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June 29, 1907.]
TO PREVENT DUMPING.
The second of the series of lectures promoted by the gentlemen who manage the Chinese public dispensaries with the object of preventing the spread of dumping, was delivered by Mr. Lau Chu-pak at the Ko Shing theatre on on June 22nd. 'In the Course of his remarks the speaker said that in 1904 the late Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, asked the Sanitary Board why the Chinese dumped their dead and how the praction could be successfully stopped. Dr. Clark, Medical Officer of Health, attributed the cause of humping to the saving of the cost of burial, while the Chinese members attributed it to the fear caused by drastic plague procedure in former years. After His Excel- lenoy's inquiries the public dispensaries were started by the Registrar-tenera, Mr. Fang Wa-chan and the speaker, for the benefit of the Chinese, and to avoid postmortem examinations which all Chines, i the Colony were so much afraid of. After explaining the objects of these dispensaries, the speaker told of the Public
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
be held entirely responsible for the grievances of the Chinese, who had been foolish enough to fear the coloured foremen, and the coolies in uniform, and to tolerate their ill-treatment.
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LICENSING COURT.
Mr. F. A. Lazeland presided at a meeting His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, held at the Magistracy on the 24th June and there were also present Mesara. G. N. Orme, H. R. Craig, W. Bowen Row lands and Captain Lyons. The business was to consider the following applications:- Owen Elias Owen the
1. To transfer from one J. W. Osborne to Publican's Licence to sell by retail intoxicating liquors on premises at Elgin Road, Kowloon, under the sign of
The Kowloon Hotel." 2. To transfer from one Harry Haynes to Arthur Frederick Da vies the Publican's
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Licence to sell by retail intoxicating liquors on premises numbered 21-31, Queen's Road sign of "The Hongkong Hotel."
CORRESPONDENCE.
"THE RICKSHA QUESTION."
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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS."]
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Hongkong, June 22nd. SIR, I see from the reply given by the Go vernment to Mr. Osborne's question, as to what was proposed to be done to improve the rickaħa service, that the Government intend to do nothing, and the reason given is that we have a tramway which takes away a certain amount of custom from the rickshas. This is truly a splendid answer and means, that for all time, anyone of us who has to take a ricksha for a journey out of the line of the tramway or say a short distance when one does not wish to wait for a car will still have to put up with the present disgraceful state of affairs,
I suppose one would be called unreason. able who expected to find in this (olony as effective a service and as good a type of ricksha as that which is to be found in poor little Macao;
Health measures in existence prior to, and | Central, and 1 to 3, Pedder Street, under the (which goodness knows is bad enough), but I
after, 1904. Previous to 1904, when a plagua case Was notifi'd, the Sanitary Board
detached a polioman to mount guard out- side the patient's house to prevent the! occupiers of any of the doors from moving i out their things. or holding communication with their friends. The patient was taken
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There being to police objections in either cas, the transfers were granted.
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)}
WHEN HE COMETH.
June 22nd.
away to the "glass works" in Kennedytowa, but the house was not always disinfec'ed at obce, Ɛometim 8 the inspector with the cleansing gang, whom the Chinese called “ kings" because of their bullying atlitu e, did not turn up till the following day, and meau. Grand preparations are being made by the while the occupiers were not allowed to go out. merchants to receive Viceroy Shum. A large Daring the disinfection the occupiers we'e matshed is being erected near the Tia Tze required to wear a convict like garment, and Wharf at which His Excellency will land. This were either sent to the observation block rented shed will be prettily decorated with flowers and by the Government for the segregation of bunting on the day of His Excellency's arrival, plague contacts or turned out to make the best In the evening of that day this locality will be shift they could where no observation houses brilliantly illuminated with Japanese lanterns were provided. There was
no compensation and electric lights. There will be also a grand for articles damaged ur destroyed. The in-display of fireworks in front of the Bannermen's fected houses had to be limewashed before they Hall. I am informed that nearly all the steam- were allowed to be occupied again, and often launches and flower-boats have bien engaged by those who could not find a house els.where at respectable families to watch these proceedings. once had to sleep under the verandah or va the footpaths with their furniture and be longings piled up b-side them. Neither the sick nor the dead were allowed to be removed from the Colony without a special P ›rmi. Police cordous surrounded different districts to prevent the inhabitants of one district from removing into another. Soldiers were engeg ud in visiting house after house in search of the sick, and the dead were buried in chlor.de of lime. There could he no doubt that such
THORNT TASKS.
His Excellency Wu Ting fan has recently r. sigued his position as temporary director of the Yet Han Railway. He has also relinquish
d his management of the Kowloon-Canton Railway affairs.
SIX DECAPITATIONS.
Six criminals convicted of kidnapping were ex-cuted yesterd-y.
LAWLESSNE83.
Wai Chow is in a state of unrest as 98 prisoners have mutinied and escaped with the
killed several of the guards and took away a quantity of firearm. The authorities have issued rewards to effect their arrest.
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL.
Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at the Board Room, on the 4th June 1907:
Present: Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Chair. man), C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, W. Wilson, the Health Officer, and the Secretary.
1. The minutes of the last meeting are read,
and confirmed
measures alarmed bis hearers, but since 19 on the strong representation of the Registrar-help of a large band of robbers. These bandits General, Mr. Fog Wa-chun, the speake, and other gentleme having the welfare of the Chinese at hert, the measures have been so modified as to cause the least alarm and irritation possible. Mr. Lau Chu-pak then spoke with regard to the requirements of the law with reference to plagas at the present time, and urged his hearers to co-operate with the Government t present dumping. If they did not, no further concessions could be given them, nither could the Chinese members of the Board ask for any more. Though the speaker was desirous of to his best for his countrymen, he could not sympathise with this means of erad- ing the law. It was revolting alike t› European and Chinese citizens, end to use a familiar | native expression "Tus souls of the dead would some day settle their account with the perpetrators before the king of Purgatory." In conclusion, the speaker sail be could not help saying that all the harshness, friction and hostile feeling they had experienced could have been avoided it those who authority and intelligencs had pitied those | Kidnapping 1. who had not, rather than agg arating the severity of the law by their inconsiderate and ausympathetic action. The Government was always 72
intentioned in making laws and impartiain administering them, but without the assistsbes of its officers and men, who were for the most part Chinese, it could not carry out any law successfully. He might therefore be pardoned for saying that the English section of officialdom should not
bad the
2. Superintendent of Police reports the following cases have been heard in the Mixad Court since the last meeting :-
SUMMONSES.
Contempt of Court 1. Using threats, Breach of Municipal Regulations 3, Assault 2, Illegally selling land 1, Perjnry 1, Debt 2.
SUMMARY ARRESTS.
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Being in possession of stolen property 1, Burglary 1. Committing a nuisance 1, Cruelty to animals 1, Being on enclosed premises for an unlawful purpose 1, Theft 5, Drunk and iaospable 1, Kidnapping 1, Using threats 1.
By order,
(Signed) W. H. WALLACE,
Chairman.
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL, Secretary.
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think we might reasonably expect, and almost insist on having waterproof aprons. These can be made of American cloth sad obtained at a small cost-the present aprons are nothing more nor less than a piece of cloth painted with stinking Chinese paint, red inside and black out-and have no pretensions to being water proof - and shou'd oue by chancɔ b⋅ attire { in white kit-one's appearance after a ride of even 100 yards on a wet day is no doubt ludicrous to others but exceedingly annoying to oneself.- The framework which supports the hood is also painted with some filthy Chinese compound instead of being lacquered, so that after being jolted from side to side a few times owing to the tramlines and other obstacles to b found on our road-one emerg s striped all over in black like zebra. Why should we in this Colony, which is one of the most wealthy have the very worst service of rickshas in the East? Other places like Sing pors for instance, not only has its trams-but a first class service of gharies as well, and in addition to these pro. vides two different classes of rickshas-the second of which compares favourably with many private ricsbas in this Colony. Noth ing сад be more contemptible than the little fly.bor apologies which we have here: they are so high off the ground that it is a big step, von for a man with long lege-a jump for a small 1080, and a well-nigh im- possible feat for a lady to get into them at all. think the colony will be with me in the hope that Mr. Osborne will not let the matter drop but will open the question again when the new Governor arrives,
Apologizing for the length of this latter,
I am yours atc,
H. W. B
A Chinese official states that General Tish Liang has obtained the permission of Prince Ching to engage an experienced German military officer of melium rank to actas adviser to the Luchaopa (Minister of War), as reported sme time azo, sad that in view of the coming reorganization of the Imperial navy of Chios, the aged Prince also intends to employ either an English or a Japanese naval officer to act as adviser to the Naval Depart- ment of this Ministry, because it is now believed the Chinese Government that Chins will have nothing to love by taking such a step. Taking into co sideration the ignorance concerning m xdern naval And military affairs un The part of the Controller- General (Prince Ching) the President ad it is absolutely necessary Vice Presidents, of this important m nis ry, for the Centrai Government Lo solicit advice from OX- perienced and qualified foreign officers. Naval and military experts are few and hard to And in this Empire at the present time. the Chines General Tieh is rep rted to have telegraphed to and Tokyo about the matter, so that really Ministers in Berlio, Lonton capable offers may be earnl who may do something to help Chins to reorganize its Army and Navy this time without repeating the mistaks made before of engaging foreigners whose services äre ngt desired by their own Governments.