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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1888.

point is very trial, because he says, and he 124 to export oplum. The opium found on has luul comitele experience of goods of this board that boat was therefore on board without nature, that chirate of o aash and sulphurought a legal permit. It was intended for export, as it to be picket separate boxes; and it is clear was the same opium as that named by the seven to my mingled the defentant has failed in this reported permits. From the Colonial Treasurer's double duty, and is therefore able for the evidence it appears that on the management of consequences which have followed on the the Opium Farm recently passing into other omission of his duty, without reference to the hands, a fear exister that abuses might arise from bill of lading as to which it was open to argus- the licensing and dispensing power "which had ment that he had not given sufficient notice of been exercised by Mr. Seth and, the Opium its contents. Wilst comis of justice are always Farmer's Agents, in allowing a jonk tocarry opium anxious to place no impediments in the way of and have possession of opium without the merchants at traile, in the other hand they necessary permit. It is probable that an abuse are ever watchful to protect life and property has arisen, but so fat as the Government was from injury and damage resulting from careless- ness, breach of duty, or neglect of Statutory the ports and Exports department, whilst at concerned Captain. Rumsey, the present head of provisions, This is not a case, where it can Quer stopping the practice because it was illegal, reasonably, he contended that the defendant declined to take any police action against the or his assistant did not know the dangerous appefunt on learning that the practice had been chapter of the minds shipped; they did awed by his predecessor under a misappre know their clairder, but the assistant thought tension of his powers-this was obviously a he had avoided danger by the male in which he proper thing to do. It is to be regretted that had heard. They maloubtedly were not Op Farmer was dangerous separately, but the assistant opened the simply putting an end

not content in the dous to danger by packing them in the same which was clearly Illegal and an

a system box. It may be of genețal utility to refer, toa of the faw, which is one for complete control evasion Case of Reginaw, Scott, that was decided in and constant supervision of opium-the basis England undir 349 of the Merchant Shipping of the Ordinance The Magistrate finds that Act 1854. That section has now been repealed the purple chop (with permission to take to but it is similart the rath sub-section of the the Chinese hulk) was stamped upon the Exp permits with the full acquiescence of the Opium Farmer, and which, according to Mr. Seth, allowed lopium to be carried in any boat. have carefully considered the able and ingenious augment of Mr. Robinson, but I am of opinion at the magistrate was right in point of law in convicting the appellant of exporting opium without a legal permit. I think, however, I should have considered if I had been dealing with the case that a fine of 50 cents was a sufficient penalty. law, and that there has been a breach of law. to show that the blue stamps were unauthorised by The Opium Farmer should in my opinion have taken another method of stopping a practice to which he had been so long a party; and while upholding the conviction I think there should the no order as to costs..

Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance 1979, in use in this Colony, and by which certain penalties are Imposed on shippers of cotin specified goods and other goods of a dangerous nature. A note of this case is given in Stevenson, Stowage, p. 170; and it appears that the defendant had shipped spirits of bitte and sulphuric ether in boxes, without marking their dangerous nature on the boxes or otherwise gewing notice in writing to the master of the ship. The boxes were marked Sindano Glass Singapore Apothic cary wares. The defendant was fined and the case clearly shows that Apothecary wares' was not a sufficient notice to the master of the ship by which they were carried, of their dangerous nature. There are other cases mentioned in Slevens on Stowage, where 'convictions have been obtained for sending aqua fortis as drugs,' al vestvians without describing them, but as the Acts under which they were decided are not mentiated or not laid before the Court, Iwill not further refer to them. As there has been no serious congestion against the amount of damage sustained by femson of the explosion, judgment will be for the plaintiff Company for the amount claimed, and costs.

· Mr. W. Wollen, appeared for the plaintiff Com pany, and, Mr. J. F. Weuber for the defendant.

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IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. --- (Liffore Mr. J. Russell, Acting Chief Justice, and Mr. A. 7. Leach, Acting Puisne Judge).'

THE RECENT LARGE SEIZURE OF OPIUM. Ko KM, Appellant,--Cisu Tuno, Respondent.

Mr Justice Russell gave the following judg. ment in this suit

Mr. Justice Leach-Iconcur in the judg ent of the Acting Chief Justice, 1 entertained. however, some doubt as to whether Mr Robinson's argument ought not to be accepted, that the words "moving opium for exportation" in sec. to meant exporting opiurn for the purposes of commerce, and did not include moving opium to the opium hulk outside the the waters of the Colony for the purposes of paying duty and lekin, and therefore that this was . casus omissus from the Ordinante. But in the absence of anything to the contrary in the Ordinance, I think those words ought to bear their primary or popular meaning thatis moving with the qualification of being carried out for for the purpose of being carried out' and not the purposes of commerce see the case of Muller v. Baldwin, reported L.R. 9 C.B. p. 457, which removes all doubt I entertained..

Mr. Robinson, instructed by Mr. J. F. Webber, appeared for the appellant, and the Attorney General (Mr. E L O'Malley), instructed by Messis. Wotton and Deacon, for the respondent.

THE EUROPEAN DISTRICT ·

RESERVATION BILL.

The following Bill was read a first time at the weeting of the Legislative Council on the 27th

ullo,

HONGKONG MASONIC CLUB,

LIMITED.

The following is the report to be submitted to he shareholders at the first anno il meeting t he held at the Masonic Club, on Thursday, the 29th March, 1886-

In submitting their first annual report onc statement of accounts to the 31st December, 1887, the Directors much regret that the large amount of $2.615.13 appears to the debit t Profit and Loss. This is to be princpslis tributed to the many difficulties that presented of the Club, themselves during the first few months' working-

The Directors are, however, alde to state that the Club is now working more satisfictorily, a r That its position is daily improving. They bripe that the support of the members during the current year will enable them to present al its close a better balance sheet than the one now before them.

DIRECTORS.

Messrs. 1. D. Humphreys and M. Falconer have been invited to join the Board, which appointments require the confirmation of the Shareholders at this Meeting. In accordance with No. 74 of the Articles of Asssociation Board, but are eligible for re-election. Messrs. Grant and Falconer retire from the

AUDITORS.

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gratuitously in making up the Accounts, and the Mr. J. Willmott has rendered his asusince foard desire to place on record their appreciation fhis services. Mr. A. D. Death kindly consentert to act as second Auditor. commend the re-election of these gedlemen.

The Directors re

resort in Hongkong, and the existence for so many years of the unhealthy swamp in its centre says very little either for the real or intelligence of local reformers. A public recreation ground has long been a crying necessity, and the Wang-nel-chong meadow, to use Governor Bowen's expression, is the only place available on the island. The improvement of the health of the district, even if no other reason existed, would mare than justify the projected reclamation.-Ed, Hongkong Telegraph.}|

THE EUROPEAN RESERVATION

ORDINANCE.

TO THE EDITON OF TAK "Hostigand, Teluórasu," " SIR,Sir William des Vieux deserves the cordial thanks of all Europeans in this colony, and will, if I am not greatly mistaken, also receive the commendations of a future generation of Chinese merchants and traders who shall have established themselves and made their fortunes on the island, for the highly necessary and much too long deferred measure of stepping the objectionable tide of Chinese invasio which is now sweeping, through the city with irresistible movement, and which, if permitted to go on, would assuredly have unhealthy condition of a Chinese town. The converted Hongkong into the filthy and Governor deserves the more credit for this

quite long enough to see plainly enough that if proposed restrictive measure of his, because he has been so short a time in the coloay, and yet some curbing-bit was not fairly and justly applied, the beauty and healthiness of Hongkong were on the high-road to ruin. It says little for the perception of previous Governors of the Colony, and much less for the penetration, the zeal, and shall say the honesty of many present members of the Council, that such a measure was not proposed by some of them even five or ten years ago, for it is a question which should have been foremost in the mind of every individual who had a word to say on the sanitary condition and well-being of this British city. As there are few people in Hongkong who have not made a trip or two to sea in a first class pas- Senger ship, the question may be asked what opinion they would form of the captain, or his officers, or the owners who permitted an otherwise grand ship to fall into such a disgusting condition of filth, of stinks, and of general untidyness as the greater part of Hongkong is in at present, and has now for some years presented? Well, Sir, it could only be said by reasonable people that such captain or owners were not fit to have charge of a first class vessel, and in like manner there has long been a strong opinion 2,515.13 in Hongkong that such Governors and such $9,414-47 matter of fact and easily understood duties. Councillors were incompetent to fulfil their plain,

C. P. CHATER

Chairman. CAPITAL ACCOUNT-31ST DECEMBER, 1887.

To Capital Account $7,330

Liabilities. Less Suspense Account.........

-$7,270.00 Local Liabilities-unpaid Accounts 2,144.47 $9414-47

Asseis.

50

..

-$1,127.15 4.97.49

281.41

By Outstandings $1,61075 Less allowance for bad debts 483.50

Furniture Miram

ima

ラケ

(Bar Stock) Wines on hand.......... Hongkong & Shanghal Bank 455-43

D

Cash in band...

37.86

"

Profit and Loss.

PROFIT AND LOSS, Dr.

To Allowance for bad debts....

Charges.....

By Front made. Balance.....

*

Cr.

403.29

W: F. HATHERLEY,

Secretary.

Examined and found correct,

JOHN WILLMOTT;')

A. D. DEATH, Auditors, Hongkong, 30th January, 1888.

CORRESPONDENCE,

The question of sending the Naval Yad over to Kowloon or to Stonecutters, I will not discuss at present, although the ships and the yard would be quite as handy for their purposes of existence, and in a much more sheltered position from typhoon winds than they are at present....

I am, Sir,

• Yours faithfully, Hongkong, March 31st, 1888.

OUR MACAO LETTER.

MA

MACAO, March 31st, 1888. The conflict between our Acting Governor and that remnant of the former oligarchical corpora tion of Macao-the Leal Senado, is not yet over; on the contrary, it promises to develop into serio-comic phases and episodes which are 100 important to be passed over in silence.

the session whereby the Goyemor was cenfured to having to fulfil such a mission. The question be cancelled; but he preferred trjintlan

which decided against the 3enado; and the was finally referred to the ovipol Council Senado then appealed to Lisbon.

The latest episode of this enjoyable farce occurred only a couple of days ago. The veteran President of the Municipal Chamber had an interview with the Acting Governor; there was no end of arguing and expostulating on both sides on the same old bone of contention-the disagreement between the Municipality and the Head of the Executive. Senhor Pacheco is reported to have finally convinced Senhor Costa Duarte that the Macao Senado exercised such an influence over the Lisbon Colonial Office that it could place or remove civil func- tionaries at its pleasure; that even the Governors of Macao required the support of the Senado, and that Viscount Paço d'Arcos, who held that post in 1877, was superseded because of the Senado's unfavourable report concerning him."" The Acting Governor cut Senhor. Pacheco's vapourings very short by replying that all be wished was that the Senado would report him to the Lisbon Colonial Office, as he was very anxious to be superseded.

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appeal to Lisbon will be ridiculed there, and The general opinion here is that the Senado's that the only result will be the final suppression

As regards the state of the weather, we have of that pre-eminently useless and exceedingly farcical institution, the Macao Municipality. had rain for consecutive days, which prevented. many of our female devotees from tripping gaily to Church daring the latter part of Passion week The usual religious performances have been carried out, to the undivided gratification of the

THE PERAK "TIN MINING AND

SMELTING COMPANY, LD...

The annual general meeting of the share- holders of the above Company was held at the Shanghai Club on the afternoon, of March 24th. There were present:-Messrs. W. V. Drummond, Chairman, R. Francis, and E. J. Hogg, Directors, 1. H. Joseph, H. A. Ritchie, G. H. Wheeler, A. Thurburn, R. E. Wainewright, 11. Syton, and J. Dudgeon, Secretary, representing 1,077 shares.

The Chairman said-Gentlemen, there is very little to add to what appears in the repeat, for the information of the shareholders. The whole year has been occupied in negoliations with the London syndicate with the object of forming-a- exceedingly protracted, but on 10th December a new company to work the property of the present These negotiations have been Company. telegram was received from the syndicate accepting the terms offered for the purchase of the property. On the following day a telegrain was despatched from here closing the user with the syndicate. Written advices from the synth- cate gave promise of the report upon the property belrg received in February, but unfortunately, so far, no information on the subject has come to hand. A strongly worded telegram has been despatched to the syndicate requiring definite information as to what has been done, and it will probably be necessary to despatch a second, if, some satisfactory explanation is not received during the next few days. The position of the Company renders it necessary to ask the share holders to pass

resolution authorising the liquidation of the Company at the discretion of the Directors, but before putting the resolution. to the vole, I shall be glad to answer any questions the shareholders may have to pat.

Mr. Wainewright naked if it were competent. for the Directors to propose this resolution with- out special notice.·

tall. Going back to that valuable stretch of level ground reaching from the Military barracks to The Naval Hospital gate, there is 100m enough there for all the dwelling houses of Europeans and respectable Chinainen that may carry on their business here for generations to come. Sweep way the whole of that malodorous nest of native parasites, and native crowding, and we Have space enough and to spare without any highly expensive and doulsfully beneficial reclamation of frontage-further than that of getting into deeper water and keeping down had adours. The grund is wasted by small lenė, inents. Put your offices on the ground floors, and your two or three stories of dwelling houses above them, and continue this system of haid some terraces right up to East Point. Send the cargo and coal boats beyond such limits-either over to Kowloon, to Stone-cutters Island, to seway Bay or to Belcher's Bay, all of which places are quite close enough for coal godowns to approach the city, and thus sweep out of a filthy and disense breeding existence that great nest of native abominations which has at present the full possession of the finest part of Hongkong. I mean this same level ground existing from the barracks to East Point, where you can find at this present moment a hundred little peddling wretchedness on the profits which would only keep shopkeepers, barely existing in a condition of oncdccent trader in independence. At present that

domestic life so common to all Chinese citics. highly valuable space is entirely given up to the Chinese and to that fearful condition of and which disgraceful state of things is actually permitted out under the negis of the Iritish flag. The conditions of life for Europeans in Hongkong are different to those common in England, but much the same as you find prevailing in places like Naples or Messina, where such a fine-piece-robe and the petticoat. of harbour frontage as this Eastern Prayn would be occupied every evening by the best class of citizens, coming out to take the air, and to enjoy the health giving breezes so commonly found in the vicinity of finesheet ofwater, such as the harbour- of Hongkong, A military band, or some other, would be present; there would be innumerable scats as resting places, and commodious landing places for pleasure boats, white inteispersed among the large offices and handsome shops would be plenty of those commodious café not drinking dens-which have so much to do with human enjoyment. Such a place in any Italian city would be the Grand Parade in the evening; whereas in Hongkong it is, after sundown, a place too utterly desolate for a respectable dog. That such a place for public recreation is wanted, we only have to watch the numerous pedestrians who, every evening, may be observed returning from the locality, dejected quest after the simple enjoyments of evening and troubled in facial expression, from a vain There is surely not, much greater difficulty in life. keeping a city in order, in cleanliness, and its inhabitants in comfort and in health, than in 483.50 doing, the same thing by a large dwelling house, **** 7,044 24

in which so many ladies of-very-mediocre capacities so eminently succeed!

But although Sir William Des Voeux did well on $7527.84

Tuesday last by introducing a measure which a This matter comes before the Court on a case

man nearly blind might have seen was necessary, stated from the Magistrates Court, from which it

$4,912.71 think he should even have taken a more appears that the appellant was fined in the sum of

2,615.13 decided and sweeping advance against this So forcontravening Sec. so ofthe Opium Ord., 22

black tide of stinks and ahominations which have of 1887. Besides stating certain findings of fact,

$7,527 84 been for so long closing in around the European the Magistrate returned the depositions and all

quarter. I suppose there are few people who, cucumis put in at the hearing before him, and

looking at Hongkong from the decks-of-a-mail this Court is to enabist to see the whole case

steamer just arrived in the harbour from home, as laid before the Magistrate. The preamble of

and who may possibly have seen something of the Onliance recites that it is expedient to

Genoa, Naples, Messina, Palermo, etc., who do regalate and control the mavement of Raw

not experience a feeling of disappointment at the Opium within the Colony and Section I enacts that the "Opin Ordinance of 1884, and this

shabby and dirty condition of the face of the city, that is to say, of the line of houses along ordinance shall be construed as one ordinance.

the Praya. From the City Hall to about the Section 6 effaces that no person except, the

Victoria Hotel it is passable, but further westward Opitim Fatmer or the licensed retail dealers

the condition of the town is filthy in the extreme,; shall have in his possession or under his custody

and its appearance is completely ruined; whereas or control Opinii in quantities less then one

it might have been so different had Hongkong chest without a certificate of purchase from A

at any late time passessed men in the Legislative Lecere, exept he can show to the satisfi

Council who had an idea in their heads of a Magistrate; (e) That the said Opium is

farther than that of exchanging a bale of Man anted by a certificate of one of the Licensees.

SIR-The question of the projected public cheater cotton for a chest of tea, at the highest (4) Cust be has received it under an oft ial

park for Hongkong may or may not be one possible profit-whose minds have been too much Expor permit Section 9 regulates the landing

possessing an interest for all the residents of the engrossed with the selfish and intellectually low «1 opium under peimit, and Sebion 10 enacts

city, although it can hardly intimately affect ideas of petty traders, and in which the possibić | still decidedly, sublunary, I think our senates That the Directors be, and they are hereby that every persin moving opium for Export- 2. In the construction of this Ordinance, the park is to be constructed in the flat level of the

those who live in the western district. If the profits of a case of Hennessy's brandy was more ation in chests chall, before doing so, send words City of Victoria shall mean the City of Wong-noi-cheong Valley, which is just about thoughts, desires and affections," &c., &c. It is in accordance with their first wakings, last to the Superintendent a requisition in form of Victoria as defined by the Victoria Registration two miles from the Clock Tower, and along a schedule furnishing the particulars therein Ordinance, No. 7 of 1866. The words "Chinese road hemmed in by dirtyChineseshops and houses, prove that all the houses and shops of the not necessary to go into a long argument to required, whereupon The Superintendent shall grant an Esport permit in the form of schedule usually designed for habitation, by Chinese other. in it can bardly be very powerful. Whatever might easily have been constructed on a large,

tenement "shall mean any tenement of the type which appear to be on the increase, the interest Chinese-especially along the water frontage autising the said opium to be expired. than domestic servants. The words "European may be thought of the policy of the Government an airy, and a handsome scale of design, some The owner or shipper shall cause such permit to District" shall mean that portion of the city be exhibed to the Opium Farmer or his Agent, which is situated on the southern or south artery of the colony to be ruined by native and other handsome structures lately built at in allowing the main thoroughfare and principle what after the fashion of the Peabody buildings and such permit shall be signed by him er his Agent, and shall not be used or acted upon until paint on the Pokfoolum-road, at No. Bridge, whether the Park, when made, will ever be eastern side of a dividing line beginning from a

The late conflict between our Senators and constructions of this order, it is very doubtful home, for very poor people. But these sapient the Head of the Executive, as you have several it is sa signed Schedule C is as follows:- and passing along the Pokfoolum road, High patronized to any appreciable extent, if it has to

legislators of ours de hot appear to have had times pointed out, arose out of a queer fact To the Sitpenitendent of Imports and Ex-street, and Bosham-road, as far as Ladder be approached by way of that, at present, recking filthy chy kept clean, as proof of which, take a in a nutshell was, that Governor Costa wished either the zeal or the ordinary ability to have their connected with journalism. The whole thing Sir, Please issue a permit to export by sheet, theece along the northern boundaries thoroughfare which is rapidly becoming denser ........Chests of............pium, numbered and of inland Lots Nos. 573 and $74, and bisecting and fouler in those peculiar native odours. The marked as below, on the day of inlund Luts Nos. 523, 423,157, and 94, thence road too by the waterside, which was once a

walk along the east end of Queen's Road to keep the Correia Macuente tightly muzzled native quarter-ar along Bonliam Stran and over his so-called diplomatic mission to Siam, epium: having been purchased by me from...... Nas. 100, 108, 122 and 133, thence along a very disagreeable condition, on account of the in whose (getown, house or shop) it is now

condition of filth and raggedness the places are the semi-official Independente, the semi Shelley Street and along the northern boundary

in: With the loose and toolish idea that highly episcopal Vos do Crents. The Correio was his negotiating with London for the sale of the The whole of 1887 has been occupied in stored (or the same being now stored in my of inland Lot No. 125, thence along Chancery real waterside traffic of cargoes and coal dust. saciary regulation, and attention bugbear, and as he really had no business Company's property. The result of these nego godown, shop or house) at.......or sold by me Lane, Arbuthnot Steps, Wyndham Street, Ice perhaps the word pole cats would be more

But independent of all these lions in the path to the decencies of city life, would be an 10 who is desirous of exporting it. Date, House Lane, Battery-Path, Beaconsfield-Steps appropriate than lions, will those residents who commerce, a few weak-headed and highly politic to leave no stone unturned until he property and rights of the Company, but it was whatever to drain the Macao treasury in order tiations has been that in August a syndica e interfere with the advance of trade and to gratify his travelling tastes, he thought it was formed in London to acquire the whole mount?" — Schedule D. is as follows:-- Permit to Exports authorised to export Ground, thence along Queen's Road East as far to leave that bigh and delightfully cool prospect

and the north boundary of the Military Parade live near the upper levels of Caino Road ever care incompetent members of the Council have secured the Cerrato's silence over the matter. set until December that terms were arranged. hy.................chests of.........opium, marked and numbered as below, an the........having and 47, thence along & line parallel with and 200

as the west boundary of inland Lots Nos. 47A for the heated atmosphere of Happy Valley, which

permitted what did at one time look like being a This is how he managed It. Among the These terms are that the syndicate undertake fine and handsome city, to become little better professors of the St. Joseph's College there is an to have a report made upon the property, and been purchased by the xporter from.........and feet to the north of Kennedy Road as far as

in the summer evenings, up to 8 o'clock, must

than a great festering sore of native growth, Individual who writes for the Correio, under the that if such report is sufficiently favourable to now stored insituated at....and sold the Wantsni Nullah and thence along Kennedy has been collecting and simmering during the ome-calling the town, to.........who is required to export in terms of this Road to its junction with Queen's Road East, previous twelve hours? R

retain a great deal of that oppressive air which some-calling the town, a model Colony Machiavel at large in our bonourable city. To enable them to Heat a new Company, the pre. permit.-Date 18-Superintendent. A copy and which dividing line in more specially set Kennedy Road, the New Road above, the high the present brandy-selling and adulterated-tea- had only torn the redoubtable professor capital of £150,000 farther, that out of the pay- of this pernit has been served on me.-Opium forth and denoted in the Official map of the City level ford to the westward, and the Public buying generation, had laid the original city out in sympathy. He paid a visit to St. Joseph's ment received, this Company is to repay the appears to me that because, forsooth, men with superior brains to captivate the Correio, the Governor knew he abarca and 10,000 in cash) out of a fatal new

sent Company to receive Farmer. Date. Received this Opium.-Exporter. of Victoria, to be signed by the Governor and to Gardens are much too easily got at by European unworthy successors have utterly failed to Indulged in a fow complimentary words regarding formation of the new Company to an amount not Sec. 11 makes similar provisions for the removal be registered in the Land Office of the Colony.

lines of beautiful design, and which their eminently College, where municipal school is located, syndicate the expenses in connection with the from store to store and for transhipment in the 3-After the passing of this Ordinance it shall like a place of favourite resort, except perhaps maintain. On the great question of "inore space," the teacher he had selected in his mind's eye exceeding $5,000, in addition to which £1,000 will

residents to make the proposed park anything It will thus be seen that the principle not be lawful to build any Chinese tenement to a few people on a cool Sunday after an enterprising scheme is on foot for reclaiming and on returning to Government House issued be required for commission and brokerage, to the of the Ordinance is to place a complete check on the movement of opiuin within the Colony and Chinese tenement, whether now built or here as it could very readily be made, it is doubtful if beauty and prosperity of the city-it depends so frade, which formerly used to be affixed on the failing to start a new Company, no expense will within the European District, and no-note noon. Even with Queen's Road East as select from the sea, which may or may not enhance the what is termed here a parlaria, a decree or, in London agents. In the event of the Syndicate its waters, and that this chicer and the carried after to be built, within such European District the distance would not be to get stone possess constructed on that reclaimed ground and here name, praising this Professor of the Corralo that the report would be made early in this year,

much on the style of buildings which are Farmer. The facts of this case are few and

shall be divided with the object of providing for attraction, except to horsemen and those

doors of public edifices and thence derived it be entailed on this Company. It was understood.. simple. On the 14th January, seven applications were made for the exportation of opium by an one thousand cubic feet of clear internal space, sictly forward, will assuredly, when up or the the east end of the milliary barracks to what in counsel over the Siamese embassy, and Senhor this point at the miceting on 28th inst.

occupation by more than one person to every ng carriages. The Peak Tramway too, coming again the matter of carelessness or incompetence to the exclusion of all the other teachers of St and the Directori hope to be in a position to give of the legislature comes strongly into view. From Joseph's. Thereupon the Correio kept its own the shareholders some definite information on opium dealer, giving the quantities-the names time occupied by more than ons person to every mountain top, in preference to any park in Happy at great expense, 4 very fine water frontage, peace to Bangkok Friend continued whil October, when the rainy season

nor shall such non-Chinese tenement be at any condition, take every pleasure seeker up on of junks, and all particulara required by

known as East Point, there has been constructed, de Costa, with wife sed, family, proceeded in The exploration of the Selama lode was schedule C and section to. On the same day

one thousand cubic feet of clear internal space. Valley. But if f a park has to be made so the seven permits were granted, every require.

Upon the complaint of any person-away from town, to be reached only through the which has been given up apparently to the The unibelauded professors were ablaze made. It impossible, to carry on further work: ment of schedule D: being complied with. But whether such person be aggrieved or not that Whitechapel and Seven Dials of the colony,

owners of coal-godowns and other businesses with magisterial Indignation. Two of them in addition to the permit authorised by law, there

a Chinese tenement has been built within the why not utilize the splendid hit side which which never should have bech permitted to had far longer records of service in the without proper, mining appliances) the lode has was printed in blue letters with permission European District or that any tenement in such stretches for two miles and a quarter on the left settle down so close to the eyes and ears of the cause of education than the Corrido scribbler now been opened in several places, and nothing. to take to the Chinese Customs hulk" This, District is subdivided, or is occupied by an flank of the Valley, immediately opposite the city, while so much available land was to be had could boast of, and they thought themselves further will be done pending the arrival of the for some time had been added by Mr. Seth-the undue number of persons in contravention of cometeries, which is already well planted with in a very much more sheltered part of the injured by the Governor's policy of exclusiveness.ndicate's englacer former Imports and Exports officer, and with the the provisions of this Ordinance, it shall be shade trees and on which ten or twelve miles harbour, to wit, Hunghem Bay, and that three Had they enquired of His Excellency the motives

1/ full knowledge of the Opium Farmer-and a

lawful for the Surveyor General or any officer of shady wolks could very easily be formed long miles of coast line stretching from which led him to St. Joseph's, they would not

DEWAAR DIRECTORS, practice seems to have prevailed with the deputed by him for the purpose, to inspect such walks from which a magnificent prospect of Kowloon Point to Sam shui-po, beyond the perhaps bave resented the praises in liberally his departure from Shangba, Mr. E. J. Hogg Mr. EFG Low having resigned the Board on full knowledge of the Opium-Farmer's agent tenement, and any person in any way obstructing the harbour would be had, and also a parer and Cosmopolitan Docks; affording plenty of room for bestowed on their junior colleague But as they was elected in his place, his appointment now that all the Opium covered by a number such inspection shall be deemed to be acting in cooler atmosphere than could ever be obtained double the amount of trade at present affecting could not unravel mysteries diplomatic they requires the confirmation of the shareholders. of export permits might be lumped into one contravention of this Ordinance

in the bottom of Happy Valley.

water frontage in the colony and what is of forthwith made complaint to the Senaters from boat, and taken to the Chinese hulk, where it

far greater importance, giving complete shelter whom they had received their appointments. paid duly and was brought back into the Harbour

from typhoon winds; whereas, along the Eastern The Rames of indignation spread to the paire and re-distributed amongst the junks for which

Praya, it is a dead lee-shore on which no boals can contrivit in solemn conclave assembled. A export-permitand been previously granted. In

Praya from the Blue Buildings to Enst Point had Governor's idiosyncracy, shown in his select remain in stormy weather. If that stretch ofding stormy session of the Sanada was held, and the the present case cargo-boat 124 and transferred

been made the most of, there could have been manner of administering praise, was condemned, into it the opium to be exported (and the appellant was in charge of it) onder the seven

of European families, in fine terraces,something insert this disapproval of the Camare of HD built along its face accommodation for hundreds nemine dissentients.The Secretary was told to permits, and the master of the cargo-boat had the seven permits with him. This boat was

after the style of the Blue Bulldings, and in such Excellency's conduct towards the Professor in taken to the Chinese, Customs hulk which la

manner as the cities on the shares of the Medi the minutes, and these were published when ther outside the part, anchored in Chinese waters.

terranean Sea have availed themselves of, as Head of the Executive was on the There the Chipcse duty, and lekin of jaiport to

also many towns in England, such as Brighton, voyaging toward China were paid, but the opium was re-imported.

Hastings, Southport, Scarbro in fact, Sir, had we Senhor Costs It was quite loose in the leafin open boxes,

had such public men lately as those who guided would not a 32 in number I was intended to be re-distri

whole of Queen's Road,, from the Sailor Home sapatorial that they, the interests of this colony in its young days, the tered to his inted, it is said, amongst the seven funks. It is

to Happy Valley, might have presented that fair attack on the found by the Magistrate, as a fact, that no appli-

and healthy appearance which It ention was made for or granted to Cargo boat

enjoys only in the najghbourhood of its

ports.

Whereas the health and comfort of Europeans in a tropical climate demand conditions which are inconsistent with the neighbourhood of houses crowded with occupants and otherwise used after the manner customary with the Chinese inhabitants, and whereas the influx of Chinese into the colony tends constantly to narrow the area of the city of Victoria where such conditions. are attainable, and it is desirable to reserve by law a district wherein such conditions may be secured Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all

Ordinance.

purpose: as The European District Reservation

(We do not necesarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondenta in this columns.)

A PUBLIC PARK FOR HONGKONG.

TO THE EDITOR OF "Hoxoxong Triscrapie."

municipal institutions it seems to me that a I am, on principle, a staunch advocate of all municipal government strikes the happy medium between the odious extremes of autocracy and democracy in practice, however, I rather think that a perfect municipality is only possible in the moon, and as the city of Maceo, which you are disposed to style "Modern Nephelococcygia," although in the clouds, is and municipalities are egregious shams. Muni- But let us not confound Authropology, with cipal institutions certainly flourish in old Portugal,

know their rights and privileges, and who can Simlanien in Portugal there are men who

while in outlandish Macao, monkeyism is too stand up for them, sword or pitchfork in hand, rampant to allow of any serious civil corporation being formed and respected.

..............to destination.........the said along the, northern boundaries of inland Lota and pleasant walk, is rapidly resolving it. Fontiguous thoroughfares, and see what a festering The worthy diplomat bad nothing to fear from

to be

Its

5-Every person contravening any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction by ́a Magistrate' to a penalty not exceeding -Dollars, or in default of payment to imprisonment not exceeding months, and every tenement built, sub-divided," or accupied in contravention of this Ordinance, shall be deemed a nuisance within the meaning of Ordinance No: Bof 18;6, which nuisance may be abated accordingly, as

prevent the owners of Chinese tenements now 6-Nothing in the Ordinance shall be held to axisting within the European District, from repairing such tenements in accordance with their present structure, nor shall anything in this Ordinance be held to preclude any Chinese person from owning, or occupying, or residing in day lawful tenement in the European District.

Yours faithfully,

RESIDENT.

far

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· Hongkong, 29th March, 1888-90g 220 22 (Our correspondent's remarks as to the filthy and otherwise unsatisfactory condition of the and eastern suburbs are Just and well founded, thoroughfares leading to the Happy Valley but his objections to the reclamation of the malarious swamp in the lovellest spot in the colony, and its transformation into a public fecreation ground for the benefit of the com- munity at large, are of the feeblest description. Nabody, we should think, ever imagined and the higher levels of the colony to the that residents would flock from Caine Road new Park in Happy Valley, nor was the reclamation schem kadopted with any such idea. The Happy Valley is the most popular

Mr. Drummond said it was, and that the resolution was a mere amplification of the powers which the Directors already possessed, as given. them by the shareholders at the list annual meeting, to dispose of the whole property an I' assets of the Company.

The first resolution was proposed by Mr. Drummond, seconded by Mr. Hogg, and carried unanimously

empowered to liquidate the Company at their discretion.

Proposed by Mr. Wheeler, seconded by Mr.

passed Thurburn, and carried unanimously-

That the report and accounts as presented be Proposed by Mr. Joseph, secondled by: Mr. A. Therburn, and carried unanimously-

That the appointment of Mr. E. J. Hogg as a Director of the Company be confirmed.

Preposed by Mr. Ritchie, seconded by Mr. Joseph, and carried-

That Mr. G. R. Wingrove be re-appointed Auditor for the year.

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CHAR

REPORT.

FRAUDITORJAAMONG

grove retires as required by the: lation but offers whimself for

W. V. DRUMMOND,

Chairman