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Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE AMENDING ORDIN ANCE

An Unofficial Attacks Com

mission.

There was an overflow of oritory at the

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MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA Legislative Council meeting yesterday, these two bodies. A great deal of time

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

when six of the netbers of the Council turce officials and three unnticials-spoke at some length on the second reading of COAL DEPARTMENT Public Health and Building Ordinance.

The full report is as follows:---

MARUNO.UCHL TOKIO.

<IWASAKI) CABLE ADDRESS: Which applion to all Erench Offices.

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1749: Hongkong, October 31, 1907.

and arranged so se to set forth mors clear- ly what the provisions are in such specific case where it is commencement or resump- tion. Sretion 2445 is a new section which is very important as it delegaten to Don't DISCUSSED AT THE COUNCIL the Building Authority the power, of

modifintion or exemption with gard to curtain Sestions, which is how rested in the Board or in the Govornor in Council. It is felt that In many cases the modification required is of such a slight oxtext that an undue amount of delay in fuvolved in getting, through must necessarily be occupied in dealing with matters of that description by the present course laid down in the Ordinance. Section 267 is also an important cne as it admits

the construction of a simpler class of buildings which is intended, of course, to apply more to the ontbing di The Hon. Mr Chatham-I rise to move trictar The provision of the Ordinance are that the bill entitled an Ordinance to largely framed with regard to tho buildings in the city itself or the more amend the Public Health and Building Or-populous party of Kowloon and they can dinance 1808 and the Public Health and careoly be said to meet in a tisfactory Buildings Amendment Ordinance 1993, be way the requirements whore buildings are less dense, and the developments are not, now read a second time. Since this bill as advanced ns they are. With these few Al, A BO 5th Edition, Western Union was introduced, Bir, and read a first time words, Sir, I more the second reathing of

the bill. has been very expensively criticised The Colonial Treasurer seconded. by the local architects on behalf of The Hon MrOsborne-To rightly under- the-European and Cheese property at the complex questions involved in the Public Health and Building Ordinance, ners in this Colony. They have submitted and to appreciate at their proper value the statements of certain amendments which conclusion arrived at by the Sanitary Commissioners, one needs,, I think, to they considered should be munde; meetings revert to the history of its origin, to have have been hold with Your Excellency, and followed the course of its development and the amendments were fully discussed and to be familiar which the event which

calmiriated in this enquiry. - The Colony of great many of them have been adopted. Hangkang, Sir, came into the possession of They have shown perhaps little undus Great Britain at a period when, throughout nervousness in criticising the propele Isecause in one case they have suggested words the principles of advanced sanitation wera little understood, and even the word "modify should be altered to less practised. It came within the Empire reduced." Now. Sir, the word modifyens a prize of war; its sole value was its equivalent modification is used repeated considered to be its strategic position; its ly and I have never heard it suggested development as trading centre was that modification should mean something less than was supposed in the chiuse in neither intended or desired; its future lay SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashimas, connection with which that term was used, planned its commercial propects un Oabi, Shlanew, Namagata and Hōjo o the concentration under the Building Ao-guided, it fill, into evil ways and, matur- i

One of the principal features of the bill is hecded. No wonder then, that neglected, g in an atmosphero of drift, it brod the thority of all matters which affect the vile of congested area, sanitacina construction of buildings. The submission and disease Not till 1884 was thore of plans to the Medical Officer of Health any serious attempt to grapple with the which require his signature to the issue of subject of sanitation; not till the firet. certificates will be dispensed with and I

outbreak of Plague hope considerable time will be saved in inunity awake tua realization of its dan the passing of the plans. I propose outy to refer to the principal matters, nor did plicial apathy, hoodlose of dealt with in the bill before the Council to n sense of its obvious duty. Then,

warnings from Dr Ayres and others, yieki because the objects and reasons of the der the spar of panic, under threatened bill have been fully sot forth both us

injury to its commercial interests the regards the bill toolf and subsequent Colony attempted to do in laste what in MOTOD IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Amendments which have been circulated hic long, since to have done at leisure to the members. I may any Sir, it is attempted to recitify in a moment th ERAL MEETING of the Shareholders will proposed to withdraw the definition mischief of many years' growth, and it has i

All Letters to be Addressed :--

MANAGER, MITSU BISHI 00, with name of place under.

BRANCH OFFICES :---- NAGASAKL, HOJ, Konz, KazazIU, SHANGELL, Horogone and Hankow,

AGENCIES: YOKOHAMA: M. Ásada, Esq, CHINKIANG: Mesa Granine & Oc. MANILA: Moers MACONDA & Co.

SOLE AGENTS for Miyeo and Kichidake Coale

T. MATSUKI, Manager,

Hongkong, No... FEDDER STREET. Hongkong, April 26, 1905.

316

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,

LUMITICE.

NINETEENTH ORDINARY GEN.

be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, St. Georges Building, on SATURDAY, the 2nd MAY, at 12 o'clock NOOS, for the purpose together with a atatamont of Accounts to 20th February, 108, and electing: Directors and Auditora.-

extorani air in the section intro-

duced because it would opeinte rather harshly upon parties who wished to erect

1894 did the com

ow for sold yes past been paying in ind ferente-and neglect. But whatevar full measure the penalty attendant upon

of presenting the Report of the Directors buildings of mudoruto height who bap blame attaches to individuals, applies only ther of much greater weight belonging poned to have opposite to them - to those who in the years previous to 1884 to some neighbouring ownch. The pro

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agenta. Hongkong, April 13, 1908.

allowed these evils to germinate and de

was the original and drastic $alintance_of 1903, described in the Commisioners Re velop. The nutcome of this state of affaire

port as the work of nowice. 1, Sin, the deliberations of nearly 10 years, cubrag

New Bicycles (Humber") $100 each THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, Section 101A-1-new sextion has been references to India and other countries; the

REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN,

SOLE AGENT. FOR

LIMITED,

NOTICE IS HEREBY

pany will be CLUSED from the 18th April head is very much reduced, Sir, in

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-portion of floor space and cubic space per amended bill. The provision of asimilarsort was incorporated in the original Ordinance, to 2nd May, both days inclusive.

1 of 1903, but it was withdrawn when that ordinance was amended later. When cering the recommendations of Masse Clind tain. other wendments which have been wick and Simpson, experts sent frota zome 676 made in the present bill-me before the at the express wish of the Public; embrac ing consultations with Architects, Medical Council it is hoped that it will bave greater authorities and Lawyerey embracing the effect and be found a wastal provision, study of overy known interest involved introduced to apply to existing buildings when they ate being altered-the prori whole of their collated and Naborated to suit loend conditions; the whole of them dis- cussed and criticised ad nauseam în public: SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY thickness of walls. In the present Onli- if this, Sir, be correctly described na the MOTOR LAUNCHES FOR HIRE from $2 per hour, ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the nauce the requirements as regards the work of a novice, it would be interesting

National Bank of China, Timited, will be thickness of wills arno limited to now build. held at the Bank premises, Queen's Blond,ings only. It is evidently absurd it should to know it what consists the work of sa Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the be possible to reconstruct a porsion of expert. The fault, now laid lace by ex- 18th May. At Nook, for the purposes than that required for new buildings viciated the opp great principle which An existing building of less thicknce perience, lay not in that the Ordinance was ill-considered, ill-digested; but that is following, namely:--

Another section-10SA--is to regulate the To receive and consider, Statement-of

is that lawa should be based only upon er- Accounts and Balance Sheet to Sist construction of party, walla principally with underlics all somnu legislation, and which December, 1907, the Reports of the form of construction than could be insisted intellect is incapable of creating them to a view to acquiring some more substantial perience and fact, and that the human Directors and Auditors thereon, ton at the present time and with a view of fit conditions not get known. Had this alect Auditors and transact the other securing the use of inflammable materials, principle been observed, the Ordinance ordinary business pf the Company. The TRANSFER BOOKS and REGIS. capucicly in places which are so densely would have been framed with elasticity to Ideal with circuinstances as they arose; and TER of MEMBERS of the Company will populated as are many of the build-1. be OLOSED from lat day of May to 10things la this Colway. Asgards section submit that no amount of Sinkering, no 107. At the present time there are no number of amending Ordinances will avail, May, 1908, both days inclusive,

each-vastrielions regarding the opening until this principle be taken to licant and Party walls and when a man makes followed. Speaking from personal Lopudingahe does it where highleases and in

prience of Plaguemeasures, and conversant tho comise of time that maging becomes n

usam with the work of the Sanitary source of danger to building. Section 15 Departout in past years, with Your introduces some amenduent as regards the Excellency's permission, I cannot allow lighting of buldings of a grostor depth than this opportunity to pass without sem. 40 foot, the present provisions in the menting on the charges of incapacity and Ordinance are found to be somewhat too corruption levelled at the whole depart dastic and I hope this alteration will meet mant in the Commissioners report the requirements of the case. The amoud.

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ing Section 153 is issed largely upon the especially where they say there was Tenson TecoEntendations of the Cahicles Com to fear that corruption and bribery extend- ed throughout the staff of British in- mittco which included four, unofficial mem- spectum. Trust is that instances of Export & Import Merchantsbers of this Council and one of the lending corruption one to light during the empiry architects, and the jauposals new quado I presume will recommend themselves to the 1 but so far as the evidence has been. unde members of this Council. In connection public there is nothing in it to astrau with that cleuse it is proposed to introduce auch an sumption as that I have referred te and considering the difficulty of obtain an amendment with regard to housing suitable on for sucli unpakuable the reclamation. It will be limited to house work, considering that in the first instance not execeding ane hundred feet in depth. Inspectors had to be garnered from what Section 1534. which it is proposed toerer Incal sources were available, it would re-number to 144, provised for a scheme have been wonderful lead if such an for improving existing blocks of buildings organization as the Sanitary Department That scheme, S, if it becomes at had been evolved at once without few and general, will vodoubtedly confer a very without falt; and if, ie, corruption of aubetantial improvement in the condition individuals he neeapted as evidence in- of the Colony and the improvement will criminating the whole, then very faw of wa be affected at what may be regarded date lift the first stone; for wint business sa moderate coat. In section 178, in the Colony is thoro which during recont it is not proposed to delete the words

IMPORTER OF

WINES AND PROVISIONS.

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"by the owner" That has been a bone of yea; his not in some mandar been victi contention on previous occasions. Thespised by the dishonesty of individual

employees. Similarly whoa wholl

DIRECTORY ens ha no dampt that it was the intention charges of incapacity a preferred,

HONGKONG, MANILA,

AND

SHANGHAI,

FOR

FIRST HALF

1908.

CONTAINING:

of the Original Cardinance that too spaço it weli not to allow details to specified should be provided by the owners unduly away ones's judgment, but to and, the provision has been in foro fuc

in mind the atupendina task many years. It is not peculiar to Hong which had to be performed underconditions kong because it may be and to be universal of difficulty and discouragement; in face of that open spaces' must be provided by the the obstinacy, ignorance and resistancs of owner: Section 179 deads with open the very people on whose behat these spaces and avenging lines. A les mensures ware being tried, then to gire amoribuents are introduced to that, Sit credit where credit, is due, and frankly but I do not think they are of very vital acknowledge the good work accomp ished. importates. In Section 180 the Gorer But from beginning to end of the Can- ment, Sir, are not prepared to recept #missioners' report there is net ons word of Jane as part.. open space to approbation, not the faintest mad of provided. The modification' is contained praise; every thing front the start her been in paragraph 8, section 1, and that is wrongly done and punctically the whole considered suficient to ensle each case Sanitary staff are, by implication, binded to be dealt with unite merits. In Section either as rogues or foots. Of all is wie- 186, Sir, concorsing the obstruction takes, Sir, that have followed in the wake Complete Alphabetical List of Dusiness strecte on which domestic buildings front, of the Public Health and Building A Fire and Foreign Rowdente, I think that any member who cares to Ordinace, not the lenst of them. I think, Directory of the Government Offices, Publie permbulste a partion of our city in which is the injustice, I might even any the cruel Arid Private Eshsols, Chumbu, Benevolent, those streets are located, would some to the injustice to thus bespatter the characters Literary and other Associations, eto, and a conclusion that they are undoubtedly re- of these men who, whatever their Adits. stricted now by all manner of obstructions whatever their Ahortcomings, in the dark complete m

in the shape of stalls and sousmulations of days following 1894 did at least fulül heir CLASSIFIED.

mervinnuse of all descriptions. In section estous and dangerous tasks to the best 190 it is proposed substituto the word of their ability od with boyalty to the, ** building *: for "dontentio huldings Pablo wesl. I do not say that ponie rogards the maintainance of private streets of the Commissioners strictures or I think that will sejumond itself to men justified, I do not deny that the lane

bors, because there are atracts, loc instance tary department needed reformei hit. I. in the neighbourhood of the Hongkong do my that in anticising the work of and Shangbal Bank, which are very much that department, Allowance okanið be used and from a public health point of made for the difficulties that hail to be view should be maintained in as sanitary met, and that it is unfair to judge today a conditions as other shaveta. Section 202 when most of thous ditioulter have lis nud: 229 relate to steps which must be apeared. Sir, despite the uttenuera of taken before any work can be commeroo

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