December 6, 1902.]
making of Bye-laws by the Star Company, Limited.
Ferry,
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. include the names of the Director of Public Works and of such other officers of the Public
Hon. C W. DICKSON seconded, and themo ion Works Department as the Governor in ' ouncil Was carried.
WIDOWS AND PHANS PENSION FUND.
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may think fit. The Governor in Council may also. from time to time, add to such list the names of The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second any other persons whom he may deem qualified reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to as aforesaid, and remove from such list any of Amend the Widows' and Orphans' Pensious such names, provided that dua rodice shall be Furd Amendment Ordinance, 1902 (No. 12 of ; given to any person who« name it is proposed 1902). He said-This Bill is intended to · ffect
to remote from such list, and he shall be entitled the necessary amendments in the Ordiaauce ¦ to be heard by the said Conncil, either in person i referred to. These amendments are made neces- or by counsel, before such removal is made. sary by the decision to adopt a monthly instead | All such alterations shall be notified in the of a yearly rate of exchange in the p yment | Gazette, Euch list as altered from time to time of salaries fixed in sterling.
shall ie deemed to be the list of authorised
The COL NIAL SECRETARY secunded, and i architects. the motion was agreed to.
The Council then went into committee ou the Bill, which was afterwards read a third time and passed.
RATING ORDINANCE.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to futher amend the Rating Ordinance, 19. He said-Iu the objects and reasons attached, hon. members will see that the object of this Or dinauce is to prevent any question arising as to the scale of rates to be levied in the area between the 6-foot and 700-foot contou s iu the hill districts.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Secorded, and the motion was agreed to.
The Council afterwards went into committee on the Bill, which was read a third time and passed.
CHINESE HO PITAL ORDINANCE,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Chinese Hospital Incorporatin Ordinauce, No. 3 of 1870, ́ He said-This Bill was introduced because, in view of the approach ing opening of two new hospitals, it is c ́us dered necessary to take power to increase the maximum uumber of members of the permanent board of directors and so strengthen the permaneut working committee.
The COLONAL. SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The Council afterwards weut into committee ou the Bill, which was read a thi.d time and passed.
REPEALING ORDINANCE.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to rpeal Ordinance No. 5 of 19 2. He said This Ordinance is introduced, as is stated in the objects and reasons, to repeal No. 5 of 1902. It is expedient, if not necessary, to pass this Ordinance, because though. as appears by the ttle, Ordinance 36 of 1992 intended to repeal Ordinance 5 of 1992, and does so by implica ton, yet there are no specific words of repeal. those words having been omitted by a clerical error not noticed at the time.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The Council afterwards went into committee on the Bill. which was read a third time aud passed.
EMPLOYERS AND SERVANTS.
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The Council went into Committee on the Bill outitled an Ordinance to Amend the Law relating to Employers and Servants. A few minor amendments w re made, aul the motion for the third reading was not made.
NATURALISATION OF ALIENS,
The Council went into Committee on the Bill entitled an Ordinance relating to the Naturalisa tion of Aliens, and there being no amendments, the Bill was read a third time and passed.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS BILL. The Council went iuto Committee on the Bill entitled an Ordinance to Cousolidate and Amend the Laws Relating to Public Health and
› Buildings.
Hoa. Mr. SHABP asked how this would affect architects at present practising?
H.E. the GoVERNO 3 said that it was coutem-
plated that such architects would be on the list ipso facto. Anyone wishing to become au architect must come before the Committee.
Hon. Mr. SHAKP remarked that surely they could not deprive a man who was entitled to practise of the right to do so.
Hon. Dr. CLARK said the section did not
prevent hin practi-ing but simply granting
The Committee considered in detail Section 6. comprising the definition, clanses; after adjustment of the sub-sections, it was approved. Section 7, relating to the list of anthorised architects, was as follows:-The Governor in Council shall prepare and publish by notifica- tion in the Gazette a list of the names of all such architects engineers and other persons, as ho may de un qualified to perform the dulics required by this Ordinance to be performed by au authorised architect, and such list shall
certificats under the Ordinan e
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL added that only such as were authoris I would be entitled to give these certificates.
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The Habbour MASTER asked if a member of the Insitute of Architects would not have the right to practis‹ here notwithstanding that be had not been pass if by the Board.'
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THE CHENGCHOW. MASSACRE,
„The sum of £10,000 domauded by Sir Ernest
for the murder of Mo-srs, Bruce and Lowis, Satow from the officials and gentry of that city according to á Changsha despatch, has been ordered by Governor Yu L'en-san of Hunan following proportions:- In be paid by the following persons and in the
Wu Chih-chun, ex-prefect of Chèng-
chow
Yen Wa-lin, ex- Major - General
Commanding Yi Brigade
Wan Chan-hsin, ex-district Magis
trate of Yuanlinbsien
Chưền Hsi-nien, new district Magis-
trate of Yuablinhsien Chnang Keng-liang and Chao Yu.
tien (jointly) Esiung Te shou. Feng Hsiehehun
and Chang Yao-k'nci (joiutly) Various other gentry of Chengchow
city (conj intly) ..
Total.
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Tl. 23,000
25,000
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15,000
9,000
4.000
6,000
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3,003
...Tls. $1,00
which sum approximately equals £10,000. This the British Consul at Hankow, and H.E. s cont- has been communicated to Sir E. Satow through:
sent is awaite before being put iu operatiɔn.
The following despatch also comes from Changsha, capital of Hunan province : - In accordance with the d. mand of the British Minist at Peking, L. the First Captain Leyamen gates in the face of the late Mr. Lowis of the Chengchow garrison, who closed his
when that uofortavate man was being pursued to the death by the Chongchow nob, was de- capitated in Changsha on the 15th instant, on the public execution ground. in the presence of the British Vice-Consul, who had arrived there the day before from Hankow, and a unmber of civil and military mandarins deputed to be present by the Governor. There was also a large encourse of people who viewed the execution in a quiet and orderly manner.. N.-C. Daily News.
The Arousey-GENERAL replied that would be entitled to p actise, but would have to get someone eke to graût the certificates,
The Ha Hogg MASTER put the proposition that the Bar of Examiners were to refuse him. likely they would refuse a qualified man.
H.E. the GoVER OR said that it was not
The section was approved.
The Council adjourned til Tuesday next at
DOOD.
THE CORONATION MEDAL.
The Corcnation medals ordered from England for presenta iou to the naval and military Garrison of Hongkong (who were here at the time of the Cormation) and the Police Force arrived by the Bashay on Wednesday and will in due course be distributed among those who are to be the recipien's. It will be remembered that the question aroso whether a sonvenir of the Co.onation o. au entertainment of some kind should be given to the Garrisou to com- memorate the event, and the former alternative was decided upon as being the general wish of the men of the Garrison. To Messrs. Edmonds & Co., 67, Baker Street, London, was entrusted the task of making the meda!, which was to be of bronzaal distinctly characteristic of Hongkong. Now that the medal has come to hand, it is not too much to say that it is quite up to the best expectations of the Coronation Committee, das credit to Messrs. Edmouds, and will be prized by the recipients and generally admired. The design is excollently executed. On the obverse are the bust figures of their Majesties the King and Queen in their Coronation robes. The figures are in relief and especially in the case of His Majesty the likeness is very striking. On this side is inscribed Edward VII, R.I. Alexander R. On the reverse is engraved and the Harbour with a tea-clipper and a the Hongkong emillem-a picture of the Peak
junk in the middle dis'auco ad an. English and a Chinese merchant bargaining over bales of tex ou the shore. The iuseription here is:-
Hongkong, 1902. Sir Henry A. Blake, | G.C.M.G., Governor. To comm.morate the Coronation of their Majesties the King and Queen." - Each me tallion, which is about the size of a war-udal, one and a half inches in diameter, is enclosed in a suitable casa baring i gilt batters the inscription Hongkong, 1902." It should be mentioned that the design from which the medal was struck was prepared here by Mr. E. A. Hewett, the Hon. Secretary of the Coronation Commit ee, and is after the design of the medal presented to the Jabilee Committee during Sir William Robinson's governorship.
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ENQUIRY INTO COLLAPSES OF BUILDINGS.
KOWLOON CITY ROAD. The official enquiry into the fatal building collap e at 30 aud 32, Kowloon City Road t 18th July last was concluded Wednesday after- noon before Mr. F. A. Hazeland. L'olice Magistrat», and a common jury. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, appeared on b. half of the Government, whilst Mr. H. W. Loker represented the architects. Messrs. Leigh & Orange, and Mr. C. D. Wilkinson the contrac tors, the Looug Cheong firm.
The proceedings at the resumed hearing on Thursday last, which we were compelled to omit, were coufined to the taking of ex ert evidence. Mr. F. T. B. Hewitt, who had been call-d for the Crown and previously examined, was recalled and questioned by Mr. Looker. He explained Lis experience and qualifications as a Luilding surveyor, and said his present duties consisted of getting out quantities for works to be erected for the War Department. in which he was now employed, as well as of mesuring up extensive works in progress. For his services in connection with the present enquiry he bad applied for remuneration to` the Colonial Government,
To a juror witness replied that the walls which collapsed were built differently from those of the majority of Chinese houses, inasmuch as they had more imposing string coursɔs, which made g od bonding mors difficult.
Mr. A. H. H wett, Member of the I slitule of Civil Engineers, and assistant manager of the Gr en Island Cement Company, was called by Mr. Wilkinsoti. He said he went to Kow loou City Road on the morning following the collapse to form an opinion as to its emuse. The mortar and other materials he cons' dered to be good, and he once set aside the theory that the collapse was dus to bad mortar. The houses were better constructed than the aver- age Chinese house.
In answer to Mr. Bowley. he sail that (Freen Island cement was supposed to have been used in the two honses which collapsed, but he had no personal kuewledgo on the subject Ho