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revivo the cult and culture of the English rose. It is not saflotant to write a obuquo and have a gardener and his coolies exercies his taste in the environment of the foreigner. When the foreigner and his lady, and their children also learn how much it monta to make personal friends of the growing things about their door, the mill excitements of neighbourly rivalry A new and absorbing interest will have come to vanquish boredom, and relieve the tediam of daily work. In the meantim3), a loesi horticultural society seems a means to an end. Are there none sufficiently interested to ako a move? Our columns are open to comniout. we should be glad to encourage any movement in such a direction.
Some of the Englisha newspapers have made | themselves laughing stocks by protesting at the
fukumanity" of the Fropol military ridu--- cross country test run of about 30 milos. It was
floa-hite to an Irish or north country bunt.
Bangkok, to the Colonial Secretary, Hongong, The following tolegrain from H.B.V. Coprul,
dated 13th September, is sent us for publication: Modical inspection imposed, on arrivals from Hongkong. Vossels must go quarantine station Kohphra
The Attorney-General has declined to ille an No comments were forthcoming, and wedictinent against Private Detective-P. S conelded that Hongkong folk, must be Ledbury, who was committed for frist on the apathetic towards “the girl children of the charge of committing perjury before Mr. A. WATER gardener's nursery." Hts EXCELLENCx had. noted the unofficial_suggestion, however; MANUFACTURERS and in the midst of much other and perhaps
THE WATER used is THE PUREST that can be obtained, and is SKILFULLY FILTERED OF THE MOST SOIESTIFIC PRINCIPLES
nore materially important business, he 'found time to unke enquiries.ns to the how and why of the lack thus indicated. The Botanical and Afforestation department oficials were not, apparently, disposed to admit that we could possibly he right about the treo-cutting; their official at THE MACHINERY employed is of latest titude towards newspapers being akin to design and most approved type.
thit of the scriptural sceptics who asked how anything good could come from THE BEST INGREDIENTS only are Nazareth. Yet the result was that the
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expert advice they were constrained to get from India justitied our earnestly expressed opinions; and the Vandalism, if
stopped, s been ensiderably diminished, Rainfall, health, and scenic beauty are to count for something besides mere rovente hunting. We should be both to think or suggest that the Department viewed the promotion of the flower show with any such lack of sympathy; and, indeed, gladly take it for granted that they are not only "safizioutly interested to unke a move," but that they are sufficiently in love with the aesthetic side of their work to move with enthusiasm and purpose. Hail ing with all pleasure, then, the active interest of His ExoELLENCY, and the loya co-operation of the Department, we have still to reognise that more is needed. The people for whose pleasure and benefit the A. S. WATSON & CO. movement is alsacd must, if the show next.
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February is to inaugurate a series of successful ones, show more than a merely tolerant approval. As we suggested in August twelve months ago, it is desirable that more amateur gardeners should be encouraged; and the list of competition chusses as published is partly directed that way. We would have liked to sea pat plant competition confined to those who do employ gardeners; and better still, a competition for juvenile, exhibitors. one side of the poper ommunications that have ↑ Every man to his taste, of course; and we
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HoxGKONO. SEPTEMBER 157, 1905.
Tuż Singapore Free Press says:-"Singa pore amateur horticulturists will learn with
some wonder that it has been left to H.E.
Sic MATTHEW NATHAN, Governor of Hong kong, to take the initiative, after a lapse of many years, in promoting the holding of a flower-show in that Colony. A small com- mittee of persons interested in the subject has been selected, with Sir FRANCIS PIGGOTT as chairman. The last public flower show in Hongkong appears to have been held su far back as 1888." Grateful as we are to HIS EXCELLENCY for the part he has taken, we must point out that the wording of the paragraph quoted robs us of the credit of the initiative to which we are fairly entitled.
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Soth, 1.8.0. Register, in combustion with a
divorce case now pendiar in Edinburgh between A. Mitchel and Herrista Mitchell, of
Kowloon.
Up till now the efforts of the salvore ander Mr. Jack, of Messrs. E. C. Wilks and Co., Hongkong, to take the French cruiser Sully from the rocks are not mot with sucess. Considerable progress had braen made with the work, the sesal having beco raised about feet, but this was undone by the recent typhoon. Tha salvage party are still hopeful of alfain- in the desired result, and they are now repairing the cruiser's bottom and blasting away the rocks on which she is resting. Fortunately the Sully escaped further damigo by the typhoon.
The Times of Ceylon says:—At the instance of the Municipal Council, the Fort Palies went the round of the marcantile offices;
taking down the names of the various brokere
employed there, with a ciew to prossenting those who have no henses from the Municipal Council and refuse to take out any. The brokers engaged by the various Fort offices de not bold licenses, and are not likely to cruely
give in to the Council. The Council hovo-
evidently not taken into account that the brokers ongaged by the various firms are
not brokers in the sense that the outside brokera are brokers, for they are merely assistents to
the maungers of the firms engaging their servies, and work only for those traws and a
others.
TELEGRAMS.
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"DAILY PRESS SERVICE. ILLNESS OF BARUN KOMURA.
DEPARTURE POSTPONED.
LoNDox, 14th September... Baron Komura is suffering from a serious attack of typhoid fever.
In consequence of his thress his departure for Japan has been post- poned.
EXCESSIVE HAINTALL IN-THE
PUNJAB.
LONDON, 14th September. An excessive rainfall is being experienced in the Punjab, one of the northern provinces of India.
VESSEL SUNK IN THE
SUEZ CANAL,
LONDON, 14th September. A vessel has sunk in the Suez Canal, and it is impossible to refloat her.
The Canal will probably obstructed for three weeks.
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It is feared that the vessel which has gone down is ono of the Messageries Maritimes' fleet,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislativo Council was held at the Council Chamber yesterday
afternoon.
There were present---
His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.
and effective powers to the Harbour authorities to keep the fairway clear and to control the traffic of small craft. It also provides for special licences for rivar steanors. Under this. heading it givon powers, to sxempt certain crafts of small tonnage, not exceeding 300 tons, from the necessity of carrying certificated mastersandengineers. If the ship Lasa certificated master and an öngineer who has a certificata of Hon. Colonel H. DARLING, R.E. (General competency from the Harbour Muster that will be deemed to be sufficient. In the can of Officer Commanding the Troops).
noo. Mr. T. SERCOME SMITH (Colonial small craft, uot exaveding 00 tons both the Secretary).
master and the engineer will be considered Hou. Sir. H. S. BERKELEY, K.C. (Attorneycomopstaatif they hold certificates of competency General),
Hou. Mr. L. A. M. Jouxston (Colonial | from the Harbour Muxtor. In order to givo power to make these required alterations on Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. E. A luVINO (Registrar- the existing laws, the Bill provides for the General).
exemption of that class of vess from the requirements of the 4th section of the Marchant Shipping Ordinner.
Hon. Mr. RANIL H. Taylor, R.N. (Harbour Master).
Hau. Mr. W. CHATHAM (Director of Pablic Works).
Hen, Sir C, P. CHATER, C.M.G.
Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., C.M., C.M.G. Hon. Mr. R. SHEWAN.
Hon. Mr. GERSHON STEWART, Hon. Mr. WEI YOK.
Hon. Mr, W. C. Dickson.
Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the precious meeting were read and confirmed,"
FINANCIAL.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY--I beg to lay on the table financial minutes 33 and 34, and more that they be reforred to the Finance- Committee.
The COLONIAL TREASURER soconded the motion, which was carried,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded. The motion was agreed to.
Tho Connail tuon resolved itself into Com. mitted to considor the Bill.
On the Council resuming.
HIS EXCELLENCY reported that the Bilind passol through Committee without amendment.
WOMEN AND GIRLS PROTECTION ACT, The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I log to move the second roading of 11 BR entitled An Ordinance to amend th Protection of Women and Girls Ordinanco, 1897. This Bill proposes to amced the present law respecting the protection of women and girls by amending that part of the law which relatos to. procuration and abduction, and by raising the age, in connection with Section 4 (1) (a) and Section 26 of the present Ordinance, from 16 to 18 yours. The Bill also provides for the reception, under certain circumstances, of the evidence of children under tho
DE soven ago
and for safeguarding a person's evidenco when à the child is required for corroboration of any material part. Ta introducing that provision, conseil will be following the legislation in vogus at Home.
FINANCE COMMITIRE'S DEPORT The COLONIAL SECHETART-1 beg to lay on the table a report of the proceedings of the Finance Committes at a meeting held in the Council Chamber on the 7th September, and move its adoption.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded mation, which was carried.
PAPER.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table a paper is connection with the telling and
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Council then formed itself into a committee of
The Peninsula and Orientul mail planting of the finza Massoniana in Hong the whole suuntil, on the motion ofthe AOR -
steamer will forward on her mails, while the passengers will continue their journey overland..
REUTER'S SERVICE,]
kong.
REPORT OF THE LAW GOMMITTER.
NEY-GENHEAL, to consider the Bill claws by elauso, and on resuming,
HIS EXCELLENCY reported to the connoil that the Bill had passed through all its clauses
without amendment,
BUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE,
The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I beg to move the second reading of the Bill entitled An
The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I beg to bring up a report of the proceedings of the standing Law Committee at a meeting held at the Attorney-General's Chambers on tlio6th Septem ber. The report is, on the whole, to authorise the construction of a tramway from Battery Path to the Peak. It is of some length and IOrdinance to aniend the Summary Offoncos therefore, propose not to move its adoption. nt Ordinance 1815. This Bill is designed to give this meeting, but to give members an oppor- the police larger powers of abatement of 1ks after-tunity of considering it. I will; therefore, nors nuisance caused by solicitations for immioral
its udoption at a mequent mosting.
purposes in certain pattis plucon It will confer upon the police the requisits powers for abating the nuisance and removing structares in privato streets introduced within the inter- pretation of this clanse because of certain decisions of police magistrates. If the clause is passed by the council there can no longer be any doubt that a private street in a strest within this weaning of the police regalations.
THE SITUATION IN BAKU.
LONDON, 12th September. Despatches from Baku yesterday noon, site the situation is becoming worse every minute. The town is full of troops who have practically destroyed eight of the
When the Shah was in Paris last year, ho Khan, who is not with him now. A french was accompanied by an official named Mahmoud journalist, who remembered Mahmoud well, pat some questions about him the other day to a member of the Shah's ratique (saya the Chronicle). What has become of Mukmond "Ha is dend Khan "ioquired the journalist.
"Foor fallow ! monsieur," was the answer. but surely he was young, and seemed to enjoy excellent health.” “It wasexcellent, "assented the Persian functionary. Was he ill very long?artillery quarters. Tartars and Kurds are No, mousiour. He was not ill at 1 He still plundering the landed proprietors, and died quite suddenly." "Indood! How did it Trince Tsitsuavoff has been assassinated at happen The Persian functionary explained Gori, in the Tiflis district,
(with a slightly mubarrassed air): "He was not sympathetic to the Grand Vizier."
A conference of the trading Naphtha firms has been held, at which it was decided
INCREASE OF BATES..
The COLONIAL TREASURER-I beg to mora the resolution standing in my name, which reeds-Resolved that the percentage on the valuation of tenements payable as rates in that portion of the Hill District which is defined in Section 29 Sub-section (1) (b) (as amandari by Section 2 of Ontiago No. 41 of 1902) of the Rating Ordinance No. 6 of 1901 be altered from
The Times of Ceylon says:-The case tel.. to memorialise the Tsar, and to refuse to 1 per cent, to 13 per cent. with effect from
LOSS OF A JAPANESE BATTLESHIP,
LONDON, 12th September.. The Japanese battleship Mikasa caught
confess to a lack of enthusiasm in the graphed to us from India of the shooting of a
attempt to resume the industry unless solid matter of offering prizes, to Chinese market recrut who had run amok is the first we have guarantees were given for adequate pro- gardeners only. These mon compete for noticed since the new order to shoot or kill tection.
such a man if further lives were in danger. prizos every day, the prizes of the This time there was only one other fest maiket which are good prices and there might have been several under the old, gool profits; and we do not quite see less storn conditions which required the dia what object is bo gained. In a arming of the "possessed mau. The telegram extensive experience of such exhibitions. said:---A Sikh recruit of the 100th Hasuru fire and blew up. The casualties amount we remember no previous instance of Reginient became frantic a day or two ago, and to 599,
as a result he was put to paníshmaut drill. requiring auch big exhibits of potatoes and Having possessed himself of bell somuuition peza. Twelve pods of peas, or twenty at ho broke from the ranks while on parado, and, most, is ample while the esaction of 25 after running o. short, distance, turned and fred A native ofvor ordered potatoes from each exuibiter will not make into the Regirent. the judge's task any easier, It is also the man to lie down, and sout for an armed St veger. unusual to require so many.
picket. which he ordered to follow the musinder We hope for the best; but we fear that this first flower show has been decided and arranged with wounts be received the same evening.
THE ST. LEGEK..
LONDON, 12th September. Cicero has been scratched for the
at a safe distance, and bring him down. This THE TROUBLE IN THE CAUCASUS, was done, and the mutineer diod from the
loss deliberation and discussion than we comino he had hit also died. should have liked to see. There is still
time to add the amateur and juvenile classes to the list, if thought desirable. Another reflection that occurs to us is that while it is very nice to have a Government Department taking all the trouble and bearing all the expense, it encourages the public laziness and indifference. With the most informal of invitations through the
SIR JOHN KEANE.
The
LONDON, 12th September. Mounted Persian Kurds continue to join the Tartară id massacring the inhabitants and pillaging the Armenian village with horrible atrocities.
H.M. TSI AN'S PORTRAIT.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY 6econded the motion.
Council then resolved itself into committes the Jet of October, 1905,"
and considered the Bill clanso by clanse. Da The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded the resuming the Bili was reat u second time and resolution.
passed without amendment.
Hon. Mr. GERSHOM STEWART-Wight I ask, Your Excellenoy, what this advance of 21 por cant is for, as the lighting of 100 lamps at $3.50 per month only mounts to $1,000 a year? HIS EXCELLENCY--It is partly to provide for lighting, and partly to provide hydrants.
Hon. Mr. GERSKOM STEWART-Will the water supply be constant then?
HIS EXCELLENCY-16 constant as it is elsewhere in the Colony.
The rosolation was passed.
NEW TERRITORIES LAND (ORDINANCE..
The ATTORNEY-GENTEAL--I, beg leave to read for the first tins a Bill outitled An Ordinance to amend the New Torritories Land | Ordinance 1905.
HIS EXCELLENCY-This BB was stated to be an amendment of the New Territories Land Ordinance 1905, but it is really a supplement to it. The schedules of the lenses, especially for agricultural lands, in the New Territories, con- tain hundreds of thousands of names in Chinese Mr. Hubert Vos has now completed the end English, of addresses, of areas, most of them pertrait of the Empress Dowager of Chinn, upon which he has been wagaged since June of a small fraction of an acre; and amounts of lust. According to the Chant Thies, the artist Croca reuta, most of them of the stall fraction five um. until his work was done dir. Vos is that in a portion of there schedules cortain has been having sittings at the artistic bear of of a dollar, and it will be, readily understood
The Times of Ceylon says: We regret to learn that Sir folu Keane, Bart, the Private Secretary to the Governor, who came here from Hongkong with His Excellerey in Dorenaber, 1963, will leave by the P. & O. Victoria on the 21st September for good. Sir John bua had an unusual career in Ceylon, as will develop Inter, and has had the opportunity of gaining much
dissertation on Formosa Oolongs" in the of the Empress-Dowager which was aunt to chimes of the Times of Ceylon at a time when the plantera hera were wanting to know"
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MAINTENANCE OF MARRIED. WOMEN.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I beg leave to more the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance relating to the Summary
Jurisdiction of Magistrates in reference to
married women.
This legislation follows on liuos of similer legislation in England, and will be found useful here. In fact, the Ordinancs is an adaptation from the English Act which gives magistrates in small cases the power of making maintenance orders against a husband who deserts his wife, or by his conduct crises her to leave him. The COLONIAL SECRETARY 85conded: The Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill in seriatím.
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The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved that the blank in clause 5 be filled by the insortion of $30 which should be to limit of the wife's.. maisteranes.
This was agreed to,
HIS EXCELLENEr-Tha Bill will be loft in
till Thursday, 21at last, at 2.30 p.m. Corimities. The Council...stands adjourned
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
bold immediately after the Council had risen-
A mesting of the Finance Committee was
The following volcs were passed,
When so few oficials are willing even to Press, private donors would have been glad useful knowledgo on various local matters. His a naturalized American citizen. The the errors have croptin, largely due to the illiteracy the Colonial Secretary-presiding. consider suggestions, it is gratifying to to offer as many prizes is any flower show know, however, that we have a Governor why eciamittee could need. In this way also, highly value notions everything in the way of suggestive valuable suggestions are forthcoming, as when a gentleman offers a handsome prize commcot, irrespective of its sonree.
for a window or verandah-box of flowers August 30th, last year, under the heading.
tended throughout by child horticulturers. *Horticulture at Hongkong," we wrote an It would also increase the public interest in article which concluded as follows-
Sitantly, one by one, in the infirito
meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stara, the 'forget-
me-nots' of the angels"
On
Silently, one by one, the terraces and corners
of Hongkong could be made to shine below
the show, and in the culture of flowers, and in the beauty of Hongkong-all of which are consummations devoutly to be wished.
The quarantine on Hongkong vesaola enter-
like the stars in that pretty couplet of Longing Singapore is now withdrawai.
fellow's, and that with no more fuse or troublo
than the flourishing of bunting on festival
President Loubet has bought a 25 h.p. Limou
occasions. How is it that there is nu Hongkong sine motorer, and engaged Henri Vassene, Floral or Horticultural Society. The daily spectacle of the Flower Market in a strie-street-champion cyclist, as his chauffeur.
cannot be considered as ample or adequate prati. fication of the westbotic sose that the Hong-
Long
Yesterday Mr. G. P. Lammort, auctioneer,' dweller assuredly possesses. The tree-put up for austion sale the yacht Curlew,
the lotus, the
the almond blossoms and Int as the highest bid did not reach the reserve, The fopiscind shrubs affected by the natives the vessel was withdrawn. cannot fill the places of the Home favourites.
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If t the flowar sollers can successfully, rear foreign The following telegraphic advices have been blooms for luere, may our own folk not manage received by Mesars Benjamin, Kelly and Potta them for love? A local flower show might do from Singapore.The Raub crushing for the much to foster, enthusiasm, and enrich the flora Hongkongensis, just as the Royal Horti. Past four weeks produced 758 ounces smolted cultural Society at Home has done so much to gold from 6,077 tens of stone,
represented
the Governor at the "Coronation
St. Louis Exhibition was painted by an Ameri- of tas inhabitants in the Now Territorios. He has exhibited deep interest lady, M. Vos's portrait is stated to be a Those errors have been brought to light on the
splendid picture and a beautiful work of art, in our "buried cities," and has travelled in though, as Her Majesty has followed the ratio of certificates of it's under lease, and it every district of the island and only last month example of the English Queen Elizabeth in is convenient that they should at the same time of the Sultan of the Maldives.
allowing the artist to draw no lines on the face, be corrected. This is being done and the Bill the effect is that the portrait might be that
A.D.C. to Sir Henry Blake, and we learn to-day veneration for age; and their regard for any the motion was agreed to.
Captain the Hon. Myles Ponsonby, M.Y.O., of of a Chinese lady anywhere bativeen 20 and 40 before the Council Is to legalise these corrections. the Grenadier Guards, carne out from Home as years old. In spite, therefore, of the Chinoss The COLONIAL Secretary becouded, aud
that he, too, is leaving the island shortly, Heman form that is, as W. B. Gilbert says, expects, liowever, to return when the Governor
does.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Bongkong Observatory yesterday insuojł the following report:--
On the 14th at 9.30 u.u. The depression has reached the N. part of the Forms Canal. It is moving N.W.
At 11. quickly in M. Formoss and at Sharp Peak, Pressure is also giving way over the Philippines. The depression will probably enter the coast near Foocker.
am.
"sufficiently decayed, it would appear that the amiable feminine weakness for retaining a youthful appearance by all possible means in spite of the records of the birthday book is not unknown in illustrious circles in China-Japan Chronicle.
At about 7 d'clock last night the ringing of
the firebell again called the brigade ant, but their services were not required. The outbreak,
AMENDMENT OF MERCHANT SHIPPING, ORDINÁNUE,
The ATTORNEY GENERAL.—I beg leave to more that a Bill entitled An ordinance further to amend the Merchant Shipping. Ordinance 1899, ho read a second time. The note agrendad
HARBOUR MASTER'S D·PARTMENT. The Governor recommended the Council ajlars ($7.9) in sid of the veto, Barbear trote a sum of Seven hundred and thirty-nine Master's Department-other larges, for repairs to epidemio halk" Wygeża.
MAGISTRACY CHARGES.
The Governor recommended the Council to Tote a sum of Three hundred Dollars ($10) in and of the vote, Magistrasy other charger for language allowance to Mr. M. Hoosen, Hindustani Interpreter, who has passed the examination in the Chin Chan dialsof.
The Finance Committee was then adjourned qut Thursday next.
to the Bill dealing with the objects and reasons for the introduction clearly sets forth what
Tho system at present in force THE SINGAPORE DOCKS ARBITRA-
TION QUESTION..
these are.
The barometer has fallen which occurred in a sliep at Queen's Road Wost with respect to the lights necessary for jucks
deur Eastern Street, was immediately quelled
Bad weather prevails in the N. part of the Formoss Channel
Fresh to moderate W and S.W. winds sca indicated over the N. part of the China Sea.
Forecast-Fresh to moderate W. and S.W.
winds; fair,
Some seventy Chinese will appear at the Police Court this morning as the result of a gambling raid made by Sergeant Garrod at the Navalyard Extension last night. Ose school. was found under cover by the side of a matched. a second inside the shed, while a third had sesret quarters under a boiler shed.
to carry, is not workable. The Bill provides a working system. It has been found difficult under the present powers to control the traffle of small craft in the harbour and to keep the fairway as clear as it should be, and to keep crafts of all kinds from crowding up against the walls and piers. This Bill gives additional
EMINENT LONDON BARRISTEKS RETAINED.
Sir M Hicks-Bench, MP, is to act as umpire in the important arbitration which is fo fake place shortly at Singapore, between the Government of the Straits Settlements, and the Tanjong Pagar Docks Company. Among the counsel engaged in the case are Lord Robert Cecil .c, and Mr. Balfour Browae, .. whe left England on the 17th Aug.