May 23, 1903.]
which has just come to mind. The city is ! sifnated on a V between two rivers, so that many who come must take the ferry in order to got to the place where we distribule rice, and a few days ago our attention was called to the fact that on that day about 200 women and children had sat on the opposite bank of the river, without food, because they had not the two cash to pay the ferry There are many in: cidents that o uld be mentioned but time, will not permit, and still we feel it a duty to those who have so kindly undertaken the financial support of the work to let them know some- thing of what is being done, and trust these few lines may be of interest to those concerned. Thanking you for your kind efforts to do what we are utterly unable to do, viz., support finan- cially, and relief on a much larger scale than we could give, and awaiting for her instructions,
I remain, yours very traly,
JOHN E. FEE, ·
(per B. G. F.). The Hon. Treasurers of the Kwangsi Famine Fund beg to acknowledge .ceipt of the follow ing subscriptions :---
Amount previously acknowledged $14,241.52 U. Ramjahn...
Rhenish Mission Society in Tong-
kun (Chinese and Foreign)
Palmer & Turner...
Anonymus
Hon. F. H. May, C.MG.
P. QR..
H. E. Pollock, K.C.
W. B. Dixon.....
R. F. Johnston
20.00
50.00 100 00
15.00
150,00
20.00
200.00
200.00
Miss Blake
Pársoo
Anonymous
25.00 10,0) 2.00 1.00
Forestman
15.00
T. Morgan Phillips
25.00
A. G. Ward...
E. Georg & Co.
H. Skott & Co.
200,00
Capt. F. W. Lyons
F. J. B....
Major Ayerst
T. E. Cooker
G. Harling
C. Mittell
H. Figge
K. Oldrop
E. Niedhardt
Swart
G. Friesland...
A. Rombach...
P. Brewitt
A. Andt...
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15.00 25.00
95.00 50.00
20.00 10.00 20.00
20.0
20,00
20.00
5.00
500
5.00
500
3 0
5.00
5.00
W. Pucher
10.00
Chan Tung Shang
2,000
Yuen Fat Hong
500
Chin Wa Fang Opium Farm
500
Kwong Mow Tai...
Hop Hing Hong...
Lo Kun Ting
300 200 300
I On
Ming Shun Sheung Ke
100
l'ak Cheong Hong
200
Kin Tai Loong
200
Ming U Tai...
200
Wo Kee Hoog
100
Man Cheung Yuen
10
Kwong Tak Fat
100
Kin Fat Hong
100
Wo Shing
300
Chun Cheong Wing
100
Shui Wing Cheo g
J0)
Yee Shun Tai
100
Hang Shing Cheong
100
Kwan Bing Lung
100
Kwai Mow Hong
100
Yü Tak Shing
100
Kain Fang U
4.
100
Kwong Man Wo...
100
Wo Hing Tai---
100
Chun On Insurance Co
100
Man On Insuranos Co
100
Po On Insurance Co.
I On Insurance Co
100 101
Yan On Insurance Co
100
Tak On Insurance Co.
100
Fak On Insurance Col
Hip On Insurance Co.
100 100
$22,639.52
1,960 piculs of rios hars already been shipped for distribution amongst the sufferers at a cost
$8,619.18.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
RESUMPTION OF PROPERTY.
rec-ived that afternoon from Mr. Howeit giving notice that he intended to ask why the bublic meeting of property owners held on onday A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held had been called without previous notics having on the 21st inst in the Board Room. been given to the members of the Sanitary Board, Hon. W. Chatham (Vice-President), Captain the Board in such matter, Mr. Haww Present:-Bon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (President),
Having been enlightened on the proced: of Lyons, Acting Captain Superintendent of question, and said he did so in no spirit of carp
his Polic; Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, Acting Regising criticism. There was, however, he thought, trar-General, Col. Webb, R.A M.C.; Mr. Fung an important principle involved. The only Wa Chun Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Mr. E. A. notice that he received of the meeting was from Hewett, Mr. A. Rumjahn, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, an advertisement in the local papers, and the Dr. Pearse, Acting Medical Officer of Health, only information he got about the meeting was and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (Secretary).
also from the local papers, and from one or two friends of his who attended the meeting. He spoke to two or three members of the Sanitary Board, and they, like himself, had received no notice of the meeting. Of course, it was perfectly competent for the Provident or any official of the Board to summon The PRESIDENT said there was an applica- a meeting in proper form; the principle tion from Messrs. Leigh & Orange for exemption practically from
the point he wished to discuss, and providing a back yard to this house in Circular Pathway, meeting of the Board should be summon
be thought it most inadvisable that any He had visited the house that morning, anded over the signature of the Secretary with- found that the adjoining one, No. 18, had a out an opportunity being given to members backyard. It had been a rule of the Board not to express their views on the matter to be to grant exemption in the case of any house considered at the meeting. When a notice more than 20 feet in depth, and this house was appeared in the papers over the signature of 37 feet 6 inches in depth, but as it appeared the Secretary, presumably the meeting was that there was to be a street at the back of the called under sanction of the Board. The house 35 fet in width, he thought the Board question was an important one, and be trusted might consider this as a case in which they they understood the motive that had impelled could grant exemption.
him to speak upon it. -
Correspondence was laid on the table rela- tive to the proposed resumption of certain property and the provision of a backyard for No. 19, Circular Pathway
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The VICE-PRESIDENT supported the sugges- tion, and the application was granted.
REMOVAL OF RUBBISH.
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The PRESIDENT in reply to Mr. Hewett's question stated that under the standing orders of the Board 48 hours' notice of a motion or question should be given. He was glad, how. Mr. RUMJAHN, pursuant to notice, moved: ever, with the permission of the Board, to waive That, as under the present regime all house that, as it gave him an opportunity of referring refuse and pig wash remain on the premisest the meeting of property owners held in that during the sleeping hours, forming food for rats and supplying also a powerful source for a vitiated and poisoned atmosphere, the Board request the Acting Medical Officer of Health tor port on the advisability and expediency of having such house refuse and pig wash removed in the evening. daily, instead of allowing them to fester and fume until the morning, under the present system."
Speaking in support of his motion, Mr. RUHJAHN said refuse usually remained on premises during sleeping hours, and pigwash sometimes lay for two or three days before being taken away by the people who had bought it for their pigs. The objects of the motion were to render the air during sleeping hours purer and to exterminate rats, which thrived on the rubbish.
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The PRESIDENT said that if Mr. Bumjahn's suggestion was adopted it would mean that the bye-laws and conditions of the scavenging con. tract would have to be amended, and it would not improve the present state of affairs, for the reason that the accumulation of rubbish from Chinese eating-houses and domiciles where even- ing meals were partaken of would lie until the afternoon of the following day, instead of being removed next morning, as was done uuder the present regime.
No one seconded the motion, which accord- ingly fell through.
Mr. HEWETT said if it was the case that pig- wash, because it was a marketable produce and had been sold to someone, was allowed to remain in a house for three days before being removed by its purchaser, as Mr. Rumjahn had stated, steps should be taken to ensure its being taken away within the twenty-four hours,
Mr.. Fung Wa CAUN said the refuse was removed every day.
The subject was then dropped
: FINES FOR MISCONDUCT. The PRESIDENT, pursuant to noticə, moved : That the Board appoint a Select Committee consisting of the President and the Acting Medical Officer of Health under Section 14 Sub-section (2) of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903, for. the purpose of inflicting fines for misconduct or neglect of duty." He said the object of the motion was to save a lot of unnecessary trouble and delay.
Mr. MESSER Seconded, and the proposal was agreed to.
THE RECENT MEETING OF PROPERTY OWNERS.
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room on the afternoon of the 18th insfant. As he stated in his letter to the Press, he regretted that a misunderstanding had occurred concern- ing the object of the meeting; it was an informal meeting to explain to the Chiness property owners the meaning of Sections 46 and 154 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903. Although some 2,000 hand-bills had been priated and distributed explanatory of thess two sections, from information he had it was evident that the Chinese did not understand them and it was thought advisable that they should. It never pccurred to him that the European property-owners would have any difficulty in understanding the sections. In the first instance, with the assistance of the Registrar-General, he invited the Chinese meet him on May 4th last. Only some soven property. wpers of No. 5 health district to came, and at Hon. Wei A Yuk's suggestion he adjourned the meeting and requested authoritys to hold another meeting at a later date. which should be open to all the property- owners of the Colony The first meeting was an informal one and it was the intèntion that the | Authority was
second should also be informal.
asked proposed meeting in the newspapers, and it was to advertise this owing to the wording of this advertise. ment that the difficulty had arisen. As he had said before, and if the word “Chinese
he regretted this, had appeared before “property-owners" it would have been clear that the meeting was meant to be confined to Chinese. Had he desired a
formal meeting he would undoubtedly have consulted the Board, and it was with regret he saw that bis desire to assist the Chinese property-owner should have been misunder- stood. He had been incorrect in stating at the meeting that it was held at the Governor's request; it was with his authority. In conclu- sion, if the Board were of the opinion that it would be advisable to call together a meeting of the property owners to consider these sections he would be very pleased to have a motion to that effect.
Mr. POLLOCK was of opinion that no dis- tinction should be drawn between a formal and an informal meeting. Here was a meet- ing which was publicly called by an adver- tisement in the columns of the Pre the point, as he understood it Hewett's objection was that
Mr.
notice of meeting purporting to be signed by the Secretary of the Sanitary Board and The SECRETARY read a letter which he had therefore purporting to be a meeting summoned