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without taxation or additional expense the amounts payable as costs to the Government iu the two cases in which costs were awarded to the
Crown.
Mr. Deacon asked to be permitted on behalf of the solicitors who had appeared before his lordship to thank him for the very kind remarks he had made, and he was sure they would be appreciated by the solicitors.
THE WORK OF THE POLICE IN THE PLAGUE,
March 6, 1895
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS did not. approve of the suggestion, and Mr. LEIGH said that if the concrete was not good it would not set properly.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
to-be-forgotten plague of 1894. You may say our work during the epidemic of plague. The perhaps that these thanks and the rewards words of praise which have been bestowed upon to be presented to you have come a little late. us to day will, I feel sure, stimulate every mom- There has been delas unavoidable delay; bu ber of this Force to the conscientious perform the thanks of the community are none the less ance of his duties, an I trust that, whatever sincero and the rewards are none the less sub-emergency the Government and the community stautial thau those given to those gallant follows of this colony may have to face, they will find in in arms, the men of the Shropshire Regiment this Police Force a body of zealous, courageous, and of the Loyal Engineers and Royal Artil- and loyal men who are ready to sery the colony Jory. I do not wish in the least to undervalue with faithful devotion. (Applause). the services rendered by the Military, but I must strongly confess my own opinion that the services of the Police were equally valuable and certainly mora continuous. If I am asked why
A special meeting of the Sanitary Board was RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES OF THE FORCE, 1 bold that opinion I would say in the first place held on Monday afternoon to consider the by-laws At noon on Friday the men of the Hongkong that the work placed upon the Military by the made under Section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894. Police Force were paraded at the Central Police Permanent Committee could not have been per- Mr. F. H. May presided, and there were also pre- Station to receive the public thanks of His Ex. formed except-with the assistance of the Police, sent the IIon. F. A. Cooper. Director of Public cellency the Governor for the services rendered The house-to-house visitation was a most deli-Works, Dr. Hartigan, Mr. R. K. Leigh, and Mr. during the pla juo epidemic, and at the same cite and difficult matter and th t could not have II. McCallum (Secretary). time to receive a silver shield from the com
hen performed without the assistance of the The discussion which ensued upon the reading munity in recognition of these services, The European police who could speak Chinose and of each section was not of very great interest. men were drawn up in line, under the com- of the Chinese police who could speak Eng. Several amen-iments were suggested and mand of Mr. F. II. May. Captain Superintend-lish. These men acted as interpreters for made. In regard to Section 1, which provided ent, and the Force presented arms on the arrival the civilians and the military who were that the entire ground surfics of all domestio of His Excellency. There were also present→ engaged in this most difficult and delicate buildings shall be covered with "at least 6 His Excellency Major-General Barker, C.B; task. The work at the Tungwa Hospital juches of good lime or calment concrete," His Honour Mr. F. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chief als » could never has been completed with, &c. Dr. HARTIGAN suggested that four in- Justice; Colonial O'Gorman, D.A.A.G.; Capt. ont assistance from all three branches of ebes of good cement concrete would be suf Sterling. A.D.C; Capt. Murray, A.D.C.; Mr. the Forces, nor could the disinfecting and ficient, as engineers had told him that it Cyril Platt, Private Secretary: Mrs. Barker, cleansing operations in the hous sa most was not a question of the thickness of the con- Mrs. Ackroyd, Miss Barker: Mr. A. G. Wise. distasteful work-have been effected by the crete, but of the quality. He also proposed that Acting Puisue Judge; Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, military without the assistan e of the Hong there should be a definition of what good chucrete Police Magistrate; C. Nicollie, Gran-kong Polica Force. For four mouths. was. ville Sharp, Mr E. Robinson, and Mr. C. € from the middle of May to the middle of Sop- Bowring.
tember, there were 6 European Polic, Lidian, His Honour the ACTING CHIEF Justics, in and 17 Chinese regularly employed on plagus his capacity of Chairman of the Plagne services work; and there were 14 Europeans. 11ladins, Recognition Committee, sai-Sir. the Plague and 13 Chinese engaged on the same work for Dr. HARTIGAN's suggestions were not adopted. Recognition Cmmittee have the privilege to periods varying from one month to three months; Section 12 provides that the occupier of any day of asking your Excellency on their behalf and 1-t nie tell you that these men volunteered | premi es shall at all times keep his premises in and as representing the community of Hong for daty (applaus. During the whole of that a cleanly and wholesome condition and sea that kong to thank the members of the Police time I am prond to -y there was no objection | the drains, traps, gratings, fall pipes, and other Force for the valuable services rendered made against any ember of the Force en sanitary fittings and appliances are kept free during the plague of 1894 Those services gaged in these operations. There was an im- from obstruction and in an efficient state of are too well-known to your Excellency to need mense amount of extra work thrown upon the repair," &c. any repetitibi, on my part. The matter was other members of the Police on account of the Dr. HARTIGAN asked whether the occupier. carefully considered by the Committee, and plague work, but I am g'al to be able to say was liable to keep the drains in an efficient we found that the volunteers from the Police it was cheerfully under aken by ons and state of repair." Force having distinguished themselves during all. For these reasons I am aske! by the
Mr. LEIGH said that the occupier was liable. The prevalence the plague are worthy of the community to express to you their very best Dr. HARTIGAN-Suppose the drain gots com- gratitude of the colony. The Committee there, thanks an! I do so with a great deal of plea-pletely broken by a typhoon or anything else, fore, decided that certain medal- should be offered
I think the colony has reason, to be does the occupier have to make it good ? to the Police in the same manner as hy were proud of its Police Fore it is the finet offered to the Military, that a shield should be Police Force I have ever seen in any colony presented to the Sergeants Mess, and Mr. during the twenty years I have And the May's services should be especially brought to honome of administering Colonial Governments your Excellency's notice. This has ben doce, applause), And Le me aid with reldre.co to We also decided to ask your Excellerey to what is ouour the Acting Chief Justin suld. publicly thank the officers and others who I think the colony is not only to be congratulated took part in these services. Mr. May has for. upon the Force, but lias also to be heartily con- warded to us a list showing that Chief In-gratulated on the fact of your having as your spector Mathieson, the Inspectors of the Central Station, Inspectors Hennessy, and Kemp, Acting Inspector Baker; Inspector Mackie, Inspectors Hanson, Manu, and Quincey; Ser- geants Gillies. Phelps, Moffit. Meiver, Hall, aliz Ram, Utter Singh, Constables Dixon, Gidley, McKillop, Collett, Thomsen, Ritchie, Garrigan, McDonald, McIver, Macaulty. Eur- gess. McEwen, Fenton, Wright, Rae, Pepp r Waters, Kerr, Campbell, and Craik rendered most valuable and efficient services, and these will receive medals. This shield we trust will remind future members of the Force of the devoted work of those who volunteered for service during the plague, and it is a matter of geal satisfaction that duringthe period which faxed so much the is EXCELLENCỶ All those officers have and pride to the Committee energies of all con- been granted good conduct medals for their cerned the Police had at its head a young officer good work in addition to the awards made by who had begun his official career as a Hongkong the Committee. (Applause). chdet and has served the colony ever since. It Chief Inspector Mathieson then step; ed for only remains for me to ask your Excellency toward at the instaneb of His Excellency and tender the thanks of the community to the officers and men of the Police Force. We feel perfectly sure the recipients of the thanks will doubly value them, coming from your Excellency as the Governor of this colony and the Lead of the service to which they belong.
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leader and Captain Superintendent such a young, energetic and able Superintendent as Mr. F. H. May. Of all men in the colony who distinguished themselves during the plague your Superintend. ent stands first (applause), and you like loyal men fallowed him heartily, maufully, and un- hesitatingly. On my own b-half and on behalf [of the community I thank you most sincerely
for the services you performed (applause) should like to add that several Inspectorg nid Sergeants have been specially mentioned to me; I should like them to step forward.
At His Excellency's request Inspector Mackie, Sergeen s Hall, Phelps, Melver, and Moffat stopped to the front
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Mr. LEIGH-That is a question between the landlord and the occupier. The occupier must recover from the landlord,
After the other sections had been read and some of them amended, the CHAIRMAN moved and Mr. LEIGH seconded the adoption of the by-laws as amended. The resolution was carried.
Hon. F. A. COOPER-I hope the Legislativo Council will bo requested to approve the e by- laws at once, as the question of basements and concrete floors has been standing over some time.
The Board then adjourned until Thursday
week.
TRADE BETWEEN JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.
Australia appears determined to find foreign markets for its products and is making enter- prising and vigorous bids for a share of the trade of these parts. Mr. E. Jerome Dyer, who paid a hurried visit through the East last year on a similar mission, is now amongst us again in a representative and semi-official capacity for the purpose of finding markets for those raw and pre- pared products which Australia is now exporting in large quantities to London and other Euro- pean markets. Mr. Dyer has brought with bim a large assortment of samples, including a re- presentative collection prosented by the Govern- ment of Victoria to H. I. Sir William Robinson. He is accredited by the Government of Victoria and the Chamber of Commerce of Sydney and Melbourne, of which he is a member, besides re- presenting other associations and industrial His EXCELLENCY said-Captain Superintend Mr. MAY said-Your Excellency and my Lord bodies. As an earnest of Australia's desire to ent, Inspectors, Sergeauts, and men of the Chief Justice, on behalf of the Force which 1 enlarge its trade relations with Eastern countries Hongkong Police Force, I have a very pleasant have the honour to command. I beg to express
we might quote from one of Mr. Dyer's cre- duty to perform. I have, as has been explained my deep.s use which all members of the Force dentials from the Victoriau Government to the to you by the Acting Chief Justice, to convey feel of the honour that has been done them to Hou, the Colonial Secretary. After introduc- to you the thanks of the community of long-day by the gracious terms in which Your Ex-ing Mr. Dyer and describing his mission the kong, and also the thanks of myself and of cellency bas been pleased to address them, and. Premier of Victoria proceeds:-" Mr. Dyer's the Government of Hongkong, for the very by the presentation of the shield and the pro- mission, if successful, will probably be beneficial valuable services which you one and all mise of medals with which the community of to all concerned, and any assistance that may be ✨ rendered during the prevalece of the never- this colony desires to mark its appreciation of rendered to him will be regarded as a favour
received a silver shield bearing the following inscription:- Presented by the community of | Hongkong to the Police Force for their services during the plague of 1891." The shield is about two feet square and is mounted on a carved
blackwood frame,