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collecting information and drawing {up reports on which, if it thinks fit,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The U. 8. S. Monteros arrived from
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Lieut. J. B. Tackaberry, I. M. S., bas been placed in Molical charge of 24th (Extra) Mountain Battery, rice Lieut. D.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1912.
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SANITARY 'BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board
er fully and suggested that discus-
sim should be deferred till the next moting.
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The Fasklent saw no objection to the matter standing over.
The Board would be in a better position Mr. Bowley endorsed the suggestion.
A man was sentenced to four day'■'Arthur, 1.M.S., who is on Station leave. hard labour this morning for a theft afị
Ab St. Potor's Church nu September 'ch held this afternoon. The President. At to discuss the matter if they had some zine from × godown in coume of demolition as Kowloon,
There wors
the Rev. John Lionel Bacon, of Kweilin, in to be muuried to Mian Charlotte Bailes,
418 Europena and 193. B., daughter of Mr and Mrs T. H. Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library Bailey, of Edgbaston, England. and 136 European and 3,137 Chinese visitors to the Museum during the week anding Aug. 25th.
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Mr J. W. Bolle,Manager of the Standard Oil Cowin Hongkong, left to. day for a holiday in Europe and America, travelling by the P. M. s... **Parsin far an Shanghai, thence via Siberia.
there were also present Colonel Irwin Dr. Fitzwilliams, Messrs. W. I. Carter, Chun Kai Ming, F. H. 1. Bowley, Dr. Clark (Medical Offeer of Healthy, Dr. T. Pearce (Assistant Mosdient Beer of Health), and Ale, W. Howen Rowlands (Secretary).
E. D.. Wolfe, was in the cbuir, aud
earrent, the ribject of such permits, and information as to the number of permits the resenus derived from them, “
The President said twelve permits had been issued, and he gave details of them. It was agreed to defer the matter, and. In circulate the information given by the President.
PRESIDENT'S LEIVE.
the Council may in due course take my yesterday on route to Manila. nction. There will be a Home De- fence sub-committee specially can: cerned with the protection of our coasts, forts, and rivers; an Overseus Defence Committee, which will deal with questious affecting the Domiu- ions, the Crown Colonies, India, and Egypt: and a very necessary Con- nittee of Co-ordination, which will | arrange for departmental co-operation in time of wat. This committee has
H. M. S. Newcastle came into the already compiled a "War Book," barbour last evening at about six o'clock, She will go into dock for raoût, which is which definitely assigns to
expected to take about two months, and department of States its functions until then proceed to Colombo to the outbreak of war, with all the commission. [requisite proclamations, Orders in
Council, memomanda, telegrams, and session of the Japanese Parliament will be the like, drawn in blank, and all summoned to meet on August 20, and that of which £839 is net personalty, this being pradors offices, godowns, coolie quarters, wennded, and it was sewed to recom ready to be filled in when the mahili-it will vote funds to cover the expenses of the late Emperor's funeral, which are un- sations button is pressed at Downing-oficially estimated at Yen 2,000,000. street. Finally, we are glad to note Parliament will also on the same occasion
every
It is understood that sa extraordinary
The Right Rev. George Evana Boule, D.D. late of Hangehow, China, Bishop or Mid-China from 1880, author of many im. portant works, who died on March 3, agad 84, lef's estate of the gross value of £875,
state in the United Kingdom only.
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General J. J. Pershing, of the U, S.
CERANKING OPERATIONS. Correspondence relative
boname cleansing operations in the European
The Provident informed the Board that reservation and the whole of No. H.F. the Governor was prepared to grant Health District was submitted.
him twelve months' leave commencing |08 September 23, and that during his absence it was proposed that Mr. B. L. Hutchison, who had acted as head of the Sanitary Department on a previous ocas- sion should take his place.
Mr. Carter penposed, Colonel Irwin
The President suggested the extension of house cleansing operations in the City to the European reservation and.. the whole of No. 9 Health District, the opera. tions to be contined to clennaing com
etc. This would include houses in Caine Road and thereabouts,
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nund that the leave be granted and the -arrangement suggested sanctioned.
CEILING REMOVAL COMPENSATION.. A letter was read from Mossrs. Palmer
fthat there is an Air Committee, which cise uzpression to the grief of the nation. who are proceeding to Japan to attend the shot include all kiteltens and quarters considered the 80 cents per square yard
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Army, and his A.D.C.. Lt. Q. P. Swift, funeral of the late Mikado, as representa tives of the American Army, arrived yes. terday on the ss. Kores from Manila They lears today by the Peria for the north.
The Medical Officer agreed to this g
ti 13. Bowley minuted that the cleansing occupied by servants, coolies and care takers, whether the main premises were domestic or not
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and Tuzner, architects, stating that they allowed by the Board as compensation for the moval of ceilings was insuficient. They thought on cents should be allowed
tura coats.
The President stated that the Director
The President, in moving à resolution to give effect to his suggestion, explain-for boarding and ten cents for painting, fed that during the progress of work car The Revd. J. C. Pupe, the nee Chap-ried out during the recent plague epule of Public Works had minuted that be lain of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, is expected to arrive in the Colony on Satur day next by the Shinyo Maru, having
will go into questions of serial naviga-
The funeral of the late Pte. Griffin of tion, military and naval, All this is the Somerset Light Infantry took plaen excellent. It is a distinct advance in yesterday morning (Aug. 18) at 7 o'clock our supreme war organisation." But the cemetery with mintary honours. It is also reported that a private of the the best of organisation will not avail Inniskillings and another of the Somersets without a sufficient material force he died within the last few days in behind it. Committees and sub-com-Peking, and that several others are serious
ly ill in Tientsin.-P. and T. Times. mittees and official dockets, most setul in their way, do not become
It in reported that the N.Y.E. intend, inducted at the 11 o'clock Service on Sun- **the cheap defence of nations," The to add ons more ixat to the Calcutta line day next by Archdeacon Barnett who has -Property Sale by Mr Geo., 11. defence of nations, under modern from the beginning of August, making six travelled out with him. Mrs Pope is com
conditions, cannot be made cheapusintain a fortnightly service.
in all. This stop is taken in order toting out later with the Bishop and Mix
Lander! At the en the most admirable two
same time, the N.Y.K. proposes to extend Dreadnoughts perform the work the line as far as Yokohama, for the con- of three. We earnestly hope thatenience of direct shippers between Tukio,
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nor
the Dominion members of the [Imperial Defence Committee will ress that point upon its chief. Mr Asquith anul Mr Churchill have shown a large and statesmanlike' grasp of the international position. But their action is not up to the level of their words; they seem still under their the bondage of the idea that reconcentrations and reconstructi pa
Yokohama al Indin.-Ex. "
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It was reported recently that a certain merchant had been buying up all the crepe in Tokio during the illness of the late Emperor în expectation of a great demand Irit in cave of the Emperor's decease. The Tukin papers were unanimous in con- demning this unnamed tradesman's conduct that some restraint should be placed upon
im.
detestable and unscrupulous and insisted
travelled out across Siberia. He will be
LÖST $250.
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mis it becane obvious that some these buildings and yards did not recri the attention they should' receive. It was the intention to confins. the opera- tions practically to the back quarters
The reaction was agreed to.
CEILING BEMOVALS,
The flowing minute by the President
of the Sanitary Bourd was read:
thought the applicants had a claim for an allowance for paintings as the ordi- tury whitewash was not suitable in this 4982, He suggested that Meners, Palmer and Tarter be offered 90 cinta.
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Nitzwilliam asked what the did the work for? The President replied that their con tractors did it for 8) cents.
At a norting of the Bourd held on July
Dr. Fitzwilliams,: Then why pay more? 2nd, 1912. I stated that I, proposed to submit all store applications for vederlied to allow the matter to stand On the President's suggestion it was
1 have now
Over,
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG,
We are informed that 41 candidate
We best, says the P. and T. Times" that Mr. G.. Jausioson, Registrar oftions from veiling remiwal withis an H. E. M.'s Consulate at Tientsin, is short. infected area to the Board. ly leaving for Swataw on promotion, Wareerived a number of applications – Tor wish him every success in his now sphere, exemption in infected areas in Kowloom. and he will take with him the good wishes I propose, therefore, that the Select Coun of a very large circle of friends, in addition mirtee appointed to deal with the pre- to those of the more general public here vention mitigation oť vperlemic, { entered their names for the Entrance who have found in him a most courteous endene "aul contagious disease, lavethe | Examinating to the University, and that and obliging official.
hend of the Sanitary Department, the attended. The Board of Examiners Malical Deer of Health, Mr. Ng Hou have passed 29 of these students and they Fuz and Mr. Chan Kai Ming, be author will accordingly be admitted as members hed by the Board to consider and of the University. In addition to the above with such applications, proving the mem- bors of the committes are unanimous. coraiderable number of students who are Should they not be manimous their views exempt from the Entrance Examination-- will be circulated for the rhsideration by virtue of having passed the London
to erect shops in Park Lane, London, Whats
Oxford or Cambridge local examination, resolution is to deal expeditiously with One of the boys employed on theron-contentious applications, ... when have applied for admission, and practically The Grosvenor estate. which owns the premises is suspected,
the whole of the students of the College of. property, has submitted scheme to the
exemption is granted or refused un
Medicine will transfer to the University, Lomion Conaty Council for a new building
animously.
so that it is expected that the University line at the corner of Oxford Street. The
will open with at least 50 to 80 students. plans they subraitted show that the rew
A list of the successful students is posted at the University and s' copy can be seen application to the Registrar at the office of the Director of Education. Each student will be also informed by letter whether he has passed or fxiled.
THE IMPERIAL DEFENCE COMMITTEE.
Tre paramount question at Home. acording to the papers to hand, is substitute for the expensive and bur. to many people to learn that it is proposed notes, was left in the pocket of one of his the ful Board. The object of this University Matriculation or the Senior
and other ac momical device can be a
densone duty of building more ships
S. MOUTRIE & O., LD. Committer, and with reference and forcing more guns.
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recent meetings the Standard "hud Home pertinent comments to make. Discussing Mr Asquith's statement, the journal conceded that white it
NEWS OF THE DAY.
It will come with a shock of surprise
Fae Imperial German Mai Steamers, | buildings to be erected there are to be house ward bound, will be despateked front shops. For untold years Park Lanc has
here on Wednesdays at 10 kn. instead of been the traditional home of the high at moon as hitherto
The total output of the Kalian Mining Administration's mines for the week ending the les during the period, to 21,993 tour. 19th Ag amounted to 27.252 tons and
Thalanthurg-Amerika steamer (J.D. Adler's reported on arrival at Antwerp from Shanghai on July 2 that she had touched the ground several times at Penang. but had sustained no apparent damage.
Bristocracy.
The examination in bankruptcy of Wolf Modelski, formerly proprietor of the Empire,, Hair-drawing Salon, Shanghai,, was continued in B. B. M's Supreme Court on Aug. 10, Mr W. R. Strickland acting as official receiver. Malefski said he closed up business on 24th ult. because the bank told him to give up the keys, There was no further business alter that. This was all the information Mr Strickland desired and no creditors bring represented the examination was closed.
contained some interesting points, it was not likely to allay the anxiety caused by Mr Churchill's inadequate. proposals. The Prime Minister de scribed in some detail the constitution and functions of the Imperial Defence Committee. This body has more than justified the prevision of Mr Balfour in establishing it. So far from being, as some Liberal critics contended, a mere academic appendage to the Cabinet, it promises to become a link of Empire of the utmost value. It is
A City Beautiful". taorement has the nearest approach we have, or are he started in Manila. The city's at present likely to get, to a jointnisanem are first to be dealt with by the council for Imprint affairs. Mrpecial committee of the Malls Merchants A meintion which has, ben appointed in Asquith referred, with legitimate connection with the movement.
in the whole, the magistrates did their satisfaction, to the steps he has taken
work conscientiously and efficiently; there to associate the Dominion statesmen
are use or two who show a zeal for hurling hypothetical conundrums at with its transactions. Last year five
criticising my decisions from time to time. Premiers were summoned to its all insurance contributions without delene that their time and mine is probably fat I hope these gentlemen will shortly deliberations; this summer the meet-duction from wager, and also add one-third better spent on other work.
to the State allowance during sickness, making sick pay 134. 4d. per week....
ings of the committee have been attended by the principal members of SMART SHAPES AND the Canadian Cabinet, Before these
.COLOURS.
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FOLDING CARS.
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Wm. Powell, Id.
Lord Ashton, who employs betwren four and five thousand workpeople at Lancaster, has announced that he will pay
The Judicial Commissioner of North Bra has so e plaintive reuks to make shut the magistrates, as witness below
unto the day is the evil thereof."
mo and
Sufficient
A guest at the Hotel Mansions reported to the police yesterday that he had lost $250 from his room. The money, in bank
This was agreed.
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The
STOWAWAYS RETURNID
.THE TRAINING OF NUELANS, FROM SYDNEY,
Correspondence was submitted relative
for Australin bikes with it a number of training of hulls during 1913.
to the report of the Committee appointed Almost every ship that leaves the port to consider the remendations for the
towaways, and so serious has this matter report, which was forwarded by the become that, as we have already reported, Cobonini Secretary, concerned the train, special stops are being taken by the Coming of welluhs in the vicinity of the mili monwealth Government to put a stop to it.tary sanitarius. The Colonial Secretary This morning at the Magistracy; four in a euvering letter stated than the men were brought up in custody charged Government considered it necessary in with being a owaways on the s..." "Guthrie" spend a portion of the amount which The men were discovered on the arrival of would be appropriated for nellab train- the steamer at Sydney and were returned ing next year upon some of the "worke to Hongkong on the a.. Changsha.
Mr Master of Monats Johnson, Stokes. & Master, appeared for Mera Butter field & Swice, and it was decided to amend the charge to bourding the vessel with intent to obtain passage without payment. Mr Master said it was probable others would be charged with siding and batting. The Hongkong Gavarument and the Common- wealth were determined to put a stop to these offencen.
Prisoners were remanded in custody.
TROUBLESOME RICKSHA
COOLIES.
Mr Williams, late of the Victoria goal ataff, was the complainant in a case heard Silverware to the value of over $100 We are able to announce the coming before Mr Melbourne this morning in ropresentatives of the Oversens States was taken from the house of Mr P. J. R. of the Allan Wilkio Dramatic Company which a ricksha coolie was summoned for there were laid communientious too Bisschop, of the Java-Japan line, at 36 who will open at the Theatre Regal on demanding more than his legal fare. intimate and confidential to be trans
the Posk on Sunday night by burglars, Thursday, September 12th for six nights Complainant said he landed at Eiske an open window gave the thieves an exy only. The Curipany have played at Cal Pier with his wife and children, and nitted by writing. The Dominion
means of entrance, and the articles were cutta, Bombay, Colombo and Singapore engaged three rickshas to go to St. Francia. Ministers received a full and frank taken from the drawing room and the bedad came here with a good reputation. Street. He gave the cholics the legal fare, Included in their repertoire afe, The 0.5 cents, and defendant asked for more.
recommended
Mr. Bowley minuted: The draft report should be considered by the members of
HOW THE BELGIAN LOAN WAS EXPENDED.
W
In response to Mr Tang's telegram, Mr Wang Hung-yu, formerly Vico Minister of Finance at Nanking, ban telegraphed to Peking giving a brief statement of account the committee before being submitted to of the expenditure of the Belgian loan, the Board. This was not done in this According to the Pelting Ji Pao the sub- case. Refer back to the committee.
A motion referring the matter back was agreed to.
CITY SCAVENGING BCRENE.
stance of this telogram is as follows: He says that he has received telegraphic in structions from the ex-Premier Ting to render an account of the expenditure of the Belgian Loun. To his recollection the Nanking Government received two pay- meats from the Belgian Iran, one payment
The report of the Select Committee ap- pointed to consider the minute by the President of the Board relative to the propos departmental scavenging scheme for three million five hundred and for the City of Victoris was submitted.
nigely thousand odd taels, and the second was for one million and eighty The Committee, in endorsing the views thousand old taels. The amount of the head of the Departinent, expressed expended in accordance with the advice of
the Ministry the opinion that there should be ne either paid over to the Ministry of War of Finance. The money was difficulty in inaugurating the seherie and to the Tutuk of
remitted stated that the estimate of the cost com pared favourably with the cost under the present contract system.
to Chafuo or Wachangbai, ofer
It was generally
for meeting military expenses. The remaining amount of the money was On the motion of Mr. Carter, woaded handed over to the Chung Koo Bink in by Mr. Howley, it was agreed to adopt notes. The date and the amount of ench Shanghai for the redemption of the war the report and forward it with the ori-payment may be found in the records of the ginal scheme to the Governicent. Barunu of Treasury which had been handed of Finance in Peking over to the opal Government was The following Letter from the Gover-transferred to the capital. Ho reques. ment ander date August 14, was read that members of the Ministry of Finance
POKFELUM CATCHMENT AREA,
when the
alysis of the international situation room in which Mr Bisschop was sleeping School for Scandal," "The Second Mrs Becauso witness would not give it, defen-Sir.--With reference to your letter of the be instructed to make copies of the rearð
from the Foreign Secretary; and they were also made acquainted in detail with the position of naval and military affairs by the First Lord of the Ad- | miralty and the Secretary of State for
On the night of July 20 on Rétemy war nude to set fire to Harmaton's circus in Santang, says the Locoaptief. A handle of rug steeped in spirite sa- ighted and thrown on the roof of the big | War. The value of these through the canvas without firing it and tent. Fortunately, however. it burned
THE EDWARD DISPENSARY,munications and the discussions which fall into the interior of the tent. It is
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followed them cannot be overrated; for the first time we have admitted
the Dominions to full partnership in
upped that the mischief was caused ly some discontented cuployees.
diplomacy and Imperial defence, and For some reson, which underwriteða.
were quite amable to explain, asy the Timer
Tequry," "Saloma," etc. Further parti ant made a rap and caused a crowd to culars will appear in our advertising collect. columns Inter. Booking will be at Robin.
ACUS.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WEIHAIWEI.
Two British Sailors Killed.
WENAIWEL, Aug, 21,
Mr Melbourne: He says he only asked for cumshaw.
Complainant: He has no right to ask for cumshow..
Mr Melbourne: What actually lap pored 7
Complainant: I paid him, and he coun
monood ta maks a row. You know how these Chinese go on,
th Just forwarding a remilution adopted by the Board concerning the issue of per mits for obtaining building material and turf from the Pokfulum Catchment Area I am dircted to inform you that the Government regret they cannot see their way to give effect to the resolution re-
terred to
Mr Bowley minuted: The grounds for the resolution should be laid before the Government; for reconsideration.
Dr. Fitzwilliams': It would seen that Mr Williams added that he brought the the reasons for this request could not case to e urt in the interests, not only of Lave teen adequately brought to tho enabled them to take their share of of July. 18, several independent inquiries
While the tug Atlas way towing a target his own wife who was afraid to go out in a notice of the Government. We are now the responsibility which has been left were yesterday made for terms of war in-out for gun practice at Weihainoi the haw-ricksha because of such men se defendant, faced with, (1). The refusal of the Govern with the people and the Governments suce. To cover the risk of an outlgeaker broker killing two men and injuring but of women generally in the Colony..
war between this country and Germany chied.
A Court of inquiry was held and its
¿Defendant was fined 82 and cautioned, - In another case. Trampet Major Elliott,
lets soul in the market for a considerable who was commanding the operation refused hire at Kowloon.
of these islands. Henceforth the within the next twelve months six guiness Commitice of Imperial Def nee Tayar orat. sad quoted. This risk has not finding exonerates from blame the officer.
KATE
and to hand them out to the preus. for render from micmory an account of how the publication. He
that be sanot code were appropriated, however will liever
that by seting opan his suggestion anxious he is to do so. He le the cloud that is being cast over the repu tation and integrity of Messrs. San, and Tang, on account groundless reporte published by some of the papers, will be removed."Bepublican Advocate,
Two lifoking friends, Frank Washing- ton and James Farrell, both of Hove,
have just been buried side by side in Hove Cemetery. Born in the same rear, 1866.
they wore educated at the same school and remaing-t close friends ever after. Both were taken on the same day to the Busser County Hospital for operations; both day. operations took place on the same Both died on the Fame day, and both mure ground.
ment to close the area for financial ren Ho; (2) the disregarding of the pro raise of H., Sir Frederick Lingard with
(3) the special and extra pollution of the Complainant said he hailed defendant at area by coolles under Government licenco. Knutsford Termsce. The man can towards The President said he did not know him, and then turned and ran away, Com. Dr. Fitzwilliams meant by his minuta THIS MEANS YOU
plaint added that he always paid rickahs that building was going on in the aren coalies the legal fare to and from the or merely if pannits had been granted simret forty years Chamberlaina Colis, C Cholera and Diarrhoes Bemoly 'HERE" is one medicine, that every ferry and that was why defendent refused for material to be obtained
Las been curing camps in the stomach and family should be provided with and
Dr. Fitzwilliams said he felt sure the bowel, dysentery and diarrhnen and has especially during the senior months; siz hire Some people who could afford it Government, from their answer to this never been known to buil to verolie! even Chamberlain's Colic, Cholers and Diarrhoen paid more
Board's Intest request, could not have You can make nn! hallex provision for the in the manas agvare and dangerous Clate.
G. A. prosecuted a sinkslia coolle who reference to new buildings on the area buried in the same day in the mme plot of
its regular place in our supreme con- tiele past, and very likely may not be asen - Daily New stitutional machinery. It will hold age, for one week. It was d periodical meetings perhaps five or six that we of the inquires were connected times a year, which will be normally Stock Exchange dealings, attended by representatives of the Dominion Executives. In the interval
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FORTY SUCCESSFUL YEARS,
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