about 110 bor including atop pages, which are frogment; s they leave Hongkong on Wednesday and Friday evenings, at 5.p.1.

I hart greatly denied to see the country and its great commercial highway, and it was in the confident expectation of enjoyment that I want on board the steamer Weshow on Friday croning, the 29th October, and joined a vers

was growing overy Along line of hell end lotty mountains, rising in some cases to a boig i sone 3.000 feet bounded the view it from seemed to bar. further progress. On a left we passed the town of Te-kai, only to roofs of which word visible, partly owing to the trees in which it is. embowered sand partly to the lower level of ho

I plain on this site. A small octagonal pagoda f town, Meantime we weza rapidly approaching the foot of the mountains. and a sharp band suddenly brought us to the entrance to the gorges, the tiver anrrowing there from over e rallo to about a quarter of a mile, in widths The mountains rose stouply on sither aided those on the left bank fairly vered with va bare of foliage. The lovely pess is about gelation wail Hose on the right wore mostly four and half miles long, and the bills tené, hem it in ars I boul estimate from 1,to 500-95OU- foot in height. Nor the entrance is abrupt break in the hills on the left, where they rise in precipitans graudur. They are all hold mat ragged, and some any strikingly picturesque, At the siker and of the gorge the river again widens out to more than a mile width, and a new and lovely panorams opens to the view. - At the Shishing sud of the dell on th slope of the terminating kill ou either side s rather handsome temple has been created, and from the water they both appear to be in a good atals of preservation. Passing theay, in a low minutes the pagules of Shiubing caune into sight in the distance, and the tar tamod marble. rocky rose from the plain beyond in dim mys fery in the purple light of oreaing. The sun was dropping below the horizon we broost of the city, which loomed up groy and sombre in the stroking with its five pagodas

pleasant little party of passengers who were of like mind with mysoit. The steamer left the wharf (the Douglas wharf) at 6.15 m. and faving picked by her parasite (the lighter, as 81 32 31 6 100 the quaranties nashorage we steamed of 25 31 28 13 96 through the Capsuimun. The parasite carried 23 34 31 805 keroue below, and boy deck was paled with 25 27 30 21 13 the properties of a Chinese thostriaal troupe, 21 20 26 1 01 bound for Kongman, After dinner, we passed 227 82 13-89 Lintin, and about pentored the Kerr 10 28 32 11 87 Channal through the Waur Moon onfrsues 28 19 18 87 This crock is narrow and the banks low, but Winners of Spoond."

the scenery soon becomes pretty

It was about fo'clock in the morning that I was roused by the resuation of the wore a CORRESPONDENCE,

the outbreak of a hubbub comensat on the disembarkation of the Chiacse Thispises with their baggage and propertis The steamor also disgorged ʼn large number of other passengers.

At dawn I psoped out of my cabin window and observed that we were passing through and strongly built walls more than usually im few minutes waiting for pressugers who came The broken by hille; and about 8 s.m. we reached Kamchuk, where we only wayed a few minutes pot, and then proceeded on our way,

river after leaving Shinhing to song- to drop some passengers. The gunboat Tweed what between big hills and stoop banks, was lying at anchor on the opposite side of the then again broadens late a lake like expaues rask and luuhed far more impasing in which appears to bare as outlet, until another solitary state tuan she dots wish auchord fa Hongkong karbour.

We do not hold curseiren, raonsole for she opinions expressed by n correspondente.}"

Clause vees then vrasiderad. As.org THE SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY BY| sharming and productive country, plesanat, posing for a Chinese city! We stayed only a

alle printed it made as follows

(a) Every dowentie building herefter erect

THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.

it

Lout Colonel Keith Eslovner, of the Not on that

amberland Cesiliers, who is reported a toy twinch

talogram to kars boom killed in a klemish in station Caps Colony, served with the Dongola and to establish a cosling und

opened tionary Feice hinder Lord Kitchener in 1806ere is any balance of the loan rasiuing. for their fleet, and a site for

with the 13th Sondane Battalion, including Concession was fired upon. The project, the angagonent at Feiket are the operations gon however was not carried through with the at Hale walioned in disputehor British

that under the circumstances of the medal and Khedive's medal with two rihaps)

in the encraticos in the Soudan f. 1837-13, light have been expects The result sling to the captum of Abu Hand and the getting subsequent nonnpation of Berber Breve! of of this Lardiers was that Japa

Majer cleap), and in the campaign in 1999 (1) With referaeco to the report inled 9th ib and of the nusir promptly.

with the Jet-Dakalion Northumberland Fri May Isst of the Principal Civil Medical Oloer,ed in this Colony (axcapt in cases provided for

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRES." ught up the

frontage from the ner, and was present at flio battle of Khartoum which gives the number of fivat eluss private by section 66 of the Public Health Ordinance,

DEAR 5-Izolo in your issue of today 58. los 1898, will the Honoursbio the of Agrement under the Prays Raclamationi

sharp caer is turned and its frond tide aprendi Russia non demande ber com. (mentioned in deepatents, Brovst of Insatent paying patients as 63 for 1895, 53 for 1897 1897, or coming within the terus of Articles

for several zailastraight uhol track of burai. Coktüel olaspal Secretary in vn the table. Tisto Orinsus, 1989) shall be provided with an open that you publish the translation of a notification orea, in the face of

From hence our passage was through an opul bed silver in the bright moonlight. Seen un- A turn laid on the table of the Legislativament showing the average number of days space in the rear in accordance with the follow issued by the Chinese officials intoaded for kill. ing two birds with cuo stone'; it is truly a most

cat and highly productive country. Mulberry dar no circumstaners the journey up a great ingecious-and inglorious doenrant. ught Council yostords, in reply to question by the the said patients occupied the Hospital in each ing soute

Hon, T. H. Winehead, shows that in 1896 the of those years, the aggregate amount of money Houses ust ereseding 40 feet in

depth, for earb fact of width... B'square foot. The aforesaid document opens out with the plantations lined the banks, and namerons towne

fascination, ami Ilägered long into the night information that pirsay on the North, West, Bod villages, all bearing evils of consider river through a strange land has a poculiar the number of first-class private paying patients received in each of those yours from first class

and East Rivers and liner deltas is solely no alle prosperity, were used, Aam, the sing on fresh ecenas and weiril effet as wo ory, who made dee of 124. Guvernment Civil Hog private paying patients, and to stireated Horses exceeding 40 feet bit not

each foot of width

10 sq feet. to the discballero by the launch owners, steamer was aherat of the extensive and pepu shot quickly byIt was very into when wa sentiments tres 23, the number of days the occupe actual cost to florerament of saol of the saldreading 50 fast in duple, for first class paliczte The heapital 876, mul tas money received $1376.

who by this way are striving to develops trade, lens town of Kow-kong, which siratohes for. and it 19 In 1897 the number of patients was 21, the

Houses exceeding 80 feet hut not exceeding 60 feet in depth, for

which it is to their interest to de-of the miles along the river bank and spreadle, to all passed Takbing, and as it was dark when vo cash foot of width.... that the number of days 187, and the money recaired

12 squami foot. orders of the Viceroy and the Commissioner of appearance, a long distance Inland. The mas passed this site on the cetten I say little of The next morning found us steaming through Customs, and it then preceeds to formulate rules airs towers of numerous pawnshops broke the alevated $945, It 1898 fhe number of patients wis 37, the aumbor of days 485, and the money recited

lonesoneling 60 feet in depth,

for each foot of width equare feet, by which with latch is to, at its own expené monotony of the low rople, stiti yammen aud the senntry per excellence of the babeo. All neither sgp Of Government, servants the numbers

"In case y any obstructions whatover be supply four customs and lekiu ofhuinde, by the graduatas pains were plentifully sprinkled

and in iots fasthory asses unknown to the very much import were, in 1896 12 in 1897, 32, and 1998, 2

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, replying to the placet or rested in these open space, with the aid of who the foreigt kad native trails of the anong the mass of buildings, many of which along the mass, which were stoop and beamed the number of days being in 1308, 631; 1897. 519 and in 1898, 945 and the amount of money first question, said-In reply to this question I exception of a bridge or covered way on art Couthern Provinces is under the protence of are large well-built fantily mansions, embowern by low hills, tas bamboo grows luxuriantly received in 1806 SEGs, in 1997 $321, and lubog to lay upon the tahan statement giving the storey at trending three feet six inches in searching for arms and the suppression of red in class of ventrable lasking trees. This is. It is hare regarded as an actiels of som 1998, 3516. The return does not show the Information deered, with the exception of that width when such bridges are useessary airsoy, to be offeptually squeused to ta ntmoet is one of the great centres of the silk district, meren, and large quantities are seat down the asked for in the last portion of the question, means of access to any part of the domestic limit mud be responsibility of amintaining and is famous for wealth and fofluence, stiraz by raft: This sad the timber traits, which order shifted from the shoulders of the proper Houry in his book titled Ling Now appears extensive, and chat in frewood, foul sul nutter of nasoof-clase patiente

With regard to this, the Principal Civil Modis building

Provided always that when the owners of persons, the foils, to time of the orobatstases, as a proof of its icrtant that st Indies Les patila, and kids and horne, would cal officer reports that to obtain the formation

and tradere. Nu wonder the traders protest one time, Kow kang was worked to be sales to form the chief oxparts of the nativas. PIRATICAL ATTACK ON A BRITISH ked for would entail rugh labour, and the block of buildings agree to make and do make

ployment of a special clerk, owing to the lane pining at either end upon a public street, and feil the full forms of the adage Sness to supply 300,000 troops to the Imperial army Bagar-mans is also grown in small patches but

Mitwanted, and it is obvious from the view STRAMER UN THE WEST RIVER

fact that the dies, extras, medicines, &c, vary and free from obstruction throughout both froin our friends."RES

That the foreigners who ara tu rupt of gained from the dack of the Wucho that it in not in large plantations us in the delta The chranous salaries from the Chinose Government a place of Erst-clase tnportazce. But no skolting bunks, wharaon the river sil: hal hou The British stemper Cheong Keny, wbish ar- each day with each patient, and to the dionlty vertically and horizontally, the foregoing re-

of determinlogin accurate proportions the cost airemonts shall be modified as followe

and are interested in preserving this present oder steamer dslie there. Probably if derives all its aft by the falling waters, bad all at once brou rived yesterday morntug from Wrchow, was of the medical nursing and clerical staff repeo Houssa not seeding 10 fest in

depths laue nut less than fest, wide. of affairs, is rampant piracy and disorder; rather supplies from Capton, eagerly annered by the ealtivate, and whom attacked by piratos cu tho verage and wanfter dvely. The statement now laid on the table

than all in the ocotrol of the British Govern Bayund Kow kong the river broadene outlaw weeks vaclier the water had dowel, ikere wards made use of by the pirates to effect the will be printed if honorable members so desire. Honces.ercicting 4 feet but not

exceeding 50 feet in depth: a late 180

ment, are found to foriaalle spasion-excused and revers! pagodas are passed, unill seat were now neatly planted patches of regatalles, We had now entered the province of Kwange, plunder of another alt. The vessel is owned The Hon. 1. H. WHITEHEAD-The items in question are so very limited that do not

not Inse bou

8 feet wide for the failure of the chinose Anthaeities Aftasa mile farther up it sweeps toand a point dia, mexy of which were covered with orers.

to iobain order, is net Eltogether strang, for marked on the chart in Pas doo Kok, where ad about 92.10. the pagoda du the all noo by the Ewang Wan Arm, and the Tung ue think it is necessary to go to the expense of Housea exceeding 50 fact but not

bey but axhibit a cotamon form of human the current is very strong Just beyond this excasting E feet in deptar

river, beouran visible, and Lefore Jong the city Genre her agents. All went well on the printing them; only I think they might pre-

Indent leathan11 foot wideanture, Yon have dealt with their aces in your rises on a bold point Kumho Pagoda, Enenshow, hab on the opposite tank af the

tower of seven starice in good condition, at landing article and showed their tollowness monstrance to China with voyega from Wucky to Kamchuo, where she tinely have been given to the members

stridents called to pick up passeggets, Bho left Knm. The DinoTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS The House extering 60 feet in depth:

slere not less then 18 foot wide. There is, however, a phase of the piracy you foot of which lies a small picturesque inland spaaed out to rien. A stall rooky island, ement of

hat again at 4 pm on Sunday, and stenta isply to the ascoud question in a foll: The

ares it is proposed to retait round Mountain (o) In computing the depth of a domestic record, the holding up of salt junks for ea, Soute largo brick kitus was not paid acofed by serad bank with a mulier rock, hos in fus sweep Withow is well situsted, the the quarter of an hour later the eror minaneed to Lodge is about 14 aires, goost it not all of rich building for the parpes of this sention the high you have not dealt with editorialy anil on the baule, where the blue bricks so well passed just before reaching to ity. The honses and mills slimbing up the hits in the These are baked with fuel brought down the search the presengers, a usual promediog, to as probably considered the policy of the form depth of the liteben shall ho included in the on which, with your permission, will eakdown Kwangtung are manufactured, is here shot a mile at a halt krone 3d

This suit gabalia all over Chiks is perquisite the river from upper wangtung and the Chinese erlain If any of them had arms. A number of er building. Fully 12. mares is within the Pok compuintist of such depth in every caso recpl word.

fulam drainage res and therefore extenble when such kitchen in separated from the priu- Government Report this description: pirates-The hail came on board as passengers at The remainder is eloon and rocky and may be cipal roem, or racina of such building by au of the Emperial Cinn and all the Salt Commia wangai, usisting of graus Wigs, mud background for sumo: distance usar the Fe-bo open backyard of at least six fost in depth ex cinnors are Imperial Clansmen, as well to other vugstable, reines. It is tasked neatly or Kwelriver, which forms the westeru ladend- Importance as nos produced percirers, assumed a threatening valued at $5,000,

tending the entire width of the back of such many of the subordinate officials in that parts ou let boats and is generally accomputer of the city, and there Hows into the West are proba magained in

The Council went into Committee on the Bill bailling and unobstructed except by a bridgement. Houca in kolding up salt juuks, carrying by another graft carrying a similarly sized River Wuchor boenpies a very similar post.. they go the round of the pros, and if le said stillade, and prerewed the crew, the master of

Badthat they dare to and are able to layy blapk-mail used in making the trick Bakle. A saciane coming down from the north nut wash- secondsity like Hudying any conpying the op that in Japan there are at present uo visible the stearin being wounded. Tuwe oge avont Bigas of preparation for wat. Teurasami. Berentesa bona fue passar on board. The entitled po Ordinance to mare farthor prorisión, un sach foar not more than three fest six govaramont salk, for ransom, the pirates show stack of fuel for the bufaloes who are on to Hadkar: the Fusho, liko the Han, liay subugh with bonted international con i pirates mussoked the passengers Inggag certain cnnciments of the Classil Houses God The AULING APPORNEY-GENERAL After on the Governmont itself. The proclamation: sight is presented in tisse bripkolds by Ing one side of the vity. Instead however of a has been purchased any site for the British Cou The coundaration of clauses and had proposed to insort the words which were gir fof the Government in dealing with the forces of under which the mon shape the tricks. The

bulate. troversies in the European pruss, und with collected everything of value on the steamos Tusanitary Dwellings Ordinance, 18943 the words domaatio: heilding" in alone you publish a translation of shom the impotence the scores of matte brella dotted about its bank of the Fu-ho, there is only a small.

and compelled the master to steam to Cha

Part of the dematic building" and also of British Government at the requisition of the quite an important industry further up the

The maat conepicneus building, from the etrained relations that never reach breaking aan, where they haded their plador been left over Chose? as originally printed onluded to bonourado members after thus wails Linurilor. Fat at this inopportune moment, the vollection of this fuel and inder constitutes suburb, mitli vas das ramyle and a bill, which watoe is Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co.'s new Thin alu been assorsplished they sed

(a) Every existing comestic building must be the end of clame a prepeso that the words Peking Authorities and over the Shanahan }, river, qu point, and in the case of Russia and Japan the team to make our attack on a junk read as follows

all the land wastward of the city walk; but tho the probability is that their outstanding tored by a stem-launch The steam provided with an open space in the rest, by jast added to cingas ? on the suggestion of the district, bordering on the colony, ta thore

Customs have bought from them usito, next to dificulties will in some way be sided over a one spezed are which the pirateponing out on each floor ono half of the catiru Dirustor of Public Works he added foetal forces of disorder rampant everywhere in the crook, near the entrares to which on the south

Intned, the battk lasting for about au

or rooms and the main call at the back of such the ATING ATTORNEY-GENERAL to substitute and police We may, surely, expost this fooling of which all that be seen is a

both ends for sither end" and thorough up to be followel, or long by the rules rather no ample and some fewd the new hong, for a respirace for, this Comunis. without resort to the arbitrament, of war when the Irinch-oast off her tow pastorraing listween the prizelpak room. This was adopted, and also is suggesticus of districts beyond the control of our own military bank sards the Treaty past of Kongkan bong, just seated. This firm have purchas

and cur own police retinrities will have that it is almost directly optoute to the mouth of

and the British Causal socijpy large konwo The jealousy of these two Powers, however, and stand my leaving the junk to

with an opall and ituobstrtotod backyard of at paragrapli 4 andoubtedly constitutes a meance to the the pirates mercy. The Inter hon boardet tilding us well as the corresponding portion of

The Acting ArtOENAY-GERAL-Ilenes extra work surown upon them, for which those the North Rivar, which here debeaches, fork

Welped islanil salad Loth-bar or Ratilor not too suomallile from the shero in muddy (6.). For the purposes of this postions ans

QBSERVER Taland, a low fatcultivated island. Just berend Weather Wuche presents a rather imposing domestic billings having two man frontages the word "person" in libe one the following district will be solely to blame.

the farther art of the North Hiver on the ppearance from the ayer, and the banks are, in different streets (other than corpar hone was wore serial And the osestury ar alall be regarded as two demotie Dailings mancyer for the time being of any "Tlant will

the

emont

foreign advie

catlitude with hutnico to

THE INSANITARY PROPERTIES "BUL........"

for the sanitatios of the Colony pnil to repeal inebes vide

A few miles further and the steamer enters

At the junk and dude rich heul, a they found or roof, unless andh tuiking is plready provided | Läre * uretrosto, in the kam gabesiotion, dance of armedzýbbagy within the colony felt houses, but it is quifo, significant, the loner. At present both the Custom Staff peace of the Far East, and possible con har norautoon cases of opium and a bor of you! Jenst. filfy nqsiaro feet in area taisk it would be an improvement if after responsible for the estruesasion of the Shamchun îng in two obeuncis round a log-of-motion bouts savored close to the bank, but which are

steamed back to Chù Tau San, where tasy land tingencies in this direction presumably cons valued at about $2,000. They then have something to do with the Briod with their booty, and allowed the Cheong Lieh preparations, whlol, socording to our ong to resume for soyage to Hongkong.

Hongkong, 19 November 199.