There is no news of interest to chronide, things generally, social as well as commercial, being somewhat stagnant. A ball was' given on Thursday night by a dozen Bachelors, who have caught up the mantle and intend to try and up the hospitalities of that defunct It was well attended and much ed, despite unfavourable weather. We have had more rain, but not sufficient to make any material difference to our storage, though it has checked evaporation, and as the water is being carefully doled out it is improbable that we shall be reduced to the short commons experienced last: spring.
The Public Health and Buildings Ordinance. has be 1 further considered at which the various sections were threshed out and passed with some amendments. The, following clause was added at the end of the Bill, on the motion of the Attorney General thing lih ein contained shall be deemed or limit. the exercise by His his heirs and successers, of any power of resumption contained in any Crown lease." "The Council then adjourned sine die.
Lecture at the City Hall On y evening, the 15th inst., a very interesting lecture was delivered, under the auspices of the Odd Volumes Society, by Dr. J. C. Thomson, on "The Mosquito and its relation to Mala H. E. the Governor presided, and among those present were Lady and Miss Blake, Sir Join Keane, Bt., Private Secretary, Arbuthnot, A.D.C., Major-Gen coigue and Lady Gascoigne, Sir William "and Lady Goodman, Commodore and Mrs. Robinson, ete. Discussion followed the lecture, and much interest was displayed by the largo audience assembled.
Presentation to the Chinese College of Medicine.
A meeting was held in the Lozislativo Council Chamber on the 18th inst., attended by the Senate and a number of students of the Chinese Colleze of Medicine and presided over by the Hon. F. H. May, Rector. They were assembled to receive from the hands of Major-General Sir W. Gascoigne a handsome microscope which he was presenting to the College as a token of the interest he takes in the work done there. Mr. Mag accepted the gift on behalf of the College and thanked Major-Gonoral Gas-coigue for the generous gift. The microscope, which bears the inscription: Pro-sented to tle Chinese College of Medicir: by H. E. Major-General. Sir William Tulins Gascoizne, K.C.M.G., 1902," is a D.P.H. No. 1 made by Baker, London Another Barrister for Hongkong.
Mr. F. A. Edlin, barrister-at-law, has been admitted to' practise in. the Supremo Court of Hongkong by the Chief Justice, Sir W. M. Goodman. who eordially welcomed him. Mr. Edin was for sight months Acting Chic Justice of Lagos, also for some time acted ax Chief Justice for Fiji, On one occasion he was administrator of Lagos. He has also held the appointment of Queen's Advocate at Lagos and Attorney-General of Fiji Movements, the past week there has been anchorage. The arrivals have been and were ay follows:—On the 1th the Portuguese gunboat Din from Macao; on the 15th, the Bri ship Goliath arrived from Amoy; and on the 18th inst., the British cruiser Cressy returned from Singapore. The departures have been:—On the Lith inst, United States gunboats Helena, burg, and Yorktown for Manila ith' inst., the U.S. flagship Kentucky leit for Manila, and the German gunboat Tiger for Bangkok; on the 16th, the British sloops Algetine and Phenix left for Canton, the Portuguese gunboat Dit for ao, and the U. S. cruiser Orleans for Man Anti-foreign Canton is being transformed in a sense.
The present Viceroy it appears, determined fo abolish the evil reputation Canton has for so many decades enjoyed of being discourteous and rude to foreign visitors. OF course he cannot purge the Cantonese of their prejudices, but he can and intends to repress the overt expression of is dislike. The city has accordingly into wards and districts. and ion is made responsible for the zood behaviour of its inhabitants, and as they are informed that insults' to foreigners will, be summarily punished, either by a heavy fine on the district or
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