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to alter our fatal course, but in the mesa: time I think, as I have already stated, that the proposal which is now before the Council is a reasonable one, and
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old support myself a suggestion that the sam realised from the redsstion should go towards the outstanding deficit of the Mongkoktsui refuge. The zonior noticial member alluded to the balance of a sum, which was subscribed towards the typhoon relief. also to the pledge bent would contribute an oqual amonat given by my predecessor that the Govern to any amount subscribed by the com
be partly, I fear, required to meat distress munity. The batanes we have of the typhoon relief committon, will from this rosent typhoon, hut whatever
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to 2 cents the tonnage entering this port last year you will and that the touage there the Morning Star, the Star Ferry Typhoon Committee only anticipated an stendily increased, but it was noticeable on Britisk ships stood at 5,922,850, and Company's boat, was driven ashore. Severs! expenditure of $300,000. That is a dif- on foreign slips at 6,689,393. That is other vessels belonging to that Company arent thing to the sanctioning of an expen- that the tonnage of junks remained sta
and had a narrow escape. The Kowloon Whari diture of $1,500,000. Your Excellency to SAP it is practically half tionary. Why was this?. I thirki t is ren- sonable to assume that it is due to the half. The extra liability thrown upca and Godown Co. lost two, one drifting away also laid great stress on the fact that the $20,000 and many other craft were blown out, chairman of the Chamber of Corantera and RESOLUTION.
fact that, this harbour will not accommodate the British Erma amounts mero junka in ealety. You cannot expect per annum. Really, gentlemen, I think including a "Dias Funnal" Fightar.. A3 its representative in this Council strongly any increase of light dues to pay for it a larger junk traffe so long as junks are that is a small sum, and it is hardly worth other firm was said to have lost eight supported it.. But he also strongly opposed Speech By The Governor.
exposed to the risks which they are at ho the indiganat protests which have beon lighters, I think this goes to show, as present time in avery typhoon which blogs, received by the Government in the matter.said before, that European built craft The feeling in the Colony seems to me the representative of the Camber of Com- In proposing the following resolution may be further asked why should this. If indeed the disastrous effecte which the benefit very much indeed from the typhoon somewhat changed is to the advisability of tax be imposed upon shipping only? I fear, shipping interests contemplated will follow refuge at Mongkokteni as well as natiro refuge, and I think the proposal made by Resolved that on and from the lat gentlemen, that when we come to frame the upon the policy of the Government it may craft: You must bear in mind that January, 1900, the owner, agent or master badges for next year we may find that ship. perhaps after some years trial be possible European industry, the Wharf and merce well worth your Excellency'a con- of every ship, which enters the waters of ping is not the only industry which willhave
Godown Co., have. I believe, something sideration. I would also ask that the romains of it will certainly be devoted to SPECIAL to pay extra taxation. What with the fall in
like eighty vesels employed in serving the decision should be postponed till we have the typhoon refuze in accordance with the the Colony, shall pay the following Dues exchange, what with the precations position
shipping interests of the Colony. To had one further opportunity of discussing prumise given by may prodecessor. As dividuals of the Colony, $249,000, the to such officer as the Governor may, from of the opiuta monopoly, what with anhsidiary
them, at any rate, the refuge would have the whole matter, and I will-second the regards the donation by the Government very great value. The letter goes on to amendment of the representative of the of a sura equal to that subscribed by in- Hon. Dr Ilo Kai-Sir, I must say I am Government proposes to give ball out of timic to time, appoint:-(1.) For sil Rivor coinage, what with the heavy loss suffered in this lust typhoon in addition to the rain
say that Causeway Bay was not full on that Chamber of Commerce what with
occasion. I submit to you that it is very Stormers, which enter the waters of the stoms which preceded it. Colony hy day or by night-Five sixths of increased interest on railway construction,
hard to say whether Causeway Bay was in favour of the Government granting the the revenues. Suppeaing we assume that and the prevailing tunde depression, I fear
full ce not, soeing that the typhoon occET request of the Hon. member representing the light does stand aside, the Government a cent per ton register. (2.) All other ships, that the outlook is not a very bright ono,
red at midnight, but it is admitted that the Chamber of Commerce, which was still gives half, which amount to $750,000, I have just taken his scat. Personally, I think Araised. I will now put the resolution to which enter the waters of the Colony Already the margin that wo fave over the and O. muil eteamer was $248, the charge there was a great compression just outside supported by the Hon. member who has I do not recollect any other point that was
to each Messageries Maritimes sleer the entranes late in the evening.
conference would be sufficient to settle the vote.
The Attorney-General - A point of order. capital expenditure on public works ex- Two cents per tou register. Farmptions: toalinery has fallen practically to its 8144, and to each German steamer $203, some direct evidence on that point. -British and Foreign Ships of War.-lowest limit. It only stands at two-thirds These, gentlemen, don't seem to me to Wharf and Godown Company, of whom I all discessions, also to mako everyone
Яon. Mr Murray Stewart said 10 as His Excellency said-It will be within the of what it was last year and is only sufficient be at all outrageous figures. It is to mo asked the question, informed me that thoroughly understand the position we are May I ask the hon. member opposite if his recollection of members of the Council continue to works already under car matter of the very greatest possible regret they rent their lighters at 5 p.. to in. As in the case of the Public Health proposal is an adjournment of the Bate? struction and these minor works which from that we have not reached perfect unanimity Causeway Bay and at six o'clock they and Buildings Bill, I am quite confident
to of much good, and I quite believe with the "That the debate shall be adjourned that in the debate on the Estimates which year to year become absolutely necessary, on this question. The decision is a very were told that Causeway Bay was full, that this conference would be productive and franced his amendment which red took pines on the 3rd October last year, the Next year we shall have to provido $150,000 grave uno, and I can assure you it has and began to tow their lighters
extra for interest or milway construction been duly weighed. It is not pleasant at Stonecutters, over a mile distant. When on, member for the Chamber of Compending deliberations upon the Shipping On being put to the meeting the amend." I Day say that the views I expressed in Hon. Mr Osborne, whose absence to-day and these suns for the railway will any time to inapose extra taxon, least of all they arrived there safe they were blown merce that the result of it will repay us. Companies protest." greatly regret, urged spon the Government go on steadily increasing until they at a times what the community is suffering out. Even if Causeway Bay were not full
from great depression; most of all is it I don't see that this is a good argument September two years ago in this Conneilment was lost, the unofficial voting for, The resdution was then put and was io a very eloquent-I may say in a very culminate in 1911 when we shall have to
create a sinking fund on our borrowings, distasteful when the proposition is opposed against having the shelter on the other I still maintain. I say come what may, and the offtinis against it. Inapassioned-eporch that there should be In that year itteluding interest and sink by members of the community of souls side of the harbour, because it is admitted and cost what it may we must, upon the
I have been furnished something to save these poor Chinese who Gesson and Hon. Mr Murray Stewart no further deby in the erection of anothering fund, we may assume we shall have to waight and standing as those who have that craft from the west could not get to broad principle of hananity alone, do carried by ten te two, the Hen. Mr W. J.
the water and their craft from voting against it
His Exerilones Council stands ad: typhoon shelter. He reminded us of the pay four and a half per pent on one million sigued this protest, members of the con- Causeway Bay.
the utmost weight and consideration from vessels which had been counted outside the devastation by typhoons And if the cost good resolutions which had been formed sterling and three neid half per cent on half munity whose views are entitled to receive with these figures shoring the auraber of fire
million sterling, has will amount to a after the typhoon of 1874, when it was capital atm of £0.000, or £56,000, which the Government I had hoped that the shulter entrance early on the morning of cannot be found by increasing the light journed airs cit. said that some 28,000 lives were lost, and in the falling inte of exchango will mean compromise of two cents per ton would the 98th-98 jonke, 38 European lighters dues, then it has to be found by the in- he reproached the Government that something like 8000,000 of our revs have produced unanimity, and I greatly ecught refuge in Kowloon Bay, Hunghouereasing of rates or the assessed taxes of aus. I think Hon. embere will agree, regret that it has not done so. It Bay off Yaunasti and hehind Stonecutters, the Colony. The questict before the Thors were also 112 native ratepayers of this Colony-the majority of nothing had been done for years. In after what I have said, that the Govern is as we all know, a year of increased while 200 simpans were counted off Council just boils down to this:
taxation. We know that at Home. Yaumati. September, 1906, according to bis ment may feel that it has a mandate, a
in the United Kingdom, in Japan and craft and four European Lighters in whom are poor-to have their taxes in- timate, 10,000 lives were lost.
mandate of quite an extraordinary and uivaimans description, to undertake the other places in the Far Feat, and all Chinwan Bay. Presumably, lnd there ressed by about 70 per cent, or chall we Polo Team not arriving here until Wed- Interport Cap preseuled by Mr Keswick supported by the unofticid mumler construction of this refuge. It has been round, the burden of taxation is increasing been an adequate shelter at Mongkoktaui, ask the shipping firms to increase their naaday morning the match for the
chis and we cannot hope that Hongkong should all these reeeels would have found refuge contribution by one cent per ton for a representing the Chamber of Commeren, urged in the strongest terms it the remain exempt. Now, gentlemen, turn inside. The signatories to that letter slso certain number of gears? As a representais postponed til Thursday 13th inst. The Polo Club will be the Hon. Mr Hewett, who siated that Council. It. has been argel by
It has boon to another aspect. In this matter Gor-say that the Government suggest there was tive of the ratepayers there is absolutely in his opinion the typhoon shelter was Chamber of Commerce,
The Polo Club dinner at the It CNN fore. On the one hand I find myself think, is certainly not the case, and is the same time I quite understand the at Home to their friends during the Mr Hewett only spoko aged by committees which represent the ernment is placed, as we may say, under plenty of water in Causeway Bay. That, no doubt what position I shall tako, and att, 5,30 pm.
Colony. urgently needed.
game varying interests of this
is postponed until an he had spokes previously in the debate has been erged by the Escal Press. Acting standing here to-day to defend the principle sufficiently disproved by the fact that we attitude adopted by the shipping firms.
I have nothing more now to add, the burden falling on them, hut in this case Hongkong Clab in 1906. On that occasion be said that the on tunt mandato the Government has pres of constructing a typhoon refuse. What are now spending $50,000 in deepening They naturally do not like to have any of
parel schome at it has come to definite expected to have to defend the Government it. necessity for another typhoon refuge was. The saction of the Secretary on, if anything, was the question of delay gentlemen, in submitting tais resolution admitted by all and that it ougld to be of State to the proposala has been asked in not having done it sooner. I trust to the Council. It is a resolution of the
the 8th and 9th inst, a built at the earliest pile date. He and we have already gone to the extent of have carried with me those who were still greatest importauer. It is a not merely
dachtful about the shelter. I will now question as to the prosperity of this the other half out of light duce. There is Regiment will not take place ou Monday.
FREE CINEMATOGRAPH SHOW contrasted the cost which the Colony had acquiring a dredger to commence the work te hear by the freqüent disasters and loss think therofure that we must say that endeavour to do my best to show to those Colony, or as to the commercial prolite che point that was touched on by the Hon.
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will be given on the LAWN. ment which included $970,00 ond and of property incurred by recurring typhoons the decision to build a shelter is one that who Lave urged that it should have been of our port. It is a question of huma-meaiber opposite. He spoke of the three
done long ago, that there has been mity. has been taken by the community us
In the debate on debated since on which has been lacs of dollars promised by the Govern-
the year 1874, and was with the capital cost involved in the whole and not merely by the Government. no undue delay.
Owing to some misunderstanding with Please Look your Senta, in advance for the erection of a new shelter. In that debate The pledge of the late Governor And September 17th on the estimates, which soccntuated by the great typhoon of $30,000 hazxled over by the Typhoon Re- was practically the first meeting of the September 1906, when 10.000 fives were hof Committee. The Government thought myself that this should be undertaken in 1908 the senior maficial member rethout delay was unanimously welcomed. Council I attended, I stated that con- said to have been lost; alsa's. rast amount | this amount should be expendet in the presenting the Chinese community also therefore my hay-nted ep-so-il lieam capwi in the principle of the typhoon of property belonging to our Chinese erection of a new shelter. Another point Mr Charles Kliene, the assistant Superint CORONATION DINNER gave his verdict in favour of nu addition sideration of this fundamental question refuge. On October 3rd, in reply to the fellow subjects was destroyed. They pay was mentioned by the momber for the endent of Customs, the merchants at
Mong-time Customs. typhoon relage and argued it on the appeats to me now to be impossible. If speeches of Mr Osborne and Mt Hewett, large proportion of the revenue of this Chamber of Commerce which also deserved
The British Consul is at present at grounds no: merely of the safety of material the Government wers to hang up the to which I have already alluded, I said sa Colony And I don't think this Council attention. That was regarding Causeway Hoihow so boycotting the Imperial Mark
stion agais, to reopen the argaments estimate bad won received for $1,400,00 should hesitate to pass this resolution Bay when the new refuge was property hat on the tapader grounds
on various sides, it would in my opinion and as this seemed an enormous sure I had which imposes some extra taxation which soktul. A conference might be called on
I recommend for result will be satisfactory. humanity. The Press of this Colony luss lay itself open, sud justly, to the charge to refer it back to the engineer who pro in this instance, falls chiefly upon the the subject, and I am quite confident the Fakhoi and the merchants are awaiting his bean unimous in supporting the urgent of vacillation and ineptitude. I will not pared it to see if it could be reduced. European community.
Hon. Mr Wei Yak-1 quite agree with return to settle the dispute. the hou. Dr. Ho Kai, and have much necessity, the immediato necessity of build travel over the various arguments which December 19 the revised report of the your acceptance the rosulutica which I
The Hou. Attorney-General secpied. pleasure in supporting what he said. ing another typhoon refuge, and they havn have boca employed in this question, but engineer had been received, and was in commenced my observations by adirg.
Hon. Mr Mary towart-The corros
His Excelloney-Gentleraen, I think I will reapitulate vary briefly in order to mediately laid before the Public Works impressad on the Gosemzient that they dow of what the mandate consisteid. In Committee when they asked for further Are incurring a very heavy responsibility in 1904 the Chamber of Commerce arged that time to consider the report and the phospondence which was circulated during the that the course of action which was putu
A former accountants in the Hop Kes: delaying its continelion on ång grounds Causeway Bay me indepaste. They also one work of such great magnitude. On work gives the views of the banber of od in regard to the Public Horth and was on the wrong side of the January 4 they reported. There was still Commerce amply up to yesterday and I Buildings Ordinance which has been allud had hoped would have relieved me foomed to by the Hon. member whoproposed the
Grm. at 983 Queen's Road Central was. otherwise. The Raid it ap akers in the debate he year spoke to harbor and thas they would welcome some lingerity doubt in my mind
to the position of the shelter, and the necessity of addressing the Council on amendment now under consideration will They welcomed à change of positiou.
this much discussed subject. A new feature prove to you that there is no one wo mere charged, before Mr.J.-R Wood, at the those who were alıcady convinced. ) my larger aroa. They adder that they took the opportunity to agair con- self sal in that delete that I thought it lind constantly urgent that since 1898 at the Chinese merchants through has, however been introduced into the fully and strongly believes in discussion in Magistracy' this morning, with embezzling
the Hon. Registrar-General, and cabod controversy by the letter from the shipping preference to abitrary action than I do. an urgent necessity for the Government official morbers of the Council, in- to afford adequate proteccion to the small cluding the representative of the Chamber their views as to the position of a shelter. companies, addressed to the Government Bat, gentlemen, the discussions which 8106.18 which he had callacted on behalf of Commerce and shipping interes, was assured that they were strongly yesterday afternoon. A 5opy was sent in took place on the Public Health and of the firm and converted to his own LBS. partners had enticed him back to Hong- endorsed this view. The Typhoon Com- in favour of Mongkoktsui, and if they had to the Chamber of Commerce but there Buildings Ordinance were discussions of He had sbsconded to Canton but one of the wittee was unanimously in favour of the hesitated hatween that and any other posi-has not been tinis to hold a committee a wholly different class to the one wo typhoonrefugeto beostablished at Mongkok- tion it was simply because they believed aveting. I do not know whether are now having. They were questions isai. In their last letter the signatories the. Government would erect an ade- committee meeting world result in the of innuensity of detail; questions as to how long where he was arrested, sentence of
is troublesome elrcumstances, the pledge given by my prodex or that it who represent the shipping interest say:quate one which would afford perfect safety unanimous adoption of the views of the law could best be applied in various six months' imprisonment was imposed. should be undertaken at out. It therefore "It is quite wue that two of those who against typhoons. Having received the the shipping companies, remained for the Goverment to decide in signed the protest hat also signed the re-upauinous report of the Public Works more than probable that opinion would zion before the Council to-day is a clear Committee I went fully and carefully into favour postponing this resolution abil the issue. It is not one, I maintain, in which what way the money should be provided.port of the Typhoon Refuge Committee."
If I could see Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, After enrolul study of the finances of the But, gentlemen, if you torn to the list of the question of funnce. That naturally mattor has been again discussed, and in an farther postponement or further hanging
Ltd. nembers of that Typhoon Committee, you occupied some little time, and on March 7th air of such importance it is natural that up can do any real good.
I should wish to represent fully the views of my way to converting one single person Colony and of the steps which had beon will find the representatives of the P. and submitted the proposaly to the Secretary
But I in the letter, a firet dxarn from the cx course, I wou'd gladly pastwone it. adopted in similar crisis, 1 came to the Jardine, Matheson & Co.. Butterfield of State; On May 27th, luring had no the Ghamber. Two new points were raised who does not now believe this is the best- conclusion that the cost sladd be defrayed urad Swire, Gibo, Lavineston & Co., Davis reply from him, I telegmphed the Secre by on additional impost on shipping in the Sayo & Co., and Shewan, Tomes and tary of State, receiving ia rophy the answer perience of the late typhoon the second de not: Frankly, I think further divous- form of an increase in the light dues. The oropang. You will find that six of thú that the matter hud boen referred to the covers the suggestion theit the Government Įsion mekas further friction. We haveing of this company was beld at the offices; shipping firms receted their opinion that Lords of the Treasury and the couulting intend to fill up Causeway Bay and unke discussed this matter, The Government
On July 18th in telo fue profit out of the resulting land. I has stated that it is prepared to make the of the Company, 72, Gracechurch Street, reasons which prompted we to this con- this typhoon refuge was absolutely recos.enaineers.
Any other valu-ble sources of The directers presented the report and The Wild Widow, by Gertie de S. Went clusion are in Lief form in the papers sary and that it should be constracted apbed, and 1 received the reply that a little doubtful whether that point was charge two instead of two and a half London, on Wednesday, the 8th July.
uly th again Blachiavellias intentions to the Govern revenus such as those proposed by the accounts, duly audited, to the 31st Decca James, which have been kid on the table to-day Mongkoktrui-six out of the eleven the consulting engineers propond certain put forward with the sea of attributing cents.
signatories who happened to be cmnutter. In addition there are three telegraphed. and I asked whether thement, or surely by the way of subtly sup senior Chinese member must bo hypotheber, 1007. The balance of Profit and Loss The God of Clay, by H. C. Bailey.
in the future. In that case, with what other signatories of leading shipping firms consulting engineers could summit by tele-plying a hintof a hitherte-nuthought of Way cared to other necessities we foresco ist Account, inclusive of £633 59. bd. brought not go into detail on that subject in intro wha I notice did not sign the present graph the chief points on which they wish-out of our present difenities In any case it
Congers..? The Government is in a credit of £2,069 s. 101. The directors ducing this resolution, but I shall be gb protest. Finally, the question was referred fed further information. On August 4th I opens up a new possibility which should per ubject do we meet the signatories to forwal from previous year, showed * Three Girls aud à Hermit, by Dorothes
It is unable ta recedo to the Public Works Committee of this received a suply saying that the consulting haps be discussed. I can easily understand this letter? to their desire for that it must seen from the official point of cleft stick. to give any additional information that Council. They unanimously recommended engineers allered
riow that an suormens titude has already from its position when the refuge is recommended that this amount be allocated The Door of Darkness, by Maude Annesley. ver this matter, absolutely necessary, and when the min- as followe: To set aside £200 to The Millionaire's Son, by Florence Warden, may be required later. I will add one or that the typhoon shelter should be built at information on certain, points, but that we
could proceed at once with a portion of the been given to discussion
but the extraordinary rapidity with which imum which we can sak from the shipping" Reserve," to write £500 off Purchase The Al of Her Life, by L. T. Meade
Jarome K. Jeroma. two remarks to the observa fons contained Mongkoltsui. Their recommendation cas
ries greater weight than perhaps any dredging. Meanwhile correspondence was in the memórandure. In the first place her, in this Conncil and elsewhere, continued with the Chamber of Cunnerée, the personnel of this community changes interests has been asked. We koro nothof Trading Rights," to pay dividend The Angel and the Author and Othat by j it may be said that this typhoon refuge is looking to the fact that the day before the result of which is sow before you on outside official circles, constitutes a valid ing to alter. What then, gentlemen, is of 10 per cent for the year, free of Income Satan Sanderen, by Hallie Ermicie Rives, The Man Mado Law, by Coralie Stanton
and Heath Hoaken: dainly for the benefit of palice craft. Why that committee revised an estimate in the table. We also secured the dredger, exeuse for the reappesmoce even of old the nee of further discussion. The hon.
a new factor had been int oduced by the forward £647 10. 10d. to the next ac then should the native craft not pay for it which it was stated that the typhoon and Chuncil will, I think, agres with me arguments brought forward by new men, member of the Chamber of Commerce said Tax, absorbing £720 15s, and to carry The Honour of X, by Graham Hope.
shelter would cost a million and a half of that there has been no waste of time is and justies a special claim upon the con The answer to that I have briefly given in dollars. In spite of that they recommended this watter. They will also agree the sideration of the othrins. The need of the lesson we received in the last typhoon. count; the sum carried forward including The Lost Angel, by Katharine Tynau.
Are we to take more lessons from rare provision for payment on Juno 1 of the The Magic of May, by Jota. the menorandum, namely that it is not only that it should be built. The Pablic orks overlaste in so important a work would moment is that conviction should be
brought home to the hinds of those typhoons? Are we to sacrifice more lives
The Spanish Jade, by Maurice Hewlett, the native craft that benefit but European Committee included, I think, the Chairman have been dreif worse than como delay who are immediately and at the moment before we make up our minds what we aim of £500 off the Dedentuire, in terms The Forefront of the Battle, by Andrew shipping. As European firms themselves of the Chamber of Commerce who also I have alluded to the dredger.
The Traitor's Wife, by W. H. Williamson. The Raorr Skult, by Goo, Griffith. axid in one of their carlier letters. "We represents very important interests in this last meeting of Council, in suswer to concerned. I ara euch a true belieser, ia are going to do in this matter i He said of the Bond.
Colony fereer light heats upon a question from the Hon, member an iny the sapericrity of discussion over also that there was a new aspect on means of arriving at account of the constantly changing per
Will waiting bring
Auno Page, by Netts Syrett materially benefit from the typhoon scheme when you know who has got to pay right, the Hou. Director of Public Works spondence as a
Restitution, by Dorothes Gerard. rofuges." To this point I shall recur later for it wid in the last latter which e mu gave ful: information regarding that pur-agreement, and this method having borno sonnel of this Colony.
I think we may say it was a good such uxcellent results in the recent diss any nearer our end from that point
Five Nights, by Victoria Crosa, in the observatious I am now making. from the Chamber of Commerce
The German Jute Union has resolved to The Whes! U' Fortuna, by Louis Tracy. The following facts may, I think. be of the shipping interests they practically say bargam, and I hope that is acquisition cussion of the Health Bill, that oven at the of view? Are we to wait fresh changes, that it is quite true that some of them will recce the cost of the typhoon shelter. eleventh hour in view of the influentially fresh arguments and fresh ea? As 1 interest to you: In 1905 is is calculated shined that typhoon report. They, however, I many rabind you that if the dredger bad signed protest which has beer made, I said before, gentlenes, I think any further restrict the production for the third quarter Chateau Royal, by I. H. Yoxall,
Redemption, by Rano Basin, that licensed and unlicensed junks paid 3 were under the impression that Govern been sold out of the Colory we should have would beg the Government to consider postponemisas nothing more or less than
At the gouemol meeting of the Borneo cente per ton. That is on cent more than meat was going to pay for it. With that had to pay monopoly rites for whatever seriously whether it would not be desirable culpable vacillation. We hava got to do this of the current year by 15 per cent Young Lord Stranleigh, by Robt. Dast.
The Shame of Motley, by Batsal Sabatini is now asked from ocean shipping as I certainly sympathie, It is no doubt work we had to do, and I have good reason in the public interest, and in the interest thing, and we should make up our minds I to believe it was likely to be sold out of of the harmonious working of this scheme, to do it at once I feel sure that the human nature that it should be so
Kematian. temporary news, to provide for his expected a petost from the shipping in the Coliny, and within 48 hours an offer to afford an opportunity for the signaturies concensus of opinion in this Colony is in Rubber Company in Borlin it was resolved shelter. It has been calculated, too, that duetry, and they drew a vory doleful was made. She was surveyed as Into as of that probest to inces the purminent favour of the Government's proposal, and to pay dividend of 4 per cent. The of the revenue, produced by the fees and picture of the rain and disaster which is November last, nd I was advised that to officials, who have the subject at their the mover of the amendment proclaimed plantation was started two years ago, and other charges on native craft 59.3 per cent. going to overtake the Colony is pouredook hot new would be an unnecessary fingers' ends, and to hear the case for the himself a believer in the moderate pro annuld be finished in four years, is spent upon them, whereas for the ocean sequence of the extracent in light dues, but expenso to the Colony. She was surveyed Government proposals in all its bearingsposals of the Governmont. He said that a balance sheet shows a loss of m11,618 in by Your Excellency's statement of the been foreshadowed in the last letter from the 5 per cent of this capital is required to whipping 83.5 per cent. of what thor practically their arguments, I think, may in working condition and found to be if, that is, they still romain unconvinsed new and hitherto unthought of project had 1907 and of m.56,724 in 1993. A further threat Amulety by teod, Diver, “
besummed up in two general viewe. everywhere sound and fit for her purpose. produced is spent upon them. Fishing The first is that the hax is too hoary; the I may add too the figures given by the case. I are hopeful that they might be shipping interests, namely, the idea of Sling develop the cultivation of the plantations.
40cording to the Kobe Shimbun the junks pay practically the same as trading conditions are not the same as they wore Hon. Director of Public Works when he convinced of the validity of the reasons in about Causeway Bay. That is a familiar junks. Biver steamers, on the other hand, ten years ago when the Gep Rock Light-contrasted the capacity of the "St. Ericoh" which convince me that the proposals are idea, and has been far from being anthought According to t
house was built. Competition is keaner: with the "Canton River" that the reasonable and moderate. In suy case I of. I had it suggested to ma sometime ago Chinese firm of Ye-Chuang at Kobe has paid only cant per ton by night, equalling shipe are larger and pay more in duss, msinberance of the one ecmpered with the have been asked by the Chairman of the and I thought it was not then unknown to become Lankrupt. The total liabilities, to ceo is absent to-day. I had valuation the creditors being the Nanive Bank 0.19 or one-seventh a ton on all river and rival parts are springing up. Second-other is 44 per cent. in favour of the St. Chamber of Commerce to beg Your the hon. and learned member who I am surry however, are said to he only about, ¥23,000, tonnage entering the harbour. We there- 15, they say they are not apposed in prin- Enoch" I will add a fow remarks before Excellency to pealpose this most im foro have calculated thas i the increased ciple, but world like a longer time. They resume my seat regarding the last letter portant resolution, say for a week, and I made. I thought it at first a somewhat About T5,000), the Kobe Marine In percentage they shall pay the resolution would like the contribution to be spread which I only saw this morning from the therefore think it is my duty on bolulf of admirable project to mortgage, so to say surance Company, and Omaka merchante. In order to meet shipping interests. They say that the last the Chamber to make this appeal. the land which might be reclaimed, and As the firm has practically no assets, the Gon. Mr. Grasson-Your Excellency, so to provide fands for this typhoon shelter.reditors are likely to lose their money, now before the Council. Jn going into over a longer tisuo this question it was demonstrated that the their views I have rodneed the proposed typhoon goes to show that there is no. fous levied on cargo beats, lighters, and ter from 3 cents to two cents, and it necessity for constructing another shelter think that the discussion has not been But I am advised that the reclamation of a bat it is not expected that the fathire will water, bosta was somewhat inadequate, and is new spread over a period of eleven years at Mongkokteni. I am informed, gerte sufficiently hunght to the notice of man- fery considerable portion of the bay would have any effect on the commercial positions Ibis reported, says the Nagashi Prat this is why they have boon raised. In the netend of five years as was anticipated men, that seording to the police returns,bers of thi Council, and that circum-only produce a sany of comething like second place I would remind the Council at first. In the letter written at my in that the lart typhoon destroyed 66 native stauces alter cases. It has been mention-315,000, not une-hundredth of the sum that in December 1896 the unoficial.mem atatoo by the Hoz. Colonial Secretary to craft within the limits of the harbour, and od that in 1906, as a member of the required. I am also myself very strongly that the Uraga Dock Company has beati bers of this Counell were ananimous, with the Chamber of Commerce I examined the 45 lvos no far are known to be lost. As Typhoon Committee, I was in favour of an of opinion that there must slways be a compelled, owing to the depression in the pany, in which the North Garman Lloyd one exception, that the fight dues should proposal to finance the echomin by meus you all know, these figures must be very expandicure for the Mongle ktovi refuge. shelter, though perhaps not so lange, in the shipping trade, to still further curtailide at Bremen s taken an interest, intenda of an overdraft on a local bank at six much under the mark. In that number of That is undoubtedly so. The figures that east as well as in the west. It may be expenditure. The capital of the under to produce 100,000 tons of phosphate yearly to cents per fan. That recommenda per cent I proposed a counter scheme 66 just quoted are included very nunny I had laid before me, 2nd which were possible hereafter to reclaim some portion taking has been reduced one-half, to from the isisnd of Angur, in the Palow tion was not at the time accepted. Again myself, into which I will not go st the craft of European make. The typhoon sanctie by the Public Works Committee of the inland ares of Causeway Bay, bat 7950,000, and daring the past year twelve- in 1902 the committed appointed to in prosent moment until I hear the views of of July 27th-28th came from the north about the same time, comprised en expen- that caurice at any rate be done until the hundred employees have been discharged. After all, east, and returns from the Observatory diburant some $600,000. But at that time choiter at Mongkoktauj is completed and Night work has been abolished and efforts vastigate sources of posthis increases in unofficial members upon it.
to reduce exponaan. Many foreigners are, the revenge; proposed that 2 ounts ahould gentlemen, what is the matter in dispute? show that it never reached any point the rever o of the Colony was unt in the going concern Thas will not, in all have been made in every possible direction
woss to saith. It therefore was not preuaricns stale it is now. We did not probability, happen during the period I be levied on supping, so that the proposal The shipping agrees to the principle; it now before the Conrail is not a novel one agross to the half cent. The Government so destructive to sit, and conso know fish at one fell swoop ws wore have the honour occupy this chair, and shareholders in this concern It is one which bas already been fully in his knocked off half out There is quently to:
Bob we may any part of our revenue. Also I under any promise that any sum realised shail is samously approved in this Coupon with rent at the present returns from shipping day have a typoon from the west, with the stood that the contribution, which was devoted to defraying any outstanding one exception. Tas papers which have been represents mum of $40,000 a year. same destructive results then experienced, promised by your predecessor to the fand, talares on the Monakoktel refuge 12 id: on the table show that during the notice that this signatories to this protest as it was the craft in this water pochod a sum of 100.000 would be available am lire, and if the reclamation could time the light due were indicated for nil represent British firms. If you burn of the harbont were unable to reach Case for payment of work the refuge. There carried out and sum should continue and Baciunt the erection of the Gap Rook lighthouse to the Harbour Masters report for way Bay. Many fled to Stundenters and fors Sir, you will see that at that time bhi gatstanding, for the Móngkökunú exiugo
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