MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
THE SECRET CONSIDERATION OF THE ASTIMATES,
becausó in the Finance Committee as it is
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NÖVHMBSR 2018, 1890.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TONKIN
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Wancho Comething new? Maass shall bave sr. Arinli stor.
had been secured, said:"If the Colony lovery now and again some particularly efficiency in the service would be more readily island, the same end would be secured so far that it slaw hasn physiont basis-in vorter stalo. HIS EXCELLENCr—As I stated at one, fast
wore polled to-morrow, I sure there flagrans gaze occurs in which the screw bas attaine
as the protection of the public health is congues of the external world. The nucleus of the eeting, if the nuorii ambers outsider that The unofficial members of the Legislative
"would not be a dissentient voice with regard been turned on by the Kwangtung authori
organic mind is handed down from parent to they will Lars a better opportunity of sramining Mr. Actor referred on Thursday to cerned. The Arting Governor intimated a chill to propare a frids platforin for a new noity the estimates in the mazuon-now propond by Council were recently referred to by His to the total abolition of all sedet mestinga tes, and a flood of light has been directed the achievements of sanitary science in short time ago that he still entertained hopes of differences, the growth of anecker individual them than they would bays under the present are Excellency the Acting Governor as outsiders."of the Finance Couraitis." And the hon. upon the modus operandi by anos rase is the England, quoting some remarks made by of being able to bring this about, and we not, however, belong to the slurs of protoplasm there is any obje ion to agreeing to the motion ming. The higher, sul-conscious iad do tem far the Finance Commilton, I do not news Elant By voting for a return to the old system of gentleman, we believe, was right, and that the law courts, no one would dream that the Dr. ALFEED HILL, Medical Offiour of sincerely trust he may be successful. The with its physical polentialities., Does this higher that has been made today. The motion that has drangeting the financial business of the same certainty might be expressed to-day, mejority of the well-to-do Úbinese in this Health for Birmingham, at the recent meet details of His Excellency's scheme bave not mind become antibitated P We cannot been made to-day is substantially the one that whi Colony in secret they have done, their exceptions being made as regards the Mr. Colmy are literally kept under the thumb of ing of the British Medical Association been disclosed further than that it depends on of relation. Careful in his statements. Dr. posed that. two rare ofleial members should be.
rosagile such an annihilation with tha parpose riven notice of at our last meeting, but it is pro best to make the rasoltes sach, and to TIE of 1830 as distinguished from the Mr. the mandarine because their relatives on We find some further information on the the co-operation of the Chinese Authorities Gordon Munro is equally careful in Lisdednotions; added to the special Dominittes, and certain words divest themselves of a large portion of the BTS of 1886 and the other quofficial mom the mainland are at their mercy. The case of same subject in an address delivered by Sir in placing a new site for burial grounds at and if on every pocnaion we cannot follow him which was contained in the motion previously influencs which they ought to exercise-inbers of the present day. Mr. MAGwas the actorious Les Lux-how SNOER WELLS as the opening of the the disposal of the colony. We fear there of ability with which the questions are discussed, Therefore I had an heitation when I heard the In his copolutions. it is not because of the want given notice of have been omitted today. behalf of the public on the administration of mererver, in his advocacy of the principle of victed some seventeen years ago of threaten- Medical Department of the Owens College, will be some difficulty in securing this co- but rather because it may he thought list the hon. member read the moting he wished to the affairs of the Colony. Neither the publicity, expressly claimed to be speaking asing the Club compradore with the vengeance Manchester. According to the figures given operation, but of the been the change would position he seeks tu satablish requires ampler abaritate For the motion of which be gare Government air the public can be exported the representative of the Chamber of Com- of the mandarins, and atoneed to a long by this anthority, it appears that while in confer on the Colony there can be no doubt. will appeal more to the spiantife than be the pobring forward the relation which ha ang tong demonstration and firmer support. The book notios at the hat meeting to allow him to to attach any particular importance to there. What wermat has boen given to terms of imprisonmcat, was an instance in 1861-70 there were on an average 29,416 The very nature of the soil and the con-pular mind, and such will welcome it.
moved Tho question, as I stated at our last -views of a fow gentlemen wrived at in secret his auccessor in the representation of point. He was a smell mandarin, or claim-deaths annually to a million persons living, figuration of the ground at Mount Davis The Beglish Chinese Cookery Beek. Contain this it more dezirabin in the opinion of the meeting, soms'ta me to rosaļya ituelt deally into. conclave; bat when the same gentlemen the Chambor to overthrow the worked to be, and io, may case he had the ear of in 1871-80 the propertion of deaths was render that locality unsuitable for the pur.
ing 200 Receipts in English and Chinese. By social members that the estimatās, more par- speak out in public, as the representativce of dose by Mr. MAOEWEN? It we are to some of the Canton officials. He was con-only 1,282, a saving of 1,134 lives annual-pose of a graveyard, and failing the acquisi
J. DYER BALL 3.RAS., Mam. N. Chino ticularly in regard to the three matters specially the public, and muhitting what they say to believe that the unofficial members did victed of attempted extortion by means of ly to each million, the gross yearly saving tion of a site outside the colony, it would
Branch R.A.S., eto, and of HM. Civileforred to, should be considered by a special Servica, Hongkong, Author of "Cantores committee than that they should be considerad public criticism, they may fairly bo talton a their want of intelligence is not at all credit- that many other cases of a similar kind tires. Enteric ar filth, fover (to which moti could not be found on the island itself....
not understand the effect of their resolution, atrocious threats, and it is tolerably certain to England and Wales being about 30,000 be well to see if a les objectionable ons
Made Enes "Easy Sentences is the flakka in the Fiuchco Comuitton? "Now, I am afraid Dialect, with a Vocabulary. How to Speak some few words I madesse of on the last co- exponents of public opinion, or at least of able to them; and it they did understand have occurred, hat have not come to light of the deaths registered no fever were owing);
Usatonens, How to Write--Chinese" eto, von bere baro infenderstood; for it has been honestly trying to act as much. For anything the effect, they have laid themselves open to because, they were euccessful, the squeeze was, Si; SPENCER said, of all other diseases
- ala, uta. Ho gkong Kelly and Walsh, considered I made me of words which I beliora. the public knows, the unofficial members inay
Limited.
I really did not make use of. I did not say it hare axes of their own to griul, and they may the charge of betraying the trust reposed in serving to produce a tow of dollars. Good that which was most largely and directly
Mr. BALL in his proface tolle as that the was a roatter for the unofficial bere to decide manuscript of this work has been ready for whather the aprind committee should hold its find accredy more conducive to the attainment them by the public.
people at home will hardly credit that such affected by sanitary measures. A. dooting The Government of Indo-Chins appear to publication for the last eighteen months hat meetings in public or le private, but what I did of their enda than publicity. We do not wish It is not difficult to trace what may posthings can be in the later day of an under this head bears, therefore, the best be thoroughly alive to the importance of circumstances have prevented its being printed y was that it was for the oficial numbers to io be inbezi se conveying any insinuation silly be the efplanation of the extraordinary light ument, for they are apt to take the test available of tas, efficacy of anitexy ad adopting a liberal pohay in order to secure wasity should here boom loft to bear its rocking they would have the estimates considered by a sooner. It is and to think that ruffering hu decide, or rather to express their views, whether against individuals by this remark, bui conduct of the unofficial members on this Chinese at their own estimate, and consider ministration. The decline in mortality from the development of Tonkin. Both thoillaan lang with rstiefelose at hand. Here we special committee in which case they would be con- merely to ilustrate the dangers of the princcasion. They desired to go into the ques them a highly civilized, mild, and gentle fever, as a cause of death, had been no less Governor General and M. BONNAL, the Re-hava twe bundred receipts to English and Chi- skloved in private, rate than have them son
tion of salaries, a subject in connection with people; incapable of any judicial atrocity,
ness, with general dienotions for all branches of sidered in Finanse Comosition, when they would ciple of secrecy. Mus for man, no more chich there are details the, ilmay be con- Fortteenlightenment of such worthy f.lks,tributing to the register only-4484-entries, as ightened men, who sce plainly that if theed with sach perspiculty as to leave nouzouse for last occasion to hastily acceptia mo:ion I felt to than 45 per cent, the last ten years consident Superior of Toutin, are ablo and en--the linary art all in compact form, and expressband red in pub in. I did not like on the idence is felt in the unofficial members that aded, may be more appropriately considered and in order to correct the mistake so com against 885 per million, persons in the pre-country is to be opened up and ita mineral the young konsewife or the mess caterer need de unofficial members time to consider what I in the alembers of the Government, and in private than in public. They could have monly made nowadays of supposing that the cading ten years.
the Chinaman's ready plan of “no mery," All ks of consideratio importance without giving the the former do not give the same consideration
proposed in Finance Committee that the Chinese Government has materially changed,
and agricultural resources properly developed, pos when a little variety in desired is to take thought the result of encha mofána would be, and I la and have not the same acquaintance with Council be recommended to appoint a special we would direct special attention to a pro- Horgzong last month, no fewer than 126 are who are prepared to invest capital in the ind cafe ribab dishes are to be supplied.
Ont of a total of 467 deaths registers in every facility must be given to the capitalists the cook gantly but femts, and, with a Tevolver do not hesitate to sus today, in neder that there public affairs, and as oficialsare disinterested
in one hand and the cookery book in the other, way he nu misunderstanding about it, that when commited to examine into and sport apo demation which appeared in the Avang-pao returned as resulting from foveT.
enedial era mittes in appointeely this Gounoil except in so far as their own galaries are the new seale of pay; but instead of doing of the 8th November. This is a fulmination of the cases are classed as inalarial, but recently been appointed to revise and avend The buft enterprise. To this end, a Commission-has
fo conaldar my matter, under the promnt riles concerned, a private coutaittee of officials to this, a resolution was bastily drawn up ex-by the Viceroy against the Weising Lottery waring in mind that with reference to Chithe Mining Regulations in the direction of
that special committee does not sit, as does the Pinaras Committee, in publo, said therefnia it. decide on the estimates would be as deserving
will of coures be underslord tunt in referring of public contilence as a private committed pressing more that was intended. When the Macao, one of many similar prismations nese deaths there is no sciantafle system of making them more liberal, and at the same Mr. Ball's weloupe book will calores the rook's the waters to a speoni con mittee the sittings of unofficial members. How easy it is to be consequeness of passing such a resolution denouncing the Macs Lottery. On this classifying diseases, it may reasonably be time the taxes on exports have been materially limite. Unfortunately, howevon, Trishatan itself think the hon. member who seconded the motion mind somewhat beyond these narrow but familiar of that comenttia will vot be held in publia, I betrayed into mistakes was show Thurs the hon. gentlemen seem to have thought it are warned that although they think then returned as malarial were in fact symotic are wise enough to approve the action of the dish is more grateful them an Irish stow proper-bombers cunld not be exp in Finance wore pointed out by the Acting Governor, occasion the promoters of the Macao Lottery one that a large proportion of the cases reduced. If, therefore, the Paris Governmont is not innded in the two hundred ilabas bera de was rather und ran orro-coat impression in soribel. The omission itu ber gretted, for what stating that the views of the nuufleial day by the Hon. T. H. WHEREAD. The he would be looked upon as weakness to gira selves safe enough--being under the jurie-There were also 86. deaths last month from Indo-Chins Administration-which is pro-ly cooked, and, alas! how seldom it is properly Committee; the quotation to the minutes the gentleman, in seconding the secret considlern tion motion, said the pistical members and stand to their idea out of sheer diction of Portugal-thay ven be got at chest affections. There can; wo think, be able, for M. Cosarass has bad experience as cooked. We have pretty well everything else. Uulonial Secretary has just read proves rather wanted an opportunity to examine in detail postinacy. They have got their way, and now through their families in Chin, or if they little doubt that the mortality under this Beakdent in Tonkin there will in fature be of which seems to bave puzzled Mr. Tall are bad the anoffical man camsidered them
however, even including Enggis, the alareifloation the contrary should havy thought myself. the estimates for 191. There can be no they must abide by the consequences; they have no families there, they can be dealt beading is largely augmented by overcrowd every encouragement given to foreigners to what. In the index ha includes it amongst mula-matters were such ze they will have dealt with better opportunity of examining the cacabardly expact that the public will place with whenever they return to their native ing-and-insanitary-dwellings. One-point back in mining enterprise-in Tonkin, and up dishes, bat in the body of the book he phiaes in Finance Councities, that it would have been mates in detail in secret than there was the same confidence in them now as beland. This cute, as
it baldly amongst the puddings; one of the two is qsite opon to ther to make any roommenda plainly as words can mentioned by Sir SPENCER WELLS is well the duty on minerals will be so light that areto be right. Of puddings we have resipes for tion they chose, and heon, when that committer in the Finance Committee, where the fore. We way mention one example to show put it, that the promoters of the Macz worthy of attention on the part of the Eure-t-e Tonkin coal and other minerals will be between twenty and thirty, so that our cook will no draw up its topert, if they differed from, any items were taken ene by one and dealt the impropriety of the coure that has been Weising Lottery are threatened with the ven pear community of Hongkong. Beferring able to compete on equal terms with the pro- different kinds, which is about the extent of the members being in a majority, it would have longer be compelled to ring the changes on four camelusion arrived at on cent of the fil with singly Mr Women went on to
adopted. The watter is so smail in itself geance of the Viceroy for au act committed to Manchester-which-has-the unenviable ducts of any country and with great aduanaraga omk attainments-when-left-to-hirown bon gate open to them to have stated in a way that the special committee was asked for the hypothetical remarke we are about tu according to Portuguese law, the Macao lot of the large towns in England, be naked of the Commission are completed, and their Wo thank Mr. Ball for a book so calculated to bu inasamuels de after triving du daltor fue that it can bereferred to without any fear of Portuguese territory and perfectly legal notoriety of having the highest death rate ages over maay. Of course, until the laboura actrees. Of cakes we have reper for over postscript to the general report what their own. fifty, from "Kiss" to Down East make views in regard to any particular walter were; now constituted the unofficial members are put forward being taken as conveying naytery being, in fact, u Government lottery, and "Did they suppose for a moment that they recommendations have been embodied in new add in the joys of life. Of course the diffenty ther consideration they think the paliutos will constantly ontvaled by the official element crusty intended innuendo. Under the the Viceroy in threatening the farmer really mold cnitivate a crop of dandelions, thistles, Mining Regulations, it would be premature to remains of getting the cooks to literally comply be name fully considered in regard to the How many instances can the hon. gentleman Leading of Public Works, a vote of $12,000 threatens the Portuguese Governinent. The "and stinging nettles in dingoers, and that say more, but it is at least certain that with all the directions givun, shich he will watters mentioned in tàs réseintion, namely, the no doubt interpret in a somewhat liberal spirit military contribution the public works, and the call to mind in which the undeal members is asked for the lowering of Queen's Road Cauten authorities would have no souple their own gardens sad tolds in the suburbe great concessions are contemplated, and Farinatanon, radar, the hand of const beef salaries, in the manner they succent, I may again alove beu ontraind on a francial question Week. Heferring to this at a recent meeting whatever in seizing the wives, sons, dough. would not suffer from the seeds carried to every desire has been shown by the he is told, towing a clean towel out of say it is a course in regelb which the Govern by the official element? A matter of fact, of Coungil, the Acting Governor intimated tors, brothers, or sisters.of the Macho Wei- them by the wins? And would they not Authorities to assist and encourage the sible, nerer wash beef, as by this sans a great anderstood, that when the report of that special cold water, and wipe the meat with it (if you ment pan uiler w objection. But this must be we believe it would be difficult to fud one that this was a work undertaken on the sug- sing farmers, and putting them to torture" understand that neither they nor their rious companies formed with English deal of jaies is Inst) The surge cook will commitico te brought before the Council, of single ense in which the official momborg gestion of the Hon. C. P. CHATES, who, hie or throwing them into gael, to fester, rot, or chilton could or did escape the needs of capital to prospect and work, the coal and no doubt sarafially follow the latter part of the sourse it will be recessary for the Council to have insisted on an item of expenditure oExcellency mid, would no doubt be able to starve until the Macao, moval by the the infective diseases any so fatal, which other mines of this new land of promise. difleulty to suggest the "if possible" but portions of it as may be deemed necessary. Now, direction - which does not ses to present anyagree to that rapet or to disagree with such jected to by the unoficial members, except give the Finance Committee any information sufferings of their friends, consected to aban
"would disappear if the details of a perfect Meantime the work of consolidating the ad-neglect to wipe with a plaan towel. in connection with it that might be desired.dou their lucrative lottery. It isnot very many system of sanitary adeninistration were dulyninistration and securing good order has where they were bound to do so in conse Now, it may be asked, why should Mr. Cr years ago since son of KwOE ACHEONG, 4" and properly enforced? If asked why thebeon going on steadily in the face of many HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL members are at very little liberty, and in regard quence of the expenditure being incurred un TER fear to give the information to the public wealthy morukiat of Hongkong, when on a der the direct instructions of the Secretary also-why should he wish to run into the brief visit to Canton, was suddenly arrested haul www reduced so anith in the last 20 bee rooted out, though in others it has only on the 18th inst. There were present
mortality of Nottingham sol Birmingham difficulties. Piracy had in some provinces à mesting of the Legislative Council was hold say that the unofficial members bal nó oppor. back parlour and turu the key before he will on a trumped up charge, and thrown years, while that of Manchester retained been scotched, but as it is a well-known fact H1B CELEBY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, tunity of getting on record their views and open his mouth about it? No doubt the info one of the noisome prisins of Canton so bigb, he could only repeat that the sani that many of the pirates have taken up brion F. FLAMING. C. M.G.
Hon: W. M.DKANE, C.M. G., Acting Colonial opinions, hecause, he says, in the case of work is desirable. We do not quite know until his father who was proscribed
“tary laws neglected. Jury had been obeyed gaudage for want of work, it is hoped, and Secretary a resolution in the present Finance Com-what it is, nor do we think many of the pubs for having acted as pilot to the English there." Giving these remarks a local believed that so soon as the contemplated Hoo. E. J. ACEROTD, Acting Attorney lic do, but it may be taken for grinted that fleet during the war with Uhino-should application, it will be seen that the Euro-mining enterprises are actively commenced,
General
Hon H. E. WODEHOVES, CM.G., Acting members, the opposition of the latter dos public will also reap soms advantage from large indemnity. After some months in reason to support the Sazitary Beard in italy transformed into peaceful miners.
if it proves Mr. CHATA's property, the purchase his relcaso by payment of pean community of Hongkong has good the bulk of the so-called pirates will be qalet Colonial Treasurer. not figure in the Finance Commitee's report the improvement. Then, again, there is Dr. carceration, during which bis health suffered efforts to improve the stuitary condition of feet, some of these men have already been
Hon. 8. Brown, Surreyors General. to the Council. This assertion was shown WATEKKAD and the Volunteers. The rote materially, he was at last released, only, how China-town.
Hon. N. G. MITCHEL-Innes, Aming to be directly contrary to fact by the Acting asked for the Volunteers for next year is over, after very decided demands through
Hon. P. KYRIE Colonial Becrofary, who read an extract
on the audit vote, in which the resolution become necessary to consider the ang-ness of these malpractices and crocked ways are coming forward, and it will soon Hongkong overusent. It is the conscious- moved by Mr. WRITERKAD hiroself against that expenditure was duly set out, Lugether mentation of the Volunteer fores by that makes the Colonial Government so at Mount Davis exercise prejudicial effect the way of permanent pacification then an and confirmed. with the result of the division upon it. And The subject can hardly escape mention in fully satisfied of their boing guilty of the find cof ten of their opinion in acion- tive. What is needed to make Tonkin as notice of a motion at the last meeting, but sinon ference to any differen, condusion it may be
the addition of at least one new corps.luctant to rendite prisoners without being these are the sort of gasens on which the action with the praneotentiates Mr times alleged against them, for nothing is tife utterances lately delivered. Sir SPENCER
the health of the Westaro district, may army of occupation, however large and effe.. TRG ESTIMATES TO BE CONSIDERED IN SECRET nl nich concin-ions as may bo brengktup by consideration of the finaxell affairs of the ITRHEAD was at one time, and may be more common than for charges to be trump: WELLS in a recent address said that if alt Frosperons as Barmah is the introduction of then it has been considerably modified, and I necessary to arrive at Colony is to be transferred from public to vet, an advocate for the formation not only od up to secure the arrest of persons who dead bodies (eren those dead from zymotic capital, and a liberal administration whicsanoeist members ought to be perfectly satio- secret! If the unofficial members approach of a Maxim gun corps, but also a mounted have rendered themselves bnoxious to the diseases) vera. to be buried in the carth, in will: jadicionaly encourage legitimate entered with it. In the motion as originally drafted
THE LAW REVISION-COMMISSION the consideration of the public business
Hon. T. H. WHITSHEAD-Sir, parenant to Inbouring under such misomnoeptions, it is corps for reconnoitring purposes. When Chinese officials. Until their system of ad crowded graveyards or cemeteries, it must
it was proposed that the commilton we ask for nation I bag to put the following question:- very desirable they should be required to do this idea was mentioned some people thought roiniasration has been purged of the corrup be quite hopeloss to attempt to stamp out |
shotel barn Zull Powera to esll for papera and
Will the Government lay on the tablon full caparb information." We are perfectly satisfied your of the proceedings of the Ten Bevision Commission their work in public, in order that the evil mounted corps would be an excellent thing, tion that permeates it, from the humblesti infective diseaans. The germs of these dis-
Excellency will give us all the information you appointed on 12to August, 1992, —” la propare sud consequences of misconception and mison but thoro wers others who were ungenerous parên runner to the highest official, the Chienses, he continued, are preserved the
oso, and therefore we will leave that ent; rod wa report on rats for a revised edition of the Or also ask you to place as the committee with tha-
dinances, and for woundmants of the same, incer derstanding may be averbed by the bealityough to suggest that it was a dodge to pene Government must not be surprised to earth fur below the surface, and are brought On the 14th instant the residents in the unofficial members the Colonial Treasurer sudtion as appears applicable to the circumstances of porating thú æeunits of mob moont Imperial legials- enable polo players to have their ponies kerit fcd their demands met with rosers, their up full of deadly power by eartb- worms; terraces woke up to find their water cut off. Secretary. I do not know whether I will in in is the administration of justies," and a haemat the Surveyer-General as well as the Colonial the solony, and providing for improved procedure The Hon. P. RYBIE exercised a wise dis. the public expezan. Under these circati pledger received with distrust. At the same and when the ground is disturbet after No notice of the cutting off had been given order in taking the motion in its amended showing the total nont of the Commission sines the cretion in contenting himself with simply have to say on the subject of the Volunteers afford a safe asylum to all the criminaly of fatal activity. Barial reform is needed, not consequently no prevision had been made. Mr. Eyrie?
stances, anything Mr. HEAD my time, it is not desirable that this Colonyshould many years, the germs are in full and by the Water and Drainage Department, and form at the most ing
date of its appointment until the present time, how HIS EXCELLENCY-Will you read it, please, accomplished, and about the time when the adition of moving his resolution and attempting ngit to be said in public and not in secret. Kwangiang who are able to reneh it, and, nip as a means of general sanitary improve-Baths had in some cases to be dispersed That a special ente milles sonsisting of the
| and in what way the money ban beau apert, the work to support it by any argument. It is is. Of course it will be understood that we with due afeguards, the principle of extrument, but especially as a mode of destroying with and other inconveniences to be submit auoficial members, the Colonial Secretary, the respect to the first part of the question of the the Ordinances now being printed will be published, Ho P. RYRIR-The motion now reads so the cost of the edition bring printed! teresting, however, to refer back to what he make no imputation of ulterior motivos dition must therefore bö acted upon.
The Aering ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Sir, with said year or two age, before his perversion
Colonial Treasurer, and the Surrerer-General, hon. member referring to a full report of the be appointed to examine into the details of the proceedings of the Law Revision Cocinission, states for next year, mainly with a view to I am sorry that the Government are not "fall consideration of the salaries question, able to comply with his request by laying the public works, and the military contribn auch a raport on the table. No report has ever tion, and to furnish the Council with a report" been made by the Law Revision Commission to HIS EXCELLENCY-And you whh to substi- the Government vor sine that Commission Hua P. RTRIE-Yet, if your Eoollonsy will weekly mealinge-scales teica week, but generally encantand at the mostings tha HB EXCELLENT--Yes, I have po objection. minutes of the previous meeting were rand aud H. T. H. TEHEAD-I beg to second eenfirmed. The only communication which the the motion. The unofficial members want an Government received from the Law Revision opportunity to examine in defoil the, sextinster Commistion was a letter forwarded from fire's for 191, owing to the very large trgrease to tine, transmitting the lists of Ordinancpstboy in the official salaries, the enormous amount had prepared, and therefore the Govern of tooney proposed to be cxpended on public ment is not able to lay a report of the works, and the large increase in the mili-work done by the Law Revision Coam/slow itary contatbotin They ask to be appointed before this Comovil. I magstafs in con- s spectal committes with three chois! mem- mootion with the work that when we began rict Basis" of Mind. By NetL GOADOY now sonstituted they are constantly outveted thought that the task that lay before us was of MUNDO, M.B., C.M. Edin. Yokohnas R by the official element, and they have consequent vel magnitude as it afterwards turned out to Meiklejohn & Co. Hongkong: W. Braver
ly no opportunity of getting on_record"their bo. When wo wished to begin our labours we
of State. Then Mr. WarTEHEAD West on 10
mitteo being carried against. the official
Io
trar-General.
from the minutes of the Finance Committe the ease as before, but the Maxim, guns the British Consul at the instance of tae | THE CEMETERIES AT MOUNT DAVIS, ed up to commerce and industry. The rail-}
hreess of public opinion..
to secrecy, and when he was taking part in against the unofficial members other in-
the struggle for greator publicity. When dividually or collectively. We have given
SANITATION AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH. In moving the second reading of the Bill to
converted into industrious workers, and the work of pacification will no doubt proveed with great rapidity as the country gate open-
Those who contend-that the graveyards between them will accomplish far more in way, the steaner, and the mining engineer
priso
THE WATER AND DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT.
the germs of zynistic diseases. Sir SexETER ted to Naturally, complaints have been is an advocate of cromation, and says that very bitter. It is of course admitted that although come good may be, done hy better the water must be cut off when alterations supervision of cousteries and stricter en have to be made, but it is contended that forcement of the provisions of the Burial it is the duty of the Department to give
REVIEWS.
An
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Hon. C.P. CHATEE.
Hon. Ho KAL
Heo. T. H. WHITEHEAD.
wo know' perfectly well, in regard to arch question as the military contribution, that itiz ona reference to which the official
to suck questions na these when the report comes,
siembers, if the moastre in sunnidarad que which Government have to sapport, the auofficial 'metabeza muat be perfectly well aware the official markers enn take no other course than to jolm. in supporting that monaure, though contrary. the recommendation of the unofficial mem-
up with the recommendations of the unofficial
bors.
At the sam thao, I am the first to desire in regard to every question, whether one the Government are obliged to support or not, thut the unofficial members, should have avery Regis-opportauity of freely expressing their viors, and
Thatever the result of this inquiry may be it will bo my duty to forward to the Secretary of State for his consideration any opinions expressed by the unofficial membare în regard to any matter com ucoted with the estimates. I à pe now thu 'on Mr. F. A. HAZELAND, Asting Clerk of Foun- tion will les procoaded with as quickly as pos oile.
Įsible consistant with all that one that is dus to them, and so soba as this special committee The minutes of the last meeting wore road shall hace finished their labours, of course the matter will have to be brought up in Connie,
Hon. P. Brkir-Your Excelloney, I gave that committee, cousilerad” în Council In với
MINUTES.
think that as it stands in its modified shape the
permit.
The motion was agreed to.
the Hon. A. P., MacEwEx moved that all above our explanation of the mistake into matters of public interest, and more parti.which they Lave fallon, namely, that it was cularly the voting of public funds, be dis due in the first instance to carelessness, and cussed openly in Council, and not, as hera, in the second to obstinacy. The mention of amend the Public Health Ordinance of 1887, Acta, nothing short of a really radiest re. duc notice, and also to state the nearest tate that for the one that stands on the order? obtained the services of a paid stcretary wo had Lofore, at private meetings of the Finance the Volunteers and the lowering of Queen's the Acting Attorney-General referred with form and the substitution of gremation point at which water can be obtained.
Road West bus been introduced merely pardonable gratification to the successful and burial of the ashes only for burial of other instance which revives the wish for a Committee, the. Hos. P. RYSIE acted as
For a time there the entire putrefying body can afford real municipality under which the ratepayers abcouder, and made the following very ery say of illustration to show how secrecy working of that manzure.
might conceirably undermine couidence, appeared to be some little inclination to security. In Paris it has been ascertained, wight manage their own affairs, and give cellent, remarks. The moacy of the pub we may conclude war pomerid with me laugh at the Sanitary Bouril and its proceed so it is chlined, that diarrhoea, and ulcersfied themselves antics when they are going to
lic is the money of the public, and the whole of us officials and naofficials, are word of hope The course adopted things, but a different fouling is now entertained. wore threat are more prevalent in the im-turn the water off
and a general endorsement will be given to mediate neighbourhood of the great came. "servants of the public. We have got to year in connection with the estimates need the Hon. E. J, ACKROYD'S remark that the teries than in any other part of Paris. "deal with mater that is not ours, and we not necessarily be taken as a precedent, for "have got to deal with it openly before the Inturo years. The organisation of the Fin.overnment and the public owe a debt of The authority of Sir MOBELL MACKENZIE Further Evolutim and the Nature of theTM Phy. bere, because in the Finnico Committee as it is it-I was one of this original members-we never "world. That has always been my opinion.ance Committe stili remains, and it is not gratitude to the members of the Sanitary might also be quoted. The aantal re "I bold to it... I suo no reason why dís. "preasonable to expect that befere another Fordinance. For the interest isken in their concludes with the fallowing passage PREHapy tho sadjacs rather than the author is views and opiniona. In the case of a résolution found our first didivalty wes that we did not
Board for the time giren in working out the port of the Manchester Crémation Society year elapses the unofficial members will The of recent that "not take place in public. If any persons have recovered from the deaths which has their posors. The hun. gentleman went on the disea germs which have caused death terms that are employed in the course of the the unofficial meanbers, the opposition, opinions, only this volums of Grdiansons, to 1865, which "make facetious renaaks and they are ce-new seized upon them.
to say that "from the experierice which "retain their vitality even after many years book. Nat but that it is well written; not Finance Committee's repart to the Council. presed, but se they had been amended by
hundred and odd pages that comprise this little and views of the latter do not figure in the did not contain the Ordinenoon as they had been "ported, they need not be afraid of having
them reported, and if they are they need MANDARIN INFLUENCE IN HONG-which these members have exercised their buried of persons who have died from such diction is choice and elegant, the sentences nest opinions and views recorded in the report to be little trouble on the part of Mr. Mackoan, vrho the public bas gained, and from the spirit in "of burial, and that therefore every body co word can be said against it on that score. The The unofficial members desire to have their former Commission. After some time and no "oot make them; but if they want to talk,
powers," he was perfectly sure the public "gerin-produced disease is possible source ad well rounded, and the illustrations points laid before the Council. "good solid business, they need not be
was then our sporetary, we obtained in print all the One of the fost persicious influence now would have no reason whatever to oppose" of a new outbreak. It is an evil deed to atoms" and molecules," "protop lear
and carefully applied. Ent there is so much of The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-There Ordinances from 1865 to some time in 1882, and "afraid to have good solid business re among the Chinese population both in Hong- any further extension of those powers" The store up for the sorrow and pain of the "osba" "garas" and "anite,"preces
and can be ne objection. I am sure your Brosloney, then we had to go through all the Ordinances to "ported. And this is the gentleman who kong and Macao is the terrorism, unseen but publio, we are sure, will offer no oppos!"coming generations ach plagas
ta the passing of this motion but still I cannot how the Ordinance in this book bad heen. and"efferent fibres," "will power" and "bypto allow the remarks of the hop, member who has amended by enhsequent legislation. That took a "now moves that the estimates de con- only too keenly felt, exercised over them by tion, and why the Government should be diphtheria, typboid, chclara, and, cruellest mind that one is apt to get a little "mixed," il ment, because I think his memory was have mission were busy men. We had thea le consider
them," organic mind" and self-conscious just sat down to pass without sonas slight com-greatdeal of tian, as all the members of that Go ..idered in
secret! The hon. members the mandlarim on the malaland, we are afraid to entrust substantial powers to of all, consumption, with its numerous indeed be does not find himself altogether in failed him with reference to the part of the what revision wasboetssary. Imay state that I had remarks about the unofficial members as able to put on the screw by means of their the Board it is difficult to understand. The "victions. While we continue to do so it is one most be in love with the subject; in that it was my duty a meeting or two sgo to sabuit te Auting Attorney General, a statementet the wandering mass lost." To enjoy the author Finsuse Committee. As your Exceffenoyinavare, prepared, as the end of 187, when I comand well as the officials being servants of the relatives residing there. Not only does this additional powers given by the Bil now "hopeless to try and stamp out, as might case the book in well worth poraal wad study, the minutes of the Fluanos Genumitor, in which work which the Law Revision Commission bod public, and at out dealing with public money influence tend to render the task of adminis- before the Council, though they will greatly "otherwise be possilde, allzymotic diseases." Evolutim, itself imperfectly understood by it appeared a division had taken place on the done, and I intended to present it to the Council, openly, although they seem to have slipped tration hore more difficult, but it frequent facilitate the work of the Board, can hardly This Society, it may be remarked, is praided up my new paths to the scientito inquirer, and souted to this Council distinctly state unt of Mr.Malley, and it not be found sind
many and misunderstood by mure, as opsund question of the audit, and the minutes pro- katthsopportauity did not ourur beforethe arrival his own themory, ought not this lightly to ly causes a miscarriage of justice, one side be said to extend its sphere. Whys abould over by the Chancellor of the diocese, and along to of thine Dr. Gordon Munro walks a division had taken place. It rau in those words: 1 may state that at Ordinances in this book be relegated to oblivion. Had not the or the other being able by bribery to pre-the Government, outertaining the confidence has had at least modified encouragement warily yet. Bemly. It is impossible here to give Hon T. H. Whitebead moved a an awend were revised, a great many amended, and otherą public af Hongkong expressed as clearly as vent witnesses coming forward for fear of in the Sanitary Board expressed by Mr. from the present and the late Bishop, from intricate and perplazing, suffice it to my that "redsed by the amount not disbursed to the attude was to find out those. Ordinances which a fair idea of book written on a subject someat to item & Audit Department, that it be repealed A work of wo littls troubla ar mag opportunity allowed that it was its wish that their relations in Kwangtung being made to ACEROTD, hesitate to entrust it with the which it would appear that the opposition to the surther treats it in what may be called "colony, Hen. Ho Kai seconded. Question pat, had not been expressly repealed; and in order to the financial affairs of the Catony should be bear the consequences. The extent to which matrol of the Water and Drainage Depart- ciemation on religious groundeis dimppearing. The Douin of Mind and conninding with one "head, Hon. Ho Kui, lloa, C. P. Chater. would mention Ordinateu 4 of 1877, which ex- chronologieal urder, beginning with a chapter on "committee divided. For-Bou, T. Walto give the Council some idea of this labour, I dealt with openly?. And can the unofficial this system of vicarious punishment fe car-ment? By the adoption of this course the It would be out of the question to attempt to devoted to Evolution." He sndeavours to prove Against:-The Acting Registrar General, the peasly repeals a aumber of Ordinances which members justity by themselves or their con- ried in little imagined by the bulk of the friction which is constantly arising between introduce cremation in Hongkong either by that the higher and dorefully conscious mind of "Surveyor General, the Acting Colonial Tres End canned to be is teror or had broome unneces stituenta this rating of the public wishes? British and foreign ruidents, and is wholly the public and the Department would be compulsion or merel sunsion; but if the Itiusludes a imately wider range of diForColuiel Secretary. The anusadmeat lost by schedule of that Ordinance contains ao lose thag the mature individual comes to him from without."surer, the Acting Attorney-General, the Acting.gy, or bad heen impliedly repealed, and tha Mr. MacEwen, speaking before publicity unenspected by many. Were it not that done away with or greatly reduced, and burial-grounds could be removed from the mces than does tha.orgaufo mind, and we believe)" two foles"-
14 Ordinances which had to be oppsidered.
KONG AND MAO10.