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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 23. 1907.

able sums annually by putting into circula tion this enormous amount of token money. If the representations made through his Majesty's Minister at Peking to the Wai wu-pu, which up to now remains unanswered by Sir John Jordan, be productive of

S. WATSON & CO., practical results, there is still hope that

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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

THE LEADING

WHISKY

THROUGHOUT, THE EAST

FOR OVER

20 YEARS:

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR.

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TYPHỤON" WARNING.

HONGKONG OBSERVATORY

EXONBRATED,

OPINION BY THE ASTRONOMER KOVALI

There was laid on the table of the Legislative Council this afternoon the following correr pondence with regard to the report of the Com nites of Inquiry in connection with the Ty phoon of the 18th September, 1906

Secretary of Stutt to Officer Administering

the Government.}

the ultimate loss to taxpayers will be re duced very considerably, if the provincial authorities of the Chinese government, under instructions from the Peking-authorities, should curtail the output of their silver tokens to only so much as will be required by the necessities of business in the Two Kwang. The remedial measure is provided for in the Mackay Treaty of “ 1902, and if China were

Downing Street,

18th June, 1997: to meet her obligations in this respect the Colonial finances would be saved much of Sir--I have the honour to acknowledge the the burden which might otherwise fall upon receipt of Sir M. Nathan's despatch. No. 50 of the 21st of March, forwarding copes of the taxpayers, is the result of over-producthe report of the Committee appointed alter tion of subsidiary coinage in the mints at the typhoon of the 18th of September last to *Canton.

inquire whether earlier warning could have been given of its approach,

LOCAL AND GENERAL. LAST evening another coolie-making five inen se far-was arrested in the Central district on suspicion of being implicated in the Des Vieux Road murder, details of which were published in last night's issue of this paper,

Fruk stowaways were found on board the steamer fonom, which arrived Here from Cap- ion yesterday morning... They were handed over to the police, and were charged at the Police Court later with obtaining a passage to A plea of Hongkong without permission. BLENDuilty was entered and accused were foed Sis Mr. Hazeland was the presiding eachi magistrate.

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AT the Supreme Court, in-day, the case of the

WHISKY. questions to be submitted to the Court in a

7. In accordance with the Governor's sug gestion, referred the despatch and its enclosures to the Astronomer Royal for his observations, and I now transmit a copy of his reply.-I have, &c..

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ELGIN.

{cutronomer Royal to Secretary of State.]

Royal Observatory, Greenwich,

London, SE, da

June 12, 1907. Sir,In reply to your letter of April agih, 14997/1997 relative to the Typhoon, at Hong kong on the 18th September last, I have to in- form you that a review of the evidence placed, before the Committee of Investigation points to the conclusion that the finding of the Com: mittee was practically inevitable, having regard to the following considerations, deduced from

ledge of local conditions

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

SANITARY BOARD.

DI-MONTHLY MEETING

The bi-monthly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held this afternoon, in the Board room, when the following business was trans acted:-

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber Thi afternoon. Present His Excellency the Officer. Administering the Government, Mr. F. May, C., He, Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Secretary), Han, Mr. C. Mel, Messer (Colonial Treasurer); Ilon. Mr. H

The question of permitting tanks in back, 1.1. Gompenz (Attorney General), Hanyards was raised relative to an application for Captain F: J. Badeley (Captain Superin A modification of the Public Health and Build. tendent of Palice), Hon. Mr. W. Chathamings Ordinance, in respect of a tank in the yard (Director of-Public-Works), Hon, Mr. A. W.

BACKYARD TANKS,

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Browia (Registrar-General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kül, of No. 173, Wing Lok Street. According to M., C.M.G, Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. the felter of the law these tanks are character Mr. Hooper minuted: I am in lavour of tanks being allowed which could be periodic

Wel Yuk and Mr. A. G. M. Fleicher (Clark of Councils).

ABSENT.

ized as obstructions.

His Excellency the General Officer Com-ally emptied and cleaned, the inspectors to Mr. Lau Chu Pak minutes Tanks for trade manding the Troops (Maj. Gen. Broadwood, report cases of dirty tacks. C11.)...

Hon. Mr. E. A. Howell,

Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick., Hon, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.

MINUTES.

purposes should be allowed,

CEMETERY DYE LAWS. The following report of the sub-committee consisting of Hon. Mr. F. J. Badeley, Mr. Fung Wa Chun and Dr. Francis Clark, was submit- The minutes of the last meeting were read ted to the messing on the remetery bye-laws and confirmed.

We recommend that it e present cemetery bye. laws be repealed...

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FINANCIAL MINUTES, The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 31 and 32..

It was agreed that they be 'referred to the Fi-ance Committee.

PAPERS.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following papers:-

Report on the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, for the year April 1, 1996, to March 31, 1907: (No. 31 of 1937.)

Correspondence on the subject of Hongkong Subsidiary Coins. (No. 32 of 1907.)

Dispatch from the Secretary of State with regard to the Report of the Committee of Inquiry in connection with the typhoon of the 18th September, 1916. (No. 13 of 1907.)

(A.) Cemeteries other than Chinese Cemeteries.

Telegrams.

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Obituary.

London, 21st July. The death of the Rev. William: Ruibor,

ford, formerly headmaster of Westminster, is announced.

The Bisley Meeting. Lieutenant Addison of Australia won the

King's Prize with a score of 318.

Gibson of the second Lanarks, won the St. George's Challenge Cup with a score of 138. Armourer Padgett of the Volunteer bat talion, East Yorks, made the best score for

that he had an extra shot, owing to a bad the King's Prize (379), but a protest lodged

cartridge, was sustained, and the prize award. cd to Addison,'

The Motor Race. Prince Borghese has arrived at Ekrater rinburg.

Japan and Korea, An inspired Berlin telegram to the (1) Every cemelery shall be at all timesnische Zeitung considers that Korea is now: open to inspection by any member of the entirely forfelled to Japan and that the action Board, or by any member of the Sanitary. De of the Japancao was perfectly justifiable from partment who may be directed to make such the Japanese standpoint. Inspection.

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(2.) Each grave shall bear'a number.

(3.) A register shall be kept by the person or persons in charge of each cemetery, at or near auch cemetery, and the date of burial, name, age and sox of each person buried shall be entered therein against the number of the grave in which the corpse is interred; such register shall be open to inspection by any member of the public at any reasonable time,

(4.) Each grave shall be dug to a depth of a The Attorney General maved the second least six feet, with the exception of children's ke, which need. not exceed four feet in depth. lating to Fire and Lite Insurance Companies. He stated that the intention was to bring the

(5) Except as reg, the corpses of children under ten years of age only one corpse shall law of Hongkong into line with that of Eng-be placed in one grave. In the case of corpses land.

FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.

special care arising out of a certain contract the evidence alöne, as I have no other know; reading of the Bill entitled an. Ordinance re-raves, the children being under. ten years of

for work to be done for the Standard Oil per case. Company, by a Chinese contractor, and which contract was not fulfilled, as fully recorded in these-columas last evening, was continued'

A. S. WATSON & CO., After further argument the Court was ad,

journed, his Honour reserving his decision.

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 20th July, 1907.

'BIRTH.

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'Ma.'‚Luke E. Wright, U. S. Ambassador at Tokys, who is shortly leaving Tokyn tor home, had a farewell audience with the Emperor on 17th inst. Afterwards, Mr. Wright and his.

Oo the isth June, at Kingsley, Bexhill-on-daughter were received in audience by the Sea, the wife of 1. C. NICHOLSON, of the Long Empress. At noon, the Ambassador had ibe honour of dining with his Majesty. There were keng and Shanghai Bank, of a daughter.

also present Princes Arisugaw and Higashi Fushimi, Vičnunt Hayashi, the Foreign Minis ter, and others,

The Hongkong Celegraph

· HONGKONG, l'URSDAY, JULY 23, 1907..

SUBSIDIARY COINAGE, A

(1) The typhoon of which warning was given by, the Director of Sikawei Observatory on

· 1906, 'September 15, was apparently not the one

which struck Hongkong on the 18th and, even

had it been proved identical, the Sikawci fore- cast gave no indication that Hongkong, was threatened, hence the contention that the warning was given and ignored falls to the ground.

(z) The above is, I take it, the main ques

tion before the Committee. The further point as to possible delay on the morning of the 18th in hoisting the "black drum" is not of the same importance. The evidence as to typhoon signs at sunset on the 17th is very uncertain and it appears that those relied upon by coe side were admittedly invisible at the Observa A STREET conlie becoming disinterested in a certain case which was being heard in Mr. tory, and attention is only directed to events Haziland's Court, this morning, lit-a-cign-ento-on the 18th. Had the staff of the Hongkong and proceeded to thicken the atmosphere. Observatory thought that such a storm was not Usher Fox noticed the smoke rising aliave the unlikely it is conceivable that the fill la the barometer might have been policed' earlier, heads of the crowd at the back of the Coast.

but it does not appear that any such'sďspi; In less time than it would take to relate he had

cion was justified belorehand and very few minutes elapsed after the barometer indica-

The official correspondence which was laid before the Legislative Council, this the wrongdoer-Lau Yuk-bundled out of the room. He was then charged with contempt of afternoon practically brings to a finality, so

days' imprisonment.

تتسعف

The Colonial Secretary seconded, Agreed.

'An enraged mob of 4,000 people has ats tacked and burned the residence of the Pre- mier at Seoul.

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France.

Later.

The French Generalissimo, has resigned, declining 10 accept the responsibilities in time of war with the reduced army, which he considers will result from the two years' service laws.

General Bir Harry Maolaan." Realer's correspondent in Tangler wires that Raisuli has cut off all communication between General Sir Harry Maclean and the

f children under ten years two corpses might outer world... be placed in one grave, provided that such

The Bill weal through Committee, was read grave is dug to a depth of at least six feet, a third time and passed.

NEW FOREIGN BANK, The Attorney General moved the second

reading of the Bill cutitled an Ordinance for giving to a foreign company called the Nether landsche Handel-Maatschappij. certain facili ties for carrying on its business in the Colony.

The Colonial Secretary seconded... The Council went into Committee on the Bill which was passed.

The Attorney General moved, that the Bill be read a third time.

The Colonial Secretary seconded and the Bill was rand third time and passed.

The Council adjourned till Friday at 2.45 p.m.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Committee was

far as the Government is concerned, the dis, court, and fined $5, the option being fouricen tion became unmistakable before the ques-beld immediately alter the meeting of Council,

cussion upon the question of the subsidiary coins of Hongkong. It would appear from the last two telegrams that the notification appearing in the issue of the Gazette Satur. day week last, and which was commented upon in the Hongkong Telegraph of that

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tion of hoisting the drunt was raised. If the Colonial Secretary présiding. It wa

trae that criticism had been fre- unanimously agreed that the following minute queally made of unnecessary wardings the be recommended for adoption by the Coup few minutes (10 to 15) further delay is only to cil:-

be expected, and beyond that the delay in the actual húisting appears at present unavoidable, though it is likely that some davice could be contrived to shorten the time necessary for this operation.

(3) conclude that there remains Do question of dereliction of duty at the Observa-

alleged is too uncertain to be regarded a carrying responsibility for damage done.

Your two printed enclosures are returned herewith.I am, &c.,

W. H. M. CHRISTIE,

Astronomer Royal.

As already stated H.F. Tsen Chin-hauen, Viceroy Designatenfihe Two Kwang provinces, has been denounced to the Throne by a Censor named Ch'eu Kwei-ch'ing. The N. C. D. New earns that the Viceroy has been designed as Haughty, irascible and tailing in the abe day, in the outcome of a series of com-dience due from a servant of the Crown to his munications which has been carried on Sovereign." The Censor declares that this has between the Hongkong Government and been proved in that Viceroy's conduct in re the Colonial Office. A perusal of the exfusing to proceed first to take over the Yunkweiter, and that any possible etrar of judgment tremely interesting despatches which have Viceroyalty and now the Two Kwang.'' been exchanged, between the home and the Colonial Governments forces the conviction that the attitude of the local Government in respect of the currency of the Colony has been undoubtedly a correct one, advised as the Government have been by the best authorities on the subject In Hongkong It will be seei that at the outset the Governor had the bene fit of the advice of the chief manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor poration. When questions were put to the Governor in the Legislative Council in connec tion with the depreciation' in the value of our local tokens, the Government was not satisfied in obtaining the opinion of a single

· firm of banking experts, but proceeded to secure the advice of the Chartered Bank and the Mercantile Bank of India in addition to

SANITARY Inspector D. J. O. Halloran pro- secured a boarding-bouse keeper at the Police Court, this morning, inr offering him a hribe of $10, yesterday. Mr. Jackson, if Messrs. Johanson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the defence. The accused denied the allegation. So évidence was taken at this hearing, the case being simply called up and adjourned. As far as we could gather there appears to be so specific object in view when the alleged bribe was offered. It was reported that the "cunisha " was for friend pidgin.

JAMES GRUNZEN, an engineer on board the steamer Amoy, was charged before Mr. G. N' Orme, at the Police Cour, to-day, with be having in a disorderly manner in the Owl Grill Roam, last evening, J. H. Newbold, the proprietor, prosecuted. Accused, it was stated, went to the grill room and ordered 'a dinner. e had an maner. Next be ordered a bottle

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TYPHOON EXPENSES.

A sum of one thousand one hundred and

fly five dollars in aid of the vole, Sanitary Department, other charger, typhoon expenses,

POLICE.

A sum of one thousand dollars in aid of the vole, Police and Prison Department, Police, other charges, for the following items:

Secret service SATIET Subsistence of prisoners......

This was all the business,

BA $700-

303

$1,000

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figk Director of the Hongkong Observatory

On the 23rd at 11.45 a. The barometer hat fallen slightly in the neighbourhood of Hong- kong, and riven a little over the E. coast of Chins and the Philippines. -

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Ho SIK, a hawker, residing in Staunton Street, was yesterday ordered by Mr. Hazeland to be placed under medical observation for a week, as it is believed his mind is unbalanced. Ho was charged with being drunk and disorderly, On Sunday, while not selling his goods, he was approached by a friend who asked him to re- A circular depression appears to have formed turn a certain sum of money which was still or to be forming over the China Sea to the outstanding, Ho said he could not, and the Southward of Hongkong, probably in from 18* friend went away annoyed, if course. Ha beto 20" Lat. came annoyed, too. He returned home, "toss- Pressure is high, about 6.1 inch above erk off" a bottle of rameku and started out to | normal, over N. China, while it is about or get some fresh air along the waterfion. Need-inch below the average at the stations around. less to say he fell into the harbour. He was the N. part of the China Sez.

the counsels of our leading financial institu. of wine. This order was refused. When he ashed out by an Indian constable and locked

of

the Se.

was asked to leave the premises he became up. violent. Two Sitḥ policemen were called in and accused taken to the station. His Wor ship fined him $3.

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Tag general meeting, of the Orika Shosen Kaisha for the half-year just ended was to be held today. According to the report to be placed defore the meeting, the vet profit for the periód exceeds Y1,000,000. This is remark

Strong N.E. winds will prevail in the For mosa Channel and along the Northern shores of the bina Sea.

(6.) The interspace between any two graves at any point shall be at least 18 inches.

(7.) Fach grave shall be properly covered with burl or chunam, or such other material as

may be approved by the Board within six months of the grave being filled in."

(8.) No grave may ba ra-opened after corpse has been interred therein without the written authority of the Medical Officer of ealthy or other, officer appointed by the Board for the purpose.

On the other hand there are persistent rumours that Raisuli has left his stronghold. with Sir Harry Maclean, and that both have been taken prisoners by the Ykmass_tribe, which is reported to be loyal to the Sultan of Morocco.

ALLEGED PIKATES TO BE AXTRADITED.

coMMITTED TO CAOL WAITING THE ORDER.

"Committed to the Victoria Gaol for fifteen

(4) The person in charge of a cemetery shall give not less than two hours' police so the Indas pending the order from his Excellency spector of Cemeteries of the intention-to-inter a corpse, and the hour which te le proposed, such interment shall take place.

(10.) The fees chargeable,sball' remain as heretofore...

Chinese Cemeteries, (11) Each Chinese cemetery shall be Inid out in sections of such size and arranged in such

manner as may be directed by the Board, ̧

(12.) A plan or tracing of the cemetery. showing the various sections shall be on view at or near the 'cemetery and at the office of the Board.

(3.) A innnthly register shall be kept in the Chinese langua, e and the date, name, age and sex of each person buried shall be entere therein against the number of the grave in which such person is i terred. These registers shall be deposited and filed at the office of the

the Governor for your extradition," was the order Mr. F. A. Ifazeland made at the Police Court an Saturday last in the case in which four fishermen are wanted by the Canton authorities on a charge of piracy—a case which has been occupying the attention of ibe Count for several weeks.

The pracy in which the quarteile were found to have taken part occursed during the earlier part of June, not far from Macao. Three junks-the Chung Shing Wo, San Chau Li and Li Fukč Li-left Pakhoi na_the_morning" of the 7th ultimo,“board' far this port, with cargues of firewood. The Sam Chau El arrived in Hongkong safely, but there were no sigas of the two other boats. After waiting anxiously for several days, with-' out any news from the missing ones, the master of the San Chau Li-the owner of the three jun-lodged a report to Inspector Kerr, at the Water rolice Station, to the effect that the long overdue of his two junks caused. him some apprehension. The police took the matter up, the cargo-boat man, telegraphed to Canton and Macao for information, but all wa of no avail. For a time all was a mystery. After a most searching investigation was mada Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted: The register. Detective Sergeant Wilden, who was conduct-

Board after a period-of-two-yen:A.

(14) 'Ench · grave shall be at least six feet deep, except in the case of children under ten years of age, when the graves need not exceed four feet-in depth.

The rest of the rules are the same as in the case of non-Chinese cemeteries, the fees remaining as heretofore.

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mentioned in paragraph three of these bye lawsing the search, was informed that the Chung Shing Wo, and the Li Fuk Li, with strange should he spen to in pection by the public.

Mr. Lan Chu Pak minuted: Paragraph 13: crews aboard, were anchored in Shau-kişwan why should the Chinese register be deposited at or near the cemeteries for two years? The Chinese's xions or coolies cannot be relied open for keeping such registers. I suggest that the orginal copies should be deposited in the office of the Board, and the duplicate copies at the femeteries. The following points are worthy of consideration -

(•) Standing orders to be drawn up in Fnglish and inese for the guidance of the Chinese sex ons or coulies.

Detectives lost no time' in fullowing up the information, but they chose a wrung hour, for, with the exception of four men-three captured on board the junks, and the other arrested on shore at Shan-ki-wan, by the Shao-ki-wan police--the remainder of the crews had left the junks or bad bolted. On the same day that the arrests and seizure of the two boats were affected by the police, the original crews put in an appearance, with; a cale of wae. From stories gleined from several of (1) A coby of the bye-laws in English and Chinese to be posted up at the entrance the crew it would seem that they were The Japanese returas are lacking this to each cemetery for the informantion of the pirated on the 16th ultimo-nine days after

public. morning.

leaving port-the day after the San Chau LA nongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending

(3) The various sections of the cemeteries disappeared on the horizon. On that day, the in be clevily marked out with boundary stoner. police were told, a strange junk hove in sight," it to a.m. to-day, 0,00 jaches. FORECAST.

The Bon, the Registrar Gederal minuted: the crew of which at a safe distance opened. 1-Hongkong and neighbourhood, N.E. These bye-laws make no provision for a fire on the cargo-bort. The crews became

cemelery of the nature proposed to be opened alarmed and bid themselves in the holds. The ¦ winds, strong; aqually, rain later.

1-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, strong. at AplicHau, or the cemetery Mr. Ng Li Hing 1-South coast of China between Hongkong wished to present to the Fukienese community in New Kowloos. (1) The plan should show and Lamocks, same as No, t

4-South count of Ching between Hongkong more than the sections, and () six feet is on and Hainan, N.E. to N. winds; strong." Arcessarily deep.

tion. The Government bad anticipated the advice which was proffered, and the reply to the Hon. Mr. Osborne when he put his question in Council last year was based on the

KWAN Mow, a shopkeeper, who gave his ad. opinion of three experts. In his last dress as 34, Wanchai Road, was arrested yes. despatch on the subject, to

terday morning on a charge of being in posses. cretary of State for the Colonies, Mr.sion of counterfeit coins. For some time passable in view of the result of the working of. May, on the 17th April, expressed the the police have suspected Kwan of being guilty. the company in the past. It is stated that -opinion that fifteen lakhs of dollars of sub- of bringing spurious coins into the Colony. A only a small profit has been made during the sidiary coins would be ample for the require trop was set, which led to bis downfall yester. period under review by the Formona-South ments of the Colony's business for a period day. When searched at the Central Police China line, the Formosa Hongkong line, Osaka Tienisin fine and Tauruga Vladivostok line, Station no less than forty-five bad ten-cent years, and that an issue of $100,000 per pieces were found on him. He was charged these services hardly paying expenses. The

The Hon. the Director of Public Works annum would be quite sufficient to provide before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this morning, at dispatch to America of the steamer Shibator!

minuted: Should not the age limit for fees ended is entire failure. The large profit for deficiencies in the amount arising the Police Court, and sentenced to two months"

made during the half-year in due to the forma- SEVENTEEN INDIANS-one a soldier, there for children's graves be ten years? Why should from loss, wear and tear, and for any prob-hard labour and six'hours' stocks.

tion of the Japan-China Steamship Company mainder workmen employed on the railway the scale of charges for Chinese cemeteries were arrested on Sunday evening at Kasdffer so largely from that for non-Chinese able increase in the population, after the

Cemeteries? currency had been put upo a proper THE King has approved the following instrac- for the Yangtze service. The share of the

lions regarding the wearing of those foreign 0.S.K. in the capital, of the new company in Chung, two charged with being runners of footing. If the amount is so small decorations which are permitted to be worn on over Y3,000,000 contributed in vessels and gambling house and the others with $1,500,000 only then the redemption of the certgio occasions only:-The decoration will be property. Of this sum, Y1,030,000 has been gambling. The gambling paraphernalia was $40,000,000 of coins, which, it is estimated, wern (when in full dress) on the occasions added in the profit of the company for the period confiscated. The accused were paraded be has been put into eculation, will mean an specified in the letter, of authority; (2) In just ended. The total profit of the company fore Mr. F. A.Hazelund, at the Police Court, enormous total lost to the Colony, which the miniature, when in evening dress under similar han amounted to Y2p13,896. Of this sum, yesterday morning, when the leaders were taxpayers will be called upon to pay. But conditions. The riband will not be worn with Y252,000 has been set aside for insurance of mulcted in the sum of 5so cach and the remain in the circumstance it is not easily dis out the decoration. A foreign medal, the wear vessels, Y411,000 for repair of vessels, and der $3 apiece An order was made by the cernible on Government can shirk theng of which has been sanctioned by Hi Y29,000 for depreciation, leaving a net profit Court forfeiting all monies found on the sing Five sovereigns were found in the Majesty, or its riband, will be worn in all orders of Y1,019,89%. A dividend for the period is leaders, responsibility for making good the amount of the dress is the same manner at British proposed at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum. second accused's purse when arrested. In involved by process of redemption, since medals. These decisions will eventually be which will absorb Y426,250. The balance of spector Meffardy, of Yau-ma- Police Station,

engineered the rald, the Colony had earned in the past consider. | embodied in the Dress Regulations. | X205,012 in to be carried (orward,

LIMEWASHING..

During the fortnight ending July 18th, 675 houses were cleansed and limewashed under the supervision of the Sanitary officials.

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FOOD AND DRUGS.

The Government Analyst submitted his re port on the result of examination of samples analysed under the "Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896," for the quarter ended June oth, which showed that two boiler of brandy, four of whisky and nine of milk wein examined

•dwing that period, and all found porn, 17.

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pirates took charge of the cargo-boats and steered in a different direction. An hour later the crews were ordered on deck, placed ion board a dinghy in charge of four pirater, and landed on the beach at · Lui"Criman island close 10 Macao. The pirates then united away with the boats, arriving here a couple of days later, when they, proceeded to dispose of the cargoes. The boat people made their way to Macao, from whence they took passage fór Hongkong, teaching this port a day later,

The Chung Shing Wo was valued at $770, the Li Fuk Li at 5340, and the cargoes of both boats, which consisted of 1,130 piculs of fire-

wood, at $350.

HAVING married Chinaman, Mas, WOBE Sun Yue, siver of Mrs. Howard Gould, bas renounced, her American cuitenship, and des clared her ipiantion of becoming as much

■ Chíneje at possible, talegr"phs a' San Fan-- cisco correspondent;