34 8 YIUL TAURSUHT THURSDAY JULY 8 1909--
COUNCIL
His Excelency Sir Frederick Lugard
whichy: was choll this afternoon.
WEST RIVER NOTES
the meeting of the Legislative From D then Carrapondan
there were also present Sim
Ron Cetox Diana Ofear bond manding the Troope..
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Hon Mo AM. Thomson, ↑ Asting Colanisk Svarataży.
Hou." Bir HexaY BERKELEY, K.Ü., Aut ing Aborday General.
Hon Mr R. N. H. Jons, Acting Dirse
tor of Public Works.
How July Bu
FLOODS AND BUAT BACINO,LEAN The river in a again risen a great deal during the part wook Fortunately when a bad flood seamed: probable, there was period of fine weather sad the water, after maining stationary for x couple of days has begun to go down. Not much damage has been done locally The dragon boat festival was not a great success owing to poor weather conditions. Usually we have na good race from a point several miles up of
Hon. Mr. Mcl. Masan, Acting Colonial Treasurer.
Hon. Mr A. W. Bewry, Registrar
Hat F. J. BADELLT, Capt. Supt.
Police.
Hon. Dr HO KAL
Hon Mr Wer Yu, C. M.G.
Hon. ME. OBORNI
Hon. Mr W. J. GRISON.
Hon. MI MORBAY ST-WARS,
Me U. OLEMENT (Clerk of Councila), SAN RAILWAY - OBÜSTRUCTION.
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The bill wan loft in committes. Bor. Mr. Usborne suggested a clause compelling the Government to provide against sparks from engines Batting fire to the grass.
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the river down to Wushow itself. A dosl
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of TS5,000,000. But the ospital invested in the railways is 1190,000,000, for the State lines and £480,000,000 for the newly nationalised railways, making a total of
The ocimenta qu Y800,000,000 Interest on this bótal xe ô
eka out at £30,000,000 and,it of the Royal Onth per cent worka results therefore that the net income is only | Rings a summary of which black bert
5,000,000 These figures comparent you are not favourable banya with other countries show that, who is generally described as another proof of 42 43 per cant of the gross in the discedit that is growing against the come generally antics for the expense of Commission system. There were nineteen railway management the cost in Japan is of the commissioners in this case but only
plaven signed the majority report over 50 per centr
"Prince Tai Chen of China has arrived they can say is that rings are, qab so very is Tokyo to return the thanks of his harmfal and the merchants, and skippers country for Prince Fushimi's attendance ould remedy any grievance for themselves. at the Imperial funeral. He is, of course, But surely, if that were so, the remedy the guest of the Emperor and Shibs would have been applied without all this Detached Palace is signed as his rest-pother. Was there over such a can of dence. During his sojourn in Tokyo two the mountain going in travail and producing companies of the Imperial Bodyguarde mouse at last. Of course the ring system
will bo on duty at the Palace.
All
With its rebates and so forth has been
of interest is taken in the event by the population, and some ten bosta generally enter for the coubeat after a period of more or less strict training. The cœurso is a punishing one and thuru is a hard fight for leadership. This year, owing to the flood
Some afbeen officials of the Osaka Cus-puased furthest in South Africa, and one and rainstorms the race bas'not taken platome, have best arrested. The trouble in result has been that Americans are gaining
manected with the recent detection of benefits that should be given to Brionale wholesale, smuggling of sugar and some De Stain, the explorer of Turkosman, has prominent sugar Importere of Osaka are received additional leave of absence. Fe also charged with having used bribes in this to busily engaged assorting and describing
the official collections of ouria and speci connection.
mens he brought Home for the museums,
INEST OFFICIARY
Bubonic plague is still prevalent in Tokyo and Yokohama. During last week, two new cases were reported in each of the eities.
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How Attorney Gous proposed the The Chinese Official kers show signs, of sound reading of a bill cuticled An Or-changing themes faire attitude dinance to regulate the 'construction and
which has been a characteristio of their management of inllways.
Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded and class for two thousand years. The greasing bio bill was read a socoad time..
of the Pearl River, even by the ordinary forry-bont, is getting a matter of increasing difiority. An order came savatal months go from Paking for a body of river polico
The preliminary examination of the to be established. Accordingly men veru. engaged, boats and uniforms were bought, Nippon Marine Products Company's „STONEGUINHU'S, ZALAND ORDINANCE, Hon. Attorney General moved the second and then apparently the matter ends. The scandal has concluded and Lieut-Gengral reading of a bill entitled An Ordinance to police seems to do nothing and donbiless Barun Yenya (on reserva) and other amard: The Stonecutter Island Ordinance, corer imagine than it is part of their duty Directors have been committed for trial Hon. Colonial Secretary soconded and to make traffic conditions easier. Another It is alleged that Baron Yenys and other the bill was read a second time.
instance is the continuod practico by the Directors raived a large amount of money The bill passed through the committes. butchers of "watering" the beef by squirt through fraudulent means. The Baron is Hon. Mr Murray Stewart thought iting dirty water into the bloodrassels of the said to be seriously ill. The public trial would affect the bathing parties but Colonel dead animal and so increasing its weight of the soused will take place after the Darling explained that the power of As I mentioned a few months ago, an adict conclusion of the summer vacation, which prohibiting people from landing only sp-was issued by the officials forbidding this commences on. July 11th and lasts two plied to sampans and such like.
Hon. Attorney General mayed the third custom. I hear now that the same officials mouths.
have been "squared" in the customary reading,
manner and the practice, continues as much
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Hon. Celonial Secretary seconded and the bill was read a third time and passed.
COMPANIES ORDINANCE;"
Hon. Attorney General moved the second reading of a bill entitled An Ordinance to smend the Compassion (Local Registers) Ordinsace, 1907.
Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded and the bill was read a acconi tíma.
The bill passed through the committee stage..
MINTERPRETATION AMENDMENT OPDINANCE.
Hon. Attorney General moved the second roading of a bill entitled An Ordinsnes to amend the Interpretation "Amendment Ordinance, 1908.
Hott. Colonial Seorotary seconded and
the bill was read a second time,
The bill passed through the committee Hos. Attorney Genend mored the third reading.
Hon Colonial Secrotary seconded and -the bill was read a third time and passed.
STAME ORDINANCES,
Hon. Attorney General movel the third reading of the bill entitled Ar Ordinance to amend The Stamp Ordinpce 1901 as amended by The Stamp (Amend. mont) Ordinancp 1902.
Hon. Colonial Serotary seconded and the bill was read a third and passed:
FINANCE COMMITTER :
A meeting of the Finance Committee was then held ander the presidency of the Hon.
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A syndicate has been formed in Tokyo by leading business mon with a view to taking part in supplying funds and materials for projected: Chinese railways. The capital of the syndicate is said to be yun 1,000,000. Baron Shibusawa, President of the First "For the 3rd year in succession we have Bank; Mr R. Kondo, "President of the bad & visit from the German gunbont Nippon Yasen Kaisha; and Mr K. Okura She hopes also to go up are the promoters of the association, Tsingtan. river to Sungchap. The Vigilanta, leftCommenting on the promotion of the ist Monday after a considerable stay in syndicate, Tokyo papers say that Japanese Nanning; and just before she arrived we capitalists have been sleeping for a long had the Sandpiper. Another French time but have now apparently opened boat may be coming here, the Argus. their eyes and finding from the movements There have been renewed remours of a of foreigners in China that profitable permanent: Fernch Consul being stationed undertakings are afoot are anxious to partake in the commercial and industrial in Nanning and that too very shortly.
competition now proceeding or lying hidden in the fatare.
PIRATES.
Pirates have been active lately in those regioze. A Chinese ard boat, which had some silver on Board, was attacked, the Captain killed and other offers wounded.
There were also suspicions of a conten- Plated raid on one of the motor boat, but thor appear to have been unicanded.
STRANOR #ZŐRY,
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THE LATE DE LALCACA.
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The North China Daily Neca says that the murder of Dr Lalcaca removes, one of the best known and most prominent mem- Two of the solitors in the fallowing of bers of the Shanghai community. Dr Laleaon had only been a few weeks in the newly arrived magistrate had a quarrel London sad those who knew him would be over some dollars and one)attacked, the other with a hatchet indicting & burrid the last to believe that he had given wounds, three of which were very serious cause for such deadly animosity, even to a posing the brain. After several days of was the son of a well known and highly native, treatment (the Chinese doctor respected Civil Servant of India, the late having come for a consideration of $50r Cusetji Lalcacs, Superintendent in the this was abandoned, and the English Postal Service. He was bort in Ahmeda medical missionary sont for. The removal bad, Gujrat Division, India, in 1863, and took preliminary medical degrees in Been- of the old and very 6thy remedies
bay. In 1834 he wont to London where
The sudden irruption of American finan- clors in Ohlins has ended a good deal of com most in Escape but it is not very remarks his after all, forever since Me Talk visited China the Yankees have kept a swith eye roving round the Oriental possibilities. Now that the American investors are locessing their cash bags again after the panic the financiers see ine fields for enterprise in China-fields that promise to extand for some years to come. Further, they are, a group of European inancial interesta picking up the plums, and that spectrola is not good for the digestion of the americans. So in regard to the Morgan-Kuhn, Loeb participation in the Hankon-Smohuan loan-an advance tip of which I fancy I mustibara give you in my cable some.wooks ago there is the support af the Ameri- can government, and other financial com. Binations are sending agents, to China to: sound the waters and discover where the financial parts lie.
3he Washington, correspondent of the no idle Morning. Past declares it expression of paternal interest that is coming from the President. Mr Taft is determined to cap his plass by the selec. tien of a thorough business man for the Peking Embassy. He was much disappoint- ed a not socuring Mr Haya Hammond, the mining expert.
These things, taken in conjunction with the American protest to China against no warning being given to America of the loan for railways in Hapeb and Hans,
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Prince and Princess Kuni, who come early QUALIFIED ENGLISH CHEMYSTS ING, LESS THAN the Magistracy to-day, or three months, for
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in July and will stay for two or three being in possession of Winchester rifle and such a start that the case, soomed al-practica.
During the twenty-three years of his weeks. After that it is planned for two and 448 rounds of ammunition, Marjorie most hopeless. The discarded nativo pre Catherine. Garbold was charged with being titioner bad so far only receivail a portion residence in Shanghai Dr Laienes had al-other Japanese princes to come to Europe, drunk and incapable. The hosting was of his fee and he came to his foreign rival ways taken a prominent part in philan- for it is desired that all the possible adjourned until Monday.
and begged him to use his influence to thropic movements He was very popular successors to the throne shall see something socially, and was of the keenest mari. I bear that the Japanese Imperial family obtain the remainder! tra A hawker was charged before Mr F. A. The sessilanteita ia prisne" paying bers of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, in is taking an interest in the Anglo-Japaneso Hazeland with cutting and wounding an. for all expenses, and the fate of his head which he held the position of Surgeon-exhibition to be held bera in May next other. à number of man ware breaking depends on the healing of the patient's, Major, and Principal Medical Officer of the year. They are supervising the construc ing ground at Niihama, a model that will the law by hawking within the limits of the who meanwhile, though his case is vary Corps. He took annonal interest in tins of a model of the Imperial duck hunt- CHEMYSTS & DRUGGISTS Western market. The alarm was given serious, is not "ruffering from even a military sports and ride shooting and con-realistically reproduce every foxture of the 31, Queen's Road Central,
tributed freely in prometing these branches sport. «fortnight's foreign and whom the Inspector of Marketa was perhondacho Aftera. approaching, a dash was made along treatment the pick man became impatient of service, both with trophies and personal Jervois Street, then round into Cleverly and discarded the English doctor and his effort. At the annual encampments be Street. While tarning the corner defend friends sought for a Chinaman bat only to was always a familiar Egure and he del ght ant is alleged to have cut complainant on. the arm with a knife, and hacked a lump have to go back to the foraigner again aed no less in the rough field work of the of his muscle clean out. Complainant is no native physician had now the courage Volunteer than in the scientific details of now in hospital. The case was adjourn to undertake the case!
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A minor poet was co-respondent in the divorce suit brought to day by Mr 1. McPherson Drummond, an assist art in the Chinese Imparial Customs. married his wife xt Finchow and had three military work with which the ordinary children, but on the Fexers becoming troublesome Mrs Drummend and ber Volunteer is not so familiar.
Ele adhdren cama home and lived at Southso Mason of high degree and a member of the Mr Drummond came home in 1902 but had Grand Lodge of Northern Chinn.to return to China in 1993. It was there- As one of the reongnized leaders of the fore a shock to him to hear that in the
At the V. R. C. enclosure on Wednes- docal Parane community, however, Drummer of 1905 his wife had a baby. His relativen did a little inquiring and found Lalcica was known best, and when this that the lady had made the aquaintance day evening the Corinthian Yacht Club of Mr. H. E. Onalysis he Anoet
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What was more to the point in the case CORINTHIANG: Forbes; C. Humphreys railways. As a matter of fact, serious and entertainments for the distinguished were lotters from Osslow to the lady in ocidents have taken place on several lines visitor. All matters affecting the welfare white cailed her my dear little ant U. B. Chunya; R. O. Witchell G. Parumatic Tools and Ale or Rock: during the past few weeks and the arrivals of the Parsons possessed warm interest for Calfornian ross and continued "Your Witchell, Cooks and Wilson, d and departures of trains have become very Dr Laleaca, and it was always felt that letter has disturbed me very much. I can B. 0. C. White, A. R. Ellis and L
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