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Entimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1894.

THE "CABBIES" ON STRIKE. The London cabmen baro struck for a reduc tea is the hiring rates charged by the cab pro- prieters, and the streets and railway stations are

„naw-denuded of vehicles,

and secondly the particular circumstances connected with this test case. There are many arguments, which have been DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD. completely thrashed out and need not now be repeated in favour of the principle that the V.R.C. should open its and on the way non-striking vehicles were A monster procession marched to Hyde Park, doors freely to any resident of good over-turned. The cabmen are determined to character who pays his way, Irrespective maintain the strike against what they consider of class, creed, colour, or profession; this are unjust demands. A few of the cab owners has been the general rule hitherto, though | have given is. THESE will all be spolls before next cold not specifically laid down in the constitution

WARM CLOTHES.

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į weather unless properly taken care of.

NAPHTHALINE

the best thing to keep away Moths, &c., and

-prevent clothes smelling fusty.

FIFTY CENTS PER TIN.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Hongkong, 6th April, 1894.

of the Club. Various circumstances led in course of time to the introduction of several non-commissioned officers in the

ANARCHISM.

MADRID, May 7th. A dynamite bomb exploded to-day in host of garrison, as visitors who willingly lent the Odescalchi place at Rome, cauding serious valuable assistance at tournaments, injury to three persons. concerts, and other shows organised by

HARKSTON'S Circus was announced to spin in Singapore on Saturday last,

THE Courrier d'Haiphong vys that M.

Harmand, formerly. French consul-general at

potentiary to Japan, in place of the reactionary" Bangkok, has been appointed minister pleni- M. Slenklewics.

THE Italian steamer Utas, owned by Mr. Glayanni Gaggico of Sinexpore, bas bean chartered by the French Government to run with malls "and passengers between Silgan, Chantaboon and Bangkok. The Ufan, with ber MAY FILE.

owner on board, løft Singapore for Salgon on The Repibile al Vanemela has been devas- | the 8th fast., to take up her charter. tated by a tremendous erit quake, So far ten reported. Several efties have been: reduced entirely to rules,

THE public trial of the prisoners implicated in the attempted assassination of a Korean refugee at Tokyo last mouth, is being awaited with interest by Japanese newspapers, Should they be found guilty, it is asserted that the extradition of Hong will be demanded from the Korean

Government.

E. Bischoff, and C. T. Robinson; Boal-bouse, Messrs. Friedrichs, McCarthy, and W. H. Pattaj Bath-house, Messrs M. A. A. de Souss, R. F. Lammert, and Duncan, "

A long discussion ensued arʼto, the black.

but as the vast majority were in favour of / thoaraud deaths and countless isjærles sre❘ THE Siam Fria Press reports a carlove fied & C, Express, to hope that America may again | Grace, Caldwell, Hayward, F. Lammert, Blayney,

THE EPIDEMIC IN PORTUGAL. The cholerine epidemic in Portugal is dit sppearing.

|said to have been made at Bang Kapi and con.. sisting of an enormous skall measuring mora than six feet across, and tapering down to a point in the frontal development. The telapoins of the neighbourhood are in hopes of being ablo to discover the frame of this" mammoth of an antediluvian age.

the Club; and the natural result was that EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH AMERICA. ultimately some of these gentlemen were proposed for membership. A small section of the members opposed their election, their admission, the rules were modified so that a minority had less power to exclude.. This appeared satisfactory, but subsequent experience has shown the reverse to be the case. The time came when another concert was proposed; It could not be put THE SPANISH COMMERCIAL TREATIES. through without help from the garrison,

The debates in Congress on the commercții | MissRS. George Philly and Sons announce for and the despised "Tommies" were again treaties still continue. Senor Canovas denica publication this surfog "Korea and the Sacred appealed to. They were of course most baving offered France the most-favoured White Mountain," being a brief account of a unwilling to force themselves once more nailon" treatment. The Government is belog journey in Korea in 1891 by Captala A. E. J. where they had been so contemptuously very hard pressed in this matter. In the course Cavendish, of the 1st Argyll and Sutherland snubbed, but foolishly yielded to great of the discusion, one of the Ministers, Senor Highlanders, together with a description of an pressure, and consented to oblige, When Moret, let fall some damaging remarks which ascent of the White Mountain by Captaia H. E, the concert was held, the military Items lead to the resignation of Sr. Lecay Castillo, Goold Adams, R.A. were among the very best, that is If the Spanish ambassador to France. CARBOLIC POWDER.

applause of the audience may be taken For the portfication of Housis, Cesspools, as a criterion. Then a quartermaster. Drains, Water-closets, &c., and for the Disinfecsergeant of the Royal Engineers was put tion of Sick-rooms.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

DISINFECTANTS.

CARBOLIC ACID,

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For Disinfecting Purples. Half an ounce (about one table-spoonful) of this Acid when well mixed with one quart of water forms a superior disinfecting and deoder zing fluld,

Hall a plat of the Solution thus formed, when added to any vessel used in the Sick-room, wit prevent any unpleasant effluv, and preserve the contents for Medical Inspection. It also purifies Drains, Water-closets, &c.

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A tea-spoonful of Carbolic Aciă exposed as a plate or other vessels in Sick-room will pully the air and prevent contagios.

PERMANGANATE DISINFECTANT, Similar to Condy's but cheaper, ço cents a quart bolta.

A nice clean disinfectant for Dwelling-rooms and Bath-roomi,

CAMPHYLENE POWDER. CAMPHYLENE BALLS, CAMPHYLENE BLOCKS.

JEYES POWDER. JEYES FLUID,

NAPTHAL'IN E.

QUICKLIME.

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CONDY'S FLUID.

CONDY'S POWDER,

SANITAS POWDER. SANITAS FLUID.

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THE PLAGUE, IN HONGKONG.

That the Sanitary authorities are fully alive to the advisablilty of taking every possible advantage of the long-looked for change in the weather which has at last come about there is no room for doubt, and to-day house-to-house visitations have been vigornaily carried on in the congested parts of the cly, the avaliable forces of the Sanitary Board having been Bugmented by several squads of the Shropshire Light Infantry under the command of regimental Sergeants, assisted by police officers. In adill- ion to this the Water Authority has caused

balling question, for which special mçek ing had been requisitioned but_owlag to some bungling but here dropped. Sermal WRITING from Kloklang on the goth sit a speakers referred to the invalikle services. THE Hyogo News reports that fire has devas-correspondent of the N. C. Daily News sales rendered by Mr. Lockhart during his twelve- that news of the rebellion now in progress In lated a part of Tokushims, and has dosiered Hunan and on the Canton borders. is a subject the policy which had led to his resignation, Tears' connection with the Club, and denounced | some eight shrines, said to have been erected

of conversation and there is a suppressed excite namely, the blackbilling of military candidates about 300 year ago and counted among the

ment and expectation. Although everybody for membership. The feeling was expressed · grandest in Japan.

knows of these things not a word" is mentioned | that the Club should open its doors to any man an the streets for fear of arrest and punishment. | of gar 1 character, whether In uniform or not, would be arrested if heard talking on these its confidence in Mr. Lockhart; but a strongly An ordinary coolla when asked why a man

Umately the meeting unanimously recorded matter, replied, the officials would say "you worded vote of censure on the "exclusiva” seem to know nil about these matters and you | section of the ballsting committee was defenied must be concrmed in a rebellion" yourself" | by six woles, most of the committee taking put and thereupon drag him off to punishment,

against it in the division.

The following were elected to supplement TAE appears to be every reason, says the Zthe general committee for balloting:-Mesus. be represented this season in the Solent Races. Stopasl, Mollison, Manuk, Chaudet, and T. W. It is stated that the owner of the schooner yacht Lammert. Zasta purposes bringing her to Cowes, and that

This concluded the proceedings. she was to sail from New York in the course of April, and will probably compete in some of the English races. It is, moreover, announced that Mr. Gordon Bennett is anxious to follow in the footsteps of Ms. Carroll, and to bring a cutter. over during the forthcoming season to take part in the Solent Races. He will have no time to ballda yacht specially for the purpose, and is is believed that he will endeavour to buy one of the craft constructed last year in America for the defence of the Cup. Mr. Gordon Bennett has been an interested spectator of the univer- sally successful performances of the Britannia in the Mediterranean, and is apparently anxious to try conclusions with the Prince's cutter, THE following interesting note is from the Helanfa correspondent of our Shanghal morning contemporary Post news from Kashgaria is to the effect that the Russians are in possession of the territory that secures an open and uninter- rupted contact with Indian possessions. An en campment of 300 Russian soldiers are actively fortifying the region. They refuse to retreat farther than go to the west of Kashgar city, Great uneasiness prevails here on account of the fact that the Ruslans bave not merely openly crossed their recognised border, but are actively storing grain in Caves surmounted by mliliary tents. In answer to the question, why don't you drive them to the frontier and forbid trespass and so prevent occupation? the answer given by an official from the spot was this: Alas we are afraid of the consequences. Should we Jatlate an encounter at Kashgar the probability FROM native sources we gather that the officiatis Pussia would retaliate in the north. She is returns, which will be published in due course,

prepared, Chian is not; besides wo in office have to act only as fastructed by the Taungi Yame, We have been courteously informed by Mr. Geo. with a view to showing the proportion of the W. F. Flaylair, manager of the National Bank population affected by the bubonic plague, That body listens to the Emperor, and his of China, that he is to receipt of telegraphic are likely to prove delusive on account of Majesty's will de submission." Then you mast be placed in a very undesirable: position," information from Manila to the effect that the large numbers of those who have during the

"Indeed, we are; we have neither face, force, Spanish authorities thers have decided to past fortnight been attacked by the disease Împose 15 days' quarantine on all reissis arriving | having left for Canton, Whampoa, Sam-mal-po

freedom. The fact is, unless seme foreign from Hongkong, owing to the existence of the and other places, with a view not only to evade

Power Intervene, Russia will make a gradual and unconditional conquest of the Western tributary plaque.

Treatment by foreign phyalelana but to be sure

states and Cores," Her way will then be open to the sea-board on the East and India In the WE read that the Chartered Bankia Ceylon will of burial in the graves of their ancestors in

South. From this vantage ground her European shortly take possession of a portion of the China. It is, perhaps, worthy of note that a

and Asiatic portion would be more than a premises known as the O. B. C. building; and couple of days ago two cospres of apparently the Hongkong and Sharghat Bank now accu- plague-stricken victims were found on board one

"bear's paw." pies a portion of the ground four, there will be of the Canton river steamers when the vessel the novelty of two basks being located ander nived off Shameen. As far as we can learn, one roof. This arrangement will be very con-wever, the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s vessels have, owing to pre- venient for bill-brokera

cautions taken, not been "plagued" at all.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Is it that the times and the conditions of things in Hongkong are changed or have the Post office trople gone absolutely mad? Only the other day a circular addressed to Messis Chater and Mody was returned to the sender by that immaculate institution, marked "Insufficiently addressed { "

up once more for election, proposed by T anul general meeting of A. S. Watson two of the most prominent and valuable and Co. is in bs beld at noon tomorrow.

was fall report will as pear to these colomas- Mr. members of the Olub; but he unequivocally blackballed, which caused C. S. Taylor has no objections. the immediate resignation of four members | As a result of last night's heavy thunder-stormza, of the committee, including the Hon. JH. a number of the side channels in. various parts STEWART LOCKHART, who as chairman, as of the colony are to-day choked with dưỡvir a veteran oarsman, and as a member of washed down from the hifis. No important the Colonial Government has been worth landslips are reported. more to the V, R. C. than any score of its other members. As to why MR. LOCKHART and his colleagues should have resigned, It is useless to discuss now; it is sufficiently palpable to any impartial observer, and enough has already been said in private and in public on this point. The fact remains that if the Club is to be rus on "exclusive" lines, it will at once lose a large number of its most useful members-and this, too, at a time when It can I afford to part with any of its strength; for it has lost over $1,000 on the past year's working, its bathing accommod ation has lamentably fallen off in its attractiveness, its rowing fleet is in an advanced stage of decay, and its member ship has declined about 15 per cent, on the year, and there is no silver lining to be seen on the clouds gathering over it. And yet in the face of such a crisis, a majority of the committee see fit to indulge in very reprehensible "sharp TEE case of Samuel Fepper (ä Water Police practices; " through a series of blunders, constable) v. the Opium Fermet, remitted by possibly not ill-intentioned but certainly the Fall Court on the gth instant to be heard stupid, they burked discussion of the nove at the Magistracy, was re-opened by blackballing question, for which a special Mr. Wedehouse at the Police Court this morn meeting was formally requisitioned; they ing, Mr. J. J. Francis, QC. Instructed by Mr. dellberately avoided all mention of the FL Dennys, appearing, as before throughout subject in their annual report, though Mr. the proceedings for the Farmer. The case ** LOCKHART had particularly requested his stands adjourned till Monday week, position to be made clear to members; and when their action was criticised at the annual meeting yesterday, they stifled debate by asserting, through the Chairman, Mr. C. H. THOMPSON, that

ACCORDING to foriber telegrams received by the owners, the Pinang. Gorilla learns that the steamer Setikt foundered in latitude 15 and longitude 97, and is a total loss, Two boats containing 74 passengers and crew arrived at Rangoon on the 3rd; and on the 4th, 25 more and 22 others are reported to be missing. The reached Moulmein. Mr. B. Molyneaux, mats,

steamer was wrecked in a cyclone.

IN a libel case tried at Sydney the other week, in which a jockey named Hayes sued the Australasian newspaper, a stable-boy cheer. fully admitted that he had committed perjure,, "Oh, it wasn't true what I said before; only the boss asked me to swear I, you know! The "boss" has been an overpowering element even to Hongkong liials, in the jury box as well as on the witness stand, as the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph knows to his cost,

THE now famous Heli Chih-fang, the daring critic of the Viceroys Chung Chih-tung and Li Hung-chang, passed through Shanghal from the North the other week, at about the same time as the Governor-desiguate of Cheklang, Liao Shou- feng, whose fellow-townsman he is. This" iron- faced" official-for so HB Chih-slang is styled by

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SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSION,

Before Mr. E. 7. Ackroyd, Acting Chief Justice. May 18th.

ALKHORD ARSON,

Chan Siz Ming, apprentice.boy, was charged with attempting to set are to his employer's shop, Chau Say Kl another apprentice, had been committed for trial on a similar charge, but was released by proclamation.

Mr. A. J. Leach, QC. (Acting Attorney General), instructed by Mr. A. B. Johnson Crown Solicitor), appeared for the prosecution,

the Pekingese with the manners characteristic of the man, travailed Enzog, reports the N. C. THE vemacular Kokkof reports that in the Daily News; there was no demonstration or negotiations for the revision of the treaties with flattering reception accorded him by the local England, the treaty of smity and friendship has mandarins, who must have been chagrined to made considerable progress, but that the com- find when ton late, that this famous person, who mercial treaty has not advanced in the same is sure to rise in the future, passed through their the difficulty was quite settled and proportion. The collliten; with England in district without even notifying them of the and prisoner was undefended.

consequence of the Nippon Yasen Kaisha baying | fact. It will be remembered that Hiŭ Chih- opened a steamship Hanbetween Japan and Bom slang was formerly President of the Court of bay has comments the Fapan Hirild, especially Revision, a body of Centors with special functions to keep a watch over the administration of the retarded the completion of the negotiations.

criminal law of the empire, but on account of

The following were sworn as a jury :— T. Grimshaw, D. W. Craddock, F. Hubbe, F. J. Barros, M. Gulertz, A. Sharp, and Chow Dart Tong.

continuous supply of water from Tytam and Pok-fa-lem to be turned on throughout the colony since 8 o'clock this morning, thereby affording valuable facilities for the flushing of drains, the cleaning of cold borels, and the washing out of backyards, urinals and other fever-begetting and pingue-germinating parts of the Infected districts of the colony But vigorous as the efforts of the saltary authorities havë tera there is still, as might te expected, no percepil- ble diminution in the number of patients removed to the halk Hygeia and the temporary hospital ut Lap-s3p-wan. This is probably accounted for by the additional number of house-to-house visita- toss, resulting la more cases being brought to light, and in the paster classes being confined to their evil-smelling houses owing to the heavy- forty-eight rains that have fallen during the past hours, the people thereby becoming falected more rapidly than would bave been the case had they been able to follow their daily avocations with- out let or hindrance. However, whatever may be the cause, the fact is patent from the retorna given below that the plague has got a firm bold on the Chinese community, and "doubles several days must elapse before any permasent change for the better can be effected.

Some idea of the scare created among the Chinese by the sccorge may be gathered by the fact that at yesterday'a performance in the Tung Hing Theatre, in Taiping-shan district, the andieste consisted only of the European and Sikh constables detailed for special duty in that papalar resort of Chinese play-goers. The Koh Shing Theatre, in Queen's Road West, which is in a healthier locally, is also feeling the effects of the outbreak of this deadly disease. Latest advices from Canton indicate that the death-rate is still alarmingly high in that city, but hopes are indulged in that the rains, which have been us pleatiful in the neighbouring pro- vince of Kwangtung as they have been here, will result in the scourge disappearing within the next few weeks. The rains bave also greatly benefited the crops, so that the dimal prospect of dear rice, which loomed up in the rear distance until the collapse of the seven months' drought became an accomplished fact three days ago, has disappeared, and the natives, so sorely tried of late, appear mora hopeful of the future now this they have been for many weeks past.

Hongkong to-day setting forth that the Mala Trivate telegrams have been received la Government bas suddenly changed I's mind in respect to the period of quarantine to be enforced on steamers billing from the port for it ly now stated that 15 days' quarantine will be rigidly enforced. From inquiries mide at the Spanish

Honably contain the gist of instructions lined state that the private advices referred to unques- by the authorities at Manila.

All disinfectants used on the higher levels of i be re-elected Chairman without another REFERRING Lo the fact that the compositors of making it Hoo bot " for the two powerful astrap apprenticed in a shoemaker's shop at 7, Queen's Consolate this afternoon we are in a position to

altogether a thing of the past, and that At the pcient time disinfectants ought to be Mr. LocKHART was quite content with the arrangement and would allow himself to used freely by all,

word being said. The Chairman was closely questioned, but firmly adhered to his assertion. Well, he was mistaken. He had absolutely not the slightest authority to say so, for Mr. LOCKHART has always refused and still refuses point-blank to

the city will, in addition to purifying the host drains in which they are used, beneficially affect the condition of the drains on the lower levels, and should be used (reely.

Further Information can be obtained by

personal application to

A. S. WATSON & COLD.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 16th May, 1894.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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resume office unless and until the cause

of his resignation has been removed the black-balling cancelled and the "exclusive" policy definitely repudiated.

The Club will now have to consider its position seriously-whether it is to be an open or a close body, whether generally public or exclusively private. If the latter,

the Siam Free Pyars are out on strike, the and Chang, and their supporters at Psking. Bangkok Timar, a tival paper, suggestively the Emperor was influenced against him and comments"We can sympathise with our from a high metropolitan past he was lately contemporary, sluca cur own compositors some transferred to the post of Literary Chanceller of mes stop work if they are more than two Cheklang. This is an apparent ries, but the months la arrears with their salon, Tonton difference of power and the chance of being on the point of striking now. How these enter promoted within a couple of years to the Vice- prising Journalista apostles of Christian-like Presidency of a Board greatly outbalance the good-will, peace and charity, do love each other. promotion" In this case. From Soochow A SAD fatality is reported from Rangoon, which despatch, our contemporary learns that Hal Chibalang, baying visited his ancestral home at led to Miss Grace Darling, head mistress of the Kading, paused through the former city as youda Diocesan Girls School at that port, and Miss Lucy Adamson, one of her pupils being drowned, for his post at Hangchow on and instast. while bathing on the art April at Amherst, à small sex-side resort at the mouth of the Sal. OUR somnolent contemporary the Daily Press has just developed a new form of journalistic by what is supposed to have been a parrot fi:h, enterprise which is strikingly in harmony with and had a large place of flesh bitten from one of the dear old lady's traditional policy. This latest

ROM AND AFTER THE LF OF JANUARY, it will lose at once probably the best haifween River. Miss Lucy Adamson was attacked FROM

1894, THE SUBSCRIPTION TO "THE HONG- KONG TELEGRAPH "

WILL BE THIRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM, OR TWO DOLLARS AND A HALF PER MONTH.

The Honghong Lelegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1894.

"PILLING" THE UNIFORM.

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her legs, which caused Eer to lose hold of the departure is giring publicity to alleged news in Palmyra, fosts she was using: Miss Darling this colony taken from the trashy" copy of the sister, Miss Maggie Adamson, then went to the News. The enterprising, high-priced and next went to her aki, but both sank together. Another Hongkong correspondest of the V. C. Daily rescue, bat she also sank for a moment. Several door to worthless Hongkong Daily Pre has to Burmans, kearing the alarm, seem out, and forage for floma of Hongkong news in the quickly brought the bodies to land. Min Muggle columns of a Shanghal paper, and yat has the recovered at once, but the others, there being no brazen zerve to pose as a representative modern skilled help at hand, could not be recitated, newspaper. This is bad enough in all conscience though still warm when brought ashore, Miss and only arouses a feeling of pity, but when we Grace Dating who camefrom Western Australis find the alloted news miated in the morning passed through Blago in 1891 to take up her been, eta X, Y, Z. Sketchly and the N. C. appointment.in.Rabgoes...

Daily News, to be absolutely untrue, plty merges into contempt, The Daily Pre of the ath las, contains this gem

The evidence showed that the two boys were with ble master for neglecting work, and on the Road West. The prisoner had been in trouble 6th May the boys were seen having a large jess sticle. In the shop. About midsight one of the man sleeping in the shop awoke on hearing s alight noise, and saw, the prisoner with the jos nick alight, on the floor, setting fire to some pipar. There were shavings and paper litter about, smelling of kerosene, and quito close there was a large empty box of wood, also soaked with oll, Wiifla a yard or two was a large stack of firewood. The two boys were taken lo the Central Station, and there admitted having intended to burn the shop down.

Prisoner was convicted-sentence reserved.

VICTORIA RECREATION Club.

THE BLACKBALLING QUESTION. The annual general meeting of the Victoria Recreation Club was bold last night. Mr. CH Thompson presided, and there were about go members present,

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For the following returns showing the mor- tally caused by the plague and the number of victima now under treatment, we are indebted

to the Committee of the Santiary Board:-

Number of deaths since the outbreak up to date, 192.

The number of deaths from noon yesterday to noon to-day, 25.

Number of pallents now under treatement on the Hygeia and in the Lap-tap-wan. Hospital, 56,

THE WATER SUPPLY.

Fully seven months have clapred since there was a rainfall in the Colony worthy of note, the last being on the and October, 1893. when 382 Inches were registered by Dr. Doberck; but it was not until the 8th March of this year, des.. plie the repeated warnings of this fournal, that Lae Government commenced to curtall the The Hon, Sec, read the notice of meeting? supply, cutting it off fint from 9 p.m. to The Chairman in moving the adoption of the5a.m. Since that time things aquatic gradually report and accounts said it would be necessary went from bad to worse until on the 8th istant to lay by a fund for new boats, at the present the acting Colonial Secretary notified that nies were geving too old for much farther areen and after Wednesday, the gi fratant, The floating bath house was giving every satis. the water supply will be turned on daily for two faction, The swimming races seemed to be hours only; it, from 6 a.m. t 8 sm." That falling off & inle, but the bost races were was in point of fact a mere blind, for nine out of more and more popular and of high class ten houses got no water at all, and the state of Smoking comperts were a new departure, and had affairs lasted until g 'clock this morning, when been very successful. The bar in the Gymnasium full supply was turned on throughout the was flourishing, but the fall in exchange had Colony. proved a serious matter to the Club. There was an interview with a member of our staff * debit balance of $1,563 on the year's working; this morning Mr. Crook, the Water Authority, bet the reserve fund more than covered it. There wald-Yet, a fall supply has been turned on was little use trying to get now site until the and I purpose keeping it on as usual, for the in- eastern part of the Reclamation was finished, Bow from mountain streams and springs is, swing and also until the funds improved. The Club to these late heavy rains, soficient to provide was specially indebted to its energetic hom, good supply for the whole Colony. The reser voirs are not fall, but they now have a good Mr. G. L. Dunčao seconded the motion, store of water.”. which was adopted unanimously.

of its members, besides forfeiting all claim to the favour of the Government. There is no question of "following a leader," for at present the members are led by one-third minority of shoddy snobs. There a general feeling among the members that the committee acted wrongly but ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN the only question to be considered la how to remedy the harm that has been done? ADVANCE,

The experiment of appointing a ballotting committee has turned out a fallure. The simplest course therefore is to embody in elegraph the rules that unwritten law which is now at issue to pass a new rule providing that any resident shall be admitted, without Sous idas of the reckless manner in whi ́b the

The Hongkong correspondent of the N.C.Datly ballot, after one month's notification, if no fateness of the ratepayers are played fast-and- specific objection as to his personal loose with by the local authorities my he News writes hear that Mr. Samuel Barff, gathered from the manner in which Messrs. Deputy Registrar and Accountant of the Supreme respectability is within that time sant in to Rettol & Swire secured for the Talkoo Sagar. Court, is about to realga bis appointment and the committee and found yalld. On a Refigury the whole of theaterbed and alte or take his pension, He intends to take up his resolution to this effect the real question which they have constructed a large, resevoir residence in Japan, where the dollar will go THE internal workings of an ordinary can be decided once for all, whether the That The Bful, neur Quarry Bay, for a paltry farther than in the Unlied Kingdom, while the social club are not prime facis matters Club is to be public or private. It is no five-dollus over and bore the supert price climate is milder. Mr. Barff will be succeeded which can legitimately be discussed affair of ours which way the members ($40,000) of that valuable piece of land. On the by Mr. F. A. Hixeland, Chlef Clerk of the Court.

the press; but the black-baling decide; but for the sake of the good done around thus so easily and cheaply acquired, the but who will step into Mr. Hazeland's shoes of soldiers by the Victoria Recrea to the community by the V. R. C, Ing Talkoo firm now posses a reservoir cannot say at present, nothing having been

capable of holding 150,000,000 gallons of water decided." tion Club committeo is of public importance byegone years, in the Interests of some of and her, even before the present rainfall, had It may prhaps interat Granny and the in several ways, and cannot be paued ourmostpopular and healthful pastimes we daily overflow of about 80,050 gallons of local correspondent of the Shanghai Deadly over, as a; purely private matter. In the would tender a piece of friendly advice whan the extensive works new in progress" about to resign kia sppointment and take his the ensuing year, some discussion ensued as to supply of water point to the absolute pecinity. excellent spring water. Of course, the property | Snopus to know that Mr. Samuel Baiff in not have bein completed, have cost a large sum, pension." The Deputy Registrar and Account the contract with Ya Hing alone amounting ant of the Supreme Court is merely going to something Ike $120,000, and then there away on ten months' lesve, and only at the have to be added extras, foremen's wages, and expiration of that paled, will the question obar Incidental expenses, But the reservoir of his retirement came under consideration. will nevertheless, be a great bargain at the Possibly the Retrenchment Commission may price, and will hold 13,000,000 gallons more take it for granted that Mr. Earff will telga at than Pokfulam and about 22,000,000 gallons the end ofhis leave, but they have no good lean water than the Tytam resevolt. The Taikoo grounds for such an inference, whilst we have the reservolle superior to either of the axilidh best reasons for knowing that Mr. Bull unless lakes upon which the colony la dependent for pension, arrangements are satisfactory, has no its water supply, an ita' Leaders are practically intention of leaving the servics, but will return inexkausibién ohilst the quality of the water is to his post in due course A nice sort of the best in the colony, Tytam, i not Pokfulam, leading paper the Daily Press must bɔ to has proved a most expensive fallus, quite have to borrow its local news second hand from Incapable of adequately supplylag the needs a Shanghai contengary and to publish tach of the community “ie tiness of prolonged drooght. | rubbish without first inquiring late is accusoy,

In

first place, anything in the nature of an stick to Lockpart and Toxxy ATKING,

affront to, the Queen's uniform, or tó a l large body of respectable and intelligent white men, calls for a prompt and decided reply; and in this particular case, the V.K. C. has always until lately been in practice a publiò institution, has received and is still seeking privileges as such, In spite of whatever the select and "exclusive" party may say to the contrary, It therefore becomes our duty, to deal with the latest development of the question in the interests of the public.

Thors are two distinct features of the present crisis to

considered...

Arst, the general principle Involved,

TELEGRAMS.

THE LIBERAL FEDERATION AND THE LORDS.

Lupo, May 16th. The National Liberal Federation has convened s conference, to be held at Leeds na dia soth Jane, to consider what suitade the Liberals are to simme towards the House of Lords.

THE ZUROPEAN HARVESTS. The harven prospects throughout the Con- timeci now very pennielag,

secretary.

So far, so gond; but the disastrous resulu kud, On preceeding to the election of officers for great inconveniences Crowed by the inadequate. whether the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockbart would for making provision against similar difficulties: consent to become Chairman of the Club again, in the future. And if nothing else can be done. he having resigned his position on secount of why should not the authorities endeavour to the blackballlng of a candidate whose nomina" arrange with Messrs. Butterfield and Swire to. tion he and seconded.

obtain a supply of water, when a famine pre- walls, from the magalicent watershed at Trat Tai Mul which, la a weak moment, they sold to that firm for a comparative trifle a year ago. At all events something must be done, and the wooner le fa done the better will it be for the health of the community and the credit of the Government

The Chairman stated, as the rent of an Interview on Wednesday, that Mr. Lockhart would accept office if re-elected.

On the motion of the Chairman, secorded by Mr. Machell, Mr. Lockhart was re-elected.

On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Danby, Mr. R. D. Saunders was reelected hou, secretary, and Mr. G. C. Bowring wAI In his weather record to-day Dr. Deberek elected how, trosaurer in place of Mr, E. Adam reports a rainfall of 3.73 inches" dusteg the last; bte 24 hours, which, added to yesterday's fall, bingw sen, resigned, ni kutengen

the lections for committee resulted as the total up to a little over eight faches villkin Bellows Cymunelam, Monte, C. H. Thompson, 1 the past 48 hours,