THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908,
NEW TRAMWAY AT HONGKONG.
His Excellency said the bill was intro- duced several years ago under different circumstances to those of the present day. It was at first proposed to be a competitive route and since then he understood that the two companios had amalgamated. He thought if it was not necessary for the general welfare of the community he should be sorry to see the beautiful sceny As a meeting of the Legistative Council destroyed. He proposed to adjourn the
Bill Before the Legislative Council
OPPOSED BY ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.
RECEIVING ORDER RES.
CINDED.
Domicile Question Again .
Involved.
At the Supreme Court in bankruptcy jurisdiction today the Chief Fastice Sir F. Piggott gave judgment in reference to
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DEATH OF DR. E. J. EITEL
News ratched Hongkong this morning of the death ab Kaut Town, Adelaide, on November 10th, of Dr Ernest Joku Eitel,
M.A., Ph.D., at the advanced ago of 70 years and nine months. It is over eleven but there are many residents of the Colony years now since Dr Bibol left Hongkong
sincere regret. The following obituary notica we take from the columns of the Adelaide Register-
this afternoon this Council dixenssod the motion to the next meeting and perhaps the applications 'for the rexcision of a re-who will read the tidings of his death with
Fill antitled an ordinames for authorizing the construction of ́a tramway within the Colony of Hongkong.
A
the petition and connael's speech was rather emotion before the pretincare_on Council. The line selected had been with A view to offect the least possiblo injury to the public gadens and the details wore otters which would be discussed on chaise 3. The discussion of the bill wus ad-
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
eiving order in the matter of Wei Lung Shang a parte Yuen Hing.
His Lordship said--A. judgment creditor applies to rescind the receiving order...
collusion
By the death of Dr Ernest J. Eitel, tho Four grounds of opposition were Evangelical Lutheran pastor of Adelaide raised, and my ruling with regard to them) there has bean removed a man of many will serve as a good illustration of general parts, whose name is written in history practice with regard to oppositions to p; and who will long he remembered for his titions which I have sanctioned. The third sterling services to the Empire at one of was that "aftor the payment of ts of those tiny, isolated; red splashes on the the precedings there will be no salsts-map which mark the outposts of British His Excellency Sit Froderick Logardtial asets for division among the orodi-givilization. The doctor, who had con presided at the unbeting of the Legislative tors. That ground is not good because it pleted 10 monthe above the thras-score is a matter which the Official Receiver con-
years and ton, had been in ill-health since Council which was hold this afternoon siters and usually advise the judge on the the end of last year. Two months ago his application. The fourth ground is that condition became serious, and he passed the petitioner is in
with There were also prevent :----
away at his residence, Dequatteville-ter. tho dobter and that the proceedings are an race, Kert Town, on Tuesday evening. abuse of the process of the court. This is also matter which concerns the Offieisl
Missionary, adoectionist, preacher, editor, Requiver who in this respect exercises a general surveillance over bankruptcy pro-author. There are some of the activities ecedings. The first ground is that the to which his busy lifs was devoted. He was a native of Wurtemburg, and his first debtor was not domiciled in this colony at the date of the presentation of the petition studies were at the Pedagogium, in Ees
jarie-lingen, hace he spent six years. Then he and therefore that the court has diction to raske à receiving order. And went to the Theological Seminary of Schon- the second was that the debtor has com-thal, where he stadied for another four mitted no net of bankruptey on which a years. Heenterad the University of Tubin petition would be founded.
At go, and four years lator (1860) gained his
H.E. Major General BroAFwoon, Hon. Ve F. H. MAT, Colonial Sec- targ
A petition against the proposed route of the New Funk Tramway was laid on the table and was as follows:-To His Excel-journed. lucy the Governor at the Honourable the Legislative Council of Hongkong. The: Hnable Petition of Domenico Pazzoni, Vicar Apostelia of the Roman Catholic Church ou behalf of the Roman Catholic cornni-
IN before ty of Hongkong. Thero
Bill the the Legislative Council object of which is to authorize the construction of a tramway from Victoria to the Feak. The route of the said tram- way in, your petitimer is informed, pro- preed to be as marked in blue lines on the plan instead of the route marked on the
Hou fr W, RE DAVIPA, K.C., plan in red lines sa originally proposed. The Cathedral of the Inoncalutes Con- Attorney (tenern!.
1. Mr W. Crarian, Director of Puu- ception is the principal pinee of war- ship for the Catholic Community oflic Work Hongkong sun is situated on the East Bon. Mr A. F. Tuossux, Colonial side of the Public Gardens. Divine service Treasurer.
Hou. Mr E, A. IRVING, Registrar or other religions servances take place daily in the aid Cathedral. It is Gene !.
sential to the due and reverent per- H, F...J. BAPPELs, Cape. Supt. formance of such services and observances Police. that there should be at snch times an al solute absence of noise in such Cathedral and in the ameliate neighbourhood theroof. Your petitionêrds informed that it is proposed to carry the said tramway for a considerable portion of its length on A stevi trestle vidnet 00 feet or there- abouts in height directly in Firmt f the
The Hon. Attorney Gensual moved the principal entmate to the sail Cathedral thick sending of the Bill entitled an and within 80 yards or therealms there aridinance to power a Magistrate to of and your petitioner is infused and hold Smail Delas cart in the Now, believe that the noise caused by cars pass-Territories and to regulate the proceed ing over suela trestle viaduct and the
tars in relation thereto. neoccasioned by the tanation cables pass
The Han Colonia Secretory coded ing over the guite pulleys will be salond as mud the Fid was read a third time and to be districting to the devotion of those er
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the first meating of creditors the debtor degree of Master of Arts and Doctor made a statement that he was born in of Philosophy. Then he identified himself Hongkong. I see no reason to doubt with the service of the church, and became this. This. then makes him a natural vicar of the State Church of Wartemburg. born subject of the King, but in order to He retained that positi n for one year, and, male this point clear (and it is an important with the leave of the consistory of the point) a certificate of Sir George Bowen, church, proceeded to China as a mission- the theu governor of the colony, dataly For 16 yens bu engage under the 31st July, 1884, was referred to. It was Basel, and afterwards the London Mission given under the seal of the colony and was in mission work among the Chinese and in the effect that having examined two the superintendens of mission schools. aidavite of birth His Excellency was During this time he wae deeply occupied Oh, Ho! So Here's for A Merry Batsfod that Wei Lung Shan, the debtor, in studying the Chinese language, and in was born in the colony and therefore that 1870 he published the Sanskrit Chineso he believed him to be a British subject. I work on Ruddhism, which od to his ha- understand that there certificates ne ised coming recognised as an authority on the in virtuo of permissive instructions from subject. the Secretary of State given in Argust 1982. I have never seen ons before and as its referred to in the argument I must express my opinion on it. In as English Court such a certificate is of no falue whatever for any legal purpose It is very necessary that such certificates
IN THE CAUPE OF ELUCATION.
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ny before him; hat his appointment in 1878 by the Secretary of State as head of the Education Department in the colony of Hongkong, in succession to the Inte Dr
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even thousand perseas. Your petilimer therefore humbly prays that the proposed sum of 85,975 in aid of the mute of the said tramway as morked in blue lines on the plan be not appered and vote, Medical departments, Hospital and that your petitioner may be heard by Aaplama, her duress, Infectioas How-nothing positive-should be stated and the determined to relinquish the past and tale Counsel in oppsition therete and have pitals Hostal Bulk Hopper for the statement of belief must be limited to the up his residence in Australia. On that NEW YEAR'S leave to call witnesses in support of such † following iton-Beirs, $1,708, Typhiconfact of birth in the colony.he attend by the Chinese teachers of the Hongkong Gifts for all.
opposition when he said hil comes before Damages 8,587, total 85,275.
Your Excellency the Legislative Council for consideration in committee.
Hon Attongy General moved that the Jill be referred to the Law Committee. Hon. Colonial Secretary scounded. The Clerk of the Council then read the petition.
Hon. Mr Hewitt moved that the peti timers be heard by Counsel.
Bon. Unlonial Secretary seconded, This wins agreed to.
Sir Henry Berkeley, K. C., appeared for the petitioners, with the Right Re Bishops Pozzoni, and Mr Donniso.
Sir Henry Berkeley_contended that the fway ght to be constructed us
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There is to open to marrow (Friday) in the City Tall a gran exhibition of oil paintings from the Paris Salon, which should prove a great altenation to lovers of real art. The exhibition will retain open for two days.
Altogether thrie are uver 200 piecos wiginally intended. It was the carriage to be seun
and all are the work of over the tveysla sint he respectfully oppos el which would live the effect of artists of great repute. The subjects Banking a Creat
поўну The line as dealt with are as varied as they could well originally suggested, would be on the be, and in all the pictures there is the grad all the way and that part passing touch of the master hand. There are but o Cathedral would either he undergrou a comparatively for of the impressionist on through deep cuttings, without in any way type of paintings, who find so much in interfering with ornamentation. Counsel vuur in the eyes of some, but those who also euphasized lite fact that daily services appreciate clearly defined, detailed work, were held at the Cathedral and quietness artistic in conception withal. will surely was essential to the reverent parformisura he delighted with the exhibition. of such service.
Charpentier, who is
Sir Henry Berkeley also mentioned the existescu of a mission school, and way Tenise would he distracting to the students, Besides there were a mauber of houses wempial by persons attached to the is sion and the interior of these houses would he oxposed to the view of the psssengers on the trains, and would effect serious depreciation in the value of the houses and be omged that the committee reject the hill as suggested. The peti tioners would offer no chinction to route an eiginally suggested yet they
if they are to be issued at all should be it. To the success which attended his drafted with extreme care. The idea oniministration, extending over 19 ysers, which they were allowed clearly was that lequent tribute was paid when Dr Eitel
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el with considerable danger, for I under-ulementary schools jointly with the em- stand that they are cometimes used by pleyes of tho Education Department. The foreign consuls for use in foreign ports document boro glowing testimony to the and it ay well be that being under numer in which the docter had davoted Gifts the oval of the colony they would himself to the task of improving and- receive a larger measure of credence so perfecting the adminis ration of the far as the fact of hirth is conoored the Education Department." Itreferred to the Gifts they ars entitled to, and in law they are increase truder his regimo to the number of open to two objections with regard to the Government examined school from 41. to 120, and stated that the "Government will statement of bello: in British nationality. in the first place that ignore the possibility. lose an excellent official, the Hongkong Come early and buy early or rather probability, that some of the people will lose an excellent friend and recipients may be tae aufortenate vitius shall losa an excellent minister. of double nationality, being Chinese as Chalmers, a missionary with whom Dr Eitel well as British subjects, and secondly there had been engaged in earlier years, presided rationality provided in the legitimacy de euingistically of his ok, said he wail Dr clamation Act 1958. It is true that that Eitol pocial debt of gratitude for services. Act probably does not apply to a colegy rendered in the revision of the translation where the count has divorce jurisdiction of the Scriptures into Chinese. A press as here, but that makes it all the more ormiment it the time can thus necessary to issue certiBeatus of nationality educational movement in the colony bas with the greatest caution lest they should developed enormously since he has held be confused with those issued under that the reins of other. Fle has discharged his Bet. There is also another process for quiet duties in a thoroughly conscientions man ing doubts as to the right of a person to heuer from first to but, and he dasory on
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a British subject provided by section of well of the colory. Blany will live to bless the Naturalisation Act. It seems his memory; many indeed, will griove clear that in applying the test of domicile when he is called away. We trust that FOR GOOD DRUG STORE aleating any case the court has regard to the English many pens of usefuluess will
yet remain tist in forest and glade scenery, notions of domicile and therefore although to Dr Eitol, and that he will reecive the represented by sovem extremely subitious domicile is ehvinasty quite unknown to liberal treatment at the hands of the Gu works. One of a forest at St. Donis in the the Chinese we can from the point of viewvernment which his good work in one midst depth of winter, and another indicating of English law talk of a Chinaran being undoubtedly entitles him to. Dr Ratel summer in a forest near Fontainebleau domiciled in Chis. Further, the ordinary will at only have a clear sanscience in the
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gist is here. Everything is reli- ly evidenco the lofty conceptions of therefore at once determine what the The hinn fuil of April 3, 1897, spoke of the artist. Another pair which deserre debtor's comminile of ongin was. The debtor Dr Litel as having won the open sesame to able. Our drugs are fresh and specialisation are two studies of court is a year old, so that he was born in the Chinese heart and mind, and added life by Pinggora-namels, Napoleon being 1855. The colony was much too young in "His departure will be distinct loas to pure. presented to Madame Beauharnis; and these days for tre to assume that a
would not presume to dictate to that Talma, the actor, Eeferu Napoleon. The Chiuaumn ever deliberately intended to/any Hongkong residents of different. innourable bɛdy how the line was to be merit of these is in the tuarvellous truth facquire such a permanent homo in thenalties, and the colony will be distinct NO PRICES LOWER THAN OURS.
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Bishop Posconi in giving evidence said the Chedral on his arrival in 1880 was in Wellington Street and was removed about eighteen months later to its present site became the placu became so noisy and the services could not be carried on with the quietness as was necessary, especially during the Mass and Confession,
Hon. Mr Chatham asked in what part of the Cathedral was the Confession held..
Witness-All round the building. The Chinese preferred to be near the door and spoke very low.
ly poorer in literary talent. For 18 years
to life which they effent, the figures colony as is necessary to the nequisition Dr Eital was editor of The Chin & view, being beautifully done. Of quito another of domicile. The Father's domicile was and his Iterary reputation cuhanced theme Pashus Salvation in sight,"pletur that of China the debtor's birth by the following contributions to
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ing the rescue of three shipwrecked and I have no evidence before mo that bis literaturs: A History of Hongkong." marmors from a raft, is striking and father changed his domicils and so hison's Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese realistic, being rigorously drawn, while its domicile before the deltor could acquire Dialect," "The Handbook of Buddhism,* culming is extremely good.
a new duicile for, bimself.
Ele baili Vermati has two pieces, both stacies of indoor French parant life, ong "On the debtor's statement thers can boyers to the then Governor of Hongkong entitled The story of the grand father, ue doubt that he never require à par-Sir Jalan Pope Hennessey), and had filled 81, Queen's Road Central,
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The servicos began in 1886 and had been carried on incessantly up to the present and the other Youth-adventuro," They neat hote in Hongkong. This flic many appointments on Government com- and there had been no noise with the ex-are both admirable representations, and stratos my belief that hardly any Chinawo ception of an occasional enolie's voice their lifelikeness is one of their great who is merely trader here over text to one of his greatest seliievements in the There was also a school there for these eat recommendations. A pair of beautiful himment away root and branch from his cause of education was the fact that he was who desired to become missionary priests figures in panel, by Borquin, aro concica and required quiet for study.
family village in China which is what is the means, through his connection with the liament itself. I do not wonder that St Various makes in stock, including TANGTE & WORTHINGTON, as for their deliency of colour; while
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domicile in this Government, of introducing religious Stephen's Church, in Pirie Street, has been Hansen's tanvas dopisting momlight on the colony: the whole idea of a permanent education under the grant-in-aid system, found to small to accommodate the cou Lake of Geneva, with it little lights doftud stablishment in one kong with a fixed do- This earned fer him the gatitude of all gregation who are desirous of coming under all along the coast, is a most effective and termination nevento return to the ancestral denominations, and constituted a triumpit De Eitel's faithfel, learned, and enruest suggestive work. A scene from Loengrin village otherwise than as a visitor scenes for which he will be long remembered by administration. The new church was con- by Serret, who is one of Semeratzki's to me inconsistent with the normal ideas the people of Hongkong,
secrated and dedicated on February 11 of Mr Albert Dennison was then called students, is indeed remarkable for its of a Chinamon.
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AB SOUTH AUSTRALIA' KNEW E. the following year, and steady progress has and stated that he was a civil engineer and colouring and figure studies, as niso is not domicile nor domicile nationality. The had examined the proposed tramway and another from the same brush entitled "A two things have no relation to one another.
Upon his arrivalin Adelaide, 11 years been maintained ever since, though Dr Kitel
away from the principal antranica of the Norway fjord scenes, has thres fibe
of origin but it is not possible to go further the pastorate of St. Stephen's Intheran Eitel was a man of broad, scholarly attain Cathedral. The structure as was propost pieces of this character, the most am than this, There is therefore not the Church, Pastor Begelan, who had been ments, and his almost enepolopandic know would result in making a very bad noiss. itious of which is rich in its echems slightest ground for the allegation that the ministering there occasionally, having been ledge and remarkable versatility shoved to Thero would`atso be a loud noisy from of volcuring, and most praiseworthy debtor was domiciled in the colony and the transferred to Victoria, Vador DL Eitel's adva«tage not only in the pulpit, but in FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.. the pulley which would be laurd dis-in the watter of atmosphoric effect order must therefore be rescinded with costs care the rears it had outgrown the knowledge of books, with an infant meste membership advanced sus rapidly personal conversation. He combined a wide finetly in the Cathedral and would be dainty production from the brush of Ferry against the petitioning creditor suttelent to destimet the attention of wor shown the fortune teller unravelling the
Mr Hastings, representing the Tei Wan capacity of the church in Pinie straat, which ledge of men and things, and, being himself shippers in the Cathedral. The noi o futuro to fair ladies in the fine of Bank, Ltd., judgment creditur, shed for had been erected 38 years before and the a man of fine qualities of heart and mitid would be practically continuous Witness Louis 18th, while other characteristic then gave instances of noises from similar pieces of which spent mention is an order in the terms with costs against present structure in Wakefield street was was everywhere held in the highest osteom. built. At the laying of the foundation stone He was lecturer on German Ingunge and the petitioning ereilitor.
His Lordshipamented,
on October 14, 1899, the Chief Justice literature at the University of Adelaide, and was a member of the Royal Geographical Me Atkinson, who appeared for the (SirSamuel Way, Bart.) paida graceful com petitioning creditor, argues that the costs pliment to the educational services of Dr. Sociuty, in which he tank an active inte should come out of the estate.
Eitel and to his erudition. The great rest until failing health caused him to re- services of Dr Eitol," remarked Sir Garavel, sign this year. He has left a widow, two
in the cause of education are a part of sans-Messrs. L. L. Nitel, of Adelaide, sad A Brilliant, Safe and Cheap Illuminant by Kerosene Oil, the history of the British colony of Hong C. Eitel of the literary staff of The Sud- ledged within the walls of the British Par-
tressles as it was proposed. ezect, The be made are those by Didier, Gerard, privacy of the houses them would be Harlay, Montres, Drpin, and Guesta. gone and after dark people would look
Then there are numerous smaller, but right into the bedroom windows. If the equally choice specimens by leading ton tramway line were constructed as originally proposed it would obviate the noise and
Mr Atkinson-Yes, my lord, there is the the question of privacy would not bo A charge of 50 ects will be made for 82,000, Affected in that case,
admission, and the proceeds will be divided His Lordship-I have no jurisdiction to i koog, and his learning has been scienowney Doily Telegraph and two daughter Witness was then questioned by several meniber of the council.
Sir Henry Berkeley submitted that thao was no evidence called to support the Commissioner of Works. It was not fair for the Commissioner of Works to cross- examine a witndas and vote without bring
in feet the whole exhibitida will be one of His Lordship.There is no estata almost bewildering beauty.
between the Benevolent Society and the deal with that. Tung Wab Hospital
Not only will the exhibition prove an excellent opportunity for residents to obtain a glance at these magnißcoot paintings, but they will also be offered the privilege of making purchases of any works that appes.
ing any oridence befors that body. It to their tastes, for on Dec. 21st and 22nd was really evidence without giving the Mr G. P. Lammert will conduet an anction committes the petitioners an opportale of the pictures.
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