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to be allotted to the Queen's College and the other to the College for Medicine for the Chinese. Both will be awarded annually. The Chinese have farther requested me to request your approval of the painting of a portait of your Excellency and the placing it in the hall of the new wing of the Tang Wa Hospital. By these acts the Chiness community desire to perpetuate your Excellenoy's memory, and to hand it down to posterity and future genera- tions. I caa assure your Excellency that with the present Chinese community in this need such Colony they
measures to keep your name green in their memory (applause). They have thoroughly appreciat- ed. your
Excellency's kindness to them, and they сад never forget your Er cellency's most wise, just, benevolent, and sympathetic administration during the five years that have just gone by. This is rather an idea of theirs to hand down to posterity something associated with your Excellency's name, that future generations may recall to mind that for the period of five years your Excellency had administered the Government of Hongkong 80 successfully, not only to the benefit of the Čui- nese, but also of all sections of the community alike (applause). The present generation of Chinese fully realise what your Excellency has been to them, and they chunot forget for a mo- ment, even if they would, your Excellency's high qualities as an administrator and a friend. They have to-day, therefore, met to express their feelings in the matter, not because they have not already done so, but because on the eve of your departure for Ceylon they wish to obtain your approval to what they consider to be a privilege for them to do applause). Your Excellency's acts of administration I need not here refer to, lecause they have been fully set| forth in two documents, one of which has been brought to the notice of even His Most Grac- ious Majesty the King and received his approval and expressions of satisfaction. The feeling of the Chinese towards your Excel ency found expression in the address which I had the honour to present to you last year, just previous to your departure for Eugland on a holiday, and I can assure your Excellency to day that those sentiments have never been diminished but if anything have become much more intensified, and to-day I am authorised to say that there is scarcely one among the Chinese community in Hongkong who does not know and does not esteem your Excellency for the many wise and sympathetic actions that have so characterised the five years of your administration of the affairs of this Colony. I have formally to ask for your Excellency's sanction for the two proposals which I have just mentioned, and I hope your Excellency will agree to them, and I can also assures your Excellency that they will receive that approval with the greatest pleasure, and they also wish to assure your Excellency of their continued and lasting esteem and affection. (Applause).
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His EXCELLENCY said: -Theca is no request that you could have addressed to me that has so gratified me or that I approve of with greater pleasure, thun that which you have made to me to-day, and that is, to have the honour of having my name associated with two scholarships in this Colony. Your re- ference to my administration is exceedingly gratifying, and I can now say that I have sometimes felt surprise at the depth of feeling on the part of the Chinese community, because so far as my acts are concerned I have done nothing more than any other representativ of the King in the same position here, and that is to show every consideration and justice to every section of the community that helps to push the Colony forward into the
stands position in which it
present (applause). I have governed portions of almost every race of the world. My experience goes from North America to the West Indian Islands and now to the Far East. Every man speaks of his own experience, and I can say that a more law-abiding or more easily-governed people than the Chiness in Hongkong I have never met with. I have found them reasonable in every respect, and no man could desire more. You have all the qualities that make for success, and you are making it, and thero is the additional satisfac- tion in Hongkong that, notwithstanding that there are so many representatives of
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many different nationalities, they have coalesced, and I find no difficulties among them. They are all putting their shoulder to the wheel and moving forward with a common object of for warding the interests of the Colony. It is a great honour and great gratification to me that the Chinese portion of the community bave determined to establish these two scholarships. I shall always look back upon the fact that you have done so with very great pride, and with remember that you equal pride shall I will have
in my portrait that splendid the Chinese charity, monument
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Hospital. I thank you for your thoughts and the way in which you think it advisable to mark your approval of my administration. I accept your most generons offer with great gratification and pleasure, and I thank you warmly for the reelings you have expressed toward me, and which may tell you are heartily and warmly reciprocated (Applause).
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HONGKONG SANITARY
[November 21, 1903.
An application for exemption from the provision of full yard spaces for Nos. 8 to 13 Chater street, was submitted.
Dr. Barnett minuted:- The arrangement shown in the attached plan seems to me about the best method of providing open space and kitchen area.
The PRESIDENT moved that the application be granted.
Mr. RUMJAHN seconded, and it was carried. An application for exemption from the provision of a yard for No. 18 Chater Street. came forward for consideration.
The PRESIDENT moved that the application be granted conditionally.
Mr LAU CHU PAK seconded, and it was granted.
SCAVENGING.
The following application, dated 10th inst., has been received:--Sir, re house 19, Queen Street, Inland lot 1,169, I have the honour to forward tracing showing proposed design of new building to be erected on above lot, and to request that exemption be granted (under BOARD. Sec. 180, Ord. of 1903) from providing scavenging lane to said building. I beg to state the following points in support of my A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held application:-(1) The lane cannot be made yesterday afternoon in the Board Room. Hon. accessible for scavenging coolies, and will Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical only form a repository for rubbish. (2) The Officer (President), presided, and there were
house 21 is new, and many years must elapse reconstruction. (3) Compensation also present Hon. W. Chatham, Director of before Public Works (Vice-President), Hon. A. W. would be required for lane, and the price of Brewin, Registrar-General, Mr. E. A. Hewett. land is very high in this neighbourhood. (4) Mr. A. Rumjahn, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Col. Queen Street, is only a short street, but Webb, R.A.M.C., Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr.is of fair width, and opens onto two wide Fung Wa Chun, Dr. W. W. Pearse, Acting streets. Medical Officer of Health, Capt. F. W. Lyons, Acting Capt.-Superintendent of Public, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (secretary).
The PRESIDENT moved that the minutes of the last meeting be confirmed. He re- ferred to the public and confidential meetings, Mr. FuNG WA C'Hux seconded, and it was carried.
The PRESIDENT said that before proceed- ing he would like to say the general cleans ing was proceeding satisfactorily. The work was progressing at the rate of about 50 floors a day. The new bath-house for Chinese at Wanchai was only opened three weeks ago ; on the first day only 12 visited it: yesterday 99 were there.
As some of the members of the Board were delayed, the President thought that the agenda had better be first proceeded with.
OPEN SPACE.
The following minutes were made with respect to an application for exemption from the provision of full yard spaces for Nos. 34, 38 and 38 Temple Street, Yaumati :-
Dr. McFarlane minated:- Secretary. l'lease draw attention to the fact that the attached plan of the houses does not show the 8 ft. wall which exists enclosing the yards. I think exemption might be granted provid. ed that the two-storied houses at the rear are not raised. The houses are well lighted and ventilated.
(5) Houses are built low in the neighbourhood, and from block plan it will be seen there are many open spaced. (G) The shop of No. 19 is only 33ft. 4ins. deep, and the frontage is greater than usual, (7) The house will be well let and ventilated and have the open space required by Ord. of 1903. (Sd) Quin Mow Yueng (John Lemin, architect.)
The PRESIDENT said that the Vice-President copined that as it was impossible to make a scavenging lane in the neighbourhood the only thing to do was to grant the application.
Mr. RUMJAHN moved that the Government be recommended to make a lane joining Hening Lane with Bonham Strand.
No one seconded and the motion was lost. THE PRESIDENT inoved that exemption be granted.
Colonel Webb seconded, and it was agreed.
THE DAIRY FARM.
An application for permission to use a portion of the depot of the Dairy Farm Company to house and store poultry came before the meeting.
The PRESIDENT moved that the application be granted on the condition that the dairy farm and poultry be kept separate.
COLONEL WEBB seconded and it was agreed.
PAWNSHOPS.
The following correspondence, from Mr. J. A. Lyon, relative to the question of paint- The PRESIDENT moved that provided the|ing and polishing the shelves for storing two houses to the rear are not raised the pawned goods in pawnshops came before the meeting:-I beg to direct your attention to a application be granted.
question which has been asked here in connection with the dealing with pawnshops during the limewashing periods,
Mr. FuNG WA CHUN seconded and, it was carried.
Relative to an application for exemption from the provision of open spaces in respect certain houses on Kowloon Island Lots 1089 1991, 1092 and 1093 : —
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whether we wish the shelves of these shops (said shelves being used for storage of pawn- ed goods) limewashed. " This question has Dr. McFarlane minuted:-With reference been put by Chau Chan Nau, of the Cheong On pawnshop, Nos. 12 and 14 Yu Wo Street to Lot 1902, I do not see any reason for trea- ting it differently from Lots 1090 or 1088, Up till now I have insisted on the lime- which have been accepted under conditions washing, etc., of these premises in their that the corner houses be entirely excepted entirety, but this man says it is a hardship. and the rest pr vide lobbies ascending to the From the important, or otherwise. position Lots these premises play in connection with the plan submitted for Lots 1088 and 1090. 1089, 1091 and 1093 have only a 15-foot lane in destination of infectious diseases, on which,
no doubt, the M.O.H. will give a ruling, the rear, and I see no reason why they should not therefore provide open backyards of would submit that these structures, which are usually constructed of wood, should be half the kitchen width, the corner houses
either limewashed in their entirety or oil being exempted as before.
painted. As for the fact that this man says that in the damp weather (opening time) the limewash destroys the clothes. This I would emphatically dispute, as there is no lime- stone here, nor anywhere near here, which, when burnt, will produce the same effect that a good limestone in a temperate climate will produce. Further, that this burning
Mr. FUNG WA CHUN asked if the lane, 14 or 15 ft. wide, was not enough.
DR. PEARSE said that it was about the average, but he thought it better to make the lane bigger.
The PRESIDENT moved that the application be granted conditionally.
COLONEL WEBB Seconded and, it was carried.
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