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Hon. Mr. POLLOCK asked how far the scheme had got ät present!
The DIRECTOR of PUBLIC WORKS said the alte for the principal dam had not yet been determined. The site for a minor: dam had been decided upon and work would be undertaken at a very early date; but the site of the main dam had not yet been decided upon on accmnt||of the unfavourable results of the operations already carried out.
Hon. Mr. PoLLOCK-The results of the borings?
The DIEBOTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-Yes. The vote was agraid to
*THE GAGE STREET MURDER,
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $2,500 in aid of the vote Police, Other Charges, for the following items :—
(1) Oil, Wick and Gas for Bar
racks
(2) Photography
(3) Becrot Bervice
Total
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The CHAIRMAN-No: the complaint generally is that we do not give them sufficient information.
The vote was agreed to.
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $1.794.17 in aid of the vote Regis trar-General's Department, Other Charges, to meet expenses in connection with the copying of Land Registers in Namtau, as follows:—
1. Writer's wages,
2. Steam Launch bill,
3. Shroff's voucher for Incidentals, 4. Chan Tsan's
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5. Mr. Lia Tez Pongs's 8.lary, 6. Mr. Clom utï's expan3 18.
Total,
This was all the business.
The vote was pisse.l.
$ 1,000
500 1,000
$ 2,:00 item
Hon. Mr. PULLOOK askel if the appearing as "Secret Service was connected with the Detective Department ?
The CHAIRMAN s.iduo; it referred to a
[October 5, 1903, RICKSHA COOLIES” STRIKE
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thy 26th ult. 1,500 riokahs-coolies let the shafts of their vehicles drop to the ground and went on strike, All over the city taneously, which fact points to the strike having the movement seemed to come to a head simul. been instigated by, the guild that looks after the interests of these people. In the side- channels of Queen's Road, in bye-streets and ..$1,815.50 | lanes-everywhere idle rickshas were to be seen. 61.00 Whatever the object of the trikers may have 10.37 bean, they could not have chosen & more 31 95 favourable time than Saturday afternoon to 399.35 show what they could do in the way of incon- 6300 vancing the public by stopping the traffic On Saturdays at this season of the year there $1,794.17 | is always a large demand for these handy. vehicles by those desirous of getting away from the City to the more salubrious neighbourhood. of the Happy Valley and Shaukiwau Road; and as it happened there was a Polo Gymkhana on at Causeway Bay to make the demand for rickshas even greater thau th› normal...
HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD.
Was
A meeting of the Saitary Board held on the 1st inst., in the Board Room, Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (Presideu) presided Aud there were als present Colonel W. E.
It was therefore little wonder that desp chagrin was felt and expressed on every side. when intenling travellers found that lick has were not to be had for love or money and that
certain case which was under investigation | Webb, R.A.M.C, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Hou. H. they had no alternative unt to abandon their
this year and which resulted in the capital sentence for the marder of a certain Chinese Reformer in Gaga Street some years ago.
The recommendation was approved.
GAOL EXPENSES.
The Governor recommended the Conscil to vote a sum of $3,900 in aid of th rote Gaol, Other Charges, for the followi g items:
(1) Provisions for Prison s S180) (2) Lighting the Gaol and War-
dørs' Quarters
(3) Fuel and Soap
(4) Materials for Remunerative
Industry
60.) 800
700
Total, $3,900 The CHAIRMAN explained that these items were due to the increased number of prisoners and also to the opening of a subsidiary prisou owing to the increased numbers.
Hon. Dr. Ho KAI-Is it occupied : Thế GiÀIEMAN –Yes; it has been for som time.
Vote agreed to.
WEATHER SIGNALS AND TYPHOONS. The Governor recommend the Council to vote a sum of 82,150 in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary, to meet cost of the following:
Total
Mast for weather flag signals for the inform
tion of shipmasters ..
$1,900 For ffing the mast and suppling looter
and ball
520
$2,510 The CHAIRMAN stated that this mast was for a system of weather signals by flags which he mentioned at
a recent meeting of the Committee
Colonel Brown-Where is the quit to bɔ placed?
The CHAIRMAN-Close to the signal station, on Blackhead's Hill,
Höff. Mr. POLLOCK expressed the opinion that the present red dram and cone system worked very bally and was most unsatisfactory. All throughout the previous day and Tuesday there was a red south cous hoisted with the result that most of the junks and native oraft went away to the refuge at Causeway Bay. It would be a very good thing if the red signal was abolished. it was quite a sufficient warning if the signal was hoisted when a typhoon was within 300 miles of the Colony.
Thế CHAIRMAN stated that the Council was voting this money because the Chamber Commerce said the signals were ot
wanted a far
they
more
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E. Pollock, K.C.; Dr. W. W. Pearse, Medical Officer of Health; Dr. Biruett. Assistant Medical Officer; and Mr. G. A Woodcock (Secretary).
The PRESIDEN C-From information received by the Government it appears that the e is a serious outbreak of plague at Newchwang, and from enquiri.s we ascertained that many ships arrive in this port direct from Newchwang, at least without touching at Shanghai: many come by Chefoo. Shanghai has already ben declared an infected port, so that ships arriving here from Shanghai are medic ly inspected. I think we ought to take the same precautionary measure with regard to New- obwang.
Hou Mr. POLLOCK --What figures have you got, sir?
The PRESIDENT-In the Daily Press of the 28th September it was stated that at New- chwang over 500 cases have been reported." I askel the Government, on the strength of that, to telegraph to Newchwang for particulars, and the answer the Colonial Secretary received from the Consul wis, "Serions epidemic of plague broken out." No figures are given.
Colonel WEBB-What time does it take to come down from Newchwang?
At any
they
Many people tried to press int› service the coolies journey or have recourse to "Shanks's mare."
bat such methods only led to the pullers who were standing by the idle rickshas,
dived into the recesses of the Chinese alley. showing a clean pair of heels as
ways. At various points along Queen's Roa! and with much gesticulation discussed their the strikers assembled iu strength and excitedly grievances real or supposed. But resume work they would not. The first signs of the strike began to be visible about two o'clock, and before three o'clock the strike bad become general all
over the town.
Various reasons for the strike were given, It was stated, for instance, that the coolies had rickshas with regard to the rate of pay. Then had a disagreement with the owners of the
is was reported that two sctions of the coolies had had a fight that led to the cessation of have been true. The owners state that the coolies traffle. But neither of these rumours appea-sti
seems to be that the coolies hid tak:n this are not demanding more money. The real reason means to protest against the increasing strict- ness with which the police have beзn enforcing the street regulations. Of lite there have been numerous prosecutions of rioksha-coolies for breaking the rules of the road and causi əg
The PRESIDENT-I think six days. rate it is within the incubation period of the general obstruction, refusing to abide at the
disease.
There being no further remarks offere The PRESIDENT moved that the Government be recommended to declared Newshwang an infected port.
Colonel WEBB seconded, and the motion was
agreed to.
This was all the business.
Those who have visited Penang will be inte- reated to learn that at a meeting of the Directors of the Peanz Hill Railway held on the 21st September, Mr. Bromhead Matthews presiding, the tender of Mr. C. E. Paterson of the Native States, constructing engineer, was finally accepted, and the work will be taken in hand almost imme.liately, likely to take about nine months to complete, The present contract is and when it is finished it will place the hills within easy access to the inhabitants of Penang.
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recognised stances, and so on. That it was high time for stricter regulations to bi condition of certain parts of the streets in the enforced no one will deny. The congested Central district through rickshas being allowed to stand in the side-chaunels had been a orying grievance for months past.
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It was because of the police enforcing the regulations relating to traffio, th refore, that heard of the state of matters orders were given the oo lies went on strike. When the police for the numbers of all the riokabas lying idle along the streets to be taken, the rickslia-owners later all the strikers were sent for to attend were summoned to the Central Station, and at the same place. On their arrival they ware confronted by the Deputy Captain of Police, the Rickshas, and were told that they would be Acting Registrar-General and the Inspector of allowed three hours in which to resume work, failing which they would forfeit their warning had licences. This was about four o'clock. The
AU namistakable effect the recalcitrant pullers, for before the three hours' grace had elapsed rickshas were fairly numerons and as the evening, draw on ths street traffic res med its onstomary aspect. Fortnately the strike was unattended by any riot or disturbance.
on
The Japanese steamer, Chisinia Maru (which, when running as the Skramatud under the Norwegian flag, sank the triple collision in Hongkong Harbour on the 20th November. 1901, in which the Perla and Taicheong were also involved), came to griefa second time alem. The red sign was not on the 21st ult., being run into by the N... stion of harbour boats but of the 8.8. Seydlitz, badly damaged on the starboard about to leave port. In many bow, and in consequence beached on the China Kople disregarded the signals mainland abrut two miles from the Kintoan on the day referred to lightship. The Chisima Maru was carrying the weather looked dirty. 1, 50 tons of Japanese coal to consignees in not indicate a typhoon near Shanghai. The coal was being (rapidly dis: i upper heights - and found more dema
charged, by last advices, and it is expected that their services than they were able the vessel will then be floated without difficulty. On the low levels there could be seen A court of enquiry into the collision will sit I unwonted spectacle of four of in Japan.
ira abreast passing along the streets. Then the bicycle
ably
than 300 miles off.
TREASBEER held that the could not be blamed for over-cau- tion on the part of the junk-owners.
Gover
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While the rioksha-pullers turned up their noseS “It's an ill wind that blows nobody good."" at offers previously unheard of and thereby lost many dollars, the chair-bearera resped a rich harvest. They descended in haste from the