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this port are either owned or chartered by Chinco merchants. These saldon discharge cargo into warehouses; almost always, into jusks direct. Their outward cargo la mortly received from junks. They do not believe in a Sabbath day; they need no Sunday rest, yet their whole business is, to be dislocated and a seventh part of their year thrown away bɛcause there are one or two European officers, on board of each of these steamers.

19-All these Chinese owned and chartered steamers and all the steamers employed in the coast trade employ Chloese compradores and staff to handle the cargo and it is only in the large ocean-going steamers that officers and crews are subject to cargo work on Sunday.

20-The Ordinance thas confers a very doubtful benefit on a comparatively few men to the injury of a large number equally entitled to have their optalons respected and their interests safeguarded.

31.-We say a doubtful benefit, because, even assuming that the people relieved frons labour by the Ordinance will make good use of their félsure time, officers and men are relieved from only, one species of labour, the labour of discharg- ing and taking in cargo. The Ordinance docs not forbid all unnecessary labour, as the older laws did. Officers and seamen may equally | well be employed all day in shifting or trimming ballast, or conis, repairing, psisting, docking, or In the hundred and one odd jobs constantly required on board ship,

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22.-Steamers may freely dock, coal, provision, and if the owner thinks it worth while to pay the fee, load and discharge cargo on the Sunday. If owners and masters do not think fit to co-operate, the officers and sailors gain nothing. The only gainer is the revenue. And for that the trade of the port is practically stopped for a seventh of

the year.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHS WEDNESDAMONLY 29, 1891)

CORRESPONDENCE. TA

(We do not necomclly wodorsa shé spłulous expressed był

Correspondents to this pokima)., 1

THE MARINA DIRECTORATE. TO THE EDITOR 6 The Haucking, Telmorari.” SIR-The following announcement appears to have been omitted from the Hongkong dalties:

BIRTHS.

At Hongkong, on the 11th July drigo Mr. W. St. J. Hancock and others, of a Company, the Hongkong Marina, Limited,

"DEATHS, per

At Hongkong on the 13th July, 1891. The Hongkong Marina, Limited, in liquidation, the offspring of W. St. J. Hancock and others, deeply lamented by her Sorrowing Shareholders, Aged

one year,

with quite a lady-like finger and thumb, and popped back into bis appropriate kennel but as for staying there and keeping quiet ab no, not much. On Monday, for instance, one eccentric, genius who seemed to think that the Lout bouse, the bench, the witnesses, and the parties to the suit had, all been his own, property, made by himself for the better showing off of his own forensic brilliancy, wasted time continually by calling on the Magistrate to bark back to some point in his notes and repeat what had already been said often enough to be known by heart. At last, after the quiet stately mountain of courteous forbearance bad been entirely worn away by the "dreary drip of desultory declamation," an only too moderate rebuke was torn from Mr. Wise. "Why don't you take pens, and ink had been provided for him by the Court; but even after this, he declined to use them. Again, it frequently happens that an alleged lawyer does not know his client's name, or on which side he is. He will then coolly ask for a remand after hearing the whole of the case | for the other side, and then go home and tell his Chinese clerk to find out something to say for his own case. Even then counsel fails to have such tips transmitted to himself from the clerk until the case is again in court. For instance, an assault case now pending has been many times remanded; there are several China men concerned in it, and also several lawyers, and nobody knows who is whide-none can tell the plaintiffs' names from the defendants, the lawyers do not know who are their clients, and some of the parties themselvesfail to appear at all. The last time the case was called on, a fow Chinamen turned up, but not the full number concerned. Then ensued about half an hour of shuffing and sorting out, the lawyers trying to find their prey, and not succeeding, until the Bench stepped in dexterously among them. "Mr. Wilkinson, why don't you get your clients Then you would know what you

a apte of your own ?" Paper,

The above is the history of an undertaking commanding a capital of $75,000, started with the express object, amongst others, of providing foating Hotel, and swim ming baths for the community of Hongkong generally............ It had the support of Dr. Cantile and other authorities, and its shares, offered at a time when the market was beginning to got depressed, were taken up freely. No efforts appear to have been spared by the Directors to ret in all their capital, and the name of the Hongkong Marina appeared frequently as plain- tiff in actions for calls. The director of this concern were Messrs. R. Fraser-Smith, W. St. J. Hancock, Cheong Kal and Tam Kit, I belleve Mr. Fraser-Smith, retired before the first meeting of shareholders, leaving Mr. Hancock the only European director of the beard, his colleagues being two Chinamen. The Company opened its Hotel with a flourish of trumpets on the 13th July 1800, and later on Mr. Hancock appeared as host when H. E. the then 23-Your petitioners most humbly represent Acting Governor visited the ship. So far so well.

The Company appears to have made labelled? that the Ordinance will at most relieve commoney, If one may judge from the numbers are trying to get at Ultimately the case paratively few officers and men, not from all, which visited the vessel daily, and from the assur-was further adjourned, the Magistrate, giving but from one species of labour in the Colony on

ance made by the Chairman that an interim a little kind advice to one lawyer who the Sunday; that to confer_this_very_dauɓtfàl. benefit on a few Europeans it throw out of of affairs now? The entire stock of a company weeping for her children, and would not be dividend would be declared. What is the state had been meaning about like Rachel

Chloese who are depending, most of them, on their daily pay; that it interferes with the Chinese up realized, exactly a year after its opening for a week; and in the meantime, Mr. Rody, about $12,000. I understand Uls Habilities amount merchants, traders, and junk-owners in a very to aver. $16,000, that by the lima the and what has become of them." Even Chinese you had better find out who your clients are serious degree, and unnecessailly and without any corresponding advantage impedes and hampers lawyers and others have done with it I very witnesses sometimes have to set the flower of the immensetradecarried on in fanks to and from much doubt if it pays its creditors 50 per the Bar right. Not long ago a lawyer (the tenu

The acting Registrar of the Supreme "lawyer" is a courtesy title) actually asked this port; that it has been introduced and passed coat. hastily and without due or any consideration, in Court was chosen as liquidator by the creditors witness whether a certain other man was to be opposition to the convictions and frequently generally and in the opinion of the public, called as a witness ! Naturally the witness expressed opinions of capable Governors and of better choice could not have been made. Before replied that he did not know, but the other should like Mr. Hanesck as Chairman of the asked the question was quite cut up and looked Board, to answer the following questions, and I like demanding a committal for contempt. would beg of the official liquidator to take due In the big conspiracy case, which came up on note of them, as they are sure to arise and will Monday, one of the twaddlers appealed to have to be answered eventually.

Mr. Sin A Sin for an expression of opinion as to whether Yung Yuk Yu did not, in objecting to a lawyer being brought into certain transactions, thus afford indications of fraud. The poor untutored heathen informed the learned counsel that it was for the Court to decide that point. The questioner refused to believe such a statement, coming from such a source; but Mr. Wise assured him that the Chinaman's law was

are correct, but there seems to be no reasonable doubt that they are not far, if at all, shpir truth. They are vouched for by pegg could bare ng object in stati truth, And they are further y state of various, sofortunato, Chlormen and from the vessel.

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THE ATHLETIC CLUB.

The steamship Rance, Captain Branch, arrived

Sandakan on Thursday, June 18th from:

Mr. Whitehead naked Will the Government' via, Libuan and Kudat. MTC inform the Council, whether the seven years, gaard the firm of Mansfield Boraan lease is to be issued of that piece of ground at da passenger and we were all glad to see the Race Course to the cast of the Bowrington him looking so well, and fiton intentos Canal, known at the Fubile Gardens, as granted, rolannicys, adebla SąƐgenis arrived in Sandakan on Junt, to the Hongkohg/Athletic Clab in the Hon, the, There have been uite cases of undoubted 18th from Darvel Bayas, esstiluk, edit la Sami Golonial Secretary's letter, No. 1094 of 31st May,, cholerh, starting from four separate paraqith The General Meeting of the Planters Associa80p, addressed to Mr., W. H. Young, and if not town, each case traced, with almost certainty, to ton took place on Saturday June 6th at the tabe issued ill the Government state thereasons passengers from the Nanschow at yd besses Sandakan Hotel, for the purposs of considering for its not, lulling the promise made to the

• Meanwhile the authorities (aro' dölögrail that the finalgration of Indian" Labourers to North Athletic Club as above statedį?......! lies in the power to cope with the evil that Has Borges My Sunt stered fabulon YiHis Excellency-To the first part of the arlsen did the evil that may be expected from her in want to press to bring out the June question I may answer "no," and with regard to China Ports. Two launches are waiting to board all ships thence which are to be then sent Ferald we learned with the greatest regret the the second I may say that by mutual consent directly into quarantine If necessary blinde the death suddenly, in London of Dr. Janlarrangement was substituted, the necessary

officiated as Principal Medical Ofteer at Sandakan Marshall Lamb

ho was formerly, Medical preliminaries to which are being concluded. Officer in Charge of the West Coast, and who

SHARE BILL Jo JentilezaREAD ›A THIRD TIME,y} na kt during Doctor H.Walker" furlough in Eng- Tatid. Doctor Lamb will not lightly be for Atten of North Borneo, where he had made reading of the Bill entitled “An" Ordin- how it lugnay friends, all of whom regret deeply to hearance to amend the Law in respect of the sale of

the news of his 'death; med poloney before Shares in Companies registered under the Com

A meeting of the shareholderaof the Sandakan pasics Ordinances 1855 to 1886 and in other Hotel Company was held in the dining room Joint Stock Companies of the Hotel on Wednesday, June 3rd last. A dividend of 20 per cent, per annum was declared, and it was resolved-In view of the necessary chairs to call up the balance of $ro ner share payable on June 20th. The report of the Director Was read and passed, it being considered mor

palector :

Penang to secure further Information as to the Steps have also been taken by telegraphing amchow,

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slipu) (Conclusion.) me apena fou asol This literally happened it Iyang In the rath year of Thing Chib, and nearly happened again on the eve of my visit: The robbers had taken the neighbouring town of Lanchi, and were advancing of lygng when General Ma was abis to intercept kuid defeat them, I saw the gibtial after the battle, and he gave me a gruphle account of it, how they fought for a whole day, and what brave deeds were done. Altogether one robber was killed, but none of the sqldiers | were hurt. When I expressed any surpose that the slain were so few he assured me they had shot another one but Legat up and ran away before they could bag him! The victory notwithstanding, was a most effective one and lyang was saved that time, the autho- simply, to keep me from going there, or because sitien had Insisted that it had been lost not knowing beter, at the time; and reasoning from previous experience, they were actually hanging, at all the, matars under that impression In the heads that were

there, district magistrate was catching and executing Tal-han by name had also fallen into his hands. great many. The leader, an old soldier, Shae They, fried to shoot him, but finding he was lead proof they struck off his head also, and it they said, weighed nine cattles. In spite of this triumph of law, and order the authorities still seemed to be in perfect 'terror sovereign people, and had but 'little contr

Mr. Keswick-1 to move the third

Mr. Ryrier-With all due deference to my hon. friend, I may state that there is still an amount of dissatisfacilquças, regarda,this, Billa. There have berasomo amendments proposed, but they have not appeared, and it passed HIM, CON, BE you may say there was no one opposed it.

Mr. Keswick pointed sub that Mr. Ryrie was not is ordet, unless be intended seconding the Biles the jade 5 leczenia

Mr. Rifle-No, I'm not going to second it.

His Excellency-I assumed that the hon.

member was going to dp 3, if he is not he is out of order... 20. glory is Dr Mr. Ryrle...I wasn't going to second it because I want the Bill re-committed. Of courie if I'm out of order I must submit, that's mil. a

We regret, most unfeignedly to have to announce to our readers, the death at his residence Mr. Pryer's bungalow—at Sandakan, on the ompling of Sunday, June 14th, of Mr. Henry aqulare Talbot, Acting Commissioner of Lands, Mr. Talbot attended Office as usual on Saturday, June 13th, and transacted all routine business, leaving for home at 5 pm, After dinner at about 3.15 p.m., he was the table. His Indian serrant, being alarmed, writing-in his study when he fell forward on at once called for Dr. Walker, Principal Medical Mr. Ryrie I beg to move an amendment, Mr. Ho Kai-I beg to second the third reading. Officer who came and found that Mr. Talbot that the Bill be re-committed. I do it entirely had an apoplectic seizure Dr. Walker attended because people have talked to me about the when he found Mr. Talbot had a second and it now stands." In re-committing It we may worse seizure, upon which Father Byron was sent introduce something that would remove the supervened. We believe Mr. Talbot leaves a have any reason to be dissatisfied (laughter). for and remained until 2.15 am. when death objections. I don't think, privately, that they widow and grown up family. He was 62 years But they are dissatisfied, and it may be as well of age, and his hearty looks and apparently to give them an opportunity of harlog it recon- vigorous constitution seemed to premise a much sidered. What they will arrive at I don't know longer life. His lass will be greatly felt not only quite distinctly, myself, they his friends and brother officers but by the Mr. Whitehead-1 rise to second the amend-

British North Borneo Government-Herald.

employment on Sunday thousands of industrious with a capital of $75,000 nearly all paid comforted, because they were not-"Adjourn evidence that gum work APIC to the case, and went home, coming back later thing and they are not satisfied with the Bill as

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your Lordship; and that, it ought at once to be.the Company goes into oblivion, however, I i lawyer might be able to say. The man who over them isit On the next "ogos

disallow: d or repealed.

1. Who were the promoter of the Company? 2. Was any promotion money paid? If any to whom, and if not who paid in the first instance the promotion expenses ?

74-Your petitioners further subralt that it would be far better to pass an Ordinance directly and expressly releving all European officers and sexmen from work in port on Sunday than to allow the presen: Ordinance to remain in force. The work of the port could then go on uninter ruptedly, and what is now done in most ships and steamers would then be done in all, cargo loaded, unloaded and tallied by Chinese compra. 3. What was the qualification of the Directors, dares, sievedores and their men, without Euro-how many shares were actually applied for by them, and how many, shares do they now hold

pean assistance.

Your petitioners therefore most humbly pray

-That the Ordinance in' question may be disallowed,

2.-That if at fortunately it has already been sanctioned and approved by your Lordship it may be repeated or so amended as to relieve the trade of the port from a grievous burden.

And your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray, &c., &г., &c.

Hongkong, 22nd July, 1891,

THE NEW CENTRAL MARKET.

The report of proceedings of the Public Works committee at a meeting held on the 11th andazad of June and the 21st of July, was laid on the table at the Legislative Council on the 24th inst. It said:-There were present-The Surveyor General (S. Brown), Chairman; the Acting Colonial Secretary (W. M. Goodman); the Hon. J. Keswick, Hon, Ho Ka, and the Hon. T. H. Whitehead,

Surveyor General..

folly paid up

4. What number of shares did Mr. Hancock apply for in his own name? And has he been paid anything in the shape of promotion expenses or commission on the contracts made on the Company's behalf!

Who wis responsible for the appointment of the first manager, and who for his dismissal, inylving the Company to a law suit ? ̧

6. Which of the Directors paid in cash for their calls, and how did Mr. Hancock, especially

pay for his own?

7. Were Mr. Hancock's accounts properly

| passed, and by whom?

R. What was the sum total received by Mr.

Hancock in fees alde since the inception of the Company),

ffered to the Portuguese shareholders of the 9. Who was responsible for the gross insuit Company on the visit of H.E. the Acting Govermer ?

correct.

A CHINESE EPISTLE. The following interesting letter was put in to day (24th inst.) during the hearing of the case Regina v. Hung Mak Hoi and others, at the Police Court

{Translation of the Cover) taken and handed to Tsa the No. 3 young, The enclosed important letter inside is to be gentleman (barred) Sikove Cha Ping Che family Name (of sender) is written within. (Translation of the endorsement of the Cour)

No. 3, first floor

Sealed

Firmly.

6th Moon, rath day, (17th July,, 1891).

,

MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE Rycle informed me before the meeting that

*** COUNCIL,

Under these circumstanced' we did not prolong gur although there were then ne rebellions to cont with, we did not succeed much belter. ple stoped us in the city, and, stored us in the v suburb, and finally when driven to our boat ber came and stored it till we had to leave. There are more bad characters in Iyang than in any other city of the province, due to its standing between the immense tea districts on the south lake which is under water half the years, thus and a vast region bordering on the Tungting there is a large population which can and Lawful employment during only & portion of the year and in their extreme poverty It is no wonder if they take to lawless courses,

ment, and I would explain that I didn't ask for a division at the second resding because Mr.

certain amendments had been drafted which be *thought would render less obnoxious the measure we are now discussing. In the belief that those A meeting of the Legislative Council was held amendments would be brought forward in Com- . for the 24th Inst. There were present H. E.mittee I did not move for a division. Major General Digby Barker, Officer Admini- stering the Government, Mr. W. M. Goodman Acting Attorney-General) Mr. S. Brown (Acting Colonial Secretary) Mr. A-J Leach (Surveyor General); Mr. J. H. Stewart Lockhart Registrar General); Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes (Colonial Treasurer): Messrs. J. J. Keswick, TSHWhitehead, P. Ryrle, and Ho Kai, *****

MINUTES.

Mr. Keswick-The remark has been twice made that certain amendments were proposed to desirable that I should mention" what they be introduced into the Bill, and I think it- were. I may say that cealalaly so far as one or two were concerned I should have supposed they would have been much more appro Įpriately introduced into the Bill which I under- stand is being drawn up by the share-brokers' Association. One of them was that the brokers

On our present visit we found, that Iyang had gone down In the world during the last dozen years. The great street patside the South Gate minutes of the last meeting were read should not sign for the concerned, Another

courteous réception.tkazy he "seized one of these

and confirmed.

que REPORT

to. Who collected the Company's chlis, Mr. Hancock or the Compary's Secretary? If the The Commitee met at the request of the former, was it by the consent of the two remain called Yeung and several others with conspiring; object of cropping a few heads;ɛbut we got old from being projected into the air. The Govern the Bill, I shall be able to convince the bon

g directors, Méxars, Cheong Kal and Tam Kit,

to the Company's Steretary or Manager 1

11. If not, how do these amounts appear in Mr. Hancock's accounts }

vy plans and estimate in connection with and If so, were the emps ezer duly handed over

the cattle depåt were laid before and considered by the Committee.

Agreed that these plana be approved. The plans and estimate (reduced by $5,000) of the Slaughter House and Pig and Sheep Depot at Kennedy Town were laid before and discussed by the Committee.

Agreed that these plans be approved. .. The plan and estimate of the Central Market shewing a reduction from $270,000 to $250,000 were laid before and considered by the Com- mitice, together with tenders from various contractors,

The Hon T. H. Whitehead moved the following resolution ;—

1. That as it is tropoxsible for non-profes- sional men to determine as to the best

13. Did Mr. Hancock and pt the same liberal scale in bis accouule against the Hongkong Marina as he did against the Shameen Hotel the objec: matter of recent litigation.

13. Iso, who has passed the accounts and who is responsible for them ?.*do not mat

14. Why was it that at one of the last public meetings held, Mr. Rodyk stated that he had refused to pass these accounts, to and what part cular was it that he objected to do so ?

15. Why were the swimming baths the chief feature of the prospectus, and what was the number of people who actually used the Marlon for bathing parposes)

(Translation of Letter) Now, presuming that you are clever in back lng up law suits, you charge a certain individual to swindle. Yea inflict the first baneful blaw and seem to have taken advantage of the fair wind. As regards the case [before the Court a chessman might be lost you (as in a game of chess). But then do you know the brethren of their band! Their confederation being large their companions numerouss their acts hurtfuls and their influence great; who dare to cope

that the current [of water] might be interrupted of a mantis would be able to stop a vehicle, and by thethrowing in of whips? Yesterday a small stratagem only was carried out to make you fear (in order that) you should take early, steps to have matters arranged and to hand back the original money, so that both parties may with draw their hands, thus you may have no more cares to disturb your pillow. Otherwise cala mities will immediately arrive. Have you heard of the story of the "Pok Mong Pa" Even a king of ten thousand chariots (an Emperor) met with danger of this sort, what the may not happen to people of your clans Child, just think of this, and not to repent afterwards danger] I, send you this special information. The poetry of the public warnings has it, Monkey, if you want to wake, wake; now, Don't wait until the rattan and tree are often It is well to quote to you these two sentences,

The third elder brother Sik Chau wake and

Written by (Signed) CHI KI T

(A man of prudence.)

with them? Do you mean to say that the arm

was with reference to the three months (or twa was still is 27 long, but there were aundry gapel

months, I forget which) grace before the Bill in it, and the shops had a hard-up appearance.

The Acting Colonial Secretary fald on the should come into operation. Another polat was It had suffered from frequent fires, and other troubles Merchan's from other places did not table the report of the proceedings of the Public with reference to the Insertion of no numbers at

treatment that they never come back." Ichabod visit its markets as of yore. As one of them. Works Committee, and all, in the contracts, that, is to say if a broker 'selver said,' **If they come once they get such THE BLASTING IN QUEEN'S ROAD,happened to sell shares and did not put the The Hon, T. H. Whitebad asked, pursuant to I may say. I am still of opinion that it would be numbers in. It should be the purchaser's look-out. is written over it now and terve it right. We tidlice If the Government aware of, and if so, a very desirable thing to have thle Bill-It may found the old "aplift still surviving. As soon did it sanction the blasting of rock which took be defective in some respects, or it may be cap as we were discovered a crowd gathered place in the drain in the comparatively nanowable of easy improvement, and if it will in any and began to pelt our boat. Just then our thoroughfare of Queen's Road Central/ opposite way prove a harsh, measure it is very desirable escort had gone to the Jamén to report Our the Hongkong Hotel, where the life of the city

that it should be repaired. But I hope that the arrival, but had left their swords the only time concentrates, on Monday 13th, Wednesday 15th Share-broker's Association will bring forward by the bye, on which any escort had been grond Thuraday 16th July, to the serious danger the Bill: that has been so much talked of by vided with any weapon other than an umbrella of life and property?

them, that it may be placed side by side with or a paper lantern by way of a fireah? 'Onz

this Bill in the Statute: Book I am not aware our codes, skipper was so excited by the and

that the re-committal of this,Bill will serve any swords, and made a rush, apparently with the

useful purpose, we be quer and a

Mr. Whitehead-I think, if you will re-commit of him before any damage was done. Where

member that one or two amendments may upon, be made them a vigorous speech in this unknown tongue. What be said no one knew

that otherwise will be felt, and that will answer bed made which will remove hardships, but it sounded like strong language Assu we could only stop the stone throwing by moving

the purposes in our boat out into the stream beyond range and

Our first basiness was to change boats, and we were fortunate in finding one to our mind, at - a reasonabla: rate, to take us to: Hanków;1<But betook himself to a fortune teller who told him ate and concluded the bargain he doped

it was a job which would give him no end of of trouble, so he quietly slipped Away with his boat, The fortune teller discovered this by alanecting Chiness character, and his lofdrina tion was perfectly correct, as the one we engaged in his place soon found out. But we could have told him the same thing without the aid of any accalt fore, seeing we were homeward bound is bad weather with strong heat winds against us and seeing the Chinese boatmen have: rachis propensity for making fast wheneveria pastable excuse offers. Under such circotistances, n tontter who the foreigner: ts, the boatmas

16. What brane of the pantoons upon method of dealing with work of such which the Hotel was to be built ung na importance as the proposed New Central Market local architects be invited to rendite ali Mt. Hancockie milled to a In designs for a New Central Market with architect considering that it was in, that capa; Not having 'a heart to sit and ses you [fall into likely to have houble.Athamalla pid: Dự nó detailed plans and estimates, the building elty he provided for the above 7 mu molbe to be erected on the present foundations,

report.

legal action if the above questions are not satis 18, Is It Mr. Shepherd's intention to enter !actorily answered padne primer lastiges

19 What was the reason for the sale taking place pancmally se z p.m.) Télt not usual to allow, say, half an hour's grace, and did mór an | take notei advertised launch leave, Pedder's Wharf, at s p.m. for the purpose of attending the pile?”.

The Acting Colonial Secretary replied, that the blasting of rock was regulated by the Bulld 28 Ordinance of 1889, which required sufficient "precautions to be taken to prevent any fragments ment were aware that there had been blasting in Queen's Road on the dates mentioned, in con- heaton with drainage, but were not aware that the precautions required were neglected, or life and property endangered. The Resident Engineer had reported that strict supervision' was exercised and the Government sanctioned the work in the Belke of not interfering with the orders of the

day. kui pisan Resident Enginee

Mr. Ryrie-There was a man killed the other

THE IMPROVEMENT OF HAFFY. VALLEY,

· ¦ His Excellency—I cannot tèo why the time of the Council should be farther wasted. This Bill has been before the Colony for a year, practically, We have given unlimited "time to its considera- tion, I purposely allowed fonger time than usual between the micelinge in order to get full dicus. sion, the Bill was passed, the second, time "without à dissentient voice, the 'hon, member Mr. Whitehead asked-Will the Government who seconded the amendment 'seemed entirely Inform the Cormeil in regard to the position of at a loss what to do, and think under the circum the matter of the general extension and sanitary inces we should proceed with the third- Improvement of the Public Recreation Ground reading. All the amendments we have fri the Happy Valley, including the extension Heard of are such as World" much more of the Race Course, and state whether tipprulately' form part of the Bill which intopded to proceed with the scheme for which has been so long promised by the Brokers the money was voted by the Council in the Association; for in the speech of the Officer estimates for this year?, et

'Administering," the "Goverment this time last year when auffodring for a short recess, he specially called attention to the matter, stating that he had received a promise that a Bill would be brought in before the end of the year, and | how we are in the middle of 1891, and we have stil promises and nothing more. Under the circumstances I am against any further delay,

Excellency It is not easy to explain this to a few words. As stated in the question, the cheme has two main objects the sanitary im This matter Gnished we

provement of Happy Valley and the extension jamin hidsent four bitre

of the Race Course, The first way to be effected Government to offer two prizes therefor.

by

Its whole length had speciallysked them' apt

wing the canal along A. That in consequence of the Minutes of his

and we began operations

In some places, harrowing if i Excellency Governor Sir William Des Voeux

observe others, and generally straightening it. The Mr. Whitehead asked for's division, and, with dated the 3rd and rath April, 1897, this

recently cleared by a fire, y that

"bur fom guardian we

mean second object was to be brought about by throw Mr. Ryrie, rated against the third reading, Committee is called upon to decide between

'seriously'alarmed by the, immekísé Imah ing into the Recreation Ground the gardens on but they were apt-roted... Hi then proposed, KE the designs of the Honourable the Surveyor

Immediately collected, pit told or that lawful the north, some adjoining waste lands, and some an amendment, that the Bill be read this day General and of Mr. H. W. Wills.

He said that it was.Introduced on autbontya no longer paralysed by craves intervening roads." In widening the canal it: Tarce That this Committee has no sufficient an Is it true, that the solicitors, to Mr. Han

fears; and we got om splendidly for a long time became necessary to alightly alter the direction the art Joly last year, and the first reading was information before its Members to enable it cock are representing the official Hquidator is

Our difficulties arosa fast from the anxiety of of the RaceCourser this ould increase the sharp seconded by Mr. Chater because he was the only to decide between the designs of the Hon the winding up look at a

A CHOLERA-STRICKEN SHIP”

member present besides Mr. our yaman friends to preserve order. Some of mess of a turn in the course already too sharp, to other policía surable the Surveyor General and nd Mr. H. ⠀⠀ 21, is the liquidator acting in a private or

the more mischievous ones on the outskirts of avold which it became neceífáry to alter the Keswick, and although opposed to the principle W. Wills, s anak, malah tigansowej? || official capacity? sendi machen mir allan po

the crowd took to throwing things again, and the curve fatid prolong it sorthwards over the road of the Bill desired it to be thoroughly discussed, On Monday the 15th fost, there arrived at T4 That Commission be appointed - with

With a little more information. Mr. Editor, the Singapore,, from Swalow, the British steamer raids they made us these ultimately produced and into the Gardens. In the Estimates for this and thrashed out. He (the speaker) did not power to call professional and other wit above list of questions might be considerably Namchew, Captain Colonna, 11cg to she were pulled, gowns torn, and umbrellas amathedibbeand to cover the cost of filling in the pond, that calated and to opposed if on other grounds. sort of Chinese Donnybrook Fair in which pigtail car:a:wote of $40,000 wa prased to carry out believe the Bill would remedy the evlis nesses before it to examine them and increased: but they are sufficient as a first instal was reported in the Harbour Department books to a considerable ezient: They were most anions which had also been decided on sanitary grounds The Chamber of Commerce had animously ment, When they and answered, more may as bringing $35 deck and two European Pase to sendiaren more assistance, so se for secure the gropertion devoted to that purpose being opposed the Bil at sincering called by Mfr. That such Commission should consist of follow, the Honourable the Acting Colonial Secre

sengers. Her master farther reported #6 deaths few of the rowdies, for the sake of maidingina: $16,000i du bis (dempatch on the Estimates the Keswick, in view of which it would be better to Yours faithfully,bed, Steward, quarter-master, firemen's cook

Band Theta A SHAREHOLDER. tary, Mr. J. J-Keswick, and one" of the

of influenza, and three other passengers, (example of themp but this we did not with, Secretary of State, apparently under the impostpone the third reading until public opinion olher Unofficial Members of Council, Hongkong, sand July, 1891, cu noveg

were gladiito hote that the bulk of the people passion that the remaining 814,000 were seted; was educated up to it, The Attorney-General, Chipamen) to my belief of general debility were tons ours side grishoynillatened-attiatively simply for the extension of the Race Coume, within a memorandum of the asth August last, stated These resolations were not seconded.

caused by want of opicm... The xest all well. bought book freely, and when an last heavý dɛkald his sanction pending further informationss to that dona: ide shareholders had their property The Hon. J. J. Keswick moved the following usersko kraj PUNERE SOM V

Her full, passenger list was— 24 bid niet zod Tumpat.top to our proceedings we came away the neomalty for the work. But be implied that depreciated by the operations of several large resolutions punane int spila waping dendiang waną, zat

LAWYERS...

Amay to Singapore 407; Swatow to Sfoga-feeling highly hopeful of the possibilitiests down far as its object was of sanitary importance capitalista He (Whitehand) did not agree B1: That the Committee cannot undertake to, in just 6 pinilitan esperem abelpajud pore 118 Amoy to Penang, 229 Swatdwato Iyang hila orek to persuade the yamie radiale, it might be carried osta. Now, the sanitary withs; that fit,was simply a matter of opinion. decide upon the comparative merits of the Whens man is good at his work, and knows | Penang 8.. Total car for Singapore, 237 for pense with escórfing to further, we had to: pray a parlag, though the main portion, cannot box to what the Attorney General said about two plane submitted to them, and theit, about the most duritating thing possible is to Penang, grand total 762." de calified anyone word ange visita vildirnanysmore wilthy sied out without making most of the lag reangmen being ruined, by speculation, it was responsibility of selecting plan must have lot picignorant blundering, idiotsistor The Namchew dlicharged her basengers, home This term in the equivalent of the pigson alterations, and as these alterations takjub to subject for legislative interference, but for GRPA)Engils)“makoo bobbery, and lessömething nulyj$7,000) youto, ofibril $24,000 only amoral masons if the hands of the houses, Garbuttbls Committee," in view of tenderi his/work, when they don't: know she first thing we hear on credible'

applied to bbole selling As our tinidhwanione cmosfew hundreds being devoted toy.moring fandthose in in position taldirect, insisted, shaving been invited in the usual way, ter about it, and refusing to learn when the Press of the following days that the report lane to assid delay ayr we gave the dequired din Vially laxplanation of the circumstances will did that their employds should not engage

commend the acceptance of Chung Kast of his way lay and inject sense into them. The

Hongkong police, court at present engineered above and the particolars given do not represent promise, and were sccoddingly left to ourselves, dass the Secretary of State to withdraw his lumpeculation they would not have to lament by a gentleman who for at any rate two hours all the facts. It in and that the gumber of we day, while ably sifting and nicely estimating half death on the voyage was bettings fly and We buried home getting over the loco will poblacion. But the despatch: la to be sussened the-zaldual. many young man As it was he kalthazimenkelby other boatga xhd nierived "Ns a whole-it_refors to several other items foaxed that the young men followed the example bat the Committee with to state that the grows of awarying frommifity.out drunky, that they occurred within our only one day overuse of wax weekst journer Jegarding which explanationssy are desired of theed in higher places, who should have make the above recommendation on the and distina saccospindle from Chiness lying after the person affected belog seized with sessionDalberstage logo slavithu sekkumis involving s largesɛquestions and old suggested less dubibusi.courses. None of the

competiton to star and square, Brush muscle that in fact the ship was nothing more Lean pervision, case, displays aw ideal picture of flossing structure filled with cholera-contaminated

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General can devise and that a saving of at 1a81 £30,000 will be made on the migrat estimates.top atopámon VIII VEN The Hon, Ho Kal seconded, " **Qucation put and agreed to;

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