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To-day's Advertisements.

THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1899

Entimation.

PARTICULARS", of the sensational Bangkok poisoning case will be found in another columii. ABOUT two hundred Cantonese shoemakers have struck work in Penang. They demand an increase to their present wages at the age of $5 each man, The headmen are consulting

NOTICE is hereby given that at a Meeting A. S. WATSON & CO., together and will probably give their reply as

of the Board of Directors of the above

named Company held at the Office of the said Company, No. 9. Praya Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on the 2nd day of Octider, 1899. it was resolved that the following Halinary Shares of the said Coinpany the distinguishing Numbers of which are hereunder written be and they were duly FORFEITED in accor dance with Articles Nos. 26 and 27 of the Articles of Association of the said Company.

Notice of the ability to FORFEITURE of these SHAKES anpeared in the Hongkong Daily Press of the 17th day of August, 1899, NUMBERS OF FORFEITED SHARES.

$7477/$7501 1961/11985

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.11. 1811.

IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS

BRANDIES.

Per Dor

$24

A.

Hennessy's Old Pale, Red

Capsule-

+

$18

B.

35800.55940 14309 34391

Superior Very Old Cognac

Red-Capsule

$ 21

59166/59190

36213/36274

16245/16269

1. ។ រ

18562/28573

4500043005

C. Very Old Liqueur Cognac V.O. D.-Hennessy's Finest

59400/50515

74730047300

WH GASKELL,

Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, 5th October, 1899.

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Very Old Liqueur Cog- nac, 1872 Vintage, Red Capsule -

$36

WANTED

$48

—gor6-koo MEDHOUSE, Fußhalor

Unfurnished, at Kowloon or Victoria. The Former preferred.

Apply -

SECRETARY.

THE BONGRONG LANU Isvist Hongkong, 5th October, 1899. "frazaa

MENT AGENCY Co, Ln.

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITEJ

'THE Company's New Steamship

FOR MANILA.

* DIAMANTE,

V.V.O. E.--Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1862 Vintage

All our Brandy is guaranteed to be ruge Cousar, the differences in price being merely a question of age and vintage..

Smaller quantities and sample bottles will be supplied at propot

tionate wholesale rates.

We guarantee our WinesandSpirits to be genuine only when bought Captain Tayler. will be desquatched her the above port, on MONDAY, die ut inscent, at

"direct from us in the Colony or from 5 P.3.

The attention of Rassengers is directed tour authorised Agents at the Coast the excellent accommodation provided by this Ports. steamer. She is fitted throughout with Electric. ! Light.

For Freight e Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TÓMES & C'a. General Managers. Hongkong, 3th Manfs, cầgn,

12700

...

SHEWAN TOMES & CO'S. " NEW YORK" LINE

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SI EX CANAL THE

THE New Steamship

**PING SURY. Capulin C. de Lac Percelle, will be despor fed for the above Port, on MONDAY? the oth instant.

For Freight, apply to

"SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

Hongkong, 5th October, 1899.

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

fruzon!

STEAMSHIP BENLARIG," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND

STRAITS.

*ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

Cirmed that a case bring buited

at their risk into the Goduwis of the Hrugkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godlawn Company, Limited whence and or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

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

The Hongkong Telegraph.

Hongkong, ThURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1899.

TELEGRAMS.

By Telegraphy Special to the “ Hongkung Telegraph."

THE ÷ABERGELDIE“ OVERDUE.

SHANGHAI, October 5th, The steamship Abergeldie has not arrived here and gravé fears are entertained as to ber safety:

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

At yesterday's meeting after His Excellency the Governor had put the report of the Finance Committee before the Council,

ment were inserted in them as the agents of Mr. Bolillos. I had at the time as Acting Colonial Secretary Mr. Sercombe Smith, who was also a barrister. Mr. Sercombe Smith was very strongly of opinion that the Goverment were not liable in any way, but the result of the charge of pleadings practically would be that in the event of the case being decided in favour of Mr. Belilios the Government wouki be the defendants, and in the face of this ad did not know who the Government were to vice and under those circumstances I really

and much correspondence I shared the look to Having looked over the papers

to whether they will give the increase or not. ON the Ah instant,, it Teluk Anson, in Perak, a man named Madisha secured a reward on 19 for producing 197 crocodiles eggs. on the last meeting and before the vote of $170,00 opinion of my Acting Culonial Secretary, who 16th instant, Abelul Rahiman, a'My state i Tanjong Kubu, was loïtunate enough in come across a crocodile meusining 9 feet, pad jo litle ones

Abdel Rahimman secured a reward of $12 for depositing this whole family of co codile in front of the local police station. THE newly appointed lead of a public depart- ment in Natal recently went on lewe for a

week, and during his absence it was naturally supposed that his chief clerk would take cóm matid. Judge of the surprise of the officials coneered, whets on the day following their chief's departure his bell rang for half a fioren of them. Their surprise was accentrated on finding the chief's wife cusconced in his chair; She received them in the blandest of official | mansers, and proceeded to issue instructions

as to their daily routine,

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Cleansing and disinfecting plague

houses,ANISA Linie washing plague houses, Pay of Search Panties (Medical Studs

ents and Interpreters), Cost of removing and bury

patient and dead, General cleansing and lime washing No. 9, Health District... Miscellaneous Expenses,

Totai,

308,73

EXTRA EXPENDITURE FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.". Benconsfield", Cattle slaughtered

$20,095.8

21,080.00 $41,375.89

Total

* STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE FOR 1899 IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW TERRITORY.

Public Works Department... Harbour Office Tiesuty Botanical and Afforestation Depart-

Police.

The Hon. T. H. Whitehead said :~l rise to move that the Report No. 4 be referred back to the Finance & ommittee for amendment and in order that the members may have the opportunity of discussing the printed statement which should have been before the Commitee was passed. "At the last meeting of Council The Colonid Treasurer in reply to

wis, as I have said, a barrister, that the Government were not able and should not be my ptery is in why no Finance minute had

held liable, and 1 held furthermore that if the | been sufinatal to the uned in connection

Government were Hable then Mr.. Bellios with the expeihine of " Beaconsfeld " said I do not know." At the last meeting of the

ought to be paid and that if they were not liable I would not pay him a fraction. The case Fiance Committee it was discovered that the

went before the court,, and a jury, of seven expendittue of $30,095.80 in question was în chided under the bead of "Miscellaneous deciled by a narrow majority of one that Sir. Belilios was not liable. There is a phase of Services (other)," th fact it appeared to have been smuggled in and it was not until questions this question which I think it as well you should understand at the meeting of the were askeid that we found out that the expendi-

Finance Committee it looked as if the Colonial ture on acement of "Bearonsfield" was in-

Serretary knowing certain circumstances was ended under the heading of Miscellancas positively concealing them. A great part of Services in Finance minete No. 7. The said minute was laid in the Council table the correspondence which had taken place, on 31st July last by the hon: the Colminuding a very strong recommendation from the Acting Attorney General that should Secrétry and the hon, member was present

compromise this case and my observation in when the Colonial Treasurer replied to my query asking for information! I think answer to his minnies, I put by on a con it was the duty of the Colonial Secretaryfidential le; it was not put with the other to have informed the Treasurer and the Connell

papers and was not seen by the Colonial dat the expenditure in question was included

Secretary, who knew practically nothing at all under the heat of "Miscellaneous Services"

about the matter. There is the case. Hon.

unble crabets will see that as far as Ian PROCLAMATIONS ISSUED BY THE concerned I declined to pay anything we were At the meeting of the Finance Commit en the hon, member the owner of “ Beseunstield " was

not obliged by law to pay. When the present: allowed to vote for the expenditure of public Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Gandinan, but who money on repairs to his own property. I world

was then Attorney-General, came back in ask Your Excellency to instruct the Colonial, put the whole of the matter before him. He looked closely into it and he said we might Secretary, the Chairman of the Finance Com- mittee, to direct the hen, urenber the owner of "Deacon field in refrain from voting on this question in which he is directly pecuniarity interested. Speaking in the House of Commons on the like question on the 7th July last Mr. Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for the

TDA is the anniversary of the big cyphoon instead of keeping the information concealed

of 1904, in which eleven lives were lost in

tongkong. $300,000 worth of damage done to

buildings, over a bandied native craft wrecked, several ships belly damaged and many of the Hongkong launches torn from their moorings and wrecked. Since then we have only had the typhoon of 29th July, 1896, visit the Colony and it appears as though we were to escape again this year, unless indeed the depression notified yesterday by the Observatory as being in the neighbourhood of Northern Luzon should drop along and shake us up a bit. The Netherlands-India budget for next year provides for a deficit of over three millions of guiders, due mainly toheavy outlay on railways, It is intended to extendite tramways in Acheen, and to lay out waterworks at Surabaya. To meet, the deficit, ten per cent export duty will be levied on jungle produce. All free ports in Netherlands-India will be abolished This means that import and export duties will soon be levied at Macassar and Rhio, both of which had for over seventy years been free ports in the hope of rivalling Singapure. It is also proposed to increase the revenue by rais. ing the impost on salt.

AT THE MAGISTRACY,

Before Mr. Gompertz this morning the Robinson wife beating case again came up for Trearing. Gomplainant said she had no more witnesses to call, in fact, she wished to with Idraw the charge against her husband.

Robinson was bound over personally in $200 to keep the peace for three months.

Several Chinese were quied $3 each for moor:

Mr.

{{The Abergehlie arrived at Hongkong from.

New York on 25th September with a cargo of kerosene, consigned to Messrs. Amholding their boats within too yards of the Praya Karberg & Co., and sailed for Shanghai on ↑ within the litnited hours. the 26th ultimo. - Ed., Hongkong Telegraph |

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

No Claims will be admitted after the tions ; & THE VENEZUELA ARBITRATION.

have left thi Godowlis, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 13th instant. wil being subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be puc sented to the Undersigned on or before the fgth instam, or they will not be reengnized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are

LONTION, October 3rd. lecisions of the Venezuela Arbitration veitama ameamos in a crimpromise rather in favou of Venemela,

THE TRANSVAAL. CRISIS.

The Orange Free State Antillery is moving to be left in the Cindowns, where they will be towards Kimberley and the Free-Staters have examined on the 12th instant, at 5 PM.

also occupies Hathas pass near New Castle. A Baer force of 5,000, with 23 guns holds Limisprint and a forer of 4,000 holds Muller's Fam.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents,

Hongkong, 3th October, 1800

1275

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FROM MIDDLESHORCY, LONDON AND

HR Steamship

STRAITS

* GLENSHEL? having arrived from the abune Ponts, Consigares of Cargo by her, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landfed at their risk into the Godowns of the 1 longkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld,at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as son as the Goods ave landed,

Sees.

THE AMERICA" CUR

The folamber allows the Shamuk

13 mile 10 sec,2 «En. 77. K. 7}

TYPHOON WARNING.

HONGKONG CESERVATORY REPORT. The Observatory report says --

For breaking rules in the fish market with respect to fixing stails and depositing "endes several Chinamen were fined.

Other, crimes tried were for street-crying be- ing in unlawful possession of goods, gambling in the street, stealing, and unlawful hawking I was recently reported that Mr. C. DỤ Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute, and now a home paper avances at another well-known China hand, Mr. Mister Duncan. F. S. A. Scot, of the Imperial Maritiane Customs, has been elected a Fellow of this Institute. Mr. Alister Duncan, who was nominated for the Customs by General “Chi-

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Colonies, saudi-

"1bserve from the newspapers to-day that I am stated to be one of the target shareholders of the Royal Niger Company, And one or more of these newspapers states that I am thus in the position of vender and vendee.

I desire to state

Your vote,

ment

Medical Department Extra Salaries Miscellaneous

Grand Total

38,972.10

136,489.89

14530:14

187.00

440.00

1,000.00

3,000.00

105,001.04.

$346,629.17

ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE

MAGISTRATE OF THE SAN ON DISTRICT & THE VICEROY

OF CANTON REGARDING THE NEW TERRITORY.

Chiu, Magistrate of the San On District, Sc hereby issues this notice for general informa tion. A despatch having been received from His Excellency. Tim, Viceroy of the Two Kwong Provinces, instructing both Civil and Military Officers to attend in person for the purpose of delimiting the Kowloon Extension, the following boundary has been agreed to in accordance with the decision of the Tsung-li Yamêr.

possibly succeed in the event of Ah Hok bringing a case against the Government, but in his opinion the Government would not succeed. But if we did succeed the position would be that a contractor who had honestly done.what he was ordered to do, either by one of the Public Works employees or the Assistant Director of Public Works, and had done it faithfully, would he placed in the position of not being able to re- cover either from the Government or from Mr. Belilios, which would be a scandal, and on the whole he strongly advised that the man should be paid. I ordered that he should be paid. have put the matter before you and asked for and in doing that I was wrong. ought to

and I am sorry it did not. I was in a peculiar It did not strike me at the time, position at the time, and, as I have said before, I felt that if Mr. Befilios had a right to be paid he should be paid in full-it was not a matter feel justified in paying a penny of public money to higgle over-but that if he had not I did not until the court of law had decided the point. You inhabitants, are hereby notified that On the question of bringing this matter before within the leased area as delimited all fields, the founcil I confess, as the honourable memlands, houses, graves, local customs and usages. ber has pointed out, that the money ought not will remain unchanged. You need not, there: to have been paid before it had been brought fore, be alarmed or suspicious and you must be before the Council, and I regret it very much careful not to create trouble (Hear, hear) Does any honourable gentle. mian second this amendment of the honourable Mr. Whitehead's?

exactly what my position in the matter is. When the National African Company, which was the parent of the Royal Niger Company was fomied 17 years ago I applied for tires, and a certain allotment was made to me. As it was less than the application made, 1 subse- quently increased my holding to 1500 shares. There seems to be a misapprehension as to the value of this investment, because there are two classes of shares in the Company-one of £10, fully paid up, and the other 2 only paid up. My allotment was the 2 shares, and my total investment was of the smaller amount-£3,00 fway say in passing that it would be difficult for any hon, member of this House to invest in anything which might not at some time or other be the subject of discussion in this House, But when the question of the possible revoca- tion of the charter came before the Govtan-nation was put and carried. ment took the opportunity to inform the Prime Minister and iny colleagues of the fact

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I had some interest in the Company; and begged, therefore, to be excused from offering any opinion on the transaction, and frous taking any part whatever in any negotia tions which might subsequently take place. Ac- curdingly these acgotiations have been entirely in the hands of my right has friend the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, and I did not know of the result until the muster was substantially settled." The Times, 7th July, 1899.

I observe, Sir, from the printed statement of the expendittire, estimated and actual, for the nine months of this year in connection with the New Territory, will amount to the grand total of $346629.17 and I think the Unofficial Members are entitle a little more time to carefully consider and study the matter. At the last meeting of Council the Hon. the Colonial Ticasurer informed the members that the ex- penditure in connection with Beaconsfield was paid by and under the authority of Your Excellency on 3rd May fast. I think, Sir, that to pay away public monies on 3rd May last and four months later to ask the Council to same- tion the said expenditure after the money has gone beyond their control is an irregular pro ceeding. I believe it is contrary to Colonial

The amendment was not seconded, and the

REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. The Director of Public Works laid on the table the report of the Public Works Com-

mitee.

The Hon. T. H. Whitehead-In connection with that report I may be allowed to earnestly hope that the Director of Public Works will proced without any delay with the construc. tion of the three fonds he there mentions--the road from the Upper Traum Station to High. West Saddle; the road from Castle Peak Bay to Ping Shan and Un Loung, and a road along the Pokfulam Conduit. Roads are the strongest precursors of civilisation, and they distinguish arising from a barbarous state..

After the remaining business of the meeting had been carried out, but before Council dis persed,

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His Excellency the Governor said: Before the Council adjourns there is a matter 1 wish to mention with regard to the question of " Beas consfield." The Hon. Mr. Whitehead made, some observation and put a question to me for my ruling as to one of the honourable members, the llon. Mr. Belilios, having voted at the Finance Committee meeting in a matter. saying, and I have no hesitation in saying, that in which he was interested. It goes without

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nese" Gordon, is a brother of Mr. Chesney Dingua, author of "Corea and the Powers," angulations. At all events it is a procecting a member ought not to vote on any question in

10 brochure which citated something of sellist witch desire to record my cure--which-ho-has-a-financial interest. I do not know

in the 5th at 14:45 am, the brooder has fallen moderately in Japan and slightly on the China const. The depression is moving North- wards near the lochou islands, and will pre hably recurve over Japan. Gradients moderate in the South, rather steep in the North with fresh to strong sun on the coast and is the N. part of the China Sea.

Oftional cargo will be carried on unless instractions are given to the contrary before | Moderate X. vinds ginn. APMG, TO-DAY.

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Goods not cleared by the 4th instant, will be subject to rent.

NoFire Insurance has been effected.

All hip damaged packages must be fet in the Gẞdowns, and a certificate of the dange trained from the Godown Co. within ten days of steamer's arrival, after which no claims wil be recognised.

MCGREGOR BROS. & GOW.. [1271

· Hongkongi 5th. October, 1899.

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM GŁASGOW.

THE Company's Steamship

"KAISOW,"

FORECAST :-

WARNING FROM MANDA.

The following telegram has been counteutia ly forwanted in us by U. S. Consul-General R. Wildman -

MANDA ÜESERVATORY, October 5th, to a..

The typhoon in Pacific is now East of North Luzon or Balingtong Channel, moving probably Northwards,

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tion in 1889, when it was issued from the Shanghai Mrvytry piess. Messrs. Chesney and Alister Duncan re nephews of fat

military officers. Their uncle, the late General Sir George Chesney, K.C.B, M.P, was the author of “ludian Polity” and “The Battle of Dorking," which created a memorable sensa tion shuttly after the Franco-Prussian war: He for years held office as Military Secretary in was a Crimean and Indian Mutiny veteran, and

the Cinvernment of India during the viceroyaky of Lord Dufferia. Another uncle. Colonel Charles Cornwallis Chesney, was it one time A. D. C. to the Duke of Cambridge, lecturer on military tactics of Sandhurst, and' is well-known

protest. I refer to Beaconsueld" expenditure" of $20,095.80. In 1891 Sir William Des Voeux in was then Governor followed a like course in paying away public funds without the sanc tion of the Council first obtained, and three of the inofficial Members forwarded a written protest against same to the Secretary of State. Lord Knutsford in a Despatch addressed to the Officer administering the Government sid

Downing Street, 4th August, 1891. Si have the honour to acknowledge the fast, forwarding receipt of your Despatch No. 166 of 28th May

protest from three of the Unofficial Members of the Council against the payment of the lapsed portion of the Military Contribution for 18yo, before it had been re- voted by the Council.

I regret that the Council was not informed, when asked to re-vote the money, that it had been already paid in anticipation of the re-vote, which should have been taken first.

His

I have the bonour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant,

(Signed) KNUTSFORD, Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Hongkong.

ns the author of Waterloo Lectures" and a standard work of military biographies, in which the genius of Chinese" Gordon was provėd and attracted much attention, for the chapter on Gordon's campaign against the Taiping | rebels was largely compiled from the private diary of the "Martyr of Khartoum." The grand- His Excellency the Governor (after a pause) uncle of these two old Ching hands, Colonel Whether it is seconded or not I should be very

--Does any honourable gentleman second it? | Francis Rawdon Chesney, whose widow occupies sorry indeed if the honourable gentleman did LOCAL AND GENERAL. a suite of apartments graciously niintted to her not receive some explanation, which I think is

by the Queen in Bampton Court Palace, was

due on the question of this item, for I take it Wry, publish in this issue the full address of the Commander-in-Chief of the Euphrates Valley is alluding to is the item in connection with that the item which the honourable gentleman King of Stam to the nobles who assembled to Expedition, undertaken by request of King." Beaconsfield." I saw in the public press after offer their congratulations on the nccasion of Willium, having for its object the opening up of the last finance meeting what bad taken place His Majesty's birthday, September 2181.. Than overland route to India, and it is related at that meeting. I think it well that the Council address contains some interesting reading." that be carried the first mails overland on his

should know exactly what took place. A very short time after I arrived in the coloný 1 THE Negri Sembilan government have decided

nwn camel from the Persian Gulf to the received a letter from Mr. Belilios asking

me to re-open the question of "Beaconsfield. to receive no more applications for mining land Mediterranean. This enterprise attracted

I looked over the papers and I found that it except for hydraulic mining or for permission universal attention at the time, and at the

my predecessor, and consequently t to mine agricultural lands this year, nor will ceremony of formally declaring the Suez Canal and been decided before I came here by swered that I declined to re-open the ques: any more individual mining licenses be issile open de Lesseps referred in eulogistic tens to until the 1st of January, 1900. The reasons for the intrepid pioneer whom he dubbed "the tion. That was in December, In the early this are that the applications for mining land father of the Suez Canal," little dreaming part of January it was brought to my notice, at the time that ultimately the British and in fact it was recommended by the Acting in the states are very numerous and the servey

Attorney-General that this case should be cons would sume day make a deal in the shares of promised. At that time the position was officers are unable to cope with the work.

Hat Canaf which would cause a sensation and peculiar. The position at that moment was THE Royal Welch Fusiliers' Institute has se}

sopir alarm In belle Paris Mr. Chesney Dun- that a case had been taken against Mr. capital example by refusing to take Chinese can is, we understand, engaged on a series of lielilios by a contractor named Ali Hok, who coins from the heat of this month. The me political essays dealing with Far Eastern afairs claimed from his certain ways disc for No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any are paid in British coin, so they have no cause

an expenditure on " Beaconsfield which he Gids remaining in the Gowns after the 11th for complaitu and, in fact appreciate the new

în general, and it is probable the work will be declared by his plendings had been under. instapt, will be subject in rent.

published next spring. In view of his long taken by permission of Mr. Relilios and car Optional Goods will be handed here unless us ir teus to frotect them against the residence and numerous journeys in the ried out through Mr. Belilios's agent. The instructions are given to the contrary before large amount of spurious Chinese subsidy gorgeous East, his careful study of the political counsel for Ab Hot in that case was the Acting Noon, TO-DAY.

coinage in circulation. If only the Hongkong situation and commercial developments, ob Attorney General and the solicitor for Ali Hok Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

stacles to trade and opportunities for advancing was the Crown' Solicitor, The cand chme. firms would take similar steps thien there might commercial interests there is reason to expect before me at a moment when the pleadings HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Agents

be some hope of a stop being put to the that Mr. Duncan's essays will be boil interesti were changed. The pleadings ware changed [za nuisance.

ang end instructive. Hongkong, 3th Octobel, 1890.

in dissways that the Public Works Departe]

having arrived from the above fonts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the (indowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noot on the rich instant, or they will not be recognized

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Cudowns, where they will be

examined on the rith instant.

From Deep Bay across to Sham Chun and thence to Kang Ta the North side of the river shall be the boundary. From Kang T-to Kang Hau the mountain path shall be the market own the middle of the small stream boundary. From Kang Hau to Tung Wo

of the Tung Wo market town to the South shall be the boundary. From the North-East West the road shall be the boundary, and from thence to the share terminating at Mirs Bay. All waterways and roads are included within the use of the people of both nations! the leased area but are always to be open to

Those villages not included in the leased territory will continue. to be within Chinese, territory and the people living in them, are not in any way concerned.

Should any one dare to avail themselves of pretexts to excite or mislead the minds of tho people with a view to create trouble, they will most certainly be punished without leniency

A special notice. Dated 16th of the 2nd Moon the 25th year of Kwong Sü ( 27th March, 1899), ! ...,

Tim, Viceroy of the Two Kwong Provinces, &c., and Luk, Governor of the Kwong Tung Province, &c., issue this notice for general in formation.

Whereas Kowloon has been leased under the instructions of the Emperor and the boundary has been defined in accordance with the on- :ginal map forwarded by the Tsung-li Vamen, the following agreement lins been come to with the foreign officials—RYZY

(1) The people are to be treated with excep tional kindness.

(2.) There can be no forced sale of houses and lands,

(3.) The graves in the leased territory are never to be removed

(4) Local customs and habits are to remain unchanged according to the wishes of the in- habitants.

In these respects, therefore, the villages and differ from those within Chinese territory. market towns in the "leased territory will not

all know that whatever occurs in the villages Wherefore this notification is issued, to let

and market towns of China has now nothing to do with you (who live in the leased territory),

Let every one tremble and obey.".

24th day and Moon 25th year of Kwong Su

An important and special notice...

(4th April, 1809).____________ Meet

FURTHER

whether Mr. Befilios had actually a financial interest in this matter, because he had been paid the money, and whether the Council No one must under any pretext excite or approved or not he had no other interest in the mislead the minds of the people.. You who proceedings. I believe from the Colonial live in the village; and market towns of the Secretary, who has spoken to me upon this leased territory should follow your occupations matter, that the vote which was before the and abide by the law as heretofore, if in dis- Finance Committee included various hems obedience to the Imperial decree you dare to upon which the honourable gentleman would create strife or avail yourselves of any pretext- be perfectly justified in voting, (The Hon. Eto stir up trouble, there is now a large military other matter which struck me at the moment with the guilty without mercy R. Belilios: Hear, hear. There is only one force in the territory which will arrest and dea! ·

the Hon. Mr. Whitehead was speaking, and it action as regarded "Beaconsfield? I over was matter which in my explanation of my own looked, I think the honourable gentleman made use of the word "smuggled," a word having made use of When this official minute which I am sure on consideration he will regret

came before me it had been signed by the Colonial Secretary and the Colonial Treasurer.

ON THE TAKING OVER OF and I signed it as a matter of course. I am. quite sure neither the Colonial Treasurer nor

THE NEW TERRITORY...... the Colonial Secretary would smuggle either (From Genval Officer Commanding in China.

this or any matter before the Finance Com and Hongkong to His Excellency the mittee or the Council. I was rather anxious 1

Governor of Hongkong.) should have the opportunity of informing the

Hongkong, 20th April, 1899. Council how this matter stond. A great many

Sihavelte honour to inform Your Ex- observations had been made, and it was wellcellency that, having found that the troops that some time or other my own reasons for the encamped at Tipi Hu were amply sufficient action I had taken should be stated in the only, to cope with the troubles in that neighbour, place in which they could be stated in this | hood, and the surrounding Districh, and having Council Chaoiber. The Council will now ad- received reliable information that large bodies when I hope to lay the estimates on the table, journ until Wednesday next at-three o'clock,

The Council then adjourned.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

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PAPERS RELATING TO": THE MILITARY OPERATIONS

IN CONNECTION WITH: THE DISTURBANCES,

of armed rebels were gathering in the neigh- bourhood of Casile Peak, +1: hürried back to Hongkong on Monday, the 1701 Instant, in order to make arrangements to send á small Force to operate in the neighbourhood of Deep A meeting of the Finance Committee was Day, My idea was to clear that District either then held under the chairmanship of the by surrounding the rebels and force, then, to Colonial Secretary. The following votes were lay down their arms, or, should they escape agreed to

MMC,-turn them in the direction of Kam Tin "A Sum of Two thousand and One hundred Hu.where the column of troops, from the West Dollars for the purchase of the old site of the could operate with effect engainst them. I Tung Wa Hospital Mortuary at Kennedytown. accordingly, with the table and Hearty co-ppe. A sum of ten thousand and Eight hundred | ratión of the Comingdore, landed a small and Dollars in aid of tho vete for "Scavenging the mobile force at daybreak: af Ngan hom in Deep City, Villages and, Hill District."

Bay The difficult

carrying out this; A sum of Five thousand Dollars to defray the

landing i dark cost of the Pokfulum Conduit Road".

the exceedingly Thallow/walers This was all the business...

Findecu, gadi

would have been out the

Statements and Papers. The following papers and statements were ail before the Legislative Cuncil yesterday

·STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE.

·PLAGUE.

(From April est to July 3101). Purchase of collins and headstones,

and digging graves, Pay, &c, of extra men on pluguo

works, gougefile. Purchase of disinfectante,,-