anetan's r Prhertisements.
ZETLAND
AN
No. 1, E.C.
LODGE,
N EMERGENCY MEETING of the above LONG" will be held in the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street.en MONDAY, the eth Invent, at 5 for eam, precisely. Vaiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 211! May Thoổ. -
· FOR SHANGHAI
HE Steamship
TH
"PEIYANG,"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1896.
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
'IMPLE AERATED WATER.
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SIMPLE
Captain Th. Lehmann, will be despatched for the above Port on SATURDAY, the 23rd instant, at 4 PM.
For Freight or Passage, amply to
STEMSSEN & Co.
Hongkong, 211 May, 1906.
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SODA WATER.
LEMONADE.
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make or to mar any man's career, to ban TELEGRAMS.wers they intend to settle and cultivate the
or.. to bless as seemed to them most convenient. There is a much greater equality between the firma, a much keener competition In all branches of business, greater personal Independence, and less personal influence and, authority.. There is only one big man in the place, and he foreswears all interference-good, bad, or Indifferent, public or private with any affair, however Important, outside of the range of his own business. The members of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce are all very good men in their way, but they are no longer, either in respect of the firms they represent or of their own personal qualifications, entitled to decide for the community as a whole, nor is there any longer thai solidarity of intérests among the members of the community that authorized a few to speak
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
LONDON, May 19th. The order of Knighthood has been conformed
FIFTY Japanese émigrants have arrived at Muar,
land,
The last of the soldiers belonging to the Second Army Division in Formosa arrived at Ujina on the 8th instant by the Olaru Maru and the Kagoshima Marw.
haavisited Java. His Majesty went there in 1871. upon Cafe! Justice Lionel Cox, of the Stralis THIS is not the first time that the King of Siam The same year the Klag_alzo visited India, Settlements.
Blasting for Calcutta on December 16th,' and returning to Slam on March 15th, 1872.
OBITUARY. Archduke Charles Lools, helt presumptive to the Austro-Hungarlan ibrons.
(From Diario de Manila) OPIUM OF THE CORTES.
MADRID. May sath, Under the presidency of her Majesty the on the 11th lust. There was a very brilliant RASPBERRYADE, &c. and act effectively for the whole. The Queen the Spanish Cartes was opened in Meirid
show.
SARSAPARILLA
sison with the best English Manufactures.
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present members of the Chamber would like to do their own thinking, and the Committee ought to afford them every opportunity for so doing by circulat
THE REBELLION IN CUBA,
DAKIN, CRUICESHANK & Co.'s WATERS A
Calasel Segurd has hesten the rebels in annen made under the constant supervision of a dulying among all the members all corre-fight. The find leaving 40 dead on the field, THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP qualified English Chemist and will bear compa spondence as it comes in. Printing is The chief Moreno has been taken prisoner and
cheap. Type-written copies are cheaper will be fried summarily, stili, and the Chamber has funds enough in hand to afford the purchase of one or two machines, How Americans would stare if told that it was too much trouble or too.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT),
THE Company's Steamship
"ESMERALDA,"
Captain G. A. Tavler, will be despatched for the above Port a SATURDAY, the 23rd instant, at 5 P.M.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers, and is fitted with the Electric Light..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN & Ca,
General Managers.
Hongkong, and May, 1896.
1847
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HAITAN,"
Captala Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports en SUNDAY, the 24th instant, a Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK' & Co.,
General Managers,
Hongkong, 21st May, aRof.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
"FOR TIENTSIN.
THE Steamship
"NANCHANG,"
[850
Captain Finlayson, will be despatched on SUNDAY, the 24th instant, a Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, arst May, 1996.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED,
(815
FOR SINGAPORE, SAMARANG AND
ΤΗΣ
SOURABAYA.
Steamship
"SHANTUNG," Captain Frampton, will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 27th instant..
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 21st May, 1895.
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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR U STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, FGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON, Through Bill of Lading Issued for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULT, CONTINENTAL and AMERICAN, PORTE
T
*H% Steamship
"MITZAPORE,”, Captain J. R. London, R.N.R., carrying Her Majmie's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, &c., on THURSDAY, the 4th Jane, at Noan inking Passengers and Cargo for the above Porte, This steamet connects at Bombay whit the S.S. Peninsulas, leaving that port on the 25th June for London direct,
Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France, and Tea for London (under arrangement) wil! be transhipped at: Colombo lato a steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London; other Cargo for London, &c., will be conveyed vid Bombay.
Parcels will be received at this Ofica nutil 4- the day before saing. The Contents and Value of all Pack ires are required.
P.M.
Sulppers are panicularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's 'Bill
of Lading.
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Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Musaus und other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed to the
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Hongkong, 3rd May, 1835.
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED) A.D. 1841:
WINES
AND
SPIRIT S
TS.
ALL these are selected by our Londen House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving"all inter- mediate profits, and enabling as to supply the
best growths at MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS,
with Fall Details, to be had on Application. PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at
once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are trae Xerex Wines.
CLARET.-Dar Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from ratalne and currents as is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY.--All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cogans, the difference in pries being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY-All at Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands
in the market. The SCOTCH WHLKY marked "E" is universally popular, and Is
pronounced by the best local connoissents to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
.
We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be genalae when bought direct from as fa the Colony or from aur matharised Agents at the Count Foris.
A. S. WATION & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong. 10th January, 186ß.
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he Hongkong Celegraph elegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1896,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.S. Porpore left here this morning bound for Singapore.
THERE were four essen al plague to-day-one in the city, one is the barbour, and one each from Brithi and Chinese Kowloon.
NINE cases of cholera were po‘lfi-d in S'agapoze from noon of the 11th to noon of the rath. Two were Javanero, and the others Chinese, and siz of the cases were discovered after death. Two esses of anteric fever and one of puerperal fever were also notified.
much expense to prepare and circulate the Chamber's correspondence. Each member would thus have an opportunity of expressing his opinions and views on each question as it turned up and while it was still a living issue, instead of, as at present, being asked to sit upon its corpse. Quarterly meetings would enable the Committee to keep in touch with their constituents and would put an end to the power of individual members of the Committee to commit the Chamber to opinions and representations it would not have approved of if the members generally had been consulted. There TR Stopapore Chamber of Commerce bas is nothing like publicity for checking little received official advices from Ssignn that, on jobs of all kinds. There is nothing seragnt of the outbreak of cholera ibere, veszel more fatal to the common weal than hole arriving from Stagepare will, until further orders. and corner discussions and confidential be isspected there, by a Medical Officer. If communications. There may be a neces- sity for them sometimes in the conduct need be, native passengers will have to undergo of affairs of state, where the susceptibill-medical examination. ties of foreign powers have to be con- sidered, but there is no need for secrecy of any kind in the transaction of the business of a Chamber of Commerce. Like the debates in Parliament, it should be open to all the world. The minutes of every Committee meeting should be promptly published. It would be an advantage even if the Committee sat in public, Every number of the Chamber should, at least, be kept informed of the current business | A LARGE 'aren of 'ground at Tamsul and Taipeh before the Chamber and have an oppor- is owned by foreign residents, some of whom tunity of expressing an opinion if he had purchased the land when the Chiness Ast thought fit. This would make the Cham-pen the approach of the Japanese troops. The ber-what it is not now-a living body and Japaneve authoriiles will not recornisa foreign an influence and a power for good. At ownership of any land n-accompanied with present it is a corpse galvanised into a title deeds, or of land transferred after the Island semblance of life for an hour or two once
became a Japanese possession. in every year, and once only.
If Reuter's telegram published yester day represents a fact and not a mere rumour or ballef we are distinctly nearer to war, and to a great war, than we have been at any time since President Cleveland threatened fire and sword If England did not at once consent to submit the question of the Venezuela boundary to arbitration. It would have been mean and discreditable to have given in on such a question and to have submitted to dicta- tian, but even If we had done so and withdrawn from the entire territory in dispute it would not have hurt us or affected any material interest in the least. To have disregarded the telegram addressed to President KRUGER by the Emperor WILLIAM Instead of replying by the Immediate mobilization of Blying Squadron would not have lessened our prestige in the least degree, and might have increased our reputation for coolness and common sense, but a demand for the immediate evacuation of Egypt under i threat from two great powers of com pulsion If we did not quit is a much more sorious affair in itself and in its probable consequences. To comply with the demand made on us in respect to the land of the Pharoahs would be fatal to our power and prestige throughout the world, and especially throughout India and the Eastern world, where all our great interests lle, and where it is prestige alone that
sustains us France and Russla press
seriously for our surrender of our position In Egypt we must either fight for it or step down from our proud pre-eminence and confess that we are no longer the great empire we have so long professed to be. Our authority in India would NOTES AND COMMENTS.
be shaken to its very foundations, ‘our Mr. SHARP's proposal at the last meet- exclusion from the Mediterranean would Ing of the Chamber of Commerce that be a foregone conclusion, our claim on the members should be called together the respect and allegiance of the greater more frequently, say once at least in colonies would be gone for ever, if we were each quarter, was a very sensible idea, tamely to submit to dictation on such and If carried into operation would add points and to go back on our repeated Immensely to the value and Influence of declarations that we are in Egypt and the Chamber. Hitherts the Committee shall remain there until the task we have has been, for all practical purposes, the set ourselves has been accomplished. Chamber; and the members of the Com- There is a great deal to be said for and mittee have dane, all the thinking and against our presence in the Nile Valley all the writing and speaking for the whole and our continuance there, but whether body. There was a time in Hongkong we are there rightfully or wrongfully, when half a dozen or a dozen of the whether we ought or ought not to with- leading men in Hongkong might, with draw from it, it would be practically some degree of reason and justice, be impossible for us to withdraw under Captalo Purdy, ill be despatched as above. said to represent the entire community. dictation. It would be to invite attack
For further Particulers apply to.
H. A. RITCHIE,"
Superlatendent.
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Hongkong, asst May, 1896. N
OCEAN STEAMSHIP, COMPÁNY,
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
"HE Company's Steamship
THE
"TELAMON,"
FRIDAY, the stb Juan.
For Freight or Pastago, apply to
They were the heads of wealthy and from all sides. It would be looked. on, not as a concession to jústica powerful, firms, each representing some great branch of trade, of considerable or to righteousness, but as an open (848 Influence and authority in and out of the confession of weakness and of inability to colony, and carrying with them the con- hold our own. We are within an easily fidence and support of all other traders measurable distance of war, of a war for
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 11 May. 196
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
HE 100 A. 1, British Ship
THE
In the same lines. They were in a sense our very existence as a great power, and the colony and their opinions were the everything points to a deliberate intention opinions of the colonists. But that state of on the part of two powers.at least to force Rohde, Muster, will load here for the above things no longer exists. The big houses us into war or to bring us on our knees
* SOCOTRA,"
Port, and will have quick despatch, “
THE Hawalian Government rems to be in- clined to refuse the farther landing of Japanese tabourers, and some ries have been issued for the purpara of preventing any more arrivals from Japan. In their stead Chinese are likely to be selected. The Oriental Emigration Co., bich was organized in Hawall, has begun to employ Chinare settlers,
WHILE two Chinese fishermen were returning to Serangoon lately, says a Slogapire contemporary, their boat was struck by lightning, one of the men being knocked loto the water and drowned. At the same time, a hole was made in the boat, but the other man sicceeded in making his way
ashore.
MR. MCCALLUM EXPLAINSL
Mr. McCallum wente as follows
With reference to Mr. 97. Danby's letter in the English daily papers of the Colony I think t desirable to lay before you the facts, in so far 29 the remarks therein refer to me personally.
On Saturday afternoon Mr. Ede called at the office and sold that Mr. Danby had made certala defioltà statements to him, declaïing that in had been left while in other those over 8 feet ta certain houses cocklofts only about y feet higa helght bad been removed. I asked Mr. Edo il he would be good enough to g and see those and il possible got Mr. premises with · me Danby to accompany uz. Mr. Danby connected, to go and we went.
Mr. Danby went straight to a narrow street which is called "Egg Lane" bat which is really Wing Sing Street. We went Into four shops in the back part of which there were eckloits about feet above the ground floy, Bearing in mlad that certain cocklofts had to have a clear spice of 9 feet below and 8 feet above, I remarked that the cocklofts we had just looked at appeared to be litegal, but that before making any definite statement, I would refer to the notification demilog with the subjst of granting permission for the continuance of cooklofts. This I invit because the notificatioos are no: long retained correctly in my memory. Mr. Danby then weat to No. oo Bonbam Strand and showed us that cocklefts standing over 8 feet from the floor had been removed, When leaving these two premises we were asked to enter a shop where some helving have been remared the reason for which removal be did not understaed.
Tar Registrar-Generai says that a mitter call. fag for seriens attention is the tate of suicide amongst firemen and trimmers in the mercantile marino. It is about 1 in goo. Sufelde amongst strokers in the Royal Navy is very rare. The rate of suicide amongst all males between 20ably do when a question about cocklofts occurf, and 55 is only 1'in 5,000.
FOR the monopoly of the revenue farms in Sarawak, during the three years from at July next, there were seat in but two tendere, ona from the present Farmers and the other by Ban Hek, of Kaching, in partnership with a Penang Erm. The latter's tender was at an increase on
the present rate and was successful. The pre- sent Farmers are said to have made a net profit of $50,000 last year, but their tender stood at only $12,500 a month. The farmt have been Ict from the tit July, 1896, for $15,800 & mouth 14 against $15,200 at present, an increase of $600 a month.
SECOND GYMKHANA MEETING.
SATURDAY, 6TH JUNE, 1896,
1.-4 30 p.m. FIVE FURLONG RACE.-First prize a cup presented, with $20 added. Second, $30; weight for Inches with 5 lbs, added. Pols Ponies and Subscription Griffins of the sesKIN 1895-96 allowed 5 lbs. Winners of 1795 pena lied for one wła 5 lbs, two 'ro lbs., three or more 14 lbs. Entrance $1.
2-450 pm HURDLE RACE HANDICAP.- hall the entrance fees, and, $20) 3rd ERYCE One mic. First prize a cup, presented, with staker. Entrance $1, but if left in after a pa. 1st June, $3 extra,
On my return to the offies I looked at the Notifications Nor, 373 and 407 and at once aw how matters stood, bat to clinch the matter I went for the Inspector of the District and questioned
him as to how he read the notification and the construction he put upon them. This he did at once and without the slightest, hesltatlon showing to me that he was perfectly conversant with this part of his dailes. I tork him with me and re-visited the promises which Mr. Danby had shown to Me Ele and mra:if the previ^us afternoon. Whilst making this second visit I told the tenent of No go Bonham Strand to "call at my offics and I "wou'd explain to him the reasons for the action taken and which be so glibly, profesad sot to understand.
On Monday I sent to Mr. Danby a copy of notlication No 373 of 1895, underlining in red
he considered were legal were perfectly legal the part which showed that the cecklats which and it would have been an illegal met to bave removed them. Mr. Dinby has either falled to grasp the meaning of the notifications or.be la
guilty of a gross wisrepresentation of the few ramasks I made to bim on the subject with which the botification deals. I also sent a 'copy of the noufication to Mr. Ede with a no'o explain- - Top.m. LADIES' NOMINATION.-Nom!-ing that the cockloits in Wing Slog Street were nets to start on foot es yards from the winning in accordance with the inw pest, run to their nominators, who will hand each man his coat which he turns inside out, pair on and buttons, runs back to his pony mounts "bare back" and rides home. First which is held too yards from the winning post, past the post with cost fully buttoned to win. Six competitors, two prizes : ular, three prizes ;. twelve, faur prises. Entrance $3.
4.5.30 p.m. LEMON CUTTING-Number of rans to be decided by the Committes according to length of time available. Three points for added for style and pace. First prize 70 per tach fair cut. Two polats may be deducted or cent. of entrance fees with $ro added; and, 40 per cent, of entrance fees. Entrance $3 Practice on the Polo Ground, Causeway Bar, do Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 5 p.m.
5.-6.00p.m. ONCE ROUND HANDICAP-First prize $60. Second $zo. Entrance $1, but if left In
MISS Jardine Matheson & Co., the local #gents of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co,.sher 2 p.m. 1st June, $3 extra som us that they have received telegraphic advice from the London Office that it is the fatention of the Board of Directors at the forth- coming general meeting to propose that a dividend of eight per cent be paid on the result of the work'far?the weur 1895.
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IT is reported that the Committee of the Tokio Chamber of Commerce 'will support the move- ment originated in London, and adopted by several Far Eastern bodies, aiming to secure s reduction of telegraphic rates to Japan and a The revision of the proposed universal® code. body will also strive to bring about a reducties
the rates charged for local telegrams in Tokie
itself.
Ma. J. Napier, formerly in the employ of Messrs. Dakin, Cruickshank & Co., Ld., Hongkong, who arrived. in Singapore "about ten days ago, died suddenly on the roth inst. The deceased was n chemist by prafeiston, and "being out of work -want jo live/wlih'a'friend' at $2, HUI Street, where he died. He was last seen alive at 10a.m., being found dead in his bed' at one o'clock. An inquest wili ba*held.~Free Press.
THE Supreme Council of Sarawak met ander the presidency of the Rajah on the 27th April, when the rules relating to Indian Immigration bich had been in the hands of the members for some time, were finally reid and passed, The Rajah informed the members that he wAI
forwarding & Copy to the Governor of the Stralis
Settlemosis, and he trusted the sime would reset with the aproval of the Government of Indis, and, on the receipt of their acknowledgment, the same would be notified in the Ganrifi, and, planters and others, and the immigration
ould at once commenco.
THE Hos. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals :—
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kong Beach, Is the St. Andrew's Bal, p.m.-eating of the Navy Langue, Hong, Chy Hall
THE WHITEWASH BRIGADE, ACTION OF THE AUTHORITIES ON MR. DANBY'S
LETTER.
Official notice was directed to the correspond ence appearlog fa these colemas on the 14th Instant by the following letter from the Colo nial Secretary to the Secretary to the Sanitary Board:
Colonial Office."
May 15th
Sir-1 sm directed to forward for the loform tion of the Sanitary Board the enclosed letter addressed to the China Mall by Mr. W. Danby
on the subject of the cleaning of the city, and to state that his Excellency the Governor desires that a strict enquiry, may be made at once into the alleged irregularities and the result of the Investigating reported for his information. I have, etc..
(Sr.) J, H. STEWART-LOCKHART,
Colonia) Secretary,
The tenant of No. go Boham Stand called to see me on Monday together with seme 'x or seven others. I carefully explained to removed, viz, that they had a combination of them the resson why their cockloirs had been cubicles and cocklofts and that the cockists had not the space below them which the law demands. They seemed to clearly comprehend the position, Suse of them said they wished to re-erect their cacklelts and they were told there was no reason why they should not re- celve permission to da so in accordance with the law if they applied for each permission,
One of the men talked very valuably about the damage to his goods which he estimated at $1,000. I told him he had better specify the actual damage done and apply for Compensation, but that $1,000 was a coolder. able sum of money and be would have to show clearly and distinctly how he arrived at that round figure. He somewhat imperatively replied that he would make a claim, but that if the Beard would not accept his claim la foil ha would put the matter in the hands of his solicitors. I at once told him that if these were bisviews he had better go to his solicitar at once and let the polat be determined in a court of law, and that I selther could nor would listen to such statements from him.
It is perfectly true that on several occasions when Chinese came to this office expresslag a desire to clean their own premier X have told them that was just what I wished them to do, and subsequenily to keep them clean. I have on such. occasions given these people a memo addressed to the cleansing gang telling them
that Mr.
To the Secretsry, Sanitary Enard..
This letter, tovether with Mr. Danby's letter ft and pitched it on the flor. and a draft answer, was circulated.
FURTHER KXFLANATIONS FROM MR. DANDY.
Mr. Danby was communicated with and sent the following further paritculars :-
Hongkong, May 16th, 1896, The Hon. F. A. Cooper,
Dear Sir-In reply to yours of yesterday, unless it is absolutely necessary, I so much Prefer you did not publish the individual cases
Imrationed to you on Monday lest. My clients (as is often the case with Chikese) do not wish It the information was given you confidentially for what it was worth, an I told you at the time, with a view to you having ft related or ather- wise, which you could do in your position much better than any privata individual.
Several other and similar statements were
brought me yesterday (all unsolicited) respecting the tough manner in which the work is being carried out. I did all I could to induce the purtles to go direct to Mr. McCallum with thele complaints, They appeared to be very luctant to do so, however, although I told them that Mr. Me altom would do all be could to musict dem. If on investigation he found correction secessary he would do so.
A well know Kuropean gentleman wrote me yesterday afternoon mentioning s'eave. "I naked him afther to write you direct himself, or to the papers. In his reply, he said his clients de not wish to do so, giving their reasons which I can understand, and further he goes on to say. that "I don't want my clients to feel that I have done them harm fastard of good by telling you of their grievance. That is fart the position
had given nosten of his latention to clense and whitewash his premises and that there was therefore no uso to clean them for him for a few days, but if he failed to do his work that he must Just be treated in the same way as the others. The occupler of No. 91 and 103, Bonham Strand gat such a paper from me and brought It back next day saying the coalable In charge of the cleaning gang had read
The man waJ, to me evidently actored by milice and I quicáy told him I would enquire lots, the matter, suberqarutly saw Policeman No. 103 ind he denied having pitched the meme on the floor bat as the man would not take it from him, be put lion kit desk. Of course this is a gaso of an apparently sespectable Chinese trader's word against a European Coo smblck word, and consequently it is somershat cifficult to of the manner of the two men. white diaconising arrive at a sound concla lon. However, in view the subset with me I sin canvinced the truth Her with the Constable.
H. MCCALLUM,. Mr. Lethbridge, the acting Capiato-Superin tendent of Police, minsted —
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Hongkong, May 19th, 1890. T'have made a comment in the mirgló of the draft letters two paragraphs ; the first leaves as facorrect impression as it is now worded and the last I would amis because I thank that Mr. Danby was actuated by a desfio 10, get matiera set right which he thought were going wrong. no mention in thle about the celling which wa now in Bonham Strest had been remov·d, and " about which the man complained. It had evidently been a large piece of ceiling and at a consider abic hưʻʼghĩ from the floor judging from the halen in the walls where the pauls had rested, Mr. Mc Cullam said he would sea abosti, Ido not co sider the investigation in this place complete. Surely there must have been witnesses to this operations complained of who could have-bers called. Mr. Danby diasinetly says in bis letter to the press that a reso all kinds of purisht ola and valuable goods belog treated in a roach After I saw you on Monday last my Intention master
to ran into cargo and, Was to let the whole matter drop Alogether. varanda and lely water, from wishing of After seeing, however, what I did on Wednesday stock in trade--this is wvidence wzich in ait:moon and knowing the many rumours so good, until rebutted by letter. At regends the extensively circulated in the Colony, though sistement of the complaint with regard to P. C. it best to write to the papers with's view to 103; I am fiantined to believe this complaint, westllating the whole question; ↑ well knowing that because as a rule Chinese are unwilling to maker if my statements were correct things would be specific complaint against specifle fadividuais Immediately requfled, and if they were for fear of future trouble. wrong the public would vary soon be made ...I think he can entisfactorly soxwer nil the aware of it. In any case I hoped-good would charges alleged against him, Ilaformed him remit. The main object I had wriẳng was to | tist the dare would be dealt with by the suggest that the goods sed merchandise of the Sanitary Board. The constable bura clema Chlosse merchants and toeskeeper should he defaulter's shost and bears a good characar. handled with a little more care and alia that B0030 "scascnable* Uime be given thers; to
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We are compelled to hold over the 'conclúe remova - khair · own goods-themselves, should | slon arrived at, with the suply" sent to his they wish to do so.
Excellency) as well as tha mkutan of tks meeting sĩ thu Bankasy Bozuli bala lala nikase
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