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There is one feature of his (Digby's, not Barney's) character that la specially interesting. Many of the good works effected under him (how often do we have a Governor of whom we could say "many" of his "good" works?) have been really brought about by what he said, though he seemed to be speaking for the Government and against those very reforms. How is this? He pretended to support Mr. Mitchell-Innes entirely, or to be entirely led by him, in

the historical series of snarls at the unofficials whose services were better. dispensed with," for His Excellency more than once made remarks as to factious and obstructive tactics; yet now that it is all over, it is plain that he was.

whether consciously or not, really helping greatly to give the unofficials the fair hearing so outrageously denied them. He saw what Mr. WHITEHEAD was getting at;

THE Empress of Fadas with Sir W. Robinson on board, is expected at ti a.m. on Thursday,

Tas Mainichi Skímóun says that it is in con." templation to dismiss the foreigners in hs employ of the Japanese consulates in. Mandia, Shanghal, and Singapore, in order to effect a Willard Opera Company has practically broken up in Singapore, the leading soprano, reduction of expenses.

Miss. Alice St. John, the chief tenor, Mr Willlami Walshe, and nearly the whole of the cheras under circumstances which are partly explained | having found it necessary to leave Mr. Willard by the exceptionally bad business done by the Company, and partly by the fact that the bittesty of the treatment they have received. Company are understead to complain very Miis Alice St. John, upon whom, a chief soprano, so much of the heavy work of the recent tour performance here, probably of "Trial by Je to has fallen, is desirous of getting up a benefit

| Tux Kobe GArenicia learns on the best authority Hotel against the directors for wrongful diamlarsi that the action of the late manager of the Hiogo has been settled out of court, on the payment to Mr. Dyer of a very substantial sum, A NEW Journal is about to be established in Tokyo which will have the name of Sun Tatsu of the One-Inth Government (tome Governe ments do require a crowbar to let seuss into directed against the Government. (Some Govern

them.):

The verdict of, the case of the negic Smith, charged with an assault of the Reseda Odorfs kind, taken from jail, and hanged by a mob was (according to the New York Herald) that Smith was "frightened to death by unknows

persons.

Norman, the eminent journalist, per ateamship THE Mercury notes the departure of Mr. H. Newekwang for Tientsin. A prominent mexi beret, London Press, Mr. Kinnear of the Chronicle, antred in Shanghai on the and inst.

from the North,

with amateur assialance, to enable her to preceed home to Australia. Mr Walshe will also take part. Miss St. John, we trust, will find that the sympathy of these who have so often enjoyed her singing will take a practical form, and that any benefit performance she may give here will be heartily supported Free

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THAT there is at least one bright jewel in every ten thousand of the "heathen Chince" is forcibly in

ho was not misled by that unfortunate styl ABOUT half a million plculs of Northern produse trated 16-day in the spontaneous and public appears anomalous that work so intimately ratepayers, whom he appexts to take under his

which is our Tribune's only drawback; no, the General could see below the surface, could appreciate honest andeavours, and he contrived to aid them in spite of the Official Mulsa. In such a spirit, with a Governor like Major General Dian Banxxx, all these petty squabbles would soon disappear, all trivial and merely superficial faults-of judgment, of manner. of every sort-would be overlooked without waste of time and temper, and real business would be facilitated as it never has been in the Hongkong Legislature for a long time.

were awaiting shipment in Newchwang, when the port suddenly closed. It appears that every- thing was done to save the Lone ou to the Newchwang bar, but she was carried helplessly, there by the ice.

Ar the regular meeting of the Lodge "Star of Southern China, No. 2013, E.C., held in the | Freemasons' Hall, Canton, on the 5th instant W. Bro. O. Möller was elected Worshipfal Master; Bro. Karaalia was elected Treasurer, and Bro. Halberg Tyler for ensuing year,

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Tax French Admiral bas, says the Mercury! telegraphed to the commander for the Vipers, which is at present stationed at Wahu, to come slon, and proceed without delay to Tientsin. down Immediately. Shanghai, coal and pro-

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Shanghal relative to the way to when bishop, la which a poor. tricksba coolie behlended his late master, Mr. Marshall, a journalist; and this is again las

Yet, the master of coal Junk No. 66, who expression of true gratitude exhibited by Fung

H. M. S. Plover during the night of the 3rd Was rescued by Lt. Comr. L. K. Bell of instant when his junk foundered in the storms. Fung Yat came to this office voluntarily yes.

requested us to lasest terday and statement as an advertisement in three con- bis

secutive issues of the Hongkeng Teitgraph, ind blended the deliver to pay for the desired publicity. He plaintively told our interpreter that he would have given the money to Mr. Bell if he could. Falling that, he gave all the pub licity be could by inserting his story in our adertisement columas where it now is. We have placky conduct will be recognised by the Royal Humane Society in due course.

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HERR FRIEDENTHIAL,

· The great moestre, whom all the critics in Japan and Shanghai have declared to be the

t-day from Shanghal, where he gave several concerts which were most warmly appreciated him :—

Instructions have been given for her to make Take yesterday's Council meeting every endeavour to cross the Bar, and get up to (which we reproduce in full to-day) as an the Tientsin Brod at all hazards. example. It is, though long, well worth MANILA papers to hand this morning give reading carefully all through, for every glowing account of St. Andrew's day la that feature of Hongkong government is there, secluded watering-place, where the celebration finest. plantat ever heard in the East, arrived Master, seems to have no difficulty whatever in and therefore, he did not expect his resolution to

was of a “civico-religioso" typo, zad ended Mr. WHiTzHRAD is there with a long with the ceremony of hoisting new Castilian JORDAN ALMONDS, NOUGAT, BUT speech-not well worded, not well ́] standard over the Consistory Council House, by the Hailanders. The Daily News sald of Water Police, and member of this 1 ouncil. It

delivered, truly; but showing in every composed by the Governor's Secretary. Leah! amid the soul-stirring strains of a poems specially

sentence hard work, careful thought,' painful earnestness for the public good. DR. Daberce in addition to stating in his weather Mr. GooDMAN Is there also, to the life- strong north-east, monsoon is blowing over report to-day that the barometer is falling adds; honestand well meaning, but silly, childish, the China Sean Great Casar! Now, who would have thought that a real genuine N.E. petulant and unutterably ridiculous. His monsoon was blowing at this time of the year Excellency's speech illustrates, admirably right over the China Sea? But the Doctor says the feature mentioned above. Ostensibly, and sailors must bow to his superior know

ledge. he opposed this reform, and as a matter

words support it. He made three points (1) that the accusation that PINE, APRICOT,, CHERRY, LIME, cadets were unloaded on us like German GUAVA, and other FRUIT JELLIES in princelets on English taxpayers, was | were either killed or injured, and 3,000 fled. The not one whit over praised by our contemporary, that the following officers, are "absent Go- | affection for the post I am at present holding,

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It would be difficult to witness a more striking Illustration of the power which culture and prac tice gives over an instrument, than that which through the programme be exhibited the most Herr Friedenthal displayed last night. All marvellous mastery over the pianoforte, drawing sounds from the instrument that are completely beyond the powers of the ordinary performer, and that can only be expected after a life-time of incessant application. In a word Herr Fredenthal is genius, whose advent in in the musical annals of the Settlement.

Professor Friedenthai will open in the City Hall on Tuesday next. It is impossible to secure the hall earlier, as several other affairs are in the way. In the meantime we can assure our readers (having heard him in Japan recently) that he is and that his visit ranks with those of the once-in seven-years kind which remind residents in Hongkong what it is like to hear a great master

of form he rejected the motion; but h/ACCORDING to a telegram from the Japanese Shanghai mast for ever. remain a fandmark think they might very well be asafnsiläfed to what the Colony pays $48,000 for officers that are

Incorrect; (2) that oplum revenue was not over-estimated; (3) that "land sales” and "ficences". had not been over- Closer inspection shows (1) that his Excellency had himself found it

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Consulate at Ticatsin, some 5,000 Basoku made captive a Mongolian Prince, and murdered 300 Chinese Christians at Nekke, north of the Wall, 3,000 soldiers were dispatched. A later rumour adds that 5,000 soldiers were 300 Red, The number of rebels is said to be about 15,000, and some foreigners are said to be among them. AT the recent Singapore Assises Carl Babicke pleaded guilty to steallag a cheque book from the Rev. A. Lamont, Mr. Lamont took the prisoner in and gave him a room and food. While he was away in Johore the prisoner broke open

and in return for this money the ratepayers have take to sanction such a, formidable and whole- had the privilege, the honour, and the benefit of sale Inquiry as seemed to be suggested by thes the Governor's presence in the Colony for four resolution of the hon. member, who wasioformed years and six weeks, or on an average that if he brought on his resolution at this meet- our Governor has been in the Colony ing it would be negatived. He was naked to con- attending to his, duties for five months outsider the maiter and he does not seem to bave of every twalye. I very much fear these thought it worth white to Inform the Government tingly done the Colony and the rate-payers I heard nothing from him that gave me the two Governors have unintentionally.and.unwit-whether he intended to bring it forward or not.. some harm and some injustice by writing and idea be was going to bring it on to-day, and talking up the Colony in brilliant despatches I rather aamed he was not going to

to do so. and otherwise. They failed, I think, to realise our The hon. gentleman having come with one of his financially is not a strong one, and I say so with and resolution teeming with recitals, some of true position, which I can assure your Excellency carefully prepared speeches bristling with figures out fear of contradiction. The outcome of this which are quite erroneous, cannot expect an ted unjustly taken from the Treasury by means has thought it to make. There would be little boasting and bragging has resulted in increased answer on the spar of the moment and without Imperial military exactions arbitrarily seized reference to authorities to all the statements he of the more numerous official vote and in opposi difficulty in refuting the statements with a little onto the views and wishes of every rate payer in time for preparation. For instance, to take the the Colony. There is a strong feeling in the city first one, with reference to the Water and that a number of Government offices might well Drainage Department, the great bulk of the and onefully be abolished, including that of the employés in that department are only engaged Registrar-General, and the work redistributed for three years. If the Colony undertakes among other offices, while others might well be enormous works like the sewerage works that are expressed their views in no uncertain terms a for li and get a large staff out to inperistend the amalgamated. The Chamber of Commerce going on now, the Colony muit expect to pay few months ago, when they sent lan letter to work. Of this the bon, member must be well the Government with regard to the regliteting wate, and I think it is very unfair on the part of cargo boats etc.: This branch of the of a gentleman familiar with financial affairs to service was conducted by the Registrar prosent the caie in the "way he has done. He General's department, and *

it puts himself forward as the representative of the should be done by a branch of the service so seems to suppose he is the only person concerned connected with the Harbour Department peculiar care and attention. The hun, member required of it. The additional work, if (brown understanding with all of them. He tells us they unfitted, apparently, to conduct the operations with the ratepayers. He seems to have a private on the Harbour Master's department, to grant think this, that, and the other, I do not know on these three forms of certificates, could doubtless what grounds, but that is the kind of ba performed without further aid of any kind, or thing. One cannot meet serious allegations at the most, trifling assistance caly would be of this kind fired off on the spur of the needed by that branch. The cargo boat strikels moment without some consideration. I would well within the memory of my Committee. I remind the hon. member that he has been arose from injudicious action on the part of the informed by Als Excellency that if he brought afternoon, many members of the community. tained. If he desired nothing further than to Government. His Excellency called to hissid, one this resolution on to-day it could not be enter amongst them some of my Committee, to fire off a speech which might be reported at Excellency adopted the suggestions that were wonderful speech by the ratepayers, who are not obtain their views on the situation. His length and which might be thought a very then tendered, and the following morning acquainted with the facts, having delivered that the strike had disappeared" I think, sir, it speech quite unexpectedly in Council I presume has been demonstrated beyond all possibility the hon. member is satisfied. I do not suppose of doubt that one Police Magistrate can do he expected the Government was to be handed the work, and do it well and to the satisfac-over to him and two or three other gentlemen, tion of everybody, though hitherto we have that the Secretary of State was to be deposed, variably had two Police Magistrates: The and these gentlemen rule the rost entirely. I hon. member opposite, the Assistant Harbour do not suppose he expected that for one moment, carrying out the duties of Harbour Master, As be carried. However, we have heard the speech. istant Harbour Master, Superintendent of the The hon. member charged me with having tried to barke reconsideration of the items of the might well be put under one head, and the a very unfair statement. I put it to the gentlemen bas also been suggested that the Geol and Police Appropriation Bill on the late occasion. That is Treasury and Post Office might be put under bere. I will ask them who was in the wrong. one head and the Surveyor General's and Water The hop, member did not pay attention to the and Drainage departments under another, and rules of the house. He let his opportunity goby there are from ten to four. I do not think it would recommitted in order to raise a lot of objections 15 on. Turning to the question of official hours, and then be asked, as a favour, to have the Bul be any great hardship if these were extended from nine or half-past nine to half-past four or

he did not ralse in Finance Committed. Now I Give, as in mercantile offices, where they have as

look round the table and 1 ask hon, members who was in the wrong, he or I? That state- forward to. Turning to regulations for leave. I two months' holiday annually or pensions to look ment is a sample of the statements made by him. Then there is another statement, he says is laid down in Colonist Office Regulations No.133 abeat, that is, $98,000 for which no value la whereby, the leave would be reduced from fou received. He mentions the Attorney-General months to three months'in every two years. The as being absent. to absent officials. I noticed in one of our papers the other day, namely, the Hongkong Telegraph, his post! I am very much here. 1. have no taxpayers are now paying a very large percentage. Mr. T. H. Whitehead-Away from his past.

The Acting Colonial Secretary-Away from

vernor, $32,000 Colonial Secretary, $9.2301 I am perfectly willing to reina to my own post Assistant Registrar General, $3,240; Harbour is admirable conducted at the present moment. Clerk of Councils, 81.295; Chief Clerk, 33101 any moment. The office of the Attorney-General Master, $5.400 Puline Judge, $8,401; Police The ratepayers are losing nothing at all. The Magistrate, $5,384; Coroner. $9721 aptain colony has the services of Mr. Leach and I am Superintendent of Police, $6,375 Governor of not aware that anyone has found fault. Victoria Gaol, $4,145; Assistant Postmaster. $2,400; Chief Inspector of Police, $1,6851 Attorney-General, $7.800 Superintendiat Fire sir, it might also be well to stop the farther Brigade, $1,330; aggregating $98,153. I think. import of cadets, for the present at allevents and until there is some revival in trade, some evidence that the sad fate of the island of St. Thomas, with which Sir William Des Voeux threatened us, will not be cars. Before further cadets are got out I think the action of the expenditure, the same as for any other expendi- Legislative Courell should be obtained for the

ture. The Colonial Secretary the other day endeavoured to burko discussion on the all Mr. T.H. Whitehead-Your Excellency, I have important question of expenditure in connection Total. Carefully thought over the suggestion which you with the Appropriation Bill and said he considered

made at our last meeting that I should postpone is a farco to go over the various items again. „ 1 come here, and one of the inducements is that for a time the ranslation of which I have given can sastre the hon. gentleman the taxpayers do they should have two months holiday in the year. notice. Lregret that I cannot in justice to the not think it any farce to find the money for There is a great miranderstanding about those satepayers acquiesce in your Excellency's wishes, the heavy taxes levied upon them. After two months. It w lid down in the regulations as the matter is one of very great importance and referring to Mr. Chater's letter the speaker that you cannot get your two months unless Is becoming more so every day. I hope I will concluded] I am convinced every member of you provide a substitute, that substitute to convince your Excellency before I sit down of this Council feels in bis, inner consciousness the be to the sellsfaction of the Governor, and it is the necessity of allowing the commission asked necessity for retrenchment and reform in the sometimes ́extremely difficult for them to get for. The cost of the administration of this system of the Goverment of this British Colony, away, for the very good reason that they cannot colony is constantly increasing and has risen The system is at fault undoubtedly. On behalf get anyone to do their work unless they pay him. from $547,000 fear years ago to $75,000 this of the ratepayers of Hoogkong I earnestly Very often when a gentleman is supposed to be on year, There seems to be no finality to the beseech and entreat your Excellency to grant vacation leave hela paying a considerable sum growth of the departments. Almost every year the prayer of the resolution now before, the to his substitute, who hasto possess qualifications sees some fresh addition, evidently because Council. By so doing your Excellency will place to the satisfaction of the Governor. I do not know occupation must be found for our cadets. Fresh the ratepayers under a lasting debt of gratitude that I should go into all these details, because I batches of cadets are imported and occupation to your administration. The resolution reads say one cannot answer such a speech, which must be found for them whether there is acinal | follows your work

to do or not,

"That in consequence of the

that the but the hon. member's object in flaunting [The bon, member then read a number of cost of the Administrative Staff of the Govern$98,000 before ratepayers-I should say the la most forcible extracts from speeches of Mr ment of Hongkong in constantly increasing,habitants, I am ratepayer, we are all ratepayers Fleming, Sir W. des Vaux, Mr. Keswick, and having risen from #547,650 in 1887 to the everybody pays some duties. I suppose. If a himself. He then continued) I would now enormous amount at 3758,139 in 1891(and man drinks a glass of whisky and water he pays turn to the revenue estimated for next year, as to the still larger extimated sum of about some duty on that. Well, perhaps not for that, I see that from three items alone an increase of $800,000 for 1892 exclusive of $65,200 for but these who have houses pay rates. The over $100,000 is estimated over the amount pensions for 1892, It Is Incumbent on the members of the Government service have to pay derived from the same items in the present year. unofficial members of Council, being the law rates just like any onewise, and it is sickening. Oplum this year yielded 187,600, and for next fully constituted guardians of the public purse, caut to talk about the ratepayers. My Beller is year it is put down at $319000 Land sales to earnestly consider and strenuously arge upon the hon member's desire in stating $99,000 was this year were $49.500, next year they, are put the Government the necessity for retrenchment in expended was to make the ratepayers suppose down at $100,000. Chair and other licences, every posible direction, mors especially when it that $5000 was paid to persons who did nothing $10,000 in 1991, are put down at $45,000 in is remembered that the Colony's financial post! | for 1 who were away on leave, Thát: in m 1895, Now, sir, I am very doubtful if these tion is not strong, that we are threatened with very erroneous statement. The work is, ali figures will be realised, but I hope they may be a shrinkage in its revenue in the near future, being done for which that money is pald The Imperial Maritime Customs reports show and that our position with reference to optum and the persons who are away for a short time an increase in trade and in shipping, but I think, and the revenue derived therefroma is precarious are away to regain strength properly to performs sir, every merchant in the place will tell you I beg to more, that Government appoint a Com their duties when they return. "I take it in the that trade is still bad and unprofitable. Three mission composed of members exclusive of Go-Bankr the employes have sometimes to have causes have hit the Colony very hard. These vernment officials with full powers to enquire bolldays and that there are acting appointments, Hungarian Lloyd's 5. N. Co. that the Company's THE case of the outer-hunting schooner Arctic, Vieux when he stated We are informed by the agents of the Austen.

were pointedly indicated by Sir William Des into and report on the working of all the De- I should like to know if there are never acting partments of the Government with the view to appointments in the Hongkong and Shanghai La

steamer Afaria Tereza left. Singapore for this | Capt. Pyne, created considerable excitement in At the present momcat we are suffering retrenchment, and to the desirability: or other Bank. It is all put forward for the purpose of port at 6 p.m. yesterday.

Yokohama lately. She has been delivered up largely not merely from ever rp, culation, but to wise of the redistribution of work, the amalga waking it appear that the Government is doing to her owners by H. M. 3. Leander, in Yokohama a considerable extent from three causes which mation of certain offices, the increasing of the quilerong that the ratepayers are being Barbour, after having been towed in and kept in hit or extremely hard. One is the restrictive hours of the official day, privileges in the way wronged, and I am getting sick of few. It is quita custody for several days, The Artis was seized legislation against Chinese In Australia and of 1-avo, &c. A possible to say nothing when such allegations. by the Russian kaan-of-war Alisi, of Robin America ; the second is the increased cultivation Mr. P. Ryrie-Your Excellency, I lie to ano made, but if you say nothing you wou told you Island, on a charge of poaching, her papers were of the poppy in Chine, which diminishes, our second the resolution of my hour friend on the cannot answer them and very prudently remain taken, and she was ordered to proceed to opfum imports and the third is the decline in right. He has treated the matter in so exhans. silent. I would only say there are many points Wladivostock, an order which Capt. Pyse, a the export of Chinese tes owing to the competitive a manner that it is not necessary for the to that might be brought forward in answer. British subject, in command of a British vessel, tion of India and Ceylon. There can be no my much. I will only say he has adduced setor Gentlemen from England would not come out to did not are the necessity of chering, and he question-but-that-these-three-circumstances re cogent reasons why the commistion Retes this Cadey if they were to be gallrel" made the proceeded to his port of registry, Yokohama, after have hit us very hard,*

for should be appointed. I think it is necessity thumb of the Mr. T. H. Whitehead of anybody securing some 1,500 skins Being minns her Now, sir, I would turn to the expenditure side of that we should strain every nerve to reduce ca chic They como aut bere under certain terms, id fake put out to sea again she was liable to show a déficit in our budget at the end of 1893 other means. There is no doubt the expenditure Secretary of State keeps those terms, they it was not deemed advisable to enter port, the balance sheet and I see Government figures. pendliere by the smalgamation of offices or say The Secretary of State employs them and the septare salates applied is the Japanese nine months to jay since our Iste lamented be carefully sought and reodated upon immis three snofficial members, who might be in a bad As soon sa her arrival was known of over $2000,000. "It is nine years and le focressing alarmingly and the reason ought to found they were to be at the mercy of two or 850. Government to have her arrested, and Landed Governor-Sir John Pope Hennessy left diately. I beg to second the resolution of my temper because something had happened which

50 over as a legal price belonging to the Russian these shores. Since that date we have had hon. friend, ghad

papa" or "did not please them, I do not suppose they would 25 Goyamment. This the Japanese Government two Governors here, Sir George Bowen and Sir The Acting Colonial Secretary--Your Ex- come. I do not propose to say anything further as decilaed to do, and evesimally H,M.S. Leander William Des Voeux. Each govered the Colony callency, on the last occasion the Son, member except that the hon. member has made his 25 was sent to tow her in.: in the meantime, all for two years, or just a trifid over four years; was asked not to bring forward tala resolation on speech, and he was told if he made it today, the 3 sorts of zimeters were wraad, but as her ownert between them. For the other five years and the present occasion because it was on the very Terrion would be negatived. If he had chosen and others in a position to know the facts of the eight months they wern absent and Hongkong eve of the anival of a new Governor, and His in much it on a fature occasion he might have case have been very reticent in the matter, it is was governed by the Offer Commanding the Excellener idministering the Government tank, and if short fully discussed, we waipaleeng hard to say to what unless those rumours may Troope or the Colonial Secretary. During these porarily and being about to be rellevad of that Mr. P Ryle He said nothing, about – noi be credited instell

nine years und nine months we have paid $183,000! duty by Bin William Ruhlason" menid not unders

A large amortment of ENGLISH and JAPANESE CHRISTMAS CARDS, of hand- some and artisile designs, suitable to all tastes, and at moderate prices.

FROM the Singapore papers to hand yesterday it le seen that the southera port obtained some very fair scores in the inter-colonial rife match between Shanghai, Hongkong, and Singapore though the excellence of the Singa. pore Team was collective rather than individual.

COLOURED OPALS mounted in Plush, necessary quite lately to request the stop-a drawer and stole the cheque book, forging his page of the Cadet Nuisance; (2) that Mr.name on several cheques. "Mr. Justice Goldney representing favourite subjects.

WHITEHEAD's error as to oplum resulled remarking that he gave a very light sentance so sentenced him to seven months imprisonment, from the farmer's inability to pay up this that on the conclusion of it the prisoner might year's money, and that this serious fact had be sent home to Germany, "Poor unfortunate

Ger" been carefully concealed by-well, if it in a fair question, who was the criminal that alded and abetted this fraud 7 (3) as to land sales and licence fees, Mr. WHITEHEAD was substantially correct. So, then, that Is the way in which our “simple soldier" | The scores were 1-m works, more subtly than Mark Antony himself, leading round by inference to the cent. Fostilna, sith........

Iz. Carble, Am -way--which-- straightforward --advocacy. Carack

Segu Phillips, sho would never reach. Most heartily we ask 13.

MA WAO. HE Claft congratulate him on his success, and sincerely and warmly thank him for his share in the governing of Hongkong. "How far I have succeeded in this I.must leave to others to judge," 'Judgment-

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HONGKONO, TULSDay, December 8, 1891.

"GOOD BYE, SUMMER!"

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EGYPTIAN FINANCE. ·

LONDON, December 5th.. The Egyptian Budget for 18ga will show ‚surplus of £500,000.

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Tax agents (Mesar, Dodwell, Carill & Co) Inform as that the R.M.S. Empress of Japan left Shanghai this morning, and is dus here at 11 am, on Thursday, the 10th fast,

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Le Roi est mori-Vive la Rof! The Major General has passed away from us, and now Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON will reign in his stend. It is a pity (just now) that Hongkong is not like the Straits, where the Commanding officer permanently a member of Council ; for our present General is really an admirable man for the post he now vacates, and we would be honestly delighted to see him sppointed Councillor. His brief reign was never better named than in his own

A TELEGRAM from Gifa reports the arrest of three epigram, "A Summer of Awakening members of Parliament la consection with the and one of its brightest revelations Was racent disturbances than, over the administration of Government relief to the earthquake sufferers, the man himself. Governors and public servants in Hongkong. only too often The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial deserve-well, say-uncomplimentary re- Hopital begs to acknowledge to Hospital marks (which they sometimes receive, following donations to the funds of the Hospital - the foo) but of Digby Barker, it can only Wal. Yak

be said that the more we saw him, Ho Tung ............... the more we liked him; and, we now Ng realise that he has governed just long enough to make us yearn for morelike Barney Callaghan with "only one jug panch,"

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MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held E. Major-General Digby Barker, Officer Admial yesterday afternoon. There were present:-H. stering the Government, Mr. W. M. Goodman (Acting Colonial Secretary) Mr. A. J. Leach (Acting Attorney-General); Mr. F. A. Cooper (Acting Surveyor-General); Mr J. H. Stewart Lockhart (Registrar-General); Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, (Colonial Treasurer) Capt. T. 11. Whitehead, P. Ryrie, J. J. Keswick, and Hastings, R.N.(Acting Harbour-master); Messrs. HokaY

MR. WHITEHEAD ON THE CIVIL SERVICE.

Mr.-T. H. Whiíchead-I do not do so, The Acting Colonial Secretary-The hon. member says he does not, therefore that is one thing; and I am doing my best to fill the post of instance in which the ratepayers are losing no Colonial Secretary for a gentleman absent from the Colony, who has worked hard, as the hon. member would be the first to admit. Does the hon, member suppose that Englishmen will come out to Hongkong, to climate like this which is not the most admirable in the world, he suppose that any gentleman in England to work incessantly without any holidays? Does

would take such a post unless he could have some vacation? The Secretary of State, wiser then the hon. member, knows he must hold out. reasonable inducements to gentlemen in England

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