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the incidence of the rainfall, wus, it is satisfactory to learn,' contributed to by the Installation of temporary pamping plant in
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The actual expenditure on publle works in the Colony last year amounted to $1,319,532,
The Shanghai Tug and Lighter. Company
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Bye-wash reservoir being suficiently advanced to enable about twenty million gullons to be imponaded in September In It is announced, that the Grat Gymkhana the year 1902 recourse was bad to the inter-meeting will be held at the Happy Valley on mittent supply on the 1st November; in Saturday, the 23rd inst, Particulars appear in 1903 it was not until the 15th December our advertisement coluvuis, that it was deemed expedient to put the Colony on "short commons." So far wo are not aware that it has been found necessary to have recourse to
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as was done during the spring of 1902, but we regret to note that the quantity of water in the storage reservcira of tha Colony on the 1st January this year was 24 million- gallons less than the amount in the reser- voirs on the corresponding date last year. No fears or alarme are expressed in the Report concerning this rather disquieting statement, and perhaps no one need enter- tain them. But it is worth whilo pointing out that the returns given in the appendices show that the development of the Hill and the Higher Level Districts has resulted in largely increased demands for water, com-
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Mr. J. F. Boulton has been appointed teact as Assistant Director of Public Works from the 30th ult, during the tenure of the office of the D.P.W. by Mr. P. N. H. Jones.
A general map of the New Territory, on a scale of two inches to tho wile, is now being prepared by the Public Works Department. It will show all streams, roads: paths, enltivated areas and villages.
Mr. P. N. H. Jones, the Acting Director of Public Works, has been provisionally appointed to be an efficial member of the Executive and Legislative Councils during the aleance of
Mr. W. Chathum.
The Superintendent of the Alice Memorial and Netherole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the Build ing fund of the Minternity Hospital:- Taikoo Sporte, $52.80.-
John William Stewart, formerly a captain in
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[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]
SERIOUS FIGHTING IN TIBET.
LONDON, 2nd April.
It is officially reported that in an engage
Panglima Hassan, the More fanatic who has kept Jola island in a ferment, was killed on March 4, fighting absolutely singlehanded against a whole squadron of U.S. onvalry. Ho lnd
surrender, and with twenty-five wounds on his body, his two companions shot down besido him, his rifle stricken from his hands by a builot, ho attempted to how his way with a barong through cordon of his foes. The cavalry sergeant who barred the path would have spared his life in admiration for his fierce courugo, but Ilassari rushed on him so savagely that he was forced to Hassan's body shoot to suro his own life, rolled at his feet, the forehead riven by a forty.mont fought at Guru, in Tibet, by the force five calibre bullet. His body was literally full accompanying the British Mission whose of holes.
advance was registed by the Tibetans, the February Captain Ellice (S. Andrews Burghs) Tibetan losses were 500 killed and wounded asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and 200 were taken prisoners. whether there was muy international undertaking that boliggeront ships of war should restrict their stay in neutral ports to 24 hours, or whether such instructions were only applicable to British ports. Earl Percy replied-There is
In the House of Commons on the 29th
THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
LONDON, Žud April. The Discovery, the Morning and the Terra no such international undertaking. The rule was adopted by this country in 1862, and since | Nova have arrived at Lyttleton. The Dis that date several foreign Stutes have issued
similar rules in connection with their observance covery got within 500 miles of the South of neutrality. Mr. Rose (Cambridge, New-Pole. market; then asked the Under-Secretary for
Foreign Affairs whether his attention had been called to the acizare by Russian destroyers in the Red Sea, of British steamers laden with coal
1 doz. Qte, 2 doz. Pt Iured with the requirements of previous the China Merchants' service, was before the to Japan; and whether, in view of the fact of
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years, and as a natural consequence the
water in the storage reservoirs must be Supreme Court at Shanghai on the 28th March conl not having been declared contraband of war
$9.00
the more rapidly exhausted.
It is to be 11.00 noted, too, in this connection that we have so far had less rain this year than last, and 14.50 the fact that there wis less water in the reservoirs at the beginning of this year than 22,09 at the beginning of last therefore takes on a more serious aspect as the dry season 20.00 continues. Fortunately for this reason we
season, and trust no need will arise for further restricting the supply of water to the community.
One of the orinsers, either tho Adomastor, now
REUTER'S SERVICE.
DESTRUCTION OF A RUSSIAN QUARANTINE STATION,
THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION,
LONDON, 1st April.
All the three Antarctic vessels, the Discovery, Morning and Terra Nove, have arrived at Lyttleton. The Morning and tho Terra Neva resoled the Discovery on the 14th February, finding all wish en board. Tho Discovery explorara continuód their evientiflework through- out the winter of 1903, and the spring found them all in excellent health and spirits. They ascertained that the interior of Victoria Land is continuone at a height of 0,000 fent and is aridently a vast continents! plateau.
GERMAN MAIL DISABLED AT ADEN.
LONDON, 1st April..
The P. & O. str. Marmora takes in the passengers of the Oldenburg, which is at Adon disabled.
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are now approaching the end of the dry in Hongkong harbour, or the Vasco da Game. They have been informed that the Russian aware of the destruction of the station, but the the distriste that are inhabited by the working
A brief resume of what lins been done in the direction of securing a constant supply will not bo out of place here. By paragraph 56 of Mr. Chathan's Report, which refers A. S. WATSON & CO. to the City and Hill District Waterworks,
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Government are at present considering regula tions in regard to contraband visits on the high Bea, prizo corts, &c., and that those regulations
Hague Convention did not apply to naval bom- bardments.
THE HILL DISTRICT RESERVATION
PLES TO THE EDITOR OF THE DALLY.
Hongkong 31st March, Bin, One thing which strikes me in relation to the petition which you publish from Peak resilents urging the establishment of an Eu- ropean resurvation at the Peak is that the petitioners appear to forget that there are other Europeans in the Colony beside those who ena afford to live at the Peak. Evon a casual glauco at the lists of visitors in the low-loval hotels will convince anyone that the section of on a chargo of stealing a bicycle. Prisoner by Russia, and that over 15 ships of a total value
the European population which is forced pleaded that it was Burne night" when he including cargo, of over £700,000 had sailed,
to live on the Queen's Road level pre- took the bicycle, and he had too much to drink from Cardiff ander similar conditions and insur-
LONDON, 30th March.
dominates to a very large degres over the Peak The case was adjourned to allow of the prisoner el in London in the belief that coal was not
Russia baving protested, through the Franch residents. Taipans may be able to live at declared contrabund of war by Russia, he would Minister at Tokyo, against the destruction of the Peak, but the men who do tho actuel finding sureties for his good behaviour.
6 Patriote, our weekly Portuguese contem stato whether His Majesty's Government intend, the quamnatino station at San-shantao during work of the big commercial and shipping firms perury, states that the Portuguese erniser Vasco ed to take any action in the matter. Earl the fourth attack on Port Arthur, as a violation bare forsooth to live on the low level, whore Percy said →→His Majesty's Government have of the Hague Convention, napreviously telegraph the conditions are highly prejudicial to their da Guma is expected to arrive at Macao shortly no information respecting the alleged seizures.d, Baron Komura replying said he was not hesith." If the encroachment of Chinese into.
Europeans (is apart from the talpan Europesus) menaces anybody, it curtainly does not menace. the Peak residents, from whom this petition esnatas. I suppose that if the purpose and intent of the petitioners were examined into it would be found that it is not the Chinese but the low-paid Europeans whom they object to as possible near neighbours. From their lorilly eminence, the "Feakitea" look down with something like contempt apon those aufortunate Europeans who are compelled by reason of low salary to live in close proximity to the Chinese population or else on the cheaper and lower levels. Of course it may be argued that in seeking to conserve the Hill District the residents there are doing a good turn to the European community as a whole, Bat it can also be argued that the Europeans who live at the Peak constitate a very amat minority of the white pepulation, and that upon thom "the value of the Empire" has a very slight depen dence. If there is to be any legislation in the direction inlicated in the petition surely. it would be better to experiment in Kowloon (i the contral district of Victoris is to be put out of consideration), where the workers who make LONDON, 1st Apríl. the backbone of "the Empire” will have to bo The crews of the Varguy and Koretz bayobonsed as the growth of the Colony goes on. arrived at Odessa, recoiring a triumphal recop- Yours, etc., tion
will probably proceed to the north. The same paper also states that according to letters re- caived from Lisbon by the last mail, it is the intention of the Portuguese Government ta des- patch to Macao, two more cruisers, D. Cartos and D. Amelia if necessary,
The new peal of bells at the Roman Catholic Cathedral were first rung on Saturday last (Holy Saturday) during the services in the
morning. The pealing was very sonorous, but the manipulation was imperfect owing to want of practice on the part of the ringers. The Easter services on Sunday at the Cathedral were fully choral and were very imposing. His Lordship Bishop Piazzoli, assisted by all the clergy, Italian, French, and Sparish, officiated, and the Congregation was very numerous.
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The Paris Temps publishes a leading article on Tibet, in which the recent discussions in Parliament are referred to and Lord fhrzon's action is emphasised. Indeed, the Temps is of opinion that the expedition is one of the fruits of the continued position of Lord Curzon as Viceroy of India. The Temps says: The truth is that one must see in this hybrid Mission, in which soldiers armed in the teeth escort an envoy bearing words of ponce, Lord Curzon's answer to the raysterious Embassies which the Tsar received at Livadia and S. Petersburg,”
Russian newspapers made much capital ont of a report in eirculation at the end of February to the effect that Jewish agents are now at Kosloff and Tambeff buying up for the British Army sound and healthy horses from five to eight years to the number of at least 3,000.
learn that most of the works recommended in Mr. Coorma's Report of the 9th May, 1896, have been executed, together with certain additional items at an expenditure of $319,285. Mr. COOPER's recommendations for the improvement of Pokfulam conduit have not yet been carried out, but the conduit has been thoroughly cleaned and freed from obstructions. With regard to the Peak supply it is stated the pumping plant and rising main required for maintaining the supply to the Feak have been indented for. The new engine is to be capable of raising 72,000 gallons per work ing day of twelve hours. In paragraph 64 referring to the Tytamtuk scheme au account is given of what has been done to render available, until some permanent works can be established, the dry-weather flow of the streams, the water of which it is ultimately intended to impound. A small dam has been constructed and a temporary pumping plant laid down capable of raising half a million gallons per day from the Tytamtuk valley to the gauge basin at the entrance to the Tytam tungel. The engine started work on the 1st November, and notwithstanding the occurrence of some burats in the rising main at the outset, HONGKONG, 4TH APRIL, 1904 the quantity of water pumped up to the end of the year amounted to 20 million gallons. FORTY-FIVE pages of the latest Government Some necount is given of the sinking of Fazaite are occupied with the Report of the wells for the purpose of ascertaining the Director of Public Works for the year 1903. depth at which a reliable foundation for a Hore the general public has brought under dain will be met, but Mr. CHATHAM says it ite notice the multitudinous duties and res appeared obvious from the results of the ponsibilities which a Public Works Depart trial works that a lengthened period must ment is required to assume in a Crownolapse before a scheme for the low-level dam Colony like Hongkong, Land sales and could be definitely prepared, submitted, and
reclamation carried out, and therefore a scheme for a Talking about war, one of the most pathetic, not. surveys, watorworks and schemes, the construction and maintenance dem on another site bas en referred home to say tragic things which I have come across
for some time is an "expresa" which was of public roads, bridges, sewers and nullahs, to the Secretary of State for the Colonies us sea-walls, piers and lighthouses, the erection affording the most realy and economical delivered with the Korea Review, and which and maintenance of Government buildings, means of enabling this interval to be tided relates to an incident probably arising from the damomlisation of communications. It was the construction and arrangement of build over, while at the same time it will not inga generally--all these and many others, hamper or interfere in any way with the headed Bores Astray," and road us fllows:-- “A box containing books 'of a religious nature even to the issue of squstlers' licences-come carrying out of the original scheme. This has been delivered by mistake to the undersign- new scheme is for a dam to impound 194. Any one who gives an accurate description within the province of the Public Works million gallons of water, and the entire of the contents can take delivery. On the other Department. And on each and every one of these subjects something has to be said cost, including pumping station, rising hard, a box containing novels from London nd- and suction mains, and certain ROW dressed, to the undersigned has gone astray. If in the Director's annual report. It is not
roads, is estimated to be $780,000. this has been delivered in mistake to any one in possible in the space of a column, or even The scheme had not been definitely Cores, the advertiser will feel greatly obliged if two, to touch upon all these topics. One sanctioned" by the close of the year, the receiver will kindly inform him. T. E subject dealt with in the Report is of
Hallifax, Seoul." Mr., Hallifox has my deepest the Report but sufficient public interest to monopolise all necessary drawings, etc., to enable a contract sympathy. To order a book of novels, and receive instead books of a religious naturel the space we are able in this columu to to be let were proceeded with and were in a There will doubtless be many tragic incidents devote to the ernsideration of the Report forward state at the close of the year. This tuting the way, but it is difficult to conceive of to-day. That subject is the water supply, indicator that though the scheme has not anything more pathetic than the picture which While the community is still restricted to a been "definitely sanctioned" there is rea- is thus conjured up. two hours' daily service, the progress of the sonable hope of full sunction being obtained. waterworks is a feature of the Report It is to be hoped that the decision of the which will naturally command especial home authorities will speedily be made
states that the
Farther, it was asserted that these horses are really intended for Japan. The Sviet, for instance, says--This is a nice business! While on every side we hear of offers made by Jews in connection with the war, hackstering Jews are at the same time leaving for the banks of the Vistula, while elsewhere other Jews are buying remounts for Japan. It is a rivolting act of treason, and it is to be hoped that an enquiry will be held immediately and the guilty ones rigorously parished. If the horses which are being bought are really for the British it must not be forgotten that Great Britain, although now neutral, is Japan's ally, and that conne- quently this is by no means the time for the faithful subjects of the Tour to furnish remounts for the British cavalry.
"F.A.G." writes in the Kobe Chronicle
will shortly be communicated to the Powers.
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB.
. At the opening day of the season held at the Green on Saturday afternoon, the members and their friends, including a large number of ladies, spent
very pleasant afternoon. The grounds, which were decorated alround with fings, presented a plonennt appearance. Tea was served on the lawn, and during the afternoon colection of music were played by the band of the 93rd Burma Infantry. Competitions for prizas were engaged in. Mrs. Jack presenting the prizes to the following winnera;—
GENTLEMEN'S COMPETITION.
and J. Kyles J. Galt W. Ramsay
J. W. Robertson
J. Parkes
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A. Kinross A. Mileny
J. C. Gow J. Ramsay
W. J. Paddepla J. Guy
Mr. Pollock
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S COMPETITION, Mrs. Milroy and J. Macdonald Mrs. Majer Mrs. Kerr
Mrs. W. Ramsay Mrs. Jack Miss Guy
والا
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J. Parkes
J. Galt
13
A. Ewing
41
J. C. Gow
T. W. Robertson CHAMPIONSHIP CUP for 1903. Presented by W. C. Jack, Esq.
Won by A. G. Ewing.
2nd prize won by A. Ritchie.
3rd prize won by T. W. Robertsou. Most games played, W. M. Deas. Three cheers for Mr. and Mrs. Jack and the ladies closed the proceedings of a very enjoy. able afternoon.
CANTON.
(FROM OUR COREESPONDEST.]
2nd April
INDIAN WATCHMAN MURDERED.
tho back of his
Com-
FOOD SUPPLIES.
LONDON, 1st April.. The Russian Commissariat is sending no foodstufe to Manchuris, bat is relying entirely on the plentiful local supplies of cattle and grain which have been accumulating at Harbin.
CHINA'S NEUTRALITY.
LONDON, 1st April. The Chinese Legation at S. Petersburg de olares that China is sincerely and firmly resolved to observo nentrality, from which resolve she will only depart in the event of the violation of Chitose territory by the Russians or Japanese.
THE CREWS OF THE “VARYAG" AND “KOREETZ,”
INTERNAL TROUBLE IN COREA.
ACCIDENT TO THE "OLDENBURG.".
We are informed by Messrs. Melchers & Co. that the agont of the Norddeutscher Lloyd at Aden wired on the 30th Murch - Oldenburg cannot sail on account of shaft broken, probable departure 18th April." We are refore. asked to notify that the departars for Europe of the Imperial German Mail es. Oldenburg BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY NEWS. will be delayed for about three weeks.
LONDON, 1st April The unruly elements in Coron are giving trouble and the country is not safe outside the Japanese linas,
LONDON, 20th March,
REGISTRATION OF CHINESE AT MANILA
On Wednesday information was received in Sir Michael Hicks-Beach bas informed his Canton that an Indian watchman employed by constituents that he does not intend to seek re-
Forty-seven thousand and some hundreds of American China Development Company had election to Parliament. been murdered at Sainam, some milos beyond The House of Commons will adjourn on the certifinates have been granted to the Chiness of the Philippines up to date. Forty-four thousand The murderer, another Indian, 12th proximo,
and several hundreds of these have been signed, Canton,
Mr. Balfour will probably introduce the and about thirty-five thousand or mors already bad blown off
Doctor Budget on the 19th proximo. parion's lend and then decampod. Shelby, the Railway surgeon, promptly pro- ceded to the scene, and the British Vice- Consul also went-up, as the parties concerned were Britishi subjects. I hear to-day that the murderer has been arrested in Hongkong. His
He could not hope to escape permanently. arcoxt was, of course, only a matter of time.
FATAL JUNK ACCIDENT.
THE TRANOH NAVY,
LONDON, 31st March..
are in the possession of their owners. Under the system of registration used by the local. officials, which is said to be the same as that adopted in the United States enstorus offices, the Chino files his application blank. That is the first step. He is investigated, and if every
main ofice in Manils in the form of a stab in
In a lengthy debate on the condition of the thing is found to be all right, the certifcato is French mary, M. Lockray sharply critiseded to him. This cortificate is made in The original goes to the Chinaman Yesterday morning a sad affair occurred two or the administration of M. Pelletan. The latter triplicate. three miles below Canton at Shan-fo-hau, where reported the points of his defence on the 16th himself, a duplicate remains in the custom house a small stream joins the Pearl River. A large instant. M. Combes supported. M. Paliotan. issing the paper, and the triplicate goes to the passenger juuk containing a load of 60 people The Chambor eventually passed a resolution capsized, and although the shore was not far proraising that a special enquiry into the state distant, 15 were drowned. These ucculents of the affairs of the feet will be instiinted, are lamentably frequent, and seem always to be attended with heavy loss of life- The passage boats are ulways crowded
to their fall capacity, making the simile of
MISCELLANEOUS,
FIGHTING IN TIRET.
the certificate book. In this way, a triple check is had upon the owner, and any attempt made to foist off another man's papers on the customs people usually lands both rear und deceiver in a very serious tangle, with gaslat one end of the lins and probable forfeiture of the papers at the other-Manila Cablenews..
LATEST STEAM SR MOVEMENT
The C. & M. stasbin Zagro left Manila on Friday afterner and is due here on Monday at daylight.
The CPR steamer Tartar laft Vancouver,
B.C., for Hongkong via the usual ports of call on Thursday, the Sist, Marsh,
"packed tight as herrings" not inapt with re-
LONDON, 1st April. ference to them. This overcrowding is, I be-
Renter's correspondent at Tuna wires that lieve, not unheard of in Hongkong.
the Tibetans asked the British Mission to. retire, which Col, Younghusband refused to do The forry-boats Guiding Star and Morn-and two engagements were fought in which the ing Star, late of Hongkong, and now in use Tibetans suffered most severely, their dead bere, are extensively patronised by the Chinese lying in heaps. The Tibetans eventually fled They plied at first between the railway terminus to the bills, but a small force of 50 or 60 men and, the China Merchants Wharf, near the sbstinately held their camp at Guru, which was Custom House, but their terminus is now at the finally gallantly captured by the mounted bind, some distance below, and more convenient
Infantry and Ghoorkas."; for traffic. The bund is making rapid progress. HONGKONG GENTLEMAN'S DEATH- Large stones are being dumped off the foreshore We regset to announce the death of Mr. FB.. and when they rise above the mrface sand is Spenco who was formerly employed in Messrs. laid over them, while piles are driven in at în. attention. The improvement in the service known and that there will be no unnecessary Brower add Company,s and latterly in the Custervals. The new ice company's premises will significant that three of Tibetan generalis, left Kobe on the 1st inst. for this port in 1903, as compared with that of 1902, delay in the commencement of this obviously toms in Queens Road, It is supposed that he it is said, be situated on the band, which now. escorta were armed with rifles bearing the Rus-which left here on the 2nd alt, at noon, arrived though admitted to be principally due to urgent undertaking.
rezobes as far down as the new Medical College an imperial stamp.
fell over the verandah.
LONDON, 1st April. The Times correspondent at Fuma says it is
The CPR. steamer Athenian arrived at Kobe at 3.30 p.ni. on Wednesday, the 30th Ifarch, and left agian at 8.30 pr. on Thursday, the 31st for Shanghai, where she is due to arrive at noon on Monday, the 4th instant.
The E. & A. steamor Australian, for Austra
The Imperial German mail steamer Stydlitz,
at Gronoa on Wednesday, 30th ult, at 8 pm.