THE
ROBINSON PIANO
COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTE.
ENTIRELY
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
affection of the whole of the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20тп 1903
It has been my good fortune to serve under | HONG KONG SANITARY BOARD.] that a good limestone in a temperate climate your Excellency now, and I hope it may be my better fortune to serve under you again. Ou behalf of the officers and men of the garrison wish you and Lady Blake God-spood; I wish you may enjoy in that interesting and bountiful island to which you are now going many happy days. (Applause.)
The ATTORNEY GENERAL-Your Excellen cy-The official members of this Council and the public servants of the Colony generally feal the atmost regret and sorrow that the time has come when you are about to relinquish the It is temperod by the knowledge that
Colony savo the administration of the
KENNEDY TOWN CATTLE-SHE).
No. 218 HOLLYWOOD ROAD,
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will be fruitful of the best results to the administration of the affaire of this Colon Medical Otheer of Health. Capt. F. W. ted or polished so as to illow of their hews (1) That the Medical Officer of Health be
NEW STOCK you farewell to-day without thanking you for in the hands of an able and capable officer who of the last meeting be confirmei. He re
ARRIVING.
(Continued from page 3.) festures of your administration, and will Jou pormit me
to say. Sir, that your past administrative acts have given entire satisfaction to the community which I have the hobcur to represent, and have, moreover, won the confidence and respect, the admiration and Chinesn community. I am confident, Sir, that they Colony and the New Territory also, which has heap uawly sequired, Personally I cannot bid roue invariable kinduess and consideration to myself and my colleague in this Council, Mr. Wei Yuk, in our capacity ns representatives of the Chinore. No ene knows better than your SPECIALLY AND MOST CAREFULLY Exellency that it is oftentimes an arduous task to represent the multifarious and many intorests of this community in the Council, bat by your kinduesa and your grout consideration and assistance we have found that task and very easy for us, and sometimes very pleassat, so that I myself cannot allow this occasion to pass without thanking your Excellency most Passerely for your past kindness to us and myself, and in bidding you farewell officially to-day I wish to assure your xcellency of my profound respect and esteem, and I desire also that your Excellency will aucopt our best wishes for your future happiness and prosperity. Hon. Wix Yux--Your Excoleney, My hon. friend. has sp fully expressed my views end my own expressions with regard to your Excellency that he has left me no words to do anything more than to express my entirs concurrenes with his remarks. I join him to wishing your Excoliency good health, prosperity and happi- ness (Applause.)
CHOSEN BY OUR
MR.
GREAT
ROBINSON,
NOW IN EUROPE.
REDUCTIONS
in our pront stock of Pianos and Musical (Applausa.).
Goods.
Our NEW MUSIC STOCK has arrived.
THE APOLLO
MASTER PIANO
PLAYER
THE BEST OF ALL.
THREE STYLES: PRICE FROM $450 UP..
PATTI ENDORSES THE APOLLO.
Adelina Palli (Baroness Cedorstrom) has given another great testimonial to the Apollo Piano player. She was so delighted with the instrument that was purchased by her last year that this secoul testimonial is even stronger than the first one that she gave.
Man, Patti says that "the Apollo never has given her the slightest trouble and that the now concert grand is one of the most wonderful and perfect. piano-players that she has ever seen.
Hongkong. 15th Catober, 1913,
HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BOOKBINDING
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DAILY PRESS, OFFICE.
The ausly office in Chine lving European rht workmen. Fqua fome Werk
ORNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN
A CHEE & CO., Established 1959.
Every Household Requisite. Depot for Eastman's Kodak Filmis sad Acremories: ........12, Queen's Road Content.
carried.
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THE BAT RETURN. . The return for the fortnight ended 16th will produce. Further, that this burning A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held process only takes place where the articles November was laid on the table, 2.33 per
sro treated with liquid limewash, and not cent of the mats caught wore found to b yesterday afternoon in the Beard Room. Hon Dr. f. M. Atkinson, Principal Cisal Medical after it lies dried. I would suggest that all infected. Officer (President), presided, and there were worden structures e in pawnshops in The new cattle shed at Kennedy Town is In consequence of ulses, present Hon. W. Chatham, Director of their entirety be oil-painted, and oil-
the additional sheds sanctioned sincê contract. Public Works (Vice-President), Hon. A. W work be washed down during the lime-practically completed. Brewin, Registrar-General, Mr. E. Allowett washing periods.
The M. O, H. minated: I think it would! No. 11 of 1903 was lat, the computand sur Mr. A. Rumjan, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Cal. Webb, R.A.M.C., Mr. Lau Chu Tak, Mr. be well if the Board would direct that aroundling the shor has not been finished, but that in default of loving the r shelves pain-
ME. RUMJAAN, pursuant to notice, novel: Fung Wa Chun, Dr. W. W. Pearse, Acting letter be sent to each pawnbroker saying this will not interfere with the use of the shed. Acting Cap Superintendent of Public,
properly closed by washing, linewashing Mr. G. A. Welenek (secretary).
requested to furnish the Board with the The PRESIDENT moved that the minutes will be insisted on.
The President minated:- These shelves following particulars in respect to the kitchen, undoubtedly get very dirty, covered with the ground surface, and the inlet to the drain has had the advantage of a long training (ferred to the public and confidential meetings, dust, etc. The rectumulation of the M... of the ground floor of Na. 218, Hollywood plause. Still, sir, we have felt it to be a Mr. Fuxe WA CHEN secondled, and it was
Row for which a bake-house licenco was suits to be a practical one. cortainty for some time that your Excellency'a
The Vice-President inated: The best issued on the 4th instant: (a) State whe- services would be required by His Majesty The PRESIDENT said that before proceed -
what hit is in compliance with the provisious King elsewhere than in Hongkong and we haveing he would like to say the general cleansremely will be to have the shelves painted ther the kitchen is a basement; and if it is, felt the time had arrived in your Excellency's ing was proceeding satisfactorily. The work
The PRESIDENT moxed that the M. O, IE's of Section 5 of the Public Health and Bail- (b) State whether long and illustrious career in the public service
dings Ordinance, 1903. be adopted. of the Empire when you would achieve the progressing at the rate of about 50 Hours
MFUNG highest distinction namely, the bine ribbon of a day. The new bath-house for Chinese at Wux secunded and it was the ground amface complies with the provis
Wandmi was only opened three weeks ago į į earried.
ions of Rule of the bake-house bye-laws. (e) The inlet to the drain being in the back- the service in the Governorship of Ceylon on the first day only 12 visited it. yesterday We hore congratulate the Civil servants of 39 were there
accordance with The following correspondence, signed 1. P. yani state whether it is As some of the members of the Board were Caylen and the Colony generally on the
The provisions of Rule 4 of the bakehouse acquisition of yourself as its Governor, nuddaye, the President thought that the Barnett instructer une as in bye-lawa The bike-houses licence had Inten
Conolly (Hist alt.), was hid' on the table: we in this Colony, knowing gou so well,
mreting to write to you to ask if it was the granted after people had been set to make i predict for you in the administration of the
Rear's intention to enforce section 7 of the report on the premises. The visited the place sfairs of Ceylon the game conspicuon HUOCESS
scavenging are conservancy bye-laws, whiel and found it in a very unsatisfactory state that has murkid your administration of the
relate to scenders providing themselves with with regard to the floor, atul interior wall, affairs of Hougkong. On behalf of the official
My Feason. for asking for the grating was only half the size it might members of this Council I bid you a respectful
| dust hins,
instructions is that the large majority of | be, and there was also un bible smell farewell. Applause);
The grating was not rat-proof. Dr. McFarlane min stel Secretary.occupants of houses in Nos. Dand districts in the yard.
THE PRESIDENT said that the M. O. H lease draw attention to the fact that the are very poor people and the price of de attached plan of the houses does not show approved dust-bin being quite beyond their had visited the premises al would tell theft. wall with existacnelusing the yards, fans. 1 shirk exemption might be granted powid But the two-storied uses at the rear are miset The houses are well lighted, amel ventilatel
The PersmEST moved that provided the two insuses to the rar am not misel the application be granted.
HIS EXCELLENCY-I thank you very much, gentlemen, for the kindness with which you hayespekru. I feel it very deeply, and I assure you that I entirely concur in one remark that the hon. Attorney General has made, and that is in the fact that the Colony is to be congratulated that when I have its shores on Saturday I shall Hon, C. W. DICKSON Your Excolency are its fdministration in the hands of a man who has the confidence of the whole commu- My on, llegus at this Council aus given a resume of what has transpirenity, who is well known to you all, who knows during the period I have in the time this place thoroughly, and whose bonesty and to Harve on this Council, aud has spoken istegrity are well known to you all. (Applause). of this marked rettem with which we naé Tá Council adjourned. and all look upon your Excellency, and touchel also on the fairness which bas charac. torised the attitude of the official miners fowards the unofficial nombers in this Connoit. In these santences which he has expressul I won very pleased indeed to be able to cordially concur, and in wishing your Excellency good-bye I juin with him in expressing the wish that your Excellenay may on oy health an prosperity for all time, (Applause)"
Hou. GERSHOM STEWART-Your Excel-
lesey-Although a new momber of this Cousoil,
to you
on,
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finaues Comittee was hold inhutely after the Council, tho Col-uial Secretary (Hou, F. H. May, C.M G.) présiding..
PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of 31.200 in aid of the rato, Public Works Extraordinary, to munt the eat of applying and oreeting sixteen tanks in Nos, and 10 Health Districts. Passed,
NEW BOOTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT GIVIL HOSPITAL.
The Governor recommended the Council to rote a mum of $1,000 in aid of the vote, Public Works, annually recurrent, to mut the cost during the current year of the work of con. structing new roofs for the Government Civil Hospital. Passed.
REPAIRING & FLAGSTAFF.
The Governor recommended the Council to rote a sam of $150 ia uid of the vote, Public Works, annually recurrent, to most cost of repairing and removing the flagstall at the Harbour Master's Office. Passed.
I am an old residout in this Colony, and I have followed always with great interest the sant to deeds of those who have been rule over 150. Comparisons are always to by avoided, and I shall content rayself with enying that with the wise and liberal lines on which you have enrried on the administration of 13ost this Colony I have always felt mys entiroly
in accord. I thinle this Colony owes debt of gratitude which, as time goes, will
grow larger and larger. (Applause.) For the Inxt ten years we have been struggling with that scourge of plague. We have been learning in sorres and bitteraves the truth of the old saying, "that cleanliness is nert to god- lines it has been an tree support, and it has been of incalcalable value to those who had interests in this Colony to feel that those who were placed over us have the cousgs and devotion to laboar and
The foreraor, recommended the Council te combel bint dreadful sil (Applans). I am delighted to Is able to say that in the Governor vote a further sum of $1,500 in aid of the vote wo are sing and the Governor we are going-Gaol, Other Charges, for the following items: to got we have examples of devotion which hava (1) Provisions for Prisoners..._ ... inspired other men.
INVESTIGATING A CATTLE DINEASE. The Governor recotni nded the Council to vote a sum of $1,500 in aid of the vote. Bazitary Department, ander Other Charges, to meet the cost of investigating a certain periodically recurring cattle disease. Passed.
GAOL CHARGES.
SLU
grida had better he first proceeded with,
OPEN SPACE
The following minutes were made with respect to an application for exemption from the provision of full yard spares for Nos. 34, 36 and 38 Temple Street, Yauranti
FENG W CHUN seconded and, it was PATTIMI
Relative to ap application for exemption from the provision of open sisiges, the respect certain houses on Kowloon Island Lots M 1991, 1002 and 1093: ..
Dr. McFarlane mitmedk With refere 16 Lot 102, 3 clo not save any reason for tren- ling it differently from Lois lugu or yoRs, which have been accepted under coalitions that the corner houses be entirely excepted and the rest provide lobbies zording to the plan subunit for Lots 1998 atid inno, Lots | 1989, 1991 and 1093 have only a 15-foot landin
the rear, and I see no reason why they shouk!! put therefore provide open larkyards of half the kitchen with. the came loasos being escupted as before.
ME. Fuse Wa Chus asked if the lane: 44
15 ft, wire, was not enough. F. Praner said that it was about the average, but he thought it better to make the Jan bigger.
The PRESIDENY moved that the appliencion he granted conditionally.
CEONEL WEB Scoletanud, it was marries An application for exemption from the provision of fuil yard spies for Nos, & to 12 Chatter street, was submitted.
De Bacne minuted: The arrangevient shown in the attached play seenis to me about the best method of providing oper spre and kitcheni area,
The PRESIDENT moved tant the application
grantel.
ME KUNCIATIS seendett, amt it was curierk An application for exemption from the
came forward for considération.
BEST-RINS.
The President minuted: How do they hotes the rubbish at present 1
Mr. Remjam minated: As long as house hd rubbish is allowed to remain in the premises overnight; no gowel can be attained whether a fast bin or any other atrusit is
what he had foul
The M.OH. said theit he had visited the premises two days before Mr. Rumjuhn, and he had issued instructions regarding his aetion when the gew licenses enano up in January, The kitchen was a basement and the gratings were not rat-proof. The ground farheen apparently repaired, there being a Mr. Lan Pak minated: 1 object 194 | fair suture. Wheni ne visited the premises It is maste Tound Heaven being part into the tront the entorsement of section 7. nureanable to campel the jer to spend on The front of the premises was being four or five dollars for an approved slast-binnal, the back would not be used for baking. The PRESIN said that in these cases tho Baskets we good enough for the purposes
The PRESIDENT Raved that the mutter bergulations were not so stringently enforced left to the sanitary inspector's diseratīņik,
CALONE, WERD Asked why not requins the owner of the property and not the beepier to provide chist-hins.
Mr. Pise WA Chres explained that if this were done the tempter would have to pay for it just the same
The attor was left for the sub-committer,
So. 196, QUEEN'S BOAR Father correspondence, dated 27th at relative to using the basement, of No. 166, Quem's Road Cintsal for the preparation of food, has been revised by the Sanitary Bourdie in reply to your letter datedl the gand inst. 1 leg to inform vont et 1 not able to make an area at the side of No. 1 Queen's Road Central, and that i have easel using the ground or for the preparation of fork. 1 have also remsted the oven from the main roog of No. 117 Wellington Strert, hest flow, and request than bakejmise Bevice (4) you grant THIS Jam Yipang.
THE PRESENT moved that the application be granted.
Capt. LYONS secondled and it was agıved. FOOD STORARE The following was an application forperiis. sinn to use the basement of Sofia, First Starvet for the preparat and storage of front have the honour to state than I am the owner
it
as in loge buses.
Mr. Remgaus said that no permission bad been given by the Board, and thus issement could put be utilised for the preparation of fiel
The MOH and that food was not Leinis prisnées there since the removal, of the oven.
Mr. RUMBARX begged to be allowed to withdraw his secondi questions,
The jullie proceedlings Unit terminated.
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
Fit and Spact in China, By. Oliver G. Ready. London: Chapman & lift.
Brindy and M. By W. K. ROBERTH. New York: G. P. Patman's Sh
Me Pucial. By QUICLIFFE Hys. Laudon Macmillan & Co. Colonial Liory.
Alevulures of Gerard, By A. CONASD VIEL Lowton: Loujeans, Area & Co. Colonial Library,
Clain Past and Present By H. E. PARKERL Tondon. Chapman and Hall
THE LANGUAGE DIFFICULTY,
The mest fruitful soures of contention b
dividuals is failure to empe-bed ach ofher's meaning. Such error arises, more often
(Applause), I believe (2.) Materials for Remunerative Industry Sao Brovision of a yard for Na, 19 Chater Street and scrapier of No. 63. First Street, user i thin 101, trom different indivduals attaching
that, besides those things we know, this Colony
is indebtal to you for much work which perhaps has not. boon meda public. The opening, for justauce, of that port of Waichow would never bare bou effected without you. I think it is possible that that place may in fature-be of great importanes to us. We have been associated
Passed
Total
This was all the business.
..$1,500
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LI
The seventh annual meeting of shareholders of the above company was held yesterday at the company's offices in Wyndham Street, those present being Dr. J. W. Noble chairman, tees, . Stevenson, Litsg Wong. J. Walker,
some of us-in an epoch-making. thing in ro- gard to the railway commencement in southern Chinn I believe the question which will agitate our minds here in the immediate future more than any other is whether or not this Colony shall be the op dates. We will hose railway from Haulow to Cantoa. have A.
The
The PRESIDENT moved that the application to grans vonditionally.
Mr Lan Cậu Pak secondeil, and it was granted.
SCAVENGING,
state my
of
together with the 1st ward and thers of different aranings to the same wore. And this Finst Street, by me as a Chinese pawnbroking being true of people employing their common establishment for 19 yes, und the man of language in domestic negotiation. how sustly it a Cheng. The ground, first and second flours greater is the danger of misunderstanding bi- of No. 64, and first and second testsof No, tween prople ignorant of each other's language! are used for storage of goods in pawn, and by Interpretation and translation are not exact The following application, dated 10th inst, eight to ten employees of the epablishment, sciences, A political dispatch written in oDE langang may be rendered in another, so as to has been received Sir, e house 19. Queet There ats: zad any kiteben arrangements on Street, Inland lot 1,169, I have the honour to
o, with- forward tracing showing proposed design of any of these floors, as the risk from fire to thefen it, or make it appear more stringent, at
building to be erected on above; lot, and valuable goods sturei would be too great, the will of the interpreter: and the
I therefore log to request that the permit out any fadefensible departure from original. to request that exemption be granteil (under the Sanitary Board be given, under See, 4,
Some years ago, there was alaust a ruptor be- S. 180, Ord of 1909) from providing On of 1804, to use the basement weder 63
tween is steel States and France, owing to no Amerian minister, imperiectly acquainted is the following points in sapport of thy for purposes of ungaration and storage of
pls herewith show the said with the French language, attaching a diatutor CLEONG LEN & CO.. Furniture Sture the plonsura of listening to you once more, Sir, Manager, and 8. A. Seth, Secretary. The application: (1) The lane cannot be tuismen, which is well lit atri ventilated by leasing to the very insosent word dumunder. Nations are more wideis glivided by differenco and I trust you will give us your views that notice convening the meeting having been read, ressible for scavenging coolies, and will mont important point. The kon sympathy and
CHAIRMAN said: Goutiomen, the only for a repository for rabbish. (2) The large windows to external air of adequate good-heartedness with which you have listened report and accounts have now been in your is 2) is key, and many years must lapse area; the walls abutting against earth will be of language than by colour of skin, riverë,
rendered with cement up tofull height, and the To audi assistel in overy possible way those in possession for some days, and I will, therefore, | defore reconstraction. (3) Compensation other walls up to 1 ft. high. The basement! menntain chu:us, or even orruns The English- best and cheapest . Queen's Read ; dis'ress have been an encouragement to that, with your permission, take them as road. † woukl be wquired for lane, and the price of will be free from any and cut-proof (sity / man and the Australiun, boru at opposite point
charity by which you say this Colony has dis- The directors are pleasail at being able and is very high in this neighbourhood. (4) Chan Cheng Fong (John Leum, architect),
to present to you so satisfactory & statement of tinguished itself. We cannot forget the man-
This satisfactory uer in which you took under your care that the past year's working.
result is very largely due to the absence of any plugue-stricken district in the east of the city nor of the assistance you afforded to tim sut serious outbreak of disease daring the period forers by the typhoon of 1906, when hundred under review-a blessing which (if you had been of Chine were reached from a watery grave ia as long associates with this Company as ( the courtines of this Colony. I cordially sudores have) you will not fail to be thankful for every thing that has boon said by my colleagues, Our berd is at present in excellent health and and as Governor and one of the best-hearted condition, and we are continually importing members of the buman family that it has over young stock of purs breed from England, boen my good fortuno to meet, I wish you fare America, and Australia, so as to improve and make it as perfect sa possible, and thus make the well and all happiness. (Applause).
milk, rich as it is richer still. We can ussure
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The PRESENT moved that the occupiers be informed as to the M. O. H's opinion..
Ma. Fuse WA Cares seconded and it was
neen Street is only a short street, but is of fair width, and opens onto two wide streets. (5) Houses fat built low in the neighborhood, and from block plan it will be seen there are many open spaced, agreed to.
The shop of No. 19 is only 33ft.. is greater than usuk). deep, aut the front age (7) The house will be wel let and ventilated and have the open ce required by Onl. of 1903. (S1) Quin Mow Fueng (Jol. Lam, architect.)"
is
SOAP-BOWING
An application for a soap-builing fonce submitted. in respect of No. 13, Queen's Road East wil
DR. BARNETT said that he had been to
inspect the building, fle did not know whether the application for a licence was to The PRESIEST said that the Vice-Presidente considered on the footing of a new licence opined that as it was impossible to make a
of the world, converse like teethers, whito a Chimman of Swalow anta Chinaman of Canton, Latives of the same country and both supposed
spouk Chinese, find it convenient to talk to- gether in a barbarons sort of English which they require from British and American sailors their parts, so greatly does the Chinese lau gaga
differ in various parts of the Celestia
Empire.
Sons of the world's greatest thinkers held the there will be bat one language
pinion, that a time maat gunpelse through
Viors of China and Manila. Work In the farewell address to which we are just you that at the present moment we believe you scavenging lane in the neighbourhood their as a renewal. Though not possessed of a
done for Amateurs; No. Sa, Queen'e listened, you soarenly touched on the assistance possess a herd, the quality and quantity of wh chonly thing to do was to grant the application license the concern had been in existenen cheaper and more rapid, and education more
which you leave given to the military forces of is unsurpassed by any dairy in the East. Mr. RUMJAHN Moved that the Government
Road Centrni.
PRINTING
DAILY PRESS" OFFICE Proofs read by Englishmen.
STOREKEEPERS
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
The
be recommended to make a lane joining Heuing Lane with Bonham Strand.
No one seconded and the notion was lost. THE PRESIDENT moved that exemption be granted.
COLONEL WEBH Seconded, and it was agreed. An application for permission, to use a company to house and stora poultry cane before the meeting,
THE DAIRY FARM.
•
LICENSES.
out the wold. They base their belief upon the obvious facts that every your transit become dittusel sad of a higher standard. Trale, by bringing all nations together, and uniting DR. PEARSE said it must be considered as their interests, is another great factor that some considerable time.
Enter a good new license,
must not be lost sight of. The PRESENT moved that the license bedrig stora in say country you plonso, and granted conditionally,
Ma Humans seconded and it was carried, by 1s English name for a bottle of Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and it is a thousand to Nineteep applications for various foule but you will be immediately supplied with licenses, a renewal of such licenses, were what you desire, su universally in that great re- mosty known and extormed. Writing 9th Jana,
refused.
Mossel Bay Division, Cape Colony, say: "A few weeks ago a coloured man came into my store whe appeared a mero skeleton, and com planet of pain in his chest and lungs. He asked Mother Seige Curative Syrup and u Seigel my opinion, and I recommended him to try Plaster. He accepted my advice, and the result was astonishing. The man is now perfectly well, and gratefully acknowledges the cause of his good health,"
and Coal Merchants, Sole Agents for your Governorship, and now the arms and the loon has induce your directors to open a depot portion of the depot of the Dairy Farm Considered. Some were granted and other 1905 Mr. J. McJobuas, F.C., of Yogel Vlei
Nury Contractors, Sailmakera, Provision Hartmann Rahtjen's Gennine Com
position Red Hand Brand.
.
BISMARCK & CO.
Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlers, Prevision and Coal Merchants, Sail- makars, &e, Fresh Water supplied to
Vessels in the Harbour
KHONG SANG CO.,
and
to
The PRESENT moved that the application granted on the condition that the dairy farm and poultry be kept separate.
COLONEL WERD Seconddeil and it was agreed
PAWNSHOPS.
WATER ANALYSIS.
The water andysis was bud on the table Me. Frans Browne is of opinion from analysis that water from wells situated at En Chow Village and Ei Lan garden is so tainted with impurities as to be unfit for potab' purposes and likely to jove injurious to
Heroic
thie Colony in increasing the armament and We trust our policy of sulistautially writing feraousel which are now under this command. down the valna of our cattle will commend it Without your assistance I think it would have self to you, as it is an almost unvarying been scarcely possible to increase the garrison necessity when dealing with live stook. With to the extent it now is. But to worthily up the addition of the $2,000 now proposed held the British flag in British waters requires to be added to reserve, this fund will stand at a naval base, which requires protection. The $20,000, and we hope, as time goes on.
to continue adding to this fund, armament and personnel now under this con mand have been gradually increased during rapid growth of the population in Kw number of mon in this Colony are scarcely there for the sale of milk and dairy products inferior to those of Gibraltar. You have also generally. For this purpose we have feared kindly given to us the permission to make use No. 57 Elgin Road, and we have no doubt this now departure will be greatly appreciated by all of the uninhabited parts of the New Territory for training our men. I have been lately in Kewloon residents, as well as increase oar specting them on the slopes of Taimoshan- revenue. We are now in a position to offer
The following correspondence, from Mr.health. perfect training ground; there is no training sterilized milk in large or small ground I-know in Engial that is equal to it all those requiring milk to treated. It sintended
the men have learned very valuable for the use of young children or invalids, and J. A. Lyon, relative to the question of int lessons there. This constant working on the for those who profue pare fresh inilk on longing and polishing the shelves for storing warfare voyages-this milk, as you all know, will keep pawned goods in pawnshops cime before the hillside just as they wou'd be in was of the greatest us in making them sweet for an indefinite period, the sterilising weeting:-I beg to direct your attention to a valuable defenders of the Colony (Applause.) process destroys all geras the milk may contain.question which has been asked here in I was watching them shooting the other The price of foodstuffs, we are sorry to say, connection with the dealing with pawnshops day. A small squad of men were ready to sunat still continues high, and shows indications of during the leewashing periods, as
"whether we wish the shelves of these shops for 25 seconde at ten small objects placed advancing still further. The sue might be on the hillside, and before the 25 seconds were said of wages. Before moving the adoption of (said shelves being used for storage of pawu- This question has up seven of these were knocked over. Regiments the report and acconuts, I shall be glad to er goods) limewashed. that can shoot in that way need not fear the answer any questions regarding the same to the been put by Chu Chan Nau, of the Cheong
best of my ability,
On pawnshop, Nos. 12 and 14 Yu Wo
"I have insisted on the lime- Up till now lending of almost any number of men who are
their not sccustomed to hill-climbing or who had not
washing, etc., of these premises in shot or worked in a country of this sort. I buve.
entirety,
this man says it is a hardship. no doubt that it a party from a foreign country arrived in this Colony they would walk into
From the important, or otherwise, position these premises play in connection with the a death-trap. I have also been watching the
"7 firing of the new guns lately added to this
The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the destination of infectious diseas us, on which, armament. It range and power they are equal retiring directors, Mr. F. Maitland, and Mr. no doubt, the M... will give a ruling,
would submit that there structures, to anything to be seen anywhere, and the E. I. Hinds be re-elected.
Mr. J. WALKER seconded this motion and are usually constructed of wood, should be TILEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE batteries of small quick-firing guns. are now
either limewashed in their entirety or oil and KYNOCK'S SPORTING | completo. The firing from them was also it was carried unanimously. CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, und 20 BORE. rather remarkable. At the small battery at Mr. STEVENSON proposed, and Mr. LNG painted. As for the fact that this man sape and NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT in Lyeemen vessels representing destroyers going WONG seconded, that Mr. Hatton Potle ba that in the damp weather (opening time) the All Sizes, Nos, 10 to NESG. AIR GUNS and about 15 miles an hour went through re-elected auditor; carried unanimously. Thers limewash destroys the clothes. This I would AMMUNITION in Varioty.
the pass, and shots were put on them at the being no other business to bring forward, with emphatically dispute, as there is no line- WM. SCHMIDT & CO. rate of 20 shots a minute. I do not think any a vote of thanks to the chair the meeting stone here, for anywhere near here, which, when burnt, will produce the same effect Hongkong, 28th November, 1902. [11'destroyers could enter the pase, at that rato. terminated.
Shipohandlers, Sailmakers, Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineers
Tools, Brass and Iron Merchants,
144. Des Vox Road.
WATCHMAKERS
DROZ & CO.,
14, Queen's Load Central Repairs of Watches and Clocks by competent European experts, at moderate rates
CARTRIDGES.
IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE. FORE ALWAYS TEESH.
No one having any questions to put, The CHAIRMAN proposed that the accounts be passed.
Mr. J. WALKER seconded the motior, which was carried unanimously.
but
to
measures only can check the advance of
Cholera
Don't trifle with unknown remedies, nothing yet tried equals
Painkiller
TEREY DAVIS.
2196-4
pea
Another let'ar, dated 17th June, 1903, from Mrs. W. Smith, of Graham's Towa, Cape Co- says: lony, is equally satisfactory. Mrs. Smith
Three years ago I was much troubled by pains in the hand, which were so severe at times as to canso mo to vomit und badly affect my eyesight. Ta add to my misery, my teeth would frequently achu for days and nights continuously, until I thought I must go mad. Yellow patches ap- prared oa my chost and back, cansed, I was toll, by BR affection of the liver. I obtained medi cius from several physicians, bat without ex- periencing the slightest relief 1 badabadoand all hops of being eared when a doctor advised me to try Mother Soigal's Curative Syrup. After taking a few doses of chat romedy, there was a change for the better. I continued to take the Syrup for u time and was soon com pletely onred. All of my ailments have disap- peared and I now enjoy the best of health."
The remedy of which Mr. MeJobnus and Mrs. Smith speak so bigbly is the standard medicine of the sixteen principial countries of the world; but there is no nation by which it is not known and esteemed, and no language in which its usa has not been commented uponi.with gratitude. [58