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NOLTING-On March 2, 1911, at the S. N. Ry, and District Hospital, Shang- ni, lee wife of P. II. NOTES, I. M.
Just below the the Tower Bridge are the London Docks. Then comes a mile of wharves and warehousee, extending throughout the Lower Pool ta Limehouse Reach Here the river turns southward, making a loop through Greenwich Reach and up Dinckwall Reach to Blackwall Point. In the enclosure formed by the loop are the West India Docks, which Lord Devosvour, chairman of the Port Authority, considers most falu able of all, and the Millwall Dock Lower down again are the vast Royal Victoria and Albert Docks, extend ing for nearly three miles. On the South sile, opposite to the West India and Millwall Docks, are the Surrey Commercial Docks, chiefly used for grain. Lower still we come to Tilbury with itsshipping recomme- dation now ratler out of date.
WES
THE CHINA MAIL.
The history of the progress of dock construction in London is interesting The first dock-which is believed to bo curliest enclosed dock ever built
the Howland Great Wet Dock," constructed in the seventeenth century. This was, eleven neres in area, and bad-un-entrance_lock 139. feet long, 44 feet wide, and 17 feet deep at high water. Following an the reports of the Parliamentary Com-
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council has been fired for Thursday, The orders of the day are:-
Firse ronding of a Bill entitled An Onlin-
TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1911.
[Coriniai. FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS,
[Cortmant.]
́JAPANESE TRAINING.
SQUADRON
Independent News Agency's Service) to the China Mail.)
FRIENDLINESS DESIRED.
TOKYO, March 7. “(Router's Service to the China Mail)
The Japanese Training Squadron LOSTON, March 6.roturned to Yokosuka from its long
Discussing the condition of shipping" and the accommodation for it in the Port of Loulou, Lord: DEVONPORT recently sold: "Since 1886 absolutely nothing has been undertaken in the
First reading of n Bill entitled An Orlin- Port of London to meet the con anoo to prohibit the use of Dynamita or tinuously increasing size of vessela,other Explosives for the purpose of catching When we consider that during this er destroying Fish. perind the increase in the average size of the largest vessels represents ance for regulating the supply of Electricity Assage from Berlin states that cruise to American parts yesterday,
for Lighting and other purposes within the M. Cambon, the French Ambassador, growth in length from 450ft, to 7001%, Colony of Hongkong and ite Dupondericies.
has notified Garrauny that M. Crup- ACCIDENT IN THE IN-
LAND SEA in beam from 521 to 77ft., lu ̄draft-
First reading of a Bill antiled As Ori has issued the Foreign portfolio, from 28ft. to 35ft, and in gross ton-chuancata amend and modify the law as to and received the reply that M. Crup- mago from 7000 to 24,000, and that Common Forms and as to the Interpretapi could count upon the friendly spirit of Germany, and that it was hoped he this volume of shipping using the Port
desired that the same good relations of London itself lina grobyn from a uet
would continue as with M. Pichon. register tonnage of under 12 millious to over 18 millions, the necessity for immciliate action is overwhelmingly | apparent." These facts alone make all who are interested in the fortunes of the great metropolis of the British | Empire sincerely hope that the Port of London Authority may be able to begin at once upon the great reform and we hope that it will be carried to completion without delay,
NEWS OF THE DAY-
A sensible stop has been taken at Kowloon by the names of streets leng indicated in Chinese as well as Langh
Qur readers are reminded that booking
for the Buring at the City Hall on Saturday night is with Messrs. S. Montric & Co., Ld.
A large wild-cat, or cheetah, was seen yesterday in the, mulin running har Tantallon, on the Barker-roul. It quickly disappeared from vise.
tlon of Terms used in Ordinances.
Secundading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Harbour of Refuge Ordinance, 10:39.
Sound ronding of the Bill entitled An Ordiance to consolidate and amend the Law relating to fatoxicating Liquors,
Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance for the incorporation and re gulation of the University of Hongkong."
Second rokding of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to introduce into the Criminal Law Ordinances of 1800 certain provisions the United Kingdom of 1861, and for other purposes.
of the Criminal Law Amendniens Acts of
"
Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to abolish Miñinum Peraltics, and to bring the Law of the Colony as to Ponalties into uniformity with the Law of England, and for other purposes.
REBUILDING A PARTY WALL.
Before the Chief Justice Sir Francis
Cho March, 1911, at 1mittees of 1756 to 1801, there was
Piggott at the Supreme Court, this morning Chungking Road, Shanghai, the wife of
considerable activity in dock building,
Wong Sai Ying and Chiu Seng sed. Wong II. Cause of, a sen.
Mstose. —Du March 2, 1911, at Nauthe West India Docks being opened
Taung Keo to recover 81,580.53 being half! king, the wife of the Rev. G. H. MALONE,
in 1802, the London Dock in 1805,
the cost of rebuilding a party wall, Plain of a dughter (Manreça).
the East India Dock in 1806, and
tills chained as building owner of the messunges and property situated on Marine! the St. Katherine Dock in 1828.
lot No. 77 against defendant whe is the For nearly thirty years there was no further dock construction, then be
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice adjoining owner of the messanges and Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to premises situated on Marino let No. 70. tween 1855, when the Victoria Dock acknowledge with thanks the following The party wall was pulled down by the was opened, and 1886, when the Til-donation to the funds of the Hospitals: Building Authority and re-erected by
.... 925 plaintiffs at the cost of $3,361.00 and OVERSTRUN No Mesting of The Kawin Land & hury Docks were finished, the total Tai Sting Paper Co.
notico in writing of the particulars and Kowloon still grows. Prepantions are expenses of such work was served on being made for erecting more residences defendant's ngent.
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Bores-On March 3, 1911, at Slang al, the wife of C. 0; Bouksen, «F à san.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Building Co., Ld. 9 p.m.-Concert Soldiers and Sailors
Home. 9 p.m.-Amunt Mesting Institution 32gines and Shipbuilders of Eong kong King's Building.
Genoral Memoranda. THURSDAY, March 9 ---
Non-Mieting of China Fire Insed. Co,
9. Un harch Literary Chil, Mr A. Baliny Brown on A Physiciu of the 14th Century."
Skating Carnival at Belle View
Hotel. Famay, March 10 :--
Noon-Meeting of 11-K. Fire Insce. Ca.. SATURDAY, March --
Fire Aviation Meeting in Hongkong, Governor lays Foundation Stone, Now
Wing. St. Paul's College, Blake Shield Competition. Engineers' Dinner.
9pm.-Zoxing at the City Hall.
dock area was increased from about 175 acres to 550 acres. The only new lock work carried out subsequent to 1886 was the reconstruction of the Greenland Dock-twenty-one acres
in area.
So it will readily be seen that London has not kept pace with the progress of the world nid as consequence ports better equipped in
A
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a plot of waste land lying between. The sintement of defence set forth that Carnarvon und Mody Roads.We believe defendant was entitled to have her houses the intention is to provide the peninsula supported by plaintiffs adjoining houses, The plaintiff wrongfully deprived defendant of the support of her houses by pulling down the adjoining houses.
There was also a counter claim for 88,037.78.
with more flats..
Mr Eldon Petter appeared for plaintiff, instructed by Mr. Leo D'Alamada o Castro and Mr San Yi Ho, while Mr M. W. Slade, K.C., defended, instructed by Mr E. Davidson.
PERSIAN AFFAIRS.
NEW REGENT': ADVICE.
(Reuter's Servics to the China Maxil.)
LONDON, March 0.
A Teheran ossage states that in the Mejlies the Regent took the oath and implored the Chamber to censo is dissensions and to co-operato amicably for the redemption of Persia
NEW FRENCH CABINET'S IDEALS.
BETTER ARMY AND NAVY: SECULAR EDUCATION,
(Bester's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, March
A message from Paris states that-a- Ministerial statement has been issued declaring that the new Cabinet will
make the Army and Navy objects of its particular solicitude, and will take stepa to hasten electoral reform.
In anti-strike mensures and arbitration on trade disputes the Ministry will! govern with tolerance and good will, and will anforce without either weakness
(Independent News Agency's Servics to the China Mini.)
Toro, March 7. Testerday British atenmar, ame unknown, ran aground off the ecast of Maragama in the Inland Sen.
No lives were lost and no damago is reported.
A Japanese man-of-war was despatel ed by the Imperial Navy to render" assistance in rescuing the stranded abip.
RAILWAY PRIVILEGES TO MERCHANTS. NO MORE GRACE ALLOWED.
(Wah Taz Yat. Po'e Service.)
PERINO, March 8.' The Board of Communications has issued a notice to the cheat that all railway building privileges which have beau granted to merchants must be put into operation, not later than the end of the present year. Otherwise the Board will itself take over the undertakings.
CANTON-MACAO RAIL- WAY.
CONCESSION GRANTED TO CANTON MERCHANT.
►
(Wah Tez Yol Po's Service,)
PERINO, March 6. Leung Wan Kwai, a Canton merchant,
or violence the laws dealing with robas obtained from the Board of Com- ligious congregations and the separation munications the privileges of construct-
ing the Canton-Macao Railway. of the Church and State.
The statement adds that the Cabinet will uphold the secularity of education if necessary by fresh legislation.
YUNNAN BOUNDARY
DISPUTE.
The Yokchoma Office of the C.P.R. is in receipt of a wirdesa message frout the R.M.S. Empress of China, advising · all rell and that the Commander uspects to arrive at Yokohama on Thursday, the 3th the way of docks, storing and hand-March, at 7.00 am. The message was sont
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. · ling facilities have drawn away much on Saturday, the 4th instant, when the
ressel was 1400 miles distant from Japan. of the traffic that onec pissed up the {***
Mr Potter said that plaintiff's case was
(Wah Ta Yat Po's Service.) Thames. Tangible ovidence of this
PEKING, March 6. The Annual Meeting of the Hongkong that on August 30, 1907, a dangerous Church Missionary Association will be held stueture notics was served both on dePrince. Ching, Grand Councillor Na
is seen in empty docks, deserted qunys, strings of idle larges, and lighters moored all up the river, and 10.25 a.m.-H. K. F. C. Church Parade the perpetual fight for work nung
at Union Church.
the riverside labourers.
SUNDAY, March 12:-
TUESDAY, March 14:
6.12 p.m.-Hongkong Club's General Meeting of Meinberk in Club House. THURSDAY, March 16:
Noon-Meeting of China Sugar Refining
19.30 p.m.-Meeting of Luzen Sugar
Refining
2 pm Lecture at Uaig Church Literary Club by Mrs W. J. Williams,
B. Litt.
...
He has been ordered, to proceed to Canton at once and commence the work at an early date.
THE BIG GAMBLING CASE.
At the Magistracy this afternoon, before Mr B. R. Hallifax, the case was continued in which a number of well-to-do Chineso were charged with gambling recently at a Chinese club acconïocated at 180 and 182, Queen's Road Central. It will be romeruber- ed that when the raid was carried out by the police eighteen men were arrested, and some 8200 was seized from the table-
valuablo blackwood furniture.
inost up-to-date gemb
confiscated..
while and
the
only eight of the men appeared, and their
on Thursday, March 9th, at 5. Paul's fondant and plaintifs with regard to the Tung and the Wai-wa-pu have been ling paraphernalia were College, at 535 p.m." Chairman The party wall in question. It was in fact reprimanded by a censor for failing to When the case was called next day Bishop of Victoria. Short address will anngerous structure notice affecting the deal with the Yunnan boundary begin by The Bishop of Victoria,walls of other houses as well as that of question. Miss Byre, the Rev. G. A. Bunbury, and plaintify. That notice having been served Replying to the long telegram sent Dr Neville Budley. The meeting is open on plaintiff by the Building Authority the by the Viceroy of Yunnan, the Wai-wu- next step which plaintiffs took was to serve
ingil
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The remedy which the Port Authority proposes to apply is con- tained in three schemes a primary scheme and two succeeding com-
The members of the Hongkong Interport Plementary schemes. Under the teams returned from Manila to day by the tens of the primary scheme works; s. Rubi are projected which will cost nearly
Mr D. A Dalsiel, of the Chartered Bank, £4,000,000. The completion of this has returned to Singapore from leave, and We are desired to state that through the primary scheme will require five was to take over charge of the Ipoh branch. courtesy of His Excellency Vice Admirul Sir Alfred Winston, K.C.B., C.YO..years. It includes :—
Mrs W. H. Forbes, mother of Governor C.M.Gthe Band of EMS. Minatur At London Docks: Reconstruction will play at Government House the of tobaco dock entrance, cost £55,000 General Forbes, P. L., arrived by the Rabi jetty, western dock, cost to-day and is returning to America by the occasion of Lady Lugard's "at home" on
£195,000; new berths, castern dock, Kures on Friday next. Friday next, the 10th instant.
cost £28,000; north quay, Shadwell
The China Mail.
HORGHONO, RSDAY, MARCH 7, 1911.
THE PORT OF LONDON.
new
.
Basin, cost £44,000; pumping plant, It is stated that Messra, F. Douglas cost £13,000. At West India Docks: Osborne, of Osborne and Chippel, Perak Entrance lock, cost £310,000; new and C. M. Cumming, Linggi Plantation, basin and berths, cost £190,000; Singriporo, have been asked to represent passages and bridges, cost £75,000; the F. M. S. at the Coronation. three sheds, import dock, north quay,
to rebuild; that notice was in fact served on
bail of 850 each was astrente. To-day only seven appeared, and the bail of the others was likewise ordered to be forfeited. The seven defendants appearing to-day were mostly accountants, agents and erd-Wong Choi, Wong Chun,
Kit and Li
upon defendant a notice of their intention pa has informed him that the question brokers, Their names were:-
in now in course of negotiation with the Kwong Lai, Tum Yuk British Minister and a conclusion will Ho Clan, Yeang
The Board adds were charged the Grat
keeping a gaming house and the others
for the Grat five, Mr W. B. Bind for the with playing. Mr E F. Grist appeared sixth, and Mr P. 9. Dixon for the last-
be soon arrived at.
rints."
September 2 anil after some considerable time plaintify built the party wall. Ho did not think-that could be disputed that His Excellenes, must use his best defendant gave them periission to do it abilities to can the people and prevent
Mr Slado-They wrote to us and we gave them permission to enter on our land en The gentry of Yunnan insist that the the condition that they built the wall at Fib-ma bills constitute the proper their own expense and that they paid any boundary, but it is believed that the damages which might be incurred in the Wai-wu-pu will concede a little on this building of the wall.
RIOT AT CHEKIANG.
VEGETARIANS V. SELT¡GO». VERNMENT SOCIETY,
bamed named.
the
pre
Chinese constable deposed that at 7.20 p.m. on the 27th ult. he in company with another constable
went mikes attired in long coata and in plain glothes. Taty entered the preouses by the back and proceeded to the sitting room on the third floor. They pushed ореп
the door and entered and a man standing at the door nodded to them. Inside they as a crowd of men grouped together playing a gane named min seung.
was calling the stakes and when they had. all been put down be throw six dice, the
then threw and money Boine-one
Others
result of which war eight pud Ther
called The police are coming"
Mr Potter-Probably forgetting that markt. they were in fact liable to pay half of the cost of the wall. Continuing Mr Potter said that the defences raised to the claim were rather lengthy. Do- fendant said that plaintiff did not serve her with a notice of intention to rebuild.
and at the men get up. Witnesa arrest- As a witter of fact they did but even
ed the first and second defondants, but the master when, he heard the shouting assuming that they did not his Lordship
came in and book up his money and went would find that the wall being a dangerous
ent. Explaining the game. witness said A riot has been instigated by the the dice were thrown until three like num structure and a dangerous structure notice having been served with regard to that wall Vegetarian Society in the Sachsen bors appeared, and the points of the re- maining three dice were then added to that particular work was done under vection District of Chekiang Province, hostilities gether Eighteen points was the highest 239 of the Building Ordinance. It was the being directed against the Self. Govern-score that could be made and if the hend- Building Authority who finally pulled downment Society.. the wall: Pisintiffs were willing to do it
(Wah Ya Yat Po'a Service.)
SHANOIA, March
6.
man throw, this he took in all the stakes.. "If one of the player threw this number be. Provincial troops are proceeding to would be paid by the bendinan the amount
EVERY KIND OF HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
SEE WINDOWS.
cost £118,000; two sheds, south dock His Honour Judge Thisyer, of the U. S. north quay, cost £35,000; two sheds, Court for China, and his Chief Clerk, Mr south dock, south quay, cost £77,000; F. E. Hinckley, arrived this morning by Customers Own Ideas
dry dock, cost £130,000; pumping the N.D.L. Torek, en route to Canton and Designs carried out. Writing recently the Standard said: plant, cost £25,000. The total in where they are going to open a session of
"With every opportunity for becom- mediate expenditure on the West the Court. DESIGN BOOKS. -
Indin Docks is £900,000 ing the finest port in the world, At Millwall Dock: Dry dock ox. Joseph G. Canner. Speaker of the PATTERNS OF MATERIALS riverside London presents a spectacle tension cost £12,700.
House of Representatives in Washington, of confusion and disorganisation and At South Albert Dock: Entrance lately received a letter from Messrs King, but they did not because defendant would the spot in great numbers for the pur-
facility. Ho balioval pose of suppressing the trouble. lock, cost £570,000; dock excavation King and Co., bankers of Bombay, saying give them no FURNISHING WORK, PROMPTLY | #curlor which is perhajë unequalled to 55 feet only and walls to fill that a lady had placed a will with them that defendant paid half of the expense in pulling it down, Defendant actually wrote Largely in consequence of this state depth, cost £1,145,000; building eight making him the sole heir to her estate of to plaintiff to on with the work-
and of things, the river and, the port are transit sheds, cost £105,000; dry incurable disease, and is not likely to live in the building of the wall and thereby 22,500,000. The lady is suffering from an letters would show that defendant acquiesed dock, cost £165,000; building eight months longer. Biz Cannon years ago if technical breach of the ordinance hui Wm. Powell, Ld., apt to be regarded as muters lyi berths, cost £51,000. The total cost befriended a man who later went to India been commiteil. Again defendant was
waived ang
rights which they might hava altogether apart from-the-Laindoners of immediate work in £2,339,000 interest. Few persons are aware of
nad puido a fortune. He left the lady a life stopped, under
1. under the ordinance she had not At North Alert Dock: Preliminary interest in his estates, on the understanding satisfed plaintifs that she was destined the immense proportion of the food | work, cost £250,000), supply of the metropolis which is The second and third schemes, Cannon. Har man has not been and that prior to August 30, 1907, that plain- tills had been carrying on building opera- brought up the river, or of the es- completing the whole design which is public..
tions which had injurad the wall and that the opombions were carried out negligently! sential importance that neerus to under consideration, but which may
and unskillfully.
The onus was on defendnat to prove tha means of ioland communication should be undertaken either in sections or usi
allegations and defendant had also got to be easy and direct. The time and a whole, are an extension of the
prove that during the time in question that plaintiff was in fact carrying oli nay money waste wiler existing con- immediate works proposed as named
building operations. It defendant failed ditions are incalculable."
above. They embody the iden of the
to astily his Lordship that plaintif waa building operations then do- This deplorable state of things is Authority of what is necessary to meeting of the Kowloon Bowling Club which carrying on
took place at the pavilion on Monty over fendant claim fell to the grand and the shortly to be remedied, for the Port of make London a port in keeping with ing. The spurt and balances shout having counter claim alan fell to the grout.
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LAWN BOWLS.
Annual Meeting of Kowloon Clubs
Mr D. Gow presided over the annus
the amount of claim, alleged
GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Louton authority has devised a very the requirements of her fast-growing office boirers resulteras fillow Mr Djourned.
hsen unanimously adopted the elvetim of Evidence was called and flo çASU WAS
comprehensive scheme of improve-commerce. The project is a gigantic Harvey, president. hon, sovretary ; INTERNAL
after a romance of BALZAC
EUGENIE GRANDET..
The Interunting Fil
THE WHOLE PROCESS OF SALVAGE OF H.M.8. GLADIATOR.
AND
of
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The Great Comedian, and Wonderful
Expert Stilt Dancer. Mr DENIS CARNEY.
prosident; Me 'T',,
Me, Duncan, vice
menta whielt, when carried out in one nud if it were put into operation MT. Meris, tasurer: Mers R. L
· TREATMENT · NOT; NECESSARY FOR RHEUMATISM its entirety, should plnet London at as soon as the immediate one is Brown Hall W. Robertion, &
Ramsay W. nek, J. M. Henderson ULLY nine out of every ten cases of the head of the seaports of the world completeri it is estimated that twenty and J. Laserte cusmilter. The lengthumation is simply rheumatism of From the Tower Bridge downwards years woull be required to complete on Telegraph offered a eng for bowling the muscles due to cold or day, or chronic to the Royal Victoria mit Albert it and the cost would involve un Docks there are some ten miles of expenditure of a further £10,030,000 river, on the North bank of which The cost of the whole project of the docks occupy the greater part. improvement would be £14,427,700. 3 Past
Mad Mens W. Davison and G. R. Edwards rheumatism,, neither of which require nay corel enpe for error, while mallets for internal frontmont. All that is needed ba Hughes and ft. L. Brown. Mr Rutter Chamberlain's Phin Hair. Cive it a trial. croquet were also offered by Messrs 1. L. afford relief in the free application of offered a gold medal for taunis sinules, the You are certain to be plesaod" with the second prize being offered by the forming quick relief which it affords For sale by
alf Chemists and Stortkrepers,
of
the stake.
Other evidenco was called and the case
was adjourned.
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