The morning call., 1891-01-30


No trace has yet been discovered of the
Namoa pirates. Five suspicious characters
have been arrested, but they have not yet
been id entitled.
The report of the Hong Kong Brick and
Cement Company has Teen issued. The
company has now got into working order
and seems likely to do good business
Sir William des VeuX, the Governor Of
Hong Korg, returned on Monday and Mr..
Fleming resumed his Office of Colonial Sec
rotary.
The unofficial members of Council have
submitted memorandum ON the extraor-
binary estimates, generally condemning the
lavish expenditure that has been incurred
in connection with public works and adyo-
eating Stricter system OF inspection.
The annual regatta was held last week.
Is excited less interest tiran usual. DIR.
Camille, who has been giving ambulance
lessons to the police, WAS presented with
testimonial by The members of the force.
The Hong-kung High Level Tramway
Company has not had a successful year.
Upward OF $4,000 was received, but the ex-
penses amounted to about $4,000 1t is
expected that WHEN the new hotels are
opened traffic will increase. The company
has not yet recovered the loss it sustained in
the rain-sterm.
A team Of Hong-Kong cricketers have
gone to Singapore TO compete with Singa-
pore and Ceylon teams.
Further evidence has been taken in the
Namoa affair, but no new light has been
thrown on the tragedy. Five of the six men
arrested have been discharged. The sixth
man, who was identified by two officers, has
bern retained.
The Songei Koyah and Lamag Companies
have definitely resolved to sell their concerns
for ei333 Is Sd each.
The Hong Kong Volunteers held their an
nuai field practice on Boxing day. Tue turn
out was rot SO large as customary.
Japan.
Up to January Sd the reported cas- IS o. in
fiuenZa among The natives OF Yokohama
numbered $4,000
A native paper of the 9th states the value
of total imports in 1890 was 81, 0GO in
excess of the imports for the same period.
Mr.. Senzo was to START mercantile and
savings bank in Yokohama with a capital Of
81, 000, 900.
Workmen are at work on the sunken
Turkish frigate Ertegroul. They have re-
moved several guns, torpedoes and a large
quantity of metal
The Gazette says: The Diet will be opened
tomorrow 18th inst.) The time occupied in
discussing matters Of trivial importance has
been SO great that most of the hard work
that the Diet has undertaken TO DO remains
unfinished. Out OF seven bills that were
brought up before the Upper House last
month only threa were passed; out of TWEEN
ty bills that were brought before the Lower
House only four were disposed of. The
Diet will conclude its session at the end of
February, and unless the members can be
induced to legisiate in more business-like
fashion, as Is pointed out by several of our
native contemporaries, the session oil the
first Diet OF Japan can hardly be considered
a success.
According to report compiled by the au-
thoritles the number of schools Gncluding
elementary, middle and normal schools and
schools OF other various kinds, both private
and public) teachers and students in the
empire at the end of 1889 was as follows:
Schools, 2S,o24; teachers, 2,l93; students,
3,150,614.
Count Yamada. Minister of Justice, has
resigned on account of ill-health.
ID. Harding, the oldest foreign res ident OF
Yokohama, died early in January after q
long illness