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THE CHINESE MERCHANTS in New-|- The Hon. May said :-The whole staff re- | REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT, chwng complain, saya the China Times commended by the commission which enquired that since Rusilan occupation, they can make into the Public Works Departmen no profits, the Customs duties and likin charges recommended to the Secretary of State swallowing up all their margin. The trade with for the Colonies with the exception of one Japan la particularly dull,

Assistant Engineer for Maintenance Works and one overseer for roads inside the City

DROWNING / FATALITY —A fireman, named John Heinrich Teitz, of the German steamer Wursberg, accidentally fell over-board from his ship yesterday morning. He was picked up in an unconscious stato, and attended to by the ship's doctor, who immediately applied artificial respiration, but it was beyond hosan, power, as life was, extinct when be

was taken on board.

COLLISION NEAR MOJI:On the 25th ull, a Japanese sailing ship named the Jinyoshi mary, of ge koku capacity, was run down by a Norwegian steamer at a point between Iliko.

elegraph | shina and Dairi, near Moji. Fortunately none.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1902.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE ROYAL ENGINEERS VARIETY

CLUB bold their concert to-night. A BLANK PLAGUE RETURN has been issued for the 24 hours ended at noon to-day.

A GOOD SIGN:-Work to-day was un-

of the crew of the Japanese vessel was lost, but she was irreparably damaged, and a quantity of dried fish, valued at about Yen 1,500, return ed to its native element.

A RUSSIAN PAPER FOR TIENTSIN-A Japanese paper announces thatas all the Chinese papers speak against the Russians, their government proposes to start at Tientsin a paper in Chinese with the object of replying to some native papers that are in the habit of criticising Russian affairs. It is said that cer,

sumption

The increase of staff recommended by the Commission was based on the that a sum of nearly $900,000, appearing in this year's estimates, would be spent annually on Public Works Extraordinary With the large expenditure on the water works part of which are being carried out by a private firm, it is not contemplated that the Golony, will be able to spend as much as appears in this year's estimates for Public Works exclusive of waterworks. Therefore a smaller sinf than what was recommended appears sufficient

WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND The Hon. Thomson had given hollco of a resolution respecting the payment in England of pensions from Widows and Orphans' Pon- sion Fund and it had been passed when the Hon. Shewan rose and moved an amendment to the effect that the Government inform Mr. Secretary Chamberlain that while agreeing to the resolution respecting the payment ofpensions in England from the Widows and Orphans Pension Fund, at the rate of 3, the dollar, the difference between that rate and the rate of the day being made good out of the revenue of the Colony, the unofficial inembers deprecated assistance to civil servants of that kind should take the form of increase of salary.

›· The following report on the Assessment, for the year 1902-1993 was laid before the Legis lativo Council this afterbon, by Comman His Excellency the Officer Administering the

Goverment

Assessor's Office, Hongkong, 22nd July, 1902. Shave the honour to submit my Report Assessment for the year 1902-1903 The City of Victoria. — The result of the new Valuation is that the Kaleable. Value of the City of Victoria is, in the list which come into force on the at instant, $6,945,115 as compared with last year's (1901-1902) Assess=" ment, $5,963,765-an Increase in Rateable Value of 1975,350, equivalent to 16,34 per cent,

5. The Hill District The Rateable Value of the Hill District is now $193,990, against $104,490 last year-an increase of $29,500 or 17,93 per cent,

Henchong Villages. The Rateable Value of the Hongkong Villages has been raised from $199281 to $230,453-an increase of $21,177 or 10.62 per cent.

5. Kowloon Point. The Rateable Value of the Kowloon Point or Tsim-tea-tsui District has increased from $178.667 to $389,945-a difference of $111,878 equal to 62.83 per cent.

6. Kowloon Villages. The kateable Value, of the Villages comprising the remainder of

with $378,149 last year an increase of $139,6 or 36.94 per cent. Kit

usually slack at the Police Court, all casés | taln Rassions have gone to Tientsin by order such elsymonary grants and thought that any British Kowloon is now $$13,830 as compare

being finished by noon.

A LITERARY SOCIETY-A meeting will be held at six o'clock this evening, in the

Union Church Hall, to consider the possibility of forming a literary and debating society. THE RECENT GYMKHANA--We are in- formed that it was Mr. C. H. Ross, of Messrs.

Jardine, Matheson & Co., who met with the accident while riding in the scurry race at the recent gymkhana, and not Mr. K. McRoss. RECOVERED FROM THE SEAA Takamatsu despatch: states that 39 bags of mail matter, which went down with the O.S.K.S. | Kinugawa Mary, when the ship foundered off the Shodoshima during February, have been recovered.

Our Celebrated 'E' LIQUEUR SCOTCH

WHISKY is a Blend of the Finest WHIS

KIES distilled in SCOTLAND-Specially--RUSSIANS-IN-THIBET-We read in a selected. It is of great age. Very fine and Japanese paper that recently one hundred and Tony Russians have suddenly, gone to Thibet in order to examine and measure the country, This despatch, dated the 20th July, em anated from Peking. DROWNED-A Chinaman was drowned while cressing in a boat from Tai-po to Sam Chun, in New Territory. The two bodies of

mellow.

Its superior quality has established its

reputation as THE LEADING SCOTCH

WHISKY IN THE EAST,

PER DOZEN $15.

etc.

the farmers who were blown into the In Loong River on the 3rd instant, were recovered by the police yesterday.

of the government to manage this business.. A SUNKEN WRECK-The Tarbour

Master at Canton intimates that Capt. W. E.

Clarke, of the Hengshare reports, that a large junk lies sunk in the Great West Channel, The reported position of the wrecks is as follows The Northernmost Island of Kau Chau or Nine Islands bearing N, N, W. and Chung Chau Si Island E. by S. 5. At high water the top of the mast is aboffty feet above

water.

it

RICE CROP PROSPECTS-The prospect of the rice crop of this year in Japaa is not a bad one, but it is generally believed that the result will be a decrease as compared with the previous year. In 19of the actual total yield of rice was 46,914,943 kuku. On good authority it is now reckoned that the present crop will be less by about 6 per cent. As to the provinces is expected that only Kyushu and Hokkaido will I maintain last year's standard. SUGAR REFINERIES IN JAPANA Japanese journal published at Tokyo states that the new machinery lately imported from abroad is being set up at the Osaka Sugar Refinery. When, on the completion of this the refinery starts work it is expected that at least $400,00 lbs. of refined sugar. will be turned out annually Adding to these figures the 2,700,000 lbs. of fine sugar to be produced by the Tokyo Refinery in the course of a year,

THE CITY OF NANNING, writes our car- respondent, was never bombarded by the rebels, the letal amount will be found to be more than

The Hon. Playfair seconded, but after a

lengthy discussion the amendment was with- drawn:

THE RATING ORDINANCE, 1907- The Hon. Sir H. Spencer Berkeley moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordín. ance to amend The Rating Ordinance, 1901 The object of the Ordinance is to extend the Southern and Eastern boundaries of Vice toria in order to include (1) tenements up to 700 feet above the sea; (2) tenements through which the existing Eastern boundary now runs.

The definition of the expression " Victoria" in section 2 of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, is repealed and the following is substituted in place thereof North-The Harbour; South,

7, The Whole Colony The Rateable Value of the whole Colony is now $8,167,333 as com- pared with last year's Assessment of $6,889,752an increase of $1,277,581 or 1854 per cent/

8. Interim Valuations-During the périod from 1st July, 1901, to ist June, 1993, Interim Valuations have been made as followe

PRUDDIN THE CITY OF VICTORIA

438 new and/or rebuilt tenements,

mateable value

173 improved tenements....

rateable value.ti... Replacing Assessments,

amounting to

190, 55

117,200

73.555

1657.095

A contour of the billside seven hundred feet above the level of the sea; East-Alino following the western boundary of the Queen's 189 Assessments cancelled, tenements

Recreation Ground'undle it, meets the old Shaukivan Road, thence to the south-east along the angle of Inland Lot 1018, thence southern boundary of Inland Lot 10 8, produced until it meets the road on the cast side of Wong Nei Chung Valley, thence to the north west angle of Wong Nei Chung School, produced until it meets the southern boundary

West-Mount Davis".

The Bitl passed through the various stages and was adopted:

i

Robbery encamped on the hills six miles from half the entire quantity of sugar now imported. Bill was put down for this date I was under

the town, and there were a few skirmishes at that distance. The consequent falling off of A. S. WATSON & CO., under ten per cent, at least so far as Nanning trade, according to most reliable authority, was

LIMITED.

The Hongkong Dispensary,

GEO. PATTON & CO. Have for Sale a large Consignment of

H..W. JOHNS & CO.S ASBESTOCEE SECTIONAL PIPE COVERING, ASBESTOČEL SHEET and PAPER for covering BOILERS and FLUES, BULKHEADS, &c.

ASBESTOS CEMENT for BOILERS,

MODERATE COST.

EFFICIENT

DURABLE.

Estimates and Samples furnished on application.

was concerned.

SPECIAL · CARLES TO THE TELEGRAP!! Subscribers will be in terested to learn that we have made arrange-

ments with a London correspondent to wire all items of interest, and especially those

connected with Hongkong and the Far East. Arrangements are being made in other centres for special correspondents, so that the Telegraph will be in a position to give its readers the very latest news,

DISCUSSING MATTERS in the Siamese

sacred white elephants within the palace walls, during the remainder of his mortal career, and after throw his dishonoured re- mains to the ravenous vultures of the pagoda." Rather a bad look-out for the Rajahs this.

A JAPANESE WANT:-Japanese have no earlobes, says a home paper. This is a the first time by Dr. von der Heyden, director discovery which has apparently been made for

of the Public Hospital in Yokohama. Even if he is not the first to discover it, he is certainly the first to draw public attention to it. The absence of ear lobes, he claims, is in some respects the most marked distinction between Japanese and Europeans, and he maintains that the probable reason why the latter have lobes is because their ancestors generations wore very heavy earrings:

for many

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was Malay States, the Siam Free Press says that held this afternoon in the Council Cham DRUMS, HEATERS, &c. .

the idea of the Bangkok government is "tober. There were present-His Excellency tako every bellicose Rajah of his perch and Major-General Sir W. J. Gascoigne, K.C.M.G. STEAM PACKING, ́ GASKETS and make him cut grass and pluck fruits for the (Officer Administering the Government), Hon FIRE PROOFING MATERIALS.

Sir H. Spencer Berkeley, K.B. (Attorney. General), Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G. (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Dr. F. W. Clark (Médical Officer of Health), Hon. Commander R. M. Rumsey, R.N. (Harbour Master), Hon. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. W. Chat JAPAN AND HAWAII It is stated that the ham; (Director of Public Works), Hon. C. W. Japanese authorities have decided to stop the Dickson, Hon. C. S. Sharp, Hos. G. W. F. emigration of Japanese labourers to Hawaii Playfair, Hon. R. Shewan Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, for the present, as the number leaving Japan Hon. Wei A Yok, and Mr. R.. F. Johnson increases by every steamer, and this, it is be-Clerk of (Acting Councils). lieved, will be likely to arouse public opinion in America against the immigration of the Japanese. About a hundred and fifty emigrants, who had embarked on a steamer at Nagasak! and Kobe for Honolulu, were ordered to land at Yokohama.

Hongkong, 30th July, 1902.

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

IS

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WHITE."

JAMES BUCHANAN & CO.

SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS... By Appointment to

F.M. THE KING.

SOLE AGENTS

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MINUTES.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and, with a minor alteration suggested by the Hon. Playfair, were adopied.

sideration.

ON THE TABLE.

FINANCIAL MINUTES. Financial Minutes Nos. 36 and 37 were GOING HOME-By the German Mail referred to the Finance Committee for con Steamer Kautschon Inspector D. McLennan left for home to-day on a well earned pension,

The following papers were laid on the table, after serving in the Hongkong Police Force

viz:the report on the assessment for the for over 15 years. On the opening of the New

year 1902-1903; report on the health and Territory, he was transferred to Tai-po as

sanitary condition of the Colony of Hongkong, officer in charge of that district, and it was there that he contracted fever of the worst typpal Civil Medical Officer, for the year 1901, for the year 1951; the report of the Princi

and since then his health has broken down and compelled him to retire from the Force. He had an enthusiastic send off by his friends and comrades, who accompanied him on board.. He is a native of Ross.

;

a notification on the rate of exchange for pay ment of pensions under Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund, and the Blue Book for 1991

THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL I.E. said-When the second reading of this

the impression that His Excellency Sir Henry Blake, the Governor, would probably wait in ceremonies, Since then I learn that Sir Henry England to attend the second Coronation Blake will be with us within a very few days. He is expected here on the 19th inst, and after great deal of consideration, although I am against postponing the Bill, I thought it was fairer to him and fairer to you that the same Chairman should carry through the most impor tant matter, which is the second reading of the Bill and the time spent in considering it clause by clause in Committee. Therefore I have seul- ed to postpone the second readinguntil after the arrival of Sir Henry Blake (applause)..

________ THE WATER SUPPLY.

The Council went into Committee on the

regulate the Supply of Water in the Colony of Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide for and Hongkong and for the Maintenance and Repair

of the Works in connection therewith

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Committee was then held, the Hon. May presiding

THE SUFFRESSION" OF MOSQUITOES,

431

pulled down, or being in other re spects not rateable.

Increase in City of Victoria....

$500k

IN THE REST OF THE COLONY.

new and/or rebuilt lenements, rateable value,

5 improved tenements, rateable value,

Replacing Assessments, amount

ing to

104 Assessments cancelled, tanaments

pulled down, or being in other respečis not rateable,........

Increase in the Rest of the Colony $181,687,7 The total number of tenementy affected by :-

Interim Valuations being 1,340,

9.-Vacant Tenements The number of re- ported vacant tenements in the City of Victoria inspected under section 35 of the Rating Ordinance averaged about 176 monthly against 7 103 Inst year.

10, Tabular Statements. The usual tabular statements giving comparisons of the Valuation- for 1901-100x and the new Valuation for 1901- 1903 are attached.

- 11. Stafl. The services of Mr. Chan U Chic, interpreter, and his successor Mr. Cheung

Mr. Cheung Lai Kany now occupying the post. Shiu Hun were dispensed with during the year,

Mr. Chapman returned from leave on November, 1901, and left again for England in charge of the Coronation Contingent of Velun= teers

on 14th May last.

The member of the Staff, with the exception of the two first mentioned, have Cischarged their duties to my satisinction, particularly Mr. The first matter to be considered was the Cheung Yuk Fai who has shown much energy following recommendation

and zeal in the performance of his duties, k

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant, termasu

DAVID WOOD

Acting Assessor.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of $175 to meet the pay of a native Non-Commissioned Officer to supervise the work in connection with the suppression of mosquitoes from Toth The Honourable AM Thomion, Colonial July to gret December, 1902, inclusive,

BURN PUAS Treasurer. The vote was: ngiced to: JEU DAMAGE BY A RECENT TYPHOONJ

The Committea considered trecommend. ed the adoption of the following recommenda tion!~~

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote sum of $880.79 to cover the cost. repairing the mat sheds, &c. at Taipo, damaged by the typhoon of the 18th July, 1922,

This was all the business, and the meeting terminated.

maybe

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THE NAVY

H.M.S. Blenheim is expected to arrive on or about the 21st just

HM S. Amphitrite will probably return to Hongkong on the 5th proximo for Spurposes. En route for Weihaiwei, che

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, The Hon. Playfair had given note of the following question

responded to by the crew of the Amphitrite The band played the German national air after the strains of God Save the King had s

up on the fatichou w STUP, D. Several torpedo bo

some of them naw ships, aro

rom Ponemo rds to have

BEER BREWING IN JAPAN :-Remark able progress, has been made with beer brew Will the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, state, passed on Tuesday by the homewaid German ing in Japan of recent years, so much so that whether the Report of the Commission on the mail Kizulichou Time expired soldiers the import of foreign beer has been very Public Works Department recommending an,the German Liner raised lusty cheers, hea heavily affected. Recently, even, Japanese increase in the Staff has been carried out in beer has been shipped to different places, its entirety and if not why holf. In view of Mr. though not yet on an extensive scale. Among Chadwick's Report that "the Public Works Staff beth others the Nippon, Osaka and Sapporo is much undermanned in every branch, Breweries are those which have succeeded technical and clerical," and in view of the fact most highly. The net profits realised by the that the new Ordinance now before the Coured Hippon, (Ebisu Beer) and the Osaka (Asahi will vastly increase the work and responsibil Beer) Breweries during the past six monthsities ofthe Public Works Department far beyond were Yen 299,176 and Yen 58,206 respectively, the requirements advised by the Commission, And the rates of their dividends were 25% and are the Government making arrangemer 20% respectively.

further increase of the Staff?

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WWE THE ARMY

The KTM. s.s. Clive arrived, this mor from Taku, and Shanghai. She is bound for Calcutta with the rath Sikhs, and about 1 the Pompon battery, under two-Zul officers. She also has on board over 200 boxes, of pompom ammunition and guscotton, bes a few cases of ordnance, stores

The Transport 8.8, : Pentacolo. the 14th Bombay Infantry this takes the 22nd Bombay's to-Mad probably make a departure on the

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