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The motion was then put to the Boar, and carried, the president and vice president voting against.

THE PROPOSED SCHEME OF-SANITARY IMPROVEMENT.

The Hon. F. H. May, pursuant to notice, moved That the Board appuint a sub-cont mittee to draw up a scheme of sanitary improve- ments of the City of Victoria.

Me. Osborne, in seconding, said--At our last meeting 1 proposed and the Board adopted a resalation to the effect that we were not dis posed to formulate a comprehensive scheme of sanitary improvement unless the Government, who had asked for it, gave some assurance that our recommendations or at least soure of them

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1901.

Harbour

SWINE.

The last item on the orders of the day were 240 applications (nr licenses to keep swine and two to keep caule.

POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN

MOPERA CO..

price to be given for rate from two cents to three cents each. It was stated that some 400 rats were being brought in per week The

To-night the above give their first perform number had been as high as 2,oco. Mr. Usborne at first mentioned. 5 cents, but Mr. Fung Wa

spoken of as their best production, the ballets Chuen said that the Chinese would import theinance in longkong of" A Gaiety Girl" which is if that figure were offered.

and dancing being the great feature, and any one who had the pleasure of witnessing "The Belle of New York" knows the Lilliputians can dance. The "Belle" has had the record run of holding the boards for seven performances, Never before has a piece been so popular-in the Colony and drawing such immense houses, It was produced for the last time last night To-morrow afternoon at 3.30 p.m. they give a Matinee of "A Gaiety Girl when all children schools, amabs, teachers, soldiers and sailers in uniform will be admitted at half price. The plans may be seen at the Robinson Piano Co. where it is advisable to book early to avoid disappointment.

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Dr.

On the motion of Dr, Clark seconded Bell it was decided that Dr. Clark should per sonally attend to this business in the future, Dr. Bell remarking that it was useless bring matter before the Board about which they knew nothing...

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME COURT,

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Before Hit Honour Sir John Carrington, KA, C.M.G& {Chief Justice.)

January 18th.

PERJURY.

Lui I Kun stood on an indictment charging Lui with perjury on the 21st of December 1900, at the Magistracy, before F. A. Hazeland Esq, Acting Police Magistrate.

THE CRISIS IN. CHINA.

TIENTSIN.

Affairs in the North.

TIENTSIN, December 28th, Christmas has come and gone uneventfully, in spite of the attempt made to get up a scare, as some call it, the Russians having reported the approach of a large body of armed Chinese. The defendant pleaded not guilty.

However, though one or two similar reports. The following jurors were empanelled:have ended in smoke, information has ap Messrs. Arthur Kube, H. A. L. Oldenberg, L. A.parently reached head quarters sufficient to Rese, J. M. da Rozario, John S. Wright, Isaac, justify a rather large move on our part. Yester day and to-day the Fourth Brigade under Gen. T. Levy and R. M. Mehta.

Cummings, with a force of artillery and cavalry have been leaving for Yangtsun where active operations are anticipated about zo miles 10 the west of Peiho. The precise composition

The Attorney General said to cut the thatter very short was that the defendant was charged with having been in a Court of Justice and given false evidence as a witness. About 40 miles beyond Macao was a market town called Tau Fuk, and about seven miles from there was the defendants native place, at which there was a riot some little time age and a riot was always the time to commence looting stores of peace-abiding citi rens. There was a man there who would be called as a witness to-day who, with his part. ners had a valuable store. That store was looted and 6,500 taels worth was taken away. One of the ringleaders of the plundering band was a man named Lui Cheung, who, he would prove, was the fifth son of the defendant. Lui Cheung and his partners in the robbery, having obtained all the plunder, the first named went to Macao and was then traced to Hongkong. The man who had been robbed found out their the man Liu Cheung had gone to Hongkong, The man who had been robbed, Shui Cheung was a convert, and he communicated with the American Mission or Consular authorities, with the result that proceedings were taken to procure the extradition of the man Lui Cheung. The magistrate thought it right to extradite, a very clever scheme, how ever, having been, imposed on Mr. Haze land. The defendant gave a false name and got another man to say that the man who had committed the robbery, was his son, when really he was the son of the defendant in the present case.

sent him, and in his own time he came to the The President said the Board had seen the estimate which was sent to them by the firm office of the Director of Public Works and ex

which they were recommended to by the Shang plained his ideas on the matter. An officer was sent an intelligent offices-to accompany. De hai Municipality to communicate with. The Young, and both of them went over the nullah firm in question said they would furnish them ground at Kennedytown. As the reant of this, with the iron work in connection with the furnace for burning the cattle at a cost of £115 Dr. Young inlicated on the map the position of half-a-dozen pools he wanted filling up These delivered in Hongkong, the brick-work to be pools, the officer reported, could be filled by the supplied locally. He had not gone into it, but simple expedient of kir king some dirt into them cridently the whole cost would not be mine and in cases where breeding places were found than $2,000 or $3,000. The question of getting rid of the carcases of catile had become a very amongst broken pottery, and so on, that breed ing-place was destroyed by merely luming the serious one. Sooner or later they must provide facilities for the burning of carcases. It had pottery upside down. It seemed to him, went on the speaker, that Dr. Young then realised also been represented that during plague time what others had sincerealised-to do away with the want of a small crematorfun for getting rid of clothing and other anicles which had to be. all poots in which mosquitoes breed was practically impossible. He merely mentioned destroyed was very much needed. This was this to show what trivial work leading re- not a costly thing and with this crematorium, sident not do it himself, it was. With they could make experiments as to the burn- regard to the leading resident" in the Westing of the refuse of the city. He had been. End, he had certainly written a great deal to accused in the minutes of opposing the intro- the Government. If all that was required was duction of a refuse-destructor without giving a paitful of limewash, why did leading resident any reasons. It would have been fairer and not do it himself, when it meant the simpler to have asked him first if he was op- expenditure of only a fey dollais. Finally, the posed to the scheme, and if so for what reasons. mover of the motion hact implied, he thought, He might say that he was waiting to see sufti- that he (the President) was a disbeliever, in the ciently strong reasons advanced for abandon mosquito malaria themy. He had never said tag the wesent system. They had a working so, and it had, in fact been proved that die system for scavenging the city, and as the work theory was a correct one. He believed that whenerally acknowledged to be well done mosquitoes could transmit fever but not that they the onus of showing reasons for abandoning the present system and launching out into were the sole cause of malarial fever.

large expenditure on another method of dis posing of the city refuse lay with the advocates of the proposal. He might content himself by saying Leave well enough, alone." But he was quite willing to pake a few remarks here on the subject, and give his reasons for what they were worth. His reasons for slicking to the present system were-fratly he believed the returning to the soil of all, vegetable and other refuse removed from the streets and gut ters was the correct and most economical system. Secondly, lie looked to the situation of the city. The city might be said to extend from Causeway Bay on the east to Kennedy town on the west, a distance of four and a half miles, and the average depth gas.not more than three-eighth of a mile. There were steep gradients, leading to the harbour. No great accumulation of refuse was necessary; it was only a case of multiplying dust-carts. The third reason in favour of the present system was that they had a poor barren, country on the opposite side of the with extensive reclamation on the fore. shore in progress.

It was the very place for dumping and burying rubbish. One reason advanced against the present system was that the refuse of the city was frequently thrown overboard from the dust boats. He did not believe that that was done to any great extent, and no doubt it could be stopped by greater vigilance. Now for the reasons against the He differeti from Mr. Crook refuse destructor.

that he did not believe that their refuse could be burned without a large consumption of coal. Then there was the large initial ex- pense. Mr. Crook explained to the Public Works Committee that the $60,000 he proposed expending would only provide for about one- third of the city refuse. In some way the ex- planation of which he forgot, Mr. Crook ex- pressed the opinion that $120.000 would provide for all; but the M.O.H. would, he thought, tell them that for all this expenditure there would be no decrease in the present cost of collecting and removing the rubbish from the streets. Then where was the destructor to be? One site was selected at Kennedytown. How were they to get the refuse there-by land of by water? if by land would their streets be improved by the passage of strings of dust carts throughout the length of the city. If by water, there came in here the double-handling of the stuff--first down as paw to the dest-boats; then unloading again and carrying up to the destructor. His posi- tion in regard to this question was this: he was not convinced, nor had any arguments been put before him to convince him, that any ad vantage would accrue to the city, by the intro- OPEN SPACES ON PRAVA EAST.

duction of a refuse destructor or destructors at The Hon. F. H. May had given notice of his a cost of froin $60,000 to $120,000 and until he was so convinced he would not in his respon- intention to move That before the condi tions for provision of open spaces around built sible position advise the Government to embark ings on the proposed reclination in front of in a very cosily scheme which might be an ut-them as follows:-

ter failure. He was open to argument. Let Priya East be settled they be referred to the Board for their consideration and advice, those who cried out for a refuse destructor as a This motion was withdrawh, the Hon. F. II. sort of panacea for all the ills in Hongkong May remarking that it was hardly ripe for disprove their case by reference to other cities which had introduced the system and benefited thereby in a lessened death-rate, cleaner Ile knew towns On the motion of Dr. Hartigan, seconded bystreels, or any other way. Mr. Fung Wa Chuen, the following resolution where all the refuse, as well as all the was carried: "That the Government be asked night-soil, went into the ground in the to furnish the Board regularly with a copy of

Hear vicinity and which were remarkable for ilieir clean well kept streets, and for their the Government Analyst's monthly report on the condition of the water supply of the colony." healthiness and low death-rate, and he saw no reason why Hongkong should not deal with The President said doubtless there would nor

its refuse in the same way. In conclusion he be the signést difficulty about this.

moved"That the Government be asked to call on the Director of Public Works to submit an estimate for a cattle crematorium such as The following letter, dated fan. 14th, from that shown on plans and described in the speci Mr. J.J. Bryan, Sanitary Surveyor, was subfication lately obtained from Messrs. Goddard, Massey, and Warner, and provide the funds necessary in the supplementary estimate for the current year."

would be acted upon, therefore in seconding Mr. May's proposal I desire to explain the apparent inconsistency of my supponing to day what we practically refused to do a for-night age The resolution of last meeting was brought for- ward with a view to place on recond and bing to the notice of Government the feelings of the Band in regard to what we or the Majority of us consider to be the indifferent treatment which pur commendations in the past have as a rele met with-We do not for one moment, imagine that our suggestions, however excel- lent, are in every case either practicable or politic. But what we expect and have a right to expect is that we shall not be merwith blank refusal, and for financial or other reasons Government cannot see its way to give effect to our suggestions, we consider we and the Public when we represent, are entitled to the courtesy of an explanation-And most of all we feel bai, when the Board recommends some minur refoam where the question of expense cannot apply, as for instances the removal of the Cricket ground urinal, our recommendation should not be rast aside simply because it does hot meet with the approval of some individual member of Government. Our Board Meetings should be something ntore than mere opportu nities for academical discussion, and think we may hope in course of time to effect con- siderable improvement in the health of the Colony and the consequent welfare of its peo ple provided Government will accord us the support and encouragement which we consider to be due to the great abject for which we we work. For this reason therefor I beg to second Mr. Mays' proposal.

On the suggestion of the President a sub- committee was appointed, consiting of the Hon. F. If. May, Mr. Osbofne, Dr. Clark, and Mr. Fang Wa Chun, Dr. Hartigan expressing his inability to sit.

cussion.

THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE COLONY.

SUGGESTED ALTERATION TO-DRAINAGE.

EYE LAW NO. 18.

mitted

"Bye-law 18 of the Drainage Bye-laws re- quires that any drain passing untier a build ing shall, whenever possible," be laid in one) straight line. Now that all buildings must be provided with yards, it will always be possibic to so design the drain that no change of direc: tion will be required inside a building, and I beg to suggest, therefore, that the words "whenever possible" be deleted from Bye-law 18. The Local Government Bye-laws which are in force generally throughout England read - No drain conveying sewage must pass midler a building unless no other made of construction is practicable. In that case it must be laid in a direct line for the whole distance beneath the louse," My reasons for suggesting this are that when a manhole is built inside a house there is a danger of drain air entering the house, as I have proved by using the smoke test. I have also occasionally found the cover to the manhole removed, and the place used as a receptacle for refuse."

The following minutes were appended Dr. Hanigan "The last paragraph of Mr. Bryan's letter is the most important. Where manholes have been used as receptacles for refuse prosecutions of occupiers should follow. This is one example of the way many Chinese abuse sanitary improvements.".

Mr. Fung Wa Chuen Nothing is to be gained by deleting the words whenever pos sible, as it would probably lead to a deadlock In exceptional cases."

Mr. Osborne: The suggestion is a good Dr. Clark thoroughly agree with the Surveyor."

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On the motion of Dr. Clark, seconded by Dr. Bell; the proposed amendment was approved. HOUSES WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE

ORDINANCE.

The Hon. F. H. May seconded. On the motion of Mr. Osborne, seconded by Dr. Clark, who said that the president had voted against the destructor for 24 years or he had. not voted for it, an amendment to the metion was carried, adding to it the words "in recommending this cattle-destructor, the Board are still of opinion that a refuse-destruc tor is also necessary."

The president, vice president and Dr. Bell voted against the amendment. THE SALE OF PORK OUTSIDE THE MARKETS. A petition relative to the sale of fresh pork outside the precincts of the markets of the Colony from the lessees of stalls in the markets, wherein they carry on the trade of fresh pork, was submitted

-The Hon. F. H. May said the object of licensing the shops was to, do something to wards reducing the price of food. At the time when the question of the high price of meal was discussed, and it was, suggested that they should license these places outside the markets so as to relieve the enormous pressure on the markets in the city vacant at the present

moment..

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The evidence of Mr. C..A. D., Melbourne, first clerk at the Magistracy was just started when the defendant said he wished to admit that Lui Cheung was his son and also wished to withdraw his plea of not guilty. He asked His Lordship to pass a light sentence upon him.

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Chung Thau U, was also charged with having committed perjury at the Magistracy.

He pleaded guilty:

The first man, Lui 'Kun, was then brought into the dock and His Lordship addressed

of the force is

1,000 infantry, 4th Brigade, with Maximgun,

2 guns. B. Battery R. H. A.

gun, Pr. Maxim Battery. Company 20th Punjab Infantry with

Maxim gun.

r Squad 3rd Bombay Cavalry, went out by road yesterday, the rest going by The artillery, cavalry and Punjab Infantry train to-day. Rations for len days have been taken, 40 lbs. baggage per inan being allowed and light scale and tents for officers. It is to be hoped that the weather will continue mild as at present, ar, the trip will be attended, I fear, with some sickness. It is certain that it is not undertaken without some strong apparent rea- son, but the fear is that the rascals will clear away long before our chaps can come up with them, as they know our every movement, and if our column fails to find anything there is danger of the game of wolf being played yet once again. There is not the slightest doubt that the country sound here is swarming with hostile ignorant and arrogant Chinese who are nursing schemes for revenge and conquest in, dehance of reason, and who will use the very first opportunity to do any mischief that they can. It is true that in one sense venience can be experienced even through they can do little; but a great deal of incon the present practice of reporting "lo he is here, lo he is there," and never coming to battle. Not strong enough or bold enough to retake the city, yet amply sufficient to create a perpetual disturbance of the peace. The peo. ple are bolder and ruder than ever locally. though I hear out Tongshan way their attitude is quite different and they deport themselves almost with the humility of an avowedly con

In Peking matters do not seem very

children upon the floors and overy available lenge.

Tientsin distinguished itself by an earthquake shock on the 20th.in the afternoon, or perhaps should say three were three in the space of

violent ones, as persons in the lower floors of about twenty minutes. They were not very houses were unconscious of them; but those an beds in the upper rooms fell them distinctly,

The Mail Service is not properly organized yet, and letters and papers are striving. uncertainly, or not all. -

nibst

Thenew Telegraph line, called the Cables, but on Chinese authority purely Sheng's, (and truly the men ought to know whom they are struk ing tor) has started operations in Tientsin and make no charge for Messages for Europe-and. Shanghai between this and Taku. To those who believe the line is the Cables, this magnanimity is rather startling; but those who know the line is Sheng's quite understand the arrangements which necessitate this, However, there is is a good time coming. The German Cable will be continued and will link up with. Peking via the existing private fine, Poulsen's. and then we may look for cheaper rates all

round.

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NOTANDA

CALENDAR,

JANUARY. Meteorological means based on fifteen year

observations to 1892. Barometer

.30.159 Thermometer ..

74 1.545

Humidity Rainfal

WEATHER REPORT,

On date ni

-4 pm.

TO-DAY.

Oo dale at

Barometer.. Temperature' .....

30.32

30.22

Humidity

* 70

60 72

Rainfall

TO-DAY.

Friday, 18th January, 1901. Chinese-28th of zxik moon of 26th year of

Kwang-s. Sun-Rises

Sets

Shr. 45min. shr. 36min. Shr. Simin.. Afternoon ... phr. 2min. Low water-Morning akr. 4min, Afternoon Ohr. 15min. ANNIVERSARIES.

High water-Morning

1850-Blockade of the virus by Admiral

Parker.

1867-Great gunpowder explosion in Hong-

kong harbour. 1871-King of Prussia proclaimed Emperor of

Germany.

1884-General Gordon despatched to the Sou

dan.

ཝཱ

1885-Steamer Rosslyn lost on Saigon coast,

crew saved.

1896-Death of Prince Henry of Battenburg. King Prempel submitted to Great Britain. Foundation stone of the new premises of the Po Leung Kuk Society laid by, H.E, the Governor. 1899-Fire at Shanghai.

Sets

TO-MORROW. Saturday, 19th January, 1901. Chinese-20th of 11th moon of 20th year of

Kwang-sü. Sun-Rises

6hr. 45min. gm 5hr, 37min. ANNIVERSARIES. 1812-Ciudad Rodrigo stormed. 1841-Elliot and Kishen treaty, ceding Hong-

kong. 1861-Kewloon peninsula formally handed

over to Great Britain. 1863-Sailor's Home at Hongkong formally

opened.

1870-The Frederic burnt by coolies. 1879-Arrival of Portuguese transport Africa

at Macao, from Lisbon, with 200 palice 1889-Battle of Meteminch,

for the colony:

The defendant was accordingly found guilty on his own admission and is Lordship requered people. served sentence till the other case of perjury was concluded, as the Attorney General said much different, and there is still no that in this case they could say that the defen-verification of the terms having been signed dant was really Lu Cheung's father, but they even by Li and Ching. But one questions where the utility of any such signature comes would have to see what the next man had to

in, when the ratification of the Throne may never be forthcoming! The Dowager is sup posed to be as stubbornly opposed to return as ever:the Emperor powerless todosoifhe would: while Li and Chirg have around them a set of less loyal to Tuan and actively anti-foreign, Conservative Court officials who are more or One of them, Ho Tung, a Manchu, was directly responsible for the murder of the Japanese Secretary, Sugiyama; and Prince No Yen-Tua, another blanchu, is reported to be even now concerting with Boxer leaders outside Peking, to rise again and retake the capital! The 30th inst. is the mystic th which has been referred 9 p.m.-Sharp, Harmston's Circus at the Re- to by the Chinese from time to time during the past two months, though people here attach no importance to it. Still, dates in the past 9 have had a significance whether believed in or not, and why not again?

Lui Cheung was charged at the Magistracy with having committed a robbery within the Empire of China, and when the evidence was given it was said that he belonged to a village in the Kwangtung province. This man was the son of you, Lut I Ken. That was the description of him and was the way in which he was to be identified. Then you, Lui I Kun, and you Cheung Shan U come down to Hongkong to get him off. You, Lui Kon, his father, go into the witness box and swear that he was not your son. And you. Cheung Shan U, go into the witness box and swear that he was not the son of Lui 1 Kun and was your son, Well, I have no doubt that you were well agreed upon.this. plan before you came down. And you have both admitted that you were speaking falsely in what you said before the Magistrate; you say you don't know the customs of this country, but you must know very well that to give false evidence in a court of law was a very wrong thing will have regard with respect to both of you in the fact that you have pleaded guilty. With respect to you, Lin I Kim, I will have regard to the fact that you are the father of the man, and therefore some allowance is to be made for that. Bat still perjury is a very serious offence and is very frequently commited in the Courts of this Colony and therefore when any persun has offended, the punishment must be more or less, severe according to the circuinstances You Li I Kun, must undergo imprisonment with hard labour for eight months. And yon Cheung Sha U, must undergo imprisonment with hard labour for twelve months,

TRIAD SOCIETY. CASE. Wong Sani stood, charged with being a member of an unlawful society, the Triad Society, at Cheung Sha Wan on the 21st of December 1900.

The defendant pleaded not guilty. The same jurers served as in the previous "cases.

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1888

Mr. Mortimer. Murray, British Vic- Consul at Macan, committed suicide.

AGENDA.-

TO-DAY.

creation Ground (near the Race Course.)

Royal. pan-Pollard's Lilliputians at the Theatre

3.30

TO-MORROW,

hai-wei and Köbe

While by no means approving the generaltone of Sir Robert Han's recent article, and feeling C. N. Go's steamer Changsha leaves for Wei bound to acknowledge its high hysterical pes simism, there is this grain of truth in it. The spirit of Boxerdom is one which will live in the land, and possibly grow and cause as it is a spirit great trouble, inasmuch which has always existed, and needed but a leader and encouragement to evince itself. It is the spirit of foreign hatred. As time goes on Boxer practices will be scouted, their futility being self evident; but the great raison d'etre of their invention, the hatred of the foreigner with his eternal demands for straight dealing, his perpetual opposition to squeeze and his thousand and one plans for upsetting good old Custom, will be as tampant as ever if not stronger, until educational influences have had time to soften it down to the recoguised and 9 controlled limitations of mere racial prejudice..

On the zoil of this month 100 French soldiers went to a village called Huang-isa about 20 miles from here to search for arms, and as they were crossing the frozen creek towards it, they were fired upon by the Boxers, and Lieut. Contal of the Marine Infantry was killed and another officer wounded. The French needed no second invitation. They rushed the village, killing many Chinese and driving others out, and then burnt the place. In the opinion of many leaders the only plan will be to systematically scour the country and burn every village. It seems not unlikely. that it will come to something of the kind if the Chinese go on as tiley do.

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just hear that the Germans and Japanese are operating along the river between here and Taku, while Germans and French are also joining with our column off Yangtsue. The report is tha. 40,000 Imperial troops are operat surrounding Paipting for

The Attorney General addressed the jury, He said the defendant was arrested on the 21st with regard to the law on the Trand Society Dr. Clark moved that the govemment be re of December last. He was carrying a box commended to allow the present shop licenses which was locked, he having the key. for the sale of incat to expire, and that they lp the box were found three papers, which erect at as early a date as possible temporary were undoubtedly Triad Society papers. The land where they are urgently seeded, crown first them had on is a chop of the Societying with the Boxers.. Neavs comes, top, of forces

are and also and was a Triad paper. It was an invitation that the Government should rent shops outside to a dinner, just as a freemason might receive the markets la be let for the sale of nicat.. An invitation but of course the Triad Society was an unlawful ono. The second paper was The President said that there was no vacant picce of Crown Land on which a suitable an invitation from one lodge to another to join matshed arrangement could be erected except in a fight and the third document was also a V. M. C. First there was a musical pro- ing a piece near the Harbour Office which Triad Society paper. A curious circumstance however, would sell at $15 a foot.

In connection with the case was that the defen- dant was originally arrested for an offence against the opium low. On his getting out of prison he was arrested on the present charge,

The cridente was heard and His Worship explained the caso and the law to the jury

A verdict of guilty was returned against the defendant and His Lordship, in sentencing him to three months hard labour, said he took into consideration the fact that the man was between 60 and 70 years old, heavy

There were two other cases on the sheet, Tam Ku Ufor (1) bringing counterfeit coins into the Colony, and (2) uttering.counterfeit coins Lo Mun-robbery by two or more persons,

Dr. Clark said that he thought the same answer had been given to a request for more urinals some time ago, and which a commitico had investigated the master, several sites were found. If the Director of Public Works thought it more advisable to retain Crown Land on the chance of making money by sell ing it at $15 per foot, than to provide proper market accommodation, then that was all he lied to say.

A letter dated January 14th was submitted from Mr. J. J. Bryan, Sanitary Surveyor, with reference to six houses which have been built In New Street on the site formerly occupied by as bool and one house. A cenificate had been applied for, and he recommended that the same be withheld, and the owner informed that the houses could not be occupied until they were so constructed as to comply with the Ordinance, The suggestion of the Sanitary Surveyor was agreed to

Dr. Hanigan said he certainly begged to THE PROPOSED CATTLE DESTRUCTOR, second the motion of Dr Clark

The mption was carried Correspondence was submitted regarding a proposed caule destructor, and the following minujes were apponded

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On the motion of Mr. Osborne, seconded by Mr.Fung Wa Gun, it was decided to raise the

Last night nearly all the men of the Australian contingent, a number of U.S. Marines and sold- fers of other nationalities numbering some.250 in all, were entertained by the prameters of the gramme, most of the items being contributed by the med themselves, and I was greally struck by the great musical talent some of them displayed, sitting down to the piano with the utmost confidence and dashing off im- promptu accompanimeals without music. while one sailor with a violin showed himself possessed of really fine musical instinct, good car and delicate touch. After the enters tainment, in which some of our leading civilians Mr. Trein and Mrs. Anderson, took part, the men adjourned to the Y. M. C. A. building, which it is hoped they will more often frequent now, and had a tremendous spread of good cheer in the shape of Christmas calces, sandwiches etc. galore, and very heartily they appeared to enjoy the good things, seated like

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The H. A. steamer Holsatia, from Kame burg left Singapore for this port yesterday, the 12th inst., and may be expected here on or about Wednesday, the 33rd inst

The NY, K.'s alcamer. Vawala Maru, Australian Line) left Koba via Moji and Na gasaki for this port on the isth inst., a.m. and is expected to arrive here on Tuesday, the and inst

Shipping.

Arrivdis. HOAO, French steamer, $32, Merlees 17th

Jan-Pikhoi and Hollow 16th January, General.--A. R. Marty: 3 CHUSAN, British steamer 2,852, C. L. Daniel, 18th Jan, Shanghai 15th Jan, Mails and General, P. & O. S. N. Co. CHANGSHA, British steamer, 1,483, T.-Moore," 18th Jan,Mbourne 19th Dec, Sydney 25th, Brisbane 28th, Townsville 31st, and Thursday Island 4th Jan, General Butterfield & Swire,

ANTING, British steamer, 1,158, H. Barlow.

18th Jan, Shanghai 13th Jan, General. C. M. S. N. Co.,

PROGRESS, German steamer, 678, P. Brandt, 18th Jan,Touron 15th Jan, Coals and Rice-Sicmssen & Co.

CHEANG CHEW, British steamer, 1,213, H, C.

D. Frampton h January, Penang via Singapore 11th Tan., General-Chinese. TAKSANG, British steamer, 977, Baker, 18th Jan, Shanghai 13th Jan, and Swatow 17th, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. GLORY, British st-class battleship, 12,950,

Frederick S. Inglefield, 18th January,- Singapore 12th January,

HONGKONG, French steamer, 732) Pannier, 18th Jan Haiphong and Hoihow 37th Jan., General-A. R. Marty. CHUNSANG, British steamer, 1,418, LA: Muir,

18 Jan-Nagasaki 13th Jan., Coal- Jardine, Matheson & Co.

ELSA, German steamer, 1,702, Schönwandt,

ith Ján, Aloji 13th Jan., Coal.-Jchsen. $ Co..

* 2 Str Jan.,--Wei-hai-wei 14th Jan. HAIMUN, British transport, 636, W. J. Davis,

Clearances at the Harbour. Office. Sambia, German str., for Singapore, Kasuga Maru, Japanese sar, for Nagasaki. Sultan von Langkat, Dutch str., for. Langkat. Wongkoi, German str., for Swatow. Cheang Chew, British str,, for Amoy, Cheang Hock Kian, British str, for Amoy. Kronbegr, Danish str., for Bangkok. Kongnam, British str., for Canton,

Departures.

Jan. 18, Wonghai, British str., for Swatow. Jan. 18, Laes, French str., for Shanghai, &c. Jan. 18, Loksang, British str., for Bangkok. Jan. 18, R.. Morrow, Brit. bark, for New York. Jan. 18, Banca, British str., for Shanghai. Jan. 18, Thales, British str., for Swatow. Jan. 18, Sambia, German, str., for Singapore. Jan. 18, takilles, British str., for Singapore.. Jan. 18, Goodwin, British str., for Tacoma.. Jan. 18, Wuhu, British str., for Canton. Jan. 18, Taithun, American str., for Canton. Jan. 18, Karuga Mari Japanese str, for Japan, Jan. 18, Descartes, French cruiser; for hoy.. Jan, 18, Sultan von Langkat, Dutch str, for

Pulo. Jan. 18, Garonare, American transport, for

Manila.

Passangers-Arrived. Per Cheang Chew, from Penang,, &c.—797' Chinese.

Per Progress, from Touron-Mrs. Blanc and 23 Cliinese.

Per Taksang, from Shanghai, &c-Mr..D.. H. Wilde and fof Chinese

Per Anping, from Shanghai-Messrs. E. Ringires, J. Ross, Mrs. and Miss Lamont and

40 Chinese..

Per Changsha, from Australian Parts-Mr.

A. Kaenzle, F, Glass, and 56 Chinese.

Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Marley, Messrs. M.

Per Chuan, from Shanghai for London- Mr. Elliot, Mr. and Mrs. B. Hardy and servant, Mr. E.T. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. W.-H. War Tens, Messis. Needham and L. W. Endie. For Port Said Mr. R. J. Cockran, Mrs. J. W. Cockran, Misses Mary and J. C. Cockran. For Colombo Mr. and Mrs. W. S, King, child and servant. For Bombay-M J. C. H. Hanly, For Singapore-to Malays and Syce. For- Hongkong Dr. Sloan and servant, Mr. and Rode, The Hon. J. J. Keswick and servant, Mrs. Cecil Holliday, Miss M. Kern, Mr. F. Messrs. C. Francke, Engel, Mr. and Mrs. Senna, Messrs. P..A. O. Wattos, L. Wood, Lt. Hard, H: Tyndale, S, Pearce, Geo. Moggridge, E. L. Azavedo, Messrs. Wm. Collins, Wm. Wm. Wiles, Arthur Greeney, Stanley and r Assistant.

-Per Haimun, from Weihaiwei,-Mrs. Gaunt, and Staff-Surgeon Hall.

Departed:

Per Laos, for Shanghai-Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wantic, Messrs. C. T. Smith, Rebiere, A. Ma rangoni, M. Xavier, B. Stem, E. Sharp, J Bran, S. Kromor, F. Mebadas and N. Mamols. For Kobe-Mr. Ng Tack For Yokoliana-Mr. Yu Fong,--**-

P. & O. S. N. Ch's steamer Coromandel leaves

for Shanghai. 12: Noon-P.&O.S. N. steamer Chuson with mails

etc. leaves for Europe. p.m.-Second Grand Matinee: of the Pollard's Lilliputians at the Theatre Royal. 4 p.ut.-C. N. Co.'s steamer Tsinan leaves före

Australian Ports via Amoy. 4pm-Fint Grand Matinee of Harmston's Circus at the Recreation Ground (near the Race Course.)

Per Kawachi Maru, for Kobe and Yoko 'p.m.-Sharp. Harmston's Circus at the Reinma-Messrs. J Nitabe, G. Schwabe, S. creation Ground (near the Race Takakura, K. Kiwidji, Kaisa, Ida, D. Yoshida, Course.)

Shibuya, Kuriyama, Lo Jack Pang, H. C. Ping, p.m.-Pollard's Lilliputians at the Theatre Chan C. Yow, H. W Chung, Gen. N. Ariaska,

Royal,

and Cant. M; Hayashi."

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUX..

- American (Coptic) to-morrow,

Tacoma Olympia) 20th instaut.

·Canadian (Empress of India) 20th instant. -German (Sachsen) 22nd instant,

German (Preussen) 22nd instant. American (City of Prking) sih prox. Tacoma Tacoma)2th prox. American (America Maru) 26th prox

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURN

Kowloon

S.M.S. Hansa

Garonne

S. Luchs Independent Picciola c

Loyal Char

Peiyang

Tigering Beulawers

The O. 5. S. Co.'s scamer frion, left Singa pore yesterday, the 17th ins;, and is due in Hongkong on Wendesday, the 23rd.just

The D&Co.'s scamer Gymeric, from New York und Straits left Manila yesterday, thig 17th inst, and is expected here on Sunday, the Both inst, and ac

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. R.M.S. Empress of India, from Vancouver left Kobe at a., on Wednesday, the 16th inst, for Na gasaki, Shanghaj and Hongk

Pet, Kasuga Atari, for Japan-Messrs. K. Sakoma, F. Hojo, R. MacCance, T. Hayashi, 1. A. Camroolin, OH Foorabally, Mr, and- Mrs. Heung Shun, Mrs. P. Yeung Sze, Mrs Pow Yeung Szo, Mrs. T, Yeung Sze, Mrs. Honda Mrs. Takahara, Mrs. K. ito, Mrs. Y. Matsuo, Mrs. C. Wong Sze and child, Mr. and Mrs. Cosey, and Mrs. Nobu.

To Depart

Per Manche, far Saigon-Lieut. Meba, Dr.- C. Pernot, Rev. Raison, Messrs. Splied and J. C. Gonidec. For, Marseilles Lieut. M Bellisent, Messrs. L. Y. Benabes, A. Fombaron, E. Duinence, A. Ruel, U. Maginez, P. Mar tinez, M. Martinez, H Angeles, M." C. Ariel, JL. Guca, E. Thimothie, L. Prat, Y. M. Jan and Y. Charman

Per Coromandel, for Shanghai from Bombay Licut EW. S. Kahon. From London- Messrs A Sutherland; Stanion, L. Melville, and Mrs. Brandeth. From Singapore-Messrs. WO.Laing, Moller and Noon.From Hong- kong-Messrs. P. Heath, Robert Reed,E. Kelly, Hugh O'Neill, and Mr. and Mrs. Water Castle.Power

R

Per Chusan, from Shanghai for London Mr. Elliot Mr. and Mrs.-B. Hardy and servant, Me. E. T. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Warren, Messrs J, Needham and L-W. Eadie. For Port Sard-M HJ. Cochran, Mrs. J. Cochran, and Missés Cochran (2) For Colombo Mr. J.CH Hanly From Hongkong for London Mesers. Jolin. Meek, A. Milne, Major Perry RAM.C Comdr, A. R. Hulbert, R.N., Lieut. and Comdr. Chadwick, N.; Staff Serg and Mrs. Holehan and child. For Marseillés Misses Hamper, Donoghue, (3) Cross, Bollat,

Mr and Mrs. J B. Lawler, Mr. and Mrs. Housion. For Port Said Mr. S. N. Harris For Colombo-Mr. W. R. Yale, For Penang

J Showell Plant For Singapore Mr. Miss Smith, Messrs. F. and B. Smith and Mraz Ip Sat Hing, Miss. Westrop, Mrsand: