tury, Law-Astorney General (Chairman) Mesirs, Keswick, Ho K i, and Bell Jas. Publie W5/ku— Acting D. P. W. (chairman), Colonial Treasurer, Messi, Chater. Whiệ: hend and hellity.
THE 1894 BUDGET.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,
ext emely onerous, and there was no telling at what point it would become too great for the Colony to pay. Some steps aught to be taken to save the colony from such an increasingly onerous imposition-to fix a dollar payment On the motion of the Colonial Secretary, be better to pay more dollars now, and have the lastead of sterling, even at a scilice. It would seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, the Appro-amount fixed permanently than to retain the priation Bill for 1994 way read a second time and referred to the Finares Committee.
present figure this year with absolutely no imi: to the possibilities of in
increase.
THE 1892 DIFC'T.
On the motion of the Colonial Treasurer, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Supple mentary Approprlukan Bill for 1897, to cover expenses in excess of estimates, was read a second time and referred to the Finance Com- ArJOURNMUNI
mittre.
The Governor alburned the Coincli onilt after the Fin-nce Commitee should have paired both the bila just refert d to it, no date being
fired.
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The Colonial Secretary said it would no doubt be an immense, convenience to Hongking to have the ability determined in local currency, even at the some present sacrifice, but the home Government postively refused a similar gaest from one clony, and if he remembered sightly also from this colony.
DECEMBER 13, 1893.
Governmer ts i would you say that in those self constituted purists of a notoriously whisky nego illass it was not lo the contempla ton of sodden
And beer-willing nation baye the British Government'to compel the Chinese taken upon themselves to brick about "the authorities to receive importations of opium panicioosophum hati,' and there is not quite from 1.dla gilost their will, that in those is much room, if not much more, for the verious negatiulons other important maturs "brtted" Chinets and Indiers in bol abuse forcing the importation of opium saver no wern la view, and that this particular.obj et ufagainst the whisky drinking of General Beth's "submerged te. th in the very centre of Chila- obj ct with the Bish Government?
tendam-close to the head-quarters of the In r-ply Sir Thomas - The reverse, who rave about the baneful effects of what is. The first time that It appears after the war of de facto much less harmful to the perp'e 160 is when Sie Rutherford Alco k in Fifthay and India thau beer and whisky revised treaty suggested to the Indian Govern dth king is to the mars in England. ment to increase the duty upon it. That w:9, 1 Premising for argument's sake that Exeter think, the only time that it came formally refe Hall triumpha on this questio. Hongkong will the negotiators, until I took it up is 1776. soon have to put a very delicate qu allen to the I took it up in 1876 simply bresuse at Shanghai Imperial authorities. We shall want to know- Mr. Chater strongly protested ag-inst the a judgment had been given in respect to the "whether in view of the colony losing I's revenue Colony's revenue bei g more and more burdened taxation of op'um which I considered to be previously derler 4 from the Opium Farm, and when there was no corresponding increase in far to the Chiasse Government, our engage arcting to fly Ciocos pre annum. ber the advantages thereby obtained. The Striments with it considered, Beyond that it has Mjesty's Gowroment will emit the Mary Settlements were now working vigorously for a
never been alloded by; and I jest something pas- Con it wingually, which now costs the reduction, and Hongkong enght to do the same.
sing common irritation when I am told that we colony $1200?" Singap to and Beinca will The Colonial Scetary nid the whole ques introduced it, that we are poisoning them, that each want some contration in lieu of their tion of miliary contibutions would shortly be we made war because of 1, and that we finally oplom revenues and will doubtiera sok, In con | reconsidered by the home Government,
forced it upon them with British bayearts, unti cer with Penang and other Straits Settlements, Mr. Chater —I 'm very gì đ ́to hear it i at last China was obliged to cultivate it is her
what the Imperial authorfiles propie to do! My," ha er asid that before entering on the The Colonial Secretary's 11 he was not glad own defence. It is scarcely possible, I confess, Unjuvifiable interference with the trade of the discussion of the Bill he would very much like | for the reconsideration might end in further in- for me to measure terms when a legvions at colonies would ur quest Deably result in wk to know exi'y how the Retrenchment Com-crease }
that sort are made. Think bow iniquitous it toward questions belog a ked. Amongst others mission questio stood at present- whether it
to nur own countymea!"
It might seasonably be asked—with a view to was defi lely shelved, or whether stops were
showing how unreasonab'e 11 Great Britain' being taken to bring about some practical result.
stue fo the permites "supping i were He que agreed that retrenchment in the cost of
possible that the Anti-Oplumiz's, on behalf of a admit
miristemi on must be a matter of time, but the
handful of alleged Chinese events, aomehow sooner the Cavernment setled the question a
ardiner enforced upon the Hease of Commons the Commission, the better it would be both for
legislation depriving the British artisan of beer the Government and for the Colony,
and spirite, sava for medicinal parroses, to |
close all breweries, ta stp the importation. of a'cebolle quers lato Britain, and then were 10 send a deputation of Chinese to England to tell the thirsty artisans and collars of Newcastle that their gratituds is due to Chinese for their Ifquntless condition, how many of that deputation would be left hanging together in half an hour? Tee jarifcation for this arti
fl.
FINANC" COMM TTIE.
The Finance Committee proceeded to comilder the 1891 Tu'get.
The Colonial cretary stated at some length that the Governor had appointed a commission, but there were disputes but the constitution of it, and the Governor had falled to attain any satisfactory results to the whole question had been put before th Secretary of Siate, and the 'correspondence was published in the parers,
Mr. Chater said he was much obliged for this
What he wished to know was whether anything bad been done since, or was likely to be ever done
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Mr. Chater I must assure you, "ir, that the Idea of an increase would cause auch trouble in Hongko› g as there han never been before !
The Colonial Secretary sald the Governor had anticipated any such trouble by writing home deprecating any further burden on Hongkong.
Mr. Chater-It would simply be utterly impossible for us to pay any more than we pay 2! present. As I pointed out a few minutes ago, If the real rate of exchange was taken our Bud get would show a large deficit it is year, and to bave to pay any additional sum would meen depriving the Colony of what is abadlately necessary.
Mr. Keswick—If the dollar falls to two shil. Insa, us app:am exceedingly probable, le dv
may make the military conrioution more than the Colony could possibly bear.
But it is not oni. Sir Thomas Wade who feels something passlog common irritation when told that "we are polsoning the Chiarse; that we forced oplum upon them with British biyanets; and that in sheer self defence the Chinese have been obliged to cultivate the poppy," More false and unjustifiablo statements were never made by a body of men, who like the Anti-Opium League (with which Sir Joseph Pease, Mr. Arthur Pease, Mr Alfred S. Dier and Mr. H. J. Wilson are 3 closely asseci te) claim to be acting upon purely Chris fan and humanitarian principles in moving what their spokesman, Mr. Alfred S. Dyer, so often terms "heaven and earth to bring
Indian optum; So far from their of repeated allegations belog trae either in part or in whole. it is notorious that the Premier ofhina, Li Hung-chang, and other of China's leading states men, Including several Viceroys of provi ces, openly encourage the cultivation of the pe: py throughout the length and bredh of the Flowery Kingdom with a view to enhancing the welth of the people, who make more pr fit out of oplum than by the coltivation of creals, and thereby placing the masses la'& pusition to he despands of the ever-increasing Army of tax- gatherers with comparative case. Furthermore, they know that as soon as the t ade in Indian
of the foreign Consals, bis excute being want of time.
The topic of the town is the pending legal bustness and the advent of your learned Counsel. The date is tɔ come on on the 19th inst., bat of it fall particulars anon.
MORE LIKELY TO BREAK DOWN.
Who hasn't hoard of the good old Descon in America, and his iden of how a chuige should be built so as to ran for eror without yet he hasn't quite gens stale yet.
repairs & I dare say we all hato, broke do you remember, that the reason chaise down and didn't wear out was that there was enkost spot somewhere about them. Now, Always
ad the Deacon, the way to fix it is to make that spot as strong as the rest. Then the
Tehicle might Wear out, bat couldn's break down. He built chaise on that principles I never broke down; it ran a hundred years exactly, and then one day t bubbles do when they burst. Its time was come for, went to pieces all at ongs, and nothing first, just as
as the man' says who ones told the story in rhyme, hundredth year, without both feeling and looking "little of all wo talde hers, wakes on the morn of its qrco 1
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Yes, and long before that time most of as begin to tank and feel queer. And it's all on account of that weak spot,
If it won't for that, we should be like the Desoon's chala-we should run ll we wear ant. As it is we break down on the road, often borond repair. But not always
Otherwise a certain men could never have used there words. I feel as smart to-day as I did thirty years ago." His story, in his own words, runs this
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Inform io", which was public propexy montha quite conceivable that the decline in exchange about the complete cessation of the trad: in oplum ciuiade is on the face of it, absolutes to ale and I got so bad I couldn't walk without
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The Colonial Seretary stated that the Secretmy of State Fid not yet replied, but was expected to do so some day. If he did not, after resonable time, he would have to be re- minded.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The Intal Scretarysil his prediction a the Cure of xchnge was own inspiration,
zate
The Colonial Secretary agreed that it was quite pouilb'e. He was sure, however, that the millary authorities had dfiitely declared agalost silver payments. He would look into the matter and Inform members further,
The estimates were then approved nam, con. SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES..
The Commiten al cussed and spiroved the Supplementary Appropriation Bill for 1892
This concluded the busines".
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GILBERT AND CLAY, On the following dates:- December 26 h, 28th and 30th, 1893, and January 3rd, 6th, 9th and 13th, 1894. Curtain to rise at 9 F.M. precisely a ch night.
Often I couldn't touch foed when it was set before
From my youth I was never properly well. I HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC I had taste in the mouth and pain after eating.
CLUB, mo. I felt a gnawing at the stomach and a tightness
WILL GIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE at the chost and sides. Sometimes my bowels were
COMIC OPERA wollen I had to loose my clothes. I had violent pains
"PRINCESS TOTO,” In my head for days together. This continued for to have rheumatio pains all over me, especially in the and years. About thirty years ago I began
brok and lega
lega. I stick, a
I on my way to and from my work I had
and rest. *I got no proper sleep at night owing to the pain. The following statistics will be fun Loch Day not. As time went by I became quite crippled. lateresting and instruc ive:
night,
I never know what it was to be frea from Doctor after doctor gare me merlicines and rubbing battle, bas, none of the things I
I tried did
any good. The doctors said my ailment was cheamatism and Iambngo and made light of
of it, bot it was serions enough to me. For thirty years I suffered dreadfully. My wife used to rub me before the fire night after right and apply flannels, relieving me only for the time. Trare up all hops of ever being well again, when in November, 1887, I read of the good Mother Beigel's Syrup had done in so many cases. I began and pains left me and have never returned since. to und it, and after taking a few bottlen all my aches This medicine seems to hire driven all the polsog ant of my system, and I feel as smart to-day as did thirty years ago, for which I thank God and Feigel'
Syrup. Had I used it sooner. I should hava bean anved years of suffering." (Signed) WILLIAM
1893.
No. 1. OPIUM IMPORTED INTO HONGKONÓ. Years. 187 June to Dacombe)43 10ft
1888..... 18Rq...
1800.
189.....
Totale
753
..67,430
64511
8.4 of
1
..56 8641 dee In Malwa and Boosses and an increase (Showing acording to the Returns, s in Persian opium).
No, 2.
During 1993, which was a bad year a the optam revenue of Chiɛa wat erriel, 97, 2000,000 Hiwen to Reckoned upon Sir Robert Han's basis of rol'tcted as Import duty on Indian orium. Fium.
I
Prices, $3 $2, $1.
Seats, for any or all Performances can be borked at Meurs, LANT, CRAWFORD & Co.'s on and after TUESDAY, the 19th December, from
TO A M.
Bosks of the Words of the Songs, price 15 cents at the Booking Office.
A late Trim will run a quarter of an hour alter the fall of the Cartsin, each night. Hongkong, 13th December, 1893.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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rondant, Douglas, near Cork, Ireland, January 7th, THE Undersigned bas received Instructions
Inland, Rochestown, and has a shop at Douglas. Ho Mr. Bordart is gardener at Mrs. Edwards, the
Mr. Edwards' twenty years.
vary respectable man and has been in service at
Jan
In his letter he farther states that from boyhood ho was a a victim to indigestion and drapepala. This fact explains the rheumatism, as it was the ease of Blled the blood, lodged in the Joints and massoles, and it. The bile sine from the torpid stomach and liver
gave rise to all the consequences be describes. The effect of the
TAL Syrup body and set the digestivo machinery healthily at to expel the solda from the
work, for the first time in this man's life.
Better watch the weak spots. Delays are dangerous This was the way the human vehicle broke down in Mr. Bladdart's case, but fortunately for him be one across something that had power to repair it.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
number of opium-smokers in the colory of In en'e.ing into a calulation of the exact
else, i must be barre in mlad that from every Hongkong, in the Empire of China or anywhere five cattles (a calty le 13 lb. avoirdupsi) weight of prensred oplum si cattles of oplum drons
readyder one is sold a the lower orders of Asiatic elare from pipes) is procured, and rather more than one half of this quantity when boiled down races as dress op am, which they smoke owler th Hongkong there is diess Orium Farm which to it being cheaper than the original article. Is may be subsiet by the Opium Former to Chinese, Or Ba
managed by the mounpoliats them per cent, mora smokers in Chins then Si seves. Thus it is evident that there were fifty Robert Hart stated in his report, in which he placed the number of smokers at one third of Empire, which he computed at only 300,000,000. one per cent. of the ratio popolation of the although it is generally belleved that the population of Far Cathay exceeds 407,000,000. the cogniaance of be Imperial Maritime Customs on al
As oplum, saw and boiled, alare comes within it is comprehensible that the question of oplam dio amakers was excluded from Sir Robert Hart's report for all-sufficient reagens. And any way, the percentage of smokers ix so small, consideration, that the outcry against the use of even with oplam drons smokers taken into
wady fulminations and groundless allegations which yant b into thin air when subjected to the process of alfting through even a loosely woven love of truth manipulated by unblassed critics,
On the vn'er $177 036 for charges on ac- cornt of public drit, an increase of $10,136 over Brit ve 1, Mr. Chater observed that the late of exchange far stel op ymente›ad been calcul- ated 1224 64. With al due deference to the
THE WILFUL WASTE OF WATER IN oplum la abeerbed (and it is rapidly dwindling A Colan 15 er ta y he ent inly thought that the te shru'd not have been estimated
down to mierover pical proposto s shown by the Imperist Mar tima Customs at a higher figure than zr, td, the market
trade reports) by the new skilfully prep red nut ve rate of he dy bankers and merchants gener-
It will be admitted on every band that Hong. ar cle the forernal revenue of China con with ally went even to the other sile, saler. The king is not overburdened with a super bund at slely be raised Cofan S cretory in his "Budget" speech had
hundredfolt by increasing , called 21. ff. a convenient rate and the
upply of water at any time of the year, much the Lilin dues on the drug when in transitu les during the dry season, f om Oc over to April, The deale, if such there be of the Chire convenience corsi ted >mply in the fict tha
and sometimes we find ourselves weit into the Government to caure a cessation of the frede this rate showed a surplus on the estimates and midde of Mar 'ere welcome rios replenish our in Indian orium, may at once be zet downxebange, previously qunted of taels to to £1 flattered the Rx cirs of the Government, too often a mat exhaasid stock of his indis whereas the true rate of the day would show pensable commodity. In view of the scarcity hoth borne of a love of wealth (which
stah, their allegations sincere, and arling, e ardive at 500,000 as the wo
of revenue colected on aplam alone during deficit. The difle ence between ibe sell ralizually prevailing in the spring feach succeed in Chins means immers: power) rather than
1992, not logether an taignificant factor of and the fit aus rat was measly 3d, which
year scarcity which, by the way, has caused
China's revenue. a whole-souled ye rning for the welfare- mcant over 7 per cent, lest sterling value. for
the "Water Authority" reduce the supply so admiting for the sake of argument that the
No. 3 the doll r, our out $ foco more to pay ible fem-fra frming the varied surplus of abou question that, seeing be Team and Pikist mnity and industrious people commitd by a namber of thickly populate i disir cts, is byand babi is barmful of the tens of millions of $6,000 of $ore into a defiet of some $8,500 reservoirs do not hold sufficient alex to meet h That was wyn.61. rate was "converfent," pression needs o the comm ni, eve y ffw
stra ge destiny, to their cre. The effici of "But it was highly pro i mucil, and be ques should be made to avoid anythi
the Taungli Vamen and the Viceroys of the R like wiful provinces of China knew full well that the tioned whether I was right.
waste. A few days ago we bed cccasion to da onium-ymoking habi: Inn: a cure to the are that eccurred near the Harbor Office, ele propartion of smokers to the n'atto is attentiep to
to the waste of Ty: m water at pe ple of the empire. They k: ow that the to the sea here whence an unlimited supply nt in igific int, and that ban fil efficis ensue water could have been purnged up to the car f gration by the marine fire-engines which were inks it to ex:ess? The poor coles who, like unles the drug is taken to exe-Sa Ha he wing, but which wer not called upon to render the working man at home who takes his pint of the special service for which bey are maintained. h-find-hafat
stimolant, wink i", of cou se, as good and to a lakes couple of draws at noon and another liad horse, and sons are so blind as those that whit or two of the drug at night ass stimulants wont see because does our sal; them to do so; and could not afford to take it to excess ? No the easiest method is the best for nine pea le It is the opulent, the isle, Iszy efficials and out often, macha waste. The habit of adopting wealthy usurers chiefly who became "ents" and the most easy albeds of obtaining a given end, crowd the swell optom and gambling divans of no matter at what cost to the public in geners the large cities. The labouring than cannot is a distinct feature of G veramental modus affard to smoke the foreign ding to excess, he eparandi in tropical climes, and perhaps it i may occasionally smoke drous opium to excess, borse of a
necessity which under certain clicam. but a decade or two hence, when the native drug stances is regarded as a siene; but whether it is more plentiful, unless the Chinese Goverment is zo or not, or whether it is ite outcome of a raise the duties on it considerably, it will be keen appreciation of the path of the maximpossible for him to indulge to excess just as necessity in the mother of invention mitters European labourers too often do when cheap beer litle when we have to deal with the wilful waste of water in a colony situsted Hongkong 1, At
and the top-room are handy.
spring water are daily and nightly running close dubbed the Cricket Ground. It is a fact that those Public Recreation Ground, erroneously by the responsible for the condition of the enclosure dally cause hundreds of gail as of Tytem water to be poured over the whole ground from pipes les ing from the waterm ins, with a view to keeping the turi green and in good order. "And why." may be asked, "should Tytam water he used for this it is, in the first place, handy; secondly, because "Well, simply because purpose is no one connected with the Cricket Club who has yet thought of turring quantity of nulia water that rashes by the ground enormous
to a useful account, such as could be effectes Were branch pipes connected with one of the nullah- mains leading to the Cricket Greand. The cost would be merely a trifling initial expense, and the supply, while practically unlimited, would to bo way affect the store of water in the reservoirs apon watch the whole community depends for the necessities of everyday life Farthermore, would obviate what appears to be a wanton and wholly inexcusable waste of a precious and costly commodity.
not that of 'eau Lon financiera zè be wai reported in the China Mall and Datly Prest to have sold. The crest financiers did not dare to pre fit, so he did it himself. However, that had nothing to do with the present discussion. The Government was compelled to estimate some
or other
rate would be and any problematical-64 4 3-one was quite za probable na the other; 21. 6d. wa not only convenient but riso reasonably likely. Ther were circumstances (which he dió nct state) tending to runder it probable that the rate of exchange would improve during the coming year, and the Government decided that en the whole the best course was to estimate the dofiar al 24
wever, the naming of a rate for the estimates did not alter the actual Course of
rxchange, or the squal payment, Payment would bve to follow the course ri excha ce, and would not be altered out cent More
or 1 ss by the fact of any particular estimate teing taken.
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Mr. Chver decidedly could not agres as to the prevent time, although thousands of gallons of mix-ion now in India reports #g inst the traffic the drug cau be set down as nothing short of
21. 6d. being reasonable. The erent rate was 2.3 and very likely Iefore the close of this year it would be down to as. 311. Nor could agres as to all s tes being squally problemati cal; 2, $it, was problematical but it was true, and nexter in the actual current rate, than 2s. 6d. which was at. of 7 per cent, over the current
atc.
The Colonial Secretary apparently sald some thing in repy but did not think ble marks worth snylig et audibly.
there
Me Chater said the custom in business houses Was to frame a bilance-sheet on the basts of apposing a complete ligation at dito. Thus if the Giverr ment bad to liquidate to-day, It would be insolvent according to the present estimes. The dillar being 29. 30., the G wern- ment could net pay with money calculated at 26. éd.. No auditor wind pass an account like that. However, in this case the only result, would be applementary estimates" to cover the deficit Last
year it was just the same-a large ever-it estimate of exchange, and a large vote for loss
OD 12.
The Colonial Secretary said there was no andling in conrre lan with Budgels. This was not a balance-sheet; the money had not been spent yel. This was only an estimate, and for estimates there was necessarily some rate of
cachange calculated, it was not calating liability, but only proposed
Mr. Chater said it mattered. Hittle anyhow-li would caly and in cupplementary estimator, se last year, when Mr. Waitehead had protested strongly against the over-estimate.
the
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
QUESTIONS,
Sapposing for a moment, that the Com to opium and the export is suddenly stopped, what effect would that action hare upon the Chinese? Would i be beneficial? Would it result fa more religieut conv-ris? No! for the they reason that the Chinese Government, even had
the
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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
REGISTER.
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oplum fd the Empire, have not the power to any desire to interdict the use of enforce such a decree; moreover, they know there is no need for fans of milfs of Chinese are deeply interested in the trade, make their living ent of it in one way and
D'cember 11th 1843. another, and would be ruined were their business His Excellency the Viceroy of Minché duly are far too shrewd in these enlighten-d days to inspection and met with a tremendous reception. suddenly knocked on the head. The Chinese anived here this morning on his tour of the goose that lays the golden egg. In fact, As already inilmated, great preparations were in countenaccing the agitationg.inst the being made for the Viceroy's advent and when foreign article they are vir uaily acting with it became known that he was on board the view to the better protec ion of their gooae Foo-fee and that that vessel was dun early la the And now, how about the effect of the carnation day the whole of the offici is in the port, civil of the trade on Fritish subjects? It would be as well as military, were on the gul vives lo disastrous and with no counterbalancing benefi. fact not one of the m sought the good will of Mor cial results to the teeming millions of China, orpheus fast night, preferring to remain oprst er anyone else, and for whose eternal welfare Sit then be caught napping in Joseph Pease and bla satell es affect so much troops were also en bluewas, and every avaliable the morning. The interest. It would mean an annual deficit of gun was charged and kept in readiness to salute £11,000,000 in our Indian Budget, which would the dialoguished visitor. At about 6 o'check the have to be made good, partly by the purely British steamer way signated and as son as the came taxpayer at ben
home and partly by our Brid - abreast of the guns the first aalve was fired this Tedian subjects. It would also mean serious wasthesigast for a general discharge beth from FALLACIES, INSINCERITY, AND AWEWARD loss to millions of Tedians who cain their the soldiery and the forts and was kept up until living by the cultivation of the poppy and bis Excellency reached the receptien pavilion preparation of the drug. It would which had been erected at the lading place off One of the most absorbing toples of conveiss, meau en sanoal decrease of at least 25,000 the band. The gaurd of honour was drawn tos la India and, faderd, in most parts of tons in the sea-borne cargoes canied from in double fle and received bis Excellency Hongkong Observatory, 13th December, 1893.
· បន the British Empire at the present ilme, vac Bombay and Calcuits tailward. It would kneeling. almost pales into Insignificance, appears to be to barkers. It would mean a large deficit in the in their nest and most gaudy uniforms and for before which the eternal Home Rule question mean the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars picturesque one the "braves" were decked out. The scene was strikingly whether the Chinaman and the Indian are revenues of each and all of our Eastern Crown ad Itional colouring banners and streamers of degrading and destroying themselves soul and colonies, which in Hongkong would amount to various buca and shapes were in evidence by the body by the use of opium, and whether the at least $184,000 per annum, (during the last thousands in fact, so striking a spectacle hasBTORED IN British Government and people are to blame for term of the Opium Farm it was $398.000 per rarely, if ever, been witnessed in Amer, Tinsel Temp On the vote of $10000 for the Audit Depart-the ills with which it is alleged the Chinese are annum) and it would result in the loss of and perhaps the mex, Mr. Chater asked whether any fresh afflicted solely owing to the effects of the millions of dollars to the Imperial Chinese might also have been discernable, but tha
Ezme of H #shoddy" Direction of winščina stan insin'ctions had been given to the Auditor in trade in India oplem. It has now been shows Government owing to the loss of import and whols ceremony of the reception was carried view of the Treasury frauds.
that the British did not introduce oplem into transi duty on fo ciga eplums. Notwithstanding through with such an amount of dignity The Colonial Secretary said the Auditor could China and that the Chinese were addicted 11 this, and more that need not now be that to sneer, or to be aven critical, seemed only take instructions from the Comptroller the use of the drag long before the apper enumerated, there is, as previously stated, an mean. His Excellency, who in person is a fine- General. The only polar against the Auditance of the British pioneers of trade with China Imperial Opium Commission siting in India to king man, was escorted to the temporary Department, was falling to officially report a fault in the Pearl River. Notwithstanding these facts with the set purpose of devising ways and mearS, YUEDÉPA on the part of the Treasurer; and that was not Lord Bassey at a sliting of the Opium Cam- if it be found advisable, of stopping the whole of any that of Admiral Yang Hongkong Observatory, 13th December, 1893, like y to occur again. The Treasury, however, mission held in the House of Lords on the 15th trade to Indian Oplum. In our opinion the and spent conclusion the Viceroy and
Calumpinions
1908 defeuner was served had been found wanting in many point, and of October, while examining Sir Thomas Wade, Commission le doomed to fitlure as to prac ical his term ware escorted to the parade. these had been noted.
for over 40 years British Mitsister in Pricing, results, so far as a return to the nation of ground, where the brives were reviewed. asked the question The wars with Calas something commensurate with the outlay and The evelations through which the troops were la reply to questions on the Post Office, oplam upon Chins ? To which Sir Thomas ens-with this latest short-sighted toadylam to Exeter forriger for, although the metly for many of were not promoted by a desire to forcs Indian loss entailed of public funds in connection put warn of, striking interest, even toys Registrar General, and Martibracy votes, the pastically replied "No, not even to force trade,it Hall fanaticism, Tee Commission. may, how them might not be apparent, yet the wonderfal Colonial Secretary gave a little information Then the Chauman of the Commissies further ever, get down to the b. d-rock of soild truck and precision with which the exercises were -spread out over a lot of werbiage,
put his foot into it by asking the aged statesman plaani-eplum sgitators to absolute face stripped out would have enlisted the admiring sympathies. carried THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION,
You remained la China, considerable of the romantic extravagance and difvel in which of Quaker, Tomorrow the harbons defences Mr. Keswick pointed out that a fixed contribuaumber of years after the last war was their stories are too often clothed. And better and saval forces are to be examined and then tion of 40,000 sterling meant a dollar contrib. brought to a close, and were concerned still, wo shall bear, later on, what the conemers to rara, the forte, military stores and various tion increasing every year, as exchange fell. This most responsible position with regard and producers themselves have to say on the encampesante dier which his Egcellency will g year he increase was $37,647, or about (wales to the many "negotiations-which have been habit which has caused so much exclied pone in to Chiang Chew Ti in mining that the ViONDS per and over last years, Tals was becoming any on between the Baldah jad Chinese i tevatay. We may learn by whas zigish 'ike, will'neliber call upon nes receive Vialis dari kay
The Colonial Secretary said it did not make any difference last year's expenses had to be paid just the same, whether the estimate was 25. rod, or 59, only,
THE TREASURY TRAUDS,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Humidity
Wather
Main
HONGRONG REGISTER.
Pravica
day 41.06.
20.01
Oz: date BE TO AL
25.13
smerom
On data at 4 pm.
30.HT
Highwydr amperature on the thing Lowest open air separation on the 1954 1. 0.1100, Tret Amfstaut,
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(From Moans. Geo, Falconer & Cat Raglaker.) Is-day.
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
TUESDAY, the 19th December, 1893, AT 2.10 P.M.,
at ble SALE ROOMS, Queen's Road, AN INVOICE OF JAPANESE WARE
Just received. Comprising -
VASES JARS, PLATES, INCENSE BURN- KIOTO, TAIZAN, SATSUMA and SHIPO
ERS, TEA and COFFEE SETS, BRONZES, ENAMELLED WARE and LACQUER WARE.
EMBROIDERED
EMBROIDERIES KAKIMONOJ, SCREENS and SILK HANDKERCHIEFS.
&
&c.
TERMS OF SALE:--As customary.
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, 13th December, 1804
Auctions.
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THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land, by Public Auction,
to be held on the spot, on
MONDAY,
the 18th day of December, 1891, at 4 F.M., KIE published for general information,
By Command,
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, and December, 1893
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*Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday the 18th day of December, 1993, at 4 YM, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony, of Hongkong, for a term of 999 Years.
| No. of Sale
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
Boundary
Registry
No.
Locality
Measure
mentar
N
E. W.
Inland
Sharp Street ta lala
Weil and
Mamison
Lot No. Hl Read
1,342
Wanchal, 185/78.10/95 94.37.89862
Intimations..
NOTICE.
THE Undersigned having been appointed
Agents for the KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART.
MAATSCHAPPIJ
sze prepared to grant through Bill of Lading to Ports of Java, Sumaira (East and West Coan) Celebes Timer, Banda Islands, Dutch New Gaines, &c, &c. Bills of Lading for through Carga fedhs these Perls to be presented to the Undersigned for countersignature,
LAUTS, WEGENER & Co. Hongkong, ath November, 1893. [1389
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"NG. 3 QUENTRAN CHUAL.
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NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTI
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