recently that an order for 100 bedrooms for travellers on the new Canadian Pacific Co.'s steamer had been received, but that owing to lack of roots it could not be complied with in full, so some of the people would go else where. He thought the accounts were faltly, satisfactory, and had much pleasure in seconding the proposition for their adoption.
The motion was then put to the vote and carried.
DIRECTORS..
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The Chairman then said the re-election of himself as Director was before the meeting.
Mi. 1 H. Cox arose to propose his re-electiop, but Mr. Phillippo, seconded by Mr. Gaskell, wis ahead of him, so he resumed his seat at once.
The re-election was carried.
Mr. Ho Tung was also re-elected, upon the motion of Mr. J. H. Cex seconded by Mr. I, S: Perry.
"With the re-appointment of Masms, J. H. Cox and H. T. S. Green as auditors-upon the mo tion of Mr. W. H. Wallace seconded by Mr.. "Phillippo-the preceedings closed.
ANOTHER CHINESE RENDITION CASE.
A BORNEO EMIGRANT IN TROUBLE. Wong Mun, alias Fat Amun, who was recently deported from Bornce to this Colony, was brought before Mr. Wise at the Police Court this morning. The prisoner was arrested in First Street recently, by virtue of a warrant issued at the lastance of the Chinese authorities who alleged that the prisoner had committed acts of piracy and murder on the high seas near Hongkong in the month of June, 1888..
prisoner out to me.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1891.
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the detective said, "you broke open some one's has nail renk ago odd dollars." They then took my keys and searched the place thoroughly. At the Station I was told that I was charged with under. I have lived over twenty years at East Polni; arui about six years at Yau-ma-ti. I went to Singapore when 31 years old, and in the first month of last year went to Boraco, where I worked at felling trees for a while. I fell sick and, was cured. I got into trouble with the police at Sandakan because I wanted to bail a friend out of prison. When I got to the Station there a policeman got hold of me and said I must get security for my good behaviour, and added I was a bad character a FURAWAY from Hongkong, "I meant to go to Aansm' and came here to borrow money for that- purpose.
His Worship-You are committed to, gaol, You will not be rendited for 15 days at least, during which time you can apply to the Supreme Cour! for a writ of habeas corpus.
The prisoner was then removed.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
MENT AND THE TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
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The question of a Board was first morted in the Legislative Council on 13th February, 1895, and favourably commented on by his Excellency the Governor, whose opinions, apparently, have since materially altered, as in reply to a question put by the Hon. T. H. Whitehead (the Chamber's representative) in the Legislative Council on the 5th instant his Excellency stated
"I will answer that question myself. In reply to the first part I may say that no steps have been taken, i
have also to say that the Government have no proposals and that they have no intention at present of taking any steps in the matter. I can only take up the subject when it is clearly shown to me—which has not been shown vet--that some work of the Govern ment is ill doce which Lighthouse Bonni could do better. I have only had suggestions made to me, but when I am convinced it will be my duty to take the matter up lully. I am not. yet convinced, and I cannot see that there would be any immediate advantage by doing things lo the way you suggest,"
DIRECT CABLE COMMUNICATION WITH GAP...
ROCK.
The attention of the Government was called to he desirability al connecting the Gap Rock light- The following is the Committee's. report for house with Hongkong vither by telegraph, or if the year ended the 31st December, 1890, which practicable by telephone. Such a connection will be presented at the annual meeting of would possess the double advantage of keeping members, convened for Friday the roth March :-up communication between the authorities and CONVENTION BETWEEN THE CHINESE GOVERN. their employés at such times as the weather rendered ordinary intercourse dangerous, or impossible, and of affeding early information of the approach of vessels from the South. The expenditure would be considerable, but the Committee think the ends aimed at would justify a large outlay. the funds for which might be easily raised if such a course was found desirable. From Information received from Mr. Judd, Manager of the Eastern Extention, Australian and China Telegraph Company, it appears that the most suitable description of cable would cost 11,550, while one of lighter construction, could be obtained for £9,650. DANGERS TO NAVIGATION CLOSE TO GAP ROCK. A notification appeared in the Government' Carette of 6th September last, calling attention to the existence of several dangers close to the approach on either side closer than 1 cables Gap Rock, and warning shipmasters not to length, The Committee addressed Commodore Church, on the subject and were informed that he did not consider the rocks referred to as dangerous to navigation.
The position of affairs ad regards the much discussed action on the part of the Telegraph Companies has not materially changed since last year inasmuch as up to the present time the Convention remains unratified. Your Commit- William Stanton, Inspector of Police, said: By virtue of a warrant I went to No. 75, First tee considered that probably the most effective
manner of opposing the convention would be 'Street with Sergeant Mclver and two Chinese constables..and arrested the prisoner in a cock-direct appeal to Her Majesty. A petition was loft. One of the Chinese constables polated the accordingly drawn up and an invitation to other Chambers in China and Japan to co-operate met with a ready response. The petition prayed that Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to withhold her sanction to the ratification of the Convention, and among other contentions pro- minence was given to the fact that any approach to granting a monopoly or exclusive privileges by the most favoured Nation" clause in the was calculated to endanger the rights conveyed existing treaties between Her Majesty and the Emperor of China. The Chambers of Amoy, Foochew, Hankow, Hiogo, Shanghai, Tientsin, and Yokohama supported the petition which was widely circulated and, as shewn in annexed Coples of corespondence, generally approved of, The petition was forwarded through the local Government and duly acknowledged, eliciting the following remarks from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies as detailed in the Colonial Secretary's letters of 29th October, and 22nd November: "That the question of the Convention between China and the Telegraph Companies is now in abeyance, and the representations of your Chamber on the subject will be considered by Her Majesty's Govern
Ha Akai said: I was a sailor en board a small junk and now keep a vegetable stordat Nam Ho village in the Tai-fan district of the province "of Kwangtung. On the 27th June, 1888, I was master of a junk that left Tung-chun on a voyage to Hongkong vid Samun. I had on board to piculs of fish, to pigs, 70 teels of silver and, including myself and son, there were four people en board. On the zoth of that month we wCIC lying becalmed off Samun, fully se cheunge from the land. A boat containing pirates came off from a small island. It came near us and then, while shouting out, they fired a gun. It was very near sun-down at the time. Before the pirates got alongside they fired fally. to shots at my junk, and one of them wounded my helmsman. They came close alongside, and as they boarded us they also fired. Neither I nor any of my people resisted. The prisoner fired at my helmsman, mortally wounded him, and then pushed the body overboard. The name of the helmsman was Cheung Ki. The prisoner and his gang had guns and pistols. Prior to the piracy the defendant was pointed out to me at Yau-ma-ti by a friend. The friend said "Do you know him, he is a pao-la-mi,——-- he is a pirate, so you had belter take care and say nothing to him." After killing the helmsman, my men and I were put in the hold and the hatchways were closed over us. Late at night: we were driven ashore. I spoke to the prisoner Yen he was driving us ashore, 'and sald "take
VENTION (OPENING OF CHUNGKING). all you want, but give me back my boat"
The advantages that might naturally be Prisoner replied "If you want your boat go to expected to fallow the opening of another port to Yau-ma-ll and look out for Pa-tung-wo." Then foreign trade promise to be greatly minimized we were landed. There were three of us, Lumby the restrictive conditions with which the trade Asing, my son and myself. During the night of Chungking is hampered, the employment of we walked overland to Kowloon city, getting steamers not being permitted. The Committee there at breakfast time. I and a friend reported when corresponding with London on the subject the matter to the officials at Kowloon. The strongly deprecated relinquishing the right of total value of my cargo was: pigs toʻlaris, fish free navigation, of the Upper Yangtze, and $5, silver 70 faels. The boat was worth regretted that Her Majesty's Minister at Peking 120 toets. After petitioning the mandarins at was, apparently, not instructed to oppose the Kowloon I did nothing until the 18th of Feb. vacilating and temporising policy of the Chinese last. I arrived at Chinese Kowloon in accord- Government, whose persistent obstructiveness ance with instructions received. On the 3rd
at every stage of the proceedings secured them March of this year I saw and identified the
a diphentic victory which will certainly not prisoner in Victoria Gaol. I am positive that the prisoner was the leader of the pirates that || firs attacked my junk.
Cross-examined-1 have not known you for 10 years. I am not your filend. The only time I saw you was at Yau-ma-ti, as stated in my evidence.
The prisoner-Since he deules, I bave ne
more to ask.
eat, and: "That the question of the Conan tion made in 1887 between the Chinese Govern- ment and the Telegraph Companies is now in abeyance, and that the representations of the Petitioners will be considered by Her Majesty's Government."
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ADDITIONAL ARTICLES IN THE CHEFOO CON-
way for further negotiations at a -Your Committee also regret that ble rights which were conferred by Government under the Cheloo hat the port of Chungking should felga commerce on a steamer being able to enter that port, should have been so lightly abandoned by the British Government ORDINANCES TO AMEND THE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION #P TRADE MARKS, AND TO TRAUDULENT MARKS ON
MERCHANDISE.
The Committee, in replying to a request by his Excellency the Governor to express their views on the above Ordinance, stated as regards the first that they were inclined to think Increased.
Lam Sheng, said:-1 am a seaman and live at the same village as the last witness. On the 27th of June, 1888, I was on board the last witness junk. On the 29th we were lying becalmed 60 cheungs off Samun, when pirates attacked and robbed us.. The attack was at the time of the evening meal. Before coming alongside the pirates fired at vs. The pirates, led by the Frisoner, attacked us, shot Cheung Kl the helmsman, and threw his legislative powers in that direction hardly body overboard. The prisoner had a revolver.necessary. It appeared to them that to carry in his band. 'Some of the pirates had rifles,
out the objects contemplated in the Ordinance others revolvers and other swords,
with perfect efficiency would require the main. I have
tenance of a staff and involve an exenditure never seen the prisoner before, but I know bis name because our captain told me it was Wong Amun. The pirates ran our junk ashore al Tallung wan; they then drove us all ashore and we walked to Kowloon and reported to the mandarina at Chinese Kowloon. After that I went back to my native village. About the and March I saw the prisoner in the gaol here,
compatible with the trade requirements of the Colony. An elaborate system of registration in the United Kingdom gives protection to the owners of trade marks who can further protect themselves here by registration under the existing Ordinance, and there are at present no local productions that appear likely to
seek
SURVEY OF THE COAST OF CHINA.
The survey was renewed on the return of H.M.S. Rambler in September, when she resumed operations for a short time in the Chusan Archipelago. She has since left the station, but will, if is reported, be replaced by
.M.S. Egeria on her return from the South.
PINNACLE ROCK FUND.
The short time the surveying vessel remained on the Station during the past year hardly admitted of any further distributions from the Fund, and no calls were upon it.
LOCAL WEATHER SIGNALS. The present system of typhoon warnings displayed at Kowloon having proved inefficient,
the Committee put themselves in communication
with Commodore Church in the hope that he might have it in his power to supplement the present system by a display of day and night signals from H.M.S. Victor Emanuel, indicating the approach of had weather. Commodore Church in reply stated that he had no objections to repeating the weather day signals which might be made from the Observatory, but he could not undertake to show any sight signals from his versel, as he is specially charged with making certain signals at night which together with typhoon warnings, would lead to confusion. His Excellency the Governor has already expressed to the Chamber his dissatisfaction, with the
working of the Observatory as regards storm warnings, which the Committee think ought to be the Director of the Observatory's first care.
REDUCTION IN POSTAL RATES TO EUROPE The Committee were asked for an expression of opinion regarding a proposed reduction in pastages to Europe (which has since come into operation) and stated that they approved of the change, on principle, as a benefit to trade and doing away with the anomaly of heavier rates of) postage being charged by English mails than by those of other countrica. With the meagre | information, In their possession they were not in a positiór to express any decided opinton as to the probable effects of the proposed change on the revenue of the Colony's Postal department. It was suggested as a means of, in a great measure, obviating the inis or profit on exchange to aber the value of the local stamps for homeward postages from local currency to sterling. The | necessity of reduction in the present allowances to other countries through which letters from Hengkong pass was also referred to.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE HARBOUR OF HONGKONG.
S. Coxon, Cowasjee Pallanjec & Co., Ming Kee Hong, Wy Sing Hong, Yen Fat Hong, Cohen & Gearg, Joseph & Levy, H. Z. Just, G. H. Potts, E. L. Ray, T, 1. Rose and G. D. Scott have been added to the list of members, “
FINANCE,
The Accounts have been audited by Mr. J. Thorburn and’Mɛ. E; W. Rutter.
coming performances are cons qu nily likely to prove rothcomplete and appropriate spectacularly and thoroughly even, and individually strong from a dramatic point of view.
pretty much the same-I think, perhaps, a trifle more. We employ about two and a-half Lascare where we should employ one Englehmann, and the coit comes to very nearly the same thing in The Melbouma Argus thus referred to Miss either case. Our officers, of course, are English- Louise Jordan's Impersonation of Ophelia - men; but we never take an officer on board our "Miss Jordan made her appearance as Ophella, steamships who hasn't been trained on a 'sailing a part which rarely finds a completely successful ||versel. We never take midshipmen on our We make no pretence of training
The balance at the credit of the Chamber wastepresentative. It requires a lady, young and $213:48, exclusive of $5,150 on fixed deposit, well favored, able to understand the language and $2.357.25 at credit of the "Planacle Rock and meaning of Shakespeare, and to interpret Fond also on fixed deposit, both amounts being that meaning, a combination of attributes rare Banking Corporation, and bearing interest at 5 remarkably sweet voice, a slight figure and in the bands of the Hongkong and Shanghai to find upon the stage. Miss Jordan is that rara avis, With a bandsome stage tresence, a per cent.. per annum.
earest gift of all for the rendering of Shakes pearian women--the spirituzile appearance of a COMMERCE IN ACCOUNT CURRENT WITH THE delicate creature, she combines a bright and.
intelligent delivery and a naturalness and grace Dr.
fulness of manner as admirable as it is unusual upon the stage. There is a charm about her maidenlinesa which is irresistible."
THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF
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During the Hongkong season the following repertoire of plays will be given: Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, Lady of Lyons, Richard II1,, Ingomar, Othello, Rob Roy, A Fool's Revenge, Richelieu, and Macbeth.
The box plan for each performance is now open at Messis. Kelly and Walsh, Limited, and the management-have wisely decided to make do Increase in the usual popular prices of admission. Saturday's performance is under the patronage of H. E, the Governor and Lady des Vœux.
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Canton, 16th March, 18gt. Three pirates were captured on board the steamship Pawan this morning fully armed 355.62 with revolvers and knives, and with dynamite in their bexes, It appears they were "suspects" and some Chinese detectives, sent by the Ganton Government to "shadow" them, followed them on board the steamer at Hongkong and kept a careful watch upon them throughout the passage This morning just as the steamer turned into the straight reach, up past the Roman Catholic 326.21 Cathedral, the detectives, pounced on their prey and quickly had them secured and searched, with the above-mentioned satisfactory evidence as to their character. On arrival at the Steamboat Co.'s whaif a guant of soldiers was promptly in attendance, and the miscreants, well läshed up and guuded, were at once covered into the city to meet their justly-merited doom.
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vessels. scamen."
"That certainly very strikingly illustrates your sense of the importance of the training for
when we could not find a sufficient number of which Admiral Hornby is crying out?""It does. And I may add that if the time 'should coma
officers so trained, we should set up a training- hip of our own. We had one at one time, but it was hardly necessary, aud we found it rather expensive. Ifancy," laughed the chairman of the famous Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company, "that rather spoiled youngsters."
DAL
TIENTSIN,
(From our Correspondent.)
March 4th, 1891. We have had several heavy falls of snow during the past few days, three inches have fatica here, but it is much heavier around Panting-foo, the fall there being six inches. The Chinese are quite Jubilant over this state of affairs, fer the soil hitherto has been so parched that the winter wheat crop has been threatened with
destruction.
Our ice-house keepers are beginning to lay in their supplies for the summer. The ice is mainly taken from the flooded plain behind the Settlement, on which there were fully eight No ice was taken from the river this year. inches of ice when the frost war at its height.
28th last, at Port Arthur, are to be taken to The two Krupp guns which burst on October Essen to be repaired, it being impossible to do they could be patched up at the Arsenal. On this in China, though it was thought, at first
examination, the muzzle of one was found to be completely shattered, while the dainage to the rifling of the other was found to be so extensive that to attempt to repair it here was decided to
hopeless.
be
This year there have not been so many com- heretofore, last year especially, a great number mercial failures to mark the opening months a having taken place before this date. Up to the present, however, this year a few trifling collapses only have been reported, and our Chinese friends loak forward to most successful year com mercially.
Since the German Bank was opened it has done very considerable business with the Chinese, which is another proof that the traders pre doing well and, that credit is, grad. The
Heavy thunder-storms are prevailing here, reducing sickness and supplying the long-desired want of rain. A grotesque idol from the Whampoa temple was brought up here as a last resource to move the Clerk of the Weather,' and it was returned to its abode attended by grand ceremony this morning, having wked the oracle to Johnst year has been a ver gond one at Peking
Also, and no big disasters are reported. Chinaman's complete satisfaction.
THE AUDIENCE AT PEKING.
On the 5th March, says the Chinese Times. 813.313.70 | all the Foreign Ministers, with their secretaries, interpreters and attachés, left the different Lega- tions, all in green chairs, for the Tzu Kuang Ko. 500.00 Comment was provoked by this indiscriminate mode of progression, for nobody knew which was $ 213-48 | the Minister and which the subordinate. the green chair, a mark of the highest distinction, being used even by young and quite inconsider able persons not officially attached to the Lega tions. When the procession reached the North gate leading into the garden near the Marble Bridge, the Ministers and others left their chairs and procecord on foot to a kind of small pavilion where a coliation was served, and where the party waited an hour surrounded by mandarins and a crowd of roughs, chair coolies (not those of the legations, who had been left outside), work- men, gardeners, parters and conlies, who peered in at the windows and even allowed themselves to make digital examination of the uniforms and decorations of the ministers. After the lapse of an hour the party were conducted into three tents erected at the foot of the steps of, the Tzu Kuang Ko, where, divided into three grounds ministers, attachés, and interpreters, they remained half-an-hour. Then the Emperor arrived, and M. von Brand was the first to enter the presence, where he remained exactly five minutes, all ceremonies included. He wai followed by the other Ministers in turn, the Then the sultes of the Ministers entered, in audience occupying barely five minutes for each. three tanks. Three salvnes were given on entrance and three'on retiring backwards.
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MR. GEO. C. MILN'S VISIT, TO HONGKONG.
columns that a short season of legliimate drama Announcement is made in our advertising
will be inaugurated by Mr. Geo. C. Miln, the eminent Shakespearean actor, at the Theatre Reval, on Saturday evening next.
a fashionable society actress and an artiste of Mr. Miln is supported by Miss Louise Jordan, genius,, and a company which is aniversally pronounced to be the most powerful dramatic organization that has yet visited the East.
Amongst the member of the company may be mentioned the following well-known favorites of the English and Australian stage: Miss Kate Ross, Mias Dora Thacker, Messra, W, I Mon'gomery, Wilmot Eyre, J. B. Atholwood, J. H. Nuan, Clement Wakefield, J. StartA Money,
The Chinese say that by next May the long talked of Peking-Tientsin line will be opened without fail, and that on the old terms and conditions, and if so, good-bye to the grand Railway Loan of Tls, 30,000,000 which the. Germans and Americans have so often declared they had secured, but for which, however, the Americans seemed to be the favourites. They were prepared, they said, to lend the money on a silver" basis at 7 per cent. For the first seven years the interest only was to be repayable, but both principal and interest were to be paid up fully in the following twenty years. The Germans were going to charge 4.4/5 per cent, repayable in marks.
the Board of the late Prince Ch'un; but only temporarily, however, till Prince Kung takes up the office. Her Majesty, the Empress-Downger has declined to accept the refusal of Prince Kung to assume the honours of his deceased brother, and it is oxid the Six' Boards, the Tsung-if Yamên and the Grand Council have memorialised the Throne to have Prince Kang appointed to the vacant posts.
Prince Ch'ing is now neling as President of
Last night the fis, whose amateur theatrical club were so successful here, left Tientsin, and as the Aspic is to leave to-morrow the Palos will be the last of our popular: naval visitors
remaining in port.
The scheme for cutting a canal in a south- westerly direction from the Peiho to the sea has been dropped, and it is now proposed to straighten the course of the river by cutting through the bends, as reported in your northern
Mr. A. Lind, who, with the Tientsin and Customs contemporary of Saturday last. The work is to be carried out under the superinten fence of Taotals, made an Inspection of the river the day before yesterday. The work of cutting is to be done by the troops. If the operations are
undertaken and turn out unsuccessful, it is feared that little water as we have at times is the river. now, we will have less when the work is
people who
to know
The audience itself was conducted as follows: Mr. ven Brandt delivered a very short speech nese; Prince Ch'ing repeated it kneeling, in | in Engilsh, which M. Popoff translated into Chi-
Manchu, at the foot of the Throne. The Em finished.. There are many perer said a few prepared words. in reply which were translated in the reverse order, and the pught
something about such
tance of seven or eight yards from the Europeans, that can be done with the river is what Messrs. Ministers retired. The Emperor was at a dis-matters here, who entertain grave doubts about the scheme, and declare that the only thing raised on a dais with à, table in front of hlm Behind him "tood the Pao-wang and the Ko-wang at the foot of the dais Prince Cb'log: and on either side soldiers with side arms. The hail was not a large one; the Europeans were placed near the centre, between two pillars. Kuang Ko, and no onder was kept. TENGLISH SEAMANSHIP.
and identifid him. I am quite certain the prisoner Protection. As regards the second Sunday work in the harbour waited upon the Douglas, Miss Ruby Bowman, Miss Francis The rabble 'crowded up the steps of the Te
Is the man that led the pirates.
Lao Fai-ting, Commandant of the fortress at Chinese Kowloon, sald:-I know the spot where the plency took place. It la called Saman by Hongkong people, but it is correctly styled Sam Salmun. It is la Chinese territory and within my jurisdiction. The pileoner is a Chinese
subject.
or six
they considered it also aimed at an increased scope of legislative power which in the present position of the trade sesmed hardly required,
... EMIGRATION OF CHINESE COOLIES FROM
SWATOW TO BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
LIGHTHOUSE BOARD...
The question bas heen carried considerably hevond the limits of discussion arrived at when first brought to the notice of the Chamber by the Rev. Mr. Goldsmith two years aro. A deputation from the British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association advocating the total stoppage of Committee. They in their reply stated, while fully sympathising with those who were endeavouring to abolish Sunday labour, they were unable to agree with their contention that the question under existing circumstances was one for settlement by legislative enactment, The interests involved are, in the opinion of the the general application of any law abolishing Committee, too varied and extended to admit of
Sunday labour,"
MERCHANT SHIPPING AMENDMENT ACT
(NO. 2) DILL
and Harry Hill,
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Mr. Miln also brings with him a completa equipment of scenery, wardrobe and properties,
A representative of the Daily News has had an interview with Sir Thomas Satherland, the Including beautiful settings palated by the well-
were specially manufactured for Mr. Mila's that we want a much larger number of boys for known artist, John Hennings; costumes imported Chairman of the P. and O. Company, concero- from London and Paris, and properties which ing the statement made by Admiral Horoby. productions in Melbourne, which were recognised training as seamen. He thinks they should be by the Australian press as being at once the first trained in a harbour training-ship, then In most appropriate in regard to archeological | area-going ship, and afterwards in a steamship. spectacular polat of slew ever seen in the service with reserve pay, so ES fidelity, and the most magnificent from a of war, going eventually into the merchant Antipodeas colonies.
thoroughly efficient reserve.
scholar and author of considerable note. He Mr. Mila himself is not only an actor, but a also excels as a lectures, and it is to be hoped that during his slay in Hongkong he may induced to give his famous lecture on The
as kindred Forces." During his recent
be
Jardine, Matheson & Co., under the advice of Mr. W. Reeves, proposed in 1988. The villagers strongly objected to the Taotais and Messrs. Detring and Lind making the fospection, and at Last they turned out in such numbers and looked so threatening that the gentlemen thought it better to give up their surveying for that day.
March 6th. The spl left to-day at noon, the is having crossed the bar some hours before, and git away without any mfabap, t
It has not yet been definitely decided Western Tombs to worship next month., whether or not the Emperor will go to the
-Shanghat Marcury.
March 7th,
engineering Taotni. Wu, have paid several visits to those bends in the river which it is proposed to improve. The villagers, always apprehensive constitute a
that they may suffer by change, have been making some difficulties, and if there is any improvements being bade, there is here an reluctance on the part of any of the Testais to part of raising an auxiliary force of
The Tientsin and Halewan Trotals and the
obstruction.
The Committee have continued to impress the requirements of the Act would be sufficiently Church and Stage tour through Australasia, | on steamships. But a seamah trained on board steamer Hasting this morning, the steamer
The usual exodus of residents has begun: Mr.. and Mrs. Leith and Mrs. Hearson have left by having been detained by the courtesy of the Viceroy for the convenience of the travellers,
drew the attention of the Chamber to an apparent Her Britannic Majesty's Officiating Consul
misapprehension that had arisen regarding the C. 174 stated:On the 2nd February emigration of Chinese coolies from the above last at p.m. I went with Inspector port to British North Borneo by British steamers. Stanton to No. 75, First Street and there. He pointed out that at his request official notices In a cock-loft, saw the prisoner and grabbed had been posted by the Total informing the ment of deck-loads of timber, the treatment of
The above Bill having reference to the ship him.
I bave known the prisoner five natives that they were at perfect liberty to live cattle as cargo, and bulkheads for Iron vessels years ago, at Yau-ma-ti, where I was emigrate to that country in steamers employed was referred to the Committee, As deck-loads stationed. At that time he bore a bad character. by ay British Merchants in Swatow," Not-filmber, and shipment of live cattle, in no way
that there is a certain amount of truth in the Sir Thomas Sutherland said: "I should say He was known as a pirate. He has the withstanding this permission no emigration can affect the trade of the Colony, on these potats,
representation, We are not training so many reputation of being a pirate. For the past as yet, take place from Swatow,
the Committee had no remarks to offer, but a two years
I have not seen him. I don't know
English sailors now as we formerly did, simply where he has been. I arrested the prisoner
regards bulkheads in fron vessels they thought
because there are so few sailing ships to trafá and took him to the Central Station, In the
them fal. You can't make seaman of them Charge Room the prisoner said he had been upon the Goverment the desirability of the cared for by the local Surveyors in the ordinary abroad for five or six years, in Singapore appelaiment of such a Board, arguing that any course of their duties, when reporting os the
Mr. Mila met with phenomenal success, and a sailing vessel is the handiest man in the world. according to contemporaries he is regarded as He can do anything that is wanted of him; Erst of all and afterwards in Bomeo. He proposal calculated to promote the interests of condition of vessels trading with this port, also said he had been seat away from Borneo shipping business in Hongkong was deserving SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.
the greatest exponent of the legitimate drama while a man who starts on a steamship never by the authorities and had returned very of every consideration. The Committee assum
The tentative efforts at organisation referred that has ever visited the colonies.jpg
becomes anything bat”a landlubber, But we recently,
ed that among other datles devolving apon the
to in last year's Report have culminated in the It was during his lessee-ship of the Melbourne can get along with them. They do that is the William Stanton, Inspector of Police, recalled, Board would be the supervision of lighthouses, establishment of the above Association. The Opera House that a critic remarked that for best that can be said.” saldon the and March I had the prisoner the regulation and collection of dues, and their Committee have had the opportunity of congra-processions, for all the graceful artifices - of "And you really find Scandinavians and mized up with eleven others in the gaol com- appropriation to the specião purposes for which telating the members on having formed them prgeantry, for Ingenious devices of scenery, for Dutch and others better trained and more pound. The first witness was brought in and they are levied. It was muggested that the selves into a co-operate body, and also of all the
menable to discipline than Englishmen ?-Oh, In short, that surrounds us fout the prisoner at once. The second Board should comprise of two members appoint expresslag an opinion regarding the proposed 16 Minta Shantre was deservedly femonie Not Thilloy ships. And then, `again, 'I fancy that officess bon voyaes—Chinese Times. picked
and boundless liberality, they get more opportunities for learning on witness was subsequently called in and after od by the Government, one of whom should scale of brokerages, which they considerare that no pandered to a popular, love of show, but Englishmen of the class who used to become slight deliberation pointed the prisoner out. always be Chalman, and two others appointed equitable and suitable to the existing share
Asked whether he would make a statement by this Chamber. The Importance of the figures business to Hongkong.
acted 'railer, upon a:rooted conviction is his
poy find more opportunities of making a or reserve his delence, the prisoner elected lavalved is shewn in the following Returns
"In other ways. It has always been so. to make 'a statement. He said: The two obtained from the Government by the Hon.
to a scene in Shakespeare the most perfect Chinese witnesses are my idends. Hoth of them Phineas Ryzlo on behalf of the Chamber, The Hon. A. P. MacEwen having resigned on vrafiemblance to the eye. Mr. Milne niso great extent dependent on foreign seamen. bring salt to the colony for sale, and, we arn all. Between 1875 and 1889, both years
I untiring in his efforts to make the play as They hare" been soberer and steadier alt-smugglers. I have been away somoyears--in inclusive, the amount of light dues Singapore five years and in Bornen a year. When collected
Your own ships are largely manned by arrested by the Inspector I did not know the Against expenditure for original cost
Lascars --Yes we find, of course, that they charge. On the 13th of February of this year i of Lighthouses and upkeep during
stand the best of the tropics better than English embarked on board a steamer, at Bornes and that period
sullors, and they are easily managed. We have, arrived" here on the sith. On the 23rd
of courie oude Englishmen. We employ them at 456 Wheel and for quartermixers. We have Eubcars in the proportion of from two to two
1
$161,738.37
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
mansgerofoil Testó á
| mind that it is his business, as an artist to give vin shipping has always been to a very
bis leaving the Colony, the Hon. T. H. Whitehead | in the mind as to the vision. On the stage than Englishmen.","i
was nomluated as his successor and elected ata
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The German gunboat is left the Tientsin Band on Wednesday morning th-4th inst, and proceeded down the river. Many friends assem bled to see Captain Ascher and the officers off, and the town band played some of the airs of the Vaterland..
The French gunboat Asßicleßt on Friday, and anmerous friends went on board and wished the
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be the be an errat, but 28 ma...........................$341,676.17
September to represent the Chamber in the neither Himself nor others
Spares Legislative Council.
Although of course the facilities for spectacular effects and comparatively limited on's skyellig?" During the past year Mr. W. Gr Brodie that of the City Hall, yet we understand MF, resigned, and the names of The Trust and Loan || Milk la's dialfager who not only accommodates Company of China, Japsof the Strait, Limited, himself to loani exigencias best na inom rebus rebout Mossus Chayet & Yernung. W/ The Young, E7 di 3 of ther materiale be has to work wpenz. The fortke i und n-half for and Engilshunt. The con: Dje Hongrong and China-dvf,
of February, about meal-time, the detectives || Leaving a balance $1′ Revenue, over esme to my place. They mid #here is a giri ↑ Expenditure of degrantaitija. 17943760.
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