THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1903,
danger in rough or fogay weather. The THE GOVERNOR'S FAREWELL. construction of the road was carried out without difficulty or opposition, the claims of owners whose lands were acquired being VALEDICTORY SPEECH IN THE settled at caea by arrangement or arbitra
tion. COUNCIL.
Review of Sir Henry Blake's Administration.
cated.
THE CHINA MAIL.
not be accepted. Still, the expenditure of some thirty millions of dollars in the exe- cution of the works on the Naval Extension and Quarry Bay docks cannot fail to fncrease the proapority of the Colony.
face to face with typhoon, war, pestilence and famine, and I look back with admira. tion to the behaviour of the Colony in Abounding charity every 'contingents.
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Lerddiip Sisim Good.
man, Chief Justice, and a Jury.) Thursday, November 19th.
A PERJURY CARE.
John Griffiths was charged with cou mitting wilful and corrupt porjury on Oct. 12 and 10, 1205.
To-day's Advertisements
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THE
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and generosity company the buoyant onergy of stainity, I find that PUBLIC IMPROVEDENTS,
within the five years over 3425,000 have Nor has the Government hon remisa in heen subscribed in xit of the widows and Public Works. During the term of my ad- orphatrs of our soldiers and sailors who fell ministration $2.741,670 has been expond in the South African war, in aid of the ed on Public Works Extraordinary. The famino-stricken people of Kwangal, in nid reservoir at Wong-nei chong, of a capacityof of the efferers by the destructive typhoon 3,000,000 gallons, has been completed, and of 190, and in aid of the fund for the the reservoir and gravitation scheme for erection in London of a memorial to our Kowloon is being carried out at an catimat-late revered and beloved Queen, and this ed expenes of $825,000. The initial works in addition to the local charities of the
The Attorney General prosecuted ; accus- Tytam Tuk, to hold 1,200,000,000 gallons. but few realize the extour, or the econoruyad was undefended. are in progress for the new Reservoir at Chinese portion of the community. vf which
The accused was employed by Messrs NAVAL Blake Pier has been built, and the founda-and ability with which they are adininis- tions of the new Law Courts are now roul? tered. It has been my pleasant duty for the superstructure of which the founda to open two hospitals within the past Punchard, Lowther and Co, as a watchman, tion stone was laid by me on the 12th in-year built by the Chice community sad on the night of Oct. 11, or the morning stant. The foundations of the large now at an expenso of $144.00 and affording of Oct. 12, arrested Leung Pak, u taiu-Boo (about 48 HP), NEW STOCK Western Market have been completed and accommodation to 130 patients.
Taring arranged for Police Stations and the patrol of the territorial waters sur rounding the 39 miles of newly-acquired coast lite, to check the provalent robberies ashore and nfcat, & trigonometrical and At the close of the ordinary business in cadastral survey was entered upon, the services of a staff of surveyors and demar the Legislative Council this afternoon,
entere having been obtained from the ilis Excellency the Governor said -Hon-Surveyor General's department of India. ourable Members of the Legislative Council, The trigonometrien) survey has boen 2:42- As this is the last occasion on which I abali pleted, and 315,326 lots hare been donar- have the bonour of presiding over your de A Land Court was established to deal liberations, I propuse with your permission readily and inexpensively with the holdings to review na shartly as I can, the condition clains, of which 103,281, have been presen of the Colby during the five years of my ted to the Land Court. The principal cul. Firations of the Territory is tice, but there administration of this Government.
I arrived at a time when a most import is also a causidicinble celtivation of sugar, the superstructure of the latter building equally pleasant task: has been the opening pan-man, Dis nut and far-reaching change was about to and, in the Tein Wan district, pineapples as been begun, while a contract for that this months of the Victoria Jubiler Hospital Bu made in the coiltion of the Colony.are grown. I found or inspection that the Hongkong, which was ceded to. Great sugar canes wero of a poor quality, and the of the former has been let and for the new for Women and Chüdren on Barker Rond four-inch repe, the property of Messrs Britain in 1911, had developed into a great pinospplea of inferior flavour, while the Harbour Office. A site has been acquired built by joint sabscription and grant from part, with a pulation of 18,000. Its primitive clone will in use leave a large for the new Post Office nud plans for it have Colonial funds in commoration of the
Leen prepared and approved and contract Jubilee of Her Majesty the late Queen. Aroa, including the point of Kowloon percentage of juice in the crushed megasse Peninsula, wo 32 square miles. The number of canes of the best varieties for the foumlations has been let. Dorthern shores of the harbour were
were obtained from Java and Penang and important buildings will be pushed forward
without delay. Chinese territory; at Sai-shui po, Cap-uuiave been distributed to the sugar farmers, oson and Fu-ti-incon, Chinese Custo-and two Chatanooga, steel mills were alsoim
But the absorbing question that has ex houses were established, and Chinese Cusported, and lent to large growers for experi toms cruisers operated within the defined mont. Good varieties of pinciples were excised the minds of the community to a harbour limits to the great trestation of the imported from Ceylon for distribution. greater extent than all others is that of community. The Kowloon extension agree-
While the eultivated and is now pretically Sanitation. This question has been debat ment, signed on the 8th June, 1898, re confined to the valleys it is evident from the year by year as in each recurring year medied this anomalous state of affairs in a terracing of the hills that they too yielded plague claimed its victime by hundred harbour that. rler the fostering care of their share of wealth-giving crops in the and painein scourged the community. Great Britain, and grown into the position past, and I have little doubt that suitable May, 109, the visit to the Colony of of the Third l'ert in the world, the tonnage cultivating will be tosumed in the future. Professar Simpson and Mr Dabort Chad of whose shipping End in twenty years in Inko mennting over 150,0.0 fir and can wick. C. M, G., resulted in valuable reports ereased from 6,006,090 to 17,000,000. Un-
SANITATION,
Those
In
THE CHINESE,
I will not weary you with further figures. I desire but to Emphasise some of the salient features of the time during which I have buen Governor of the Colony, I bare especially dwelt upon the treatment of the problen to be solved on the taking over of the New Territory because on the ex perience of the 400,000 Chinese in this Colony in formed the Chinese estimate of British justice and of the security that is to be found under the British flag, and as surely as the waters of the great rivers der its provisions it becane ray duty as the trees have ison planted, sad expetion the defective construction of Chiness flow from the snow-capped zountains to
qualities pients ato now being inade with houses, and in pursuence of their recom- the sea en eurely will the estivate of our representat so of Her inte Magests the Rigide, ar sisal emplent, that may yet, I mendations a consolidated Public Health tain following the lines of trade to their Queen to as the government over hope, introduce an appetent industry into Ordinance has been passed, under the pro
one of us who lifts his eyes from 400 additional quare miles of territory, the Coins, while the establishment of visions of which to houses of the future trouest limits. (pplause). To every with a population of over 100,000, and also succulent presses on the suitable hill sides will be of a more sanitary type and surface the immediato exigencies of the busi
ne of the hour und looks into the over the water of Mire Bay and Joep Bay ought, if successful, to go a long ring tow overcrowding that is found in the Chinese This agreement gave for the first line comards solving the question of the supply of part of the Victoria will be no longer future, this conviction currics with it a plete control over the waters of the harbourFresh mund to Hongkong
possible. AR able Bacteriologist has been added to the permanent staff, for senso of great responsibility, and apart and its approaches and reused the causes
whom a guitable Laboratory is being built, from our national sense of justice compels of the long-felt irritation.
and from his original researchon valuable, so to deal, with the Chinese people with contact as to satisfy them results have already have bbined, and who we come
THE NEW TERRÁTOKY,
the
"they
LUPERS
said that we have been more successful hera than in other countries in discavoring the cansey or checking the ravages of plague, but investigation and experiments made during the epidemic of this year afford a hope that next year may see a step in ad-
epidemic.form
H
MALARIA.
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anation flow from sea to moun-
destinies of a free community where comL- mercial activity is sustained and developed by that security without which no commerce can expand. (Loud Applause).
DOND UTE!
the 25th November, 1953 at 10., st H.M. NAVAL Yaru,→→ SUNDRY
OBSOLETE & CONDEMNED
STORES, Comprising →→
de.
BOILER 49 E..), O
charge of stealing a CANVAS, CLOTutyo, ImplɛMENTS,
Con
&c., At the
Catalogues will be issued. Txirs of Sales Costomary. Punchard, Lowther and Co. Magistracy the man was tried, and on Griffiths idoutifying the rope belonging to Messrs Puuchard, Lowther and Co., as the ono foend on the sampun, he was convicted, and sentenced to four months' imprison. ment. Subsequent investigations led to a re-trial; on Oct. 16 Grifiths repeated the same evidence, but Loung Tak whe dis- charged.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Avelimiters, Hongbong, Suvember 19, 1905.
ENTIRELY..
to arrive this
Specially and
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most
carefully chosen, direct
30 FROM THE FACTORIES
BY OUR
the MILITARY AUTHORITIES that
MR ROBINSON
NOW IN EUROPE.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. TNFORMATION has been received from CUN PRACTICE will take place from the GREAT
specified opposite :- undermentioned Batteries and on the dates
On being charged Griffiths pleaded guilty, bat said that he was under the influence of His Lordship What I understand you drink, and did not know what he wae doing.
as to mean by under the influence of ärilik, is that, originally, when you gave the ma into custody you were under the influenes of drink. You are not alleging that when you were before the Magistracy giving evid influence of drink. once on Oct. 12 and 16, you were under the
The Accused I was muddied. The drink was that much in me that I did not know. what I was saying,
His Lordship-The indictmeat charges falso. You had suflicientintelligence to know you with well knowing your statement was that what you were saying was true.
you
knew
Fir Foint and Upper Belcher Batteries REDUCTIONS
in a direction to the South of Chung Hae Island at a range of about 4.500
Fards, on the 25th November. 1003 in our present stock of
Stoncoatters South Shore and East Bat- teries in South-Westerly direction at nungen From 2000 to 3,020 yards, en the 27th Novembor, 1003. byemun (Pak-sha-van and Sewan Bat. A teries) in the direction of the en. trance to Junk Itay at ranges from 2,000 to 4,000 yards, on the 2-th November, 1903.
Practice will commence at D'a.m. daily, and end about 11 am daily, if the ange is cleat.
By Command,.*.*
F. H. MA Colonial Segretari
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hougkong, November 18, 1905.
NOTICE
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Near the town of Ta-long I found on my first visit a settlement of about 25 lepers, that the taking over of the Nen Torritury of an extensive ataup on a slight efovation 1 pectul in the future. So far, it cannot be tent fair and just, helping to share the have taken your evidence if you werC - will be in your recollection. gentlemen, who were compelled to live in the raiddle still more important discoveries any to ex that in Hongkong they will find a Govern- It is not likely that the Magistrate would under the influence of drink. I quite un was not neevlished without some trouble. approached by a rough causerny and almost The delicattathin i the Nunker boundary ander water in rainy weather. Here these
derstand that you bad been drinking on day you gare evidence you had not been had to be arranged, wat bind beeflicted poopis in built, of pieces of Loard.
the night you got into the boat, but on the finally settled on the 28th Margh. I miserable Shanties that adfurded ne protee
drinking, er'elso the Magistrate would not at the request of the Chinese Goverment tion from zain or the chill winter winds
havo taken your evidence. I am afraid that huddled together at night, while
I shall leave the Colony with a lasting I cannot take your plea na a plea of guilty, nade through the British Minister at Pek-Tere theproached the villages where vanco in prevention and treatment should, and grateful remembrance. of the assis because the charge weans that ing, deferret the hoisting of war Rag te
by 17th April: In the anime certaall agit-day to
You will either received from the mombers of this Coun- atoes indamed the minds of the puple by they were charitably supplied with food.
have to be tried or not. If you want to false statements to the mailt of our Hard by was an unoccupied hill with a well
cil which includes all the members of my La tried, then we will try you. I quite occupation to such an extent that arisent its base. Here a sufficient area was walled
In the treatment of Malaris we have Executive Council Fair and independent understand that you state you were under resistance the faster if the unit, anclusing the well, she sunil houses profited Le the light thrown upon its criticism no honest Government need fear, the influence of drink shen you gave the Territory was greed upon, in the 14th Anril the matsheds erected at Tuitń have been erected by the Public Works Causation he the experiments of Celli, Ross nor prudent Governor ignore, rad the man into custody, and said that you saw BLAKE, G,C.MG., will be presented at]
department that afford shelter from cold were destroyed and the pole and ein. The lezers afill obtain their food and other investigators, and systematic changes between rough-hewn Bills and the rope in his eampan. But what state of
arrangements have been made to control the finished Ordinances bear witness to
on Oct. 19 and. 167 You awore before the who preceded to the place star from the neighbours, or from their families, the nullahs and pools in which the An. the care with which the members of this mind were you in when you gave oxidencober 21, at 11.30 AM. It is hoped that all atory to the ceremony i de 17 dere
or have done so up to the present, epholes tasquito has hitherto bred along Council, especially the unofficial members, attacked by age ber Chinese
mar's sampad. According to the de ander Milita direction.
by: I am informed new tint the people the face of the hills that dominate the City. have examine the measures intrudteed, i Magistrate that you found the rope on the will attend. apparently
are not cutributing a mi az forth. Over $93,000 have been expended already and the readiness of the Goremment to Reinforcements -were- Ate
erly saying that the Government who out and formsi possession of the New Terbilt the houses a culd also give rice.in this work, with the result that while in yield to sound objections: In a Council. Positions it is clear that you did not find it j
public duty, ritory was taken over on the 16tit so thing our The segregation is practically as effec. 0,790 cases were admitted to the whose discussions and debates have been on the pan--it was in the shed. It
various civil and military hospitals, the actuated by a strong sense positira should is made fectly.tive as in more pretentione and expensive number of cases reported this year to the and into which he element oftles bare After two engagements, in which the Chi-establishments, while the victims of this nese displayed considerado curage in terrible disenes have not perpetual impresont date is 2.408. It is to be haped rancour has ever entered, my duties have seting agai.st regular troops, and sattered
in the destruction of the Anopheles mos. Chanel farewell I do so with a lively senso some losses, the oppositis used. That prisonment added to the miseries of their that with perspverauco nd thoroughnes been light indeed, and in hidding this thore attacks open tue fotes-were achat most miserable lives. At Tai-, the quits, this danger to the aumanity will of gratitude for the happy relations that hare always existed between us and an aged by the thea Tiere there can be headquarters of the New Territory est ultimately be removed,
earnest prayer that the interests of the Little doubt, Me analyte portale thallishment, a Chinese qualified medical
duy peoples who form the granunity Chinero Custon to centhare to function Practitioner has been stationed, whose KOR- vices have born freely availed of by the within the limits of the Colony was deeply inhabitants and who is the public vaccius-mendations of the two experts to whose re- the future be safeguarded members as rofectually carry out the recon- this great. Fort and Colepy ill of fused to send in a pre of the district. The question of E-ports I have alluded it has been decided to able, impartial, and single-indud ne you. resented by. He rellency, and he re
A recommend the formation of body ct gentlemen, to whom as your President cation has buen carefully considered. sent at the cavemusy of hoisting the flag school is about to be established at Un Jong Trustees at whose disposal funds will be Row any guod-bye. (Applause.)
the 17th April. In
placed for the necessary operation of Sir Paul Chater, Dr He Kai, Mr Wei where Fuglish will be taught, and the pro visions of the Education Code are being remodelling this ovenrowded city. That nay Yuk, Mr C. W. Dickson, Sir Gershem cleanliness could render healthy areas in Berkeley niso inade speeches wishing the which the registered population is 1,000 19 Governor future prosperity.
The Goverage liedly respondal, and the the acro, or 810,000 to the square mile (ant
live rosen to believe that the registered Council rose eine die. population is considerably below the real culty must be solved by the creation of a of Majur Prendergast, R., i acquired and with a rooted objection to any interfer-nas city, by resumption, re-cale, and recon
struction, and with the steady operation of the confidence of the people; inavor the ence with their settled habits or customs.
It is yet too toon to juúze of the rexalta, such a Trust as is proposed there is no re- | TUN CANTON-HANKQW KAILWA)⋅ | come addicted to intemperate habits, and EVENING, the 19th East., at 8.30 for WHAT'S IN A NAME?
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variona districts.
AN IMPROVEMENT-TRUST,
ill
was upon your evidence that the man was convicted. Then he was retried, and it was found that you had wade mistake. Why did you say that the rope was there at the retrial If you say you were drunk then, wo will try you, but if you say you were sober, I will accept your plet.
The Accused-I plead guilty. His Lordship-I think that is a very have taken your evidence if you werų, in a drunken condition. I will take into con proper courses The Magistrate would
sideration all the circumstances, and will deal with you after the conclusion of the robbery case,
Griffiths was then removed, and His Lordship asked for some particulars con
Lho evidence farticity of the via the best of the attacks upon our troope, it was decided extended to the Terpacular Schink of the | system of innitation with erun scrupulous Stewart, Colonel Brown, and Sir Henry corning his previous character.
I have recupidated the genem lows of to accupy that portion of Sa Con Valley ying to the rheof the Foundary line. including the intact marsor of San policy in the New Territory, as on their Sodnew will depend the success or failure Chun. This was eserted by a Join Sack of this assimilation with the Celiny of a and Military capedition which inst with large agricultural population with a density), is not to be expected. The diffi opposition, and the district was belt-for-tion for turbulence, suspicious of foreigners, month hy & Military force under comman
ITS RATIFIKATION
=
EDUCATION.
CORRESPONDENCE.
On Grifiths being again brought into Court, the Attorney General said that Gri- fiths had been thirteen years in the Royal Navy, Ho joined the Naval reserve in 1894, and bad been boatswain in the P. and O. service for seven years. During the last ten menthe, he had been employed by Messrs Funchard, Lowther & Co, at the
ADVANCE Nearly opportunity to those wishing to send Greetings to their Reiatives and Friends at Home."
I have jest opened & parcel of RAFAEL Teck's Xis and New YEAR'S CARIS of various pretty designs and description,
Very moderuto prices, and as csual, 10 per cent discount for cash. specially selected to soit the taste of young
H. BUTTONJEE, 5, D'Aguilar Street. 37 and 33, Elgin Road, Kowloon. Hongkong. November 19, 1903.
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Naval Extension works. Lately he had be held in the FREEMASONS BALL, THIS although he could not have been drunk p.m. precisoly. VISTING COMPANIONI when he gave evidence at the Magistracy, are contally INVITED to attend. still his consciousness was not so 'cute as it Hongkong, November 18, 1903.
He asked for otherwise would have been.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND a light contence as the man would lose his pension.
His Lorship, said that he thought the noored was in a muddled condition when he
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Patti Endorses the Apollo, Adelina Patri (Baroness Cederstrom) as given another great testimonial to this Apollo piano-player. She was so de lighted with the instrument that was puruhased by her last year that thie second testimonial is even stronger thac the first one that she gave,
Mme. Fatti says that the apollo never has given her the slightest rule and that the new concert grand is one of the most wonderful and perfect pino-players that she has ever seen.'
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sperity of their petsons and property but so far they ne promising. The nun son why this necessary improvement of assisted them in making good roads ; nud bor of crimes reported in the year 1980 was Victoria should not be effected within
To the Editor of the Causa Man.* ultimately, vader instruction frens der late 596, and this year 987, which is equal for twenty years at a moderato cost to the i
CANTON, 18th November, 1903. Majesty's Government, withdrew from the district amid decretations goal wig the entire year to 249. Within the same habitants, who it must be remembered have From the inhabitants, so whom the presence period we have been aids to reduce the the happy distinction of hearing the lightest
SI-Fearing that come of your readers Thanks burden of taxation of any Colony in the of our troops had brought fretdoni from police force fruin 171 to 104.
tact of British Empire (Applause). In the eleman may misunderstand the reference in your paper to my disapproval of the selection of taxation, security of the property, and to the firess, fairness and
the public officers immediatly dealing tary principles of sanitation by preventing Sunday as the day for the formal opening market for their producc.
with the people, confidence has been surface overcrowding we are far behind the established and the inhabitants have learnt Chinese, he even in their in most citing of the first ecction of the Eailway, I berges into the sampan, bnt on the following THE SERRATOON APCAK,
irtant store house, he was not drunk. He found the whore Porte on TUESDAY, the 24th Odler having been restored, the question to appreciate the benefits of the Lonest per keep down the general height of their space in your columns for a few stents. day when he produced the rope from the Captain F Fer, will be despatched for
houses to ono storey: When Victoria has if course, I regretted that the had to be reconsidered as to the pateni on tornance of official duties, and freedom from which this apparently toriulent popitiation that usein rapacity so prevalent under the been reconstructed I hope that the four function was sat for Sunday he himself in a muddle and trumped up November, at 3 p.m.
mistake, I WYNA excluded. Sorely we are interested, and his
very serious of the newly-acquired territory should be Chinese systems. Of this there was gratify-storied tenement house vil have ceased to reason, I and my confreres woreby the charge against Leung Pak to cover governed. Two euries presented theming evidence in 1901 during the serious exist.
whatever we may be, we are numerous stier. The simpan man had not received Belves repression, or co-operation. The disturbance in tin district adjoining the New
enough to count. I wanted to be present any sompensation for being wrongfully Tenders of the people had been shaxs to Territory when the people who, two years
But no reconstruction of the city or ad to low my interest in the enterprise imprisoned. He was very sorry to see man natively engaged in the pations before, had faced our troops with armas in against us, but these leaders were put their hands, sent a deputation of elders to range of material wealth should be allowed which is being carried forward in such Grth in the dock, as he had lived an anila and degraded from the tation of request that I would send out to the to interfere with the development by educa praiseworthy manner by ray fellow-country lumeurable career until he had taken to the I have, I believe, somo en cursed drink. He took into consideration local consideration sad authority hitherto frontier a small military force to prevent tion of the minds and character of the men. enjoyed by them, we should hure beerfaes the entrance of disturbers of the peace, people. This is the foundation upon which personal friends among the gentlerden the fart timt the sccused had lost position, raud pension, but at the same time to face with a hatile population, without with whom they were no longer in smur hopes must rest for the stability of the who are doing yeoman's service in character the means of cermunicating with therapathy, desiring to pursue their avceutions Colony of the future, and it is not being nection with the railway, and 1 lake he had to do justice, The unximum penalty of my hot their courage for petjes masacre years, but he would through trusted local intermediarise whose with the quiet and security to which as neglected. As the result of a Commission
on the subject, a new Code is been enduring hardship and their enthusiasia only septenes accused to three mouths im assistance is so essential to good govern British subjects they had become Recas-
arranged that will improve the prosent in their work. But I cannot help reprisegment with hard labour. The reaso apot, I have had some experience in tomed.
ystem. Potitions were received from his grating that they and the Fontlemen he gare him a light sentence was because European residenta prazing for the estab
they are associated have, he tank Griffiths was really s THE Company's Steamship Nippon, coercion. Ia certaiti situations it becomes
having arrived, Consiguera necessary. But it engenders at ever But in laying the foundations for the lishment of a school for the separate matter whether intentionally or uninten muddled condition, and His Lordship |
hereby informed deepening distrust, atrophies cal in development of the New Territory, the instruction of Furopean children, and tionally, thrown their influence against the hoped he was not tempering justice with Cargo
their Goods as being tanded at their terest in preserving order, and with great possibilities of which have yet to be from Chinono residents praying for the proper observance of the day which com
risk into the Godowns of the Hose- the lapse of time becomes day by fully realized, we must not forgot the rapid establishment of a school for the education memorates the completion of the majestic
KONG AND KONZOON WHARF AND GODOWN day more difficult to alamden without growth of Hongkong and its abipping trade, of the better classes of Chineso. Both creaticu of the universe and the more dauger to the public safety, 1 felt besides In 1896 the Colony of Hongkong contained proposals were approved. The English majestic resurrection our Lord Jesus
bo obtained. that these lenders would not bare been 26-4,400 inhabitats, its accessed value was School has been established in Kowloon Christom tecide of of course, charged with ssaulting and robbing Lai COMPANY JAM, whenes delivery may Whisky.
No Claims will be admitted after the guilty of such
1 egregious fally bar thug mot 84,511,947, and the total shipping entered by the kindness of My Ho Tung, hy whose speak only for myself, but I betiove that I Shap Ng, of one pair of earrings, two fuper believed the scandalous statuents of our and cleared was 17.260,180 tons, lo permission: A echool just completed by him voice the sentiments of acusly all mission-rings, one gold chait, a pair of gold inde-Goods bave left the Godowns, and at $12.00 Per Case. intoutions that were so freely uirounted, 1903, the population, including the Now at considerable expense, and presented to aries when I say that the missimarios are stone drop earrings and a silver chain, Claims must be sent in to the Gics of the and, believing them, I could not withhold a Territory, as estimated by the Registrar the Colouy as a mixed school for Louis races, the friends of everything that makes for valued at $22. ineed of sympathy for misguided men who General, is 433,660, the assesset value, dared to face in open fight nu overwhelming 98,719,643, and the shipping 23,027,455 power in defence of their customs and their tona. (Applause). homes. I therefore chose the latter course, The Rerenus, which in 1898 and, with the able assistance of Mr Stararé $2,784,810, is stunsted for the current Lockhart, whose excellent work in the year at $4,685,295, and, in the Estates pacification sad ariangement of the Nuw accepted by you for 100 thanks to the Territory is well known to the Houtable largely increased tender for the Opium Members of this Council, I net the elders fatin it is stated at 26,208,908. In what
GROWTH OF TIN COLONY,
WR3
tem
too much mercy.
ASSAULT AND ROBBERY, Leung Sting Hi and a Ngau were
and gentry of the districte at Tai-pò Huand ever direction wo: turn wo fied a Colons at accompitahed the opening of additional foot that there will be an easier way a gampan at 8 o'clock on Nov. 12, and told.
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undersigned before Noon, on the 26th of was devoted to the purpose of the school this material betterment of this grast nation. The Atturasy Goneral proscouted and November, or they will not be recognized. No Fire Insurance has been effected. for Europaans, the Government under- Surely railways ro, atuong these things. accused were undefended.
Accused pleaded not guilty of the and auy Goods retaining in the Gods OLD taking to replace it by building a school in Of course, my chief interest does not grow
ITAS called-Messrs.
after the 28th of November, will be subject Yaumati, which is new in course of cou-out of the fact that honey will be made by following ury struction. The school for the children of railways-although I hope that the men. 4. H. Milroy, W. A. Gardoor, C. H. are helping Blason, N. H. Rutherford A. E. A. Flecek-
Bills of Lading will be countersigued by the botter classes of Chinese has been who are building them or established by private enterprise.
in any way to give China a good sys nor, J. Hunter, and F. M. K. Figueiredo.
SANDER, WIELER & Co... The Attorney General said that three
Agents. nay reap abundart financial re NEW TREATY PORTE
men, of whom tho accused were two, hired It was with great pleasure that I anw at turos, but my chief interest lies in the Ping Shan, disabused their minds, as to instinct with boundless activity,
Treaty Forts and ports of call on the West to carry the Gospel to Chin's millions. the woman to row them to a junk. The fears, divided the Territory into eight ma
River. The proposals now sanctioned by Several of my own stations are along the womsa was alone in the sampan; and these districts and forty-seven enb-districts, and appointed the village tiders as district. The reclamation of Western Pragais com Treaty were formally accepted by the line of the Canton Hanko Builway. It men took advantage of het defenceless WEEKLY NEWS elders with judicial power to deal with picted. The Eastern Puys recluniation is Tsung-it Yemen in two interviews that I will ouable me to multiply my labors. position. They attack her stripped her of petty cases, giving at the soc time only delayed by demands by the Admiralty bad with that body at Peking in 1900. Where I now have to spend days on the her jewellery, and threw her into the water. to Me Leckhart a genersi controlling and War Office at bonic that this Govern. They had the aggroval of Sir Robert Hast, slow-going native boats, I shall only have She screamed, and two Indian soldiers FOR HOME. power with coordinate jurisdiction. Anament considers unreasonable and hopes to sad also of the late Ei Hung-chang, to spend hears on the railway train. The hearing the screams, tall to the woman's appointed by men who are building the railway, though assistance. The accused admitted ovHTT inatter of fact the elders, baing satisfed of have modified. All around the Kow-ut.
it may be purely unintentionalcon their thing except the intention to rob. Their our just intentions, lave never exercised leon Peninsula great schemes of recleon the Vicmoy to report
At Quarty Bag reported unfavourably and the mat. their jurisdiction, but hare left theio cases tion are in pregross, to be dealt with first by Mr Stewart fecka graving dock is being constructed byter was shelved, in spite of frequent eternal Gospel. I most heartily and cor- and the woman screauied because one of Evidence was led, and His Lordship hark, and, after his return to the duties of Messrs Interfeld & Swire, that will be protests, until the whole position was en-dially wish them well. But I do sincerely the men hit her. Colonial Secretary, to Mr Halifax, Police capable of docking the largest ships afloat:sidered by the Treaty Commissioners. and hope that the next important function may Magistrate at Tai pú Hu, whose services while another dock is being constructed by the proposals were definitely accepted. be so timed that I and my feller missiona- summed up. The jury, without retiring, Hi Lordship said that the accused ind ar more frequently in deinend as an the Naval Authorities in the very heart of The value of Weichow on the East River ries may bo present, and must of all that brought in a verdict of guilty. Arbitrator than as a Magistrate, his doci the City. I wish that I could congratulate way not be so apparent at present, but it the Gospel which has done so much for the
yon upon the latter, but, however we may was added at my suggestion, as, in my lande we love may not be antagonized by been found guilty of a brutal and cowardly sione being readily accepted.
deplore the injury to the city by the sover opinion, it may one day be a valuable link the disregard of the Lord's Day. Yours asesult on a campay woman, but, taking into consideration the class of people they 119. DEVELUTÄIENT.
ance of its continuity by the Naval Dock in the direct trade between the rich Fast faithfully.
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The establishment of polles stations was yard, we must not forget that ne protest River valley to the North and Hongkong, proceeded with at once, and a mai read was made by the Colony until after the the land communication batween Weichow laid out which has since been constructed work of construction had advanced expai- and Mir Bay presenting so ongineering Doro So you have followed up my to Taipo Hu, a distance of 18 miles, uraderably and a large amount of money had difficulties (Applause).
suggestion, and taken up carpentoring as a cost of $225, 133. This exceliact rout gives been spent. Eren now the Admiralty are
pastimes' Fatient You, and I fesino bet that both men bu banished at the conclu: $17 per Annum (including Postage).
CHEMA MATE' OFFICE, acoes to the centre of the Nos Territory prepared 10 hand over the dockyard to tho
WINDHAN STREET, HONGKONG and ebriates the necessity of communica Colony, but on conditions so onerous that Daring the eventful five years of iny adter. Lootor Then, suppose you don't sion of the sentence. ting by sea, a passage not nattended by even by this wealthy community they wouli ministration Hongkong has been brought grease your saw for a week or twu!
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