Mr Tse said he didn't mean any offence then why took he such good esre to refer, in his letter, to the recent High School controversy, which hurt the feelings of the Eurasiaus so: much 2,,, After all I am not sure whether he was not one of those who made use of the offen⚫ive phrase sons of the foreign devil" or whether he was, not the actual writer of the Chinese article in which the Eurasians were allnded to as_sons of tainted families. I consider the attack cowardly and malicious, and nothing short of a public apology will satisfy the Eurasians-Yours, etc.,
AN EURASIAN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS."
Hongkong, 14th June. SIR,-While fully recognising the reasons which prompted "John Chinaman to contri- bute bie scurrilous attack upon Eurasians under an assumed name, I am entirely at a loss to un- derstand what dednctions and authorities led him to draw such absurd distinctions between them and Chinese. Of course, if one wishes to read, between the lines, no diffioulty will be experienced in discerning his object, but when one comes to view the letter with ulterior motives it is at once seen to be written for the purpose of inciting the Chinese against the Eurasians, to say nothing of despising those having the smallest drop of Europeau blood running through their feius John China- шап should recollect that he is in a British Colony, where his absurd notions will be treated with the contempt they so well deserve. He may as well inform us that in his village in China, Europeans, Eurasians, Chinese Christians, and Chinese in the employ of Europeans, are treated as outlaws and that their lives are in jeopardy because one word from such a mau as himself would bring upon them a gang of cut-threats. He has doubtless failed to grasp the broad and beneficial ideas accruing to those living under the British flag, and comes forward to champion a cause with narrow-minded views and rude assertions, in the full-belief that he will gull the community into his way of thinking. Not only does he wish to separate the Eurasians from the Chinese and create a class distinction, bu be gces so far as to subdivide the former into those having "as much right to be called Chinese as pure-born Chinese themselves," and those who are no more Chinese than they are Eurasians." It is a subtle method of arguing, and further comment is Leedless. most improper suggestion regarding the election of the chairman of the Tung Wa Hospital, your correspondent speaks into oblivion under the impression that he has saved the Chinese community from iuvasion, and that the Colony will be the poorer if he returus to his villa. in China. Apologising for trespassing so much on your space.Yours, etc.,
SHI CHAN KWONG:
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as with his knowledge of local sanitary requirements and his experience of this cosmopolitan community, he is the right man in the right place. In its earnest efforts to enforce sanitary regulations with the materials at its command, the Sinitary Board has sometimes been the object of great detestation, and com- plaints of want of courtesy and tact against some of its inspectors have been made; but real grievances brought direct to the no1ice of Dr. Clark have been at ose put right. In a community composed mainly of ignoraut Chinese, rumours and exaggerations of alleged grievances against the Board would prejudice the interests of the Colony and should be strongly deprecated. Oftimes reasoning and exchange of views with members of the higher class of Chinese on the varions drastic steps taken by the Board against prevention of plane have resul ed in their conviction that nothing but perfect sanitation would materially enhance the prosperity of this place.
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It is not expected that the closing of blocks of houses for an indefinite period resulting in serious loss to landlords, the turning ont of families from insanitary areas within twenty- | four or forty-eight hours without suitable accommodation provided for them (vide the soma other Mosque Junction affair), and details of the working of the Board, would be remedied until the bye-laws governing amended. Under the these matters provisions of these existing bye-laws (Dis infection of Infected Premises and Prevention or Mitigation of Epidemic, Endemic
Bre embodied Contagious Diseases) which verbatim in the New Bill, no compensation is given for destruction of private property; and the time for keeping houses closed is left to the discretion of the executive officers of the Sanitary Board, without any compensation to owners of houses for the loss they, suffer.
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As matters such as these, and many others too numerous to describe, require a thorough thrashing out, it is imperative, in order to prevent any undue hardship on those concerned, that the Public Health Bill, consolidated with the New Bill, should have the serious considera- tion of the Sanitary Board fully constituted and the Legislative Council.
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As seven-eighths of the houses are owned by Chinese it is desirable that due attention is given to the Bill by the Chinese community as they did with the one withdrawn. It is also desirable that the agitation and controversy over the question of Chinese representation in the Legislative Council be dropped by letting byegones be byegones. As the new Bill will shortly be sent to the Council, the leading Chinese, most of whom, like the undersigned, have vast vested interests and who make this Colony their home, should lose no time to obtain discuss it fully and endeavour to remedies for fects found in the Bill.- Yours, etc..
BONA FIDE HONGKONGITE,
JELEBU MINING AND TRADING COMPANY.
At the offices of the general agents of the above company at Singapore on the 7th iust., Mr. J. W. van de Stadt was in the chair, and there were also present Messrs. McNeil, Sime, and Lees.
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IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION (APPEAL).
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BEFORE THEIR Honours W. MEIGH GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE) and T «SE«COMBE SMITH. (ACTING
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SKRAMSTAD" COLLISION APPEAL This was a case in which the ss. Tai-cheong appealed against the decision in the Skrumstad collision case, which was given in favour of the latter.
The nautical assessors were. Commander G. W. W. Dawes, R.N., H. M: Naval Yard, and Mr. Richard Unsworth, master mariner.
Mr. M. W. Slade, barrister-at-law (instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys of Mes rs. Dennys and Bowley, solicitors), appeared for Tai-cheong Mr. T. Morgan Phillips, barrister-at-law (in- structed by Mr. G. CĮ C. Master of Messrs, Johnson, Stokes and Master, solicitors), for the Skramstad; and Mr. E. H. Sharp, barrister-at- law (instructed by Mr. V. Deacon of Messrs. Deacon and Hastings. solicitors), watched the case on behalf of the Perla.
The Chief Justice in delivering judgment said- This is an appeal from a júdgment of Mr. Justice Wise, delivered on 17th March, 1902, by which he held the Tui-cheong solely to blame for a collision which occurred between that steamship and the steamship Skramstad, on the evening of November 20th, 1901. The collision occurred about 5.45 p.m, one side putting it in the Freliminary Acts at 5.47 and the other at 5 48, and it took place somewhere off Braemar Point, a Point not named on the chart, about half way between Quarry Point and North Point on the northern shore of Hongkong. While the vessels were in collision, a third steamship, the Perla, ran into them and, in the result, five actions were brought for damages. The two actions in which the Perla is concerned have been stayed till after the result of those between the Tai-cheong and Skramstad is known; and the three actions between the two latter vessels have been consolidated, and their result depends upon the decision' as to which vessel was to blame. The learned Judge below, assisted by nantical assessors, having very fully bear the arguments and evidence, gave judg- ment for the Tai-cheong, holding that ressel to be alone to blame; and the present appeal is from that judgment. It appears that the screw steam- ship Tai-cheong of 823 tons register and 2,160 horse-power left her berth in Victoria Harbour, Hongkong, about 5.15 p.m. on the 20th Novem- ber, 1901, on a voyage to Swatow, laden with about 70 tons of ge eral merchandise and ballast. The wind was light, the weather clear and fine, the sun had set and there was a bright moon. The Skramstad, a sorey steamer of 759 tons register, was on a voyage from Amoy to Hongkong in ballast, having discharged" cargo of coals at Amoy. She came through the Lyeemun Pass and was proceed ng towards the Harbour, somewhere about mid-channel, heading for a bright white light at the Admiralty Dry Dock at Kowloon and having a speed of about 7 knots. As regards the Perla it may be well to give the account of the master of the Tai cheong. He says:-" We started at 5.15 from our moorings for Lyseman. I saw the Perla coming from the Hongkong ... shore. after her She came ahead of me on my starboard
turned my course bow.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS."
Hongkong, 16th June. SIR,-Under the existing Public Health Ordinance 13 of 1901 (vide, too, the Conjoint Report of the Sanitary Experts) the full com- plement of unofficial members of the Board should consist of four members (two being Chinese) appointed by the Government and two elected by certain ratepayers. As three
The CHAIRMAN said they had all probably read seats have been vacant for some time and as the the annual report, which was not very hopeful, Draft Public Health and Buildings Bill, now the results of the year having been very poor. by Kowloon Point! I overtook her nearly before the public, will in all probability be first It had therefore been decided not to carry on at Blackhead's - Point and passed her about one and a half lengths (450 feet)" off *** It appears. later on, by the evidence of this witness that shortly before the collision Perla was on the Tai-cheongport quarter and about five lengths off. It would then appear that a few minutes before the collision the Perla was following the Tai-choɔng and was on ber port quarter. It may now be convenient to se what are the respective accounts of the move- ments of the Tai-cheong *and: Skramstad. The master of the Tai-cheong" says engine at full speed neur, or just before, No one desired to make any comments on ing to, the Cust Rocks, and that satisfaction to hear
that Dr. the report and accounts, which were accordingly putting on full speed he saw the mended to be the adopted, and after the auditors had been re-mast-head light of the Skramstad, 24 or å
on his starboard bow, one mile and thres Commissioner under the new Bill, elected the meeting dispersed.
sent to the Sanitary Board for discussion and advice, as all matters relating to the sani- tary meeds of the Colony come within the sphere of influence of the Board, it is highly essential that the vacancies should be filled up without undue delay. It is true that we have had a futile election, much to the regret of many, haying vast interests at stake, but cir- cumstances have now changed; and the import ance of the new Bill, affecting our future should demand more consideration pse who have the real interests of the
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business any more for the present. The mines would be closed, but, be added hopefully, it was intended to try and reconstract the company. During the last few months results had been particularly bad, and 86,0 0 had been lost in quite a short time, and there was an overdraft at the Bank beyond which they could not go. Arrangements were being made to keep enough men on the mine premises to safeguard the property, so that if on any subsequent occasion things should alter they would be able to proceed again.
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