Today's Advertisements.
ST. JOHN'S
LODGE
OF HONGKONG, Ná, 613, SC.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1895.
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed in cages and Empties when received in good exder:
Counterfall Order Books supplied an applica-
toa.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG" And all
prompt attention,
Ar the Magistracy this morning before Mr. Wodehouse, the drives of Charry-Mərd-was-- fined $10 for chilly working a horse enffering from as opan sora.
regret to have to charaicle the death, at the Government Civli Hospital to-day, of Me, Edward. Keay, chief officer of the British steamer
„Kvandois, at the ageof 28. The fanem), to-which- bands are respectially invited, will leave the Hóspftál át 8 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Te is repssted from Peking that the Imserial
sabilily of turning over the collection of thể vali | thus :-
taxes of the Empire to the control of Sir Robert
THE HONGKONG PETITION.
“MR." "WHITEHEAD SPEAKS IN "THE" "HOUSE" DA
COMMONS.
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the Permanent Committee of the Sanftury Board, and Its Chairman, Mr. J. J. Fand", Q C., "wkais great services and hidueur imbouts have
so far remsland unrecognised,
A REGULAR MEETING of the above signed messages addressed thus will recatre Evernment are seriously considering the advise | Am ›“ Express" issued this forenoon reads had, according to the E, and C-Hxpress of the | works, and we are labouring to enfɔrce sanitary
LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONK" HALS, Zetlandi Street, THIS EVENING, the rath lastent, at 8.30 for op.m. precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially Invited.
Hongkong, 12th June, 1805.
THEATRE
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ROYAL
CITY HALL,
SATURDAY. TONE 15,
AND COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT
GRAND TENDERED TO
THE SISTERS CAREY,
(CYNTHIA AND DOT).
*Under Distinguished Patronage.
A Great Programme.
Particular in fatura Advertisements.
Hongkong, 13th June, 1895. 4
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI"AND KOBE, "HE' Steamship
THE
"CHANGSHA,"
Captain Anderson," will be despatched TO- MORROW, the 11th Instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, mudly to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agentu
Hongkong, rath June, 1895.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR CHEFO0 AND TIENTSIN, *HE Steamship
THE
"KWEIYANG,"
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Captain Dawson, will be despatched on MON- DAY, the 17th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to..
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
Hongkong, rath June, 1895.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
“HE Steamship
THE
"HELENE RICKMERS,"
1756
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the moth lastent,
For Freight of Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, sath June, 1805.
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"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
'STEAMSHIP "* BENLEDI," FROM ANTWERP AND LONDON. CONSIGNEES of Carga are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed hela
Kowloon, whence and/or from the whirvel
deliray may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded taless notice to the contrary be given before a F.M. TO-DAY, No Claims will be admitted after the Goodi bare left the Godawns, and all Goods remaining andelfvered after the 18th instant, will be subject to rent.
All Claima agafost the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 19th instant, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are. to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 18th lnstant, at 3.30 F.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTÓN & Co.
Agents.
Hongkong, 13th June, 1895,
Intimations.
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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY, HONGKONG.- -
AERATED WATERS.
SIMPLE AERATED WATER,
SODA WATER.
INGER ALE.
GER
LEMONADE
SARSAPARILLA
"R"
ASPBERRYADE, &c.
DAKIN, CRUICKSWANK & Co.'s WATERS RIS made under the constant supervision of a duly qualled English Chemist and will bear compa-
ready in Stock :-
Hart, in order that the Imperial Exchequer mey: The following is a List of Waters always kept in the whole benent of the revenues from this source fnstead of only one-third an under the present system,
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PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER. LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER,||
TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE -
GINGERADE
· Under date 6th Juva a Shankhsi ́paper suports that none of the Missions or Consuls there have received any further news from Chengts, and grave fears are entertaired for the 'safety of the Imprisoned mfesionales owing to the highly suspicious clrcumstance that no telegram Cap be got from them. It is firmly believed that the relegrams sent by the Consuls and others' from Shanghaf to the wahappy victims of the
murderous Viceroy Lu have been simply
No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty of
greasy, or that appair to bare born upeč for any other purpose than that of contale-recerred at the Chinese Telegraph Office and
never dollvered to thair destiaution, ing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by an
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkona, ret fane, 1805.............
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,
fxlaraquated that all communications relating to Subscriptions, Advertisement,, be added to the **hanage, Bangkok Teligraph" and not to the Hilton,
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TELEGRAMS TO FORMOSA, Telegrama may at present be accepted for Tamsul and Talpeh. Those for the latter place being forwarded by courier from Tamsti.
L. WEBSTER, Acting Manager-in-Chios.
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It was with much regreat that the "Bangkok Timer chronicled the death of Mr. Bourguell. Interpreter at the French Legation, Bangkok, on the 31st allimo.
A REGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, Na 618, SC will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting brethren are condially invited.
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There is no more loyal pópulxilon - In the Mr. T. H. Whitehead, Member of the Legis-" | Empire than that of Hongkong. We are educat lative Council of Hongkong, on the eve of |ing the Chloeng by means of a number of returning to resume his dailos in the Far East, schools; we are improving our streets; we are carrying out useful and reproductive public foth abimo, the honour of addressing the memeules in that Augean stable, the nativa portion bera of the Colonial parly in the Commons, in of the city. But our resources are limited, and one of the Committee rooms of the Hou ́e on
we are already laxed up to the limit of endurance. Thunday aftercon, May 9th, Sir John Gorst, that there should be no taxation without It is the fundamental principle of English lie M.P., is the chair. There were also present representation, but our present - Legislative the Right Hon. Leonard Courtney, St Charles Council is a mera mockery of representative Dilke, Mr. Arnold Forster, Mr. Allan, Mr. Hea government. We are anxious to do all in our niker Hosion and other M.P. Mr. Whitehead power to safeguard the free port of Hongkong,
and to maid 2-
Mr. Chairman and honourable gentlemen, will you kindly bear with me for a few minutes while I endeavour to give you a balot description of Hongkong, and briefly state the position of matters there, and some of its grievances,
Hongkong has been a Crown colony for a lule over fifty years; it is situated in the China at the mouth of the Canton tror, in, lat, สา N and long. 114'5 E., and it adjoins the containing about three square miles--is on the
Empire of Chinn Kowloon pentasala
San
Ma. Masaki Kyakichi, diver, of Kobe, has
feed permission from Japanese Head-containing quarters to calan the souken Chinens men-of-war Zai-ymon and Ching-yuen (Armstrong Crefrems) it-Wekkal-wel, Diving-bells and divers ate shortly to be sent there.
to expend and develop the Colony, but we earnestly plead for the privilege, the common birthright of our race, of scullng sur local affairs in our own way; and, gentlemen, in one word I appeal on behalf of the Hongkong community for your cordial maslatance and support to our gellilon to the House of Commons, presented in March last, praying for a majority of
unofficial members on the Local Legislatore which would give us power to manage our local affairs, subject to the Governor's veto, as at present,--the absolute and paramount authorlty
of the Crown ever all Imperial matters being of China, is also British" tæritory, reserved and safe-guarded. For your support forms part of the Colony of Hongkong, and was - and assistance the people of Hongkong will be ceded to England in 1863. The Hongkong truly grateful... Regiment, about goo strong, conslitlag of I-dlan |: troops and British officers, is quartered in Kow admiralty dock capable of dockis the largest loons and a part of our naval stores, depôt, the
Brilish ironclada-Polher docky, vast publle ware- heuses, coal briquette and other factories are stated at Kowloon
NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL..
Loarnow, May röth,.
Latter on Kitorial matters to be east to "The Effior" and ¦ very arduous duty, the lecturer ihrew upon, a /:20cused of having been iko principal means" of { wholly derived from internal tsxation ; ii zanks clondly followed by Dr. Richard Healtech,
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not to individual members of the stad.
Commmmicationa katanded for publication must be accompealed
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Ar the Centenery Hall, Sydney, on the rgth A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. ultimo Mr. F. Villers, war correspondent, RAVG A NATIVE correspondent at Peking sends the the first of 'n veries of lectures, the subject being following to our Shangbal morning contem- "The English of the East" "allas the Japanese,porary Much sickness exists just now in the of whose prowers as a military and naval Power capital. Several families have succumbed to a Mr. Villiers had considerable experience during is a set of typhus feres. A very large number mas to the epidemic. The so-called spidemic the recent China-Tapun war. · In illustratios of of satirical verses and antithetical sentences his description of the yelling scene through have been recently pested about the walls and which he lately passed in the performance of his gates of the capital revifing the three persons causing the Emperor to ratify the recent Tresty screen "unspik-t" photos and sketches taken with Japan. These three persons were Wang of the principal incidents of the war. Of thess Tang-ho, President of the Board of Revenue
photograph of the takleg of Port Artbur Sue Y-won, President of the Board of War; and Hang-bang, Grand Secretary, etc. The most Ingealous lampoone are those which make a pan of thesmnames of these three fanc lanaries. For fostance the surname Weng when alone stands for a sector, aged person or grandparent; that of Süs means grandchild or descendant; while that of L1 when separated contains characters which represent eighteen sons. With the surnames of these three, standing in the grandchild or "descendant," one can imagine relationship of "grand-parent," "sons,” and
the amount of ridicule that can be brought out #gainst the families of the three high officials.
question."
by the same and address of the writers, not seemedly for publicwilon; but as evidence of good faith.
Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Palsgraph, well always
be open for the fair damals by correspondents of all questions proved a remarkably interesting reproduction of
a very dreadful scane.
sffecting public interests, it must be distinctly understood that the altor does not in say way hold himself responsible for opaleonthe expressed,
TO ADVERTISERS,
Advertisers as reqnasred en forward all nocions intended for Insertion in that day's isene not late than Theme oʻClock s013 not to retard the early publication of the paper,
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Advertisements sad Subscriptions which are not onderad for a fixed period wil be continued until countermandad,
A LETTER slated the est instant to a Shanghal Chinese firmi from Takio reports that the Japanese are making preparations quietly and thoreughly to resist any lowasion of their islands |
"The donghong Talgraph has the largest, circulation of any by a foreign Power. Torpedoes by the thousand have been placed ready for instant use at all Important polais and, the large guns captured from China have come in very handy for the fortifications of the various porta and `vaval
English newspaper pebilahed in the Tar Bast, and in tharukwa tha Et mediums for Advertanra, Tami can balaaraton application.
The Honghong Telegrašk's number at the Telephone Casin Kachanga in No. 1. Talegraphie dress !=="Tßagraph,' Hongkong.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS TO *THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RESPEON,ULLY
REMINDED THAT ATL SUBBORIPTIONS
MUST BE PAID IN ADVANṢN.
WADRIAÇURS y Camberwell," by the Vicar, the Rev. J.D.Dyke, JAMES HENRY WHEELER, of Bristan, to ALICE BALBERNIR, formerly of Shanghai.
The Houghong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1895.
stations. Large numbers of troops, also, hard come back from Manchuria, but not a single soldier has been allowed to return home. The native newspapers dare not say anything of all 'this for fear of suspension or utter exulaction.
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tions from various scientific quarters, the Slora- It is reported that, as a result of representa. pore Government authorities with the approval Hongkong is a free port, with a population of of the Colonial Secretary of State, have recons wards of 14,000,000 tons of stilpping per rpm, Director of the Botanic Gardens at Singapore, over $50,000 people, through which passer upsidered the decision to abolish the post of trade-mostly British-of about 40.000.000 Mr. H. N. Ridley, the director of the gardens, per annum, its revenue of some $2,000,000 la|will therefore return to his post. He will be among the very first of the great temporis in Her demonstrates of #zology at Liverpool, whose Majesty's domisions; it is the centre of enormons appointment as British interests, commercial, manufacturing, and Moseum has received the approval of the ERTATOR of the Singapore other industries, and under good and economical Colonial Office. government there is, is view of Chius in the near future, now that the terms the opening up of peace between Chies and Japan have been arranged, practically no limit to the expantion and development of British trade and industiles in Hongkong; there is destined to be more progress than ever, owing to its being Belilah territory and to its geographical position, the Jauction and port of vast commerce and traffic, and the Australian colonies, the United States and constant communication between: Europe
and Canada on the one band; and China, Japan, the Philippine Islands, British North Borneo, Java, Indo-China, Sizm, the Straits, and India on the other.
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At the quarterly meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Reuben Spencer, in bis presidențial address, took a hopital view of the commercialeltuation, and antic pated greater activity and more profitable trade is the immediate fature.
The German Emperor has apparently taken s hint from "David Copperfield. In the forth coming celebration the banqueting-hall at Kisl is down, dien entendu, but a vast pavillon made of to be a real ship on dry land. Not a ship upside
the timber of ancient. Geiman war ships_of the period when Europe trusted to her wooden wall. There will be three slender masts with fall rigging, and from each mist wil float the Hongkong has built up its almost unequalled Imperial standard. There will also be a grand commercial position mainly through the enters all under deck, contalning many round tables, is sent to them that they don't want, eitherprise, skill, and energy of Biltlah merchants, and each table will sout twenty to thirty guests, throw it foto the waste paper basket without a bankers, traders, Kalpowners, and others of Her The Church Press in always giving storien word, or return it with nothing more courteous Majesty's subjecja who spend the best parts of about singelar confirmations, which generally than “deciined with thanks," But this, accord- their lives and employ their capital on its shares, redound to the credit of the blühops. The point Ing to a Canadian paper, is not the way wlib and through the expenditure of many millions of the latest is of quite another character. editors in China. When they are obliged to of dellars in roads, streets, and bridges, to According to the Record, the chairman of a refuse a proffered manuscript, they do it in the bolidlags public and privato, in extensive recent missionary meeting (a Captalo, R.N.) sald THE member of our staff detailed to report the following terms, healing at the same moment reclamations, in docks, plers, and wharver, and that years ago he and some brother officers entertainment given by Mr. G. G. Brady at the the blow they are compelled to inflict manufactures of great and increasing value were confirmed by the then Blahop of Hongkong Kowloon Institute last night has not yet been Illustrious brother of the sun and moon! The prosperity and expansion of the Colony cada a Buddhist temple In China, which had been able to find his way back to the offics so we Behold thy servant prostrate before thy only be promoted by the unremitting exertions turpistica ky for the occasion. Is there any other cannot publish a full report in hinder feet. 1 kowtow to thee and beg that of thy and self-sacrifice of the Briileh residents, the record of a confirmation to a Buddhist temple
ppalam 01 180 Chinowe, and thẹ speak and live." Thy bonoured manuscript has "show" was a success and that the funda ̋of deigned to cast the light of fis august counten-
continuance of Hongkong as a free port.
The Emperor of Russia has sent to the Duke that most useful fastitate will consequsally be ance upon us. With rapture we have perused matters fully set forth in the Ratepayers' Petition of the British and Foreign Sallars Society, and of Fife, throughs his Ambassador in London, to Mr. Whitehead then referred at length to say that He accepts with pleasure the patronage swelled considerably. Some idea of Mr. Brady's encountered such wit, sach pathos, such lofty and concluded a stirring address with the ptralt has arrived at the headquarters of the
It. By the bones of my ancestors, never have.
sends for its acceptance, bls portrait. The ability to entertain may be gathered from thought. With fear and trembling I return the following remarks :-- the fact that he kept the large audience writing. Were I to pablish the treasure you
Society, in a frame mounted with the Imperial in roars of laughter for upwards of two hours. sent me, the Emperor would order that it should
The ratepayers of Hongkong fully recognise crown and emblems, and is described as AD the propafely and the necessity for the existence) excellent specimen of Russian art. be made the standard, and that none be published of proper checks and safeguards against the Our "m'sing link" cru sppreciate a joke except such as equalled it. Knowing ilterstpre abuse of any power and authority exercised by at Portsmouth brings a gift to the Queen of a as well as anybody, and he has doubtless been as I de, and that it would be impossible in ten any local Legislature, and will cheerially somewhat unique desciption. This present, The Malabar, troopship, which has arrived suffering from "high strikes " to-day, hence his thousand years to equal what you have done, I absence and the inability of the writer to locate send your writing back. Tea thousand times I
acquiesce in their continuance and effective from the Royal Scots Regiment to their Sore bim." The poor lad is a delicate creature Crate your pardon. Behold! my hend is at your
exercise, but we respectfully submit that subject selga is a bison calf from Southern India. The to such checks and safeguards we ought to be Asiatic bison, though familiar enough to hunters, hearted "Sob who caused him to Kally forth, and it must have been a very thoughtless, hard-et. Do what you will. Your servant's servant,
allowed two or more unofficial members on the is, if not unknown in European menagerier, by the hapless Editor,"
Executive Council, and a majority of representa no means as common as the now almost exact in the night wit to get "copy" for the 'F.K. T.
tives of British nationality in the Legislative American animal bearing the same name. Council. 37 **WE cannot understand the man bersumys attitude of Lord Ripon toward the petition of the Hongkong ratepayers for an increased measure of local self-government, says the London Daffy Chronicle of the toth gitimo. All they ask is 19 be allowed to look after their own local affairs. as almost every other municipality in the Empire does. The recent plague is an example of what, happens to a city governed, or mlagovarned, by
We have received the Customs Gazette for the quarter ending the 31st March, 1895, and it will compared with the same period of last year there be seen by the figures given below that when is a falling off of H. Tis, 363,800, ne dosht due to the war. The following table gives the dues and duilas collected for the first quarter of this Fear 1—
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
FRANCE AND THE CHINA-JAPAN TREATY,
LONDON, June 11th. M. Kanotanx in a great speech on Foreign Affairs in the Chamber of Dapulics declared that France had joined the oppositions to the pence of Shimonoseki, firstly, because, owing to the alliance between the two countries (Russia and France) bad France refused her sapport she would have left Russia to confront difficulties which would have crippled her (Russia's) general policy; Secondly, because the conditions of peace imperiiled the very existence of Chieficials appointed from home, who are often Chefor....................... Whese provinces opsoed up such rast folds of passing merely from one port to another, and Chungking*******
are ignorant of local meds. The plague wople Ichang................................... have been less virulast, if not wholly presented, Hankow If local advice had been followed. As it was, Wahe ...............................................
Kiukiang unofficial efforts finally stopped it. The petition Chinking ........... presented by the Hon, Mr. Whitehead, concéru. Shanghai....... ing which be addressed the members of the Ainge
Wenckowind......
trade with the French Colonies of Indo-China,
The polley of the Government was approved of by a large majority of the Chamber.
(Special to Siam Observer.)
MARITIME DISASTER..
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Port.
*"owchwang..
Total
Tota! Collection Collection. Same Quarter
1894
42,308
1895.
59.263
96,043
88,776
39.533
80.213
43.038
119.794
Tedaj 14
203,740
237.686
The Pacific Mall Co's steamer Colinda has "Colonial Party” at ibp, House of Commons: Foochow st been wrecked off the Coast of Mexico. Of 189 on the 'h, offers every passible wafeguard for Tamaul................. who were on board only 19 were saved,
Imparial interests," and if it is wholly neglected Tainen: [The Calisis was a vemel of sips tona grom, md' there will be another discosiputed Croy's calowy Amoy ........ Mars as the toy beam to 1 and the
ma ft. 4 in. Har nozinal horse power waR 1,TON. His was to reckon withe; states and bolli se Cater, Penneyirsala, in 1971:
ENGLAND AND JAPAN.
́ ́Tax Cap presented by Mr. F. H. May to be LONDON, May 30‘k..
shot for by the Police and the Hongkong? The Japanese Minister to London was just Volunteers, is now the subject of heated dis at the annual banquet of the London Chamber:| euraian, M7) May stated in his conditions that stoon with the beat English Manufactures reply to toast stated that Japan was only Saturday of every month snill Angily won. of Commerce, and in the course of his speech in the shooting was to take place on the second Special terms to HOTLA, CLUBS, MESSES and
The first shoot took place on, the first
· other Large Consumers, Any complaints should be addreted to the
Saturday in May and Mis McLennan of the Folles, then Came out at the top of the Manager.
pall, and nothing was said about it. The second "shoot "" was held on the second. Eater day in May and on that occasion Mr. Lowels) of the Field Baltary, who also won as the fourth Satmay, the agth ultime, the date: fixed by the
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
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CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT. ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF
AERATED WATER'S,
UR AERATED WATER FACTORY
desirous of meeting with fair play and of obtain. Ing ber due share of ike world's commerce... He thanked Kogland for the striking pin which she had given of the good will she entertained towards the Japanese.
TYPHOON WARNING,
In his weather report to-day the Director of the Observatory writes!--
CanterUPITE -Kiangehow ......
Pakkol scrivonásarapanna -
40,361
81,208 245.591 378,051 108,341 1,246,291
168,739
3.30%
1,453.090 203,616 41983
134.037
70,991
113,581
101 151
123,705 753.375 207.937
178,490 361,489
389.925
472,618 25,506
20 499 40.458.....
44,636 Total............ $700,043, 4,265,877
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The Sikkim-Thibet Boundary Commission. has been delayed at Ghalong for some days by. Pembarings. Faas. For the same reason the so unusually heavy snowfall which blocked Chinesa delegate has been prevented from jelning the Commission,
Permit me to gira a few instances of the injustích upon occasions been, subjected by reason of Its to which the Colony 'may be, and has actually inability to exercise control over local affairs, The cost of the administration of the Govern, ment has zisen from 8547.000 la 1887,-to-sbeni The Greek Mialiters have decided to ra›ign $800.000 la 1895 la still expanding, and is after the verification of the electora! retura now excessive, while the revenue remains almost the appolotment of the officials of the Chamber, Nationary. We are now saddled with an army Mr. T H. Whitehead has added to the of officials, as regaida numbers, suficient to services he has already rendered to the com govern a small empire. Not long ago the unity of Hongkong lo the address he has given London authorities censured the local Legislative in the Colonial party of the House of Commsas, Council for expeading some £2,000 of its own He here arged the prayer of the Hongking laxes on the partial introduction of electric light petition that was recently read before the House. into several of the principal streets yet at the Mr. Whitehead, it will be seen from the report sime lime they were perempterlly ordering ut we give elsewhere, gave a few of the fasking to build a new gaol, at a cost estimated at close facts of figures in connection with the colony, so upon £100,000, although it has been proved, Thow the importance of Hongkong, and that and they have since admited, that an extension sething more was desired than was justified by of the old gas, at a cost of abool 9,600, would circumstances, or was compatible with an amply suffice for all requirements, Ar to the Englishman's desire for fair play, and his axiom- desirability of unofficial representatives belogon that there should be "no faxation without rapin the Executive Council, I would mention that 'sentation," We have some hopes that what some four years ago the then Governor of the Hongkong asks for will be, at all events in part, Colony on his own suspensiblily, and without granted. It is a development at which they the mathority of the Legislative Council, by kia may, says the Z. & C. Express, now fairly warrant directed payment to the military, expect to have reached, and it is one that should salhorlifes out of the Colonial Trissury of a sad in Justice be conceded, not as a favour, but as of 20,000, an irregularly for which Ford Kants? La legitimale right. ford subsequently apologised to the ratepayer
MÄVAL AND MILITARY,
ton
through the Council. In saposition to the wisher A naval correspondent notes that the armu- of the ratepayers the authorities in Downing ment of the larger of the new cruisers doon net Street hare required the Local Government to me to be proportionate to their enormess borrow on two occasions in gold to the extent of sie, The Fox and Talbot, for example, can £400,000, while the Colony's revenue is raised throw a minute ab at yślbs. of profectifces
leterest for Bayles thin if the loans had been Powerful and Terythis will throw no more than in silver, which herewiggs, owing to the deel of displacement but the saw 11,000 ton cruisers the wind of gold, are possit s the Colonistates will only throw about 70 lb. a tan, and the raised in silver. The money could have been shout 3315. fon borrowed in silver at reasonable rates of Interest 38 There is much conjecture as to who and thus these very heavy losses on the gold the vacancy on the Field Marshals liat Lord loans avoided.
of coures, has undoubted claims, and has many friends, but it is difficult to overlook the great services of Siz.Peter Lumsder, who is santor to him, as General. Them are also several distingalahed officers on the unemployed supernumerary flat ho are eligible, and whose namen are well known.
enter in the vast crowd that aurged through of Nayan die Tokyo wBAY » KAYST APPELTARCH and nevne qafa áll, classes more, thoroughly repre, the stricts than on the 30th ukimo, when Els Majesty the Emperor, so long absent from the Imperial city, returned to the metropolis,crowand, win the laurels of a successful war, No matter how great the friction between political parties and the Cabinet, do matter how deep-seated the disailsfaction on account of the inevitable retrocession of Mancharis, all hearts have, says the Facas fail, ever shown unswerving loyalty and prompt obedience to the Emperor's will,
We chrnestly claim that nothing could have shown me clearly the necessity for a reasonable measure of local self-government over municipal matters than the muddle made by the Colonist Government in dealing with the black pingga which visited. Hongkong last year. That |great calamity could nevnt.: have reached the
Roberts,
The official fall power forced draught trial of
On the sath at 10.20 am, the depression Committee, proved the best marksman,” On | His Majezy's indefatigable labours, kugality: anafans it attained;: not, would it bays been the Dragon, bulli by Laled Brothers, of Birken,“ appeared to be slipated in the South part of the account of some misunderstanding it was' and 'actual discomfort while at 'Hiroshimtended with sich, heavy losses and "disastrand Fheid, took place on 7th May of the mouth of the '
Galf of Tongking and to be moving towards K.W. At 11.10 8.1, the, barometar, was
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At 4-15 pm, the centre of the depression was approaching the neighbourhood of Haiphong,
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decided to have another shoot on Instant; and this was objected to by the Field Battery. Mr. Lowele was not pissent at this "shoot," but at the end of the target practice bis score was still abead of all competitors A Committee meeting wis, then called consisting of an Inspects of Folles, turn of the Maxims and two members of the Flald Battery, and by a vote of three to two is was decided that the third shoot was sail and veld for
second Saturday of the month as directed by Mr. Mnyia air conditions of competition." A pisarad Ma. Henry Teving, the actor; Mr. Waltes : meeting of the Valunteers was held last Besunt, the novelist, and Mr. Howard Sussell, |, discem tale delicate guastion, but us journalist, were knighted on the Queen's credings worn strictly private wa Birthday,
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have created profound impression on results, but for the accumulations of filth in the Thames. The mean speed of 37-74 was attained, for 10, many months, the Headquarters. the hearts of the people, with whom portions of the city occupied by the nativer. with 353 revolations, the machinery working fidelity to the Imperial House has ever proved Official neglect alone was responsible for well throughout, The Dragon is the fifth and a watchward potent to still all storms. The permiling such vast accomplation of fith. At last of Meurs. Laird's 27-knot destroyars," all kindly Interest expressed in the welfare of those that most critical period of the Colony's history of which have exceeded the contract speed, and engaged in the war, the frequent visits to Hos. Hongkong was administered by officia's, most of completed their trials successfully, Pines pale and thick and wounded, the numerons whom were acting, and many of whons were Tasi The first-class buitieship Renown was launched Imperial donations of little comforts and lava competent that the holders of the offices. The hom Pembroke Deckyard on 8th May at ries that mean so much to the soldier or sailor list of * acting* officers, was -Acting Colonial | half-past five, in the presence of thousands of Sax from his native land--all these things will Secretary, Acting Chief Justice. Acijos Puisze spectators. The ship was named god sent remain indelibly impearsed en the memory of jadra, Acting Ailsaey, General Actis & Frector silent. by Mrs, Bellonry wife of Captain C.). present generation and be the boast and pride of Public Works: Acting Amistants Angistrar Balfour, Captain-Superintendent of the decis Acting Clerk of Councils Acting Post yard. Soms delay took place during the launch, deye was memorable, and the home-coming of Hie Majesty the Emperor was celebrated in Acting Clerk to Magistrates, Acting Sanitary before the vassal would move. On the ram manner wathy of the occasion. The anthnalarm Superintendent, Actileg Superintendent of Ciri being spelled, however, the Renown glided of the crowds was not evoked by the passege of Hospital, Acting Director of Observatory, Actib quietly, taking the water amid hearty the LipowRenly, '; Flaid-Marikals Yamagata | Arsenior of Rates, Acting Re,fattar, Acting casern, Though rot such a monster at the and Oyama, Count Itoy and Viscount Motow alsé | Deputy Registras The leviest dullen of grape - Majastle or Magnifient, as even the Royal rodelypą brations at Varised Pointe,
pling with the plague therefore devolved upon – Saverdigs diasa di semonesiado, the Renown
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE master of the German steamship Plccall is filed with the best kapilat Machinery, was ined renty-five dollars i ane bing sites embodying the latest improvements in the to-day for anchoring his steamer in the northarf § the resson that it did not takes place on tin of its descendants,-* 4 *. Os the wäsin, the | Gamer-Gezem A Acting Foilsa aliagistrate, and a powerful. Hydraulic ram had to be used -
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The purest føgredients only are used, and the atmost care and cleanliness excrcfied in the manufacture (hroughout.
The water used is proved by sepestad apa!) ŝo be absolutely pure,
fairway.
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