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was not possible to get into the city moorings after dark.
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or Mitigation of Epidemic. Endemic or Con- tagious Disease." subject to the approval of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government. That Henry Thomas Jackman | and Alfred Carter, Acting Sanitary Surveyors, and Horace Julian Knight, and Herbert Pearson be deputed by the Board under Section 30 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, to institute summary proceed-
contravening any of the Bye-laws duly made under Section Hi of the aforesaid Ordinance; and that the said Henry Thomas Jackman be authorised by the Board to issue certificates of occupation in respect of domestic buildings under Section 84 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1901. And further. that the said Henry Thomas Jackmuu. Alfred Carter, Horace Julian Knight, and Herbert Pearson be deputed by the Board Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 19, under the provisions of Section 256 of the
to institute summary proceedings before a Magistrate for the recovery of any penalty imposed by Part II of the said Ordinance or by any Bye-laws made thereunder."
Next morning the party went ashore and walked through the cities of Waichow and Kwaishin, which face each other on the river. | Waichow is the more important place of the two, being a walled city of considerable area. For a Chinese city, the streets are fairly broad. and the shops make a very presentable appear- ance. Many of them were stocked withings before a Magistrate against any person European goods, even Bass beer bearing the label of a Hongkong firm being obtainable. It would take an hour and a half to walk around the City wall, which is kept in # very good condition. A great portion of it has been recently repointed. and Some of it rebuilt. Old muzzle-loading guns are showing at intervals, but they do not appear in a condition to be used. From one portion of the wall un extremely pretty luke is to be seen. Islands, on which there are villages and | what appeared to be joss-houses, are in the centre. The lake, which is a large one, is divided into three portions by bunds. The people in Waichow were extremely civil, and not by any means anti-foreign. The camera was a source of wonder to them, as it was apparently quite strange to them. In Hongkong the Chinese coolie fights shy of the cameru, but the folk at Waichow manifested quite an em- barrassing interest in the operations of the photographer of the party. Kweishin is like Waichow on a smaller scale, the streets and shops not being so large as those on the other side of the water.
Leaving Waichow at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning for Shek-loong, the stream was with them, and the wind sent the boat along at a fair pace. The country was flat and under cultivation; and a fair number of villages were passed en route. | At about 4 p.m. pirate regions were reached. guard-boats being stationed at intervals of about a mile. The anchor was dropped at about 6.30 p.m. During the night soldiers beat gongs, presumably as a proof of their watchful ness. At about 3 o'clock next morning- Monday-the "mud-hook was weighed. and Shek-loong wus reached at about. II a.m. Here the river is broad but very shallow-too shallow for any but small boats, of which several were employed carrying cargoes. Shek-looug City is really stall edition of Waichow. The shops made a good show of European goods, one store being completely filled with them.
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The party left Shek-loong for Whampoa in tow of H steam-launch, hoping to catch the boat for Canton. They were just in time to see the boat for Canton steaming down river, leaving her long trail of smoke behind. There was nothing for it but to go on in their own craft. arriving at Canton at 9 p.m.
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The main conclusions reached are that the people of the district are very friendly to foreigners and compare favourably with the people in the New Territory, but the prospect of Waichow becoming an important centre of foreign trade would seem to depend on railway communication being established, because the river is too shallow to be serviceable for the movement of cargoes. The country presents no serious difficulty for the railway engineer.
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Mr. RUMJAHN seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
LIMEWASHING.
Further correspondence was laid on the table from Mr. Lau Chin Pak on the subject of lime- washing of houses, which matter he had brought up at the previous meeting.
Dr. Pearse minuted that he was unaware of any illegal requirements having been made in this direction, and asked Mr. Lau Chu Pak to give definite information in
auy such Case. whereupon he would have the matter looked into.
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for the districts, he moved that the application
be refused.
Colonel WERB seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
RAT RETURN.
It was reported that during the fortnight ended 4th inst. 1,233 rats were killed.
NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAO.
His Excellency Senhor Martinho de Queiroz Montenegro, his wife, three children and aide-de-camp, Lieut. Christoram Ayros de Magalhaes, arrived from Lisbon by the A.K. Anndm оп tho 5th inst. Consul. General A 6. Romune and Vice-Consul J. J. Leira went on board to meet the party and brought them ashore in their launch. The
city. They were seen on board the gun-boat visitors put up at the Hongkong Hotel, but, owing to the weather, were unable to " do" the
Div on Tuesday morning by th. Consul and Vice-Consul, the Diu leaving for Macao at 8 a.m. His Excellency will take over the government immediately after landing, pre- paratious having been made for his reception. His Excellency has acted ลม Governor of Portuguese African Colonies, and has held several diplomatic positions. In appearance he is more like an Englishman than a Southerner and has a thorough sailor-like
manner.
harbour-master.
It will be remembered that since Governor Novaes left Macao, some months ago, the government has been in the hands of Bishop Joao Paulino, Judge Albano de Magalhaes, and Senhor Alves Branco, the The PRESIDENT buitted a minute of the Judge Albano de Magalhaes, by the way, is Mediça! Officer of Health which
leaving for urope via Hongkong by the February
Canadian Pacific s.s. Empress of Iulia on the 20th inst. It is rumoured that the Bishop is of small-pox, of which leaving Macao ou a visit to Singapore. Dr.
that since
been
Cases
bore there had
were found in the streets; and 6 of them were under 10 years of age. In view of this it would be as well. he said. to issue hand-bills advising people to be vaccinated, and especially to have their children vaccinated. He moved that the Board recommend that this be done. Attention might be drawn to the fact that daily free vacci- nation could he got at the Government Civil Hospital, Tung Wal Hospital, and Alice Meniorial and Nethersole Hospitals.
Colonel WEBB seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
DEVELOPMENT OF MONGKOK DISTRICT.
In connection with an application for a licence to sell fish at 30. Station Street, Mong- kok.
Alfredo Lello, who was Colonial Secretary in the days of Governor Novaes, and went home on leave, is now on his way out again to take up the position of Colonial Secretary.
NOTES FROM THE BOTANIC GARDENS.
The large bush of Bougainvilled on the east of the Gardons has been the subject of much deserved admiration during the last three weeks;
the mass of glowing colour could indeed hardly be surpassed either naturally or artifi cially, and it is to be hoped that the combination of favourable conditions that produced it this year may often recur.
The Registrar-General minuted :- There is a market at Taikoktsui. If the Board thinks There is a large number of Orchids in flower more market accommodation is necessary they just now in No. 1 house, including Coelogyne ought to recommend the opening of a new mar pandurata, Cypripediu· Exul and Italænopsis ket somewhere between Yannati and Tai-schifleriana. Behind the Orchids in the same koktsui. ̈*
Mr. Rumjahu: "In consequence of the en-, forcement of the overcrowding sections, the re- moval of cubicles and other causes. Mongkok now becomes an attractive residential place for the poor, and as the market in Yaumali is now the only place in the eastern part of the Kow- loon peninsula where fish is sold, every induce. ment should be afforded to the residents, mang of whom. I think, are displaced people from this side, in order that that part of the peninsula might develop more rapidly to house our dis- plation. I am in favour of grauting this application."
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house may be seen a f wering specimen of the curious thorny Aroid, Lasia heterophylla.
(Magnolia Kolus) may be seen on the right on
A tree of the beautiful Japanese Kobushi.
leaving this house. The first of its purple flowers are just opening. The heavy scent with which the air in this part of the Gardens is laden comes from its near relative, Michelia Fuscata, mentioned in last week's Notes.
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While passing through Hongkong the other day his way to England from the north, Mr. Alfred Crosfield left a fine collection of care- fully dried plants that he had brought down with him from Szachueu to be named in the The PRESIDENT stated that the Colonial Colonial Herbarium. The duplicates will in Veterinary Surgeon reported that this shop was
many cases form additions to the materia 500 yards from Yaumati. The population of; already accumulated from the upper Yangtsz ›.
Und not very great.
he thought the market at Yaumati could supply the demand.
A mesting of the Sanitary Board was held | Mongkok Was
the 7th inst., Hon. Dr. Ꭻ . M. Atkinson (President) presided. and there were also present Hon. P. N. Jones, (Vice-President), Hon. A. W. Brewin, Re- gistrar-General; Mr. F. J. Badeley, Captain Superintendent of Police; Mr. Lau Chu Pak; Colonel W. E. Webb, R.A.M.C.; Mr. A. Rumjahn; Dr. W. W. Pearse, Medical Officer of Health; Dr. B. Barnett. Assistant Medical Officer of Health; and Mr. T. A. Han- mer (Assistant Secretary).
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APPOINTMENTS.
The PRESIDENT, pursuant to notice, moved— That Donald John Mackenzie, Hubert John William Gidley, and Horace Julian Knight be appointed for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Bye-laws for the "Prevention
Mr. RUMJAHN said that. Yaumati market was built 15 years ago, and it was inadequate to the needs of the present day. The population had increased four-fold and in comparison the market was very small. Encouragement should be given, he thought, to the displaced people from this side taking up residence in that part, of the peninsula.
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The REGISTRAR-GENERAL thought that what was really wanted was a market, about the size of the Taikoktsui Market, somewhere beyond Yaumati.
The PRESIDENT said that as the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon stated the market accom. modation at Yaumati at present was sufficient
The Navy Estimates include Я sum
of £58,000 to be spent at Weihaiwei. When the vote was being considered by the House of Commons Mr. Flyin, one of the Nationalist members for Cork, strongly condemned this proposed ex- pouditure on the ground that Weihaiwei is valueless as a naval base. Mr. Walton asked for information as to the item of £8,000 for the dredging of Weihaiwei. Mr Lee said he had already explained twice the policy of the Government with regard to Weihaiwei. It had been the original intention of the Govern- ment to establish Weihaiwei as a fortified port, but later it had been decided to hold it as a British station in China where ships of the Fleet could go in hot weather as a kind of sana- torium.
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