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To-day's

Advertisements

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ORDINARYAREHOLDERS MIL be held in the OFFICES of the Company, Queen's

Buildings, Connaught Road, on MONDAY, the 21st August, at 3 o'cluck P.M. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement-of Accounts to the 30th June, 1899.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th to 21st August, bath days inclusivé.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

engkong, 31st July, 1899.

THOS. I. ROSE,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 31, 1899.

To-day's Advertisements.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI:

"HE Company's Steamship

THE

"KASHING,"

THE two Chinese, condemned to death at the last Criminal Sessions in connection with the Un Loong murders, were executed at Victoria Gaol this morning,

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAÇAO STEAMBOAT CO., LD. The ordinary half-yearly-meeting of the

The Council of the Society ofAns have awarded shareholders in the above, Company was held

dinance No. 8 of 1891 at Victoria aforesaid carrying on the said business of denlers in Ams of whom your Petitioners are ton, the remaining firm being the Yow Cheng fin of No. 206 Queen's Road Central Visa

Road Central Victoria ufure, anid

Petitioners

"territory leased by China to Great Britain by the June Convention of last year and any other Despatches from the Colonial Government to the Home Authorities bearing on the subject

the Society's Silver Medal to Mr, Archibald at their offices at noon to-day, The following 3-That at the present time your section Stewart Locklart on the Kowloon Extension

Little, F.R.G.S., for his paper on The Yangtze gentlemen being present The Hon. E. R. Beli- lios, Cat.6., (Chairman), Messis, N. A. Siebs, Basin and the British Sphere."

E. Gorts, and F. A. Gomes, (Directors). Thos. MESSRS. Char. Wilkinson & Co., for whom Arnold, (Secretary) E. Georg, J. R. Michael, Captain Hopkins, will be despatched as aljove Messrs. Watkins & Co, are Hongkong agents R. M. Melita, A., S. Cricz, Capt. W. E. Clarke, TO-MORROW, the 1st August,

have just blended h less than the butts of Wong Fang Leung, E. J-Judah E. J. Moses,n For Freight or Passage, apply to.

liquer whisky, from ten of the best distillertal Thos. Vols, in Scotland. When reduced" for bottling this The Secretury read the notice convening the will amount to no less than 150913 bottles, a meeting. big stock of liquor!

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 31st July, 1899,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR AMOY.

HE Company's Steamship:

THE Secretary.

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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE Do per Share, Declared at HE DIVIDEND at the RATE of 8 per the Ordinary Half-yearly Meeting of Share. holders held this Day will be PAYABLE at the HONGKONO AND SHANGH BANKING CORPORATION on and after TUESDAY, the 15: August

Shareholders are requested to apply to the OFFICE of the Company for WARRANTS.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD,

Secretary

Hongkong, 31st July, 1899.

BANK HOLIDAY,

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IN accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1375, the Undermentioned BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busi- ness, on MONDAY, the 7th August.

For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

T. H. WHITEHEAD,

Manager, Hongkong.

For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager: For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

6. W. F. PLAYFAIR, Chief Manager.

For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,

LIMITED,

JOHN THURBURN,.

Manager, Hongkong.

For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,

Hengkong Agency,

L BERINDOAGUE,

Acting Manager. For the BANK OF China & Japan, LIMITED,

HONGKONG,

CHANTREY INCHBALD,

Manager

For the YOKOHama Specie BANK, LIMITED,

S. CHOH,

Agent.

For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,

E. W RUTTER,

Acting Manager. 1989

"Hongkong, 31st July, 1899.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI

THE Company's Steamship

"HAILOONG,"

Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above-Ports, TO-MORROW, the 1st August, at Noon, instead of aš previously advertised..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

[9850 Hongkong, 31st July, 1899.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANÀL.

THE Company's Steamship

"DIOMED,"

Captain Goodwin, will be despatched as above

TO-MORROW, the 1st August.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 31st July, 1899.

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CHINA 'NAVIGATION COMPANY;

LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI

THE Company's Steamship

"HANGCHOW."

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THE bazaar held at Albert Hall in aid of the Charing Cross Hospital was a great financial success, as it is believed to have realised "TELEMACHUS," Captain Sawyers, will be despatched, TO. £15,000, which, with the £15,000 already in MORROW, the 1st August. ·

hand, will go a long way towards the required For Freight or Passage, apply to

£50,000. The South African Stall took £700 BUTTERFIELD. & SWIRE,

in one day and the flower stall took 800. Agents.

Work 'on the hospital will be proceeded with Hongkong, 3151 July, 1899.

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in the autumn. THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. FOR SWATOW, AMOX, AND TAMSUI

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"MAIDZURU MARU," Captain T. Ogata, will be despatched for the above ports, on SUNDAY, the 6th August, at Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply tu

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, Agants. Hongkong, 31st July, 18gg. 1933a

Eutimation.

The Hon, E. R. Belilior gave notice of the following question Mom Momente

Referring to the Report by the Hon. J. H...

to the Colony, will the Government state what is the source of the information referred to in paragraph under head of Revenue, Paga 13. of the Blue Book stating. But from infor aration derived from another source? It la estimated that the annual revenue; of that portion of the Sun On District contained within the leased area amounts to $160,000, or," say, 6000. This being an increase of mora than a inkch of dollars on the estimate given by for the ferritory the Sun On District Magistrate f in question?

The First reading of a Dill entitled an Ordine

ance to continue the; Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance 1899 was moved by the Hon C. P. Chater, CMG and seconded by the Colonial Treasurer,

in accordance with the provisons to of the said Ordinance No. 8 of 1895 pay to the Government of the Colony an annual fee of $10 in respect of the license to deal in Arms to them under section to of the said Erdigance No. 3 of 1895

4.That, your Petitioners are informed that Bill entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Arm Consolidation Ordinance 1895" has been recently introduced into the Legislative Council of this Colony and was read a first time by the, The Chairman said-Centlemen, the report said Council on the 20th June 1800 whereby it and accounts, having been issued to share-is proposed to enact (inte alia) that (Section 3) holders a week ago, will with your permission, section 10 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1895 shall be be taken as read. Our earnings, I am pleased thereby repealed and in lieu thereof the follow to say, have been rather above the average, ing section substitutedEvery importer of or dealer in Arms shall take pa licence and coable us, after providing for the usual dividend, to carry forward some $54,000 10 meet annually and shall register his name and place

Mr. Chater being called upon to introduce the the exceptional expenditure for new boilers for of business for the time being and any godown the Powan, and as an instalment of the amount warehouse or other place in which he stores or bill said He asked his Excellency's permis to be written off the book value of our facet at intends to store Arms, at the office of the sion to say a few explanatory words which the end of the year. There is not inuch for me Captain Superintendent of Police, Anffmporter be hoped would not be inappropriate. The remark upon in connection with the running of or dealer in Anus not taking out such honourable members would remember that this of the steainers:-We have had some dis- licence as aforesaid or not registering as afore time last year a bill was pissed authorizing the

fine not exceeding two thousand notes in excess of their capital. The bank itself / and if the conditions under which we are now

Dollars or to imprisonment for a period not proposed that they should deposit dollar fors running on thece waters continue, I am afraid that we shall not be able to look exceeding six months. From and after the olar. Sometime afterwards, another bill repeals commencement of this Ordinance the fee paying the former bill, that No. 6oft 898, was passed for any increase of revenue from that source. At our meeting a year ago the Chairman able for such licence as aforesaid shall be $1,300 in January of this year, imposing additional who at the date of the commencement of this for one year from the 31st July, 1898. The a great disadvantage by being .confined to one

present bill is to allow the bank to still issue in particular route and to certain places of call, Ordinance possesses a valid and unexpired.

excess for a further period of one year. The whereas, our competitors, the, Chinese Com-licence for importing or dealing in Arms, need

-bill of January, 1899 expires to-day and so be panies, were allowed to take any route they take out a new licence under this Ordinance

would ask the honourable members 10 pass the bill through all its stages today. 5-That ihe "objects and reasons" annexed restrictions we then complained of were shortly- chose and to call where they liked. Tlic until the expiration of his current licence.

The bank did not derive any benefits from the afterwards removed with the result that earn. to the said Bill as printed and published in the ings increased and trade seemed to promise Hongkong Government Gazetee of the 24th well for the future. Some two months ago, 1899 contain (inter alit) the following however, we were, in accordance with the interstatement only with regard to the proposed pretation placed by the Customs Authorities annual licence fee of $1,200 per annum viz on the Rutes for Intand Navigation, suddenly put back to the position we occupied at the first opening of the river, the immediate effect of which was a falling off of fifty per cent in our

CON the Un Loong murder case being resumed appointment in regard to die, West River. said shall be liable on sununary conviction | Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. to issue bank:

to

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this morning at the Supreme Court Mr. Slade said that, owing to the continued indisposition of Mir. Francis, Q.C., he appeared for the first

His Lordship expressed his sympathy for Mercanarked that up to that time we had been at per annum payable in advance, but no person, conditions on the bank and shiting the period": and second defendants.

Francis and said that the ends.of justice.woukl be met by Mr.. Slade continuing the case.

The evidence for the prosecution was con tinued and was much the same as that given

at the Police Court.

A COOLIE while walking along one of the upper roads last Saturday, was set upon by two Chinaman, one armed with a formidable wooden Chinese pipe, and had 18 stolen from him. He was fortunate enough to be able to capture one of the assailants, but not the

A. S. WATSON & CO., one that had the money, and although

LIMITED.

MANUFACTURERS OF

AERATED WATERS.

AERATED WATERS of our manu facture are sold throughout the Far East and are invariably preferred, on account of their excellence.

ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaran- teed. The best materials only are used.

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he had his ankle hurt in the encounter was able to take his man along until he met a constable, to whom he handled him over. The coolie is now in an inmate of the Hospital and

so was not able to appear at the Police Court

this morning; the further hoaring was therefore

adjourned until Thursday next..

passenger then made to the proper quarter receipts. Representations on the and we can only hope that ere long these Inland Waters may be open to the trade of foreign steainers in the real sense of the term. The two tow boats and four lighters for the direct service from Hongkong to Wuchow, ordered a year ago, are now about, ready to commence work. In addition to these, the Board has recently, in conjunction with the other Companies interested in the trade, ondered two stern wheel steamers, for the Canton and Wuchow service, of greater the boats now running -capacity than

on that line. With the removal of the restric tions I have referred to, these boats should do well; ០ considerable passenger traffic undoubtedly exists, and all we ask is to be allowed to engage in it on equal terms with our native competitors. Another grievance to be remedied, before we can be said to have fair play, is the one of differential duties, whereby the cargo carrying trade has been gradually, diverted frem steamers to junks, This is a matter which has several times been referred to at previous meetings, and although everything in the way of making representa tions that could be done has been done, things have gone from bad to worse: the only possible remedy would seem to be the fall duties by the Foreign Customs. Since la met, our vestittente in shares have further appreciated in value and would show considerable profit if realised at current market rates. With these remarks, gentlemen, I would but before doing so, 1 shall be pleased to propose the adoption of the report and accounts, answer any questions which shareholders may

(111) To raise the annual licence fee from the sum of $10 to $1,200.

is

bill but were put to a heavy expense by the issue ofnotes etc., while they conferred a great benefit` to the Commercial Community and were a help to trade. He hoped that the members would offer no objections. He would therefore pro- pose the first reading of the bill.,

The bill was then taken into committee und, passed. A The first reading t

rofa Bill entitled an Ordinan

to amend "The Protection of Women and Giris Ordinance, 1897 was passed.

6.-That your Petitioners respectfully beg to protest against the imposition of such proposed

excessive and prohibitive and that no suf- ce annual fee of $1,200 on the grounds that it ficient reasons for the position thereof are given in the said "objects and reasons" and more particularly on the grounds and for the reasons hereinafter set forth.

Mga

7.That in this colony the business of dealers in Arms is as compared with other forms of business carried on therein extraordin arily hampered and curtailed primarily through the provisions of the said Ordinance No. 8 of 1893 which so fetters and confines the said business as to deprive it of that freedom which is usually enjoyed by other forms of business in this colony and which your Petitioners submit it is the policy of the British Empire to ensure to its subjects..

8That one of the practical results of the provisions of section 6 of the said Ordinance No. 8 of 1895 is to debar your Petitioners from retailing any of their stock in trade within this colony, or its dependencies owing to the fact that all purchasers must possess a valid licence to carry or possess arms as more particularly stated in the said section and in consequence almost the sole form of business open to your Pection the costs in the export trade nection therewith.

The first reading of a Bill entitled an Or "dinance for the, Naturalization of Yeung Cheuk

Hin alias Young Shun Kong was passed.

The first reading of a Bill entitled an Or dinance for the prevention of the concealment of Opiem on board steamships was passed

The second reading of the Bill catitled an Ordinance for the Naturalization of Wong Fing Lam, alias Wong U Kai, was passed and read a third time:

The Council then went into Committee on the Bill entitled an Ordinance to further amend the Cattle Diseases, Slaughter Houses. and Markets Ordinances. 7

THIS morning, at the. Magistracy, Mr. Gedge, charged a Chinaman named Wong Tse Sit, that he with fraudulent intent and contrary to the provisions of ordinance 22 of 1890 did nid and abett three persons as stowaways, found on board the steamship Changsha with intent to obtain a passage therein without the consent of the owners or sailing master of the ship.

Mr. Gedge said that the Changsha would ar- rive in Hongkong on Sunday, and asked his Worship to remand the prisoner until next Monday. Mr. Gompertz said he objected to. bear remanded cases on Mondays but would put the case for Saturday and remand again till Tuesday. Mr. Gedge, said that that would suit and asked that if bail was applied for the abolition of the dual system and the collection and to the City of Canton. In the Empire of the Bill entled an Ordinance to authorise the

THE PRICES are only half those charged in England.

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the leading English makers to be equal to those of their own production.

amount, $500, might be demandel, us he Sir Edward Frankland, K.C.B., show that the charge was of a very serious de D.C.L., F.R.S., F.C.S., &c., the greatestre His worship said that the full mount

would be asked. living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and usod by us in our manufacture ---

■t possesses an extremely high degree of organic purity and is of most excellent quality for "drinking."

A. 8. WATSON & Co., Limited, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 31, 1899, REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

FRANCE.

Captain Pearce, will be despatched as above

LONDON, July 28th. TO-MORROW, the 1st August.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

General Nigrier's removal from the Supreme BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Council of War is the absorbing topic in France, Agents.

19872 and the gravity of his dismissal at the present

crisis is universally recognised.

Hongkong, 31st July, 1899.

FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ GANAL. THE British Steamship

ΤΗ

." GHAZEE,"

will be despatched for the above port on or about the 20th August

S.S. "SIKH" will sail about 30th August. S.5. "ARGYLL

Ai Intervals S.S JOHN SANDERSON" of weeks. .S.S. "AFGHANISTAN",

For Freight, apply to

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agents. +

Hongkong. 31st July, 1899.

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THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL.

THE Company's Steamship

"CHINGWO,””: having arrived from the above Ports; Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, are beat landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

THE TRANSVAAL.

The Transvaal Executive has decided to allot ten seats to the Uitlanders, five in each Volksraad.

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`AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION. The Referendum in Victoria, and also in Tasmania has resulted in overwhelming majo.. rities for Federation.

wish to ask.

a

trade in con-

A lively discussion ensued concerning the clause making is at a plenal offences to kill swine and goats at private residences. It being contended that many Europeans killed and dressed sucking pigs for their consumption and, would not care about taking such a small animal to the slaughter house. Mr. Belillos pointed out that the goats killed by Muhomedens for slaughter house. Mr. Pullock introduced sacrificial purposes could not be taken to the amendments to meet these requirements and the bill passed through committee.

The Council then went into Committee on appropriation of a supplementary sum of three. hundred and eight thousand six hundred and sekenty-two dollits and eighty seven cents, 19 defray the charges of the year 1898, but the Colonial. Treasure was not prepared to proceed. with it.

9-That such export trade is almost wholly confined to the Portuguese Colony of Macao China and is in itself rendered difficult and troublesome, owing to the provisions of the said Ordinance. No. 8 of 1595 and more parti cularly of section 6 thereof which requires that a permit from the Captain Superintendent

His Excellency in adjouming the meeting. respect of each and every shipment made by manufacturer, residing at No 31 Praya East,

him and particulars of such shipment given said the Colonial Secretary and himself had MOUSE COOLIE in the employ of Mr. Marty

of Police must be obtained by: the exponer in was his morning, at the Magistracy, charged

before such permit can be obtained and in been working hard to arrange for the inture addition that in such cases as relate to ship adininistration of the new territory and There being no questions asked, the Chair

ments to places within the jurisdiction of the next Wednesday he was going over to with stealing eight table spoons eight forks and three tea spoons, all being of silver. The man proposed and Mr. Gomes seconded that Emperor of China a further permit must first meet a committee of the elders and centty boy was absent from his duties at 4 p.m. on the report and statement of accounts be passed be obtained from the proper official at such of the different villages, at Taipuho, He. Saturday and at, 4-30, Mr. and Mrs. Many dis- Carried, Proposed by Mr. Georg and seconded place before the shipment can be made. would be pleased to invite the members of the

by Mr. Moses that the nomination of Messrs. J.

1a-That aga result of the general restrics Council and of the Press to accompany him. covered that the articles were missing, having. Keswich and Goetz to be direct rs be con- tions put upon the said business the volume The launch would leave. Hongkong at 7 a.m. been taken from the wardrobe, kept in thie din firmed. Carried. Proposed by Mr. alichael and thereof is unreasokably curtailed and reduced arriving at Taipohu sometime before noon ing room. The boy did not return, so informa- seconded by r. Georg that Messrs. A. O'D.and the profiten derived by your Petitioners when the meeting was to take place. He was tion was given to the police, and the defendant's Gourdin and F. Henderson be re-elected as auditors.--Carried. The Chairman thanked

also meeting a smaller number on Friday at Ping Shan. He adjourned the Council" quarters searched. Nothing incriminating was

inceting until 4 pm, on Tuesday next! found, however.

The finance Committet, owing to many of the un-official members having to retire, postponed the consuleration of the supplemen tary estimates for 1898, 72

The police sergeant asked the magistrate if he would remand, the case until next Thursday, to enable the police to make further enquiries.

It appears that the boy is a notorious bad, character and comes from Macao, We wonder how long it will be before our legislators will tackle this subject of houseboys, as at present the European householder is entirely at the mercy of his Chinese house servants and has no means of finding out their past careers?

WATER POLO,

E. D.) will play the Royal Welch Fusiliers To-morrow afternoon the Royal Artillery (25 (B team) A team race will then take place be tween a V. R. C. and R. W. F. team, six men a side. The following will represent the V. R. E. Alves, L. G. Smith and A. A. Alves,

therefrom are precarious and small and in the event of the imposition of such the gentlemen for their attendance, and said licence fee of $1,200 as aforesaid none that the dividend warrants would be ready to of your Petitioners would be in a position to morrow at to a.m. This terminated the pro-pay the same and they would be driven to close ceedings.

their respective businesses in this Colony

That should such licence fee be imposed it is the present intention of your Petitioners to remove their respective businesses to the said Colony of Macap there to pursue, the same.

.HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE.

COUNCIL.

THANKS FOR PLAGUE VOLUNTEE 38.

12. That your Petitioners respectfully beg to lay before you the conditions under which This afternoon a meeting of the Hongkong similar businesses to their own can be carried Legislative Council was held in the Council on in the said Colony of Macao, where the The following notification is published in the Chamber: at the Government Offices, there licence to dealers in Arms amounts to $2.50 Government Garelle His Excellency the Go being present His Excellency the Governor (Sir per annum, where there are no regulations or vernor desires to express his wtum appreciation Henry Blake, G.C.M.G.), the Hon. J. H. restrictions such as are in existence in this of the public spirit shown by the following Colony, where the retail business is unfeltered gentlemen Chesney Duncan, Gersham Stew Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., (Colonial Secre there being no farm or monopoly on respect of art, C. H. Gale, PG, Law W Nagel, E. tary) the Hon. H. E. Pollock (Acting the dealing in Arms, and where no permits Ralphs, who offered their services in connection happily now, unnecessary to accept owing to 13.That owing to the conditions. Rumsey (Harbour, Master), the Hon. A. M. which similar businesses can be carried on in the decrease of the epidemic Attorney-General), the Hoil. F. Murray save the said licence are required

with the suppressing of the plague, which

Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), the Hon. R. Dthe said Colony of Macao and the conse Ormsby (Director of Public Works), the Hon. C. quent favourable terms upon which such P. Chater, C.M.G., the Hon. F. H. May, Captain businesses, are enabled to compete with your prices for their goods as would enable them to make a fair and reasonable profit in their end businesses and so place them in a position to meet such licence fee of $1200 as aforesaid if imposed.

C. team:-F. Lammert, J. Millar, F. Jorge, Superintendant of Police) the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai. Petitioners, they are unable to charge such

THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON

· THE HINTERLAND DISTURBANCE.

The following despatch from the Secretary of State respecting the recent disturbances in connection with the taking over of the New Territory is published in the Gareties--

-WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says:- On the 30th at 11.55) a.m. The barometer

Downing Street, 23rd June, 1879 has risen slightly in all areas. Pressure is high

Sir,i have the hour to acknowledge the over the China Sea with slight gradients for receipt of your despatch No. 107 of the 28th S.W. to S.E. winds on the coast. FORECAST-Aprif and its enclosures in which you have given me some further details of the recent Light or moderate 5.. winds; fine..

disturbances in connection with the taking over of the New Territory,

On the 31st at 11.40a.m. Barometric changes are unimportant. Pressure remains high over the China Sea; and gradients slight for S.W. to SE, winds on the coast, FORECAST-Light or moderate S, winds; fine.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

have left the Godowne, and all Claires must be We hear that an action has been commented Sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon on the 9th August, or they will not be by Mr. Isabelo Artacho against Mr. Howard

recognized and Code W Dry, claiming $50,000 damages for libel.

Allbroken, chafed, and damaged Goode are

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be THE returns of the number of visitors to the examined on the 9th August.

the Hon. E. R. Belilios, C.M.G., the Hon. T. H. Whitehead, the Hon. Wei A Yuk, and Mr. G. F. T. Buckle (Clerk of Councils.)

The Clerk of the Councils read the Minutes of the last meeting, at han de

ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS' GYMKHANA

By the kind permission of the Hongkong Jockey Club, a gymkhana was held on the Rar Course, at Happy Valley, on Saturday afternoon by the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, whose

14That the result of the closing of your Petitioners said businesses in this Colony con- following Petition from the Chinese Dealers in fee of $1200 as aforesaid would be to put a pathet

The Hon. T H Whitehead, presented thesequent upon the impositions of such licence in attendance and played selections of music

There was a good attendance, Arms to His Excellency the Governor and the practical stop to the business of dealing in The Governor Sir H. Blake G. Legislative Council

Arins in this Colony and would lead to the Blake, who took part in No 30 transfer to the sald Colony of Macao of the trade of the friends of this popular corp which this Colony enjoys in connection there with sparking ther was everything that could be

most interesting programme was

RST EVENT

In the matter of the arms Consolidation

Ordinance 1895 and

In the matter of a proposed Ordinance, to amend the Arms Consolidation Ordinance

1900 1895,

To His Excellency Sir Henry Blake, G.G.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and Vice Admiral of the same And To The Legislative Councji of the said Colony,

The

2-I have read your despatch and enclosurse with interest, and am confirmed in the favour able opinion which I expressed in my despatch No. 96 of 26th ultimo as to your own action and the manner in which you have been sup. ported both by civilian officials and by Her Majesty's Naval and Military forces. Without wishing to undervalue in any way the services, rendered by others, it is evident to me that much has been due to the energy of Mr. Lock hart, and to his local knowledge

H

-3-I have not failed to bring to the notice of the Secretary of State for War and the Lords

about

Spur

And lastly that your Petitioners have large stocks ordered from Europe and partly in course of transic to this Colgry and have further entered into contracts for the salethere of or of a part thereof and that heavy losses would result to your Peutioners in connectioning with the foregoing in the event of the closing of their said businesses which would be o of Sizco as aforesaid. Tung Tak firm of No. 191, Queen's Rd. Ciral casioned by the imposition of such licence fee

Yow Foo

The Humble Petition of.

Chee Yanya te

Your Patitioners therefore humbly pray. Your Excellency that the existing annual foc ce fee tion X öf for dealers in arms as provided by Fook Lung14, Fat Hing Street.

19, 322, Queen's Rd. Cim. Ordinance. No. 8 of 1895 be not!

and Tak Lung

Wing Tack ་

Luen Wo "Cheung Tai

West

Praya West

And further that Your pleased to take such

that the proposed fee of

Tung Shing 5 Queen's, Hd Westmises as to Your Excellency

Kwong Tak Cheong 131

de Commissioners of the Admiralty theo madner in which you have spoken of the services rendered

all of by the Naval and Military forces.

cqwledge Arms:Deal

No Fire Insurance has been affected, and any City Hall Museum for the week ended joth Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 6th July, are Eur Augushwill be subject to rent

Gelen totel 1,527;

Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before

ilbe countersigned by: OLLIDAY WISE & Co.

Tux Hon, Treasu

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