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TEN mules arrived at Singapore from Madras on the roth inst. for the" Jelebu Company. This evidently means business.
M. DANEL, assistant inspector of the administra. live service at Tonquin, has been appointed temporary lieutenant-governor.
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FENCING is stated to have become so popular among ladies on the Continent that many con- vents include it in their curriculum.
Doc Sing, the most redoubtable chief the French have had to cope with in Tonquin, has submitted, together with 300 men armed with repeating rifles.
A METHODIST preacher in New York gives consolation to the wall-flowers. He says the girls who don't, dance are better looking than the girls who do.
H
M. RENAY has contempt for popular government' To unchained, universal suffrage," he says "I prefer the most dissolute court and the most mediocre monarch,"
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A YOUNG Chinaman who stole an opium pipe from a divan and then stabbed a servant who tried to stop him, was sentenced to six-months' imprisonment to-day.
FOR boarding a junk at Shaykiwan, and demand- ing the enormous sum of ten cents, with menaces, 13 backed up by two knives, two men were arraigned before Mr. Wodehouse to-day. One got six months.
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THE Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co. courteously informs us that the steamship Malwa, with the next English mail, left Singa- A SINGAPORE contemporary states that Mr. pore for this port at 5 p.m. yesterday.
Schat and Mr. Hooper, directors of the Jelebu Mining Company, are at present on a visit of inspection of the Company's property.
WE are requested to intimate that the members of the Hongkong Sketching Club will be glad to see their friends at the City Hall from to am until sunset on Thursday the zoth inst.
A SPANISH priest named Benito was murdered in the province of Bacninh, Tonquin, on the 6th June; whilst sleeping in a Chinese house. He was shot in the chest. The murderer, who escaped, is unknown.
We have received the first copy of a new journal Indipendance Tonkinoise. It is similar in style and get-up to its contemporaries, and proclaims itself Liberal, above all, with anti-fiscal views, and a red-hot desire to develop the country.
A MASCULINE beauty show is being arranged a! Vienna, of which women will be the judges, and prizes will be awarded to the handsomest man, the man with the finest mustache, the man with the higrest nose, and the man with the largest bald head.
On Sunday the 14th inst, a duel was fought at Haiphong between Messrs., Champin and O'Hegerly. The weapons chosen were swords. The fire-eating Irishman was wounded seriously above the right eye. The affair caused 'con- siderable commotion.
AN Irish sailor named Kennedy, living at the Sailors' Home, took a dollar from another resi dent there. yesterday, to see if it was good. As the barman supplied a number of drinks for it he saw that it was, and imbibed the drinks accordingly. He was impounded for three weeks to-day.
The Lancet regards the marked and continuous decline in the mortality from phthistis in England and Wales during the past Gifty years as one of the most hopeful signs of the improving health co, dition of our population, and as affording the strongest evidence against the alleged physical delenoration ofthe English people. The mortality from phthisis in 1881-1848, compared with that recorded in 1851-160, showed a decrease of 24 per cent. among males, and of no less than 4 per cent. among females. There is a similar decline in the mortality from all causes, and this general improvement of the public health would appear to be largely due to what is popularly understood by the expression, sanitary progresi. CELLULOSE is a fibrous substance produced in France, by a secret mechanical process, from cocoanut husk When compressed its specific gravity is far less than that of cork. It is the lightest solid known, and therefore invaluable for life-bells and life-mattresses, while in large quantities its buoyancy will make a ship non- sinkable. It is used to fill compartments in a ship's side, and serves to prevent water entering a ship through a hole made by a projectile or rock, because the instant the water enters the AROMATIC QUININE WINE.
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DEATH.
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On the 12th May, at Ore. Hastings, efter a long illness, Cap! HENRY BUNDURY KNOCKER, late of the P. and. O. Sérvice, aged forty-four.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGK. Tuesnay, June 18, 1889.
TELEGRAMS,
GREAT FIRE IN AMERICA
LONDON, June 7th, The business portion of Seattle, Washington territory, has been burnt down, Loss is estimated at £4,000,000 sterling.
THE QUEEN AND THE FLOODS AT PITTSBURG.
June 10th.
Her Majesty telegraphed ber sympathy with the sufferers in the late floods in the United States, and was warmly thanked by President
Harrison.
RUSSIA AND GERMANY,
June 15th. An inspired Berlin letter has appeared in the Vienna Press, commenting upon the Czar's remark, that Natika-Prince of Montenegro- was Russia's only friend, which, it is surmised, is aimed at Austria and Germany, and it points out that a few more such incidents will banish all hope of peace),
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
A FRENCH subaltern, a sergeant, and a soldier have lately died of hydrophobia in Tonquin, qu
THE following will be the Orders of the Day at the meeting of the Sanitary Board-to-morrow afternoon:
1. Dr. Cantlie will move that Mr. McCallum be asked to report fully, at an early date, to the Board on the following points regarding his proposal for the final disposal of the City
refuse :-
1. Is the proposed site in any way to be
considered a harbour of refuge?
bood?
2. Is the proposed method of disposal likely to give rise to the washing up of organic debris in the foreshore in the neighbour 3. Is the scheme, if carried out, likely to interfere with any anchorage for shipping? 4. For about what period will the place
suffice for the reception of the refuse? 5. What other towns are known to bare -adopted a similar method of disposal of their refuse to that proposed, and what has been the result 2. Bye-laws under Sub-section & of Section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887.
3. Letting of Contracts.
AT the 63rd Annual General Meeting of the Standard Life Assurance Company, held at Edinburgh on Tuesday, the 23rd of April, 1889, the, following results for the year ended rgth November 1888 were reported :— 3379 New Proposals for Life Assur
once were received during the Year for......14
i..............................£ 1,874,703 2973 Policies were issued, assuring. £ 1,496,363 The Total Existing Assurances in force at 15th November 1888 amount to 100
....20,806,459
of which £1,414,123_was re-
assured with other Offices. The Claims by Death or Matured
Endowments which arose during the Year amounted, including Bonus Additions, to...... The Annual Revenue amounted at
15th November 1828 to
The Accumulated Funds at same
date amounted to
In consequence of the ever-increasing military burden's the number of emigrants from Italy just year was nearly 300,000.
MRS. ALICE SHAW, the celebrated Yankee whistling woman, is divorced from her husband: but that does not prevent, him from paying his little dollar and hearing his ex-beloved chirp and twitter at her fashionable concerts. MRSERS. Adamson, Bell & Co., agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam ship Batavia, from Vancouver, arrived at Yokohama yesterday, and will leave for this port to-morrow.
LOUIS GOULON, a laborer in a French iron mill, is sixty-two years old and has a gray beard three yards long that he wears wound around his neck. His beard, and mustache began to grow when he was twelve, and at fourteen he had a beard a foot long. It is still growing. MR. GEORGE BILLANY, magistrate of Kwala Kubu, has discovered a new route from Selangor to Pahang which, it is stated, is certain to greatly facilitate traffic between the two, places. The new route is much easier and shorter than those now in use." Punjams are evidently in luck. THEGovernment messenger who was charged with delivering a threatening letter was again before Mr. Wodehouse to-day. Inspector Perry said that the prisoner had stated that he got the letter from a clerk in the Surveyor-General's Depart. ment named Ah Fat Dr. Ho Kai submitted that he simply took it in the usual way. He was discharged.
TELEGRAPHIC information of a very favorable character has been received regarding the atranded steamer Ardgay. The vessel has been again floated in the coffer-dam, and moved distance of sixty feet, bringing her stem on to the sea. In this position, protected. as she is on every side, the Ardgay should be perfectly safe is the roughest weather, and her eventual 'floating can only be a matter of a very short time. Work has already commenced on the annexe to the coffer- dam, which will extend about eighty feet sea ward, and when that has been completed we doubt if a further extension will be required, as there ought to be sufficient water at high tides to get the vessel afloat. The weather on the coast of Cochin-China has continued most favorable, and Mr. Andrew Johnston and his colleagues are confident that a successful termination of their arduous labors is near at hand. We published a short time ago a list of the prize winners at the examinations held in December last by the Trustees of the Relilins Trust Fund No. 2. His Excellency the Governor has kindly consented to present these prizes on Thursday next, at 10a.m., at Government House, and the Trustees will be glad if the winners of the prizes
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will attend there to receive them. The winners *are :—
F. Hyndman, Victoria College, a Silver Star
and $10,
Wong Fan, Victoria College, a Bronze Star
and $10.
F. Southey, Diocesan School, $10.
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F. Lammert, Hongkong Public School, $15. M. Fredericks, Victoria College, $15. Miss A. dos Remedios, Victoria English
School, $15.
Miss M. dos Remedios, $10 Miss Wong Tai Sheung, Berlin Foundling
House, Bronze Star and $25. Miss Fok Tsz Liu, Victoria Home and Or
SHIP BOARD ETIQUETTE.
18, 1889.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
· LONDON, June 1st, The Parnell Commission has adjourned ita sittings until the 18th instant.
He pointed out that a considerable time had elapsed since he gave notice of the question, A Marine Court sat at the Harbour Office this and the state of things had changed in the The Surveyor General in reply, said that he the British barque Sir, William Wallace, to morning, lan the petition of Captain Brown, of meantime. He then formally put the question.
had been unable, although he had made a care- In the House of Commons last night: Sir R. investigate complaints against his mate, David Longwill. The Court was composed of Comful inspection, to find any "heaps of fetid. Lethbridge brought forward his motion for a mander Rumsey, R.N., Harbour Master, Lieut. smelling mud" in Queen's road or elsewhere, select committee of inquiry into the prievances Mills, H.M.S. Victor Emanuel, Captain Lee, but undoubtedly there was a deal of sand of the Uncovenanted Civil Service of India. In steamship Abessinin, and Captain Draper, there, which would be removed without delay, the debate which follower, Sir J. Gorst affinitted The debris brought down by the. floods--the merits of the Indian Uncovenanted Service. steamship Port Augusta.
was being removed as quickly as possible, but refused to exict any fresh taxes in India on
hehalf of pensioners. The motion was rejected. but the work of paramount importance was
by raz against 26 votes. to clear the drains, so that the storm- waters could resume their course to the sea, and
NEW YORK, June ist. The State Department at Washington declares that American rights in the Behring Straits are that having been done, no time would be lost in
not a matter for negotiation. clearing the streets. As long as the drains were choked, and there was no passage to the waters except over the surface of the streets, it was absolutely necessary to protect the foundations of the premises in Queen's Road and Pedder Street by artificial banks. These bad proved effectual in the subsequent rains, and, now the draine were opened, would be removed.
Captain Brown sadam master of the British ship Sir William Wallace, and the defendant is the chief mate. On the night of the roth May, when at sea, I ordered him to take a cast of the lead at ten pm, and every two hours afterwards. He replied that I had better give him my orders in writing, and began to push against me as I walked the poop, hustling me against the rail Next day, at noon, I was sitting at the table taking my dinner, when he came down, snatched up the carving knife and fork and commenced cutting off a piece of meat roughly, besides behaving generally in an offensive manner. On the and May he came up to me on deck, and asked me for his certificate. I told him I would give it to him when we arrived at itongkong, whereupon he rushed at me and "charged" me with his shoulder, knocking me against the tail. He then seized me by the throat, and, when the second mate interfered, said "I will put a hump on his back as big as a Custom-house." I ordered him to go on the other side of the poop, and he called me a long-nosed, flat tocted hound," and said he would go to any part of the poop he liked. On the 24th May. ordered him to keep the ship E.N.E, and he gave me no answer. I sepealed the older and he told me I had better give the course to the man at the wheel. The ship was the in dangerous place, passing between La Paix Rock and Little Chatwick Island. On the 29th, about six p.m., he kept marching past me in a most defint manner, and, when I spoke to him, said he would walk when and where he liked. He also threatened to knock my nose off my face, putting his fisis up as he spoke.
By the defendant You did not ask before the oth to have your meals in your own cabin. You did not take several meals about that time. You did not say you would not it at table with me because. I wanted to.
BERLIN, June 11. Advices from Zanzibar state that small-pox is raging amongst the members of Captain Wissmann's force.
The Samoan Conference has been adjourned for a week in order to permit the representatives - to refer the decisions arrived at to their respective Cabinets. It is expected that all three Powers will assent to the decisions arrived at by the Conference.
ST. PETERSBURY, Tune rat. A deficiency is expected in the Russian wheat,
NEW YORK, June 1st. The accounts of the American wheat crop are unfavourable, owing to the cold and unseasonable
June and,
weather.
The latest particulars of the floods in Mary land and Virginia show that from eight to ten thousand people perished, and that the loss is estimated at twenty-five millions of dollars."
The desolation caused by the deluge in the Conemaugh Valley, in which Johnstown' is situpfed, a terrible, and ropulous towns and villages which existed before have entirely vanished.
LONDON, June and The Czar, at a banquet held in St. Petersburg, in drinking the toast of Prince Nicholas of Mon- tenegro, said that he was the only faithful friend of Russia, This remark has given great um. brage at Berlin and Vienna, and has created a deep impression in Russia. It is regarded as an expression of the Czar's determination to reserve to himself liberty of action and to be unfettered by alliances.
PARIS, June 'and. President Carnot is making an extensive tour in the North of France, and is dilating every- where in his speeches on the blessings of peace.
LONDON, June 3rd.
Mr. Ryrie begged to say few words on his question. There were a great number of those mud heaps when he sent up the question one, especially, in front of his own office, besides others apposite Lane and Crawford's, VcEwen Frickel's, and other premises, besides some in the upper streets.
crop. The public said that there appeared to be a want of diligence-be might say. Inimatediately clearing it away; in former days that was done immediately. It was removed now, but it was over seventeen days ago, and therefore he had no doubt that the Surveyor General was right now. But al that period it was certain that the mud had lain there for two or three days. His attention was called to the matter by a medical man. He then proposed "That the Government be requested to lay on the table such papers and reports as have been furnished with reference to the damage by the late rainstorm, its pro bable causes, the plans proposed for repair. ing the damages, and their probable cost," He said that might be a difficult thing to do, but there had been so much public feeling in the Colony at so little apparently being done-only an old woman with a basket, and a little boy with a shovel-that he pressed it. Of course some of the roads could not possibly be pat into order, but others, especially in the say what I liked, do what I liked, and make parts of the city, were ploughed a sailor of you if I liked. When you asked away by the rain-ho might mention part! me for your certificate the second mate was precularly that leading to his own house, which was in as bad condition now as ever it was. sent. On the night of the zzpd I did not call you. These roads should have received prompt "Ad-d scoundre!” when I told you to leave the
attention. He allowed that the Surveyor General was new to the Colony, and perhaps poop, nor did I on the 29th May.
did not possess a knowledge of how to obtain the necessary assistance at such a crisis perhaps he did not grasp the state of affairs, -but he (Mr. Ryrie) had been informed that two hundred men from the Regiment were placed at the disposal of the Department, and, furthermore, that a Chinese contractor (whose name he did not know) was quite ready get five thousand coolies to hurry on the work of temporarily putting the roads in such a state that people could traverse them with some comfort. He was also informed by a military friend that the road at Magazine, Gap was in a most deplorable condition-nothing whatever had been done, and the residents had great difficulty in getting to their houses. That resolu tion was prompted by the numerous complaints made on all sides that there had not been as many men at work as there might have been. He then asked Mr. Layton if he would second. plen ure.
Mr. Layton said be would do so with much
By the Court:-Defendant shipped in Sydney The trouble commenced one day when I spoke to him about some chains, and he said he had been working too hard. It is customary for the mate to take the opposite side of the poop to the captain. My wife and a young lady were sitting in the cabin when he used his bad language It was his watch when I gave him the order about the log. We were short-handed, and was sick, or I would have put him in irons. 1 considered myself justified in curtailing the walk
of the officer on watch.
William Clark, the second mate, said :— About the 10th May, in the evening, when the mate relieved me, heard the captain tell him to heave the lead every two hours The male replied "All right, but you had better give me your orders in writing." The captain said he would give orders as he thought proper. On the 22nd, the mate asked the captain for his certificate. The captain said he would give it to him when he got to Hong Miss Li Kin Fuk, Basel Mission School, $to.kong, and I then went below. A few minutes At the same time the Governor will present to Police Constable John McDougall and P.C. Lam Sau the stars and prizes awarded by the Belilios Trustees for saving life. There will also be a parade of the police.
́phanage, $it.
The Colonial Secretary said that the inforran later I heard the captain tell the mate to go totion asked for would necessarily require time for the lee side of the poop, and then the mate sald, preparation, as the time of the officials and "You attempt to strike me," to which the
clerks was at present so fully required for out captain replied "You caught me by the throat."
door work, but as soon as the the Government I went on deck again and saw the captain bold.
was in a position to do so the report would be ing on to a guy, with the mate about a yard off.
laid on the table. interceded, and at my request the mate went on the other side of the ship.
By the defendant:—I did not see you seized him by the throat, I never knew of an accident being caused for want of a night order book in which the orders were written down.
By the Court: could not hear all that. passed, The mate's conduct, as far as I saw, was generally respectful. I don't think his con duct at any time was such as to warrant his
THE "pirates" in Tonquin scored heavily the other day ngainst some militia at Cho-bo. On the bank of the Black River was a fort occupied by native soldiers, commanded by a French officer named. Grease and a corporal. At dusk on the 3rd inst. two coolies, carrying a chest, approached the gate. The commandant, who was going down to dinner, interrogated them, and they told him they were bringing some pro- visions for him. Although the rule was never to open the gate after dusk, the corporal did to being put in irons. in this case, and immediately the interior of the Henry Brady, cabin-boy, spoke to the quarrel square was filled with armed pirates, who about food on the roth, when the mate refused cut down the sentry and corporal before to sit at table, and to hearing him, on another they could resist, together with a native sergeant occasion, threaten to knock the captain's nose and half-a-doren of the militia.
off. The com- mandant was knocked down and bound, but not killed. Then, with diabolical cruelty, the enemy dragged out his two little children and cut off their heads in his presence, their blood splashing him. They also forced the few soldiers who survived to parade in front of him, with their own weapons covering them. They captured six chests of cartridges, and thirty repeating rifles. Before departing, however, they crowned their cruelty by slashing open the breast of the commandant from his shoulder to his heart, piercing his hands and tying them together with the gold lace, from his coat, and then putting the body into a basket and throwing it into the river: It was found some days later, and interred at Vitri.
SUPREME COURT,
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
"{Before Acting Chief Justice, Fielding,
Clarke.)
George Stevens, who was at the wheel on the 10th, corroborated the captain's statement.
Robert Ingram, A,B, also supported the cap lain.
Longwill, in defence, denied that be pushed or jostled the captain, and with respect to the charge of insubordination, by refusing to take orders, referred the Court to the Merchant Shipping Act,
After some deliberation, the Court found that, although the manner of the defendant towards Captain Brown on the various dates complained of was most disrespectful, it was not proved to amount to gross misconduct, and the certificate, therefore, would not be dealt with. But the Court, in accordance with their powers, recom- mended his discharge from the ship, and cau- tioned him that the only reason that his certificate was not dealt with was that the evidence was insufficient.
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was The Sessions were opened this morning held this afternoon. There were present: There were six cases and nine prisoners for trial, His Excellency the Governor (Sir William der the charges being principally those of burglary Voeux); the Colonial Secretary, (Dr. F. Stewart); and robbery with violence. Owing to the Mr. J. Leach, Acting Attorney General; Mr. H. unpunctuality of the Chicl Justice the Court was E. Wodehouse, Acting Colonial Treasurer: Mr. kept walking half an hour, without any apology, N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Acting Registrar-General; The following jurors were rung in :-F. M. da Mesra, P. Ryrie, Wong Shing, 1. J. Keswick, Los, A. F. Riblero, J. Barnes, A. M. da Silva, Layton, and Mr. Seth, Clerk of Councils. J. J. Barros, F. X. do Rozario, and A. C. Mora.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and BURGLARY,
Chan Van and` Kwok Yun were indicted for
entering several dwelling houses at Bowrington, and stealing a variety of articles, They were found guilty of receiving. Sentence was deferred.
THE KING OF SEDANG.
confirmed.
VOTES.
THE GAP ROCK.
Mr. Layton formally put the following question of which notice, had been given:-What pre- gress, if any, has been made with the erection of the light on the Gap Rock?
The Colonial Secretary, in reply, said the plans for the lighthouse had been prepared, and a contract entered into with a London firm to
supply lanterns and other apparatus. He might add that Mr. Price's illness during the two months before he left, and the recent arrival of Mr. Brown, had interfered with the work, as it had with all public works.
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THE FLOODS AND THE RATES,
His Excellency said that as the work referred to (the Gap Rock lighthouse) had not been pro- ceeded with he had net brought in the Ordinance. for levying the money voted for it, although there had been considerable expenditure already. In connection with the question of finance he might mention that in a former Message he held out a hope of being able to reduce the rates this year The amount so conceded would have been $40,000 or $50,000, but in view of the great calamity which had befallen the colony, and which would cost-slthough it could not yet be estimated-an enormously greater amount than that, he felt it would be preposterous to be remitting on the one hand what he would in all probability have to draw on the other." The consequence was that the rates would remain the same for this year-much to his regrets -
ONE FOR MR. PRICE.
The Lord Mayor of London has issued an
appeal to the public for subscriptions to the extent of £8,500 to complete the equipment of the Volunteer force,
The Government not being prepared to give any Assurances of support to Sir Hercules Robinson's policy at the Cape, His Excellency will retire at the expiration of his lave in August..
NEW YORK, June 3rd. The latest advices state that the foods in the Numerous Conemaugh Valley, oreabating bands of robbers have appeared on the scene, and many of them have been lynched.
AMOY,
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Amay, 12th June, 1889 Madame Korff gave a pinnafo te recital ni the Club last night, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Jordan, which proved a great musical treat sithough the audience was a very small one.
The stentners from here to the Straits are still
canying their full complement of Chinest pas- sengers. Your remarks re the coolie traffic, especially as regards this port, have given great satisfaction, excepting to these directly interested in establishing a new system of slave dealing.
The bad weather continues. For the past | three, weeks it has rained almost incessantly, and no appearance of any change for the better.
A public meeting of the Amoy community was held in the Awny Club on the 5th fustant în rẻ the Seamen's Club 'dispute, Mr. F. B. Marshall was voted to the chair and there were pretent----- Messrs. Graham, Sauger, Coombs. Lewis,'
Christy, Carrall, Farrow, F. Hempel B. Hempel, Hadley, Phillips, Southey, Andersen, Harding, Dunne, Skramshire, Wilson, Munck, Wadmau,
FitzGibbon, T. W. Wright, C.S Pawell, Jordan, Plebl, and others.
The Chairman read the notice convening the meeting, which was as follows: "A public meeting will be held in the Amoy Club, Koolang
u, to-morrow evening. (Wednesday), the 5th Jume, at 6.30 pm for the purpose of passing a resalution upholding the action taken by Mr. R. J. Forrest and Mr. D. M. Wright during the late difficulties in connection with the Seamen's Club, and protesting against the uncalled for personal attack lately made against them in print."
The following letter addressed to the Chairman was also read
Akoy, ith June, 181 Sir-I regret that I am, unable to attend your meeting this evening as I most heartily concur in its object, whichi i take to be to protest against as attach upra the honour of two gen concerning whose hemorrablo motives in all they undertake there can be so possible question whataym... They have done their peri to forward the interests of an admirabla instituties and 'should.
· kaya beeh apared the attack in question. At the sametima, sE 38 old resident, I would venture to experts a hope that your jessent meeting is the last that will be necessary on what là now a vory unsavoury subject; foolish mistakes have been made by both parties totalavery unseemly squabbla and an amount of deplorable All fading crusted that a lixde tact and forbearson on eliber side would have averted. Such squabhim refect sa credis upon un au a a mmunity, but rather make us the laughing stock of that small portion of the cute world that is aware of our exclatemon
The letter from Mr. F. Cast was then made
He might say, whilst on the subject, that he had been placed, not only with regard to that calamity but various other things, in s difficulty with regard to public works. Until the last few months they had an officer.
VNMAL FRAME CAM! who earned the approbation of a very large majority of the community best acquainted with
Mr. Graham then proposed “That this, the work he had done in years past, and there meeting has read with much regret the uncalled was no doubt that during the last few months for personal attack on Measts. B. J. Forrest and he was in a state which rendered work very Doctor Talmage, and begs to assure these gentle. 12. M. Wright recently published by the Rev. difficult. He did a great deal of work, not- withstanding, and gave same valuable reports men that they have the support and sympathy at the finish, but still new work could not be of that part of the community which they repre attempted, as it was especially difficult to do any sented in, all that they have done in reference to thing in the case of an officer who had been the Seamen's Club. long in the service, and to whom the Colony This was seconded by Mr. Harding and carried owed so much. His system of administration
unanimously. was of a kind which rendered the whole the subject of some discussion, and eventually department largely dependent upon him and not only enormously increased the work of it was proposed by Mr. Harding, seconded by the officials on leaving, but very largely added to Mr. Graham, and carried unanimously that the labors of his successor also. As a matter of exception be taken to that portion of Mr. Cass's fact, except Mr. Cooper, there was really no one letter which states that want of tact or any ill- the Department who could, as the Americans put feeling has been shown by this part of the com- it, "post" Mr. Brown up, and he bad to waste monity considerable time in enquiring how the land Jay, Of course as soon as he came he (the Governor) said to him that there must be a total change in the organisation of the department-it must be so constituted in fatue that there "could" be one or two men ready to take up the work of the Surveyor-General if necessary, owing to his temporary, incapacity or other causes. It had so unfortunately happened, from a variety of causes impossible to explain, at length then, that the department had been deauded of many of its * men, but, an be had said, it would have just been
The following vote was referred to the Finance Committee: The Governor recommends a grant of £100 (8480) to the father of F.C. Stephen Fox, a member of the Fire Brigade who was killed by the fall of a wall whilst putting out a fire in 1887.
The vote of $1772 for the purposes of the Fire Brigade was approved.
THE MUD MUDDLE. Mr. Ryrie then rose to move the following question, of which he had given notice
"Can the Government in form the Council when the heaps of fetid smelling mud, which block up Queen's Road and other thoroughfares, are to be removed; as in the opinion of the residents generally this mud is dangerous
is to the health of the Community 22
He asked if he would be permitted to comment upon the subject.
A vote of thanks was 'accorded to the Chair.
man and the proceedings terminated..
After several months of silence M. Mayrena, otherwise Marie I of Sedang, has #gain become a leading figure in the Parisian world. The accounts of his doings vary. But even that
RAILWAY PROGRESS IN CHINA,, hostile paper, L'Avenir du Tonkin, admits that his mission that of obtaining official recognition
There is reason to believe that the Chinese of his kingship from the French Government-is
Government is becoming alive to the need for a looked upon with much interest in Faris, and that
department, or at least for a responsible official, most of the leading journals have expoused his
to control the construction, and by a natural cause. The Courrier Halphong, in its Paris
consequence the traffic, of future railways.” It letter, pablishes a long memorandum from M.
will be impossible for the High Commissioners, Mayrena to M.. Spuller, Minister for Foreign
the Superintendents'of Trade for the Northern Affairs, setting forth his claims to recognition, and His Excellency replied that it was not in | in an bad a position if they had stayed, for he and Southern ports, amid their multifarious the advantages which would accrue to the French order, but if he desired to add anything, in the believed a discontented man was almost as duties, to give their personal attention to the Government, He does not ask for a man or a interest of the community, he would make it in bad as none at all. He desired, therefore, detalls of railway work and management, but it 589,182 dollar he simply asks official recognition. He order. The strict rule was that there must be has made some enemies and many friends, no remarks made nothing but the question and The former say he is an adventurer ; the latter answers, but as the matter was one of public that he is a hero. All await the resale, with interest he might, if he liked, afterwards make much interest. So do we, and, probably, so does say remarks or propose a formal motion cott He concluded by expressing sympathy for the by a fortuna in chance f. satisfactor" solution is the chivalrous Editor of the China fail. Itz Mr. Byrie, said think it to was usual to auferers by the foods, and explaining various is found, and every allowance should, be made will be a cold day for him when M. Marrens make comments upon such matters, but if it matters in idr. Rytle's speech. The rest of the for a government called upon to enter returns to Hongkong as: Marley King of Bedang) | was not in order he would forego doing so. || proceedings will appear to-morrow,
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la justice to Mt. Price and Mr. Brown, falls naturally to them to select and recommend that every consideration should be shown in « a witable man for the important office. The task case which was unprecedented in regard tola by no means au casy one, indeed it is sur injury, developed
rounded by so many difficulties that it will only bá
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