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MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL...

A meeting of the Legislative Council, was held 'ị on the and Inst. There were present :--H. E.

· Major-General Digby Barker, Officer Admial- steding the Government, Mr. W. M. Goodman (Acting Colonial Secretary) 1· Mr. A. J^:Leach (Acting Attorney-General); Mr. S Brown (Surveyor-General); Mr. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart (Registrar-General); Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes (Colonial Treasurer); Mesars. J. J. Keswick, T. H. Whitehead, P. Ryrie, and-Ho Kal.

MINUTES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY JULY 1891.

has been 'for some time past a very serious cause of annoyance and Infury to the ""Inhabitants" "of this Colony "and tends to "render" inoperative recent legislation in

Hongkong against gambling.

The minutes of the last meeting were read beneficial. He would also mention, that there and confirmed, "

A CHINESE CONSUL FOR HONGKONG.

The Colonial Secretary laid before the Council the following despatch respecting the appoint ment of Mr. Tso Ping Lung, as Chinese Consul at Hongkong:-

DOWNING STREET,

21st May, 1891. SIR-With reference to my despatch No. 59 of the 16th of March last, I have the honour to inform you that the question of the appointment of a Chinese Conal at Hongkong has been farther considered and, in view of represents Hons made on behalf of the Chinese Minister at this Court, Her Majesty's Government have Agreed to the appointment of Mr. Too Ping Lung at present Chinese Consul at Singapore, to be Consul at Hongkong, for one year, on the under standing that he should be withdrawn at the end

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was unknown, ail marriages Eitherte celebrated there were quite valid.”

The Bill passed its second and third readings.

"SHORT-SELLING CHILDREN.

That the Government be requested to move

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the the Chinese, Authorities with a view to the second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance. entire suppression of public gambling, and

to amend The Women and Girls' Protection Ordinance, 1890." He said the object" was to gambling houses at Chinees Kowloon,

Introduce certalu amendments, one or two of Mr. Rerie begged to second the resolutions which had been suggested by the Secretary of moved by his hon. friend. He thoroughly State for the Colonies and one or two which agreed with what had been said of the Injury had been omitted through an oversight. The which these gamblog houses produced. Secretary of State suggested that anyone detain Through them every encouragement was given ing girls for imm-ral purposes by threats of people to gamble there-launches were provided, legal preceedings of any kind should be liable to and avan refreshments as well. The houses punishment just as if the detention were forcible, could not do anything but harm, and the Then it was desired to re-introduce the clause or his officers could, on suspicion that it was a suppression of them would undoubtedly be most formerly existing by which the Registrar-General was another place where gambling was carried "sly brothel, enter any house and arrest any on-he bad read it not long ago—a small inmates without a warrant. That. power was willage just outside the Cosmoplitan Docks, most necessary, as at present it was very difficult where at the time he saw it the workmen fromto identify the Inmates so as afterwards arrest the docks used to go and risk all their pay. He them. The other proposed amendment he left a thought that that place also should be looked to.

better authority on the subject--Mr. Stewart- He had not seen it recently, but was informed Lockhart to explain, that eit gatill, existed. Gambling was carried on at Macao, and could not be suppressed more attractive to the gambler to have a place there of course; but it only made it at his door, and u gambling house at Kowloon could work his ruin-in very much shorter time than at Macao. On there grounds as seconded the resolutions with great pleasure.

Dr. Ho Kaf rose to support the resolutions. He thought that if the Colony were to move in the matter there was no doubt that the suppression of gambilog in Chinese, Kowloon would quickly be stopped. It would be no

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC ---

COMPANY, LIMITED, SPEA

To Auditors Fear 2 years

Installation. Material Consumers, cost of.....

thepra ser most oft sacror The second report of the Board of Directori tó | alveri sejd the ordinary meeting of: shareholders to be held at the Hongkong Hotel at noon, on Saturday. Tyth July, is as follows-

Statement of Arcounts for the year ending 30th Your Directors have now to lay before you's April 1891, together with a report from Mr. Wickham, the Company's manager, covering the

same period.

of the Company's operations that it leaves fitile Mr. Wickham's report gives so fall an account for the Directora to add,

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The supply of the light both for public and heen satisfactorily carried out. private lighting your Directors consider has

By Gross Earnings of the Company arow alor Cr..

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Amount carried to Profit and Losa Scrib and Transfer Fees....

account

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zoo oo launches are now to be seen all over the Kwangchow and Shlubing prefectures. The fee 4490.88 charged, however, for a license-$2,000'; to $3,000 a year-appears to be unduly heavy, for, $16.316.16 qupled with the cost of the launch, It means an Expenditure monthly of $600 or $700 beyond What Would be sufficient were no laurich used. bine, to hire one launch and so well; is the Hence three or four junk owners usually comi security against pirates and the punctuality of movement appreciated, that after a few months enhanced 'receipts more than cover this large initial outlay. W

13,237.45 2,954-19 46.75

1.077.57

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PROFIT AND ACCOUNT. Dr. Te Balance brought from last account.$5,807.22 nos of Working account

brought down.

**isib...»*1- 1,077-37 The demand for the leht has been quite up in t look for further extensions both among forelen tenen dat to expectation.so far, and the Rond canfidently | umanostou unh and native consumers, as the advantages of the light, especially during the hot season, make By Amount carried to next account...86.879.79 The Registrar-General seconded the reading themselves more apparent

intended to. The accounts are it will be observed, brought adfying the white pigeon." That con lighting only commended an ist December. 1700. He explained deal with an evil known anfang pak goth goth April. Por, and the income from stated in parents selling their children and Mr. Larton has resigned his sent on the Beart, Ing them again, under threats of appealing to rejoined. then afterwards coming forward and claim and on his return to the colony Mr. A. P. Stokes the authorities. People who would sell their children at all were not fit persons, to have the custody of them, and indeed the purchase were generally more likely to treat the children well if they did not then the Registrar General Had

that it was

the Hon. T. J. Keswick and Mr. A. P. Stokes retire, but being eligible, offer themselves Yor In accordance with the Articles of Association,

re-election.

$6,870.70

hops and vouchers at the Company' Office, bave compared the Accounts with. The and found them correct,

G. STEWART, I Jwrew les

`D. H. MACKINTOSH, ) 27th June, 1891.

ite show.

Auditors.

Mr. Foxen having reetened his annointment, mum CHINA;S COMMERCE. the Directors nominated Mr. D. H. Mackintosh; } apavul four iT accompanying accounts.

The course of the trade of these Stations being determined not only by the conditions, climatic, and financial, of the neighbouring districts.on the mainland of Chida, but also by the degree of prosperity enjoyed by the neighbourleg colony of Macao, this report would be incomplete without.. passing notice of recent occurrences there. Last year's report mentioned, amongst the mea sures proposed to be taken to develop the trade of Macao, the establishment of a line of steamers for the conveyance of emigrants to Mexico. This undertaking became an accomplished fact Amigo having been despatched for Santa Crus In October last, the German chartered steamer

with some 470 emigrants on board. Another German steamer, the Independente, Is, at the moment of lying in the outer anchorage ready to take some 600 or 700 more, It having, I am

appearance in Maçao of anonymous placards denouncing the scheme, to allow sufficient time to elapse for letters to arrive home from the passengers by the Amigo before despatching, a second steamer. These emigrants, like those who in earlier days went to California and Australia, come mainly from the Sanul and Sanning die tricts. A considerable portion of the inhabitants of those districts speak English Anently, and it same as the fruits of their years of industry and tally holle brick houses, surrounded by an enclo economy. The villages, consisting of substan

are of brick, and of fine trees and bamboos, which succeed one another almost without inter mission on both sides of the Sanul River up at least to Tekbol and Cheungsha, the handsome ancestral temples and the well-kept pagode, point to a density of population and to a general average of wealth and comfort seldom seen eise- disadvantages of large numbers of Chinese resorting to a country with which China basso appears matter for regret that the signature of a international relations are so obvious that it convention between biexico and China on this subject was not made a preliminary to the practical initiation of the undertaking.

of that i̇me If the appointment should be found hardship if the Council were to ask the Chinese the subject on a local native paper only a lehn, long with Mr. G. Stewart,, audited, the the frade reports and statistics for the is evident they were able to lay by considerable

not to work well.

I.bavo, etc.,

KNUTSFORD, To the Officer Administering the Government

of Hongkong.

The Colonial Secretary also submitted, to the Council two financial minutes from the Officer Administering the Government recommending the Council to vote a sum of $5,640, to cover

Gaverament to maintain and enforce, Its own laws. He thought all members of the Council were aware that the Chinese Government and Chinese laws. strictly forbade gambling in any form whatsoever, except the one form, known as Walsing lotteries. At present the Weising was farmed out to lottery farmers at Catton. All other forms of gaming were illegal. Therefore he did not think it would cause any hardship to ask the Chinese authorities to comply with this request. But at the same time, he should say, very energetic action would have to over there. There was no doubt, it was matter of public notoriety, that a very large revenus was derived by the officials at Kowloon City from the gambling houses. They had to privilege of keeping gambling houses against (pay a certain amount every day for the

the law. To suppress them would be

power to remove them. He saw a leader on

days up; cales were continually occuring, and it was difficult to bring offenders within the letter of the law.

Mr. Ho Kal, who supported the Bill, described at length the mode in which the offence

said that although was committed. He the practice of buying children was contrary to English law it obtained universally in Chiès, and in itself was not objectionable, the female children being well-treated as domestic servants, and generally being bought as,wives when 17 or 18 years old. The amendment proposed would

parents from preying on the parchasers,

The Bill was then read, and extended so as to protect children of either sex.

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ENGINEER'S REPORT.

Honkong, 13th Jane, Gentlemen,At the date of my last report. 10th May, 1800, none of your machinery had been erected, and it was not until the month of and bollers was commenced: The altuations al the are lamps in the streets were finally settled in July, and the work of erecting the poles and wires was then proceeded with.

certain increases to salaries, In excess of the } be taken 'before 'gambling could be suppressed not legalise selling, but it would prevent unnatural June 1890: that the work of erecting the engines of that port, says Commissioner Hippisley, I where.In the present case, however, the

Estimates for 1891, and $2,800, being amount required for the printing and binding of 200 copies of a concise edition of Ordinances of Hongkong, from 1844 to 1890.

The Hon. T. H. Whitehead asked the following questions

z. What is the total estimated expenditure of

the Government under the head of unlaries for the year 189r on the basis of the in- creased pay and allowances sanctioned by the Right Honourable, the Secretary of State's Despatches dated 3rd April last, and 7th ultimo, 2. Will, the Honourable the Sorvayar General lay upon the table a statement shewing what has been done, and how much money has been spent up to date in conneciton with the reconstruction of the Prays Bridge over Bowrington Canal, and Improvements on.Recreation Ground at Happy Valley, for which the Council voted $22,000 In the Estimates for Extraordinary Public, Works for 1891,

for the bridge,

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THE SHARE BILL.

· SECOND READING PASSED.

to abolish this revenue, and would require very

The Acting Colonial Secretary said that the energetic action’Indeed, he should say, to induce

next business was the second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance to amend them to epforce the law in that respect. - How. ever, it was undoubtedly injurious to

the Law in respect of the sale of shares the Colony to have gambling dens so close at hand, la Companies registered under the Companies and as this Colony was suppressing gambling Ordinances 1865 to 1886 and in other Joint as far as possible, it was simply driving the Stock Companies." The Council would trade-if it might be called a trade-over to recollect that at the last meeting he moved the Kowloon. He did not think the Chinese Govern- adjournment of the debate on the Bill; he there ment in face of the unanimous recom-fore desired now to make a few remarks upon it. mendation of this Council, would with He would first point out the exact position of the or would be justified in persluing any Council towards the Bill as it stood. They had longer continuance of this system of gambilug heard the able speech of the connial for housen over 'there. Ha thought also that the opponents of the Bill, and the arguments litle inquiry would show that most of of the unofficial members. Now it was for them the gambling house keepers at Kowloon were to consider what the Bill really was, because he resident in this Colony, and those who had been was of opinion that some misconception had Ordinance came fate force, had all gone ac illegal-it would be as offence, were the accustomed to keep such. places here until the axisen as to its character. The Bill did not pro- pose to make the contracts of the short-seller reasons he cordially supported the resolutions. to open new houses in Kowloon,For these

Bill passed, to sell short, or for a "bear" to it was agreed to take the two motions separately, numbers of the shares, or the name of the On the suggestion of the Colonlal Secretary contracts shall be null and void unless the sell shares he did not porient-it only said “All

registered holder, are laserted.". In order to order of number.

appreciate the difference between rendering a transaction legal and making it bull and void he showed that "bulling" and "bearing amounted to nothing more or less than a bet. A man would bet, say, that on the 1st December Banks, for instance, would have risen ten-points, or that they would be ten points lower. Suppose that lattead of doing so two gentlemen made a wager on the same point-that would not be an

3. Will the Government lay upon the table

copy of their letter conveylag the thanks of the Hongkong Government for the services rendered by the Chinese Admiral Fong and his Officers in tracking and bringing to trial and condign punishment the Named pirates, The Colonial Secretary said in reply to the first question that the total amount was $756,986.

The Colonial Secretary understood the very In reply to the second question he might polat satural desire on the part of the bon, member oat before answering it, that there were two

who introduced the resolution, with the object distinct estimates passed by the Council, one for of putting an end to the evil which undoubtedly the reconstraction of the Prays Bridge over did exist in Kowloon City. The colony had Bowrington Cans', and the other for the recently acquired, if he might say 10, a new improvement of the Happy Valley recrea-broom, and was sweeping its own house very tion ground. The $31,000 applied only to clean ƒ, and so it was natural therefore to ask its the latter. With that preface, his answer neighbours over the border to do the same, was as follows: Iron-work had been received The hon. member had by his resolution fully amount expended being called public attention to the matter, and there, $3.944 up to date. The following sum he thought, as far as action in this Council was had been spent on the recreation ground concerned, the matter might cease. He there during 1890, 86,373 up to May 31, 1891, fore begged to move, as an amendment to the $3,113, making a total of $10,385. In reply to eat motion, that it is Inexpedient that this the third question, he was directed by his resolution be passed by this Council." He did Excellency the Officer Administering the not wish for a moment to suggest that the evil Government to reply that it was inexpedient did not exist, nor that no seilon should be taken; and unusual to lay on the table letters of that but there were proper methods for putting description, and the Government. saw no reason

requests to an independent country. to do so on this occasion.

The Registrar General seconded the amend. ment. While quite agreeing with the remarks evils existing, he was of opinion that it would made by the mover of the resolution, as to the be more effective to act through the proper con: stitutional channels, and any outside action would only binder the progress of negotiations,

Mr. Whitehead pointed out that neither of the resolutions said or suggested that the Govern ment should adopt any unusual course-simply that the Chinese authorities be moved, through the proper channels of course, in at Sa

CHINESE KOWLOON, GAMBLING,

Excellency We are speaking now with reference to the first resolution, which is an abstract resolation........

The amendment was then put and carried by the official veto, six to four, 15 seconded, impenda yakan

che second resolution being moved and The Colonial Secretary moved an amendment "that this resolution is unnecessary and inexpe. dient His Excellency had already said (at the Ast meeting) that the government had the matter In consideration, and last was sufficient.

Mr. Whitehead then moved the resolutions of which he had given notice. He Wald Notwithstanding your Excellency's assurance at the last moeiing of Council that this question of public gaming houses in Chinese. Kowloon is exercising the serious attention of the. Govern ment I think it well to move the resolutions of which I have given notice. It may seem hardly necessary to do so, but my object in bringing them forward in this Council is to help, ff possible, to strengthen the hands of the Govern ment by getting public opinion to also more in the matter. The Press, I think, may safely be regarded as one of the greatest powers of the present age, and no doubt the local and other newspapers in Chins will warmly take up this most important subject, as gambling at Chinese Kowloon is a very serious can of annoyance and lajury to the inhabitants of the Colony and must tend to render fanperative recent legislation in Hongkong against gambling. In this way the matter will come before H. the Canton Viceroy, and the Ministers of the Taung Li Yamen at Paidag much are simply and much more directly than through the usual diplomatic channel in which prolonged delays so often flourish. I visited Chiness: Kowloon City two evenings ago with a number of Naval and Military officers, Hongkong Govere ment oficials, and other friends. We found fully half a dozen gambling houses in all His Excellency repeated that the proper swing, and other gambling houses in the course steps had been taken, but he considered that of erection. We were informed that the local in such a delicate matter details' should not be Chinese Authorides derive a revenus of about made public. He thought that the Council $35,000 per annum "from" tolerating these hots should be satisfied that the proper steps were beds of vice in oppsallion to the laws of Chiefs being taken. The existence of such dens la mach a sourceMid Karwick aid that having heard the of danger and loss to this Colony, as the remarks made by the preceding speakers and existence formerly of eplem, and salt smuggling Ms Hacalency statement, he begged tosly that In Hongkong to the Imperial Gorenndent 61 for his part as should be perfectly satisfied to China: On their urgent appeal ww:have taken leave the matter in

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By the beginning of November, the engines ard dynamos for the streat lighting, and all arrangements connected therewith in the station. were in working order, and it was not antil several successful trials with the full number of lamps had taken place in the station, that the lamps were placed on the poles outside.

Regular work under the contract for lighting 50 are lamps in the streets 'was commenced on thurst December last, but unfortunately; dwing to defects in the design of the lamp hoods, the lighting was interrupted during the second week In December. The defects were remedied as soon as possible, and since that time no ruch interruptions have recurred,

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The gradual sliding of the approaches to Macao bas continued to occupy the attention of the Portuguese authorities, and a Commissten was appointed to consider the best means to remedy a state of things which, if not dealt with, threatens the very life of the part. In 1884 Mr. Adolpho Loureiro, an engineer despatched from Lisbon to study this question, presented an elaborate report, and proposals, embracing the formation, of barbours of refuge in case of typhoons, and, in order to confine the current and to direct it into the most suitable channels, the reclamation of large tracts both above:and below Green Island, and the construction of a breakwater from the west end of Taja to Pedra Areca, a submerged rock off the Bom Parto fort. The Commission, while recommending, the realisation of this plan as the end to be aimed for, admits that, involving as it does an estimated expenditure of nearly $3,000,000, it is beyond

TIGALY, Ports and Corea, just issued by the These gentlemen now retire and offer them. Statistical Department of the Imperial Maritime selves for re-election.

Customia, we extract the following s—no • medi

noticing

ing in my roost on the trade of this district for the year 1889 the memorandum drawą up the Commission appolated, by the Governor of Macao to consider the means beat calculated to develop the commercial importance ventured to express the hope that the con- tinuance of the liberal Heims of the foreign Macho, in which that Commission recognised Inspectorate at the Customs Stations near the main cause of the Improvement which had already made itself apparent in the trade there, would, coupled with the abolition of taxation then recently sanctioned by the Inte Governor General of the Liang Kwang, result in a greater and more marked increase of trade here during 1890. This hope, I am happy to state, has been realised, the total value of the trade of this dis- trlet (Tis: 10,358,659), exclusive of the junk trade between Macro and Hongkong (valued at Tix 3,673,659), showing an increase of 14 per cent. over that of 1889 and of art per cent. over that of 1888. This increase, satisfactory as it. Is, would, however, have been undoubtedly much larger but for two reasons: (1) the reimposition fed of the taxation which had been abolished In August last the Government granted the towards the close of 1889, and (3) the failure Company, a contract for the supply of 14 of the third sice crop throughout a considerable more lamps; these lamor, after considerable portion of the province in consequence fa delay. In obtaining the apparatus from soms districts of long-continued drought, England, have been erected, and were lit for and in others, where water was abundant, of the first time on the 1st of May, making a blight which affected the grain so seriously total of 64 lampe at present ripplied. In order that the ears, blackened and withered away to supply these lamps, It was decided to lay the | before taatudty. How seriously this latter the present resources of Macao. It has theres wires underground for 250 yards in Queen's | calamity must have diminished the purchasing | (ore recommended the purchase of two powerful Road East, where overhead wires were Impractic power of this province will be apparent from the | dredgers; and, with a view to confining the able on account of the trees. These underground fact that it was necessary to Import through the outward current through the faner harbour inte whes have given no trouble during the short Canton, Kowloow, and Lappa offices 6,764,000 | one channel, work has been commenced to unite time they have been in use,

www picals of rice, as against 4,942,000 picula in 1889, | Green Island with the peninsula by an artifdal In addition to the 64 lamps at present supplied in other words, to Incur an increased expendi causeway. This work may, increase the force of 4 contract has been settled with the Government fure of nearly three million taels for this food the current, but it also seems likely to gradually, to supply an additional 21 lamps. It is expected product alone. On the other hand, agriculturists result in the formation of solid ground, where that these will be ready to be lighted by the rst bad real cause for gratitude for the step taken the tide now flows, to the cast and north of of October. T

by the late Governor-General in legalising with Green Island, and to thus destroy the valuable The erection of the machinery for the supply in limits the export of rice to Hongkong and oyster-beds existing there at present the raiddle of the month of February last and this and the Kowloon offices 316,025: pleuls; at this office on the gth May 1854 no year's trade of lacandescent lights was not completed until Macao, for thanks to it, they were, In spite of a partial failure of crops, enabled to export through consequently has only been at work for about besides an additional quantity of 43,20 pleuls has been done here equal to that during the year three months. The total number of incandescent for fe use of the Chinese residing in those just passed and 1890 must go on record as by lamps at prescat supplied is 185, and in addition, placer, the price realised for each pical of which connections for over too have been installed was suficient to cover the cost of twice that far the most prosperous twelvemonth known up to ready for supply.

this time. The value of the whole trade not only Cuquel ved quantity of foreign rice. During the last twelve months the Company

surpassed that 1889 by nearly Tia. 5,000,000, but have acquired land extending_eastward, from

The shipments of black tea, fired, and unfired that of 1887, the best year previously on record, their original lot at Wanchat On a porós of 26,800 plculs, while those of green tea increased prosperity of the fast-named year was due to to be fired in 'Macao, fell from,35,332 plculs to by over Th. 4,000,000. I find, too, that the this land a tanje bas been constructed to hold from 1,309 piculs to 3,344 picula. The cstimated exceptional causes-floods in the previous year, 1400 gallons of water, which is collected from the nullah fanning through the property. The 331,000 to. Tis. 340,000 owing

valua.of these articles rose, however, from Tls.which prevented large quantities of produce supply of water from this tank, which has only receipts of fired leaf show an increase of nearly was too late to obtain sufficient tonnage to carry the fact that reaching Newchwang from the interior until it

siderable saving in coal, by condensing the very satisfactory prices on the European market ending with 1887, we find the last-named year been in use for a tow, weeks, is effecting a con 70 per cent. These teas, I am informed, brought it away, and, if we take the average for to years steam from the engines. In case of another dry especially lower grade qualities, which reallshed. be extremely valuable to the Company, in to seemed to hold out better promises at first, but former was prosperous to a great extent at the was very little more above that average than season such as recently occurred, the tank will profits throughout the season the higher grades 1886 was below its and so it follows that the viding a store of feed-water for the belters, Very quotations soon fell away, and later on cost prices cost of the fatter. With 1890 this was got the great difficulty was experienced in procuring wern scarcely maintained at the sales. It has water for the ballers during the late drought been suggested that the British publicis gradually The Import trade of Newchwang the

I am, gentlemen,

A realising that Indian tea produces deleterious importation directly from abroad-is not of any mang phui | effects on the digestion the proposal to start a hop

safarm to prepare the leaf for mixing with India tex magnitude but the value of goods of foreign The W. H. WICKHAM, In order to neutralise such effects, being adduced origin, arriving both from abroad and from other Chinese ports (principally Shanghai), amounted my T. In support of this view and it is hoped by those last year to 71449,000, or rather, mora than Manage intrested in this trade that public taste may ret double that of 1889, and as much as 74.

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Your obedient servant,

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TATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS TO APRIL 30TH 1891 Free at you into Capital (300,000, divided into 30,000 shares y

of $to each.

Ollect for

of got zde bulud,

ADAM NO NEWCHWANG,

Slace the American vessel Dorchester entered

cast,

1.700,000 stead of the previous "record" year

legal transaction, but it would be one that the law-courts would not recognise, if either side refused to pay. The Ell under consideration relegated short-selling to the same region. People Imagined that terrible penalties would be inflicted or anyone who sold short, without puting all the details required on the contract. The learned counsel who addressed the House at the last meeting then made admissions that were somewhat unexpected when he said that great speculative evils had existed in this Colony to which it was desirable/to put an end. But, he said, that Bill would not do it. He submitted rise who were reined. But, (resumed the Acting that it was only people who bought for a Colonial Secretary). If there were no sellers there could be no buyers. If those people who bought were ruined; as stated by Mr Francis, where was the money gone to? Into the pocket of the "bear." Therefore if they could not stop short-selling, or check "bearing" in its most objectionable form-namely, where the seller did not intend to deliver the shares--it seemed make it less easy for men to, ruta themselves to him that the Bill would at than before, as they could only buy shares that any rate

existed. He would not say that the Bill was perfect at all, but he approved of the principle on which it was based. He thought the state of things in

· yeni back to the China, product. So long, how- Hongkong were or had been disreputable; he

ever, as the complaints from both Great Britain did not say that of everyone there were dealers

and Russia of adulteration by the Chinese dealer 1887 who were men of the highest Integrity—but

continue as loud as they are at present, any such The advance in the values of exports going there had been transactions by brokers which

kopo seems over-sanguine. On the contrary, abroad during the past three years is noteworthy, were such as those men would not care to

an intire change in the method of picking and the figures being Tis, 34,000, Tis, 99 000, and have exposed to the public gate. If the Bill

firing seems a necessary preliminary to anything is 179,000 respectively; but this branch of our did anything to remedy that state of things It

like a rehabilitation of the China leaf, die den trade, is naturally insignificant, as we have little would be advantages. One of its chief benefits would be that It would protect the legitimate

27,778 shares eachTM $8, Investor. He was afraid that there" WIN' HO

The number of Janks which found employment rect Intercourse with foreign countries. Our pald up w....$222,324.00022 in the currying trade of this district amounted to exports, too, are not worth noticing 1,385 Shires each £6. institution here at all, resembling the London

2433 as compared with 27.768 in 1889, or Original Shipments Coastwise which had been peopaid up to 8,310.50) in zdi u ka increase of 2 per cent. But the number of pretty steady for the previous three years about Exchange, with its fortnightly settlements and

837 Shares each $25! marunt, ada sale those which arrived or departed" with cargols Tie 5:500,000y made a sudden leap forward lant contangoes, and the power wielded by the Com

by paid up

1,674,00)295 4 | which after all, is the only test of Increase or year to over: T17,000,000, an fderesse of mittee of regulating operations. He would have

233,208.00 | decrease in the shipping trade was 20,120, as Tia, 31,500,000, or about 28 per cent. The

the brakers themselves, rather than from withouty

3.52.17 compared with 18,637 in 1889. As an In: exportations of bound and beancake were very much preferred seeing the reform coming from Bill Payable

Sandry Creditor)

988.07 crease of 6 per cent. By these vessels 125.238 large, rönghing as much as 3,511,345 picule and it was not until the Government spoke of

traveller paned inwards to China and 171,159 2,623,118 plculs respectively and the former licensing them that they formed themselves into

36,750 21 from Chips, & decrease of over 38,000 inwards was 4diper cent, ahead of the previous year and an Association. He regarded that Bill as likely

a compared with 1889, but an increase of some 6 per cent, ahead of the previous "record year to have a good effect, and therefore supported its

ibidoo outward 3 The total capacity.of.thene (1888) for this product, while the latter was 48

grandthen, in order not to hurry Property cost of

4214280 Tifies from 300 or 50 tons in the case of a 9g off of 43 per cent, but, fate articole He suggested that it pass its second read Plant, cost of, and erection of same..$156,863 versge of to tons per Junie in really, their records year (1887). Bean oil, lower showed sy of Labnuodnu al Janka aegregated Rea1,317 tone, giving Percent, shcad pf raĝo, and 29 per cent, of, dja

the third, any members could send in Installation Materials, Stock on hand 18,20230 Jank trading to the traits or to Niagno, chiefly carried to native craft, steamer belog suggestions for amendment between now Sundry Dobiers

2479-70 down to but a very few tons in the case of vessels gak sempted to take it by high freight to the And the next meating, in order that this Hongkong and Shanghai Bank; Cash too, Inting to ports is the immediate neighbourhood, south of Excellency.might; fully consider) then t

the to the failure of the ground. Willi dissonanémudunuminosity 2,844653 | Ancinteresting/feature in iifsredanezionals the pur erds there and consequent demand for edible the coacial vote, pins, Mr. Keswick's

The amendment was then put and carried by or ree the Bill thrown out without sonis mea-Furniture, Cost of 2016.60 province in navigation: 12 la but a few years was work,

However, was hand that the quality stan, sure on parallel lines being put forward by the Balance of Profit and Loss account: 106,87979 age that the first funke: propelled by a stern figs, yestole Ruins the two years 1889 and PUNITHE AFFORESTATION ESTIMATE, second reading of the Bill, manaka Pyronie brokers themselves. He begged to support the

A Den AMAT lundi per name wheel, worked on the tread milyar Chinese 1890 exceeded the amount carried by the Ing Colonist Secretkry, moved that the Mr. Keswick, in reply to his Excellency, and soda la dan glazing Aman

system; made its appearance at during the previous seven years Mr. Ford for the planting and rear that he had nothing to add in support of the Bill.

Canton.

apiam, has never, recovered;; from Ing af trees in 1892 and 1893 be approved best After some difficulty as to the miner we

WORKING ACCOUNT, Oral

the relative economy both in time, and in in great drop in 1881, and the quantity.. jetes Rynd seconded, and it was agreed to which the opinion of the members hould be las sesquisse mod has one stopelled in, the usualgay by malby Tas either

working expenses of such a vessel compared with | imported. year, though exceeding that of 1:18:9, was still below that of 18877 AMENDING BILL

BARERE Ascertained the question was put, and carried

on wavula

Canal imperferty of the former in both respects having At present, tan taalimportant factor in onz without dissent... Cost To Salaries and Wages.. amend the Widows and Orphans' Whitehead-I understand that the Stock Coal account

******8°5/146.11 || been clearly demonstrated, the steen wheel esme | trader; but whether the increased, taxation on ension Ordinance of, 1890, passed its first

menu 22282:24. gradually, to be fitted" to most of the regular | nalivoopiumi Janugurated in the spring, wil

Store

The Registrar General seconded, the amends ments He are thought the Council should be satisfied with the Acting Governor's statement,

Mr. Ryrie-Perhaps the Government will Laform the Connell what steps have been taken it is a very vague sort of statement, simply that “stops have been taken.”,

Capital

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extraordinary stops to put i s ́stopi v to vasob Micos sin 15 a proper handa cbbet fried puta ba a pity. to, act without card or caution, | Coal and Stores, Stock on band. 82330 change which-la taking plácsithroughout this | Mid: Burdable öll. By reference to the figures,

smuggling. We passed an ordinance to regulate the sale of opium, we send the Chinese Imperial Customs dally returns of the movement of opium in the Colony, and we prevent finks wind bionts from leaving the harbour during the night We do all this in the exclusiva Interests of the Chinese Government and to the no small incon, venience of our merchants and traders. On the same principle the Chinese Impóital Governý ment cannot refuse to enforce its own laws in Ita own territory bordering on and adjacent to our very thores when this Colony suffers seriously, from the branch of those lawn. Their referal

estimato

to draft a Bill embodying the principles on which

so Interfere could not but be regarded as an 1-The Aring Attorney-General moved the this is basedz Wochen den nanelyhbourly and a most unfriendly act towards wond zeedings of the Bill entitled "An a friendly power, "Under the clicumstances Ordinance, to license the present Church of the Mr. Keswick-) submit that that "lo" qube therefore more

r. That the existence of gambling boness in ones Chinese Kowloon" and "the". Enération of que gambling by khu músheriting (sNOTE IN-RING

monica: Conception)fére thapientebration of | another Biliary mixed vegan, ngiaank (800)

BARBAZ line baby flow via? $236ca1| Chainivan Esperiments: Here, then made to test liela preig

·Charge

Crown Rent

Hent of Fremises

peralatan from alle viima of: itain Hellency. It will be dis" anbigh to wald

Roman Catholit Chitedral consider it when it is before under one dedommen, Kishengyan Ake fm REZThe Cómapil then sejóhined for a fortelgu)).

g

- Stationéty-Jans

and these boats are now to be met

KwangsiTM province, In

sosts to employ

171.973, largely availed of, and passage-bosis.

been of 1835

estimated at 6,000 Ingrense sinos Bas probably net

combined