A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED
WE ARE SELLING AN UNIQUE SELECTION OF
THE PUREST AND BEST CONFEC-
TIONERY.
THE HONGKONG' DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3тα, 19T
Up to the end of inat month the number of cholera cases reported in Nagasaki was over 80,
scheme is £2,000,000, though it offers three times the present accommodation. Mr. SHEWAN adds that these figures" show an It is recorded in the Calendar that Hongkong extra cost of £800,000, against which there was first lighted by gas on the 12th November, would be the value of the present site, which | 1861, just 39 years ago yesterday. he puts roughly at £1,000,000 (about An European East-Asistio Commercial Com- ̈{ 1,000,000 feet, at $12 per fool); “not in-pany has been formed in Lyons for the purpozo cluding the present plant, machinery, and of farthering reach commores with Chien buildings, which could no doubt be utilised and Japan. for the new establishment."
Mr SHEWAN says in conclusion of his letter:-"The alternative scheme would. therefore, give three docks instead of one,
"double the length of sea-frontage, right "times the area of land, and seventiet times the area of sheltered water, for the same "or less cost; would restore to Hongkong "its continuous water-front from enst to west, and relieve the city of an incubus "and the harbour of a aisune to "traffic and eyesore to. everyone." These arguments, it must be admitted, are strong, and those which refer to the COMPRISING THE SIMPLER KINDS municipal and civilian aide of the question
RECEIVED FROM THE LEADING
LONDON AND PARIS HOUSES.
MOST
TO THOSE OF THE
RECHERCHE DESCRIPTION
DAINTILY PACKED
AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD ASSORTMENT OF
CHRISTMAS
OF
AND
NEW YEAR
CARDS.
FOR DESPATCH BY THE HOME-
WARD MAILS,
Nevertheless, two
are incontrovertible. queries suggest themselves in connection with Mr. SHEWAN's proposal which mast be answered before we can consider the caso in favour of the Hunglom site established. These are:-(1) On what are the figures of the estimated cost of the present and proposed schemes based? and (2) Are there no strategic objections against Hunghom as compared with the present situation ? Another point arises in connection with the possible Hunghom reclamation scheme, but this is, no doubt, easy to get over. two main doubts must be, as we have suggested, as to the correctness of the estituated costs (about which Mr. SHEWAN is not explicit), and as to strategic consider
The
ations. If these doubts can be laid to rest
satisfactorily, thou Mr. SHEWAN's proposal must commend itself to all who have the advancement of Hongkong at heart.
The first of the dunico practicos in preparation for S. udrew's Bail was held at the City Hell est evening and attended by a very
A. S. WATSON & CO. | burgeruumber of dancets.
LIMITED.
Ti Maharaja of Kapuribal, while at Shambatkwan on his way to Tapia, played Billiard istek, 20 up, against Mr. Phillips, local paper, at the Hotel, winning by 28
A sham fight took placo.at Peitang on the 30th ait, the Sherwood Foresters and Tieptsio Volunteers turning out against the 21st Punjab Infantry.
Shanghai's 60th birthday is an open port takes place to-morrow. The Jubilee of the Settlement was celebrated in appropriate stylo ten years ago.
As attempt is being made to add one to the number of sports which are open to foreign residents in Nagasaki by starting an Association Football Club,
The P. T. Times says:All the blind men in Tientsin hold a meting and had an eatertriament among themselves with much muric and singing on the Mili Moon, Jupiter's birthday." Jupiter! We thought the old Roman ellgion dowl.
The Cantoness at Tongshan are reported to be always ready to combine in any quarrel, with frequently serious results. They recently nearly murdered a railway employed up North, and the leading offender has been sent back to Canton. No doubt he will soon be in Hougkong.
There are two Japanese, nt least who are keeply interested in the present international dispute batwesq Japan and Russis, and are anxiously hoping that war will be averted, acording to the Kole Chronids. These are. the fortunato ricksha-mea who sums fifteen years ago saved the life of the pros at Ter when he was attacked at Oxa. His Majesty sharp sought to save him from the attack of a demented policemen are now living very comfortably on annual pensions of 1,000 yen from the Russian Government in addition to pensions of 36 yen each from the Japanese Government, and decoration of the sixth Order of Merit. They are daily praying that war may not come and that negotiations ay sad in peros.
was then the Trevitch The men who were
The Japan Mail, commenting on the vagaries of Japanese securities at the end of last month, wrote:The curiously uncertain attitude of the British public towards the Far Eastern crisis is illustrated by repeated fastuations in the share market. Two days ago a gaddon and sharp fill in Japanese securitis was cabfont. On the 28th instant this was followed by a On Wednesday night burglary was ✔mitted in the warelumse of messis. A. Stegrat annonuring that the 4-per-cents, had
HONGKONG DISPENSARY. pos
ESTABLISHED 18H.
BIRTHS. On the 6th November, at 5, Woosung Thai, į Shughui, the wife of Jows N, karwan, ed the
irina Juland Mission, of a daughter,
On the 7th November, at No. 2, Thoolon lead, Shanghai, the wife of 6 d. Hatasys, of a yout
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DISVœux ROAD C!. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
HONGKONG, 13th NovEMBER, 1903
TELEGRAMS
"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE. THE TROUBLE IN GERMAN
WEST AFRICA.
LONDON, 12th November, 11 am.
WARMBAD RECAPTURED, Warmbad, is Great Namaqualand, kas boen reoccupied by the Germans.
(Our special tologram of the 6th instant stated that the German gurison at Wserabad, South-West Africs, had been massacred.-Ep. D.P.]
NOTAL ARTILLERY. Smith c. Harvey b. Chiphestor Hinch b. Chichester.... Dowding e. and b. Chiclioster Nugent b. Chesney Boyd & Heath. Chichester Thornhill b. Chramay Butcher b. Cleaney... Kirkpatrick not out Strorore. Hes hb. Chesney Miles b. Chesvey Byes...
на
· Total (for & wickets) 59 BOWLING ANALYSIS. THE 'ĠAREISON.'
19 overs I muiden 84 rans 6 wickets
Smith... Rinch..
& Nugent 7 Kirkpatrick 6 Dowding
27
46
38
2
14
0
ROYAL ARTILLERY.
5
T
ta
י. זך
Chichester...
.80 28 4 Chesucy
123 & ...8 The Real Artillery went in for the second ERMIN ACTION IN THE time hau Heath and Chesney put them out in quick enoression. Boyd nude 40 rues pot on, sad that was the only score worth talking about, CARIBEAN
'eight wickets' falling for 84 raas.—
Smith, Harvey b. Davies ... Kirk patrick e. Hodgson E,
Heath
Lornos, 12th November, 11 a.m.
San Domingo Ias been captured by the rebois. A force of Germina marines has been landed.
It is impossible to say lothar this refers to San Domingo in Dominica or to Saa Domingo in Costa Rica; a tebelion in either State is not improbubia-Ep. DPI
INTERPORT SHOOTIN &
MATUH.
SINGAPORE BEATS HONGKONG.
SINGAPORE, 12th November, Singapore's score is 927 in the Interport match.
[Hongkong's score on Wednesday was £91. do Slugapore has beaten as by 36 points: The total of 927 in one point more that Shanghai's winning total last year, so Singapore should stand a good chance of winning. Singaporo was accous in last year's match, being 33 points loss thus Shanghai, and IS points more than Hongkong. We publish the above telegram by kind permission of the Hongkong Rifle Association.-E. D.P.]
EUTER'S SERVICE.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
LONDON, 1011 November. The Panama Republic has appointed a Com- mission to negotiate & Canal Treaty with the United States..
THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET.
LONDON, 10th November.
The Prim Ministor, in his epesch at the
Wat on & Co, Sankey Street, when, a numiuddenly leaped up from £79 to £89. 168, and Guildhall ca the 9th instaut, sail that in the
of surgical instensents yained at $42 were siebe,
TundLow Pul Liu, formerly secretary of the Chinese Leration in London, and after- wards chargedugitives. in Brussels, is gone to Peking for andietro at í ourt, and will stay in the ruptal for some 20141 8.
www.
The annual empetition for the champion- ship of thọ Gun Club will be held to-day and to-morrow. Members will be At home" to - their friends at the Club grounds to-morrow
from 30 p..
The Fouclone Edo mentions a rumour thet this Fusch w waterdark scheme hus fallen through owing to the inability or unwillingnes of the Chinesa Guvernment to supply any capital.
Au fresco fete in nid of the fundle of the Is the London Times of the 18th October, Society of S. Vincent de Punt will be hold on the fast number which reached Hongkong the grounds of the RC. Cathedral on Sunday by the German Mail, appears n lotter from evening next from 9 till 11 p.m. The autraues Mr. ROBERT SHEWAN, written in contatie et catitles the holder te a suvenir. tion of his former letter in the Tiaras last Augart, when he protested against the deci- sion of the home authorities not to move the Admiralty Dock from its present site in Hongkong to any other site, except under prohibitive conditions. Mr. SHEWAN thea stat that he was about to forward to the Times a proposal for a far more com- medious, economical, and suitable situation than that at. present contemplated for the dockyard. The letter before us contains this proposal.
The Hongkong A.D.C., besides giving per- The situation which he recommends is in Hunghou Bay, Kowloon,formances of R. C. Carton's Lord and Lady ami he arrays the following arguments only on the 14th, 16th, and 17th inst., have
behalf of his case:-
The area of the present site (that is, of the old Naval Yard and the extension, and
acres.
per-cents, from £89 to 19). 10s Is Berlin
Far Eat as well as flis Near Eust there are It specna ing largely in these securities? jooks vary like something of the kind, for on subjects giving foal for mach thought, if nos more than one ccession when stupidly pessimis. for profound anxiety; but in regard to the Far. the report, from correspondents of English nowa East there was an mere missiongly advocats of papers in Japan have produced a sharp depress than the Tour of Aussia; and our allies elation, Berlin has stepped into the breach with equity silly stories of an epposita complexion. in Japan were certain to show moderation, dis. Possibly a ring of shrew and unscrupulous oration, and julement in masking demands. Gorman financiers have obtained control of an The Macedoufox question was far more cou- influential section of the Berlin press and are plicate, and had been the cause of inhaise using it to rig the London market.
political complications. It was impossible that By kind permission of Major Radcliff and | Austriaand Russia, rep conantia, the sigantories offers, the Band of the 93rd Burras Infantry of the Berlin Treaty, could allow the Rotor will play the following programme of music at the King Edward Hotel daring dinner to-night-Behome to be rejected either by direct repudia.
Sons of the Empire. Bradford | tien or by incessant delay. "Stradella
... Flaton "Sun Toy".
Sidney Jonce AGITATION IN RUSSIAN ARMENIA. Cornet Solo"Eine Nacht in der Schweitz Hume Selection."Cigarotto”. Hadyn Parry
LONDON, 10th November. Waltz......... Revivons l'Amour
...... Fauchey Polonajan
Farrell The Armonian provinces of Russia are agit. ated owing to the coalisestion by the Guvern. ment of Church property, and the agitation is intensifying. The soldiers, after surrounding, the residence of the Catholicos Etchmiadzin, forced an entramos and sized the ontiro treasury. amounting to kalf a million roubles. The Armeninos are bitterly inconset.
March...
Overture
Selection
To remaining two of tas, four American gal-breakers who created such a sensation in Shanghai and the neighbouring countryside a for posts age oft Shanghai on the 3rd inst. G by the Hongkong Maru, bound for S. Quentiu ponitentiary, Califorai.
ting Busily rehearsing of the late Oscar Waldo's witly condy The Importance of Being Ernest.
The putty offer named Falcon, MS. Including the military portion) is 44 acres; Eclipse, who accidentally over an eld that at Hunghom would amount to 350 Japanese and killed him while riding on a horse at Hakodath on the 24th cult, STAS The sheltered water area now. with a brought before the District Court thoro. depth of 31 feet at low water, is 9 acres; at The court found the man guilty, but hold the caso to be on dosrring of all possiblo crtenna- Huughom it would be 100 acres.
tion. Falcon was fined 50 yen. ・・ *The length of sea-fioriage now is 2.400 feet; at Hunghom it would be 5,200 feet.
•
There is one graving dock on the Island, 550 feet long, there would be three at Hunghom, 1,600 feet in all.
At present the naval work is distributed into four sections, the repairs and victual- ling being at the Naval Yard, the coaling partly at Kowloon and partly at West Foint, and the torpedo-works at Kowloon; in the proposed scheme all work could be concentrated in one establishment, and the now scattered employees could be housed together at the same place.
The Kobe Chronicle reports that the Corean troops at Wija and Pingyang are inclined to be hostile towards the Japanese, this being merely due to the fact that they are influenced by the strength of the Russians, not that the Russians have instigated them. The outrages committed by the Corean troops on the Japanese at Wiju are the result of disputes about the division of profits on the timber trade.
"God Save the king."
DINNER MENU.
BORH 'OEUVRES. Scotch Egg on toast.
SOVI Turtle.
FIRH.
Baked Fillet of Soles and Mushroom Sauce. ENTREES Grilled Lamb Chop and Mashed Potatoes Lurdes 1 Breast of Chichen Loust r Satad
JOINTS,
Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding Kanat Pheasant
Cold Ham.
COREY.
Vegetable.
BALAD.
Fectroot and Tomato. VEGETABLES.
Boiled Potatoes Ba cod. Platona Brassica -Green Peas, HWEETS. Cocoanut pudding Fruit Fie Vanilla Cream Minced Pie. ·
H.M.S. AMPHITRITE.”
The Amphitrite has been ashore in the Straits and is coming up to dock at Hongkong on the 20th inst. One of her bilge koola is supposed to be badly damaged, but it is not yet known how many plates will have to be removed, It is an wind that blows nobody any good, and this anfortunate geoldent will be welcome news to shareholders in the Hongkong and Whampoa
Dock Co., Ld.
SHOOTING.
The best bog of the weak was secured at Coo The following are the remaining results of Bao, Taishan Island, sitasted about 4 hours' to races in the Off Day of the Shanghai Race launch journey from Hougkong. It consisted Meeting-Grand National Steeplechare, Mr. of 15 braco altogether. séron of quail and eight Carlill's Loot 1st, Mr. Roheon's Bonaventure of snipe. Three other sportsmen sscured an- 2nd, Mr. Hope's Princ; "Big Sweep" Cap, other 15 brace between them in the same vicinity Mr. Fernando's Discord 1st, Mr. Barley's His
on the same day. To get to this "Feradise" The estimated cost of the present exten-Highness 2nd. Mr. Buxey's Bare Rose 3rd one has first to secure a permit to land from sion works and equipment amounts to
Mafoos' Race, Mr. Nophew's Hochheimer 1st, the Kowloon Customs.. It is situated about air £1,200,000; that of Mr SHEWAN's proposed Mr. Toey's Rubicon 2nd, Mr. Broom's Siege!.
miles on the other side of Taishan Bay..
'CRICKET.
I. A. V. REST OF GARRISON,
2
A match was played on the Cricket Ground yesterday between the Royal Artillery and the Best of the Garrison..
Lieut, Dobby à was absent, so the R. A team playedono manshort. Licu. Lumsden was also to have played for the R. A., but had to be replaced on account of illness. It was very unfortunate for the R. Ae, as Lamsden was the best man of the team. He played for Hougtong against Shanghai in the last Interport match.
Major Chichester won the toss and put in Heath and Harrey. Harvey was caught in the slips when the score registered 34, and the next wicket fell shortly afterwards. Heath then did some good hitting, though, indeed, he only play. ed his accustomed god style, Captain Chichester declared the inuiugs when the score stood at 210 for six wickets. Smith carried off bowling honours. The Royal Artillery wada a poor show, being all polished off for 59 rans. Scores and analysis were as follows:
TRE GARRISON Huath o. Riach. b. Smith... Harvey c. Rinoh, b. Smith
130
g
Hodgson e. Nugent, b. Smith Simmons b. Smith
14
Davies 6. Dowding b. Smith Chichester not out
Radcliffe e, and b, Smith Ferrier not out ...
Byes
13
210
Total (for 6 wickets) Chesney, Morley, and Becke did not bat
Riach b. Heath
Boy not out...
0
0
P
Dowding b. Heath...
r
Nugent b. Choses
133
40
Thornhill b. Cheney
2
Butcher & Chichester b Chesney Strover a and b, Heath
Byes
Lu
$
***
84
Total ( wickets)
The H.K.C.C. will play the Garrison to- morrow on the Cricket Ground at 11 am., when the following will represent the Club:
H. Arthur, R. E. O. Bird, C. R. S. Cooper, J. T. Dizou. . Hanock, F. Maitlaud, T. B. Peures. T. Sercomb Smith. W. C. D. Turat, W. W. Ross, and E. Must
The following will represent the Civil Service C.C. in their League match against H.M.S. Temar to-morrow, commencing at 2.15 p. sharp, on the former's ground:
Hon. Dr J. M. Atkinson, G. A. Woodcock, Devency, B. Witchell, F. T. Robins, H. Gilley, W. E. Woolley. J. Lander. P. T. Lamble, W. Pits, oud L. E. Brett Reserves: W. J. Andrewa snd A. P. Gladwell,
THE NEW LAW COURTS.
FOUNDATION STONE LAID BY HE.
the
Wan
of
the site for the Courte has been rendered avail. able, As the cost of the worka will amount to about 8750,000, it has not been an easy matter to provid for it among the numerons urgent demands for public works caused by the rapid development of the C long. Other fastors in causing delay have been the difficulties arising out of the contract for the foundations, th sucessity of removing the Prays Reclamation in order to clear the site, and subsequently piling the area which it had oecupied and the difficulty of obtaining a tender to construct the superstructure for a reasonable sum, Now that these have been overcome, there is every prospect of the work progressing satisfactorily, though, on account of the large quantity of dressed granite to be employed-over 150,000 cubic feet-progress must necessarily be alowar than if brick and plaster were used as in the case of most of the balldings around us. The build- ing when completed will be in every way worthy of the Colony and of the high purpose it le designed to Berto, and it may safely be predicted that, in it, that justice which plays so important part in British rule will continue to be administered for many yours to come. I would now ask you. Sir to lay stone, and for this purpose I have to hand you this trowel and mallot and spirit-level which, aro the gift of the contractor, Mr. Chan A. Tong. (Applause).
this
The trowel was silver and the mallet black. wood silver-manuted.
甫
His Excellene formally socopted the souvenirs, which bore the following inscription; Presented to His Excellino ir Hrury Arthur Blake, G.G.M.G., Governor of Hong.. konr, on this occasion of his laying the founda. tion-stone of tho now Law Courts, by Chan A Tong contractor. 12th November, 1903,
Sir WILLIAM GOODMAN then said-Year Excellency very kiudly asked me this morsing, as Chief Justice, to make a few remarks, on this extremely interesting pension, upon the present Supreme Court and its actual practical working. Perhaps I may be permitted, in the first instance, to express, in the use of satisfaction we experience in bing present the members of the legal profession, the hers to-day, and in knowing that, all obstacles having
been at laugth overcome, Your Excel- lenoy is now about to lay the foundation-stone of building thoroughly worthy of the position of this Colony, and of the traditions of the administration of British justive. It is most impertant, especially so in Oriental countries, that justion should be administered not only with firmower, impartiality and prouplitude, but also with dignity, and in surroundings
the
Courts with in Consonanco
Киргеше of His Majesty the King, wastein bo ad- ministers justice, through his Fadgos, There have boon times, quite recently, when it has been somerlat difficult for the Judges to keep up even a semblance of diguity. For certain parposes, I believe, it is convalent to be THE GOVERNOR,
in the closest proximity to the General Foat Offfee. It is supposed to enhance Yesterday aftorason the foundation-stone of value of the property. Hut in the
such imme- дет Lax Courts laid by His case of the Supreme Court
dan, Excellency the Governor, Sir Henry Blake,diate proximity is a surious drawback. 1 G.C.M.G., in the presanos of a
from my own experience, assure your Ex- blant cellency that you have no more setiro and gathering of Hongkong residents. The energetic Civil servants than those engaged ceremony took placa, at half-past four o'clock, in what I may call the carpentering brauch departments of the Post office, and the Collector and long before that boar had arrived a large of the Farcels Fost and the machino-stamping crowd of spectators bad assembled on the scene. of Stamp Duties. (Laughter), last year, I recol All the scaffolding on the site was decked with lect being entirely suppressed as a Judge, Xt bunting. Stands were provided for the ludios, was in Chambers; and whenever the legal gentle of whom many attended, and for the members men got to the most interesting
of their argument, the stamping machine would of the Bench and the Bar. The founda.
commence operations, with the regularity of 4 fion-iona Згая suspended by A crane, smith beating on au anvil-a emith who a**harmonious black- ready to he lowered into position. At the hour with (Laughter.) The machine was within
was curtainly not fixed for the ceremony H. E, the Governor and
20 fuet of the sain we yere occupying, and we Lady Blake, with Sir John Keane, AD.C., had, day after day, to select our most par arrived in the oaclosure and were met by the susive officer (it was mostly Mr. setli-you know the smoothness of his tongue) to go Chief Justice, Sie William Goodman (who wore
round and beg for half an hour's ceration, as his official robes), and the Hon. W. Chatham, it was impossible to hear a word, ·(Laughter.). Director of Public Works, who escorted His After much correspondenes with the Govern macbine was removed, but I believe the Collec Excellency to the stand erected for the ment, during your Excellency's absence, that purposes of the B-remony proper, Amorgtor of Stamp Revenue has never been thoroughly others present were Lady Goodman; Hoa. Sir happy since. (Lighter) But as for the Henry S. Barkeley, Attorney-General; His carpentering, and this hammering at parcel post Honour A, G. Wise, Puisus Judge, Mr. A,
Foror with us, cases, these, like the poor, ace Seth, Registrar: Mr. J. W. Jones, Deputy to the Queen's Road, visits from the com and, at times, we have, owing to our proximity Registrar; Mr. M. W. Shade, Mr. H. H. roller, which moms, to consider that the granjus Gompertz, Messrs. H. W. Looker, F. B. L. in front of the windows of the Court House is Bowley, J. Hastings, P. W. Goldring, E. J. best crashed into shape during the sittings of the Court. I believe my colleagus, Mr. Grist, C. E. E. Beavis, G. C. C. Master, Vustice Wiss, was once very nearly committing Deacon, E. A Bonner, J. S. Hariton, Q. D. the steam roller and its driver fie con umat of Thomson, J. Hays, M. J. D. Stephens, S. W. Court, but I dareeay there were difficulties way of gatting it upstars into To and F. X. d'Almida e Castro; Hon, F. H. in the May, Colonial Secretary; Sir Paul Chater, the presence of the outraged Judge to
coive the merited sentence. (Laughter Hon. C. W. Dickson, Hon. Dr. J. M
Af present the Post Office occupies about Atkinson, P.C.M.O.; Hon. Dr. Ho Kai; Messrs. half of the ground floor of the Supreme Court, J. Dyer Ball, H. P. Tocker, B. A. Hale, P. H. I remember on my store from leave of absence, Jones, B. B. Harker, E. A. Hewett, H. G. Fisher, some years ago, I found that the Post Offer had I could ind expropriated me. Laughter.) Gerskom Stewart, L. A. M. Johnston, M. no New Territories Treaty, and S. Northcote, Ber. C. H. Hickling, Rev. T. possession
and of the Attorney-General Wright, Messrs. P. P. J. Wodehouse, A. Shel- Crown Solicitor's chambers, ani remain thera At one time I remataber that the ton Hooper, G. A. Woodocek, Fung Wa Chan Registrar-General had rooms in this Supreme Lau Chu Pak. Dr. W. W. Pearse, and Dr Court Room, one had to pash one's way B. T. T. Barnett. A body of police under Cap- through a crowd of Chiness appeals for those numérons license which he has the tain Lyons and Chief Inspector Baker was duty of granting or withholding. I can speaki present and preserved excellent order.
only from personal recollation, of a period His Excellency and party having taken their of some years, but that is quite long places on the platform at the foundation-stone, enough to impress upon me the fact that Hon. W. CHATHAM said-Your Excellency, ace there were hot-water pipes, but nu officer there is no houting apparatus in the Court. laties and gentleman-We are not together was deputed to look after thom, and one of the to-day to inaugurate the construction of the former Chief Justices pref-eral webing cold new Law Courts. The Colony, though still to listening to the weird blend-enrdling Moises somewhat young, has already outgrown the ac those pipes produced and running the risk of commodation afforded by the present Courts, an explosion. The juryman who sit in the which were built in 1848, and the question of February Bossiens always appear to me ux- erecting a new building has, for a considerable tremely unhappy, and I liave often armpathised time past, exercised the minds of the Govern- with them, (Laughter). Rat I have sait ment and the public. The first real wore in enough about the prosent Courthouse as a the matter was made in 1896, when the then building. If I have said 10 tunch your Director of Public Works, Mr. Cooper, anb- Excellency knows how delightful it is to mitted a sches for constructing new Law ventilate long-duppressed grievantes, and will Courts on a site immediately to the North of in your goodness excuse me. Tarning to the the one we are now standing on. The Courts work of the Court it may be of public intere formed only a part of the scheme, which con- to give some idea of what goes cu within its offices to accommodate several other depart inclined to embark in litigation in their own templated the erection on this site of public walls. I believe the Chiness are not at all Speaking of the last ten meuts, including the Post Ofice, Mr. Cooper's country, But they seem quite willing to do so for the Colonies (Mr. Chamberlain to the months, namely, from lat Jaunary, 1989, to proposal was referred by the secretary of State in Hongkong. eminent English arobitects, Messrs. Aston 31st October, 1998, no less than 1,476 eivil Webb and Ingress Bell, and, upon their recom- actions have been brought, of which no less mendation, which was based upon the inadequate than 1,200 have been disposed of. The amount area of the site to the North of this, it was de in dispute in these actions was roughly In addition to All this efded to erect the Courts here. The other about $900,000. departments, to which I hays referred, will be there have in the same period been eight provided for on a site adjoining Blake Pier, Admiralty cases and 26 Bankruptcy petitions where they will be more conveniently situated. nad na mense puber of applications for front, a public point of view. The area to probate and administration: I find that on an the North of this will therefore remain un-averageforthelast five years the value of the pre- built apos, and an almost unrivalled site for the party for which probate or administration has Courts, having regard to the open spaces. been granted has boon neuror $4,000,000 than which will adjoin them on three Biden, $3,000,000 per annum I am afraid some of the will thus be created. Lack of funds has boon Chinese willa are made by the family after the responsible to some extent for the delay which supposed testator's death (laughter), as an had occurred in undertaking the work, and I may amicabla arrangement to prevent having to here mention that some 11 years ago an agita take out administration and find securities for tion was got up to arrest the progress of the the oecessary bond. Indeed I had a very fauny. reclamation works, by the carrying cul of which so-called vill presented for probate only yester
now.