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BOUQUETS DE WATSON.

SWEET CAPORAL and OLD JUDGE CIGARETTES.

A. S... WATSON & Co., Ltd. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 29th October, 1978.

BIRTHS.

On the 8th October, at Brackley, Kent; the wile of JAMES WHITTALL, of Hongkong, of a daughter,

At No. 3. Miller Road, Shanghai, on the 6th inst, the wife of ARCHIBALD SHEARER, of a daughter.

DEATH...

At Bearsden, near Glasgow, on the 27th Oct., JOHN WILSON, of Wilson & Co., Tientsin; aged 49

The Hershong Telegraph

·HongKove, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1988.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

LORD SALISBURY AT THE GUILDHALL

LONDON. November 27th,

Lord Salisbusy, speaking at the Guildhall, said that the Sackville West Incident at Washington was an electoral rather than a diplomatic one and that the Irish policy of the Government was

sure.

Alluding in the defences of the country he and that amidst the growing armaments of other countries, England must ensure not daly security but the sense of security,

(From Straits Times) THE STANLEY EXPEDITION,

Loynoy, November 3rd.. Arab traders report having met Stanley in November last, safe and well, to the westward of Albert Nyanza; that he then hoped to reach Wedelal in January; that his force had suffered greatly and lost many lives,

THE NORTH BORNEO PROTECTORATE

November 5th. An agreement has been signed whereby Brunei. Sarawak, and the British North Borneo Company accept a British Protectorate.

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THE CZAR AND CZARINA. The Czar had his foot and the Czarina her hand injured by the Borki accident.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The steamship El Dorado, which arrived at Shanghai from Tientsin on the roth instant, had 85 griffins on bord.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1888.

THERE will be a game at Polo at the Club Ground, Causeway Bay, to-inorrow afternoon, commencing at 4.15 o'clock.

The Z. and C. Ergress of the 12th ulto. #ty A telegram from Smyrna states that the Mess- geries Maritimes steamer Sindh' got off with assistance. Her stem is broken, and she has a hole measuring four mètres in her bow, below the water line, and has proceeded to Syra for

repairs,'

..

The Stralls Times says that the Malacca

Opium and Spirit Farms have bees let out to Mr. Mea Hang Lan, in conartnership with Messrs. Neo Swee Linn and Koh San Ho, for n term of three years commencing from 1st. January 1989; and subsequently (at the request of Mr. Nen Hong Lan) the names of MesstK. Chia Teck Soon and Sit Tiang Lim, who obtained The Singapore Farms, have been associated with the Malacca Farms. The former statement of a Malacca journal that Mr. Lee Keng Liat has obtained the Malacca Farms. is not correct. We have received the following :-

NOTIFICATION,

To the American Community

United States formats for Amey and its Dependencies:

1

Amy, China.

November 4th, 1898

Ibex to notify you that by a table this day received; 1'am informed that the nonbia

Benjam HamIACIN,

lis heen slected Prealdent of the United States.

Me. Harrison was not my choice for President, East I can ele a hearty American response, anfay, "Vox populi, voz Del"

Sincerely yours,

WM. S. CROWELL,

Fairplay says that the statement that the twa Gios" liners, Gleifalloch, and Glenartney, have been sold to the Indo-China Steamship Company for the Opium trade between Calcutta and Hongkong is entirely without foundation. AT the Police Court this morning, a chair coalie was charged with stabbing another.. Both had been in the employ of Mr. Denson, and last of not being strong enough. On dissolving the month the prisoner was discharged an accrust partnership he bad a row with the complainant about dividing some money, and next day went down with two other men and assaulted him. When he had mopped the floor with him he tried to forcibly recover the money he claimed and in the struggle stabbed his opponent' with 'n. knife. Six months.

AT a regular lodge of St. John, No. 618, S.C., held at the Masonic Half last evening, the following brethren were elected office beaters for the ensuing year:--

J. Mitchell

J. Stephenniocunky

J. M. Lning...

Chas. Grant...

F. Howell es

7. W. Kinghorn

W. Quincey............

Lesberie

H. A. Shirazee

J. Vanstone....... J. Maxwell

.R.W.M. ...S.W."

J.W. Treasurer, Secretary, .S.D.

1.D. .D.C.

.Steward.

.Tyler.

FRENCH newspapers entertain anything but sanguine views of Tonquin and Annam. The following pithy remarks from the Siècle are an MR. WODEHOUSE, with Mr. 3. 1. Gower, presided illustration of this assertion:-"Indo-China, says at the Licensing session held this morning expected of it for various reasons; in the first our Paris contemporary, has not given what was There were ten applications for licenses, the place, because we have been too impatient of applicants being :—Gomes. "Globe Hotel ¡”- Silbermann, "The Land We Live In Hok results; in the second place, because we have Kann, "Grand Hotel, J. Hamby, "London of the new colony to be in a position to too often modified the administrative regimen Hotel;" Dorajec Nowrojec, "Victoria Hotel "coolly judge of the numerous and various -Petersen, "German Tavern "Moir "Sailor's experiments which have been attempted. The Home-Rouch; "Kowloon Hotel;"Berkowitz, same parties who. find it quite natural that the "Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle." and Thomas, monarchy of July and the Empire should have "Peak Hotel". All were granted, but some question as to the extent of the adjunct license

taken forty years to congeer and pacify Algeria at the last mentioned hotel was raised by Mr. and several milliards, feet indignant that in five at an expense of above a hundred thousand men Wodehouse and Chief Inspector Horspool.

years the Republic has not caused the most FROM home papers we note that the Japancke perfect order to reign, and suppressed all- Government have placed an order with Messia. Tetropolitan expenditure in a colony three limes J. and G: Thomson, of Glasgow, for the con-

as large as Algeria, and sitúated several thousand struction of a new cruiser to replace the Unebi- miles from Marseilles. If our political parties ken, which was last in the China Sea on her Tonquin to be an opposition ground and

would havea little more patriotism, far from taking voyage out from Europe. The new cruiser,

parliamentary battle-field, they would strive to the following dimensions:-Length between per normal conditions of exploration, They would pendiculars, 300 feet, bread b-41 feet; the dis- Blacement will be 2.400 tans, and the speed 19 not make a point to refuse all to Indo-China knits; the normal coal supply will be 2:1 tons, and to demand everything from it. They would The armament will consist of cleven 12-cm. guns of a loan if it were necessary, they should be request that with the least delay, and by means and three torpedo guns, besides some machine permit d to build barracks and roads which are the first wants of the country. They would ask of the metropolitan Goverment to send them good administrators, and to give them freedom and credit, which are indispensable when they have to work on new ground and under difficult conditions."

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THE British gap-vessel Carkchafer, winter at Tientsin as stated same time since, but will be stationed at Newchwang for which part she was under orders to leave Shanghai on the 9th inst.

to the Secretary of State, but only mentioned it to explain the absenc of Mr. Russell.

EXTRAS.

· The following recommendations were adapted: -$20. for two extra postmen to the Peak till the end of the year.

THE following appointments have recently been made at the Admiṛity :-James C. Dow. M... $1,200 gratty to the widow of Mrs. A. staff surgeon, to the Cordelia; S-dney A. Hough- Falconer, second master of the Central School." Gunner T. Cahill to the Firebrand. ton, assistant engineer, to the Victor Emanuel;,

THE DRAINAGE SCHEME. The Governer, commenting upon the official YESTERDAY afternoon, about two o'clock, Ins-reports published last week, said he was of pectors Stanton and Perry act out with a party opinion, in the absence of any authoritative of men to drop on a gambling club in Ng Kwal information to the contrary, that it was desirable tukongs in plain clothes on ahead, to mingle ended by the two afficials hest qualified to Street, off Hollywood Road. They sent some

and necessary to the Colony that the Drainage Scheme should be adopted. It was recom. with the gamblers and be ready to arrest them when the rush came. Lukongs do not care a

speak about it, and would be referred to the lot for this kind of service, as gamblers have an

highest engineering authorities at home. There unhealthy habit of paking knives into them if had been adverse opinions published in the they suspect them and any rumour arises that Press, but unless the writers came forward and the police are coming. However, they went in, expressed their opinions openly they could not but being "spotted"-to use a colloquial term

be regarded. If they published their identity -the rush was premature. The rear-guard their opinions would be considered along with managed to get twelve of the crowd on the roof, the reports. › and they were lined up to-day in front of Mr. Pollock, with all the fandan paraphernalia and a pile of dollars as silent evidence against them. Two of them pleaded guilty, and were fined $t ench; the others were remanded, bail being fixed in amounts varying from $:00 to yat ko. SAYS the L. & C. Express :-Considering that the tobacos from the Ranow estate in North Borneo was dried and prepared at a bad season. and that the sorting and classification were not

NATURALISATION.

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Elias franc Elins, otherwise Elias Isaac Ellas Zachariah, moved on step towards hecoming a British subject.

SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION DILL 1887. The following additional grants were voted :- $950, at 45. 2d, for the Governne's private secretary and aide-de-camp.

$1.310 for a new cadet who is coming out.. $100 a year to the Assesso's salare, In discussing these matters the Governor

a commission which could only dent with. it on the question of opinion, I question very much whether anybody here except those who have (xpressed, the opinion is com petent to do so; there may be, I have not heard of them; but I question very much from inquiry whether any single person in this place is com petent to give a professional opinion on this matter; I mean to say na against the very strong opinion given in its favour. I should be most glad.if I could see my way to recommend it. However, I place myself very much in the hands of the Council in this matter, because I am just as desirous as anybody else and I-am

light should be thrown on the matter. The sure Mr. Price and Cooper who made the report are as anxious as possible-that all practicable question is are we likely to get ahy good except from new light on the facts. Are any of the facts impugned that will give us ground for this, commission? If not I really at the moment don't see that very much good can be done by sitting in commission-any result that would be more satisfactory than we have got, kje

Mr. Layton-Do I understand your Excellency to say that, these papers will be referred to the Sanitary Commission at home ?

highest sanitary authorvies in England. The His Excellency-They will be referred to the Secretary of State would not think of sanctioning without the facts were carefully set out, all the

as well done as generally occurs on a Sumatra offered inre-refer them to the Finance Committee Colony, and they are all the more anxious to do

estate, the rate at which the 280 bales from dered na encouraging. The average price was Braco bare sold at Rottedim must be consi- 2534 per half kiln; but some to bales which had not been affected by wet in the course of preparation fetched 3. 6. per half kilo. This of very good quality can be grown in Borneo. has now definitely demonstrated that tobacco, Packages from Saudakan Bay and Marudu have been sold, and we are informed that a sample from Darvel Bay has been highly reported on. This means that there are three degrees of tobacco can be grown, and where the rainfall- latitude on the east coast of Bornen in which

so essential to a tobacco estate-is suitable,

THE LIABILITIES OF GAMBLING CLUBS.

IMPORTANT DECISION.

if desired. Nobody desired.

$500 additional to the salary of the assistant Engineer to make him equal to the Assistant Surveyor Genemt.

$30 to the Observatory. /

THE POLICE.

police, but

Mr. Ryrie raised the "question of getting more|| Captain Deane said he bad no accommodation for mare.

The Governor promised to consider the matter. THE FIRE BRIGADE.. Additional grants for seven firemen who had heen overlooked were made, His Excellency explaining that it was an omission.

Mr. Ryrie said that more men were wanted for the Fire Brigade, In view of the contemplated dissolution of the Volunteer Brigade,

The Governor complimented the heads of the Brigade on having so quickly extinguished the many recent fires, adding that if the force was, certain that more men would be required for the future. He was sorry to hear of the probable disbandonment of the Volunteer Brigade, as rendered such valuable assistance.

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facts necessary to form an opinion, and without these facis went before the best profes- sional outhouities. I need hardly say that the. Government have no other object than to obtain the best possible sanitary conditions for the so seeing that the Colony is willing to spend such a large sum for that purpose. There is an advantage in many counsellors submitted for the opinion the most competent authorities, and if there is the slightest dnubt about it the matter will be sent out here to be reconsidered," and in the absence of the full concurrence of the highest sanitary authority of England it won't be done.

which will be called the Shiodaikan, will be of help the Government to place that colony in its delivered judgment in the case of the Tung On inadrqaate it was even more creditable. It was system have been very much changed. It stems

Arms.

At the Magistracy, this afternoon, Mr. Pollock Club, the iwe keepers of which, with four others, were charged with public gambling.

Mr. Rycle explained that as there was such keen competition for fire-risks the two offices Engine did not feel justified in continuing to do. which at present maintained the Volunteer

30 alone,

defendants have been gulty under Ord. 9 of Mr. Pollock said:-The sole question which I have to decide in this case is whether the

1876 of either keeping a public gambling house, This case has been well-argued by Mr. Caldwell for the defence and he frankly admitted that or haunting the same, or acting as masters of it.

The Governor asked how an equal tax on the Kambling was being carried on in these rooms, but contended that gambling was not carried on

offices would do? He agreed that it was unfair in à public gambling-house but in a private such an expensive organisation should be main club, consisting of some 21 persons. While 1tained by two offices alone, hut said that was am discussing the question of gambling, I feel the first intimation he had had of it. He would called upon to point out the strange difference certainly consider the matter, since it had England on the subject, the origin of which extinction of the Brigade, between our local law and the Statute Law of assumed such a serious aspect as the possible difference I have been unable to determine.

EVERYTHING has been promised by the Separate System of Drainage in the Colony, except the abolition of that intolerable nuisance, the removal of night-soil after the midnight hour throughout the streets of this Island of Fragrant Streams. Yet, of all the good expected from the Separate System backed as it is by an

We seldom find in " Brownie's" oracular sayings enormous qutlay of public money, it was thought on Saturday nights anything of either practical some arrangement would have been made to do occasionally strikes the chord of local usefulness er prophetic value, except a hint or two which away entirely with the carrying of night-soil or possible application. The suggestion as to through the public streets. It is surprising that the Surveyor-General has not given this subject this Colony in substituilon of the Harbour the advisability of ereating a Harbour Board in the consideration it deserves, and that the

The stature at present in force in Hongkong Amaiscient Sanitary Board has so far forgotten happy thoughts that we think will find a

Master's Department is one of these exceptional is Od. 1X of 1896, which roughly speaking, re to take such an important matter in hand.

enacts the provisions of one of the earliest responsive echo of approbation in many Ordinances of the Colony, viz. Ord. XIV of MESSRS, Wheelock & Co. in their fortnightly a resident of this commercial port. A pro- 1844. The wording of this Odinance appears market report of the gth inst., write as follows; perly constituted Harbour Board, working on tome, by the light of English law, to be -During the period that has elapsed since the

lines, more or less similar to those on which peculiarly unfortunate, inasmuch as it practically issue of our last circular dated 26th ultimo, we

the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board has enacts that playing at unlawful games is na have bat little change to note. There has been

been organised, would, we think, greatly tend to offence at all' provided that it is carried on in a fair' demand for tonnage from Nagasaki to

promote shipping interests in this important any but a public gambling house. The law of this, but so little being available, there has been

mart of the Far East. The main advantage to England on the ulj ct is far more direct and only one transaction. Home rates have con-

be derived from such an institution is the sensible, and ap; ears almost in its entirely, in the tinued to advance and as will be seen below

accurate recording of our imports and exports, learned judgment of Hawkins and Smith, J. J., in Holt's are going to charge 509 for their next together with the tonnage statistics which so far the case of Jinks. Turpin, which may be properly steamer. For London, via usual ports of call have been collected, and published by the regarded as the leading case in the subject. and Suez Canal:-Freights have advanced and Harbour Master's Department. We are sadly Apart from the earlier statutes in the Common the Mails are now charging sos, The Mutual in want of regular statistics of imports and Law of England, which renders the keeper S.S. Kaisow has arrived from Japan and is now

exports-a want which does not exist in any of a common gaming house fiable to be loading at 409, her space having already been

other British Colony throughout the world. The indicted for a nuisance, the judgment refers is fully engaged at 405, she will leave on the taken up. Holt's S.S. Bellerophon due to-day Harbour Board which controls the shipping to what I may describe as being the two movement in Liverpool, one of the first shipping manin English statutes on the subject, neither of 14th instant and will be followed by the same

ports on the face of the globe, obtains and supplies of which have ever been adopted into our local Company's steamer Palinurus due on the 17th to the public at regular intervals complete laws, (Here fullow several chunks of interesting will leave on the 21st instant. For new York, that port, and offers to local merch. taking cargo at sos, per ton of 40 cubic feet, she statistics of the whole shipping movement of precedent), via usual ports of call and Suez Canal The every facility to ascertain at all times the 5. 3. Aberdeen with a portion of cargo from exact particulars of cargoes landed or exported Japan is now landing at fos, she is fully engaged by all vessels that have entered or left the and will leave on the 10th instant. The Mersey. This is an immense advantage to local to-morrow, and is booking freight at the advanced to fill up detailed specification fortas of all Euphrates will probably be here from Japan, trade. Importers and exporters are compelled rate of 353. per ton. The s.. Besenus follows, articles shipped, or landed, with their values her rate will be 6os. via Cape. The Norwegian and all other particulars, and to hand them for barque fanbel is fully engaged, part cargo at registration to the Mersey Docks and Hathours 258. and balance at 274. and 6d. per ton, the Board, where they are checked, Dock and Town will probably leare about first week in December, dues paid, and other formalities attended to with Mex. cents per picul, steam, small enquiry kong And if started, will it fail to be produc Quotations are Newchwang to Swalow, 23 a clock work regularity. Could not such an institution be established in progressive Hong. Cheloo to Swalow, 13 Mex. cents per ton picui, MESSRS, Scott & Co., Greenock, according to a

small demand. Nagasaki to Shanghai, $1.85 tive of good results ?, home paper, have just contracted to build a first-hip, for sailing vessels. Settle ents during the per ton of Coal nett, for steamers; $1.20 ex clasp steel screw steamer of 1.500 tons burden. fortnight-Feima, British steamer, 625 tons She is to be supplied by the builders with triple register, Nagasaki to Shanghai. $1.85 per ton expansion engines of 1,000 horse-power, and is coal nett, 3 trips; wine Seyd, German steamer, 558 tons register, Newchwng to Amor, 19 cents THE servant who was charged by Mr. Gubbay per picul, to lay days. No disengaged vessels with robbing him of $177 was up again before

in port, Mr. Pollock this morning. His defence had been that the thief got in through a window that would not fasten, but Detective-Sergeant Mac- denal on examination found all the fastenings in order. That little fact was instrumental in getting the "boy" alx months,

MESSRS. Carlowitz & Co, inform us that the steamship Bitarno, of the Navigazione Gene: rale Italiana, frem. Bombay, left Singapore for this port yesterday afternoon.

AN Emergency Convocation of Victoria Chapter, No. 525 will be held in Freemasons Hall; Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting companions are cordially Invited. Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co., agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam hama to-day, and will leave for this port, via ship Parthia, from Vancouver, arrived in Yoko.

Kobe, to-morrow.

intended for the China trade.

THE GOVERNUR'S SALARY..

In discussing the Appropriation Bill 1889 referring to a somewhat large sum of money, and The Governor desired to explain a subitem, that was the increased items of, loss in exchange on family remittances. That increase was partly due to the further fall in exchanges bit prin cipally to another cause. The matter being, a personal one it was of a somewhat delicate nature, but he thought it ri ht on it rather than lay himself open to the charge spak openly of undue secrecy.

Mr. Layton-That seems to me to meet the hon. member's suggestion, having heard that we are certain to have the best opinion on the system. The thing is that we know nothing nbout it. As I understand it we are all more or less anxious to know as much as possible of the. system and how the large sunt of money asked was ready some time ago and it has only recently for it is to be spent. This report I understand been put into our hands, Speaking for myself I have hardly had time to go thoroughly into it, but on glancing through if I must say any ideas we may have had before as the policy of the

people have a feeling against but they wish to a very excellent scheme. It is not a matter that know something about it, and I think there is merely a desire to postpone the matter some into it, but I think everybody here adiolta little time in order to go more thoroughly that the Surveyor General than anybody else, and we should be very poor about the wants of the Colony in this respect.

knows mora

consider it would obtin general approval. If critics of the scheme. I think a little time to you say that it is to be referred to the Sanitary Commission at home that gives a certain delay, public feeling on the matter.

His Excellency-I quite sympathise with the.. that those who have got to pay for the thing. I can quite see: would like all information on the subject, Although this was put on the estimates, it was put on in order that the money might be there in case the proposal was sanctioned after receiving perhaps it may be better to strike it out, the approval of the authorities in England, but don't mean that this woul delay the matter, the same course will be pursued in either case. The matter will be sent home and referred to the engineers and high authorities on the subject in England, and in case they differ from Mr. Price band if they agree, and agree thoroughly with it wou'd come out here again. On the mher

the opinion expressed here, the vote would be would perhaps be best. I don't say there would passed at once. On the whole I think that

be any loss of time; I should be able to report members of Council are inclined to be favourable to the Secretary of State that the whole of the towards it.

Mr. Layton think we should pass the vote seeing that the people here are in favour of more important, but it seems to me that belare Sanitary reform, which is every year becoming the vote is passed we should have some time.

it would show that the Council did not grudge it would be the most satisfactory courte because

• His Excellency quite agree with you that

the money. All they want is to be quite sure of how it is to be spent. I leave the matter in the course will be pursued hands of the members. Either way the same

suddenly found, to his surprise, that by an The facts were these:-Early in the year he

emoluments of the Governor were to be very Arrangement mide some years ago the largely reduced by the withdrawal from him of the privilege, ejoyed by his predecessors, of the right to remit half the salary home at por. - Mr. Layton-I think we should vote the sum The sudden withdrawal of that right meant aon the understanding that the scheme will be predecessor, he got $4600 a year less. On on by them-I have no doubt lavourably. It is serious loss to him, compared with his referred to these authorities at home and reported making the disagreeable discovery he at once not that we don't wish to pass the vote. We applied to the Secretary of State for a recon merely wish to have the whole matter thoroughly Looking at the propositions centained in the ground that no notice of the reduction had and if we had got them about that time I don't sideration of the matter not merely on the digested. These papers are dared 23rd July, judgment referred in. I should find no difficulty in deciding this case, if it were governed by English it was unfair, He thought those grounds would it is, we have hardly had time to read them. been given to him but on the general ground that think this discussion would have arisen ; but as law, in holding that this house was kept by the he understood by the people of the colony. Eved Therefore I should propose that we should pasi two registered proprietors for the purpose of an with the Entertainment allowance, bis salary the vote on the understanding I have defendant was assisting in conducting the thirty years ago, whereas the enhanced import His Excellency--It won't make the least unlawful game being played, and that the first was very much less than that of the Governet tionéd.

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business song to render all three of them liable to a heavy fine, under Section IV 17 and 18 great increase in society, too, imposed g eater or not, I guarantee that before a farthing of the ance of the Colony was still increasing. The difference practically, whether it is passed now Victoria, cap. 38. Unfortunately that statute was social claims than then, whilst the cost of living money is passed I shell have back the papers, not introduced into this Colony. Ord IX of 1976 certainly was not reduced, but bad on the cont and if there is any feeling against it shall have makes gambling an indictable offence only if it trary increased. He pointed out another con them referred back to the Secretary of State. -I can be properly described as such, inasmuch as salary, as it did, below 5000, did not take Hong, is carried on in a public place, and I am not satisfied on the evidence before me that this house

sideration to the Secretary of State that, it was am satisfied that in either case it won't stop from a gestion whether this reduction-bringing the geing on file whe I do not consider the evidence of the two in kong out of the category of a first-class Colony, formers worthy of credence. The question then- A CORRESPONDENT writes from Macao to the arises, could the registered proprietors of the people would only look uponthat as a sentimental as defined by the Statute. He daresay many effect that the petition which a section of the Club be indicted for a nuisance in Common Law matter, but it was not to him, for it meant Portuguese community has forwarded to the National Battalion, is gaining support from standing that this house is, in my opinion, a sented the matter to the Secretary of State, and as the keepers of a common gambling-house, very serious loss to him on his retirement from Lisbon Government for the extinction of the I think that they cannot be so indicted, notwith the service. For those reasons he had repres se classes of residents in the Holy City. The common gaming-hour bath within the defint-he mentioned them that the matter had a mare recent troubles in which Mr. Marques played tion laid down by Mr. Justice Hawkins and Mr. than personal application, and was one, in his ME35R6. Caird and Co, launched from their motive for the dismemberment of this dir-1X of 1876, making public gambling an offence, don in falanes. He crelained, in conclusion, the role of victim are not considered a sufficient Justice Smith, becar I am of opinion that Ord. opinion, that recommended itself for considera yard at Greenock, on the 6h ulto, the large tinguished body of gallant warriors, but it is and making no mention of common gaming- that if the Secretary of State, decided against steamer named the Peninsular, for the P. and thought the time has come for the dissolution and houses, must be taken as superseding, by im- O. Company. The vessel is of 5.500 tons, disappearance of a pseudo-military institution plication, any Common Law or Statute power of

him the vote, of course would not be drawn, 41oft. long, 4ft broad, and 37ft. deep, and fitted composed of essentially heterogeneous elements indicting keepers of common gaming-houses, up to accommodate 175 first-class and 12 second. and totally unfit and unreliable for any reapon stricter proofs being required in the former case class passengers. The Peninsular is rigged as sible duty, either in peace or war. The Lisbon than in the latter. a three-masted schooner and is built of the best Government was so convinced of this fact six mild steel, and in accordance with Lloyd's rules years ago that it ordered the dissolution of the for the zoo Ar class. She has three complets Battalion; but on an outcry being raised in steel decks, with hurricane deck. The houses Macao against a measure which deprived a num- on the spar-deck comprise officers' cabins, music ber of these so-called soldiers and several officers aloon, and smoking-room. Nothing has been of their means of livelihood, the Minister for the omitted in her construction to insure strength Colonles relented, and the nondescript Battalion and safety, and with regard to the latter the was allowed to continue to drag out its miserable watertight bulkheads —eight number-are existence. The general wish at present is, which are constructed of steel, have all double from the public gate, and it is hoped the thing carried up to the spar-deck. The deckhouses, singularly enough, for its final disappearance MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE tops, and are lighted by scuttles. The vessel will shortly be abolished in perpetuum,—or at is fitted up with refrigerating engine and least as long as Portugal holds Macao, The Council was held yesterday afternoon. Presents Expenditure, in which 3363.000 is set down for

THE SEPARATE SYSTEM AGAIN." The Council then proceeded to consider the The adforuned meeting, of the Legislative votes under the heading of Extraordinary chambers, electric lighting machinery and plant, petition also prays his Portoguese Majesty to hydraulic cargo machinery, steam windlasses, transfer the men and officers to the Police His Excellency the Govemor (Sir William the separate system of main drainage, of which and capstan, &c. She is furnished with ten Force, which is a purely military body. Opinions Des Vaux), Dr. F. Stewart, Colonial Secretary, sum $50,000 is mentioned as required during hoats, all built of teak, and comprise six life vary as to the legality of such transfers. As Mr. E. L. O'Mall y, Attorney General, Mr. H. the ensuing years in other wife say boats, three cutters, one gig, and a steam-launch, the officers of the National Battalion are strictly E. Wodehouse, Acting Colonial Treasurer, Mr.

Mr. Bell: Irving suggested that it might be THE Chinking correspondent of the Shanghas of sen knots per hour. The Peninsular, which worthy of the name, they cannot exchange their Deane, Superintendent of Police, Messrs, P. the subject of drainage. It was a system which the latter being capable of steaming at the rate civilians, and have had no military training. M. Price, Surveyor General, Captain W. M. desirable to appoint a Commission to inquire into Mercury writes on the 1st inst.:-Rain, has is expected to attain a speed of fifteen knots, graden for equal positions in the regular army Ryrie, J. Bell-Irving, B. Layton, Wong Shing, Involved a vast amount of money, and with regard fallen heavily for the past twenty-four hours, will be supplied by the builders with inverted unless they join the ranks as privates, and rise and Seth, Clerk of the Councils. which was much needed, none having fallen for direct-acifog compound tipic-expansion engines to higher grades in, say, ten years' time. On

to which various opinions were entertained, and the past, four months. The agriculturist will of the most improved type also with three double the other hand it is alleged that if the men of His Excellency, desired to explain, before a commission was appoicted to laquire lots the

THE NEW. CHIEF JUSTICE

the general public would be very well satisfied if now be enabled to get the winter wheat and and two single-ended Boilers. She has been the National Battalion, are not military men inproceeding with the business, that by the whole scheme barley sown. During the past month large placed on the Admiralty, list, and his apom-every sense of the word, on what principle can appointment of Mr. James Russell to the office His Excellency The dif numbers of refugees from the Yellow River modation for troops between the decks. The they be, arrested for desertion, court.martalled, of Chief Justice he vacated his seat on the matter is that fruróps districts have passed through The ferrace of vessel is intended for the company's mail service sentenced and imprisoned? If they are to Legislative Council; in accordance with a recom- Home I am tako houses which is being erected in the concession between England and India and China. The Buffer all the penalties of military law, why mendation made by a predecessor It had been by the propositio Le nearly finished and will be ready for occupation firm is building a sister steamer, the Oriental should they be debarred from enjoying its decided that the next holder of the office should report art impugned in by the end of the month; wether it will prove which is well advanced towards completion, and bounties: Macao b

o has always been considered not have a tent at the Copacil. Therefore, Goverment can take motio remunerative speculation in place of the godowns expected to be launched shortly, The P. and 0, the land of anomalies, and this affair of the whilst sincerely congratulating the colony on eft la desirable for a comm which were demolished, time will tell Game Company have also four other steamers con National Battalion is certainly one of the most the appointment of so eminent lawyer he io the facia, but given 4es not appear to be so plentiful as last season, tracted for with the firm of Caird and Co., of characteristic paradores, in existence. It is a must say that his . Poving to the unseasonable weather which we about the same size, which are to be named creation, quite, wonky bf the satirically desigvery seri

wastempered by the unless we hai „have had of Inte

Council -skilled with) Hengkang, Canton, Shanghai, and Hominy, od Holyy

WE are indebted to the Shanghat Mercury office for a report, in pamphlet form, of the recent Shanghai Race Meeting, which gives a very exhaustive description of the various events The value of these publications would he greatly enhanced if the compiler could be induced to follow the system unniverdely adopted by Sporting papers at home in the mode of "setting up the runners in each race."

THE Hand will play at the Officers' Mean, Murray Barracks, this evening, commencing at Bo'clock. The following will be the programme:

March. Joy Songserzioɑndskay. Overture...... * £ght Cev Try".....

Suppe Vale

Callout

Suraum Belection........Ma.co Visco......... Permells. Selec Ina.. Blue and Co

Sullivan, Reminiscences of Waber "Oodfrey v

JOHN MORAN, Badmator

that no offence has been committed in this case, I am therefore reluctantly compelled to hold and to discharge the defendants, but at the same time I venture found possible, nt no distant date, to more closely exaress a hope that it may be assimilate the laws of Hongkong, with those of England on the subject..

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COUNCIL.

THE ROYAL NAVAL SEAMEN'S CLUB

The Colonial Secretary proposed an addition of 8300 to Miscellaneous Services He said as a grant to the Royal Naval Seamen's Club that last year the Council vo'ed a sum of $300

and it had been thought well to include the sun) being overlooked. this year in the annual estimates to prevent

The Standing Order having been suspended. the Appropriation Bill for 1889 was read a third time and passed. The Council then proceeded to consider the votes for Extraordinary Expen

Arom

Mr. Ryrie-I don't think the vote should be passed. It would satisfy the objector, of whom I am not pre, and show that you were perfectly without obtaining the best authority for it if the in carnest and did not want to do anything vore was not passed

His Excellency-Well, we will strike it off I Me Rell-Irving-1' think it should be left out.

that the members generally, if it commend itself am to be at liberty to tell the Secretary of State

of it, and I shall at the same time repeat what I to the high authorities in England, are in favour, aid before that any objections either to the facts stated in this report or to the professional opinion.made by a competent person, a person. shown to be competent, I mean on reference to

receive careful attention if they are sent over the the authorities in England by the nature of the objections-if any ach objections are put for ward, 'either as to facts or theories, they will proper name of the person who makes them,

THE EXTENSION OF THE POLICE BUILDINGS.

The trold of 7,800, under Extraordinary Buliding

Public Works, foralie extension of the Police

LOTTERY.

ameeds the