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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TM¤, 1909.

The Hon. Mr. F. H. May, Mrs. May and family returned to the Colony yesterday.

Mr. Knabonshine, United States Conmal at Bolfast, has been transferred to Tientsin. His position in Ireland will be filled by Mr, H. B Miller, at prosent Consul-General at Yokohama

Typhoon warning quoted below was received. from the Manila Observatory at the American Consulate-Gonoral, Hongkong, at midday yester day: “Cyclops or Typhoon over N. Chim Sen moving 8.W."

while the remaining two are provided partly by retrenchments in expenditure and partly, by anticipated fncrease in the existing gources of revenue. This deficit of eight Iskha, it is to be noted, includes the full lopa of opium revenue, as His ExcellENCY said he had not yet been able to ascertain what contribution towards this sam the Imperial Government are prepared to make. There, are two extraordinary items of revenue in the Estimates, these being a contribution promised by the Imperial Government of

The total output of the Chinese Enginearing balf the loss on the postal agencies, estimat-and Mining Company's three mines for the ed at $27,000, and the receipts from a half week ending 25th September amounted to year's working of the Kowloon-Canton 26,385.09 was sad the sales during the period railway, which are put at only $20,000 to 20,780.83 tons. His EXCELLENCY had an interesting s'aturment to make on the subject of the postal agencies, a statement which we to some extent anticipated by our ru ferences a few days ago to the negotiations which have recently been in progress between the Government and the British community at Shanghai, with a view getting that community to bear a quarter. of the loss on the maintenance of the agency at that port. The subject has been undor consideration by the Home authorities

to

A telegra from Yokohams to the local CPR office yesterday advised that a Mar conigrams had boon received from the Empress of India, 650 miles out from Yokohama, stating

well on board. This vessel left Hongkong on the that fine weather was being experienced and all 25th September and Yokohams on 5th October,

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·BRITISH POLITICS,

LORD LANSDOWNE SUMMONED TO

BALMORAL..

LONDON, October 7th. Lord Lansdowna has been sum- moned by H. M. the King to Balmoral. His lordship starts on the journey to-morrow evening.

There is a growing feeling that the Finance Bills may be so amended-as- to be made acceptable to the Lords.

Lobbies that the Government will There are vague rumours in the

abandon the land taxes and substitute an extra penny on the income tax.

The death is reported of the fourteen-year old The funeral took place on September 26 and was sou of Mr. Ijuin, Japanese Minister to Poking

very largely attended. The members of the Diplomatie Corps and others called on Sunday morning at the Japanese Legation to express their condolences. Great sympathy is felt with tion of going to Balmoral,

Mr. and Miss Kjuin,

WHISKY for eighteen months, with the result that the Imperial Treasury has come to recognise its responsibility in the matter to the The Bhanghai papers record the death of extent of undertaking to bear half Captain A. E. Flagg, of the Indo-China steamer the loss. Moreover, the subject of the Kid wo. Captain Flagg wha noised with cholera military contribution has been mised at Azking, and when the. Kutwo had reached in connection with the postal agency baried at Wahu. Captain, Flagg, who was an Wuhu be passed away. The remains were question, for, sa we pointed out a fewAm rican citizen, was, the N-C. Daily News days ago, although the postal revenue ie insufficient to cover the expenditure, this Colony has to pay a military contribution of 20 per cent, on actual revenue Apart

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from the military contribution, the loss on the Shanghai British Post Office is $27,200; bat including the military contribution it amounts to $40,440. The community will welcome the announce ment made by His EXCELLENCY J terday that the Secretary of State is appointing a Commission to inquire into the whole question of tho military contribution, for the basis of the contribution is entirely wrong, as H. E.

says, one of the best known and, it may well be aid, one of the most popular of the captains on the Yangleze. He first entered the Indo-Chins service in 1887 as master of the Kungwo, and at

a

later period.commanded the Turn-to, in days before the Kul-w was launched. The deepest sympathy will be felt for Mrs. Flagg. who but recently returned from a summer holiday at Chefoo; and for her two daughters, Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. S. H. McKean..

COMPANY REPORT.

THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED.

LATER.

Lord Lansdowne denies any inten.

THE BRITISH BUDGET.

LONDON, October. 7th. The committee stage of the Finance Bill has been concluded.

RUSSO-TURKISH POLITICS.

LONDON, October 7th. The Ottoman Mission headed by Rifaat Pasha, the Turkish Foreign Minister, has arrived at Lividia in the Crimea, where it meets M. Isvolsky.

A Constantinople message to the Koelnische Zeitung states that Rifaat Pasha is empowered to effect a political and military understanding with Russia, including an agreement

The GovtaroR recoguised in, we think, the at the thirteenth ordinary yearly meeting, to be concerning the passage of warships

first Budget atatement he was called upon to make in the Colony. The more revenue

The report for presentation to shareholders

hold on Tuesday, the 19th inst: is a follows :--- The directors herewitli present to the share

A. S. WATSON & CO.. we have to raise to meet increasing expendi-holdere a statement of the Company's accounts

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 8th October, 1909.

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turo, the more we have to pay as military contribution, and thus the military contribu- tion bears hardest apou the Colony when its financial burdens are greatest. In 1910 we pay a lakh more than this year. Another interesting feature of the Budget statement is the defence it makes of the Government's policy in regard to the subsidiary coinage question. In the course of this defence, His EXCELLENCY quoted a statement made on this subject by Mr. SHEWAN at the last

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the new column should be addressed to Tat EDITOR,

Correspondents must forward their names and addressss with communications addressed to the good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., and he one side of paper only.

for the year ended 31st July, 1909

$18,510.11 for depreciation and bad and doubtful The profit for the year, after writing off

dobts, and providing for directors and auditor's fees, amounts to $61,850.01, from which it is proposed to pay ar dividend of one dollar and twonly cents per share, absorbing $48,000; to transfer to reserve fund, $10,000; to fire and typhoon insurance fund, $2,000; and to carry forward, $1,850.01.

Capital-In accordance with the resolution passed on 17th November and confirmed on 1st December, 1908, the paid-up capital of the

through the Dardanelles, and also to arrange a meeting between the Tsar and the Sultan.

ENGLAND'S CRAZE FOR SPORT,

▲ GERMAN VIEW,

HONGKONG

LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A mooting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday in the "Conneil Chamber,

rovenne

add another half lakh at least to our

this year.

The actual ordinary revenne last year was 86,034,849, while it is estimated that the probable amount realised this- year, irrespective of liquor duties, will be 86,131,326, which is 879,665 in oxenss of the estimate. The decrease, however, in land sales under ordinary-revenue, which were estimated The following were present-

at $50,000 and will probably yield only $72,800, HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR eliminates this surplus, and leaves the total FREDRICK JOHN DAALTRY LUGARD, anticipated revenue for the carront year KCMG, C.B., D.8.0.- -|

practically identical with the original esti

estiinate, HIB EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL R. G.

an increase of 2987 only, to which I bare ani BROADWOOD C.B. .C.D. (General Offer may probably have a lakh to accrue from Commanding).

liquor duties. Poor as the land sales have been this year, they are novetheless better than last year by some 13,800, and if they may

"

Hon Mr. F, IL MAT, ^.M.G, (Colonial Secretary).

Hon. Mr. W, REES DAVIES (Attorney, regarded as an index of prosperity General).

it is gratifying to note that they show

Pablic Works)..

Hoa. Mr. C.MIMESSER (Colonial Treasurer), an upward tendenor, howevor slight.

The Hon. Mr. P. Ñ. H. JONES (Director of Unsucial statement shows the estimated balanco of assets on December 31 next to be $1,350,108, as against $1,073,041 last your, a satisfactory large reserve we hope in part to weat the ecst increase of about three, lakhs, Frota this

Hon. Mr. A.W.BLEWIN (Registrar General), Hon. Mr. F. J. BADELEY Capt. Superinto dont of l'olice).

Hon. Dr. Ho Ka1, M.B., G.M.G. "

Hon. Mr. E. OSBORNE

Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWETT.

Hon, Mr. MURRAY STEWART.

Hon Mr. WaI YUK, C.M.G.

Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Clark of Councils).

MINUTES.

rofuge. Oar

of building the new tinary and extru-

total estiniste of revenus

ordinary for next year stands at $6,908,787 and our expenditure is estimated at $6,951,542, which shows an excess of expenditure of $42,745. This in the circumstances is justifiable, since I shall explain in reviewing the heads of and confirmed.

The minutes of the last meeting were read evene, our estimate in in one or two cases a conservative one, which may probably be exceeded, and, on the other hand, no-sum-has boon included on account of the contribution promised by the Imperial Government to the loss on opium, ince there has be no time to ascertain the intentions of the Home "Governmezt.

"FINANCIAL MINUTES.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes (Nos. 4) and 41), and moved that they be referred to the Finança Committee. The OLONIAL TREASUMER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

PAPERS

TES PROBLEM.

Generally speaking, our problem this your was to rains sufficient merenue, or to decrease ex- The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of penditure, to meet in the first place the deficit of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table four lakhs which in the current year was the folowing papera-Summary of recom-provided by the, so to speak, fortuitous appropri mendations todo by the Retrenchment Comation of the Widows and Orphans Fund, mitten: Hyciows maile under section 36 of the together with an extra lakh for the difference Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, between the interest paid this your on railway Draft Estimates for the year 1910; Financial advances, and the amount we are paying for Statements in connection with the Estimatosand resumption next year for the way, fos 1910; and an abstract showing the differences with 24 lakhs for opium logs and lakh between the Estimates of Expenditura for 1909 for working expenses of the railway for half a year-a total of about eight lakhs Of this we got a net fire lakhs from liquor and one from stamp dues, while the re- ments in expenditure and partly by anticipated 1911 we shall probably have an additional six msining two are provided partly by rotrench- increase in the existing sources of ravenue. In

and 1910.

MABKET BYELAWS.

that the approval of this Council he given to The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to move and Buildings Ordinances, 1905. These bye: the Market Bye Lans ander the Public Health laws have been made by the Sanitary Board

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

STANDING COMMITTEES, HIS EXCELLENCY-I appoint the following Committees for the session 1903-09- Council excepting the Governor, the Colonia! Finance Committee-All the members of the Secretary to be

· Chairman.

Law CommittenThe Captain Superintend ent of Police, Hos. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon. Mr. Wai Yuk, Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, the Attorney-General to be ChairmaI,

Public Works Committes- The Colonial Treasurer, Hon. Mr. Coborne, the Director of Public Works to be Chairman.

MALICIOUS DAMAGE CEDINANCE.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the third ading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to naend the Malicious Daning Ordinance, 1865

The COLONIAL BEOTARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to

GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL RELİEX ORDINANCE,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-moved the third rending of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to duties. relieve the Governor in Council of certain

The COLONIAL SECRETAR seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

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THE ESTIMATES. The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the frat reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to apply suai hot exerting Five million six hautred eighty-three Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1910.

The Bill was as follows:--

hope, will be largely met by the cessation of lakhs to provide on tallway account, and this, expenditure on the Post Office and Law Courts and partly by the increased yield of the liquor and stamp dass and by ather minor sopraes of revenue. There is, however, 310 head to anticipate the difficulties of 1911.

THE REVENUE. for next year, I will run briefly though Turning to the Estimates of revenus the

various heads, Assessed taxes show

an increase of $38,000, due chiefly to the the remainder of the assaut remains murk inclusion of now buildings at Quarry Bay, the same as this year. Chair licences increase $8,820. Fines at forfeitures have been under estimated, and it is believed that next year they will increase by $5,500, especially as it may be anticipated that some will accrue ewing to the imposition of liquor dues and abolition of divans, Junk licences showa decrease of 82,000, and the Opium Forin let at 81.183,200, show a decrease of $268,800 on the existing con tract. Including divan licences the direct loss in- 1910 is $225,860, This loss is only half of the am amount which I was advised would probably accrue from the closing of the divans, and will be covered by the extru duties on liquer. You will recollect that I stated in regard to question that the first proposal of raising the liquor licence foes did not provide for the loss o opium, for which, had that proposal been adhered to, additional iaxation would have had to be imposed. Pawnbrokers Ticences are ex-

increase by 82,300, prospecting licences decrease by $2,000. I have made a guess estimate of $600,000 for the product of the new liter duties, while $60,000 is estimated as the cost of machinery for enforcing them, and licence fees

taxation of liquor, after relate has been made to the

this

Editor, not for publication but as evidence of meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong Company has been increased to $240,000, as sat | This makes the Englishmen (according to uuid: twenty-five thousand siz hundred and pected, judging by the experience of this year, to

The Daily Press.

forth in the accounts.

Directors-Meers. F. Maitland and E. H. Hinds retire, but are eligible for slection. -Auditor. The annexed accounts have been sudited by Mr. W. Hintton Potts, who offers himself for re-election at this mosting.

EDWARD OSBORNE,

Chairman.

THE CIRCUS. Harm ston's Circus tent at West Point was again well filled last night. The exceedingly clever juggling, the wonderfully trained animais, the acrobatic and gymnastic dispiny and the great looping the loop feat are in themselves well worth the money to witness. There will be a matinee starting at four o'clock to-morrow afternoon, as well as the evening performance.

Times the following free translation of an A German correspondent has sent to The article on English Sport" in Der Tag

According to statistics, which the London Press only repudiate as too low, a capital of 45 Britain in club-houses, racecourses, playing million pounds sterling la haid out in Great grounds, and such like, and more than 40

millions in yearly spent in these arenas of sporta English opinion) stronger and bealthier than the among the comparatively small apper olasses son of any other nation. As a matter of fact. who for fox-hunting alone spend four millions Wheross the expenditure required for the lions in capital possible that

year and have laid out another 15 mil-service of this Colony for the year 1910 has, had good indiens pas this, poranny hate tion: All the same, we must consider that the been estimated at the sum of Five milion dixilitary and naval anthorition, of $503,700. fall, powerful forma of the British aristocrat hundred and twenty-five thousand six al is only known to is from British assertious, eighty-three Dollars: Bat incomparably more beneficial than the English sport is compulsory service, and also the official care for the bodily constitution of the lower insses The pare animal strength

This Ordinance may be cited as the of the workman is without doubt for greater" Appropriation Orifnunen for 1910. ”- in Germany than in any other land. It is always 2. A sum not exceeding Fire million six from abroad to see the way the porter heaves and eighty-three Dollars shall be and the same a great joy to the German travelling home hundred and twenty-five thousand six hundred his mighty box on his shoulders and carries is hereby charged-upon the revenne and other funds of the Colony for the service of the year it with long strides to the cab

Government in aid of Military, panicie, w ust increase from apart from the contribution to the Imperial will probably decrease by 831,30, leaving

Stamp dutios, owing to the regulation enfore- "Be it ennoted by the Governor of Hongkongng a stamp on receipts over 810 and ako to with the advice and consent of the Legislative an extra lakh. The fees for local registration of better enforcement, will, it is entisipated, yield Council thereof, as follows:-

No anonymously signed communications that replied to it by quoting from a letter writton tave already appeared in other papers will be by Mr. D. B. Law, the Manager of inserted

orders for satrs copies of DAILY Paz Mosure. BUTTERFIELD and SWIRE, who should be sent before 11 am, on day of are working in agrooment with the Steam publication. After that hour the supply boat Co. The public will appreciate the limited. Only supply for Cash.

humour of the situation, which is expped- Telegraphic Address: Pass Codes A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber,

by the GOVERNOR's remark—" In this P. O. Baz, 34. Telephone No. 12.

particular matter I think Mr. Law can HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, DES VEGI BOAD C debate the LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC Mr. Shewan.”

question with my friend As for the Govern ment's attitude on the subsidiary coinage question, His ExcELL ENCY, made it quite clear that it had-not-been one of apathy or indifference. He was watching, he said, the DESPITE its great length, the sporch in igns of the times, and was ready at any moment to adopt such a course, as may which H. E the GOVERNOR yesterday discussed the main features of the Estimates recommend itself nnd meet with the approval of the merchants au baukers, taking into for the coming year will, we feeėl sure, be

due consideration the political issues invol read by the community with close attention ved, the cost to the taxpayer and the effect and absorbing interest, for it is not a mere auslysis of figures but also to a large extent an on trade as a whole and not merely on ong

At 10.10 p.m.-No. 2 night signai holsted. explanation of matters of policy and of

company. Apart from these questions pro.

On the 7th at 6.10 am-Block Sunth Cone gress. His EXCELLENCY excused the length

the statement appears to contain little of a koisted

At 11:55 am. The barometer has risen highly contentious character. Hre Ex-moderately in N. Luzon, while it remains of his remarks at one point of the speech by CELLENCE, in concluding his address, practically steady in the neighbourhood of tragie deformity, such unhealed, ever-present Botanical and Forestry Department, saying that the presentation of the Budget

-expressed the opinia that the difficulties Hongkong.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 8TH 1909.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-

On the 6th at 2.20 p.m.-Red South Cone and Drum hoisted.

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EXPENDITURE.

Colonial Sourptary's Department and

Legislature... Registrar General's Department./

Department,

884,878

developed powerful mon-as que meets on every exponded as hereinafter spified, that

A visitor in England only finds such well. 1910 and the said sam so charged may be station and in every manufacturing town in to say: Germany on the quays of the harbours, whither all the strong men are attracted by Governor,... high wages for the toading and unloading work. It is not here that a stranger can form a good opinion of the physical constitution of the English masses. He must go into the streets

Andit of Loudon on the occasion of a Lord Mayor's Show. Here the red-checked beefeaters "

Treasury, Harbour Master's Department, are well represented, but for every one of these Observatory ons sees, not twenty, but fifty, ill-set, pale, Miscellaneous Servions, narrow-chested, half-crippled men. Only under Judicial and Logal Departments, the British flag in India does one visibly Police and Prison Departments,

lily frame, such physical degeneration, so Sanitary Departments, seo such poverty pressing down on 10 Medical Departments,

illaess, such laziness and such depravity on Education, living bodies Bad a bad food, and bal Military Expenditare,-

Volunteers, training or strengthening enforced by a superi- Public Worke or power, have mutilated a whole nation.

Public Works Department, Wo meet the ERMO crowd át sport.

Public Works, Recurrent, on the football field. They do not play Public Works, Extraordinary, themselves (they lack the means, but they have enough money to support s horde Post Office,

Special Land Resumption, offessional Players

and they watch Kowloon-Canton Railway, fill quarrelling, brawling, and

companies, judging by the current year, will produce $3,600 more than last year's estimate. The total increate under licences and internal rovenne is estimated at $4,660,858, an increase of $497,176 on this year's estimate. Under- the third head, there were last year of health, $1,100; foes of Court, $3,000 gun- considerable number of over estimates: Bills

powder dopot, 83,00; medical treatment, $1,000, Bugar certificatos, $1,000, due to certificates beng no longer required for Colombe; and sule of vaccine, $2,000, with racions other minor items. On the other hand, the fees of pupils, at Queen's College and other schools, is estimated to increase 62,542 by $18,000, and the fees from the Technical 45,985 Tastitute by 2850. Against these increases there 28,306 is some corresponding additional expenditure 59,597 under the Hducational vote. The receipts from 229,931 water supply are expected to show an additional 22,029 330,00 more meters having bean instituted. 144,307 The total vote nder this bead is $557 675. an in- 233,677 crease of $32,961 over last year. The Post Ollor 739,157 is estimated to yield an additional 852,000 due to 236,546 increased business, and to this must be added 358.018 827,00, which the Imperial Government has 50,495 promised, being half the estimated loss on the 237,459 Postal Agencies, to which I shall refer in discussing the Postal rote Tho ostinate 42,135 under rents of Government property showeTM

a considerable increase, buildings, $1,700, on- 333,502 croachments, $4,000, lessen in the Old Territory. 427,600 82,000 (due to the completion of Kowloon 940,820 market); and piers $500, while quarries 374,815 alono show a decrease of $1,500, as 444,313 lease expires in the coming year. The total 140,000 increase

Inst

year's estimate

ander 176,205 this head is $9,320. Under Miscellaneous Re- 327,940 ceipts the conserveney contract is less by $8,776 look like it! No; only the rich can derive

19,456 than heretofore, and a decrease of another $1,000 The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noonation of the English nation, which no offerings advantage from sport. The physical degener.

is expected under miscellaneous receipts. The total ordinary revenue for 1910 is estimated at today is as follows:-

to sport have queded in stopping, has

$6,629,297, as against an anticipated sum of The COLONIAL TREASURER Seconded. N.E. winds; compelled the War Office constantly to reduce

H EXCELLENCY said:-Gentlemen,-When realised revenue of

86,133,362 in the current year, and An actual Hongkong & Neighbourhood strong;

is, the minimum measurements for recruits introduced the Estimates last year I painted out Under extraordinary revenue, land sales, estimat $6,034,849 in 1908. (squally, Formoss Channel

ever since the Crimean war. It was or

that although we had estimated for an increase ed this year at $150,0 0, only realised 869,358 in Same as No 1.

iginally caused by the migration from in 1909 over 1908 on ordinary ravenne of, 1998, and are only expected to realise $72,800 South emet of Chinn between

country to town. Now the counties are $125,000, due chiefly to increase in certain licone this year. The estimate for next year is Same as No. 1. almost uninhabited, the towns over-crowded. fees, but I remarked that although it show-therefore decreased to $100,000. The Widows and Hongkong and Lamooka South coast of Chins between Į

In God's free air the workman can remained a small increase the revenue estimated Orphans' Fund does not, of course, reappear as a Hongkong and Hain. Some as No. 1

healthy and strong in the worst of lodgings for the current year would be $339,000 credit, and we have to find the $371,500 Erota Should he be attracted to the town, then the balow, the realised revenue of 907 and 8558,374 other sources, as town must do for him what in England is below that of-1906. The papers now laid before tributions are increased from $41,800 to $42,500.

have explained. "The con-- HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your coronitted and in Germany seen to it must build you show that some improvement hoe takon Special light dues were over-estimated this plexion, Mrs. Ellon's Crime Charmante, Lait airy streets and honess. In such alone can place, and tire anticipated ordinary revenue by $3,000. There are two new heads of Specialities for the Skin are the study of a

manufacturing nation avoid physical lageners of 1909 will, if realised, exceed that of 1908 by Fraordinary revenus, namely, the contribution Charmant will enable you to do it. Her the game air of clean streets gives the body the instead of $389,000. This, mereover, takes no the loss on the postal agencies, estimated Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poutien. The daily walk of the workman through $93,513, and only falls short of 1907 by 3309,168 promised by the Imperial Government of half iletise. A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd, Sole Agents, and practical form than the short overstraining ing the current year, which. I darb say will and the receipts from a half-year's working of necessary exercise in a much more beneficial account of the now liquor duties ollected dur- at $27,000, to which 1 have just alluded. on the playing field.

is the ove occasion upon which the have been fairly met for the coming year, of Hongkong in about 18 Lat. It appears to lodging, and the absoluto lack of any regalar

The typhoon is probably situated to the SS.E. be taking W.S.W. course under the influence of the continental high pressure.

The northern depression is moving away over the Pacific to the N.E. of Japan.

Pressure remains high over N. China, but with a tendency to give way.

Government, which is entrusted with the welfare of the community, has an oppor with returning prosperity and an increase and added that he was in hopes that tunity of giving an sécount of its

in-the ordinary revenue which accompanies stewardship, and of enlisting the interest of The inhabitants in the Colony in the various prosperity, we may be able in 1911 to meet roatters not directly connected with logisla-and sinking fund without any further the heavy liabilities on account of interest tion, and which, therefore, do not ordinarily increase of taxation. We sincerely hope

N. part of the China Sea.

prong Tool Day the expected in the

Hongkong rainfall

Pensions,

Formosa Channel and rough weather over the fighting got in. Have they profited-br/Chargo on account of Public Debt, come before the Council." On that account that when the time arrives for the preparaat 10 am. to-day, 0.01 or the 24 hours ending football, the sport of the masses? Do thor Charitable Services,

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the community welcome the occasion quite tio of the Budget for 1911, His Ex- as buch as Big EXCELLENCY, and so for us CELLERCY's optimism will be justified. the public is concerned there will be no cavilling, we feel sure, at the length of these Another batol of gamblers appeared at the explanations. We have no intention to-day-Magistracy yesterday. The leaders on this of discussing the statement at any length, cension were fined $40 each and the remainder

$2 each. but merely to epitomise its main features. HIS EXCELLENCY aid that, generally

It has become a common trick to steal the speaking, the problem of the Government

inbbar tyros a first-class riesline As the value is somewhere about 20 ouch the gains is this year has been to raise sufficient revenue, fairly profitable when successful, · ́ or to decrease expenditure, to meet a deficit of sight lakhs of dollars. Of this amonut Terrace, roports to the police that about nine Captain. Peer, residing at 8, Kuntsford five lakhs are expected from the new liquor o'clock on Wednesday night some person stole dues, and one from the now stamp duties, from his dressing room 40 in money. Не

ceuspots the house coolie.

inches

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Total, 85,625,683

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