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on the total volume in the preceding rear Formos-n-Government. exchanged the sliver Opium Trade Doomed. consideration. Here is an opportunity of trans-
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
which rein to sew: 036,880,005 (£94,938,03 3,5| yon for gold, and in December, 1908, decidedly but when it is compared with the average for | prohibited the circulation of the silver notes the five years ico 1-7, which was gen 775,350,000 || that had remained in use as subsitutes for the ||{£79,417,182), it shows an increase of gin silver'yon. There are also chapter devoted to 39,153,000 (£4,010,345.) Upon taking the ex Communications, Taiwan and Kayefuto, add ports and (imports separately, we had that the the volume concludes with a excellent volume of exports was yen 378,246,000 mary of the financial and economic affairs of (£38,741,804), a decrease of yen $4.167,000. | Korea and Kwantung Province, which will bs (£5,548.193), oo ́that for the preceding yaar, boted in a future issue. which stood at y#4 431,413,000 (£442,90,907), but ao increase of yen 201933,000 (Ĺ3,146,164), on the average for the five years: 1903-7, which was pen "357,193,000. (£36,596,640); | while the volume of imports was yen 436- |2,7,000 (£44,684,728), a decrease of yen BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE 58,210,000 (5,962,367) on the volume for the preceding year which was yea 494,462,000 GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.
(£54,647,035), but an increase of yên 18,200,000, (£1,864,181) on the average for the five years 1903-7. The decrease in the export trade for 1938, compared with the preceding year, was mainly due to a diminution of the total value
CHEMISTS
AMONG the new warships to be added to the German Navy during the present financial year is a river gunboat for China.
MR. J; Marshall writes to inform us that he was not bound over to keep the peace in the recent case for Buzult, at the Police Court.
FOR the first time in the history of the Hong. kong and Shanghai Bank, the shares of the Corporation were quoted at a thousand dollars
THIRD READING OF BILL PASSED.
·SPELCH BY MR: MURRAY, STEWART,
At the meeting of the Legislative Conacil this afternoon, the Attorney General : movad
that Council go into Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Prepared |'Opium Ordinance 1891,
lating words lato acti
The Colonial Sacrolazy said that be under- stood the object of Mr. Murray Stewart's ad dress was to postpoun the operation of Clause
10.
Mr. Moray Stewart-Certainly.
receiving of tenders, during which, H., the Considerable discussion then arose as to the Governor said that unofficial members would have overy opportunity of giving volen to their views wton His Excellency would present the Estimates,
Mr. Murray Stewart said that the difference was that the Bill would in that case be operative. while otherwise it would remain to be operative Mr. Howett said that it was a very phor plea on the part of Government to ask the unofficial members to rush the Bill through at the last moment before the unofficials had had time to consider the matter, and he wished to enter kis protest as the representative of a contaia suction of the community.
MAÇÃO BOUNDARY QUESTION.
ARRIVAL OF PORTUGUESE COMM) BIORER,
Eats in the evening yesterday there arrived In the Colony by the English mail steamar Assays, Gaserat Joachim Machado,, special Govemment to settle the vexed question of the Commissioner appointed by the Portuguesa delimitation of the boundary of Macko with the Chinese Commissioner, H.E. Ko Yi-him: General Machado is accompanied by Sephor formerly Consul for Portugal in Canton, and Demetrio Cinatti, Portuguese Contal at Havre, Inior in South Africa, during the stirring times of the Republic, at both of which places he dist charged his azerous duties with distinction to himself and bonour to his country. As sterol- member of the suits. ary to General Machado, Capt. Norton is s
The Colonial Secretary seca.ded. 3: After some verbal amendments, Mr. Murray Stewart said:-1 move the following amend- ment to this clause the insertion, after the word Morthwith," ofthese words-"Clause roshall not come into operation until it has been approved by a resolution of the Legislative Council subsa- quent to the passing of the Appropriation. Bill for 1910." "I beg the Goverment to consider whether this suggestion does not offer a reason able means of compromise between the oneffi-
As soon as the signal went up at the flagstuff. cial and official positions in this matter. The
on the Peak, Senhor J. J. Lairia, Consel for official position I take to be this. Until ten-
Poringal, put out in a specialadinch which had. A division was then taken, whên all the off-
been kindly put at his disposal by Mr. W. WiI» ders for the now farm have been received it is cials voted against the motion and all the woollison, chief manager of the Hongkong and impossible to ascertain the direct loss to recists in favour of the motion. The motion was venue due to closing the divans in March next, thus lost by a majority of ope..
Whampas Dock Co, Ld. It was noticed that Until this direct loss has thus been "as-
the launch was flying the Portuguese mational of exports in consequence of depreciation in to-day; that is the official quotation. The paid certained it is impossible to approach the that whan the Bill was tead a second time, the Marques "who had come över from Macad His Excellency the Governor, on rising, said colours. With Mr. Leiria was Capt. Ferreira Home Authorities with a request more war. prices at home, including those of the prio-up value of e-ch share is $125.
unofficial members unanimously voted against as representative of H.E. Sqator Roçada, cipal articles of expo.t, such as raw silk and THX report for presentation to the share sowly to define the promised contribution it. He hoped that after Council had heard Coverder of that Colony, to welcome the copper moreover, not only did the trade with holders of the Messageries Maritimes at the I towards it. To arrive at the exact sum of the a fów words he was about to speak an at- Portaguera Commissioner. Following in the China become dull as a result of the depre- meeting on 28th ull, shows, a net profit on
raneous impression which seemed to have been wake of the Consular launch, was the Hongkong BUBONIC PLAGUEN ciation of silver, but also the export of goods the working for 1908 off. 6,595,000, against tenders in. To obtain these it is necessary to generally shared by the unofficjals would beGovernment tønder Victoria with Capt. P, H.
intended for sale in Europe and America feil
quired to know the amounts to be tendered Lugard on board. the Ponagusia Consul allured. His Excellency urged that they re-
M. Taylor, A.D.C. to H.E. Sir Frederick into general stagnation. The impon trade
before the next Estimates could be presented. and Capt. Taylor boarded the Assaya na she was brink at the beginning of the year through
The question had been discussed before in
catered Sulphur Channel. The Governor's order to affuid unofficial members an oppor: aide-de-camp was the bearer of a letter from ... a temporary increase in the import of machi-
His Excellency to the Portuguese: Commia- sipper welcoming His Excellency to Hongkong
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make the new conditions known. make the now conditions known this Bil must be passed. That, as I understand it, is the official posilico as revealed in the debate on The objection to it the second reading.
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mery required for the expansion of existing pointed to the Tamar, receiving ship at Hang from the uuofficial point of view is that unity of expressing their views, it was now
enterprises or establishment of new ones; but later on, the dulness of the export trade with the Far East diminished the import of articles required as raw materials for the commodities for that trade. Moreover, the full crop of rice and the rise of the milling in. dustry led to a reduction in the import of rice and wheated fl sur;, and the generși stagnation of trade at home also tended to a diminution in the volume of import trade. At the present time on subject is of greater in crest in Chica that the Banking and Coinage System, and the following experience of Japan in cleating up the financial situation in Taiwan (Formosa) will be read with interesi. Although there was,
at the time of the cession of Taiwan, no or-
COMMANDER, Fitzmaurice Acton has been ap kong, for duty. Commander Acton has served in the fleet for a matter of 22 years, having joined in July, 1887, às a cadet. He was pro- moted lieutenat in 1896 and commander is the June of last year.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legistative Council was held in the Council Chamber this afternoon. Present:-His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.G., Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Secretary), Hoo, Sir Henry Berkeley (Attorney-General), Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer (Colonial Treasurer), Lion, Mr. P. N. H. Jones, (Director of Public Works), Hep, Mr. F. J. Badaley, (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hon, Mr. &. W. Brewia (Registrar General, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M., C.M.C., Han. Mr..E. A. Hewalt, Hon. Mr. Well Yuk, C.M.O.,
gvaised system of monetary circulation in the island, yet on account of the smallecss of trans-Hon. Mr. W., Gitesion, Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, actions, no great inconvenience was felt in the Hoo, Mr. Murray Stewart, and Mr. G. Clementi circulation of capital; bat with the develop. (Clerk of Councils). ment of industry after the cession was recognised the necessity of establishing banks as organs of monetary circulation; and in 189-1990 the Bank of Taiwan,
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The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No, 7).".
FINANCIAL MINUTĖS, The Colonial Secretary laid on the Financial Miture No. 18. It was agreed it be referred to the Finance Committen.
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this method of making knows the new terms ignores the protest contained in the resolution unanimously supported a year ago by the unofficial members "against any steps being taken to carry out the order announced in Parliament on the 6th before this Council shall have been called upon to consider the methods by which it is proposed to readjust the burden of taxation But if the terms of the advertisement for the ender are fixed and definite I do not ace that there would be any such risk. There would bano risk. There, would be no risk to pro spective farmers. The terms offered to them would be just the same as if the clause were made absolute now
And there is do real risk to Government, inasmuch as Govern ment bas absolute power and can exercise it on the occasion of the eventual resolution much effect as J Council with just as now, with a much better grace, If this Bill goes through in its present form it will be an irrevocable step takes before we have had an opportunity of considering these methods. But if its present form were to be altered in the manner i suggest, by the jasartigo a clause making the contemplated step sub ject to a subsequent resolution in Council this objection would be removed. It may be urged against this that unless Section 20 is made
absolute at once an element of uncertainty would Fenter into the bargain with the new farmer. That is the point, l' invite some concession la the difficulty of our 'positio➡he unofficial position. The practical bonefi; of the coptes- tabletion which 1 suggest may not be apparent to those who ́lightly, regard the position of the that
the south; was established and was followed by the Taiwan Savings Bank and the Shoka Bank and the Kagi Baok. Whoo Taiwan be came a Japaese possession, there came into cir. culation, in addition to the already complicated. [ak currency in usa from former times, the notes of the Bank of Japan, the silver, yea, and subsi diary coins, so that the coinage system of the island fell for a while into the wildest confusion, The Attorney General moved the first read When the gold standard was adopted in Octo.ing of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend
The Stamp (Amendment) Ordinnace, 1902.
The Colonial Secretary seconded, Agreed
May 15th, at Keyoshani, Somerset, A. K. TRAVERS, late of the Hongkong Civil Service,
On Juke 17, 1999, at Partsmouth, England,
ALFRED HADLEY, aged 76 years, formerly | ber, 1897; in 'Jepan Proper, the Goverement, Foreman Boilermaker of Hongkong Dock Yard,
On June 19, 1905, ai shasghai. CHARLOTTE BERTHEL
On Saturday, June 19, 1999, at Shanghai, -ALFREDA BERTA, aged 33, dearly belovad
wife of Captain George William Eedy,
The Hongkong Celegraph
after careful consideration of the old"usages of the is and and its trade relations with the Chi rese mainland, decided to allow for the time the circulation in Taiwan of silver coins calculated on gold basis and to establish when opportunity offered the same system as in Japan Proper and in November of the same year, the first
STAMP ORDINANCE.
The of ject of the Bill is to increase for par poses of revenue the duty to respect of receipts for payment of money, and to impose higher duties on the estate and effects of deceased
persops
PRISON ORDINANCE,
elegraph official rate of exchange was published. Thus, reading of the Bill entitled as Ordinance to into baggling about money when appealed to
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1909.
JAPAN'S FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Through the courtesy of Mr. T. Fanatsu,
the colonge system of Taiwan was that of gold monometallism, in which silver currency was used as substitute; but the freq lent changes in the official price of the silver yen, added to the already vary great variety of piper money, in
circulation, not only made the methods of calculation in business transactions extremely
The Attorney General moved the second
amend The Prison Ordinancs, 1897. He said:-The object of this Bill's in make it an offence for prison officers to, supply certain articles of food to prisoners contrary to prison regulations.
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Bill read a second time,
The Bill was then considered in Committee,
Consul for Japan in Hongkong, we have again complicated, but also tended to foster a spirit read a third time and passed,
io acknowledgeibs receipt of that most valuable year book entitled the "Financial and Eco-
nomic Annual of Japan" which has now reached
of speculation; and the evil soon grew to such
TRAMWAYS,
House.
Kowloon, a larga cumbir ol Portuguesa re- As the disnye made her way to the whaif'st
s.dents gathered at. Blake er after, 5. pim. to awail the landing of the distinguished visitors who, however, disembarked at Kowloon. The
possible. It seemed clear. from the speeches and extending an invitation to Government an urgent matter to pass the Bill as soon as
of various unofficial members that they were not inclined to oppose the Bill. None of the clauses had been taken exception to at the second reading. What they objected to was Clause To of the Bill, which dealt with the question of the new tenders. The unofficials Bought for a more precise wording of the promise of the Secretary of State. His Excellency hoped they would not oppose the third reading of the Bill. He was not aware that any difference existed between
the officials and unoficials. All agreed that opium should be gradually suppressed and this point was particularly emphasized by Mr. Murray Stewart. It was u.ged that a mole definite statement of the contribution promised by the Secretary of State should be made, but His Excellency thought he could safely say that not ose business man present in the Council Chamber would undertake to promise a definite proportion of loss at any time. The losses, either direct or indirect, would be due not on the policy of the Government of Hongkong but to the policy adopted in
India. The position as it now stood was that Contacil thought the Bill should be passed in order to call for tenders, His Excellency understand that the unofficial members wished
to record a protest against the Home, Govern- ment and not the local Government, Ho therefore hoped they would unanimously pass the third reading of the Bill in order to show there was no difference of opinion between them. (applause),
There was a short consultation between tha
report that General" Machado landed in the and suite did not assume any official sintom uniform of a general is incorrec', as the Envoy
upos disembarkation.
for the Portuguese gentlemen at the Hongkong A suite of appartments had ́been angsged
Hatel where they will reside during their stay' in Hongkong. . In the evening Consul Lairia. dined with the visitors. There was no official' *eception,
advantageous conditions of the inclemency of To-day was spent in sight-seeing under dis
Legislative Council this afteragon, the gal the weather. Qwing to the mesong of the '
ceremonial call on His Excellency the Goy- ernor has been deferred until tomorrow. lo vitations have beaa isoned to a dia .ar at Gor- erament House to-morrow.co.mettiba Pona- quese Commissioner..
Sir Henry Berkeley, R.C., Mr. j. 1. Braga, Those invited are :-Colonel, Darling, Hosa
Comm.' }. J. Leiria, Consul für Portugal, and | Mrs, Leiris, Han, Mr. A. M, Thomson, Mis," and the Misses Loureiro, Mr. and Mrs. Browne, Dr. and Mr. j. kell, Mr. B. Tanner, Hop, Mr. A. W. and Mrs. Brewin, Dy. Insp. General and Mr. Tait, Lt. Conde, Bridgeman, Captain St. Clair, Captain and Miss Armstrong, Capt. Mr.
unofficial members, at the conclusion of which, and Miss Sayer, Mr. J. H. de Reus, Consul Hoo, Mr. Hewett said that when the unofficial General for the Netherlands, Mr..CE_Aston, members camo the Council Chamber that || Mr. R. D. Adkissos, Rev. and Mis, Hewitt, Mɛ. afteroon, they fully intended to vote against C.R. Leozmann, Mr. W.J. Danial, Mr. and Mrs Webby Mr. J. Paterson, Mr. A. G. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Harston, Dr. Black, Mr. Eidon Potter, Mr. E., O'won and Mr. H. G. Calihrop,
The third reading of the Bill was then, put to the meeting and was unanimously.passed.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL.
[From Our Own Correspondent:]
At this stage nothing definité can be learnt of the programme of the conference between the representatives of Portugál and China, alihongb kit is safe to say that before the Conference begion its sstungs‘a voit will, necessarily be paid to Macao by the Portuguese Commise ́i „sioner when' the subject will be'debatąd with Governor Roçadas", preparatory to the formal meeting with the Chinese Envoy. We under stand that General Machado-will proceed-to- acao on Saturday by the gunboat Putris and will probably return early next week,
In the course of the day to day, General Machado was the secipient of complimentary visits by the leading members of the Portu». boats to pass through. The people on these guese community in Hongkong. craft and the river back mingled together in large crowdat, watch the proceedings and voci- ferously cheered the dragon boats. Fireworks We regret a correspondent's request for a full were also let off during the progress at the race. report of proceedings of a recent Police Court. dred feet in length and were each manned by
he dragon boats are generally about a boo- case cannot be complied with. The case was
toma:
reported as fully as the space at our disposal on that day warranted it,
unofficial members of this Council. It will be best appreciated by those who imagine that we are intended to represent the wishes of the community: To display consideration towards
the third reading of the Bill. They weɗo now, the wishes of the community as represented by
however, willing to forego their desermination ús in this particular case-and in the opiumin deference to His Excellency's wishes, but be question we have the community behind us-wished to place on record that they wished to would bavo, a 'cerisin practical effect towards emphasize their protest already entered at the making the policy palatable. That was held to
second reading of the Bill. be a desirable object a year ago. Now that we Bre face to face with the material consequences is no less desirable. Iadeed the community may be thought to have a claim to be treated with greater consideration now than then. It is bateful to be reduced by circumstances
on the grounds of 'paramount duty to civil zi-
·Canton, 23rd June. |tion,” – But the duty that hes nearest'us in this
Yesterday being the Chinese Dragon Bost Council is duty to this Colony and my concep Festival, the Chinese people observed it sa a tion on this occasion is to claim the right to public holiday in this city. In the morning; discuss matters affecting our revenue before, various descriptions of native craft, particularly and not only after, they have been settled over masred in the water front at Hoaam in Gue flower-boats, numbering several hundred, our heads. The Colony must have been re-line, leaving only a little passage for the dragon lieved in a measure to learn from a telegram in the moroing paper that the Opium Confer ence bas bad the effect of suggesting to the In moving the second reading of the Bill en world the great difficulty of the oplum ques. an extent that, in 1998, it was consic ed no tiled An Ordinace to amend the Tramways tion. The authority for this statement is the longer possible to defer the reform of the coin- Ordinance, 1884, the Astorney General said that Secretary of State for the Colonies. The
from seventy eighty med, of whom measure to meet the emergency, ay Ordinance officials to arrest persons who refused to pay age system. Consequently, as a temporary the object of the Bill was to empower tramway difficulty thus revealed to the world was seau and stated, long ago, in certain yo
carried sil-embroidered umbrellas, flags, etc., sounded googe, and beat drums, and others issue of gold astes by the Bank of Taiwan, be liable to a free of 5103 on summary conviction. was promulgated in June, 1904, permitting the their fates and whom the Company do not mote parts of the world-among others in
were augaged in towing the boat. The races kaow. The Bill made provision for persons to this Colony. But previous to the receipt were watched with interest by the natives who which was carried into effect in the following
of this telegram there was 'some doubt as to spent a holiday very merrily, Happily there months. In 1906 the bill for the revision of the
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
bow these difficulties were to be solved, or in was no disturbance in that day. Unloringate.. Bank of Taiwan Law was brought before the
any degree removed, by holding a conferencey, however, two men are reported to have Diet in its twenty-second ression and approved;
which did not conier, a commission which did-len into the river and were drowsed.. not inquire, a 'mere series of formal mettinge and the law was promulgated in February of the
bereat set speeches were read or recited
same year. 1909-10 11 Yen 470,354,-3h, which is sure tand 'noter, their circulation has been going
tigious sentiment and political expediency were fareigo affairs. Sit Wing Nic, and the expecan 21st ult. His Excellency Lord Li Ching And since the issue of gold
by delegates, dabarred from discussing freely the merits of the question as a whole. It the interior was foully done to death on the rgih 7,000,000, less than the Kovanus for 1908-09. very smoothly and has proved mon coo›
seemed as if an unnatural agion between re unbewo. Un the following day, the deputy of His Majesty the King received in audience instant by the villagers' through some rebras This revenue made up of taxes, stamp receipts, venient in all transactions. Moreover, to receipts from public undertakings and State old custom that prevailed among the islanders
to issue in nothing but a list:r of resolutions- sasi magistrate, Chan Pak Heu, proceeded to property, postal and telegraph services, forests, of hoarding up their gold and silver has
stillborn. Now, however, we are told that there the place to investigate the case. The Japanese fong (Envoy Extraordinary and állaistor Pleaf-*** is a larger and a happier issue out of the affair Consul at Canton accompauled by his secretary potentiary from China), who presented his saw letter of Credence, and delivered in the King profits of the salt, camphor and tobacco mono-
a widening of the bounds of knowledge also left bere on that day for Weichow on ac
an Autograph Letter from His Majesty tho: polies, etc. Under the heading of Taxes come gradually disappeared and deposits in banks
of the subject deals with. This. Colony 'wilf bave increased. The withdrawal of silver notes the land tax, income tax, business tax, fax on from circulation has made marked progress
Emperor of China. So states the Court Ciren. have reason to feel grateful if the sosults
| far, though we presume the letter was from the include a liquors, "tax' on soy, sugar excise, consumption, with the incrasso, in the circulation of gold
better appreciation of the diffi-
Regent on behalf of the infant Emperor The Council adjourned till Thursday, the culty and complexity of the question lax on textile fabrics, tax on' dealers in patent
mit prox.
dealt with inasmuch as that our difficulties medicinas, mining-tax, lax on bogines,, tra circulation does not pow exceed yea 20,000 notes; and the amount of silver notes still ja
and perplexition, and our uncertainty, as velling tax, succession tax, consumption tax
to the baneficial result of the drastic mea. (£2,049).–Again, by the revision of the Coin.
Lures forced upon ut, will-be 10 some on kerosene oil. It would be hard to
age Law in April, 1956, and March, 1908, the
extent shared and sympatiblesd with by sex what other possible thing could be weight of pure metal in the subsidiary silver
ipect of a more sympathetic understanding of the wid. world. This newly acclaimed pro- taxed in addition to these which are specified. coins has been altered. In October, 1908; an Passing over the section relating to agriculture, Ordinance was promulgated prohibiting the
the matter encourages me to press for the small Industry and commerce we note that the total importation of silver coins, from abroad or
concession” which will be made if Your Ex-
exports and imports of merchandise in 1995 | from Japan Proper, and at, the same time vote charitable servicos, pansagos and relief of motion, I imagine that ander, the circum. Sa Kwan Cheung, who were extradited 20 Inniskillingers lie fa four out of the fire amonated to gun 814,503,000 (£83,427,533), ba» abolishing the use of silver yin for paying destitutes. ing a decrease of you. 117,377,000 (£18,510,499), | taxes and duties Up to April, 1928, the This was kil the businese,
its ninth issue. Without passing any comments on the subject mister of this publication we will note some of the more salient features of its interesting content, The Report is group ed under the heads of (8) Fipaoce, (b) Agrical ture, industry and Commerce, (c) Foreign Trade, (d) Backing and Mousy. Market, (6) Communications, and (1) Taiwan and Kerafuto Under the heading of Fionace, it is interesting to note that the Total Ordinary Revenus for
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Committee, read a third time and passed. The Bill was read a second time, considered
THE PUBLIC SERVICE,
Tas Attorey General moved that Council
Tubfic Service certain duties at present per go ialo Committer on the Bill entitled an Or.
dinance to transferr to certaiú Officers of the
formed by other Officers.
The Colonial Secretary seconded,
mitteo was read a third time and passed,
The Bill having been considered in Cam
PATEN:8 ORDINANCE. This Bill was not proceeded with.
ADJOURNMENT.
FINANCE COMMITTEE. **
A meeting of the Finance Committee was
held immediately after the meeting of Council, to recommend that the following vote be the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed adopted by the Council
CHARITABLE SERVICES. ·
}
A sum of two hundred dollars.in aid of the cellency can see your way to accepting my
stance, it might escape discountenance from ‘home." We have been constantly assured of
ALLEGED MURDER OF 'A JAPANESE.
T
On the 20th instant a telegram was received by the Viceroy from the officials of Weichow reporting that a certain japanese travelling in
count of the Ca10.
* LIKIN COLLECTIONS,
The amount of Likin dues collected in Can- ton during the last ten days of the.ath moon as reported in the Viceroy by the Likin' officials was 57,067 462 tacja.
AMONGST other things forecasted to occur in the years to come is the garrisoning, of the Singapore and thougkong urval rendezvous by the forces of the Commonwealth of Australia and the establishment of a squadron to do duty": ́in Far Eastern waters as well as in Autipodsan.
waters. But these things are very much in futurity.
BUNNING. RAILWAY,
BANGALORE is the station to which, the and': The Viceroy is in receipt of 'n telegraphic Battalion Cameron Highlanders will, go: when despatch from the Ministry of Posts and Com they leave Tientsio, North China, for fodis munications, in which the Sunning Railway Company has bean granted the privilege of next relief season, The sad Camerone, being Vick Fauto na far as Kongmoon instead of the viously in lodia. The battalion which succeeds extending the Sanging Railway from Kung a comparatively, new corpu were never proble city of 500, Wuj as previously reported them in North China, the tst Royal Joniskijl.,
PRISONERS EXECU(D, (king Fusiliers, is one of the 'smastesi Kad, most The thras prisoners Csang Hing, Li Hi and distinguished in the service. The bound of
Canton from Hongkong some time ago, ware on the art instant taken to the execution tinente, and the honours on it' ground and bekended.
colours embrace a roll of glory hard ty
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