INDIAN NEWS.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.j
Rangoon, 17th July. A QUARRY ACCIDENT,
A disastrous landslip tock place last Thursday in a quarry near Jutogh, and several natives who wore at work were buried in debris. Que doad body has been rocorored and five men are missing: it is supposed that they are ontorabad, and search partius neo at work in the hopes of revernring the bodies,
VACANT JUDGESJALP.
The leath of Mr. Justice Stuling, which took pilare Jast week in Boulay, has evented a vacancy in the Chief Court there, which, entour has it, is to be filed by Mr. Justice Chitty, who is nt
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HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday allernoon in the Board Room. Present:-Hon. Dr. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Ofleor (President); Hen. W. Chatham, Director of Public Works (Vice-President);
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 31st, 1903
5. The drains of 10 housse bave boon opened ‡ of old hquees in the Colony to pull down every and reported on. Of these & required am-nd- { third house, This Colony was subject ing, and 2 were fanud to be in good order to typhoona and heavy mios and be No iees were served on the owners of the imagine that in the case of oil homes alve 8 houses calling on them to execute the the taking down of every third house would
be a Decowary work.
vory "dangerous operationaless 6. In addition to the abova 7,658 houses have | some very expensive methods were employed been inspected with the result that 136 drainage to prevent the bruses on each side from collaps. Mr. C. Mol. Messer, Acling Registrar-General; nuisances have been discovered, Notices have ing into the middle and thereby ereating a worse Captain F. W. Lyon, Adling Captain Superheen served in each case on the owner or state of affairs than existed at jiresont. In view intendent of Polica; Colonel W. E. Webb, occupier te abate the nuisance. 44 Buisances of the fact that it was not likely that every R.A.M.C., Mr. Fang W. Chan, Mr. Lau have becu reported to this M. O, H, and 15 to third house would be taken down; the feel of Cha Pak, Mr. H. E. Pellock, K... Mr. A. | the Hen. D. P. W. to be dealt with by them. Section 154 of this Ordinance, msuming that Rumjahe, Mr. E. A, Hewett, Dr. W. W. Pearso,] 60 choka il drain-traps" ou private property have the Mugietrats held partitions to be legal at all, would be that cubicles could be arawiled tonad Acting Medient Officer of Health; and Mr. | been cleared by the Drainage Inspretors
7. The reenvia inavo boek maintained and are the windows, and all the rest of the door which was not taken up by the cubicles would be very complete.
Mr. Pollock winuted the query why it was į durk, vory badly ventilated,aul, ono might say,
G. A. Woodrock (Scoretary).
ADDITIONAL STANDING ORDERS.
forinal resolution were
the staff?
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PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS
FASTMAN'S KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN
A. CHEE & CO.,
to appoint the membora named as committee to consider this extremely plicated question.
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174, QUEEN'S ROAM, HONGKONG,
Babdisebed in their enjoyment and occupation com-of-the said buildings.
And your petitioners will ever pray to. Dated the 29th July, 1903.
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of the motion. It was necessery to bare a sab-forward:d by the Board to Government for
Mr. Fund WA CHUN also spoke in favvour;
The PRESIDENT. I move that this petition ba
committes to recomtnond amendments that wore their consideration.
MT. POLLOCK-I think it would be as well to let it be considered by the sub-committee of
Mr. Fuxu WA CHUN also favoured this coarse, which it was decided to adopt.
urgently need. The wholesale abolition of
welfare, for it would simply tend to drive pil the respectabin families from their midst.
Additional standing orders empowering thu present sitting temporarily in the Rangoon Board to deal with certain applications under that the drainage plans of so many boek wore practically unless for any purpose whatsoever. Chief Conet in plaes of Mr. Justiça Bigge fue Public Health and Buildings Ordinance carried forward, was it due to insufficiency of Now, this was as differont as almost anything cubicles would have a severe elluct on their the Board.
| cupid be from the schome which was passed by on leave. It is to be hoped that the without passing a
the Legislature as Lato as 1901. In Ordinance submitted, rumour is not true. for Mr. Chitty is one of
15 of 1901, Sub-section G of Section 70, is the beat Judges Rangma las bad for a long
was expressly provided that on partition should while, and he would les severely misad tiere.
be created us, if alrenly sigting, allowed to
FLOW
TRIAL OF BARRISTERH.
A most interesting and important trial took place in Rangoon het Tacaday, when Mr. A- P. Pennell, a prominent bogristor (of Calcutta. High Court famo was called upon to show one why bo should not be proconded against under the Legal Practitioners Act. The "unprofessional conduct" with which hò was charged consisted of a petition he wiresso, on behalf of his clients, in a recent caso to the Chief Judge, complaining that in the case referred to, when he was defending his clients, the Barmens Magistrato ritilug in the Court of small causes wilfully pretracted the hearings, and brought pressure to bear mi ha defendants to wake them compromisi the cake, Tho records of the case clearly showed that it had been prolourol a goal-deal more than was secessary, and that it bad boon brought on, at last, suddenly, and without time for dao warning to be given to defendant's counsel.
Despite this, the full Benok of Judges have been pleased to consider his conduct as "un- senly," and hara suspended him from practis ing in the Couris for threa mentlis.
At the same time thirteen other barristers and advocates were charged in a like manner with petitioning the Chief Judge in reference to un- ator Burmese Magistrate (who, by the way, has been pensioned off since the thirteen wero given Botico to "show cause," &oj. They complained that the Magistraty was commonly and per- sistently reported to be taking bribes and to be guilty of other forms of corruption, and asked the Judge to have investigations rele, and the reports, if found to be natras, officially contra
dicated.
The learned Judges, Lowever, to the great surprise and indignation of Fross, law, and public alike, have censured ow, and “acquitted" the others, warning them "not to do it again."
It in to be hoped that the Government will take the eases up. as the amount of bribery und corruption in the Erstern Coucts in stagendous, and the confidence of the public is a very few degrees above zoro; and if there things be done in a capitul oily, what will be done in the districts ?
PATRIOTIC OFFER,
The Maharajah of Bikanie has written to the Government offering to furnish and equip a camel corps for use in Somaliland: but I have not yet teard of its acceptance.
RANGOOK TRAMWAYS.
The Municipality of Rangoon decided at its meeting on Tuesday to purchase the entire rolling stock, system, and plant of the Rangoon Steam Tramways Co. The power was granted to thew in 1882, and according to
take over at their wish the entire stock at a valuation.
It is thoir intentions to run electric eurs, when the electric supply is established. which I think will be in the near future.
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The Persment said it was ovidently the with of the Government that applications ro- garding exemptions from the provision of open spaceshould be dealt with by the full-Board.” A communication to that effect and boou received from the Colonial Secretary, and therefore he did not propose to further deal with tho first of the two standing orders. With reference to the road, it would cxpedite the business of the Board if it was agreed to by the members. The recommendation it embodies was that, with reference to applications for licences issued under Schedule B of the Public Health and Building Ordinance such applica. tions might be inszed without a resolution to that effect in each case after the circulation of the papers to members of the Hourd, provided that there were no adverso minutos. Contning, the President said he thought the agenda of the present meeting would show that some such standing order was Lecessary, other.
wise they would have a soots of such applications to deal with practically at each meeting of the Board. He moved that the Board make this
standing order.
The Vion-FRÆSIDENT reconded.
The PRESIDENT anid this was not due to insufficiency of staff, but frequently plans were seni in some years even before the work was completed, and a certificate could not be given until the bure wes properly finished. The Surveyor had told him that he had just inspected one houses in Seymour Road for which the pious were sent in in August, 1901, and which were not yel completed.
The report was adopted.
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THE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDING
ORDINANCE.
The following motion stool Du the agenda-paper against Mr. Pollock's name
That a Eub-committee of the Bourl be appointed to consider what amendments appear to be desirable in the Public Health and Buildings Ordipners, 1963, and to repert thereon to the Board,"
Mr. A. Rumjahu miruted: Many sectious off the Ordinance require amending. The total netion of cubicles, including those prorated with windows opening into the open air, is not the object aimed at by the frators of the Dill, but has the effect of inflicting unnecessary bardships out the population, and of endangering the prosperity of the Colony Ar Hawert opposed the motion. At the last Unless a comprobousive scheria of reconstruct meeting of the Board he had stated bising our iusauitury dwellings is adopted plague objections to the insertion of these standing and kindred diseases will be always with ns, orders, and he was glad to see that, so far as and all toonies expended to combat these diseases concerned the first, the Government had fallen will be only thrown away."
It was most important in with their views.
this sort should be dealt that matters of
with by the fall Board, and in support of his contention he could only repeat what he had said at the lost meeting Spaak ing for himself, und he believed for all the official members of the Board, they were very busy men, and it was impossible for them t give che attention to matters circulated papers or to decide by such a means whether a licenco lauld be granted or not. The other night, when leaving his office at o'clock, he had two tin - bezes chock full of papers from, the Bord put into his bonds, and another was
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remain nourợr than four foot to any win low ares Lich was inclnled. in the calculated area specified in Sub-section E; therefore the Legislature in 1991 expressly hid it down as a priuct, le that it was not advisable to hare enbicies built round windows and no partition should be erected or if already, existing should be allowed to remain nearer than four foot to any window. Ther-fore the practicaleffest obviously of Section 354 of Ordinance I of 193 would be that if it was desired to maintain cubicles on the Boors at all—and no doubt that was very pessary in the case of family hous very single cubicle which was either originally in conformity with Ordinance Uof 1901 or which afterwards was altered and made to form with that law would, as it sorted to bìm, ho ilegal undor the provisions of Section 154 of Or dinsee 1 of 1981. That meant that alterations which had hoon made very little more than two years ago were now declared to be wrong, to be legal, and something further had to be done That was a very unsatisfactory state of affairs into which they had got, and he thought it was very necessary that a sub-committee of the Bard should be appointed to look to the question of amending this Or- dinuice with special roterence to this question There wore TA doubt other »f cubielos, points which also would require to be looked into, but it was this question of cubleīns that was the burning question of the day, because he understood that quite recently notices had been served will reference to certain houses and that there were proceedings, some concluded, sewe still peuting, before the Police Magistráta with refers to cubicles. He diỗ not know whether oiling members of the Board were of the sameginton, but he thought that in view of the fact that it was livious that Section 454! of this Ordinance would requiro sole audit,
was extremely desiraldo that after a sufficient amber of cases bellas taken in the Police Court, constituting a tent, stuy itx but and
not take any further proceedings with referen to cubiche. There was no doubt it would be a
The VICE-PRESIDENT suggested that the scope of the resolution might be somewhat mitod. Mr. Pollock's remarks had had especial reference to cubicles, and it appeared desirable to insurt sorelbing to that effect.
Mr. POLLOCK did not think it desirable to limit the resolution, because they might possibly have to cousidor other matters more or loss connected with cubicles.
ba inserted,
DISIN KOTING STATION,
Correspondence was submitted relative to the ercution of the disinfecting station at Kowloon the plans of which were approved
LATRINE Correspondence was also submitted relative to the proposel erection of a public latring on a triangular space behind this Harbour Office, address the Colonial Secretary,
The applicants in the attor were notified to.
PLAQUË RETURNS-ĆA LETTER.
The VICE-PRESIDENT thought that the A letter was received from Sir Robert Hart words "more especially with reference to therarding the expply of plagus reiming by Com- question of the provision of cubicles in dweiling- ussioners of Casining or Swa'ow, Canton. &c. homes," or something to that effect, should he letter stated that it was uncertain whether the desire for a weekly plugue baletin cond be given effect to, but that instructions wenld be izded to the various Commissioners to supply the Hongkong Gorernment from time to time with any relish news they may obtain through medical or other channels respecting bubonio plague in their districts.
Mr. POLLOCK did aut see that there was any object in limiting the resolution. The sab-committee might be trusted to keep to certain points.
The PRESIDENT nid the resolution did seem wile in its seqpe, but he gathered from Mr. Pollock's remarks that it was intended to apply
to the cubicle question.
Mr. POLLOCK--Yes.
Mr. HEWETT-I think the sub-comnatice
Tho PRESIDENT said this was one of the recursmendations made by Jrofessor Simpson last year, but it appeared that there was some alfficulty in obtaining the information. Beveral ductors had requested that they should be paid a fee for gathering it, and the request was not anrengaruble.
It was decided to lot the subject stand over
appointed will not go out of their way to for a tino. enlarge their labours unduly.
The motion was put to the meeting and { carried.
The PRESIDENT, ominated the following as Mr. Rajan, Mr. Lan Chu Pak, Dr. Pearse. members of the sub-comu.itte-Mr. Pollock,
Air. HEWETT secondled. and the President."
LATRINE IN KOWLOON CITY.
A petition from Ken Chua, scavenging contractor in Kowloon City, &o, relative to the rrection of o privately-owned public latrine on a certain site in Kowloon City, was tende vel,
Consideration of the watter was postponed.
REPORT.
A report by Mr. A. Gibson, Colonial Veterin ary Surgeon, on a sample of pork sent by Mr. Mr. Lau CHU Pax suggested the inclusion C. F. Ribeiro for eximiution, was abled, of Mr. Fatg Wa Chur's mano,
It showed that the pork was di essed.
The PRESIDENT-I think the are quite sufficient.
The PRESIDS ar said this was the first cas e of the kind that bad occurred within his recollection, and that went back fifteen years, Mr. Fung WA CHUN—Yes, I think se; Eve The Coloriai Veterinary Surgeon was on the watch to sew if any mora pork was in the same are quite enough.
condition.
(Laughter.) The constitution of the sub-committee as suggested by the President was approved of.
THE CUBICLE QUESTION AGAIN.
PLANK.
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Further correspondence was received relative to the plan of 15 hutses proposed to be erected
The PLESCENT read a petition from Messrson Aberdeen Inland Let No. 76, Ewens & Harstar, solicitors, ne representing certain landlords, merchants, fradesmen, shop keepers, etc., in the Colony, with reference to the cubicle question.
on Kowloon luinud Lote 1,104 and 1,105, and Pians were inspected of limuses to be created
shoving yard spaces of houses on Reclamation Marine Lots 69A and 63 sietion 2.
The plans in each fustanee wero approved,
Mr. Lan Cau Pak minuted:"-" 1 hava great pleasure in supporting the motion. As the Ordinance stands ut present it is impossible and unreasonable to expect the inbabitants to confera themenres to its regnire ments. No provision has been made to house the poor who will be displaced end to compen sate owners fee structural alterations of Unic houses, without which in the sense of the definition of exterest air no rooms or cubicles can be maintained or arveted in about por seat. of the existing bones both Euro. At the confidential peau and Chiness alike. meeting held by the Bard to discuss the brought the following morning. The papers advisability of enforcing the Ordinance it was he had to rush through as quickly as possible, thou speculated that the property owners might because the meeting was to be beld that aftur.
arrivo at some scheme or would, as the Govern- tlie Board should noun and the other members had to see them. He could not therefore fake time to consider ment had been led to believe, pull down every third house so as to facilitats the carrying ont the antlers dealt with, and he thought it very of the law. But it lies sinen men proved that much better that they should be discussed by the property-owners had not the least inclinarervore enbicles which in consequence of smend the full Board. If 摁 man proposed to start in kusintes as a baker or us a builer of tion to follow that idea and I do not bl. mo then meats tecommended by the Board and adoptal for repudiating it without compensation. Every by the Government were afterwards foun:l vot fut, he did not make up bis mind all at ones. He law inflicts a certain amount of hardship, but to be illegal. That, he thought, would be s
1. That your petitioners are the landowners, knew what he was going to do weeks or
no hardship would be anything like what very lamentable state of affairs and therefore it months befern, wheiler to wanted a new licence is likely to be inflicted by the present Or
was desirable that the Board at the present merchants, Tradesmen, stopkeepers and rusí granted or an old one renewed, and if it was dinance.
time should not take action in regard to
denty of Hongkong and their interests aco The majority of the population is
identical with the prosperity of Hongkong. necessary for him to give earlier nolico to the Chinese, and their tenement houses are
cubiries but only take sud action as was
2. That since the 1st May, 1993, Sertions. 46 Board he could do so. Without commenting peculiarly constructed that every storey is simply necessary to bring certain points before the on the way the work was done, or making any one long room, commonly called a door or flat: Magistrate for his decision. Otherwise there and 154 of the Public Health and Buildings unfavourable criticism in the
The rent of each of such floors ranges from $8 was no doubt the people would feel very much. Ordinanca No. 1 of 1911 have Boon put into were sanctioned by dments that might be that no cabícle is allowed to remain in any houses made on the Ordinues and which they would within the said District not already provided to the Government. not have been compelled to remove if the with a window opening directly or the external amendments had been passed into law. He felt air.
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very great hardship if persous note has to
It was in the following terms: TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SANITARY BOARD, The Humble Petition of the ander. sign dowzers, merchants tradesmen. shopkeepers and resi dents of the Colony of langkong
Showeth
ESPECTORS OF NUISANCES, Correspondence was luid on the table relative to the appointment of all existing sunitary inspectors to be insectors of nuiennces under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1890. -
Doubt existed as to whether the Ordinsnes forward the was the correct eye and it was decided to to Government for the opinion of the Attorney General.
IMPORTATION OF DOGS. Correspondence was received relative to the prohibition against the importation of dogs from Shanghai.
Thoresb% for its cufare meat baving ceased to exist, the PRESIDENT toved the with- drawel of the prohibition prilet, and was supported by Mr. HEWITT, win hoped that it was absolutely necessary,
the agreement then mude the Municipality can i ull, it appeared to him that isro mast per month in the poorest districts to $75 per 4ggrieved if they had to remove cubicles which i fores in No. Hadith District with the result such probibition would never be enforced unless
BIE ERNEST BATOW IN INDIA.
Sir Ernest Satow, British Minister to China, leaves Calcuttu for Rangoon on 19th just whence he will proceed, after a short visit in Burma, to China. It is anderstood that ho will discuss certain important questions with the Lieutenant Governor, notably the Burmo- Chinese frontier question, which has for a long while remained unsettled.
SPORT.
In Rangoon, as in most of our Eastera pas sessions, football is at cent oasily first in popularity amongst local sportsmen, and the contest for the League Championship Cup is heing keenly fought.
The Hunt Club is also a source of great pleasure to its members, who ride to "mout ** twice a wook.
The 3rd Extra Sky Rune-meating takes place on Saturday next; the entries are satisfactory. and a good day's eport is expected.
WEATHER..
The weather is warm, and hoary showers continue to fall while cyclonic storms are reported in the Bay. So far, since May, 34 inches of rain have fallen in Rangeon.
WEATHER REPORT:
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:---
Black South Cone lowered, and Red Drum hoisted.
The barometer has fallen generally, purti- clarly in the neighbourhood of Fariucan.
The
centre of 1 typhoon in the Pacific is situated a little to the South of Miaco Siwa group. 11 appears to Lo moving "Northwest and will probably strike the China coust to the North of the Formas Channel.
The China Sea depression, which apparently remained shallow, my hare passed to the Gulf of Tonkin.
Bad weather in the Formosa Channel. Fresh W. and BW. winds in the Chiun Soa. Forecast winds, increasing to frosh breumes; fair.
The PREIDEST-Do you move ay amend. ment?
Mr. BEWETT-Yes; my amendment is to negative the proposal.
be some way of getting, these applicatious mouth in the busiest part of the city. Very for through more quickly, and a way could not can afford to take a whole floor. Generally be found the applicants should be made to three or four families share it together. Under understand that it tank a certain amanat of the present Ordinause they cannot do so and time to get their applications passed through very likely two families will have to pay the and that they must make any applications same rent as four have beou paying. This way in good time any way. He was of opinion, co-be a secondary consideration as compared with cluded Mr. Hewett, that such matters should the depriving them of the little decency they be dealt with by the full Board.
have bitterto enjoyed. It is a well-known fact that none of the existing Chinese tenement, houses, with the exception of the corner onts opens directly into the external air, and conse- Mr. POLLOCK supported the remarks of Mr.quently no floor can be partitioned off te sœurs Howeit. There was no doubt, he thought, that the ucessory privacy to the men and women in order to got matters thoroughly threshed out of the differont families living together. Even it was advisable that they shuntl be discussed members of the same family must have a certain amount of privacy. It would not be iu and deliberated by the whole Board.
On a voto being lakou by a show of hunde, accordance with propriety for parents and the President, Vice-President, Captain Lyons, grown-up children or masters and servants Colonel Webb and Mr. Rumjaha (5) voted for to herd together in full view of each other. the motion, and Ilr. Mossar, Mr. Fang Wa The object of the Ordinance is to relieve Chun, Mr. Pollock, Mr. Hewete and Mr. Lauovercrowding, which can be attained by Chu Pak (5) voted ugaiust.
increasing the habitable ares for each adult, as it has already been done, and not to deprive people of their domestic privacy. There are other circumstances calling for prompt investigation. It is no usa muking a law which is bayond the ability of the poople to
boy, even if they wish to."
The PRESIDENT gave his casting vote in favour of the motion and it was accordingly
carried.
SANITARY SURVEYOR'S EXPORT. The report of Mr. J. Bryan, Sanitary Surveyor, for the second quarter of 1903, was laid on the table. The report was as follows:-
1. Plaus buvo been deposited and passed by me during the quarter for the drainage of 90 kous, plans for 713 houses were carried for. vnd from 1902 and 54 from last quarter making a total of 857 in hand during the quiter.
2. The desinage of 148 houses has buen completal, leaving 709 to ourry forward.
3. Notices for repairs or alterations to the druins of 84 Louses have been recrived; 94 wers carried forward from 1302, and 6 from last quarter, making a total of 23 la band during the quater; a these 147 hay be completed and 4 canceled, Laviny, 107 tú curry forward,
4. Comificates have on granted under section Så of Ordinance 13 of 1 to 105 Lenses, that they have been buit in accordance with the
rovisions of that Ordinance;
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3. That your petitioners understand that all the houses in the Colony whether- Europsin or Chinese with very few exceptions are not in acordance with the requirements of the Ordin- auce iu question in respect of the above in Heated matters.
It was agreed to forward the recommendation
LIMEWASHING RETURN,
The linowashing return for the fortnight ended the lat inst. showed that out of 4,768 houses in the Eastern district and 5,35 in the Western, 87 and 2,512 respectively were imewashed. A sau of $601 in fines resulted from 120 prosecutions in the istier district.
APPLICATIONS,
A large number of appliontious for licences of various kings were dealt with.
This was all the public business.
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bound to make this criticism upon the provisions of this Ordinance, but he was perfectly well aware, and be was sure they were all aware, tauit was sy enough to criticise and a good deal' more difficult sometimes to remedy the thing criticised; but he thought that, without being too sanguine, he might express 4. Thai great hardship bus already been in- confidence that the sub-committes of £icted upon your petitiones in general and the the Bard would bit upon a better scheme inhabitants of No. 5 District in particular by with reference to enbicles and would be able to reason of the cubicles wherein such inkahitents suggest to the Government some amendment formerly enjoyed privacy having been removed of Section 154 which would press legs hardly and such privacy therely put an end to. upon the poor people in this Colony who were 5. That in view of the fact that the cost of married and bad families and wanted a certain | making the alterations accessary to comply amount of soparation and privicy in their dwell with the requirements of the said sections of jugs. He would rather not more the names of the Ordinance will necessitate the payment by any membersofthe sub-committed as heproposed the tenants of an inermused routal auil that that he himself should serve on the committee, practically all the latter are of the poorer classes THE CREAM OF bat bo rentured to suggest a - suitable mubers who will receive no compensation oither directly the President, Dr, Pearse, Mr. Lan Chu Pak, Mr. or indirectly for the increased expenditure thus Rajula and his If. He thought ey would cast upon them, but will be under the distinct able to discuss this matter thoroughly and be disadvantage of having suffered a loss of hoped they would be able to advise the Govorament the privacy they previously enjoyed the case to make such smaudmentsin Section 154 is would of your petitioners is eminently one deserving preserve what was very necessary the privacy of careful consideration by the members, of of Chinese family life-while at the same time your Board with a view to your petitioners ob. 3. POLLOCK in moving his resolation said securing as far as posible sach distribution of taining through your good offices the consent it must be apparent in every member of the
cubicles on the finoes of the houses as would of His Broellency the Govorzor, in exercise of « KING EDWARD VIL" Board, be thought, that the legislation which meet to the greatest possible extent those the power vested in him by section 154 of the was passed with reference to cubicles and was sitary requirements which they were all Ordinance, to a modification of the require maintained in Ordinance 1 of 1903 was unwork-agcsed were very necessary,
Itacats of such section, especially having regard able in practice. No doubt the Government when
to the circumstances in connection with the it passed Section 154 of that Ordinance musthave
torg.continned occupation by such of your been under the impression that every third
petitioners us are tenants of the building: ao« CLUB" bowo was likely shortly to be pulled down and
being doult with under the said sections, such that attaral sidows were going to be made insidered by the Government and by many occupation having been hitherto suffered for a the side-walls of the breuses and that in that waypole in the Colony, including the Leading large number of years. the cubicles in the houses would receive light property-onsors, and whilst it was admitted also
Your petitioners therefore respectfully ask and air. That was no doubt the impression in that the Act would go a long way towards that the members of your Board will be the minds of the Government when that section Suproving the sanitary condition of Hongkong, good enough to assist them in the direction was passud, but he thought it was quite obvious it was unfortunately fident that the particular
Mr. HEWETT seconded the motion. Whilst it was unwise to rush too soon juto criticism of na Act newly brought into force, an Act which they all know perfectly well had been carefully
now that every third has was uet likely to be saotion dealing with cubicles was quite im- above mentioned so that your potitioners pulled down under existing arrangements, and possible. Therefore he thought Mr. Folock's thereby obtain some modification in or exemp
tion from the requirements of the mid farthermore, he believed it was extremely proposal an eminently res nakie ore, and
sections in order that they may not bo' doubtful whether it well be safe in the ease trusted tho Board would agree to accept it and
ABE
KING EDWARD VII,"
EXTRA SPECIAL LIQUEUR,
AT $22.00 PEE DOŽEN ;
LIQUEUR,
AT 810.50 PER DOZEN
AND
OUR STANDARD BLEND
AT $1500 FER DOMEN,
H. PRICE & CO.
WINE MERCHANTS,
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
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