The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-23
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Summary of the News Brought by
Steamer to Date Of Sailing.

The steamer Rio de Janeiro, Captain
William Ward, arrived at her berth shortly
before midnight last night, bringing Hong
Kong dates 10 October oath and Yokohama
to November 4th, from " hieh the following
summary of news is taken.
HongKopg.
A conference has been held between dele
gates of the British Mercantile Marine
Officers Association and the committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, with reference
to the stoppage of Sunday labor in the har-
Dor. The delegates were strongly of opinion
that the stoppage could only be effected by
the passing of prohibitive law. The COM
mlttee Or fessed TO be in favor OF Sunday
rest, but raised objections to legislation on
the subject alleging that the cessation OF
work on board ships in the harbor would
involve a general cessation Of work on
shore.
BY the mail of the 23d inst. further ad-
vices from Amsterdam concerning the sale
of BorneO tobacco, the products of various
estates in Borneo. situated IN Dutch BOrneo.
Marudu Bay. Labuk River, Darvel Bay and
the Kinabatangan River were received. The
reports are to the effect that the leaf from
Darvel Bay and East BOrneo planting COM
panies' estates on the kinabatangan River,
found most favor, and was well paid for.
other lots finding buyers at inferior rates
only. One we'll known firm of brokers
writes: I'VE were very well satisfied with
the good outtu.n of the Melapi estate Burns
good
The budget of the colony was presented
to The Council az its last meeting. The esti-
mated revenue for 1891 Is S.. So, 09S; the eS-
timated expenditure Is S1,6I4, 1870. IL is estl-
mated that 100000 will be obtained from
premiums on land sales, the returns from
which have been very small during the last
year owing to the commercial depression.
The balance available is thus S3I1,3lo. and
it is anticipated that there will be a balance
at the end of this year of S540,000, being
total of SSl7.31S. But there is large
number of uneUmpleted public works, and
it is estimated that after deductlng what Is
paid this year there Will remain about
100000 TO be expended on these works:
The acting Governor proposes to expend
next year for these works $4,000, that Is
100000 more than his estimated balance.
In other words, there will be a deficit OF
100000. Mr. Whitehead moved that the
Government submit scheme for loan,
which lie thought ought to be in silver and
floated locally He st ongly deprecated any
increase in taxation. His motion was sup
ported by the other members, and was "a
copied by his EXcellelcy and adopted by
the Council
The Chinese merchants of Hopg-Kong
have obtained from the Government the
lease of piece of laud for term of 999
years at the nominal rent of 81 for the
purpose of building Chamber Of Commerce
for which they have subscribed funds. The
ground, which contains about $1,000 square
feet, is situated behind the Tung Wah Hos
pitai. Estimates and plans for the building.
which will cost about $40, 0O0 have been sub
mitted by Mr.. Denison. The Trustees are
Hon. Ho Ka AIR. Ho Amei, Mr. Wei Yuk
AMI Mr.. Il Shing.
a new alouminous poison of 100 times the
power of strychnine has been described by
Dr. Il ,.Ea tc Fad Fnt a
seeds of Abrus precatoria. the poisonous
principals causing death by c0agulation OF
the blood corpuscleS.
4 report has been presented to the SAM
tary Board on overcrowding in Hong-kong.
1t IS stated that there are 745 houses over
crowded in the town. A gradual enforce
mpnt Of the health ordinance is recon-
mended.