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NAVAL NOTES,

Rear Admiral the Hon. Aisleton Gore Curzon Hawo, 0.8, C.MG, QV.0, who arrived here abont noon yesterday on the P..&. 0. mail steamer Rullaarut, is the younger son of the first Earl Howe. To was born on August 14, 1850, entered the Navy in 1966, promoted sub-licatosant in 1870, hontozant in 1872, gemmautor in 1892, cxptain in 1888, and to his present rank in July. 1901. In the Nary Last War and Meritorious Service Record ho is mentioned is belog First Lieutenant of the Bucchante during the voyage will the Princes in 1879.80; Flog Captain of the Boadicea; as Chief of Staff served in the Naval Brigade landud quder the command of Vico-Admiral the Hon. Sir E. R. Fremantle, K.C.B., C.M.G. Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station, for the punitive expedition

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PUBLIC GARDENS,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DATLY PRESE'

Hongkong, 7ik Angust." SI-A visit to the Public (urdons led me a low valgar relections: Of course public gardens are favourable to reflection, and doubt

as ours in Hongkong will become more and more so. Thus rofectiou gathond and viralod around the new rules and regulations as affect- ing the Gardens us a pubilu resort Children and their amabs were userous and it cheerfal ignorance of rules and regulations, and we weald only wink at rather than curtail their liberty, very large liberty. I am only a semi- respostable party and cannot prisut my card, therefore I am deprived of my former free. doma of access to the Gurdens and look on with

THE JONGKONG DAILY “RES* FRIDAY, AUGUST 281 1003

HONGKONG SANITARY

"BOARD.

A testing of the Sauitary Board was hald yesterday afternoon in the Bean Rooma, Tou. Dr. J. M. Atkinson. Principal

Medical Officer (President) preskled, and there were also present. Hon. W. Chatham, Director of Public Works (Vice-President); Mr. C. Mel. "Messer. Auling Registrar- General; Captain F. W. Lyons, Acting aptain Superintendent of Folies, Colonel W. E. Webb, P.,A.M.C., Mr. Fang Wa Chus, Mr. Lad Chu Pak, Mr. 5. Ramjaki, Hon. H. E. Pollock, KC, M. E. A. Howort: Dr. Pears, Acting Medical Offloor of Houlth; Dr. Barnolt Assistant Medical Omeer of Health and Mr. G. A. Wundenek (Secretary).

PROVISION OF BACKYARDS.

Farther correspondenco was laid on the table.

THE VICE-PRESIDENT said there should be vo dificulty about that-there" was always sufficient mupply of water at the Poute, -

Mr. GEWETTI think soms of the residente up the Peak will ha very glad to know that, (Laughter.)

Hor. Mr. Poblocs asked if the train woald tho lead down to the Harbour side or Tokfalun side?

The VICE-PRESIDENT replica that it would connect with an existing drain discharging into the Harbour.

Mr. Hawer admitted that these Cou-

vory Recsary for a plac venivaces were like the hotel, bat suggested that the owner ahould he naked how he was going o¦ guarantee a suficiency of water for their requiremente. As far as the pathe water supply was concerned, he himself after living two summers at the Peak know the hifically of

often found it absolutely impossible.

ugainst the Salten ef Vitu in East Africa, avions gazis at tho extremely respectable relative, to the provision of huckynres for getting water and that seras of his friends very

Yet that

October 1899; mentioned in despälshes: C. Belmont adorning the gronds twice a week. for this service (General Africa Medal Vitu, Now my sami-respetable brother is arrayed 1800, clasp); Asst. Director of Nasal Intelli-today in a waistcoat in place of a fully-resp-et- gobe, Aug. 29, 1891, to Oct. 8, 1892; Captain his coal, a fatal error on this hot day, for it of the Cleopatra, teised the thake of the bars patrance in the oyes of the executive inhabitants of Bluefields, Nicamgan, 189, fuo ruleg mil rognitions. for landing a party of seamen and marines for youth who presumed to enter the gate was the protection of the inhabitants, and thoroby' mild and bopaful dentadour, and avorting a serious and dangerous disturbance wight hare byen saved by the civilising and It was generally felt that the prompt notion of redning atmosphere, the weat and orderly Capt, Curzon-Hows obriated an outbreak of walks, the beauties of trees and flowers; but not Civil War in Nicaragua: C.M.G. January; he is untside the pals of respectability. J9S6, for sporís! service rendered while orgaged in the prosection of the Nowionalnad Fish- eries: Aide-de-Comp to the Queen July

1899; Mecond in Command of, the Channel

We bava in a moment of weariness, pat our

foot of a seat, not one maddy boots, being slightly respectable; but the wholesome fear inspired by the rebuke of a catably has Squadron, June 5, 1962, C.V.0. on Nov.ntirely cured us of again committing such 190g Rear Admiral Curzon Hove's Bag was oormity. Finally, 3 orionsly reflect that for hoisted on the Albion and saluted at 3 o'clock

gerous ntaide the extremely respetable, that yesterday afternoon,

—Yours, etc.,

TRAMPUS.

CRUELTY IN LONGKONG.

• is the large majority, ordinary juliekous sensible It was officially announced at Degonport laat | polics surveillance muli have obtained without month that the Lords Commissiouore of the restricting libery of access to Enplier Gardens. Admiralty have expressed their approbation of] the constant care and attention to gunnery which must have been shown by, the ship's; company of B.M.S. Oco, Baring for Inst cunimiss on, resulting in stendy improvement in prize-firing until in 1992 tha Cronus -tood Brat in the Navy with both 12-in, and thin, guns, 1 he records of the Omen were remarkable. She pounds four 12-ic. bree chloaders, fring 850 lb. pr prefiks, and twgles Giu. quickfirers, the

100 3b, rach

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.**

Jongkong, 97th Augnsf Str,-In view of the approaching formation in this Colony of a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, may I suggest through ile mardinna of your valuable columns for the

Strost, for which exemption had b en sought. certain houses in Bakeley Street and Market

The 3.0.H. nippted: The schems for cutting away half the kitchens is. I think, the best. The remaining portion of the kitchens

accepted as though less than 50 square feet might be

suficient hy

Building Autiority."

Mr. A. Juunjaha --- Graut exemption.”

Susu Wa Chus, the application for Ou ile mation of the PRESIDENT, seconded

exemption was grantet.

by

PAISAGE QUESTION. There was laid on this table un application by Mr. M. Huzeland architect, for permission to temporarily construct the drains of two houses on Reclamation, T.L. 63 with stuceware pipes in placs of cast-iron pipes.

The Sanitary Sarviyor (Mr. J. J. Brynu) minu'ed: I presume this can be allowed. It has been is similar cusen,”

The D.PW. minted: A tits limit should be farday six months,"

The PETSIDEXT Wored that the application be granted, subj el to the proviso al fùm Director of Public Works.

Mr. HawnIT seconded,

The Presmeer said be presumed that in Buy similar ouses in futuro the same course would be followed, The iron pipes had not yet arrived, but they were expected very, sinatly.

MT. HEWETT enquired if the present pijes

pro otiles weig of Permit from enchigan. ousideratiru-of its committed that a portion would be telewed as son as the iron pipes |

Randy, His Bourde. Hit

17 17

14 71 6-in.... ...163

G08 487 The achievement of hitting the u get (15. ft. by 20 it) at a distance of 1560 yards, whis the ship was steaming at the rate of twelve kroin an hour, with an average of nearly dies 100 il projectiles a minute. vas most "cole- worthy. Every six minutes she made 17 hits

roughly with hur féur heavy guns.

of their benevolent and merciful feeling should also be extended to the speaking, animála? As lourds the dumb ones we hate to be kind and gentle, I am sure, in dealing with our own follow-creatures, we ought to be more so.

In iustaness such as those enumerated below

Do

одо cao

the time and money of the society would be wall spent if the members are authorised to Sub-Lient. Basil J. D. Guy, V.C., has been prosecute the perpetrators. I don't say they preninted to the reuk of lioute rant "specially for are of frequent occurrence, but service in North Chios, 1800," with so. iority deny that they do not sometimes occur. of July 16, 1900. This young oficer entered the Britannia es a cadet as recently as way 15, Druokarde tre dragged leng to the Station 1888, did woll in his examination is acting and when nearing the gat they are kicked | lieutenant, gaining first-class certificates fersen and pressed down so that their kueda are manship, torpedees, gunnery, and pilotage, and

arrived.

The PRESIDENT replied in the affirmativè, The motion was enrried, ·

„BASEMENT IN BRID IS STREET.

The Secretary hid on the table a n'uu'e

the M. O. II relative to the Insemen of 69,

bo

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK propesed that the matter allevied to stand ofer No bat the manager of the hotel could be communicated with and naked whether he proposoft making any special provision for supplying water to fash these wafer closets,

The PRESIDENT. souled aunt the motion was agreed to,

LISEWASHING.

4

The linewashing return showed that during the fortight ended 18ti. August 15 houses in the Eastern and 3,055 in the Western District Bad been treated. In the Westeru. fues to the amount of $1,310 were recuserėl

KAT HLTERS.

Returns were submitted showing that during the fortnight cuded 2fth August 507 rats were cought of which 1 were infected.

To PRIS, DENT said this great" diminution |

PHOTOGRAPHIC

PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS

EASTMAN'S KODĀKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN"

A. CHEE & CO.,

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,"

the advantage of knowing what he would have↑ said as to Jr. 'Suit's claim, but if bo zd „beld?" ang "interest in his own right instead of as representative of or agent for Mr. Smith it is probablo it wou'd hate been disclosed in the inventory of his privato estate, unless, indeed," in 1891 he supposed that any such interest was of to value and that the right under the Trazi ways Ordinance of 1883 had expired, as nothing. was being then done towards building the tramways No. 1 to 5. From the wording of the recital to Ordinance No 9 of 1902. it is clear that the survivors of the original pometers (of who Mr. Smith was one) named in Section 3 of the Tramways Ordinance, claimed in May. 1t, to have certrin rights under that 1883 Ordiajúce and in view of the allegations con- tained in the affidavit of Mr. Charles Vincont

TRADE

#

TELEPHONE No. 1332

THE CREAM OF

MARK

SCOTCH WHISKIES :

ARE

KING EDWARD VII,"

EXTRA SPECIAL LIQUEUR,

AT $22.00 PER DOZEN;

Smith-it appears to me that he has established prima fugle claim to the money paid to Mr. Showan wader the inbị ression that it formed parti of Div. Forkes estate. As I understand from Mri Locker that be represents Mr. Shown, as well 4 KING EDWARD VIL”.

as Mr. Smith, and that Mr. Shewan lns no desire, as creditors' assignee, to appear and Formally oppose the application, though he feels: he caupot formally consent, proferring to hure it to the Court to decide, I marico flm declaration

LIQUEUR,

Ar $16.50 PER Dozen

AND

in the numbers was'dua to'ties te w system chip neked for in the petition and the order for | "CLUB"

just started, and he hoped thw in a few weeką they would find the numbers still sin or. The errentage was higher, which tended to prove that the rats were being introduced from outside the colony,

This was pik the pubilke business.,

·SUPREME COURT

hursday, 27th Augud,

IN BANKRUPTCY.

Bærens Il: Dosoun si WILMAM M. AZOUDALAN JUMILF JOSTICE);

TWR W. H. FOLPES BANKIUFICY,

¦

payment, but I only allow such interest (if any) us isos uetually been earned by the money in Mr. Showan's lands.

The Court adjourned.

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, 27th August. *

BEFORE Mr. T, Sense SUR (Potach actsPRAT).

THEFT OF (6,· The manager of the Nippon Yun Kaisha wrote to the Acting: Captain Eujeriatendent of Tuderton Wednesday to the effect that a

Mr. H. W. I coker of Messrs. Descon&Japans passenger by the Hilachi Maru, shfist in Conmight Road, wis justled by some Hastings, solicitors, appeared in support if ne

Chinese awl either lost or had stolen an enter

Bridges Street, to the effect that a per mi. cald Pplication fir declaration that Charleslope so pliising mine 45 Bank of Englundantes. |

Vincent Smith is entitled to the sun, of The lottur was handed over to Chief Defective

OUR STANDARD BLEND

AT $15.00 PER DOZEN.

II. PRICE & CO.

WINE MERCHANTS,

I, QURENK ROAD CENTRAL. 41

BROWN, JONES & 00,,

MONUMENTAL MASONS,

ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE STATUART FIGURES, OBELINKS, COLUMNI KUSTIC AND Plain Crosses aAND HEAD- .STONES IN STOCK,

CEMETERY MEMORIALS made to nuy

being mong it was thought he said W. H. | Juspector Hanson, who sent out plain-clolliesdesign in Italian and American Marble and

not be granted to use the room for Labitation.

TheP.C.M .:~-~- The place might to us did to the creditons asigure as as a store or shop.”

The PRE IDENT moved that the applicant bi informed that the place could only be used as a store or shop,

TỤNG WA CHUN said he had visited Ele

irhis first fighting, in the attack on Tiantein in bamped against the concrete or stons stad, place and found it to pussese fire windows, It July, 1900, frented the only V.ú. conferred on Crowds gathering, in the streets or ot the was woll ven ilated, and be thought be exception the Navy for theen operations, by rescuing wharves are slapped, kicked and thrashed in a

manuer that, I am sure, will put to the skade Thieves sayil-treatment of the domu animale. and suspicious characters, who, it may be said. deserve no compassion, when arrested, nù board boals or at the whärtes ora heaton

au able acuman from under the heavy firm of the Chinese on the city wall, which ploughed up the ground in all directions. He has now been awarded. at the early age of 20, with promotion to lieutecuut over the heads of 108 young officers, some of whom joined the Britannia two years or more before he did. Heisthe youngest of the 1,250 Heutenants of the Fleet. Together and kickod bolbe they are hauled up to the with Admiral of the Flest Sir Nowell Saimon, Station. On the way up they are held. vary and Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, lebars tightly by their cues, so tightly, in fact, thot the distinction of being the only naval offer their heads are pulled right look with their now serving who postes the cuveted V.C. decora-

should be taken to the loose.

ME, RUMJAHN poke to the same effect, and supported Mr. Fans Wa Chun's suggestion..

Dr. PEABSC Buid that and the bye-laws the Board had no power to graal exemption.

The VICE-IRKSIDENT sieraded the Tresi

dent's motion, which was carried by a 17-jority

PROVISION OF OPEN SPACES.

There was laid on the table an application for

Forbes was entitled to,

Mr. Drage Shepherd. Official Receiver, was

Pr

Mr. Looker stated fhat he practically repro- seated boh parties, Whilst Mr. Shevau, the ereditors nesigce, was not prepared to formally consent to the gruaning of the application, h would not object to it, but would leave it to his Lordship to dreide,

His Lordssip-You practically appear for both sides then

Al.. booker- Yox, your Lordships. - His Lordship--Well, I will misko a note of [1]let.

His Lordship-I inve read the affidavit, and will now read my Judgment :-In this caso Inm

native delectives to watch the mid-y-changers Hongkong Uranites. shops. Uze detective was lucky to run serves ai China changing notes of the kind described i in a shop in Queru's Road.. He arrested the man on suspicion, and the latter therespon vo Inoleured the infomation that another man had the remainder of the notes and that he would

LETTERING in any Stylo or Languago,

COAST Foer ORDERs carofully avi promptly excouted..

Hongkong, M-August, 1903

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FEW MEN CAN BE SURE

take the detective to where he was in a house in Cochrane Strent. The detective, however. preferred to follow his own Lue of operations,

that their old ago will be free from the ปกป fro and so he took his prisoner to the Central cares of poverty. But most mon

themesl4ea from such caros by investing in as Station. rather than risk alarming the other Instalment Endowment of the Equitable Life man by a conspicuous sutry into Corrine Assurance Society, which will provide an Street. Then he went back along Queen's absolutely certain and permanent income of

from Raud, and in the seme I SANC ran

$200 to $20,000 i ́ Year autoller JAMI who was ulso

con for their matürer years, wifhout sinking much vorting Bank of Bugland notes into local capital to secure the income.

And moreover, in case of prematuro death,

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. (IIENKY. B. HYDE, Founder.)

tion for conspicyens bravery or devotion faces skyward-thus inflicting unnecessary exemption from the provision of o, en apaces in seked for a declaration that one Charles Vincent currency in a money-claniger's shop. On the the income commences AT ONCE to the family..

to the country in the presonco of the enemy,”

HONGKONG IN THE HOUSE. OF COMMONS.

-CALF LIMEK SUPITIES.

Mr. Galloway Weir. A., continues to take a great interçat in Hongkong, On the 2nd ult. he put the following question:-I beg 101 ank the Sucretary of State for the Colenies, seeing that there is a public vaccine plation et Hongkong, will be state why publia vaccinators have to obtalu supplies of oli lymph from Toukin or Japau Pa

Mr. J. Chamberlału: I am not aware of the necessity referred to by the hon. member,

Mr. Weir: Why h the vaccination station bean closed?

Mr. J. Chamberiniu: Tam not aware of it, Mr. Weir: Will the right hon. gentlemun enquire P

Mr. Speaker: Order, order!

BANITARY CONDITIONS OF HONGUONG.. Mr. Weir: I beg to ask the Becretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the recommendations contained in the report of the experts who were deputed to visit Bong kong for the purpose of enquiring into the sanitary condition of the colony have been only partially accepted by the Government of Hoogkong ; sud, sexing that the recommends tions have been materially modified in the Bill relating to public bealth and buildings which as recently parsed by the Legislative Council, will state whether thig experts had an oppor tunity of reporting as to how far the terms of

were orginally seked to report,

suffering Hawkers when they sights police-spect of 2, 4 and 6, Kennedy Strest. man take to their heels with the latter iu hot

pursuit. Their wares are settored about and trampled upon and whoa caught they are given. a good drabbing and then dragged to the Jenk-ap. Sickly beggars are shufled and pushed along at a tato that would even tax tho earring power of an ordinary athlete,

Any oneof these instances is just as badas tring the legs of a bird ned carrying it with its head banging down. When dumbauimals are treated eruelly we know that their sufferings are terrible though they cannot speak, bat do we not know that the sufferinge of a batean being, who, thought able to speak and y tares not speak of is not given a chance to speak, dust be far more terrible?-Yours, etc..

A HEARTY SUPPORTER.

RAILWAYS AND TRADE IN YUNNAN.

In

The Assistant M.O.H. (Dr. Barnett) miniled that he thought No, 2 might be exempted. long as no building was erected between it and Kennedy Road. He did not think an exemption ght in bo pardo in the case of Nos. 4 and 6, they ware dark and ill ventilated..

The D.P.W.: No. 2 appears to be a corner house, overlooking the compound of Wandhi School."

-mith is entitled to the sum of $2.796.75 paid to Robel Shewan, of Victoria, the creditors spe, it she tauk uptcy of William Howell Fugles and another, by the Yangtze Valley Syndicate, Liuiod, and to all interest dus sein, trig money it was thought. Mr Forbes was outitad to, under an agreement dated the 2011 March, 190, mada between the owners on the session for Landing certain spacião hues of tramway in the City of Victoria, and the

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two man eight of the missing votés were found, the ninth being doomed to be probably in the possession of a confederate of the two prisenert. These were charged with larceny and seat. need to six months hard labour each

AMAU SUMMONS HER MISTRESS, An amah in service at Kowloon sunimoued her

mistress, an European lady, for assault. She told the Magistrate that her mistreen threw

whigh and contained the water.

The PRESIDENT moved that the Assistant.id syndiente es .one of the o vecas on hollers water at her and followed it up with the vessels M.O.H.'s commendation be approved. ·

|undlonifoster moneys and abaros nowʻpayable or Captain LYONS seconded, and the motion was attable to the said William Howell Forbes under agreed to.

PROVISION OF BACKYARDS. There was submitted an application for exemption from the provision of a backyard at 13, Star Street..

The Assistant M.O.H. me of opinion that egeraption might ba.grantel.

Tibo sad agreement, sad for an ear tat Mr. She an should pay the said sun of 975d such interest, as aforsaid to Charles Vincent Raith or to bis-oheters. Mr. Clarks Vincent Smith filed a hag• rfidavit in support of this application and daims that,

The debadant denied having assualted the complainant and anid she only scaldeil, her for bring to long over an errand.

The summons was dismissed.

BOWLY JAPANESE..

Two Japa secusezon the Hitachi Mura were fined 810 ouch for behaving in a disorderly

1848

T. KIENE, Maniter: QUINANT FERE & FILS, REIMS.

Established 1714 CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIFTERS.

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Groan Soal),

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO,

Sole Agents.

$105

Hougkong. 18th May, 1963

VIEWS OF HONGKONG

ILLUSTRATED

POST CARDS Colourgd, Write-Away Cards; &ớn, For Sale at GRAÇA & CO.× Stall st

HONGKONG HOTEL CORBIDOR.

· Also

Used and Unused Foreign and Colonial

in after dug marefings and otherwise noting as manuer whilst drusk in Elgin Rord, Kowloon, The PRESIDENT moved that the exemption promoter of the original Hongkong Tramon Wednesday night. They were jostling every grunted for this house, which was also a cordeuys toogany, Limited, Mr. Forbes was only pa-senger they mame acres, and wore observed. in Sets, touso,

An application was submittal for exemption - from the provision of a backyard at No. 2,

Bridges Street.

now Public Health and Faulding Ordinance of stem of inland taxation on trade is abolished, might now be granted but the ground floor, of Forbes was adjudicated bunkrupt in 1891, and solicitor, appeared in his beltalt.

TEEBPAYS.

Albums.

·POSTAGE STAMPS.

Packets or Single. King Edward VII Catalogues, Hiuge, &c., &d., &c.

Inspection invited. Hongkong, latiâ June, 1903.

r2011

PURE FRESH WATER

THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER-

J. W. KEW, Manager,

1st Floor, 37, Cannaught Bast. 12703 Honkong, 18th, Jing, 1903.

A "Commercial Report on the Province of Taunen, with ape al r foretice to the Burma Tengyuch trude Is published from the pen of Mr. Litton, H. R. M. Consul at, Tengyueb, town of ten thousand Inhabitants, 150 miles

Hon. Mr. POLSOCK secorded, and the motioning on his (Mr. Smith's behalf as his repré-fortunately, by Lance Sergeant Aris. who took Entative dining his absence from the Colony. them to Tsimebatumi Station and charged them. east of Bharto, which, was declared an “open was agreed to. purt" by the Burma-Chinese Convention of

He wents that, he repaid to Mr. Forbes the

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, 1897, bat it was not till May 8, 1902, tùnt the

movey Mr. Forbes was called upon, as a'promo-" 'Ng Yung, who was remanded on Wednesday | Chinese Imperial Customs startai basiness there,

ter, to pay in December 1884, and that he, kim.

GEL A charge of unlawful poncession of seven tons summing up his account of the milway chemos in Yunan, Mr. Libon says Inspector & Carter reported that the owner Hongkong. I observe that in Section 3 of the stolen or unlawfully obtained, was fined the ANY QUANTITY PURE FRESH self, attended the meetings when he was inf coal, sonably suspected of having been BOAT CO., LD, is prepared to supply connection with French or Buron railway

shoes Yaguan it should alesys be borne in had opened up an area 3-fest wile in front of

Trama sys Ordinance, 1883; the name of Charles maximum penalty-$100 or three months; WATER to the Shipping, both for Deck and the Bill will ment the difficultion on which they mind that, once cheap and fast communication the kitchen window.

Vincent Smith appears as one of the four orig there were two previous convictions against the Boilers. The M. O. H. minted that the exemptioninal promoters, and it appeares that when Afr. defendant for the same offense. Mr. Holmes, is established, once the present destructive

Call Flag W. Mr. J. Chamberlain I am aware think tha

an extensive interchange of products which Houghtong does not embody all the suggestions how do not appear, at al in our returns No. 2 was a basement and may not be used for rande by Professor Suspeon and Mr. Chadwick may spring up. Yunnan is a big platen human habitation. and I am in correspondence with the Governor in which European calde, fruit, veget- Hon Mr. Pollock-Grant on understand upon the subject.

ables, and other products of a temperate ing which is referred to in Dr. Pearse's GOYEESMENT T, BACTERIOLOGIST. V climate will flourish. The problem is to secure Mr. Weir: I beg to ask the Secretary of

Mr. E. A. Hewitt Agree with Mr. Stete for the Colonies whether he is aware that vol communication with Auram and Burma, both low-lying tropical constries whose products it is the practice of the Government bacteriolors of a totally different character to those of Pellook." gist at Hangkang to domanda fee of $3 From Tannon: For instance, if them were railway The PRESIDENT moved that the application private individuals for the examination of any from Bhemo to Tengynch I balleve that bird or animal suspected of having died of plague Tengyush coak in short time supply be granted on the understanding indicated in und, if so, will arrangements be unde fer no fees to be charged by a public medical office when all Harma and perhaps part of India plague is shown to be the cause of death with potatoes, bord, and mutton, etc. of * quality little inferior to what we get at home. Mr. J. Chamberlain: Ihave no information. Therefore my opinion, of such a soneme as the and shall be glad to receive privately from the French miley la les pessimistic that the hon, member the authority on which be wakes opinion of some of those who are officially the suggestion.

connected with it. If the number of foreign

There was laid on the table an application Mr. Weir: I will supply it to the right hon. afficials with high mairies is to be kept down for the orgolion of four water-clodate at the gentleman.. He has not answered the last part and if the chicsnery of the mandarins is to be of my question.

crashed, I fail to see why the day of dividends

Mr. Chamberlain Until I have the should be so far off. In any case, the comple fuels which the bon, gentleman Les promised low of the Tonkin. Tunnanta milway will me I cannot my what course I shall take.

much enhance the value of any mines near it.”.

minute."

Mr.Follock's minute.

For stealing property to the value of $100

filed the inventory of Eis separate eifata, no menflon whs made of any interest in the Tramway Company, and none was at that

Clian Tak, of no occupation, was, sentenced to que cath's hard labour for trespassing out time, I understood, claimed on his behalf the works of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Quarry Mr. Shewan, who was appointed credi Bay. He admitted being on the works from tor assignes. At that period, Mr. Smith was in America, and though the New York branch one o'clock in the afternoons fill four, and end

he was looking for a job. of Russell & Co.'s firm was made taakrap in America and one Henry Hannah was appointed eneral assignes of the arm, it appears that private espreity, waile kankrupt, and the Mr. Haugau, asting noder legal advice, accordingly made no claim on Mr. Smith's interest in his rate capacity in the promotion of tramways in Hongkong, it appearing to Mr. Hannah that Mr. Smith's interest was paid for ant of frem for Bashing these his own private money. As Mr. William property, foar boxes of cigars, was sent to

Howell Forbes is dead the Court is deprived of Frison for four months, with bard labour.

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK seconded and the notion Smith was never personally, in from Weissmann's Café, Bescourfield Arcade,

was agreed to.

WATER SUPPLY AT THE PEAK

Hotel

where the necessary water-

be done by tank?

one Chinaatan was sentenced to six months imprisonment, the first and last weeks to be spent in solitary cainement, and another, Ind, received 14 days and a whipping et twelve strokes. A Chinese shopkeeper whe

was convicted of receiving some of the stolen

MARBE

QUAN WAH & 00, GEANITA MERCHANT CONTRACTORS. Dealers In

and VGRANIT E HEMMONUMENTS, US

No. 1, QUEEN'S HOAP EAST. Estimates, Designs & Prices on Application All descriptions of Granite for export. Hongkong, 17th October, 1999

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E. J. REMEDIOS, ... FOREIGN AND COLONEAL STAMP

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DEALER,

No, 39, WYNDHAM KYBEET, HONGKONG,

to any address on receipt of satisfactory" "refer Will be glad to send STAMPS "on approval "

Is also prepared to purchase need Poszagm. STAMPs in Large or Small Quantities for Cath

AGENTS WANTED," - **15 to 25 per cent. Discount Allowed; : {{1586