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WANTED: NAVAL VOLUNTEERS. To v EDITOR de ter “HongxOWG THINGRAPH."
SIR-Allow me through the medium of your valued paper to suggest to the Government the proposhion of the formation of a corps of Naval Volunteers here. This place being an island, I do not doubt but that they would be quite a useful a body as the Artillery Volunteers which www have, and I think fifty or six men could
be easily oblikah.
I should say that If a few of the eneigelle members of the Navy League took the matter In Yandard I-ld it before the Government con'd be pot through without much trouble.
The Naval Volunteers would get plenty of practice here the Government could place an old bulk at thel, disposal aan drill ab p and they cond also perhaps take one of the reserva shipi out fer gun practice now and again.
I am sure the corps (should the Government give them a gran!) would he well supported as In the case with the Naval Volunteer Bilgade in Calcutta, which is one of the most popular corps
of that towo.
As for instructers, I am sure that the Naval authorities would supply them,
Thanking you in anticipation for the insertion of this letter
Yours, &
JACK.
Hongkong, Sh May, 1897.
NEW SANITARY BPE-LAWS.
For the information of the public we publish portions of the new sanitary Bye-laws which the Gavemment desired to "aur" through Council at the meeting beld as the 3rd. instant, and would have done so but for the timely opposition of the unofficial members who very rightly objected to such wholly unnecessary and very unbusiness-like haste. As we seler to these laws in our leader to-day we thought it would be a convenience for our readers to bave the most objectionable clauses published in ibla isque, only a favoured few having yet had as oppor- tantly to peruse the draft bye-laws. The excerpin read or follows:-
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1897.
THE CREATOR OF THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT.
Of his work as commander of one of the
OF HONGKONG.
The second annual meeting of the members of the Fire Tesurance Association of Hangkang was held seaterday afternoon at the office of the China Fire Insurance Company, Limited. Mr. W. Machean presided and representatives of the following Compsules were present-Commercial Union, China Fire, South Britlab, Unlon of Lordon, Fanseatic, Imperial Fire, Scottish Valon and National, North Brilish and Mer cantile, Batavia Sea and Fire, Manchester, Empress, Fire Insurance Company of 1877, lantie, Nestà German, Chun On, Prasslan Hamburg, Aachen and Munich, San, Transat- National, Hamburg and Magdeburg, Hongkong Fire, Alliance, Eastern, Palatine, London and Lancashire, Royal Exchange, Atlas, London Insurance, Lancashire, Roys), and the Astatic.
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, and the mmates of the last melting were read and confirmed.
ales, but be managed, at any rate, to get rid of FIRE INsurance assoCIATION the perafclous doctrine that each little part was to have its gandsat which wasnever tå leave it. Rear Admiral Penrose FitzGerald is to be Fleets in the Naval Marceuvres of 1888, 1889, congratulated on producing a singularly interest- and 1896, It is hardly necessary to speak. At log record of the life of Sir George Tryon. Admiral Superintendent of Reserves he did geɔd Perhaps, too, it is well, on the whole, that this work, which it is difficult to describe in detall, book did not appear too soon after the loss of
We is separated row by
ag much of it was contential. In 1898 be the Victoria
wrote an account of the defenalve forces of the fcfent c of time from the catastrophe Imaginary Kingdom of Ach, and in it will be which brugh Try to kis tergie end, and found a considerable Indication of bis views. lavolved with him so many officers and men, to Bri-fly, be recognized to the u'most the value be able to disserer the Commander-in-Chief in of sea-power, but he insisted on the importance the Mediteranean from the one mistake of a
igras, sell-reliant, eminently successful pro- Reserves. It was in Angast, 1891, that Tyron of fully traine and Immediately available testonal life, and to feel assured that the man whem all trusted for his tactical, chilliler, and
is given the commend of the Mediteranean Fleet the most important seagoing Appolat bam li bowed for his personal sympathy, mustment that a British Admirai can hold and it have had an fonate "power of awakening enthusiasm in others, and must have been man among men. Admiral FizGerald rats upon the difficulty he has found la hly work in consequence of the Get "that the bulk of Sir George Tiyon's jecords and journals went down with him in the Victoria Be The act remains that enough is in existence to enable Admiral FlzGerald to show us Tryon, as be wis-one of the greatest trellclans, poe of the most able raval administrators, one of the kind-
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was here that he carried out that system of signalling which has become discreted, but
which will assuredly return into favour when
ever we have a "rest navil war, It was known as the "TA" system from the fact that the figs representing those letters indicated that it was to be carried into effect. Tron recognised that there would be nel her time per opportunity In action for signalling in the mediner way, and the holsting of the two
ald, in the words of Admiral FitzGerald :—
It remains to be sold that the bark contains an exceedingly goed likeness of Sir George Tryon as a frontispiece, and a number of Hlustralien al which that representing the entrance to Malta' Harbour-taken from Fort Ricasoll to Ball's Point, and leaving out Fort St. Elm-and that praying the unfortunate Victoria, se especially wartby of commendation,
• Life of DitaAdmiraldietana Tryos, H.C.Z. By Ren- Admiral C. C. Fenense FitzGerald, Edinburgh and Londen William Blackwood and Bensj,
The Chairman-Gentlemen, the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1897, having been in your hands for some days, I propose, with your permisalon, to take them Acad. There are one or two items of expen. diture which, perhaps, you may think require explanation. One is the cost of a silver cup presented to the Hongkong Police Force, vi, $150. As you are aware, in March, 1895, reward of $500 was offered by this Assocfa- ties to anyone giving evidence that would lead to the apprehension and conviction of any person guilty of arson. This reward was not Intended for the police, but in view of the very prompt and active steps taken by them to secure the evidence which led to the convic
Mr. Coughtrie-That le a vote of thanks I am sure you will all avtes with. Everyone here must have felt that Mr. Machenn was the right man | May in the right place and now he is leaving the colony we can only express our deep regret at losing him and our hops that washall find in his
successor an
(Applause)
equally valuable coadjutBr.
The resolution was carried and the Chairma briefs terarned thanks.
of the m.ing. I am sorry I con et say, what Toe Chairman-That concludes the baciones many Chilemen suv, that dividend wairanis will be bsurd to-morrow. (Laughter.)
NOT ANDA.
CALENDAR.
MAY.
Meteorological means based on ten years' observations to 1593. Berameter....29867
Thermometer Hamidity................. Relafall.....
7521
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TODAY.
On datos
10 am,
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Barometer............ 29.85 Thermometer ........................ 74 Humidity.oginis *6**
79.74
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TO-DAY.
Rainfall
Saturday, 8th May, 1807.
May
SWATOW. Arrivalt.
from Agents, 5 Woosung..Clan & Nang. R. & S. 6 Formota, Hoogkang...7. M. & Co. 6 Hising.Hongkong.....T. M. & Ca 6 Chayang..Shanghai...). M. & Co. AS. Rickmer's...Hongkong...B. & Co. 7 Devawongra Hongkong... B. & S. Departures.
Agents Formata .....Amoy & T'so!...]. M. & Co. Canton.Shanghai...). M. & Co.
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6 Wuku vm...Shanghel.......]. M. & Co. 7 Hintang.........Shangha..........), M. & Co. 7 Choyrang......Hongkong.....). M, & Co. 7 Kasking....................Amoy..............B. & S. 7 S, Rickmers so.....Amoy..............B. & Co. IN PORT-WOUIung, Dezinwongs,
April-Caledonian,
PASSED THE CANAL, FUTWARD-gih Apill-Dordogne, Fuftsam. 13th April-Dopath, Methven Castle, zoth April-Borneo, Glenesk. Hector, Glenfare, Oldenburg, Natal, Afridi, Ramvele lich, Thakis, 11rd Avill-Radnorshire. Gloucester. 17th
Marquis Bacquehem Pyrrhus, Kagoshima Maru, goth April-Por mosa, Tanariva, Ball.nn. 4th May-Pakllag, Astral, Atagoram, Frig, 7th May—Aglafs, Cylon, Glengarry, Matduf, Guadalquiver.
HOMEWARD-30th April-Maria Valeri Kinskiu Maru
SPEAKING OF LONG AGO. TO-DAY, pen these incs, one ploture from the
·long-racished past rise in my memory as timely 18 though it hung on wall before my very oros. It of a boy about fourteen years old, propped up in s great arm-chair with pillows and
tion and sentence of the two Chinamen charged Chinese.- 7th of 3tik moon of 23rd year of gazing through a window. Ho t
with setting fire to their rice shop at No. 48,
generai
Kmang-si Jewish.-6th Year, 5687. Mohammedat.-6th Dulheggio, 1314.
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entering Hongkong harbour. 1803-The Clam, first kerosine fack steamer,
anivel la Hengkang
TO-MORROW.
Chlarse-8th of 4th moon of 23rd year of
Senday, 9th May 1997. (III after Easter.)
Kwong-sü
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189c-New Town Hall opent at Tientsin. 1803-Waglan Lighthones first openc 1, 196-Russian warships threatened to land men
at Chefe over the foreshore difficaily.
signal flags simply meant that the ships of the cadron were to follow closely the Admiral's movements, as he might alter course or do some thing which the squadron was to follow without further orders. On this commission Tryan's treifea) abilities shone mere hillllantly than ever, Halle obrasive, it is fault which may be He was always trying new movements which forgived.
To those who are concerned about past every one thought dangerous, antli experiments career-apart from the singular ability of the his subordinates with an absolute zellance, matters the faterest of Sir George Tryon's proved that he had carefully worked out his distances, and the result was that he inspired man himself-les in the fact that he began 13
which no doubt contributed to the fuel catas- youngster on board a wooden line-of-billa blp, that he served in or commanded same of raphe. How it came to pass that he mistook his Praya West, in April of last year, your Com our earlier ironclads-notably the Warrior, the distance, that be brought the Victoria and Committee decided to offer the reward to the Police. first of our plated sea-going ships-and that his fusion of thought caused him to confase the radius them to accept it, whereupon your Commited perdown together-unless'some momentary con-
Sun-Rises H. E. the Governor, however, would not allow career brought, bim as far as the time when the
of the ships' turning circle, as it is commonly came to the conclusion that the next best way of Victoria, the Sans Parit and the Nile were
called, with the diameter-It is impossible to recognising the fmportant service rendered by looked upon as be perfection of naval construc
the Police was to present them with a silver Ilon, and the Edinburgh, the Infiextile and the say, and, entangled probably in seme of the
gear, he did not live to tell. He was perfectly cap to be shet for by the members èl the Dreadnought were regarded as valuable units
calm and collected to the last,” says Staff.Com. Force. This was done and the cup, which of the Mediterranean Fleet. To some of his
was exhibited for some daya lo Messrs. Countrymen the name of Sir George Tryon is mander Hawkins-Salts, and died as het kad asaciated only with the loss of the Victoria.ved, a brave man " Every credit, too, la due Robinson & Co.'s window, was handed over to Yet it is in him that we owe the creation of a
to the crew of the Victoria for the discipline the Captats Superintendent and gratefully which previlled on board, and for the calm way received by the Force. At the Naval Intelligence Department, and the forma- Na street over land held under lease from tion of the Australasian Squidron, which may
In which the peril was fought up to the ead. meeting the sum of $ago was unanimously the Crown upon which any domestic buildings prove a stepplag-stone towards the ultimate
Into the technical detalls there is no need to voted to the Secretary in recognition of bis enter kere. Of Tyran himselt it may be truly services to the Association during the year 1895 abut, shall be obstructed to any extent what- formulation of some system of naval co-opera-
96, but during the past year it was thought soever by the erection or fixture at any elevation tion between the Mother Country and the Colonies. Sir George was the third of four of any structure,or object of any kind whatso- ever whether tempoiary or permanent, aɔ ar
*C31. His three brothers all entered the Army. prejudicially in affect the ventilation of any of One was killed" in the Crimez. · The eldest such bulldings, without the permission in writing fought through it, and the youngestat lurvives. of the Sanitary Board or if such street the Apparently Tryon in his schoolboy days bad no already partially so obstructed it shalt not be very clear idex of entering the Navy, nor did further so obstructed, whibaut such permissionais parents force on him such a career. He to willing.
went to Eton, where he discovered the natural 9. The Secretary to the Sanitary Board shall, bent of bis inclinations, and entered the Navy upon the requisition of the Medical Officer of of his own initiative it s rather later period than Wealth, or by direction of the President of the was customary in those days or now. This al Board, authorise lo writing, in English was, of course, an toitial disadvantage, but he and Chinese, one or more of the Board's officers
1000 overo me his difficulties by had study to entry shy domeille buliding at any hour and apt work, and from the first he Was between 6 p. and midnight for the purpose of a favourite with his superior officers, and made ascertaining whether vach building or any part rapid progress. He saw service la the trenches thereof is in an overcrowded condition.
at Sebastopol, and it was dorlog this period of 10. No officer of the wald Bourd shell, between || his life alone that he ever witnessed a gun fired the hours of midnight and 8 o'clock the followin anger. In the Black Sea be belonged frit to lng moralog, enter any demotic beliding for the | the Vengeances then he was nominally trans- purpose of ascertaining whether such bulldog ferred on promotion to the Britannia; and or any part thereof is in an overcroæded condt. finally, after returning to England, he was tion, without the written permission, In English appointed to the Royal Albert. Fortunate in Calnesc, of the Secretary countersigned by having his ability recognised, we and Alm parkling rapidly through the lieutenant's class in 1. The Secretary in the Sanitary Board sbai! consequence of his service in the royal yacht, furulsh the Inspectors of Nalsinces with general sad appolated as commander to the Warrior. authority in willing, in English and Chinese, to His first separate command was in the title enter, between the hours of A.M. and 6 PM, Run-vessel | Surprise,-"up____the Straits, and fospect, upon reasonable astice to the occas naval men call the Mediterranean plers of owners, any building and curtilage is their respective districts for the purpose of ascertaining the sanitary condition, cleanliness and good order thereof or of any part thereof, and of 207 partitions, mezzanine floors, stories and cockiofis therein, or of the condition ol any drains therein or in connection therewith. If I shall be zegaiulis, for the purpose of ascertaining the sanitary candlilon of any domestle bollélag ur cartilage, || to open the ground surface of any part thereof, any Inspector of Nchances in possession of aatbarity in writing signed by the Secretary to the raid Board or by the Medical Officer of Health, after giving not less than forty-eight hoore malice la writing signed by either of the aforesaid officers to the cecupler or owner of such domestle bollding de cortilage of his inten- tion to enter the same for the parpase of open. up the ground silice thereof, may so enter, with such assistants as may be necessary, and opan the ground surface of any such premises in any place or places he may deem fit dolog lile damage as may be. - Should the matériel which has been used for covering such ground surface be found in a satisfactory condition and In accordance with law, such ground surface shall be reinstated and made good by the said
the President of the sald Board.
Board at the public expense,” but should the material mbich has been used for covering the ground surface prove to be defective, the said Board shall cause the owner thereof to be served with a notice specifying the defects.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS, Following the general bye-laws there nie several clauses which are "to be enforced only daring the prevalence of an epidemic, endemic or contagious diserte in the Colony.or in any disulet thereof." One of these special clauses (No. 26) sends as follows :—
16. Any officer of the Sanitary Board, specially authorized in writing by the xald Bourd under the band of its Sec elary may, during the
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station' of which he bad, alrendy tega much and was to see a great deal more. His Com panionship of the Bath was won in Abyssinia, and then, following on his marriage, came bis appointment as private secretary to Mr. Gorches, at that time First Lord of the Admiralty. The experience then gained stood bla in good stead In a near future.
We may pass over the commission of the Raleigh, for the real interest of Tryon's career, so far as the country is concerned, commences with his appointment to the command of the Monarch in October, 1878. Within the last few months we have seen that it is now thought necessary to escort the Monarch across the Bay of Biscay, bat zo years ago she was regarded as one of the best of our fighting ships and, be it sald, she would, If re-timed, ba still capable of good work, In those days, however, she had three masts and walls, and thla course makes a wide differ- ence in safety at sea with a single screw. la this ship Tran did good service when acting as the British representativa the Sax Com. mission at the period immediately antecedent lo the French sccupation of Tenis, and it was pro- hably owing to his tact that a garrel was spelled between is Italian representative and the French members of the Commission. On his return home Tryon was appointed Secretary to the Admiralty, after having filled the part temporarily, and one of the first things he did when he goi fairly into his work was to institute a Naval Intelligence Committee, which has developed Into the Naval Intelligence Depast- ment as we now know it. Admiral Plizgerald may well be quoted upon this point, for be simply Exreases what everyone mait feel:-
If Tryan bad never done anything in his life to earn the gre titude of the whole Naval Service, this quick re golion c such a glaring deficiency_la_war savai administration as tha
·want of an Intelligence Departmest,, and the prompt and effective steps which he took -te supply it, would have” nufi- cindy merlied that gratitude. The Nayal Intelligence Depart. ment la like a good many other modern Lostitutiona waterm- abiņa, rallways, telegraphs, and bicycion; we wonder how on laver got on without them. We may, at kay tata, cos-
veď la a naval Wax, in those days of mum and alsenfstry, before she had taken the precauden to provida karsay? with a Naval Intelligence Department,
Not for this stone, however, have the Naxy and the country to thank Sir George Tryon, His next work was to bring Australasis into the line of Imperial Defence, and to laitiate that system of self-help on the part of the Colonies combined with Imperial seistance in which we may well hope to find a solution of some of the difficulties of so widespread an Empire. It is
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THE NAVY LEAGUE,
CHURCH SERVICES.
St. John's Cathedral:-Communion, 7 a m.,
Maline, TI .m., Evensong, 5.45 pm. Roman Catholic Cathedral)-Mass at & a m., 7am. 8 am, and 9:30a.m. Benediction,
5. p.m.
Union Church --Services, I am and 6 p.m. German Bethesda Chapel, West Polat St France Church, Wanchal :-Maxa (Chin.)
Morning Service, 11 am.
6 s.m., (Part.) 7.30 a m., Benediction, 5pm, St. Foraph's Church, Garden Road-Morning
Service (English), o a.m. St. Anthony's Chapel, West Polet:-Man, &
By sudy, by reat, by energy, by hard work and self-deptai.drisable by the Committee, in consequence of Sir fierge Tryon had stade himself a master of his profession and his great abilities, bie wille knowledge, his firmness and
the increased work attaching to the post of Secretary, to pay a fixed monthly salary of $50, Impartiality, and his benevolence and kindness of heart, had gained not only the respect aiyi admiralɔn, but the affezionats
the same as is done in Shangbal and other riame of all those who serve under him,
places where similar Associations to ours have been formed. The other teras. In the accounts do not call for special comment. On behalf of the Committee I have the pleasure of congratu lating the members on the continued prosperity and success of the Association. The tariff of minimum rates as fixed the special general meeting held on 26th March, 1896, hat, so far as the Commitee are aware, been falihfully and | bonourably maintained. Daly one Important alteration has been made in the rates, vi in fem No. 3 of the European tariff You will doubtless remember that at the meeting just referred to it
decided to leave the question of the lecreased rates for balidloge and contents of European godowas to be settled by the Fire Offices Committee, Laadon. Alter careful and mature consideration that Committee decided that the views of the majority of the Companies represented In-Hang- kong as shown by their vote at the speelal general meeting should be upheld and that the rate for building and cocients of European godowns (specific ona godown only) be talked to per cent and that the rate on contents of a range of godowan (floatleg) be raised to i per cent. Several other questions of Importance have been settled by your Committee during the past year. Uaill quite recently the local offices and one or two other companies used the thres Conditions of average on their policies. As this of claims, and in order to secure aniformly, these was likely to lead to confusion in the settlement
Companies were induced to adopt the first as, pro rata condities of average only and now all policies lassed in Hongkong are identical in that respect, Ara-considerable amount of Hong- kong insurances might possibly find its way to London, your Committee persuaded the Fire Offers Committee, London, to pass a rule where- by an additional 15 per cent. to the local tariff effected through local agents. The number of sakes is to be charged on all insurances not fires in 1896, according to the report of the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, which how- ever, is still in the printer's hande, was 30 and the value of property destroyed lo estimated by him at gro3,595 ; but from the returas supplied to our Secretary by the members of the
THE teamship Powon will be despatched Association interested, the actual value of Ponly destroyed appears to be $136,063.45, for Canton xt 5.30 p.m. 15-morrow. It is very desirable that all such returns bo tent in to the Secretary as accurately THE P. & D. S. N. Co.'s steamer Borneo felt Gres and the value of the property destroyed and as promptly as possible. The number of Singapore for this port at 6 am. to- jay. compares favourably with those of previous THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer Clly of Rte de years, During the first five months of last year, anaire, with mills, etc., left Shaoghal for this however, the number of fires was exceptionally
brought under our
It is very satisfactory to learn that there a nothing like an abatement of Interest belog shown in the work of the Hongkong branch of the Navy League. The list of members a growing steadily, and by their constant advocacy of the uphelding of our Naval prestige and the strengthening of our fleets, the local branch has become a valuable condĵetor to those at home. A striking example of the interest shown by the members of the League la Fong kong has just brea notice. Mr. Claude Ley Kum, & Briffah subject, who juiced the branch of the League here, has bad a large pleture in olie of the China squadron (as many would wish to see li) painted for presentation to the headquarters In London. We have been favoured with a age portrait of the picture and judging by it Mr. Ley Kam is certainly to be congratulated on the splendid tarte he has shown in the matter. The vessels are seen at anchor in Hongkong Harbour and in the background is an excellent view of the Peak and city. In the left foregrosed and centre are all the Blah warships on the China station, some belog drawn tom sketches and others from photo. graphs. Among the vessels H.M.S. Powerful is seed, and she has to her immediate viciolty a number of torpedo boats and destroyers. All the others, cruisers; ganhosis, &c., are admirably pourtrayed, and just behind them lies the quaint sindy in naval architecture. The right of the old Victor Emanuel, affording a fine comparative
chief steamship lines, amongst the vessels in pictura is devoted to representativa vessels of the evidence are those of the P. and O., O. and O., Northern Pacific, C.P.R., Messageries Maritime, Holl's, the Glen and Apcar lines. As all of these or two exceptions, are subaldised by the Government and are avaliable as transports in the event of war, their presence in the painting gives it very considerable added interest.
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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUE : American (City of Rio de Jamstvo) roth isst. Indian (Chelydra) Toth (nit, French (Notal) vith inst,
Canadian (Ambrass of Japan) 11th Inst. Tacoma (Tacoma} 141` Inzt, English (pr•d-Hind) 15th Inst, Australian (Tokto Maru) 21st inst German (Pressen) 3rd prax.
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inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlisi & Co.) Co.'s steamer Pallens strived at Tacoma on the 6th inst.
large, but thanks doubtless to the conviction of port at pm. yesterday, and the exemplary punishment passed on the two Chlosmen to whom I have already referred, THE P. M. S. S. Cor steamer City of Peking. there was at once a very marked diminution, with malls, elc., lelt San Francisco for this por while daring July, August, and September there | via Honolulu, Yokohams, Inland Sea, Kobe, we actually no fires whatever. I much regret Nagarnki and Shanghai, on the rat inst. to say, however, that there In forwarding the picture to Mr. H. E. Pollock, year, many of which, doubtless, are incendiary, Important Increase in the number of fires this hon. accretary of the local branch, for Theta is case now pending before the Magia tranamfalon in London Mr. Ley Kam wrote
trate's Court in connection with the fire which saying that his object la presenting It was to adequate idea of the naval and commercial ability any questions that may be asked. enable the League in England to forms Isbail be pleased to answar to the best of my occurred at No. 99, Jervois Strest, on zrat April,
Importanra of Hongkong. He also says had added to the paluting number of There were no quesilons and' the Chairman | malls, etc., from San Francisco to the 21st vito. vessels not on the station, but which he is moved the adoption of the report and statement strongly of opinion should be in the Chias
of accounts, squadron to maintain a balance of strength with piber Powers represented in the Far East. He considers there should be at least four, Brat class battleships, four first class craisers, four crafters of the Nardius type, four of the destroyers of the Handy class, 13 seigroing Rainbow type, two third class craisers, eight torpedo boats and six of the second class. The eat shown in the picture is composed as above In acknowledging the receipt of the work Me.
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prevalence in the Colony or in any district ratulate oandives that Great fetis'n did not and herself for thereof, of any of the aforesaid diseases, and wiik. In such Bette as may from time to time 'ba de fined by the sald Board, make a hosse to house visitation for the purpose of inspecting the saci fary condition of any premises so visited and of all and very part thereof, and ascertaining whether there is any person in or upon the asid premises attacked or affected by any of the said diseases or the body of any person who has died therefrom. If the premises
o vislied or may part thereof shall be nothing to the point that the terms originally found in a dirty or insanitary condition in the arranged between the Mother Country opleton of any of such officer he may forthwith | and | Australauta have now bean take steps to have all fureliore and goods dered practical must have a beginning, and |
obsolete by the progress of removed therefrom and to-hava tha said pro- | events. mises thoroughly cleansed and disinfected | by to Tryon is duo the credit of having brought persons acting under his instructions; and about the creation of an Australasian Squadron. | Pollock wrote au follows i whenever, In the opinion of any of such officers, By this time he was commanding on the Austra
necessary for the thorough cleansing and Hán Station, his flag-ship being the Nelson, disinfection of such premises to do any or all slow but heavily armed armoured cruiser, which of the following sets, namely, to take down, has recently been used for the purpose of takdag the oil-painting and photograph of Hongkong "Dear Sir, I have to thank you very much for from the premises or destroy any mer out crews to sellers ships on various stations. zanice floor, cocktail, partition, screen or other The difficulty with which he had to contend was harbour and of the Biftish Fleet as we should aitallar structure or fitting, or any portion the balled of each Colony that its owns Interests to see it in these waters. I will forward the thetest, or when in the opinion of any of pointed to the support of stay feat which painting to the head office of the Navy League Auch officers any mezzanine floor, cockloft, should be always stationed off its own ports, suggestions for additional ships to be sent out to London as you request. With regard to your partition, screen, or other similar structure or Tryon was far too good a strategist to give any the China squadrez, I will circulate your letter Etting prevents the free access of light and air countenance to such a heresy, and some of the to the said premises, he shall forthwith have the official papers which he wrote at the time to the members of the Commise of the Hong same taken down, and if he considers the although little verbose, as his writings fes- song Branch and your proposals will meet with removal from the premises of th destruction
careful consideration, thereal, or both, necessary in the interests of quantly were show what he thought on the
I am, dear Sir, the public health, he shall forthwith cause the subject. Doubtless the compromise which was eventually reached was not altogether to kis me to be removed from the polises or taste, but it may be doubted whether, if it had Bestroyed or both Sach destruction shall be not been for his tact and recognition of difficul Carried out with such precaution and in such sies, there would have been any Australasian inner and in auch place au thé vald Board | Squadron arail. He could not impose his own diký besti límið to finis direct,
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"18 Bank Ballinge, syth May, 1897.
Yours faithfully.
HAWAY E POLLOCK, -- Hom, Secretary, Navy Lasgus, Hongkong Branch,
Correct thený di navil liknes upon fles Color, GRAUDH KAY KUU, KEQ,
Mr. Veitch seconded, Carried.
A discusion than took place with regard to cotain tariff rates and the matter, was left to the Committee to deal with.
Mr. Sharp moved the re-election of the old Commaltice, with Mr. R. L. Richardson to Ell the vacancy occasioned by the Chairman lesy. the colony, and the election of Mr. J. B, Coughtrie as Chairman and Mr, A, Rom se Vice-Chairman,
Canlod,
Mr. Coughirie am very much obliged to you for this expression; of your confidance. I shall do my best in the Intersets of this Society
and I hope we shall pull together amicably and harmoniously. (Applause.)
Mr. Ross Ditto as Vics.
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Coughirle for the use of his room for the purposes A vale of, thanks was then passed.to Mr. of the meeting
M. Rose-I have very much pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to the retiring Chair of all the members of the Association in doing man And I am sure I carry with me the feelings so. Mr. Kachean, in conducting the business
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of the chair, has shown clear-headedness, fach
Strathailan Rrina Christina anan and discretion, and in a more private capacity, when consulted by those lets experienced than | Roladow (H.M.8.) 190x49 kimsail, ko has been uniformly courteous and Daßius (H.H.S.)umus - # obliging. As he hún vald, he le legging the colony Mathilde .................. and i ka vara that the best wishes of 'graryons connected wilk såg semjay gawlide hinte
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and
after a long and dangerous
and is stil ness, and weak. The strong arms of his loving father pale, have taken him from the bed and placed bin mugly by the window
order that he may see his playmates of their games in the snow for the time is mid- winter. They wave their hands to him and bo WATES his hand fably to thom. To scone is from my awa boyhood, forty years ago. What magic has conjured
up now! Only sentence from a letter. This "I was so weak that for
I had to ba yours carried upstairs to bod. A lady apeaks thus of her girlhood. What
pitiable thing. It is not what. nature meant but alas too often what really happen in this perverted world. Children should never safer pair, for pain is punishment. For whose officer, thensarely not their own do the little ones slokaa
and dio by uncour
uncounted, millions P
From childhood,
always delicate. When fourteen yours alå I got chill on the langs which left me in a weak state. Indeed, I was always tired and weary, and never know what to feel strong."
so runs the letter, "I was
Now, tell me, if you 230, what sadder reading ons, is spt to come upon than this? - Fancy a rontg giti being always tired, worry, and weak-too weak to alimb the stairs to bar own bed! so feeble anal lifelous as to require to be carried over the house through which the loud have skipped and danced like fawn. What bad sa orashed her Disease, What disease and how caused ?.
! WBX Very polo,"
continues the lattur; "My foot ware cold and clammy, and hot sweats now and again barst over mc estlog, I suffered such pain at the shot and elda that MI appetite was poor sad, after It often
amounted to agony; and the palpitation of the heart was so bad that many times I got no sicep
night on secount of it."
And this st an sgs when the heart should bet quickly only with feelings of joy and hope and girlish farms in their beds should be as quiat as rocumbent statzen.
liquid nourishment only my stomach being too west "After time," says the writer, I could take to retain anything solld. Thus, I gradually wasted not even strength to walk across the floor and all away until I was nothing bur skin and bond. I had get well. was impossible that I should over who **W
From time to time I saw doctor after doctor, and twice want to the Sherborne Hospital, hat recolved ne beneßt from the treatment there. Af lant the doctor said that both my chest and bowels were ulcerated and that there was no hope of my recovery. brandy and
was now so bad that I could take
e nothing but wat | water and that
only pecasionally. #In this hopeless condition" I lingered an unl I heard of Mother Suigel's Cure
it had Although I
given up all hops of nevertheless,
Starch
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Syrup.
deriving any bonent from way ad after having take sent for a bottle of
of the Syrup, it for a fow dayı L I found myself little better. ການ
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(was able to
led me to continue using it, and shortly left ma..
taks solid food, and the lokness Holding to
to this medicine the Only one that wer helped me--I grow stronger until I was good-health. Without Mother. Seigel's Outsitre rap I should never hare recovered and you must try to imagine how grateful I feel. I never can pai my thankfulness in words. Yours truly (Signed) B), Mary Jane Hua
Rimpton, Lear Sharborsa, Doret, March 9th,
We rest at this. Here in a life history. How can we comment on it adegastely! What a pity that this woman should have so suffered! What a sabia. inction to know that she suffers no more! And y
the last time, the lost happiness! Ab, yol Mother Solgal
had reason enough to induce her to bour as she did to relieve her sister women. Thank Heaven for her uncDRI
Mrs. Hilliar's real desse was of the stomach- indigestion and dyspepsis inherited, probably, and made chronis by afremstances. The remedy the finally used oured this, and so freed her from all the symptoms and resalts. How kindly are the arms that carry us in our weakness. How glorious not to need them 1-fast.
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