Hong Kong Telegraph 1894-09-07

Hong Kong Telegraph 1894-09-07

Year: 1894

THE TYPHOON MORE TAXATION There are several points connected with sir William harcourt's proposal to extend his graduated eatate duty to all property owned in the Coionles by persons resident at the time of death in the united Kingdom which are worthy of note, for the measure savours very strongly of taxation without representation, and will there-fore in due course meet with determined opposition in several of the larger and more independent THE SANITARY BOARD THE INTER-COLONIAL JAPANESE IMPORTS NORTH BORNEO NOTES FACTS ABOUT KOREA A RETROSPECT FOOCHOW NOTES Who doesn't enjoy looking at a fountain in play? The bright water leaps into the air as though it were a living, conscious thing, then at the summit of its arch it is shattered into spray by the wing, or wafted to and Fri like the skirts of a dancing girl. And all the while the roar of its rush and the tinkling moldy of its fall fill the air. This is water having a good time-water in high spirits. What makes it jump, sing, and laugh in that fashion! WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF FRESH SUPPLIES THE STOCKS OF FOUNTAINS IN PLAY