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-LOCAL AND GENERALȚ A NATIV contemporary in nalifying the opening of the ten season at Tamsul, remarks that the prospects of the trade are not very promising

this year.

Wx ibserve that Mr. José Augusto do Regis has been officially recognised as vice-consul for Mexico at this port.. Mèxica has got a lot to be thankful for.

WI note that Mr. Carles, British Consul at Chinking, goes home on a year's leave at the end of the present month. He will be relieved by Mr. A. Allen, from Amoy.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1891.

THE deaths in Hongkong for the fist quarter of the present year tomiled 6,341, minst 409 births. Amongst foreigners, singularly er ough, the births and deaths ran a dead-beat--fifty each.

Tan Shanghai Mercury learn that the local share-brokers are at kust taking wipt to form themselves into an association, by which, sems, sort of understanding can be arrived at as to a uniform scale of commissions.

CHAN SING U and Wong Chung, who are charged with being concerned in the Namen piracy, were ag in placed in dock at the Palice Court on the 27th inst, and once more remanded (without any examination) the former for the THERE is reported to be much sickness in seventh time and the latter for the fourth tone. Bangkok just now. Two Europeans have suc-Justice seems pretty leader-footed in their cases. cumbed to cholera, and the Gazette says the

Chinamen are dying off like flics, THE Hupdo reports that an epidemic has made lin appearance in Wahu, to which many of the official class have succumbed, while deaths have been numerous among the lower classes.

THE match for the Lawn Tennis Championship between W: H. Wallace and G. S. Coxon, which was to have taken place this afternoon (ayth Inst.), has been postponed owing to the former gentleman's indisposition.

The Shin-pao says that the Emperor will shortly review the Shen-chi cimp and also the Peking naval forces, when the Krupp guns, quick-firing Gatlings, torpedoes, and electric search-ilghts will all be exhiblied.

"BroWNIE'S" statement that Mr. C. J. Holliday's Sancho in "The Contrabandista" was particularly good caricature of Governor des Vox is weak and contemplible falsehood. It was the best caricature of " Brownie" himself

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THE members of the Hongkong Chori Society gave their third and final representation of "The Contrabandista "at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, on Saturday, night last. There was only a moderate attendance, but the performance was fairly successful throughout, the dancing of the cachucha, as-on previous rccasions, proving the most successful item in the bill of fare. IN consequence of the death of Capt. Hoyland, the popular skipper of the Fatshan, the following changes have taken place in the commands rif the Steambon Company's vessels: Capt. Risby, of the White Cloud, takes command of the Fatshen, Capt. Cruickshank, of the Kinngchow, transferred to the, White Cloud, and Mr. Webster, chief of the Honam, is promoted to the command of the Kungchow.

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A GENTLEMAN who vished the Tytam water. works on the 26th inst. Informs us that, to his ur professional eye, "there didn't seem as much water left as would keep a coolie baling half an hour." May be the Colonial Chaplain will pse hja | influence with Tuplier Pluvius, or whoever is the celestial Water Authority, since our mugefane official, can't work the cradle.

FOR expensive tea (bina сза run Ceylon pretty close when she tries. The firm of Tokmakoff, Moloikott, & Lo, a month before the recent visit of the Czatewitch 10 Hankow, sent com- pradores int.. the country to get this season's tean, so as to be able to present exquisite samples, and the young leaf picked thus early had turned out so satisfactory that some of this tea was valued at Tls, 3,500 the picul, or nearly £6 the

pound.

AT the Police Court on the 27th just., before Mr. Wise, Chin Lat was charged on remaad with committing a piracy, with others not in custody, on the 16th init, up in a boat near Cape Collinson, Inspector Stanton gave evidence of the prisoner's arrest at Tok A Win on the 19th lost, by a body of Police, and proof of his identity by Tux Seout correspondent of the Shanghai the crew of the pirn'ed boat closed the Mercury states that "another search is shortly evidence for the prosecution. Mr. Wise com going to be made for Korea's Miami Wealth,"mitted the accused for trial at the next Criminal as be understands that quite a party is going to Sessions, set out next month in search of that doubtful. quality; this time the expedition is going to be purely a Korean one, and will no doubt meet with the same success as the dozen or so similar ones, which he had seen start on the same errand his during time.

THE Hongkong Rifle Association for the Long Range Cup and Spoon was held on Saturday last. There were seven competitors. Mr. Ford wan the goo yards spoon and the Cup, Lt. Tyler RN, winning the 800 yards apuun. following were their scores:-

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SUPREME, COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

(Before Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Puitna Judge)

April 29 d.

increase in the majority of cases, and I think it not at all unlikely that some of the officers cpa. cerned have made arrangements in anticipation, of this sanction, and would have ground for very vericus complaint if those who have made, to them what was practically a conditional promise should, by, now deprecating the sanction of the Secretary of State, endeav ar to preclude the condition which is alone required to, render that romise binding. As the Estimates, which contain these increased salaries are only voted for liberty to reconsider the position with reference one year, the Council will, of course, be at jull

understand that, though these salaries may be to th: Estimates of 1891, and public officers will ixed at a given amount for this year, it does not pllow, that they will remain at that figure for next or any subsequent year, should Mr. Harings recapitulated the facts of the

he circumstances of the Colony require a case, and said, that since judgment was

eduction. But for this year I regard their granted the defendant had left Hongkong,

emuneration, in so far as action, on the and Mr. Ewens had acted for him here, part of the Council is concerned, as definitely selling daims against him, etc. This clalexed, and any attempt to lessen it now would had never been settled, defendant saying it

cèn to me something very like the repudiation was unjust. On October 21st; 18-90, n prohibitory

of a contract, And I, of course, use here the order was issued on Mr. Ewens, and 1700 Greep

word "contract.not in its, strict legal sense, Irland Cement Co.'s, shates in his hands were

but in the seare of, moral obligation, it is, I attached. On October 27th a summons, was

'rust needless for me to express my utter taken out by plaintiff for the sale at the shares disbelief that the honourable member, who and the recovery of the debt, but it was not put originated, or, those whose who supported, this into effres, and nothing further was done ther

movement would have had any part in it, if they On March 12th, 189: a summimins was taken out.

had regarded it in this light; and yet I am by the claimants asking that the prohibitory bound to say, that if the extremely lugubrious der on Mr Ewers beannalfer, Another picture which the honourable member has summons/was then taken out by the plaintif

painted of the condition and prospects of the actically the same as before, asking why a

Colony were a correct one, there would be at sufficient number of Green Island Cement Cost ground for arguing the existence of the shares in the hands of V. Ewens and belonging condition which would justify will not may to defendant should not be sold to realise & 79 repudiation-but breach of a legal contract, vis: thenmount of judgment debt and costs. Tren

inability to pay other equally binding oblig'itions an order was made by the Court that the

in full. I am sure that the honourable member claimant should pay the amount into Cost.

had no intention of this kind; and I gather that Mr. Furne,called by Mr. Caldwell s'ated that pay these increased salaries in permanence in is object was simply to show our inability to he originally held 1,700 shares on joint necnuntil absence of additional taxation. But whet with Ya Soi Wen, but all in the name of witness over may have been the honourable member's By defendant's direction, he afterwards held intention, the effect likely to be created by some in trust for Ho Tung and some for Wong his speech if unanswered, is fir beyond this Tong Ka (the Chinawomen) but none for defend as I regard injury to the credit of the Colony tant. He did not know of any pecuniary trang- nction or consideration to bala'en this transfer. Crirsex-mi-ed-Witress, had no knowledge that Ya Sui Wan left the e dony to escape a warrant for his arrest on a charge of forgery. him, and a writ of foreign attachment against There was an acilan by Yu Hok Lin against his goods. Witness did not know whether the e'ions brought against him had anything to de with the transfer of the shares. After the trans, defendant wrote to witness directing the sale of some of the shares, as he was "hard up."

Mr. C. Fard magn 11 14 Li, Tyler, K.N. A SPECIit. meeting of the "eldes of the Uninh

YU SUI WAN AGAIN. Church was held this evening (28th Insuurler the aurpices of the China Afail forthe express purpose of $766,40 and costs, for which amount he had Yu Man, contacter, sought to obtain payment of massing a resolution to petition the Government gained judgment against Y., Sui Wan in a suit add something to the "screw" of the Rev.caid in December, 189. Mr. Hastings appeared Mr. Bandfield, for his alleged valuable services in reading the burial service over some of the

for plaintiff, and Mr. Caldwell represented two China women who claimed certain shares which naval and military dent. Mr. Maar Fair.

lint.ffdesired to distrain on, On the 77th inst. Inspector Stanton, with a

., was to move the motion, and the other

ligious members,

them, were to smile blandly and acquiesce. We party of Police, arrested Chan Aping and Li Achung on a warrant changing them with having haven't heard how this little burlesque on committed murder and burglary at a village religion terminated, but if we were a member of the Valon Church-which, thank heaven we named Sa Ching, in the province of Kwangtung, on the 21st July, 1889. The prisoners were are not-and had been present at this insult to the common intelligence of the colony and to the arrested in the Rum-heungrating house, Centre Street, whither they had been decayed. There worship of God, we should have proposet as an amendment that the proposer and seconder prisoners denied the charge, and the case was

of this most contemptible exhibition of religious remanded for a week.

intolerancs should be treated to a round dozen on the breech-that bring the only place with such persons where this most necessary Angellation would be likely to have any appre ciable (Tect. Perhaps we may have more to say anent this Pha-issical trickery to-morrow.

OPPOSITION, which is usually believed to he the very life of trade, is, we understand, about t make itself manifest on the Hongkong-Vani couver, route by way of Japan. Captain Marshali, late commander of the renowned tea clipper THE German steamer Pollur, Captain H. here in the course of a day or two to Stirling Castle, is, we are informel, coming Hellmars, seems to be a marked ship with oursist in superintending the affairs of the opport Fierch neighbours. More than once she has ton beats the Abyssinia. Batavia, Parthia and had serious trouble with the Custom authorities Zambesi which will fly the flag of the Unioni at Shigon, the captain getting out of Court with Pacific Company, Vancouver is not, it seems, the several bundreds of dollars less than when he Canadian destination of these boats, but they will THERE is 'n good deal of grumbling and growling entered,all owing to Chinese members of his stop very near there, namely at Tamm, calling in China town just now owing to the complete

crew attempting to run a few balls of opium water famine, which nur fellow ratepayers there

The Pollux, on her list trip, a week ago, again are feeling acutely. Hundreds of coolies may

got into trouble owing to some of the crew smug now be seen swarming around the well-nighcling four small tins al opium in a paint pot, the dried up brooks on the hill side out Pokfulum smugglers hoping that the smell of the paint way, taking it in turns to fill their buckets torty spotted, and the captain me'eted in the sum of would overpower that of the drug. The drug was the indispensable commodity as it'orz's slowly through the soil. In this connection, a very $300. The later has got level with John China- man this trip though by stopping their wages important Government notification appears in

and giving them notice to make themselves 'oar advertisement columns the other day.

scarce. A YOUNG Englishman named H. M. Pugh managing the Ida Poli Rosa" Operatic Concert stranger to Yokohama attempted to end his Company, new performing in Singapore. As life by taking a dose of laudanum at the Club these gentleman engineered the Brown Potter Hotel, Yokohama, on the 13th Inst. At an early combination, we presume that the projected hour the attention of the servants was attracted visit of the American actress and Mr. Kyrleby sounds from the room in which Pugh was Bellew to the Far East has either been delayed sleeping, and after access had been gained it or abandoned.

was discovered he had taken a dose of landanar toro bottles being found by his bedside. De Wheeler was called in and restoratives given. Pugh was afterwards committed for trial by Assistant Judge Troup, at the British Consular Court.

we have ever seen.

A YUNNAN Grrrespondent writes to L'Avenir die Tonkin that a revolt has occurred in the prefecture of Pou Man Vem, and two civil

mandarins killed. The Viceroy has sent 3,000

men to quell the outbreak, He adds that there has not been a drop of rain all winter, and the opium crop has been completely lost.

Trix bodies of the nineteen men who

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executed at Kowloon City ten days ago are haried on the spot. in three or four rough graves Near by a sort of frail horizonts! bar, made of bamboo, has been erected, and hanging there- from, in ghastle for, is a string of rude wooden cages, each containing a patrefying

head.

WE note that Mexers. Crofton and Hamilton are

The editors of several native newspapers in Dai Nippon have taken umbrage at the name Empress of Tapan having dren given to one of the Canadian Pacific Co's new steamers. They look upon it with a certain amount of suspicion that the Quren of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India supires to become Empress of Japani

A BRIEF telegram from Madrid is published in the, Manila papers which implies that the $110.000 paid by the Siamese Government for the "unstable" cruiser Filipinas is to be devoted to the purchase of a torpedo-boat of the same name: Another good thing for the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co,, presumably--if they 'will take any more orders from that quarter,

THE Consular reports on the trade of Slam for 1890, says the Bangkok Times, show that there has been a marked improvement in the amounts of imports and exports, as compared with those of 1889. The excess of the total export trade of 1890 over that of 1889 amounts to $5,540,030,|| while the excess of the total imports of 1800, compared with those of the preceding year, thow -an increase of $6,186,579.

We regret to learn that Mr. J. Cradock, Acting Chief Inspector of Police, is resigning his post. tion on the ground of III-health,” Mr. Cradock bas seen about as much active work as any member of the Force, and during bis 24 years service he has been at least twice wounded whilst protecting the lieges. We forgive Cradock for having on two occasions led us up like lamb to the slaughter, to "The Retreat," and feel quite certain that, knowing what be certainly docs know, he will remember us at confession in the happy days in the near future. "Ten better !"

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surely be in dire straits in Shanghai, when the assumed leading newspaper gets so low down as to count the battles of champagne consumed at a publle ball and to publish the figures in its report of the celebration.

LINK with ancient history was broken when, about a fortnight ago, Mr. John Velge died at his residence in Malacca, where he was one of the oldest, if not the very oldest, of Straits residents, He was over 1 years of age, and his recollections of the early years of this century were very curious. He could tel of the blowing up of the Dutch fort in Malacca in 1807, when the English by exchange took over that settlement.. He was a sailor, and owned small saling vessels for many years, making voyages. to different ports in India, Sumatra, and Java, towards the beginning of this century, of which places he used to rela'e very entertaining anecdotes. He made a considerable amount of money and retired, living for some time in Singapore, where he was very hospitable. For many years he had lived in Malacca, where he was very much honoured and respected,

THE HAPPY BANKER. Who is the happy Banker? Who is he That every junior clerk should wish to be? It is the careful spirit whose strong bent Is money-making-heaping cent on cent- Who, doomed to go in early, shine or rain, Ard at the office late at night remain "Turns his necessity to glorious gain."

collars;

Sings like'a bird but works as hard as dollars. Of conversation, has an easy flow, The cheerful 'yes,' the firm but courteous no ;'. A fluent pen, cogent, concise and clear; To all men's confidence a ready cor; Capacity for cocktails and the power

❘ A ST. GEORGY'S BALL was held at Shanghai on

the night of the 23rd Inst. The M. C. Daily NewsWell brushed his hair; spotless his cuffs and reports that 269 quarts of Pommery and Greno were consumed, likewise a baron of beef weighing 155 lbs., of which only the bones.remained next morning, so that the guests must have had an enjoyable time. Why didn't our contemporary, after throwing all canons of good taste to the winds, also state how many whiskies and sodas THE mortal remains of Capt. J. P. Hoyland, of the Steamboat Co.'s service, were interred lation in the same direction? Journalism must He knows all men, all women, and their price,

were drunk, and give a lot more delicate informa-To cat, drink, think, read, write, talk by the hour, the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, on the 28th inst., in the presence of a large assemblage

Can fix them and their business in a trice. of mourners, which included the Hon. P. Ryre

And tha' "a common drudge 'twixtman and man" and many old residents of the colony, friends

Draws from them all the interest he can. of the deceased. The service was read by the

Then as he rises in the world he learns Rev, A.G..Goldsmith, and singularly enough

To feel the public pulse-the great concerns poor Hoyland was laid to rest alongside his old

Are settled eff-hand in his private room. Of many a mighty empire and its doom Macho friend, Professor Hart-Milner, sub-editor

Who, whether dining at a Lord Mayor's feast of this journal at the time of bis death, neatly

Or banking dollars in the "Gorgeous East," two years ago.

Weighty with reason at the Courcil beard, Or frivolling upon the grassy sward, ' Keeps his mind open and his temper cool This is the happy banker, this is he And lives for ever by the golden rule. That ever junior clerk should wish to be.

-N. C. Daily News.

INTELLIGENCE from Shant, according to a native paper, is to the effect that rich deposits

Tur manager of the Punjom Company, Mr. Blamey, the only reliable man that has ever occupied that responsible position so far as we can make out, wires as follows "Guban, a fine prospect sample three ounces of gold have been shipped. Wait for my letter of to-day of iron and coal have been found in the prefecture The Secretary of the Furjom Company (Mr. A. (April 25th). Mills are idle for want of water." of Cheb Chow. It is now proposed to open "POD. Gourdin) explains that this telegram indi- mines in the five districts of Fung Tal, Kos Ping, Yeng Shu, Ling Chuen, and Shing Shao, in the cates that the trial crushing of Guban reef stuff Chen-Chow prefecture. The local capitalists is being forwarded here to show the good quality MR. E. W. MAITLAND, Hos. Treasurer of the has been most satisfactory, and that a sample have reported the find to the provincial authorities,. begging them to petition the Throne to sanction of the gold. Visloss of Fredie's never-to-be-for- Alice Memorial Hospital, begs to acknowledge the forming of a company for the purpose of gotten paper weight of the pure metal, extracted with thanks the following donations to the funds working the mines. The ores are pronounced from Panjom ore but there, what's the use of of the hospital- to be superior to those from the Kaiping mines. dragging out comic scenes from the played-out comedies of long ago! Itany decent sert of gold THE fourteenth ordinary general mesting of the has been found at this most visionary and North China Insurance Co., Limited, was held disappointing of modern El Dorados so much In Sbangkal on April 20th. There was a large the better for the unfortunate shareholders; If attendance of shareholders, and Mr. E. H. Lavern poi-well, master. The milling referred to presided. On the motion of the Chairman, says Mr. Gourdia, "is at Jalis, and the stoppage seconded by Mr. F. H. Bell, the Report and can only be temporary, and is probably due to Accouts as presented, were ananimously passed; some accident to the water race." We shall and on the proposition of Mr. A. Anderson, probably see Punjoms booming up amongst the seconded by Mr. Müller, Messrs. F. H. Bell, D. After thin the next six months, il all tales we Brand, J. F. Seaman, H. R. Heam, E. H. begr be true. Lavers, W. D. Little, and A. G. Wood, wer alected directors for the ensuing year. ›Mestra Augustus White and A. Burman were appointed auditora,

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correspondent of our Shanghal morning costeropwary, that the Tactal implicated in the recent cutrage on an American hong has been THE Tientsin Correspondent of the N. C. making frantic efforts, through the indispensable Daily News writes under date the 18th Inst. go-betweens, to get the foreigners' compradore -The European foreman, viewers, overmen to admit that he was in the wrong, but, of course, and others employed on the Railway and nothing came of the attempt. Just after the colliery works at Tangahan having démanded trouble began it was announced that, the land. of the Directors the immediate arrest of the line was faterrupted between Takow and Talpeh Cantone e who made the assault on Mr. Burns, Fa, the object being to step communication with and the demand not being compiled with, they the mainland. Is leaked out, however, that left the works in a body on Sunday the 13th and there was constant telegraphing going on came to Tientsin, where they reported them between the Total and the Governor, so the next selves to the British Consul and claimed his step taken was to announce that the cable protec ion and assistances. The Consul Informed between Tamsui and Foochow was broken, and the men on Monday that he i'd already seen no notice was given of its repair, even after the the Viceroy, who had sent up peremptory.orders Chinese merchants declared that they had been to arrest the ringleaders and bring them dows to receiving messages from the maialand, Hong: Tientsin, He also informed them that the kong and Japan. Residents at Takow fear that Engineer-in-chief would be in Tientsin the communication would be impeded in the rame following, day and advised them to be ready to way il bere were any trouble at the post; and return with him to the works on Wednesday, this acceatustes the neglect of the naval Mr. Kinder did not turn up, however, and authorities, who leave the island unvisited by It was not fill the 16th that they received men-of-war "for"

telegram from the works stating that the | five ringleaders had been arrested and sent down to Tientsin. The man, therefore, returned to the works by the Erst train on Friday the 17th... When they arrived they soon found that they had been deceived, for the Cantonese had not been been arrested, but had been allowed to leave the place and were supposed to be on port that was inaccessible to men-of-war. their way to Shanghai. Meantime the Colliery Here lea port within two days easy steam of had been galing on quite well without the Hongkong, where there are always gunbbats Europeanor-What-the upshot"will:be tryet gating mouldy at their "anchors, and yet the uncertain, bot strained relations between the Admiral does not see his way to sending one. men and the directors of she work cannot be over loccasionally + to sou how the foreign avoided. The wounded man ladning fairly walk | residents are gening en dan w

years. Itsist over two years sluce there was a gunboat at Takow ! Perhaps new that there is's new Admiral on the station, more attention will be paid to this apparently forg stien seat of what should be a foutisbing trade, Sir Thomas Wade tells us that he dificulties in the way of the opening of Chung king? because he disliked foreigners" settling at

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route at Yokohama, Kobe and Victoris Br The causes of this formidable opposition to the three speedy Empresses of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company are too numerous to be specified in detail; t will be sufficient for us to the rapid and probably still further develop mention one or two of the salient reasons. Firstly, ment of the trans-Pacific trade; secondly, the fact that a dispute arose between the C. P. Company, and - Messrs. Pieres of the Fairfield Shipbuilding Company, Gligow.

who were the first t tender for the construction of two of the three Empresses which they were willing to build for the round sum of £60,000. This figure was beyond the Pis limits and the order for the three new ships was promptly placed with the well known Berrow Company, who undertook to complete the three versets for two-thirds of the sum. This has engendered a good deal of ill feeling between the rival firms--hence the competition. The new Company's first chartered steamer, the Zambest, will sail hence for Tacoma in of call about Thursday. The Agents of the new Company here are Mesars, Gibb, Livingston

LOSS OF THE "HOLME · EDEN"

On Saturday evening last a telegram was re- ceived from Shanghai by Messrs. Gibb. Livingston &Co. stating that the steamer Holme Eden was a Intal wreck on Chusan Island (close to Shanghai). Nothing was said as to crew or cargo. She was a vessel of 1,451 tons, commanded by Captain Prentice. She was owned in London by Mesars. Angier Brothers, and came here direct from Antwerp with a general cargo. After unloading for Shanghai, taking nothing from Hongkong. some 300 tons here she proceeded on the 18th

The cargo was insured.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necessaßly endorse the spinions expressed by Correspondents in this column).

A POINTER FOR PASSENGERS. 'TO THE EDITOR Or tus “Hongkang Telegraph.”

SIRAs an occasional visitor to Canton I have been accustomed Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s line, or use the Hongkong, Butterfield & Swire's boat. I did so a few days ago, and it cost me $3 for my fare and as much for two plain meals. Last night I returned by the new Chinese-owned steamer Tai-on, aud think many would be grateful to know that-- although the vessel is not yet in ship-shape order Internally-I had better accommodation, much more kindly courtesy and attention, and Infinitely better how do you call it ?—" chow," than on the other lines. And I paid $5.50. Henceforth the Tal-on is the vessel which will

Yours truly,

Hongkong, 24th April, 1891,

receive the exclusive patronage of

PASSENGER.

THE GOVERNOR'S SUCCESSOR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ? Hovaxono Telegrafi."

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His Iardship thought the question arose how far such letters cou'd be evidence against the claimants.

The claimants were then called and gave evidence at some length,

Mr. Caldwell then nådragged the Court in support of the claim of HoTung and Wang Teng Ko, contending that the transfer of the shares to them was a bona fide transaction for valuable

consideration, and not at all designed to elude the law. Yu Sui Wan bad all along shown a desire to meet 'all just claims.

OUR OPTIMIstic governor:

likely to inflict greater.lass upon the colonists. than that involved in these increased Enlaries, even when coupled with the increased Military. Contribution, I have deemed it my duty to

whether the picture of our position as shown by xamine this subject caly and deliberately, in Ti its various hearings with a view to determine be horiourable, member is a correct one, and 1 must now make a short further trespass upon your time in the endeavour to present is you the

cult of that examination.

In approaching the subject of the honourable member's speech, I am bound to boar lestimony 10 its ability, and to admit that the painstaking arch of which it bears evidence, has brought forward facts well worthy of reflective considera. examination of the question, I find it impossible

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o regard it otherwise than ns the address of an

most of the facts adduced in favour of his view, advocate/which, to say the, least, makes the

and entirely ignores all those which tell in to effect of the gloomy picture with (whatever favour of the other side. In order to heighten his motive) it has pleased him to draw, he has instituted a contrast between the present (as he would seem to allege) abject position of the colony, with that portrayed by: my su called

Mr. Taling renl'ed, pointing out that the transfer document made no mention of any value received, or any valid consideration for brilliant despatch of October 1879, and he the transfer of the shares. It was, according to unmistakeably conveys the Inference, though he the evidence, only alter the present moceedings does not actually say so that the description had been instituted that any corresponding there given was incorrect. In one passage, if transaction took place, showing that the transfer correctly reported, he alleges, himself to be was only nominal, and was made to shield Yu almost quoting my very words when he says Sui Wan, who all along really owned the shares, that I referred to a vast commerce. "in a healthy as shown by his let'er directing the sale of them stats of progress, with prosperity extraordinary, His Lardship, in giving judgment, after briefly and prospects magnificent? . Now say one reviewing the facts indmitted, decided that the hearing or reading these words "prospects defendant had made every effort to meet all magnificent" (which by-the-bye I never used) claims through Mr. Ewens' and that with all'as contrasted with his subsequent representation little more vigilance Yu Man, the plaintiff, might of the depressed condition of the Colony, would have seized the money in Mr. Ewens hands and¦¦ infer that I had dealt largely in prophecy as got his debt paid. As to the transfer, that was regards the immediate future, and that such pro- not shown to be anything but genuine. The phecy bad been falsified by the event, whereas letter from defend int after the transfer,his is not only not true but in one important directing sale, was not evidence. The con respect; the exact opposite of the truth. sideration received in return was at 2, later indeed referred to a trade as apparently -in- date, but that was satisfactorily explained by :| a healthy condition of progress, despite the rest- defendant's mother and He Tang, who seemed rictive measures against Chinese in the United. trustworthy. The case might have been settled States and Australia, and the decline of the tea easily out of Court, but his Lordship had to trade, the full effects of which I mentioned a claimants, with costs. decide on the facts and the Inw: judgment for having not then been fully felt and ibis reference I shall presently give reasons for believing correct—while I expressed no doubt that land, would, in the course of time, become more valuable than it was then, and this I have still stronger reason to believe now. But, with reference to, the immediate future, I most dis- ainctly expressed doubts whether speculation had not unduly raised the prices both of shares and of land, and plainly intimated the possibility of reaction and consequent distress to all those so far..from partaking inrgely in prophecy, who had been speculating beyond their means. whether about the immediate or distant future, | my despatch dealt almost exclusively with facts, not one of which, in so far as I know, bas, ever been impugned; and the only passage, other than those referred to in, which the fature was touched upon at all was the following: 1---“ As far as is known all, or nearly all, of these.com- panies, especially those whose field of operations is Hongkong, have good, some of them excellent, prospects of success." And even here I am not expressing my own opinion, but (as is shown from the words "as far as is known theoplelon of the community, and that I was entitled to infer from the prices of the shares, and the fact that no note of warning had anywhere beca sourded. It is true that I expressed no, dissent from this opinion, because I had no reason to do so, and it would have been presumpinous for In reply I caused a letter to be addressed to theme with regard to, purely mercantile matters, to Unofficial members to the effect that I hoped express opinions opposed to those of within a few days to be able to inform them of mercantile community. But, even if the the course which I should pursue after giving this important matter my full consideration,

REPLY TO MA. T. H WHITEHEAD.

Mr. F. H. May, private necretary to H.E. Sir G. W. des Vœux, forwards the following "copy of some remarks which His Excellency had intended to make in Council-presumably at the last meeting. We commend thele careful pernsal, withholding our own comments for the

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WHAT HE MEANT TO SAY. Before proceeding to the Orders of the Day I deem it right to refer to a letter which I received a few days ago from the Unofficial members, Informing me of their intention to memorialise the Secretary of State to the effect that the colony, is not now in a position to pay the Increased salaries of officials which recently pasted the Council, and requesting me te notify the Secretary of State by telegraph of this Intention, and of their wish that be should with hold his sanction of these increased salaries until their memorial shall be received.

In reply to a further communication on the subject from the Honourable Mr. Ryrie, Informed him of the subatance of the grounds on which I felt bound to decins sending such a belogram, and I now proceed to state thent la

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SIR-Considering the vital importance of the questions pending, which have had to face the light through the energetic instrumentality of our upoffcial representatives, I venture to suggest that the rate-payers should memorialize the Secretary of State at once that Mr. Francis Fleming should be requested to retur imme- diately to take up the reins of government, for dure ing his tenure of administration bis urbanity, Countery, conciliation and tact wereconspicuous to a degree, and be likewise possessed the rare facility of leading men, with a thorough grasp of the true psition and situation of local matters. The deadlock which now exists to the serious detri. ment, of the ratepayers he never would have

anticipation had been my own, I am by no. allowed to arise, and it seems imperative that the

means sure, despite the honourable, member'e' gent and pressing requirements of the colony

statements, that I should have much cause to should not be left in certalely not disinter, sted, hands, possessing none of the above-mentioned

ogret. For I and some 56 out of the 35 and I venture, to think, essential qualifications

panics referred to are not only cars ng on for an administrator. "."

business with a pild-up capital of 6 millions, but appear

ir la be on a sound fagting. From the Your obedient servant,

present value of the shares," greater portion of the capital mentioned, appears to Hon. J, H. Stewart-Lockhart .....

As to the first reason, viz.: that from a despatch well is vested, while other of these companies, Hongkong, ayut April, 1891, Meners. F. Naudin & Co... to [Every man has a sight to his opinion and to already received from the Secretary of State it though thelf, shares, at this time of depression express it when it is not libellous, and we do may be expected that the decision on the subject are at a discount, cannot be yet, said to be a not in the least object to Audaz saying of salaries will be received very shortly, and fallure, as they have not yet had time to fully good word in our columns for Mr. that therefore any telegram of the kind would test their capabilities of success. It is no doubt Francie Fleming ; but with all his excellent arrive too late, it is unnecessary to say anything fine that seven of the companies released to, aot qualities, which the colony has frankly and further, but as to the other-the second reason

many as stated by, the honourable member, recognised, Mr. Fleming is a weak further information may seem to be required, are in liquidation, but even as regards there, ju teadily administrator and is scarcely, the man ** It is scarcely, necessary for me to remind you well as some of the others, which have not yet required at the helm of affaire in this colony that during the year 1889 there was appointed a been successful, it might, very possibly, have dating the present constitutional crisis. If | Committee of the Council for the purpose of been said, not without a certain correctness, on Sir William des Vœux were not incapacitated enquiring Into the salaries of the public officers, their being launched, that their pro

prospects were gefrem · hard' work by › uncertain-health, wo and that Committee, composed (with the excep. goed, as their failure or comparative failure may w'should desire no better man for Governor of tion of the Chalmar) exclusively of Unofficial have been due to faulis, of management or +*:thlu

He is admittedly of a headstrong members, eventually recommended unanimously insufficiency of capital. And in confirmation colony. I sad obstinate disposition, and in the Millitary a large increase of the salaries of a great many of this view it may be observed that the enter- ¡Contribution question has taken up a position officers, and votes generally in accordance with prises of some of these companies in liquidation, Cat5515that is certainly Incomprehensible to those that recommendation, but on a different principle as for instance the Bordeo Planting companies, ** acquainted with - his generally enlightened specially suthorised by the Secretary of State, have, 1.am Informed, only quite recently found to and liberal ideas; bút he is also a sound and were in October last, during my absence from persons outside. the, colony, who suficiently atraightforward statesman, who has times out the colony unanimously paised by this Council. belleve in their prospects to pay, a.coniderable of number, practically evinced the interest In view of the apparent unanimity of the Council som for their properties. Meptioning these

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