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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

WINE AND SPIRIT DEPARTMENT.

HISKY, SCOTCH. F. 0. S. DAKIN

WHISKY,

A blend of the finest Whiskies produced in Scotland, fully matured in wood before bottling. White Capsule $10 per doren, $1 per bottle.

BENAVON.-A perfectly puto clean spirit with a distinct peat taste; entirely free from fuse oil or other deleterious substance.

Square boltle, Gold Capsule, $7 per dozen, 65 cents per bottle,

DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA, LIMITED.

(Telephone No. 60.)

Nos. 22 & 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Hongkong, 20th October, 1800,

BY APPOINTMENT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1890.

AN American official school-grammar declares that you was" is correct, in speaking to one person only, and that "you were" is a volgar Englishlem 1 Not bad.

THIS day month the electric lighting service will be inaugurated here. The wires some eleven miles altogether-are already in position, and all that is now required is to put up the fampa,

On Monday evening the Military Mummers will open their winter season at the Garrison Theatre, the preliminary farce being "Sarah's Young Man," followed by the comedy-drama "Alone." A good attendance

certain,

ST. PETER'S SKAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission seam-launch Day Spring will call alongside vessels hoisting code pennant Chance grand 10.30 a.m. on Sunday to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12,39. "GIROFLA-GIRÓFLA" in the piece de resistance at the Theatre Roval this evening, when Miss Flaiste, Mr. Harding, and the rest of "My Sweetheart" company will be glad to receive i many visitors as can conveniently get into the

theatre.

"COUNT" Popoff belles his name. A Shanghal contemporary complains that although he was sentenced to be departed on the goth September,, his departure seems as far off as ever." In the meantime, the ratepayers are compelled to support such people in idleness.

THREE ruffians charged with garrotting and rabbing, of $to, a miner who arrived from Sing- apore yesterday in the steamship Namchow, were jailed for a period of six months this morn ing, by order of Mr. Wise, whose acquaintance they made at the Magistracy to-day."

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EVERY trade in New Zealand has formed a union except the grave-diggers. There are always so many new openings, you see, in them professi n. THE prosecull n of Tsang On, for falsely, wickedly, and corruptly committing perjury in his testimony before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief Justice, on the roth ult. was continued, by Mr. Johnson, Crown Solicitor, before Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court to-day. Mr. Recce defended.. After dragging along for two hours and a half the case was adjourned until Monday:

WHAT is the secret of the length to which financial-society and other embestlers are per- mitted to go in Australia, asks a colonial papier ? Simply defective udi Ing. The average Austra❘ lian audit is a delusion, a lie, a aham, a fraud, a farce. The auditor, who get £10 or £50 for what should perhaps be two months hard work for two first-class men, just looks in rubs his bandu, says it's all right, and then adjourns for whisky-and-soda with the man who has the hoodie in his pocket.

OH, my 1 Here's a "daity" Cheung Asan who, since 1876, had done twelve "terms" in Victoria Gaol, was on the "stand" before Mr. Wise at the Police Court today, where a wily detective fixed him for returning from banish ment. he could bare quoted Goldsmith he would have said with the patriol" Where'er we roam, My first, best country, ever is at home." But he didn's, and the result was that "John was jailed for another twelve months, with hard

labour,

An Australian lady writer asserts that now

the cut of corsets, by giving women the appen- rance of slender-waistedness, has obviated any necessity for light-cing, the fashionable lady's

Two residents of this Colony, a Portuguese and recommendation that the Government commence taking steps as soon as possible for the abate. ment of overcrowding. Further, that the Board which, if any, of the methods suggested in the will be glad to know as early as practicable report the Government are prepared to adopt."

The Colonial Surgeonseconded, and the motion was carried.

Paisee, who were shoting near Chinese Kowloon yesterday, managed to" nt "a Chinese boy, xo years of age. native soldiers and detained at the Magistrate's They were seized by

applied for their release. Yamen. The Hongkong authorities have

ADMIRAL Crapaud and the officers of the French Fleet were once entertained at a banquet by the

Mavor of Pianketank, U.S. The Admiral officiated at the soup, and his first gulp with the ladle Sabed up frog. "Staré 1 Vnt is dis?" "Oh," said the Mayor, "we thought you liked 'em, There's forty in the bowl."

THE exploitarian of the Red River has given trade in Tonquin a great impetus. On the 21st ult. 25 junks, Inden with goods valued at $140 000, left Hanoi for Yunnan, although about been sent up, and a similar amount was to follow a week before an even larger consignment had about the end of the month. That means millions of dollars a year profit-if the stuff sells.

THE tides at Woosung have been very low recently, and some of the steamers have experi. enced considerable delay in getting out. The ferfoo came over the Bir on the morning of the 25th ulto, with an inch to spare, and the Sanchow, Waosung and Taisang only got out next day, the former having been detained since Tuesday evening. On Saturday morning the Woosung Harbour-master's signals showed only tolt, 6 on the bar, which is as low as it has been for a long time.

Mr. Francia In connection with this matter, although there are so few members present, i should like to move a vote of thanks to the gentlemen who composed the Committee for the very great labour they have expended and the valuable report they have presented to usi

The Colonist Surgeon seconded. The President--if the Colonial Surgeon had not 'seconded the resolution I should have had very great pleasure in doing so myself, I have read the repost with great interest. I think perhaps, that the most valuable part is the addenda, and only those who have an idex of the ground it covers can realise the vast amount of labour, which has been taken in the preparation of this report. The subject is a very important one, and personally I trust that steps will be promptly taken før remedying the evils complained of. It appears to me that this is a very favourable time for taking action in the matter. As is well known, there are a great many vacant houses towards the extremities of the town, while the central districts are very much overcrowded; and if, by judicious action, pressure could be brought to bear gradually to induce some of those who have insufficient Accommodation, in the crowded portion of the city to move to the eastern and western extremi- ties, I think great good would result, Although perhaps, the houses now vacant will not be sufficient to house the surplus population, I have very little doubt in my own mind that if this action were taken, the demand for more houses would soon he supplied, and that a great reform hardship on anyone.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the oplatons expressed by Correspondents in this column).

THE PUNJOM Co.'s MEETING.

·To Tu « Eorian or the "Honokora TatramaTM,” |SIR-The accompanying, reply has been· addressed to Mr. Fraser-Smith in answer to the letter communicated by him to your paper. fully satisfied with the services rendered by Mr. Becher, especially with regard to the formation of the Punjom-Pahang Gold Company Limited; be cannot be held responsible for the inability of that Company to meet its engagement, and. they are of the opinion that it would be very detrimental to the Interesis of the Parent Company for Mr. Becher to sever his connection at the present juncture. Mr. Becher has ander. taken the management of the Punjom-Pahang Gold Company Limited, and the Directors think it advisable that he should do so with the understanding that for the remainder of the time of his agreement he accepts half of the original remuneration.

I remain, Sir,

The Directora wish to state that they are

Yourn faithfully,

A. O'D. GOURDIN, Secretary.

Hongkong, November 1st, 1890.

(Copy)

R. FRASER-SMITH, Esq.

DEAR SIR, Your letter of the 18th instant was duly received and placed before my Board.

They are advised as follows

AT Melbourne the other day n' Protestant clergy. struggle is for small hips rather than slim waist. for funerals are carried out by the local firm of 1 might be worked out without inflicting particular Articles of Association of the Company, and that

Long contemplation of the undraped, female hu-

man form divle on the glowing canvases of numerous picture galleries prompts us to assert that any such struggle must inevitably result in disastrous failure. The feminine waist was made for compression.

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COMPLAINTS have occasionally reached us for some time past as to the objectionable--not to sar indecent-way in which the arrangement undertakers. This morning a strongly-worded complaint was sent in which we cannot altogether ignors. A highly-respected member of the community.was interred yesterday after- noon, and, to the disgust of the large number of gentlemen who attended at the Cemetery, the bier was borne by half-a-drzen Malay sailors, apparently hired in Lascar Row A VẸT frequent rye-anre is the sight of the hearse passing through the streets with one Chinaman, smoking a magnified deaths, head moth, to the back. Properly.organised competition would quickly do away with such an ill-directed monopoly,

The resolution was then put and carried un animously,

Mr. Ede-On behall of my colleagues and myself, I may say that we are much obliged for the complimentary remarks that have been made Tourscives,

but we must not take all the credit, for our Secretary has done a great deal of work. As the President has rightly called it, the hardest worknamely, the tabulation and calculation of

credit is due to him.

was done by him, and therefore considerable

Mr. Fraser-Smith's contention is that the poll was invalid as not being in conformity with the

tande, been carried by an overwhelming mejority therefore as his amendment had on, a show of

It was duly carried. There is no doubt that the poll was 'not called 'in conformity with the Arcles and therefore the amendment of Mr. Fraser-Smith was not defeated by such poll The next question is, was it carried on the previous show of hands. We think not, for the following reason.

"By subsection 15 of Section 13 of the 'Com- Chairman of any meeting that a resolution bas been carried thereat upon a show of hands shall be conclusive, and an entry to that effect in the book of proceedings of the Company shall be

the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution, unleas immediately on such declaration a poll shall be demanded in writing by at least two share holders present and entitled to vote at such "It appears that no declaration by the Chair- man, that the amendment was carried, was ever made, and hence the amendment was never

then put and declared carried, we consider that the accounts and report were duly adopted and passed, and Mr. Fraser-Smith's contention is wrong.

man, who was attending a sick publican, met well-known priest coming out of the latter's bar- parlour. "Why, father," quoth the former, what are you doing here?" "Whisbi!" said his reverence, "this is no place for confession.* Tik French gun-baxt Pluvier arrived this morn-

THE report which we mentioned on Wednesday A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. ing from Haiphong. She will return with M.

of the loss of two vessels belonging to the Frandin, head of the Tonquin Frontier Delimi- tation Commission, who has come down from Peiyang squad on was not altogether unfounded ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

Peking, where he was acting as Secretary of says the N. C. Daily News, för two of the ships a short pipe, driving, and another clinging, like statistics which enabled us to prepare our report pany's Articles it provides a declaration by the

had an uncommonly narrow escape. The Legation. Besides defining the frontier line he

Ching yuan and a consort were coming down MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED will endeavour to arrange difficulties that have from Vladivostock, when the Armstrong cruiser

arisen with the Chinese Customs. WATERS.

Ching-yuan bumped over the rocks off Cape THE lawyers of Melbourne have almost unani-Broat, her consort running unharmed between

was very seriously damaged, her stemt being associates have fairly thrown down the gauntlet. broken, her ram driven in, a lot of her They have decided to hold an communication with anyone who speaks of "hlackice" "Black- outer bottom torn away, the iner bottomlegg" they will term "free labour." In a word, pierced by the rocks, and one of her pro: they will call Black, "White" In other respects pellers stripped of all its blades, She got into there is to benamincing of matters. They will port with several compartments full of water, and

meeting. employ no officerconnected with the labeuranions. had a very narrow escape of foundering with all They are going to break the union, and will at the The purest ingredients only are used, and the MR. Wise ran the rule over a dozen water on board. She was ordered to come to Shanghai end of the strike re-employ no unionist whose eats" at Court this morning, and added sixty to be docked, after the necessary temporary mexican dollars to Her Gracious's revenue. In repairs had been effected. It was little short of places they have succeeded in filling by a traitor to kindly forwarded to me to-day, with regard to legally carried, and as the original motion wAS

miracle that her consort got through safely; the fierce heat of competition the offenders had swarmed on board the steamships Fushun and

another instance of China's proverbial luck, Falkenburg, without the permission of the masters, as soon as they entered the waters of this colony, and the gymnastics cost them $5 each,

Our New Factory has been recently refitted mously resolved to swear. themselves in as the rocks and the Cap, The Ching-yuan THE Australasian steamship owners and their | THE SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION, ́sufficient evidence of that fact without proof of

with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and ive are tor!! nble to compete in quality with the best

English Makers."

-utmost care and clepuliness are exertised

in the manufacture throughout, LARGE BOMBAY

" SODAS"

We enntinue to mingly large bottles as herrinfore, fres of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordinary size.

COAST PORT ORDERS. whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

FOR COAST PARTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amunt allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfail Order Books supplied on applica-

Hon.

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Our Registered Telegraphic Address is, "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

The following is a List of Waters always kept rendy In Stock:-

PURE AERATED WATERS

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

LITHIA WATER

SELTZER WATER

·SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE.

No Credit given for bottles that look dirty, of greasy, that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of Contaiging Aerated Water, as such bottles are never used again by us.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

Hongkong, China, and Manija.

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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special constables. Being themselves the best- protected and also the meanest trades-union on earth they ensider it their duty to go out and sinash every trades-union except their own. If a riot should arise they will promptly issue forth and charge the mob six-and-eightpeace abead.

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H.M.S. Rambler, Commander L. S. Lawson, arrived at Shanghai on the 25th October, and reported as follows:-Engaged in continuation of survey in Chusan Archip:lago since leaving Shanghai on September 15th. Ship and boats actively employed principaily around Chinke maa, Pootoo, Twa Hwa, Takoa Islands, and utside. Experienced strong N.E. winds. Com- municated with H.M.S. Linned off Hobson Islands last night, who had gone to assistance of Firebrand, now at Winchow, short of coals.

A FOOTBALL match under Association rules will be played on Monday nex', at 4.30 p.m. on the Race-course, between the Hongkong Football Club and the World. The latter team will wear. whites. It is particularly requested that those playing will attend punctually. The following are the teams-Club-F. C. Dundas, (A. & S. M.), F. Virnoles, R.A., E. M. Blair, R.E., E. A Ram, Atkinson, F. Ough, W, Anderson, W. J. Gresson, J. Armstrong, Capt. Macdonough, R.E., and Ross Thomson. The World-F.Maitland, W. New, A. Renny, (A.& S.H.), E. B. Shepherd, G. Bott, Denison, J. Markwick, Lieut. D. Barker, A.D C., Surgeon-Major Darrow, M.S., Lleot. Stewart, R N., Slade, White, H. Sampson, Duer, Gedge. There will be a tent on the ground as usual.

In order to show the brevity of Volapük, one and the same sentence is given by a Swiss paper in different languages, and compared with Schleyer's Volapük

English-The knowledge of one's self has always been the best

THE statistics of the Alice Memorial Hospital for October are as follows:- lo-Patients remaining in Hospital 1st

October In-Patients admitted during October... 69

Total In-Patients treated

68

Of these there were: Discharged cured ............................ 44. Discharged rellered.................... Discharged on other grounds. Died

.32

In-Patients remaining in Hospital int

November

67 Out-Patients new cases........................** 866 Out-Patients return visits.........1180

Total Out-Patients visits .............................. Operations........................ Vaccination....35 Dental ca es Casualty cases

imomum 3

137

70.

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the case of Labour. The Bulletin assumes that this can only be done by importing labour to replace the unionists. The time, has therefore distinctly arrived when federated labour should make a difinite move to make its friends, and enemies in Parliament declare themselves. Let a resolution be submitted to the New South Wales Assembly affirming that the Govern- mest shall iustantly bring in Bill to make all contracts to labour in New South Wales, made beyond the seas, null and void; let the labour-party circularise Parliament to the effect that every member is expected to be in his seat to vote on the resolution-and then let every man who votes against it, or who refuses to vote, be remorselessly opposed by the solid labour-vote until his day is done. That is the test- question of the present hour, and the best means af bringing the labour question into the Parlia mentary arena. Australian labour can be subjugated by the importation of foreign blacklegs just as easily as it could be subjugated by the importation of horse, foot, and artillery. Now, don't you forget it!

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CRICKET

H.K. C. C. V. THE NAVY,

THE Duke of St. Albans, who owes his existence to royal debauchery, receives £965 per annum from the British taxpayers as Master Surveyor

The match between the H.K. C. C. and the and Keeper of the Hawks (1), and is to be bought Navy, commenced yesterday, was a "frost as out by the State for £18,335. The Duke of far as that branch of the Service is concerned, Hamilton is to be compensated for the abolition The Club moroplised the wicket yesterday after of the sinecure office of Keeper of the Palace noon, and punished the bowling terribly, eight Gardens of Holyrood by a present of some $10,000 out of the Treasury, The Marquis of of the batsmen reaching double figures, whilst Downshire (an infant), a descendant of that Capt. Dunn, the Club's new "colt," raised almost reprobate and boon companion of Charles II, and half the score off his invincible bat with the who gracefully dogs nothing at all av Constable of splendid record of 120. The first trio of the Naval eleven-Heagh, Lashmore, and Herbert-pro- the Fort of Hillsborough, in County Down, remised well, totalling 92, but the rest were all ceives a salary of £54 35.4d., and will be paid 25 abroad, the score at the conclusion, shortly after years purchase as a compensation, Lord Rodney, tiffin, only reaching 125. The follow-on innings descendant of the admiral, is the recipient of only panned out 79, leaving the Club victors by £2,00 a year pension, which has been paid to bim and his forerunners for nearly a hundred an innings and 77 runs. The scores were as | years. This, it would seem, is not enough, so the Treasury a going to make him a present of some £54,000 Another £2,000 a year pension has been going into the pockets of Lords Ežmonth since 1814 for the naval services of one of their progenitore, and the present holder of vertus,

the title will shortly receive a Treasury cheque Italian-La cognoscenza di se stessi è | for another £54.000. All these locusts have sempre stata il miliore fond~~iento di tutti le been fattening on the community at large for the vind

(15 words.) whole of their lives without even doing a band's Hungarian-Az önismer nindig mladen *urn of work in return. - erónyek legjobb alapya volt. (6.words.)

Portuguese-O conhecimento de nos mesmo tem sido sempre o male bom fundamento de

gewesen...

foundation of all virtue,

(14 words.) German, Die Kenntnis seiner selbst ist Immer die beste Grundlege aller Tugenden

(ra words.) Latin-Cognitio sui ipsius semper optimum [s fundamentum omnium virtutum fait, (9 words.)

French. La connaissance de soi-même a été toujours le meilleur fondement de toutes les

(15, words.)

Tuz HoroxOEG SUBSCRIBERS To

TELEGRAPH.' ARE MOST RESPEOTPULLY REMINDED THAT ALL Bubscriptions must

be paid in advance.

DIRTH.

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVIMBER 1, 1890:

TELEGRAMS.

FIGHTING IN EAST AFRICA.

LONDON, October 30th.

todas as virtudes.

(16 words.)

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A VERY extensive fire occurred lat Saturday afternoon, on the Cemetery Road, Shanghal, just pp'side the limits of both the English and Ba que-Bere buruaren ezaguiti berlute ga-French Settlemen's, and close to the junction of pien asentura hobena bethi izan da.. (to words) the Yang-king-pang and Defence Creeks. The Volapak-Itiseram elbinom mahin gudikún - alarm was given at a o'clock, and on arriving on tugas valik,

(6 words 1) the scene, the French Company, who were naturally the first to reach the place, found that the confl gration wa situated in a large yard, the property of a native dealer in bamboo, Foochow poles and timber, with which articles the yard was

ored Thewind was unfortunately very high, and once the Bre took a firm grip of the inflammable materials among which it originated, nothing could be done to prevent it spreading to the reigh bouring hooses. Great difficulty was experienced in getting water, which had to be taken from the hydrants at the god of the Pakhol Road, and it was some time before any could be laid on, except what the Chinese poured on with

follows:

Vinur Innings,

NAVY.

BRCOND, JANINOS.

est. Com. Heugh, 1. b. w. b. Capt. Dungeon Blair

H. Lashmore, a and b F, Lam-

mert

R Herbert Smith, b Lett D. 9. Dabree,

Lammert

mert...

F. Lam Private Plant, b F. Lammert***** Lieux E. H. Graft, c Blair, b

F..

Tamwert L'C.Baker. & Alair...

Mr. Moffatt, e Hinir, b Lammert,

Lammert.MPIANT

Deut. Hugh Hughes, 'e zub, b Mr. Ellint, & ausb b Blair

Capt Festing, not out....

Job Lammer

39 mɔt out.

Smith

run ou

Smith

o

Smith.

b'Larmen

bBarton candi Riair EXT 24

Extras

گھر

Tot.........

CLUIL

First Innings.

B. Smith, 1.b.., Heugh

E. M. Blair, RE, Eitt a Baker.

Capt. Duns, a Hough, Plant

+

Total......... 29

0. G. Boyle, R.A., Helen; bellos 10

E.. Yeung, RE, Heh, U Plan

9. W. Coxan, net nut butt

G.S Wondonck, Elliott

J. M Atkinson, Plant, b Heugh to

Laminat, Rakar, & Elliott.

• Barton, ¤ Festing, b Hough

Taverner, sun out ouan

KEEPSA)

Total.mp

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A HOLIDAY FOR THE OFFICERS,"

Parsuant to instructions received from the President of the British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association (Capt. Samuel Ashton, AI.N.A.) I beg to forward you enclosed copy of the decision which the Chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce has

the cessation of labour on board ships in this harbour on Sunday; a subject which was dis: cussed at some length at the Conference held at the City Hall on Friday the 17th ultima

By this decision it is clear, I may point out," that the officers of coasting and ocean-golog vessels will shortly be exempt from labour on board ships loading and discharging carga la the waters of this colony on Sunday.

Yours faithfully.

CHESNEY DUNCAN, A

Hon. Secretary, British Mercantile Marine Officer' Association, Hongkong.

(Copy)

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

Hongkong, 31st October, 1890. Captain S. ASHTON, President,

British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association,

Hongkong

The Directors wish to inform you that Mr. Becher is under agreements to the Company till 31st May, 1891, and therefore could not be dismissed by any formal resolution at a general meeting.

No further engagement will be made with Mr. Becher without taking the opinion of the share- holders.

If you still require the list of shareholders I will be happy to send it to you.

I remain, dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

A O'D. GOURDIN, : Secretary.

Hongkong, November 1st, 1890.

THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM. „TO THE EDITOR of the "Hovaong TaleGRAPH,”

DEAR SIR, The Committee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce have given most careful

SIR-Referring to the paragraph in your consideration to the subject of Sunday Labour in

issue of last evening, respecting the telephone this harbour, which your depatation brought so service of Hongkong, your correspondent, if a forcibly to their notice at the interview held on subscriber, will much oblige if he will com 17th inst. To assist them in coming to a communicate with me, and I shall be only too glad clusion, based on the widest views, the principal to lovesilgate any grievance he may feel in

respect to the above service. Members of the Chamber interested in the Shipping of the Colony, were luvited to meet the Committee to discuss the subject.

The statement made by "one of the heads of the great electrical fines of North America," that the instruments used by my Company are obsolete, is incorrect; they are of a later date than those in geheral use in America, and the conditions under which they are used are, perhaps, not so favourable as regards climate,&

Yours faithfully,

I

A. SANDFORD, Agent, China & Japan Telephone Co., Ltd, Hongkong, November 1st, 1890.

that it would be imrolitic to ask the Government, The unanimans opinion of those present was you desired, to legislate specially to stop Sunday work in this harbour-the restriction being applied to vessels of all nationalities,

The Committee are of opinion that the Government could not legislate for the complete suppression of Sunday labour in this Harbour and would affect injuriously all the shipping as the questions Involved are very serious interests of the Colony, and particularly the large Chinese population connected therewith. Indeed If such a recommendation was formu lated by the Chamber of Commerce the Com- mitee are of opinion the Government would 'not legislate in the direction sought by your body.

The Committee look upon the question as one that rests solely between employers and The Times states that experts of great indus. - employed. But they are pleased to state that | trial 'centres believe that the new American during the discussion which ensued at the meeting Tariff will not permanently damage British a strong opinion was evinced that all European trade, which after a period of transition will find supervision for the loading and discharging of new putlets. cargo daring Sandays, by vessels engaged in the An article in the Service Magazine from the Jocal coast trades, could be dispensed with if the pen of Lord Wolseley urger the necessity of the officers elected. It therefore rests with individual International Convention declaring the imports. officers in the Coast trades to seek that privilege tion of guns and gunpowder into Africa to be an from their respective employers, act of piracy,

LATE TELEGRAMS,

LONDON, October 3rd..

With regard to Ocean Steamers, as disting NEW YORK, October 6ib.

to the The old tariff expired at midnight last night,

guished from Coast, the malter äpper Lehen! there was my great rush made by the

Committee to be somewhat different incidence of Sunday work on officers in those captains to enter their vessels at the Costoms services is less frequent than with, the Coast Here before the new tariff came into force. The They may, and no doubt frequently

do

escape

Sunday in this port. While on the average damer Etruria, with an Immense cargo on duration of an Ocean voyage, say 4 months, anboard, was entered just one minute before mid- occasional Sunday work in Hongkong does not night The Customs receipts were the largest appear to the Committee to present an fotoler ever known.A SLID, TIRUSULIN ablo burden to officers. With Ocean veisels'

MADRAS, October 6th. touching at Hongkong the working of cargo in • The Governor of Madras intends making a port on all days, must be considered one of the personal inspection of the Madras slums this Incidents of the voyage. Hongkong presents }, weeks** some, peculiarities: It is not 'n termilsus, the [*

BONDAY, October 9th. bulk of its Ocean traffic ends at Shanghai, where serious accident occurred yesterday aboard "bar" obstacles are met, and the loss of a day the Strait. Eight men of the 17th Lancers were in Hongkong might lead to most serious hosting up the baggage when the tackle gave

end of the current month, owing to the increasing buckets from the Crerk. From Sato igo hou es | THE OVERCROWDING QUESTION. | pecuniary sacrifice to shipowaeri, fed RATHY, and the men were thrown Ints, the hold,

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The question therefore appears to the Comi,

At Shanghai, on the 24th October, the wlis of DURING the past fortnight no less than 300,000 R. R. ENDICOTT, of a daughter,

piculs of rice bave arrived at Canton from the north-Wahu and Chinkiang, That is owing to the drought prevailing in the province of Kwang-tung, which has resulted in the failure of the second crop of rice, Several steamers are now loading grain at Yangtze ports for the "southern capital" and it is probable, we learn from native sources, that the im ort of rice at Canton will continue unabated for the next three or four months. Freights, now steady, will probably be up some 20 to 30 per cent by the demand for the staple of life" of China's were burned altogether, and the destruction teeming millions in the sunny south. At present would have been even more extensive had not

At the fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary mittee to be reduced to the smallest proportions, all were injured more or less. One had a leg the rate from Bangkok is 38 cents per the block been flanked on the windward side Board yesterday afternoon a few nuisances wern The Conate trade officers can obtain, without fractured, another was obliged to have an krin Rear-Admiral E. R. Fremantle has captured pical, of which figure the question is fim. by se plese ofted, con frend, which squared up, aker which, in reference to the doubt, en indifdaal application to their respec-spotted on edelle

The price of rice itself has flsen some perhaps is to be regretted, considering that all report of the Overcrowding Committee,

tive employers, freedom from supervisleg carró, kiss madeST, PATERSBURG, October 11th, Mr. Francis said:-I find, on looking at the work on Sundays, while officers of Ocean The Grand Duke Nicholas, uncle of the Czar, to to is per cent. within the past fortnight, and the dirty old slaughter houses at Pah-sein-jpo with the advance of winter it must inevitably would have been burned down. had it Ordinance and communicating with one of the steamers' remedy rests also with their employers, who is suffering from cancer, went mad whils reach figures which for the lower classes not been for the intervention of this waste members of Committee, that the Board have not The latter, while considering the officers commanding at the mangurićs in Volbyai

Akew, the well-if in their power at the present moment to take application for relief, will doubtless bear in mind lately, and most painfqi scenes took pince, His will be wellnigh prohibitive. The Canton tract. The property belongs auborlier, however, have taken time known gardener, who is much to be sympathised any step in connection with this report. The the infrequency of the insidence of Sunday work Highness had to be conveyed under restraint SIR G.-V DYB Vœux will probably leave by the forelock, it would stem, and are with fo the partial destruction of his garden section of the Ordinance referring to overcrowd- | occurring, in this port, and the probable great | to his pripáte estate in the steppes of the Liga, England for Hongkong about the rgth of this doing all in their power to reduce the anticipated conserv toiles, dip were desh, Badia which lag cannot be put into force by the Board until loss they incur from delay in prosecuting their

suffering of the masses as much as possible, The Juckily were displayed a magnificent lot of in some shape or another His Excellency the voyages if they concede the Sunday in this LONDON, October 14th, immediate prospects for the multitudes in the erysantheme: The greatest confusion pre Governer, in Council has authorised the roles Harbour to their employees 201 A large hat manufactory in Aldersgate was densely populated province of Kwantung are valled among the Chiace lying in the locality, relating to overcrowding to be applied to Rome The Committe desire me to thank you for burned down yesterday at midday. Six of the brighter, it may be said, that are those of their and it was truly pitiable to hear the waing of section of the city, so that the only thing we can having brought matter to their notice, and employés perished in the fames, and thirtees cousuraen in the north, where an over-plus of the poor people looking on at the destruction of dols to forward the report to the Government with hope their efforts will result in the settlement of were injured, jog rain, caused disastrous goods which destroyed their houses The Cricket Match between the certala recommendations. With the permission a question that has for some time troubled, the crops over so largo an arcs. The lathargy "Feebies and Duffers, and also the game of of the Board; therefore, I will withdraw the section of the community. Tremain, Dear Sir, of northern officials stands out, in this connec haseball in progress on the Recreacion Club motion of which I gave notice at the last meeting,

Yours faithfully, ion, in glaring contrast to the cats and fores | Kiropnd, were broken up to contra sence of a and will move lostead-"That the Board adopt thought of H.E. Li Hün-chang, and his suby grost number of the players having to rush off the Committee's report on overcrowding, and forward it to the Colonial Escretary with tile ordinates.

to the Bright The property was untzanted.

and burned Vitu,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

maith. He is in excellent health, wo bear,

Tax Sunday evening service at St. John's Cathedral will begin at 5.45 p.m. to-morrow, and on succeeding Sundays till further notice.

A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No, sag, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting brethign 'pre cordially

it's [(54) «E MACKINTOSH,

Mrr ("General Hooth was burled yesterday, The funeral service, which was held at Olympis, in Kensington, was most Impressive, and stended by twenty-five thousand members of the Salvation Army Including Indian» nad