The resume of the mortality In Hongkong during 1990, as compiled by the Secretary of the Sanitary Board, shews that the death-tale the British and. foreign community among equalled 25.5 per 1,000, and that among the Chinese 23.1.
THE en largest cities In the world, according to latest returns, are--London, Paris. New York, Canton, Berlin Vienna, Tekio, Chicago, Phila delphis, St. Petersburg, in the order mentioned. A Chinese official of high rank Informed us the other day that the estimated population of Canton was close upon three millions."
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The following express wa circulated in Shanghai 'on the 8th instant "To-day being the anniversary of the dedication of the statute of Sir Harry Parkes. It is proposed to hold a Public Meeting at the base of the statue this afternoon to pray him to send down some of his spirit 10 the present Foreiga, representatives at Peking."
The late Duke of Bedford sat in the House of Commons for twenty-five years, and in the House of Lards for eighteen years, tu alla Parliamentary career of forty-three years, without opening his ps. We have honorable gentlemen on the Legislative Council, gentlemen attached to the Servile Service, who wouldn't originate even an iden as to the price of thistles per plcul if they lived to be a thousand. And when it comes, in forgetting!!!
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THE ricksha is not an unadulterated blessing, but it is somewhat surprising to hear of attempts to put it down by Act of Parliament," as proposed in Japan recently. One's experience of them in Hongkong often causes the very improper petition to go up that the coolles might be severally and jointly taken out to sea and drowned, or sacrificed on a funeral plle composed of their own hideous vehicles; but they are handy if one is in a hurry, all the same.
A Hunk Iron pontoon was launched at the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.'s yards at Hungham on the 13th inst. It was built to the order of the "pawers-that-be "in connection with the Praya Reclamation Scheme, and will be fitted with a crane capable of lifting eight tons. The pontoon, owing to its close resemblance in form to,n well-known Russian vacht which was named after Admiral Popoff, her designer, although not formally christened, is called the Papa She draws hut two feet of water, and will be ready for service at an early date.
A SMALL regiment of correspondents have got to be disappointed to-day, as the period of miracles is over. We don't doubt that naked people have no right to bathe off Tsim-tsa-taci in broad daylight; and that shipping agents ought to pay more respect to officers of ships who die alone and friendless than to bury them like papers and we wonder, with our anonymous friend who writes so badly, how it is that the Postmaster- General only credits Barradai with the delala tion of $20,000, instead of $56,000. We are with you in spirit, gentlemen, but our paper is small, and our waste-paper basket gigantic.
A PLEASING late ceremony was performed at the Shanghai Masonic Club on the 6th inst says the N. C. Daily News, when Dr. Sloan, who has been president of the Club for the past two years, was presented with a handsome marble mantel time-plece an a token of the appreciation in which he is held by the members. Mr. Kingsmill was the spokesman on the occa. slon and gave some particulars of the state of the Club two years ago and its flourishing condition now, which he said was attributable In a great measure to Dr. Sloan. The latter replied and stated that whenever he heard the clock strike, he would be reminded of the Club.
TEE feverish debate that arose a few days ago, as to whether a dinner at the Hongkong Hotel strongly resembled a dog-fight or not, has extended to Singapore. There, however, they understand the art of agitating better than we do here, for the poet of the Preis lifts, up his voice In the following pan-air, "Never again," in five flats and no elevator :
Once more our meat is Mution rich and tender,
Not as we fed on in the bygone dayı, When Skin and Bone, and Chickens very slender, Were all we got served up in various ways, Once more the Beef is not as tough ds leather,
Once more we feel our appetite again; Never to grimble-only at the weather,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1891.
THE Empress of India, which arrived at Shanghai an the gth fret,, made the run fmm Hongkong to, Gutzlaff in under 48 hours, the previous best time belso the Orionin?s 49 houts, minutes. She arrived at Woosung at 3 45 P... making the run from Hongkong, to Woosung a days 3 hours, an average speed for the whole distance of just under 16 knals,
THEY intend really having a railway in Slam. The Royal Railway Department have now officially naked for tenders for the construction of the Korat railway. Tenders are to be in the ban's of the Raliway Department before the 15th of June, and their acceptance will be notified before the first of July. The work of construction must be begun before the 1st of September, and the whole line must be com pleted before the 1st of August 1896.
THE new river steamer Tal-on, which made her maiden trip up to Canton in ballast last Friday, returned here on the 13th inst and left on the night of the 13th for the City of Rams with a full complement of passengers. The Tai-on's owners having made arrangements with the proprietors of the Pasig waarf, the new Canton sight-boat will start from that wharf every alternate even ing at 5.30 o'clock. It is rumoured that the Steamhant Company's steamer Kiu Mang will be put on to run in opposition to the Tai-on.
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We have the pleasure to acknowledge receipt of pamphlet entled "The History of the Sunday Labour Question in Hongkong." The work, compiled facts respecting attempts to bring about which is very neally pristed, contains carefully the abolition of old-time slavery in this colony. As soon as time permits, we shall review this pamphlet which is, as far as we can see at present, a'credit to the British Mercantile Marine Officers Association and the President, Capt. Samuel Asbton, under whose direction the work has been issued.
Tex Hongkong Rifle Association competition for the Short Range Cup and Spoons helu os Saturday fast was marked by some really good shooting, especially at the 200 yards. Sergt. W. Robertson, H.K.P., won the cap and 300 yards spoon, Lieut. E. Martin R.N. winning the 200 yards spoon. There were 14 competitors. and the seven best scores are appended;→
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At the Regular Meeting of the United Chapter, No. 1341, E.C., beld on Saturday evening last, E. Comp. W. Baker was installed into the Chair of M.EZ, M.E. Comp. W. M. B. Arthur and E. Comp. G. I. W. King being lavested as "H" and "J." respectively, by M. E. Comp. L Mallory. M. E. Comp. W. Baker afterwards invested the following as office bearers for the
year
Comp. J. R. Gritable......... Trensuter. Joseph White.........Scribe. E... J. E. Keily....Scribe N. T. Spafford............PiS.
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H. A. Sherazte..............1st Assist. ..and Assist. ..D..of C, Steward.
W. Bidgood.....
S. T. Moore......
J. Maxwell............Janitor.
WE learn that telegraphie advice has been received by the Balmoral Gold Mining Co, Lfrom their Sydney agent, reporting all the drills and battery (30 stamps) to be working Written advices dated the rgth and 21st March were received per Guthrie. Mr. Chapple, the 'Company's assayer at the mine, reports having made assays of "Selection" and Vale" tailings which gave the following results :-
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On this subject Mr. Gregory writes as follows; "The assays of a large heap of tailings at "Vale" are too good to be true, and I have asked Mr. Walton (the Mining Manager) to pick all a dozen samples and have check says made, which no doubt will be included in his next report. There are fally 8,000 tons at the Vale. The other assays, from Oliver's freehold, (the late Mining Manager) crushing of the first stone mined by the. Co." On receipt of the above written advices the following telegram was despatched from here on the 14th instant ;- fallings," and the answer received to-day is s
Telegraph corrected assaya"Selection" " Vale" follows:-"Both average 1 ounce 13 dwis, per
A PAUL "D" 'VERLAINK. After a blessed interval of silence,, While he perhaps wis sharpening up kis pen Bursting upon us, with a gentle vrience, "D's" enconthes in "on deck" again. Poor Paul Vejlaine ! he's not much of a post, But scarcely has deserved to hard a time ; Truly 'tis good for him he does not know it, To be thes piltarled in such dreadful rhyme, Give us a rest; ab, most poetic Di More than enough already we have got, Your sacred muse is nothing really But dreary rubbish, most exceeding rol. »
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reference to the appeal case Yeap Cheah Neo, appellant, versus Ong Cheang Neo, respondent, which Her Majesty's Privy Council decided in | favour of the respondent, who had obtained a Judgment in his favour in the Supreme Court at Penang, on an larue exzetly similar to the one now raised by his (hir. Leach's) clients.
lordship-Has there ever been a question of this kind discussed in this Court ?
Mr. Leach-I don't know, your lordship, but I doubt it.
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Mr. Phillippo said that he and his clients were quite at one with Mr. Leach in wishing to have the eleventh fancestral worship) sbare divided amongst the ten legaters of the testator, and he MR. CHALONER ALABASTER, British Cocsul-would be glad if his lordship would reserve General at Canton, will leave for home on or judgment in order that the question of such division of ore eleventh of the whole estate about the 10th prox, and will be succeeded by Mr. T. Watters, at present consul at Newchwang. might be discussed between counsel, the Official It is probable that Mr. Alabaster will retire from Adrainistrator, and the Receiver. the Consular Service, in which bis record is unique, he having actually served 36 years in, the East, or equal to 54 years in computing his dent representatives of British interests that pension. One of the ablest and most indepea- China has ever known, the veteran Consul- General, whose merits have received but tardy recognition from the Foreign Office, will be greatly raissed, and we are hardly likely in this generation to see his like again..
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"My age, if multiplied by three, Two-sevenths of that product would tripled be Now tell me my age or never see me more." The square root of two-ninths of that is four,
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A lady reader sends this solution- "Your age, being twenty-eight, if multiplied by
three,
His lordship, in adjourning the case, stated that he would deliver judginent at an early date..
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4.—The Staff consists of 45 persons, compris. ing-1 Postmaster-General, I Assistant Post master-General, `1 Accountant, a Money Order Clerks, 3 Marine Officers, a Chinese Assistant for Marine Officers, 11 Clerks, 3 Senior Chinese. 7 Postmen, Peak and Kulung Postmen, 6 Messengers, 5 Launch Crew, total 45. To every officer my thanks are due, but especially to Messrs. Recha and Machado, whose thorough. intimacy with the whole range of postal concerns has proved invaluable.
5. The Consolar Postal Agents in the various coast and riverine ports have sustained their character for ability and seal, and it was the most pleating act of my last year's tenure of office to announce to them that the Secretary of State for the Colonies had yielded to their reiterated requests for an increase of salary:
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the New Year mail by which 773 parcels were received. T
18.-The amount of Peak and Kowloon corre- spondence carried during 1893 is shown by the subjoined figures;
Sent to Received from Peak...........
4.801 Kowloon....... 1,813
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I have pleasure in-thanking the Manager of the.. High Level Tramway Company for the facilities granted to the Peak Postmen.
15-Approximate Statistics for 18ŋo nen ané - nexed, and are conspiru us for the gratifying decrease in the number of unpaid and short pald articles and parcels,**
I have the honour to be, Sir, “እ
Your obedient servant,
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ARTHUR K. TRAVERS, Foximas er-General,
6-In the course of 1880, the bonorary | Agency at Holbow, was converted into a salaried Agency, whilst the Agency at Tientsin, on the The Honourable W. M. Deane, C.M.G., Acting recommendation of the late Mr. Lister, was disColonial Secretary} &c,&c continued. The postal matter passing through".
INCLOSURES. the hands of the Agent, at that Poit was incon
(Translation) siderable, most of the correspondette being transmitted through the Chinese Customs channels
SUICIDE AT THE CENTRAL·
POLICE STATION.
"French Consulate, 11}¦ Victoria, Bangkong, and May, 1889, 7. had occasion to address the Government About half-past eight this morning (14th inst.)
Sir, The French Government have been Inspectors Quincey and Gauld and Acting In upon the often mentioned topic of illicit Chinese pleased, in response to the expressed wishes of spector Mann, who were in the charge room of Fost Offices which flourish in the Chinese parts
the Colony of Hongkong, to entertain with favour the Central Police Station, were. startled by of Victoria. It will be remembered that Ire In last night's (14th instant) Telegraph we hearing a land report close at hand, and in a few commended that the right to establish auch Post delicate proposal made to them of placing a Bitish Mail Agent on board the packet boats moments, on opening the store, it was found that Offices should be farmed out and the ata qf the Messagerie Maritimes for the purpose of published the following problem -
Richard Ryan, the storekeeper and musketry pressed an opinion that no other way of bringing sorting, between. Saigon and Hongkong, corres- Instructor, had committed suicide by means the Chineseundera Fostul System approximating pondence intended for the latter colpay es for of a Martini-Henri carbine. From the position to that to which the European colonists are sub transmission to North China. in which the unfortunate man was found, itjeet was possible so long as China possessed no
Such officer'would be taken on board on the appears he must have held the carbine under Postal Administration of her own. The plan. his left lower jaw and pulled the trigger with proposed will le as way interfere with the following conditions * his right hand, the bullet passing through his peculiar postal facilities hitherto enjoyed by thehe unter milk room in the "batterie" would head, the upper portion of which was blown son of Hàn, but will secure to Government's be placed at his disposal, and would be fitted up off, and blood and brains scattered around. portion of the takings which formerly enriched to use as an offices, but only between Saigon and Hongkong. The agent would besides have The body was once conveyed to the private individual.
8.There is another subject to which report Singapore to Hongkong and vice versa, and the free enjoyment of a ärst class cabin from Government Mortuary, death having been Instantaneous. The deceased was not seen after report from, this Department has called
attention. as he entered the compound or the store, or the Inspectors might have thought it strange to see him so early, as he seldom com- menced his daily duties till between 9 and 9.30 am. each day. There seems to be little zoom not to be disturbed to his rash act. The for doubt that he had taken every precaution deceased, who was about 46 years of age, was an Army pensioner, having served with the 65th Rifles, and only arrived in the Colony last May to take up the duties of musketry and drill instructor to the Hongkong Police Force. He leaves a widow, who arrived a little over two months since from England, but no family. The body was interred in the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, on Tuesday afternoon.
Will give the product eighty-four, as all may
plainly see; Two-sevenths tripled, produce the number, and The square root of two-ninths of which is four,"
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SUPREME COURT.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
(Stjore Mr. C. F. A. Sangster, Acting. Registrar).
April 14th,
In re LIUNG AH YON,
Leung Ah Yon, ship-chandler of Praya Central, was further examined. Mr. Wilkinson, of Messrs. Caldwell and Wilkinson, appeared for Lo Chi Hing, one of the largest creditors, r
The bankrupt stated, that $10,000 was due from his branch firm in Perak. His Penang agents were not requested to collect that sum, for the reason that their house was closed up 'some months ago by an order of the court, In respect to a distraint for sent due the landlord, All the book debis enumerated in the accounts filed last week were, incurred during the past year, The larger items were for goods bought and paid for here, and sent down to his Penang agents for sile, The name of the Perang firm was Wo Li Tung The partners, four in all, of the Wo Li Tung had decamped to their homes in the faterior of China. One of them, Ching Sing Po, wan imprisoned in Hongkong about two years ago owing to his attempt to abscond, leaving behind him a debt of $12,000 odd due to him, the bankrupt. He was subsequently liberated after giving four pro. missory notes of 8500 each, to him, He handed the said notes to Mr. William Wattan to collect on his behalf. Mr. Wotton sued Ching Sing Pa to recover on two of the notes, but he did not know whether anything was recovered. He thought nothing was paid in respect of them, because the debtor "boited" to his home in the province of Kwang-al. He did not think necessary to enter the four promissory notes amongst his assets, and they were, therefore, omitted. His house, No. 31 Gough Street, was mortgaged long ago, but pot to Mr. Wotton. He would get the four promissory notes from Mr. Wotton and hand thèm lato Court. His store was closed eight months aga, owing to a creditor refusing to allow him time to find the money wherewith to pay him off. That was shortly after sending a large quantity of goods to Penang. $10,000 were due to him from the Penang Arm. The books of the Penang firm would soon arrive here, an also the accountant, named Yum Nan Shang., His bankruptcy was primarily due to the loss of about $40,000 in share speculations during the past two years At that time-eight months ago-hewas asked for a few hundred dollars when he was not in would turn out pretty well, and pay 30 cents in the dollar. His total liabilities amounted to about $12,000 and his recoverable assets might ran up to about $5,000.
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INQUEST.
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An Inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Richard Ryan, storekeeper and musketry instructor at the Central Station, which occurred yesterday morning, was held at the Magistracy this afternoon (15th inst,) by Mr. Wise, Acting Coroner.
Isabella E. Ryan said-My late husband was storekeeper and muskelry instructor at the Central Police Station. I last saw him about a quarter to eight yesterday morning, when be left the house, Na 9, Police Station, to go to his work
Angus Mann, Acting Inspector of Police, said About 8.30 am, I was on duty is the Charge room at the Central Station, when I heard a sharp report. I thought it a cracker or some- thing falling in the store, so I paid no attention to it. About ten minutes afterwards Inspector Quincey told me that Ryan had committed suicide in the store, I went there and saw the deceased lying on his face in a pool of blood, with a Martini-Henri carbine by his side. I examined the carbine and found it had been recently dis- charged, the bullet burying itself in the celling above the spot where the body was found. I have known the deceased since his arrival from home ten months ago. I know nothing as to his character. I removed the body be body short,
Dr. Marques saw the after death, in the mortuary. The skull was fractured in several parts and the face disfigured caused by a bullet wound, death being instan taneous
Hip Quan, P.C. 276 said-I am attached to the Police store. About 8.40 a.m. yesterday I went in the store and saw deceased lying on his face on the floor, I called him thinking be was answer I stepped salcep, and receiving nearer to him and saw a quantity of blood. I then ran out and informed Inspector Quincey.
Inspector Gauld said—At B.40 I was on the verandah of the Police store. I heard that Regan had shot himself. I went in the store and saw the deceased lying there quite dead. Deceased formerly belonged to the First Rifle Brigade, was about fifty years of age. During that time he has been very intemperate, and he was recently in bospital through the effects of drink, I last saw him alive on the night previous. He kept the key of the store. From the position of the body I think the deceased shot himself.
His Worship-I find that death resulted from a self-inflicted bullet wound.
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Instructions have been sent by the Message
Maritimes Co to its agency at Marseilles to effect the necessary alteration on board the packets of the Indo-Chien line.
ll be obliged if his Excellency will in- form me whether the Colonial Government con achis to these tems, and, if it does, from what date they may come into operation.
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etit. have the'hadour to be, Sir, of mora 9/9Your'obedient servant
To no other Department of thewould be admitted to the same table as first class passengers upon payment of one half of Public Service, I presume, is room of more
the usual tarifiutket bolti. importance than to the Postal Department, yet there is no Department in which there is less space in proportion to requirements. It is only premises at Sydney, with a population of 225,000 necessary to point to the extensive postal at Singapore, with a population of 10,000, and, at Durban, with a population of 25,000 la demon strate, that Hongkong, with a population of 200,000, is not matching with the time in the matter ofa commodious Post Office. The Assistant Postmaster-General has to be content with high stool and a desk in a recess which overlooks a stand frequented by cacophonous chair-beaters. When the European and American, mails are despatched on the same morning, the throng of people attempting to buy stamps and post letters has secessitated the stationing of an officer to divert the stream of Chinese to the back of the Post Office, where a counter for the sale of stamps has been extemporised. The internal, dimensions of the Past Office, which may have sufficed for the necessities of a quarter of a century ago, are now wholly inadequate, as may be seen by any one who likes to spend an hour contemplating the sorting and disposal of a French mail.
9.-The number of Dead Letters which have dal to be opened in the Department to discover the sender is considerable. In many cases there is neither an address nor a signature; it then becomes necessary to peruse the body of the comraunication in search of some Indication of
was el trobungeni alapra BIZAURE.
Excellency Sir Ged. W. Des Voeux, KCMG, Governor of Hongkong, &c,
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{entcie uns um French Repablic, juria -voumevna Paris, 5th February, 1890. Sir,ThisAdministration bas just learned that the Colonial authorities of Hongkong, in the name of your office, have recently taken fresh steps to secure the admission on board the packet boats of the Messageries Maritimes of a British agent who would start from Singapore and sort in its great desire to contribute as much as ley correspondence intended for Hongkong," in its power to the improvercent of the postal service of Hongkong, this Administration had actually taken the scheme into consideration, notwithstanding the very serious inconveniencas
its adoption. which might result to the French service from
the source of the letter. In this way no little time is consumed and much that was intended a consequence, however, of the s abandonment for a private view comes under the official gaze dinonciation) of the Auplo-French Postal Con- Where the letters emanate from mercantile vention of the 24th September, 1856, it has houses, their origin can almost always be traced seemed proper to postpone the carrying out of by the presence of initials stamped on the enve- the works contemplated on board our mail lope, and if private individuals would only put packets till the conditions of the favoured régime. their names on the cover of every letter they which shall be applicable in the future to mall. wrote, they would have the satisfaction of receiv packets touching at the poris of the two coun ing back their undelivered correspondence in antries, phall have been settled by mutual agree comutilated condition. Soldiers and sailors' ment between this Governments of France and letters always bear the name of the sender on the envelope, with the result that the members
Great Britain, and 200 dp
of Her Majesty's land and sea forces have their I have the honour to be, Str, dead letters restored to them latacter was a low ni Your obedient servant,
1a-I have to chronicle the reduction in rales Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs. of postage to the Cape Colony, which began on the 23rd of August and by which letters are now carried for 20 cents instead of 30 cents the half
ounce,
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM-
11-Negotiations are now in progress with SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED, the object of establishing a system of Parcels'
1- Ad extraordinary general meeting of the abora Post Insurance between Hongkong and the United Kingdom, and of insiltating a direct Company wald at their offices, Praya Central, exchange of Money Orders and closed Parcels this afternoon 14th inst.) for the purpose at: between this Colony and the Dominion of altering the Articles of Association. There were Canada. The Insurance scheme is sure to com- present Mens W. H. Forbes (chairman), mand public favour, whilst the advantages of a D. Gilles, A. Dier, J. H. Cor, G. 1. Watson, direct exchange with Canada by means of the CA Tomes and R. Shewan (secretary). new Empress" steamers over the devious route The Chairman sald-This meeting has been automated called for the purpose of passing the resolutions 12-For the benefit of the Peak residents; a || måted in the notice, and which have bean drawn new mail signal station has been inaugurated at up in accordance with the decision of the general the Mount Gough Police Barracks, which are in a central position and visible to all houses on the southern slopes, even to those situated at Magazine Gap.. UTANG ASLI MATAN de
13-Acother familiar toplo is that of the French Mail and the Marine Sorters. To my report for 1889 I said "a settlement of the ques:
very shordy.". I was guided by a letter from the French Consul dated the 22nd May, 1889, to in Excellency the Governor (copy attached). Since then, however, further letter (copy attached) has been received withdrawing this
Never to think of bygone weeks of pain, We have it on unquestionable auty that there is not the slightest foundation the silly report published by our esteemed ing con- temporary on Friday last, to the effect that the captain and chief engineer of the Chinese are for the tailings left over after Eudown's possession of as much as 30. He hoped hisestate He Jolped the Police on the 23rd May, 1890, sadd London are palpable. steamer Cars left their ship in Shanghai recently rather than pay up to cover the cost of repairs to the Old Dock caused by the Cass's collision with the dock gates, The Cast arrived here on Saturday with her old captain and chief engineer on board, selber of whom had heard anything about the "squeeze pidgin" until their arrival in this port. It is incredible that the Governor of Formon would attempt to extort money from foreigners. The "yarns must have been set affant by soms of Governor Liu's-sympathetle
friends,
ion."
After some persuasion Lo Chi Hing, a creditor, agreed to take charge of the book debts, and cadeavour to collect them with the authority of
the Court.
Pressed for evidence to corroborsta his assertion that the books of the Penang firm THE POST OFFICE REPORT FORtion in the direction desired may be expected would soon be here, the bankrupt stated that a letter conveying news to that effect was in his house at Canton, and he would at once send up for it.
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The examination was then adjourned and noon on Monday next, the barkappt, being instructed to produce the four promissory notes, the letter from Penang, and a full statement of his dealings with his Penang firm.
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|`IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Sir James Russell, Chief Justice.)
A DISCUSSION ABOUT CHINESE ANCESTRAL
WORSHIP.
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1890.
The following report by the Postmaster-General for 1990 was laid on the table of the Legislative Council on Friday last-
concession,
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14-As I pointed out in my report for 1950, it would accelerate the delivery of mails wery much if this Department were placed in direct communication with Cape Collinson and Green Island. The arrivals of steamers could then be | telephoned and the launch would at once be despatched to convey the mails on shore trees 15. --International statistics" (to regulate the payments for sea and territorial conveyance of mails during three years were taken during the month of May.
meeting held on the rat ulto. Under the Articles of Association all now shates must be offered to the then existing shareholders in pro- portion to the number ofold shares held by them, and for fractional parts of new shares certificates will he isited, 'a' sufficient number of which certificates will be exchangeable for scrip for one whole shares The words then existing" mean the registerest members, at the date of the an confirmation of the special resolutions, on which
date therefore, the transfer books of the Company
ill be closed. If the resolutions sow submitied arepassed confirmatory meeting will be required
to be held stir an Interval of not less than four teen clear daya Mr. Forbes then moved the first resolution, which way ay follows' ;-"That the fid words; for the full valse thereof contained in the third; ling of the first paragraph of Article XX of the articles of Association be cancelled, and there be substituted therefor the following for the book value thereof or for such sum or sums as they shall respectively stand at for the time being in the books of the Company" ana MD. Güle seconded, and it was canted
16. The early period of the the possibilty to this report is submitted precludes the possibility two
move resolution number.
of giving a detailed statement of the finances of That the first als lines of paragraph of
THE passengers by the Somdatch Phra Nang, which andved this morning (14th inst) from Bag kok, had plenty of excitement for their money, About 180 Chinese came over in her, and two of VICTORIA'Regina finds one of the chief comforts them took the opportunity of dying shortly after. of her declining years in supervising the Court leaving Bangkok. Their bodies were duly Circular, and at intervals her royal foot goes coffined and put below the fore-deck, but in three down scrunch upon the bruised insect who
or four days the odour became simply awful,
General Part Office, officiates as sub-editer of that bigh-toned organ, despite the constant current of air which the
Hongkong, 6th March, 1891. Nothing is expected of the sub, save strict atten- steamer's motion caused. About 10.30 bust
Sir-la prescating my report on the British tion to detail and a proper capacity for correcting | night, however, she came to anchor some
Postal Service in Hongkong and Chias during bis Sovereign Lady's eith-graphy, and touching thirty miles out the weather being thick,
the year 1899, I feel compelled to advert at the up her syntax, which latter is very apt to get and in the calm which ensued the Inte
beginning to the heavy loss sustained through mixed. The Queen sends along her "copy" lamented made themselves altogether too pro-
the death of the late Postmaster-General, Mr. written by a Maid of Honor, or a Groom of the minent. When one of the European passen
Lister, who, from the date of his appointment Bedchamber, or some person of that description-gers became quite ill through the stench, Capt.
in April, 1875, till the day he left Hongkong to the office in London, where the sub in R. Jones thought that he had respected the
upon his last and fatal voyage in July, devoted waiting with a wet towel tied round his arrow Celestials' objection to be dumped when dead The famous will case, over which Two Chang large portion of his experience and energy to brow, to print slips stating that "Her Majesty quite long enough, and he therefore told an and others have squabbled since the year 1881 the conduct of Postal matters. By his staff he took gentle walking exercise," and "The officer to have the coffins heaved over the side, | with his brother Tso Lai Tong and others, was will always be remembered for his urbanity, again the subject of a lengthy argument between insistence on details and personal capacity for Castle," which slips are nightly issued to a few who only made some pretence of complying and London newspapers, previous to being collected then said "No can." The sailors, dremen, instructed by Mr. Bowles (of Misses. Wotton | bodiment of civility and an officer always ready
The revenue for 1889 was as follows;—from the words The General Manageria into a solemn weekly issue of the Circular, and cooks alike refused to perform the apples and Deacon's office) appeared for the plaintiffs, to redress legitimate grievances, and carry out
Sunday madani may? down to the words to be," all inclusih. Gross Revenue, 1889..................... When the Queen happens to be
pus☎142,300-TV Arhive, barangolled and that there be substi cach determined to do it themselves. By this time Mossop, represented the defendant, Capt.
20,818.15 taled therefor the following "The General, 2.The Department has lost another zealous Deficit morning, and if any German prince has lost the Chinese passengers had been aroused, Clayson a mortgagee, and Mr. Bruce Shepherd, servant in the person of Mr. A. J. Rodrigues, the
$161,127,16 Managers may out of the net annual profis A few of his titles in the
After writing, off a sum Company, after orders the mistake to be rectified to next and crowding on deck, assumed a menacing the Official Administrator of the citate,which second
and clerk, who joined the staff in February, In next attitude. Secing that, Capt. Jones prudently sozaprises real estate in this Colony valued at 1870,
Equal to matter than five per cent. upon day'a bit of Circular, and sees that the sub- instructed the officers and passengers (one of about $400,000 that the case had been before Department has undergone considerable change Contribution towards, P. and O. sub
the Book Alne" for the time being of the 3During the year, the personnel of the
"vessels and "other property of the Company When I went on leave in April 1890, Mr. T..
for depreciallours during the previous is year, foo $4.94149. In ike first place set apart in each year such; tok Sercombe-Smith supplied my place and proved of valuable assistance to Mr. Lister, who wan
7.913.37 sam or proportion as the Company in general for the next few months mostly confined to his
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meeting may decide ta i be." room and bed. Upon Mr.. Lister's decease, I
$163,127.16 Foul was appointed Acting Postmaster-General with Mr. Smith as second in command. On the 22nd
** Mr.C. A. Tomer proposed (hethird resolations
That the fall stop at the end of the second March the withdrawal from the colony of Z. M. Barrades, the Superintendent of the Money
paragraph of Aniale XXI of the articles of Order Department, led to an lovesligation of bis 17. The number of parcels received and Association be omitted. and that there, be accounts which shewed heavy defalcations on his despatched during the year is as follows a subsilluted therefor, and the Company may in part. This officer was later on brought back to
Inward. Outward. Total al fucking from time to time convert inte Hongkong and at the June Criminal Sessions By P. & O. Packet... 9a1965,135 14,344 Time being the the Investments thereof, and all- capital all of any part of Reserrs Fund for the sentenced to three years' hard labour," · "His successor, Mr. H. W. Dixon, who was appointed By Germas. Packet... 349151 500 brady part of 250 het profits or carplugs of the on the 1st May, bar bliberto satisfactorily per-68276 14544 Company such manner as may be determine formed his duties. - The adoption of a now sys em
23 M. R. Bhawan seconded jearled unanimously, of checks upon the administration of the Money The total number despatched and received in Mr.J.H. Cox proposed the fourth resolution ---- Order Department has placed the recurrence of 1889. was: 15,173. The heaviest outward mall
Hereditary Grand Duke Nincompoop has left the | The arder was passed on to the compradores the learned fraternity this morning, Mr. Leach, 1 work; whilst the public found in' him the em- the Department for 1890) Malaviyali vnd Article" KOMT or the articles of Association.
Windsor, she gloats over her handing at rent but necessary task, and at length the officers and Mr. J. G. Pallippo, instructed by Mr. practical popular reforms and proposals,
editor's beer is stopped pending the correc. whom was Capt. H. M. Jones, Bildish Mialster · Mr. Leach said tion, and when the full edition appears it to Slam, who wears the Victoria Cross) to arm the Court since 1882; and he now appeared to is, of course, free from blemish. Sometimes, themselves, Then, with a revolver in one hand show cause why the clause in the wil, setting bowever, circumstances over which she has no and a knife in the other, he and the male pressed apart an eleventh share of the testator's property, control cause an error to appear in the weekly their way through the mob and got to the place which was assigned so cly for ancestral worship, tosse, the nciuni official secret of England's great where the coffins were. As they did so the should be declared vold, Ancestral worship was ness. Then, Victoria by the Grace of God; not | Chinese jostled and insuked them, ose mas even not a charitable affair in any way, it merely delgolug to set matters right through the sub-going to far as to throw a heavy chattle at Capt. satisfied the consciences of superations relatives, Jones' head, fortunately without hitting him, and money so assigned was tied up od infinitum from Scotland, or Germany, or wherever was editor, sends telegram direct her ever been race chief engineer fired a couple of shots over and became virtually uncless to the world at large. staying when the awful mistake occurred, and themens' heads when matters came to that pitch, On the grounds of public policy several British the sab. turna pale as he sees a paragraph of which had the effect of clearing them away from Judges had decided that monies so assigned this description glaring at him from the columns the immediate vicinity. The door of the lower as, for instance, money left for the maintenance of the Brorning PartThe status of the late deck was then hastily opened by the engineers, of tombstone could not be retained by Emperor Frederick of Germany was unveiled and, amid yells from the Chinese, the cofios executors or receivers for the purpose desired. by the Queen on Thursday fast, immediately were thrown into the water, the Europeans by the testator of will, but, on the contrary, before, and not affer, the last Anthem was sung meanwhile facing the crowd lat way which should be divided amongst those ho were in the service which was performed, as was | presaged the manufacture of more dead China. | "next of kin to the deceased. Counsel then erroneously stated in the Court Circular.” The men i Winchester rifles had any efficacy. No quoted from a number of legal authorities in Queen's correction is wrongly worded, and, from collision occurred, however, thanks to Capt, Ri support of bia contentions, and concluded
but it makes her aub. feel bad''
Share of United Kingdom.
Share of other Countrica"..... Conveyance of Malls......... Working Expenses.......
$36,656.19 pald, France for 28 years from April, 1886, to December, 1888.
in
Watson seconded; carried unanim
a literary point of view, isn't a correction at all; [ Jonés prompt measures, and the 'man disem-' | lengthy address by sending long quotations from { frauds similar to those lately enacted beyond the was despatched at Christmine and consimea or Diskont the foll, stop at the end of the Brit”
barked this morning as placidly as possible, "i · Low Reports; VI, Privy Council" page 311," in i pala'el linlikeed,
pso pascale, whilst the heaviest and pinephiotanica IV of the Anleies of
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