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penditure will continue this year. The third matter referred to in the two speeches whe what Mr. Gershom Stewart alluded to us the as the cassation of work on the large reservoir at Totem Tak. Probably that was a slip, os work has revor en commenced. The present project is Tytam Pak No. 1 suction which we will complete next.gar. We will commenc Tyan Tuk No. 2 suction us shen as we can. Tus designs have not been made out but the detailed timates and specifications are in hand. It will bo time to consider the estimate for the work spoken of next year, but I don't think any time is lost by not sending any amount in the estimats for 19.6. included a nominal amant, it was har lly
There was no intention the part of the Governant to shirk that portion. With requrd to the water supply at the Penk, tha Hon. Mr. Gershom Stewart asks the Diroster of Fablic Works to reply to him and I have no doubt that hy will do 50. by
Murchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899. and for other purposes do pass and become law.
THE "LONG HING
There was no dissent to the proposition which PHOTO COMPETITION FOR AMATEURS
was dcolored carried.
PECTECTION OF WOMEN.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL-1 move that the
the Protection of Women and Girls Onlinaneo, Bill entitle! An Ordiuanes further to amend
1897, be now read a third time.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded. The motion was agreed to.
SUMMARY OFFENCER. The ATTORNEY GENERALI move that tho. We Bught hvory Of nees Ordinance, 1945, bo read a third Biffled An Ordinner ta amand the Sum- tin.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY secouded. The motion was agreed to.
LE
MAINTENANCE OF MARRIED WOMEN. TLE ATTORNEY GENERAL-I move that the
consider the Bill entitled An Ordnance relating Council resolve itself into Committer to
to the
in referen Jurisdiction of Magistrat es i
to amrried women.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to,
On the Council resuming H EXCELLENCY-I have to report to the Corbell that the T entitled An Övelinmore the Summary Jurisdiction DỀ relating to ins pot through comivities with emend
HIS EXCELLENCY-1 he Connell stands al- journed till Thursday, 25th September, at 12.30
nik
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
His EXCELLENCY-Before referring to the house burnt down and all bis treasures consumed before his oyes, helpless for want of water, whom details of the two speeches to which we have overy coolic in the town was enjoying a courtant just listened, I should like to thank the hour unlimited supply. I think it may fairly beatde member wie has just spoken for his clear claimed that the attitude of the Exerative exposition of what he considers to be the visse towards the water supply has been justly open of the colony in the matter of public works, the 16 criticism during the fast 15 years. When Canton and Kowloon Railway and the develop Tytam was finished they seemed to think that ment of the new territories. No exception finality had been arrivel at and that they could having been taken to that view byother members fold their harula aud sit down for good and all. of the L'ouncil, I take it as representing the The supply into all house in the town soon dissi opinion of the community and as such it will "pated this iska, and it is therofors with great be most valuable to me in sapportin e various that one sees muy relaxation towards the schemes that we have in hand and in con- rogtat desired end of a large and constant water supply. templation. (Applause.) Going now into the With a clear plague shot, a happy state details of the two speeches we have just heard shared also in the city of Curton which has ue delivered I would ef first to those poists in the
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o of the Chamber of worth while. of the representativo. Sanitary Board, the amount of 8491,645 put
Commeres and the Hon. Mr. G. 1shoma Stewart. down for sanitary expenses semis BLOTRONS Were it not for a reduction of $1000 for am not proparad at the present monsont le disinfectanta the total amount of this vate give afull explanation of the proposal to transfer ons to the Government the Widows and Orphans would exceed $50000 in 1906. protests too loudly the bogey of the solonies Pension Fund, the principle of which proposal
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I coneer with the hon. metgher that rain and plague tearing rampant through was accepted by Government in
the approaches to the colony are not what they It the Directors of the Fund several years ago. the rents, is sunken before our eyes. is not a form therefore that non-expert Nor at the present time can i furnish the ought to f. I am inclined to look upon the people care to fulto a strong laod against. At Convel with the reasons which led them to replacing of those watsbedsashot so necessary as the same time wo may be pardoned for drawing pass existing and previous Ordinances which other work that is provided for in the estimates member your Excelleney's particular, attention to this embodied many of the principles which will with regard to the removal of the Cloak Tirer- great outlay of public freds, we ws appeal included is the now Widows and plans which was also referred to by the hoa. to yn with your ucknowledged-grasp of detail Eension Fund Orlimauce. Batore effert can be repro-enting the Charaher of Commerce on the and
capacity for organisation to entisfy yourself given to the Enancial arrangements emboliedestimates for last year, I am not curtain if thereisagistrates in referens to Married Women That we got value for our anonsy It is dificul in the estimates the Widows and Orphans any real public desire thatthe clock tower.erected Pension Fand Bill, which has already been by the community as a monument, should be for anyone to fool assured that over 549 min eun he fully employed in sanitary work at the present introduced, must be passed by this Conueil removed. It is stated to be an impatinert in tine. Thediminution of $25,000 in the anticipated Ample opportunity will le gins to the Council trafic. but I am not certain that it is any real I revenne fram falling tree is very welcome to to consider and discuss the Bill. In the man impediment. If I were satisfied there was aur all of as who love our woodland scans. While tice as it is desired that the transier of the real desire to have the old meant removed
the subject
t of trees I venture to congrat- Fund and that the issue of the large pensions should take steps to have it done. The bon. ulate the Government on their talent for which this transfer will give to the widows and member representing the Chamber of Commerces planting the hills on the north side of the hororphous of past contribuiers shall take effect referred to the urinals on the Praya. I went it has been into the question some months ago with the bour, and I hope to see the rod topped hills of from the beginning of next Kowloon included in the programnje and necessary to take into consideration in the Director of Public Works.. I sit
to have them placed underground, as thoy. transfer, and
Came to the in London, bat perhaps wreathe with laurels. As the incrense estimates the financial effect of the in trees mens that go nel less parth is washed I trust you will see fit to leave further discussion by rainstorms into the harbour and on the the matter matil the Bill is before you. It conclusion that they cool not be sufficiently
was my intention that the Bill should have drained it they wer suck, principle that prevention is always better than -Cure, the gore woods. you have the last work heen prevented to the Conseil before you should
HIS EXCELLENCy-They are where the ma- will have to do when it comes to dredging he called upon to vote small amounts in the estimates of expenditure for administering the the harbour. The approaches to the town from the harbour are still in a poor condition and I fund. but I received a ropresealation from jority of people are who use them. There is the see un provision for their improvement in the certain gentlemen whose widows or orphansdiffenity about this question thus wherever present tilgut. The dilapidated matsheds would be interested in the Fand. and I wish to they are placed one is certain to objzel to which, at times, ornament the thares chief consider carefully that representation for the smells that arise from them. The Bon. my menting lembur repr-sexting the Chamber of Commerce piets
proceeding with the measur not worthy approaches to pock
the third in the that the Bill will contain a clausis, sanctioned referred to the small vate for education. It is world. A spark from the funnel of a stea by the Secretary of State, exempt ng military certainly not a large rate. As I men fored when addressing the Council a fortnight avo, laweh was sufficient to remove the Ferry contributions to the Fund. Tarning now to
than in few moments, mouth
with which we have to deal in this Colony. and the guler we bad on Aswath or two so, the guestion of the expenditure in the Sanitary education is one of the meat dificult en jeuts Department, with which both gentlemen who
Even if we had to spend a much large sum was sufficient to demolish the spoke dealt in some detail, I would remind you
is difficult to say how it should be spent. I am
arrira 1 covering at Queen's Wharf. Luckily the shod of the old adago,-
considering the subject and possiya at are vots a sum of one hundred and fifty dollars at Blake Pier has stood althrough in a some
at a solution, It has to be borne in miel We what dilapidated state, and it wonk take but
are not educating our own people, but we are (815) in aid of the vote, Pubic Works Extra- little to dissipate that venerable relic. When
educating a fluctuating population mostly subordinary, for the following:
Mirancis Warts - it is reguembered how the sun pours down and
jets of China. With regard to the prevention the rain also on just and unjust like I feel it
of Chinese coinage coming into the colony, it is not asking too much that the shaborate plaas for a proper approach to-Blake Pier bo extracted
will be interesting to have a definite statement presents in the matter. Also it will be interesting. lo the Government to have a definite statement from the Chamber of Commerce on the matter of the registration of Chinese partnersely The Hou. Mr. Gershom St wart has interpreted my views on the charity question so that it is necessary for me to deal with the matter further. As to stopping the invasion of destitute Europeans, a Bill was passed during it in sid of the rote, Sanitary Department one last restion which it is hoped will tand to have the desired effect. No proposal was mucie at the time of the pasmee of the Bill to made it more drastic than it is point he referred to the D.P.W. I have not dealt with, that of a definita schema of ready
A Definite ned boulevards in the New Territory and Blood. I may say that sheh scheme as he referred to exirts.
you
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ITO which claims to be
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The devil was sick, the devil a inoak would be
prodigal with money for sanitation.
is desirous of
Hon. Mr. SHEWAX-Could they not be placed a better positions
A ring of the Finance Committee was the Council, the The following bied immediately after Colonial Serrotary presiding. voters were panel.
AND AFFOEL ESTATION TANICAL
DEPARTMENT, Tim Governor recommended the Council to vole a sain of three brundred and thirty-six dollars 18:336) in aid of the vote, Botanical and Afforestation department, other charges, maintenaned of gardens and grounds, for cost of repairing the damages done by the recont
y pins and rainstorms.
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
The Governor recommended the Commeil to tole a sum of seres thousand five hundred dollars ($50 in si of the rote mis- cellaneous services for the following items
Other miscvilaucous services ... Lelands of revenue
7,000
Tala! *... $7,500 PUULIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY, The Governor recommended the Council to
Converting a room in the Stanley Polies Blation into a drying room and sitting np a dry ing stove in the room.
trunt of the Station
from their official pigeon ghalo and the work dofended against themselves, for Jetfor slated from the Chamber which the Hon. Member re Erecting a small matshett'on the ground in
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Possibly you may ask who are the experts, and the answer to that question is found in the preceding paragraph of the latter, which states: "In the opinion of the Commitee, the Colony possesses in the Medica! Officer of Health a valuable and energetic flieer, who autiring efforts to promote the sanitation of the city marit every encouragement; whereas, his recommendations, like those of air. Chad wick, have boon frequently ignored, shelved, or pared down when adopted."...
1 seo tbory is oRD
Hou, Mr. SnoWAN--Can it be published JIS EXCELLENCY-It may be possible. but
it is unt desirable to pablish it. If the Hon. member will fareur ins with a visit to my office I will show it to him.
Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-I think I saw one, sir. One road was on it.
case.
HIS EXCELLENCr I think that is not the The Hon. Member representing the Chamber of Commerce referred to the difficulty in the matter of the price charged by the Government for land.
Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-For new industries,
HIB EXCELLENCY--For new industries. The goveral principle with regard to the price thus Government charged for land was the market value. If the Government did not all thaland for what it would bring the profit will not go to the general community, but to the individual warket value. I think there are all the peints who purchased it at less, and who sold it at brought out by the Hea. Members to which it
necessary for me to reply.
Hon M SHEWAN day I be allowed make one explanation. The lustance of stimulu- ting industry to which I referred did not occur under the rule of any hon, friend opposite, Mr. Chathani,
Total...
SANITARY EXPENSES.
...120
$150
The Governor fecommended the Council to vote a sum of two hundred and fifty dollars
surges, incidental expenses, for Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1963. printing 125 copies of the new edition of the
EDUCATIONAL CHARGES,
The Governor recommended the Council to
$220.00 IN PRIZES.
ENTRIES FREE.
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AMERICAN AND FRENCH SHOES, FROM $5 PER PAIN.
READY-MADE COSTUMES.
A VERY FINE SELECTION OF CORSETS.
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MANAGERERS.
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150 deginos to the south and 30 degrees west of Henderson, M. A. Figueiredo and M. & Hongkong. From 10 o'clock at night till 3 Razuck, while 11. C. Sayer, P. M. Remedios. clock in the morning of the 20th the tempest M. Pereire, II. S. Holmes, J. W. Bains- was at its height. The waves, shed by a M. A. Souzand 3. Ellis composed J. Witchell's strong asterly wind, doshed over the ship, and team. the captain estimated that on Wednesday
morning the centre of the typhoon had changed. SPECIAL SALE
turning to be south and going further away from them. During this time the Caledonien
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de little progress. She was headed to the waves, and in the 24 hours from Truesday mid- day til Wednesday steamed only 76 miles. The
for! barometer, which had remained stationary alant two hours, stated to je up, rising slowly as the typhoon go further away, the captain's opinion hoing that the typhoon had passedabout!
After the cyclone, the 8 miles from then. weather remainel bad, but about midnight on Wednesday they lay outside Lamma Island, The ship suffered no waiting for daylight, Jantage.
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THE "CING." Tka Australian steamer Clingha· passed almost through the centre of the typhoon. Learing nila het Saturday evening in a freshening westerly breeze, a change was apparent on Sunday, when there were occasional aquafls and the Mea beme confused. The remeter continued falling allthrough Monday, The lowest record being read on Tuesday after. noon when the figures were 29.19. By this time the woutlice bad become boisterous, the equalls were more frequent, increasing in force till is the evening, when it became a hurricane.
FOR THE CLIMATE. On Tuesday morning it was found neustry to It gradually. being the north, half east.
Interling basere should not miss this most at the vessel's head to the storm, the wid wered to the north-east in the afternoon, and favourable opportunity of securing one of thes finally to E.S.E., when it became mederate. Great Bargains. That the Chingdu was in the centre of the typhoon was indicated by the birds and flies
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vote a sum of sixty-nine dollars and twaty which were found surrounding it. The ship UPRIGHT PIANOS seven couts (68927) in aid of the vote. Education-orber charges. Victoria British School, Furniture.
THE ESTIMATES FOR 19vni, The Committon then considered the B
On the treasury vate,
refered to them by the Council.
The Hon. Mr. SHEWAN moved that the sam of 8300 in connection with the Widows and Orplans Fand be level. Thut item ought to be left out unit the provision of the Widow and Orphans Find had been passed.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL-You need not -press tint, because if the proposed Bid is not passed by this Council the rote fal
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-It does HOL fallur the money will be spent.
Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-No but we might be told afterwards that we had pass d it.
The motion was pat and the CHATUMAN declared that the "ayes" had it.
H. Mr. SHEWAN challenged a division, Brug votent against the amendment and six in its favour.
The original motion was then cirri-d.
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rodo through it splendidly, getting nothing more than a few sprays on board. The gale was responsible for her being 36 hours late..
Maker.
THE HOMEWARD MAIL. Owing to the typhoon, the homeward French LUNAU mail did not leave until one o'clock yesterday forty-eight hours fter her advertised time.
The English ai from Home was overdue HOPKINSON six hours on arrival yesterday, which delay vos
PLEVEL caused by strass of weather. After leaving! Singapore she sighted the typhoon, but was fortunately able to steam out of the direction of its approach before it reached her.
V.R.C. AQUATIC SPORTS,
OPENING DAY
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Sports of the Victoria Recreation Club opened OWN MAKE (OFER
at the Club's anclosure, Kowloon. The typhoon hasing passed, the weather was all that could be desired, and the various events were kept BROADWOOD The handicapping con SPAETHE... strictly up to time. not have been better, and when they say the eles finishes of most of the events, Mesre. T. COLLARD Meck and J. H. R. Hance, the handicappers. HAAKE must have been well pleased with their foreight. Mr. J. Witchel proved his right to BACHAOS....... claim the half mile swimming championship of the Colony, beating Alves by about tea lengths KRAUSS red covering the distones in 14 min. 5045 Rees. | HOPKINSON Trampeter Grant won the two length rece open
The devil was well, the devil a mouk was Jr. The comtunity was sisk and was virtuously The community is well and economiving in this direction. Unofficial mem- bars anticipated that they would need to be proceeded with forthwith. If your Excellency 7th June, 11, from the Chamber of Commerce would further take the Clock Tower by the to the Government-on which Chamber some hand and lead it down towards the wator front, of the gentlemen presunt were sitting and endow it with a large clean now foee Fo tlut contained the following paragraph :--**
i could pass the time of day to every ship in "My Committee desire to draw attention the labour, a busy street would be relieved of to the folly of allowing the prejudices of officials, a long standing, congestion and a cousid: rable the fear of expense, or the dread of nucficial improvement would be effected. I note with opposition to stand in the way of the excention gratitude that the requirements for improved of sanitary measures which are known to be typhoon shelter have your support and sympa necessary and which have been insisted up
may good wishes soon be translated into time after time by experts. If any doubt be wlion and it will be a joyful day to folks aftont entertained as to the practicability or ea pudience when they so the foundation stone of a new or otherwise of aneh recommendations, no time brouk water take its first plunge into the waters should be lost in refering them to a higher of this storm-swept Harbour
our (applause from Dr.authority for decision. The time has now Ho Kai). Ons of diawallestitems of expenditure arrived when vigorous action should be taken is eu page 1, the Ecclesiastical Vote, $3.800. to secure the continuance of the progress of the With regard to this, I respect the opinion of Colony and to adequately protect the great commercial intercrts so adversely affected by these who think there should be no afate aid to religion, although I do not hold that opinion those disastrous unnal epidemics. myself. Under limitations I think it advisable and at times even necessary. That the item appears at all in these estimates shows that the principle is accepted ami, that being the case, it seems to me that we do not err on the sido uf generosity, Much work is done in visiting gule and hospitals and caring for the deuote and raiser.blo by ministers of all dencanizations and the reward for those services appears to ma entirely inadequate. With a revenue of $7,000,000, and the principle of state aid to religion admitted, the colony squares its In adition to that letter, written four years conscience cheaply by devoting lont one go, there was a subsequent petition. sent to swereign per dieic to services of this nature. the Secretary of State which was numerously This subi et naturally makes one think of signed, and among the signatures I observe that destitutes and of the increase in that field of of the present representative of the Chamber charity which your Excellency desires as for of Commerce. At the end of that petition there our own innal advancement to solve by was the following statements prove that the individual as opposed to public effort. I quite The foregoing recognise the extreme inadvisability of making local Government has failed to give efect, things too easy for the unfortunate (who in eave in a very qualified form, to the measures instances urs the lazy and solf indulgeat). so frequently urged upon it by its own Modical At the same time it is bad polier to press a Offeers and other experts; its offorts, su far, willing horso far, and the charitable would have met with so little result, indeed, that the appreciate stronger efforts on the part of the Colony is now suffering surely from te Executive to protect them from the eser anually
visitations of plague Fourring and, in a lesser degree, of anterio feser increasing invasion from outside of the destitute
o inadequacy of the and penniless European. Cases in planty aviso ant small-yox.
measures adopted, by the local Government of health and had-luck amongst our own residents and without being siggardly it in dealing with so grave a crisis mony, we submit is manifestly first duty to take be regarded as equivalent to a tacit admission ears of these. of
housbeld, on its part that it is beyond its power, of its For the eurnest activity with which your own initiative, to undertake the gigantic tsk Excellency has audeavoured to promote the which a thorough and cient reform of the Kowloon-Canton Railway the whole colony is sanitary conditions of the Colony, with the
NEW TERRITORIES LAND ORDINANCE. grateful and we await with anxiety the result heavy expenditure and sacrifiers attending it,
The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I beg leave to thewould invelve. of the present negotiations at Peking upou the
move that the Bill entitled An Ordinance to Secretary of In answer to ibat potition the matter. Whatever the delay may be abent
mend the New Territories Iaud Oril nance, these negotiations. I hope that your Excellexey State, as you are aware, sent out experts from will
pursue the
policy of constructing that England, Drs. Chadwick and Sampson, whs 1995, be read a second time. The reasons which lead to the introduction of ris Bill are fully the line lying within our own propared long and careful report. borders, for to sew it raming will have a fine reports, have teon acted upon nearly in their set out in the memorandum astschet to the Bill, copies of which have been in the hands of Hon. Members, for some time. As clearly moral effect upon public opinion in South entirety by the Government. China and I am sanguine enough to believe Health Ordinance of 13 was introduced
on the lines recomended by Dr. stated in that memorandus, there are a large that in many ways it would repay the outlay, exack. Since this agitation, and a proper / Bumber of errors in the rebedals attached to! (Applause) As far as my observation has
These errors bave. served me the new territory has up to now agitation it was too it way interest you if I the lenses of lead in the New Territory which grow little boyond what the inhabitants tell you what the mortnite statistics has been.it is essential to correct.
Ta sudden snails of wind which prevailed require for themselves. Give them a quick and In the year 1900 this death rate per thousand of arise from the illiteracy of the Crown lessees
on Wednesday increased in strength towards ready access to the markets of Hongkong and the population was 25.75; in 1901. 23.55; ia who are in large part, but not altogether. I hope that our New Territory, with an 12, 21.70; in 1103. 15.19; in 1904, 19.4. That peasants. These errors are dus in great part evening, and during one of these prits, which industrious and increasing population, rendered was the total death of British, foreigners, aud to the habit among these people of giving as the rearred about 10 a.us. a large portion of the
The Public Health Olinare, to of the lesses the name of some remote
ornamental cornices surrounding the balcony possible by augmented facilities for transport Chinese. and communication, will spring into new life, which I have referred, was passed in 1963. In ancestor, so that the real name of the living of the Hongkong Hotel was carried away from Under the influence of the skilful husbandman. thst year the deaths from plague numbered man frequently does not appear on the schedule the Des Voeux Road side. In its fall it zmashet
Also there has been at ought to hs.
one of the Langing are lamps, and fortunately, active because of a good market at loud for his 1,251, in 1904 they numbered 195. and this as it
omission from the schedule of subsidiary obory was beneath at the time, No further many of our barren hillarejice year, at the end of the plague seas the dealings, which have not been recorded by the damage was done, either thero or elsewhere, su produce, then will and bring forth fruit, and many places now
number was 274. I do not go so far as to Land Court wing to lack of information. Tho
far as can be ascertained, claim that these improvements are due to the lying waste will ere long bloom and blessow
THE FRENCH MAIL. like the raSU Succeeding generations will weasargs taken by the Government but I do object of the Bils to onable such corrections
The British . Caledonien, which was ex- share with us the beurfit of anything done claim that they cannot be cited by honourable and additions to be made to the Crown schedules
I move that the Bill-beled bera late on Tuesday night did not arrive now; lot us therefore, if need be, borrow to members to show that those measures have as may be necessary.
read a second time. ·
till 6.30. yesterday morning, her delay being ensure the speedy uccomplishment of manifestly been ineffectuat or that the expenditure on
The. COLONIAL TENASURER-1 second thu nseful works To pay for everything out of sanitary measures has been wasted.
The motion was agreed to, and the Council attributable to the presence of the typhooni. To
a Daily Press income is a policy of caution which at same time, as I stated before, take every
tessel since With possibis menin to too that the canitary cap and wont into committee to consider the Bill in Bales representativo the commandantur, ell. Carroll, 2. Tino, 15 8943. Third boat-J. A. S. Alves, 1, H. S. Holmes, times may wirely to departed from
ing.Saigon on Sunday, the 17th instant, at 3 a.. ample rovenue al & clean bili of ture is not wasted and that the different detail. palth, with on mergetic Governor whe is also amounts appoering in the estimates are not
There was then a light wind coming from the 2 Time, 49 1,5 sees. The final of this race Veterans' race. Two lengths handicap, open au engineer, with a zealous offiger at the head spent unless the recessity arises. Last
following day, the 19th, it increased in foror, rain falling in torrents, and the sea bocciaing very to competitors over 30 years of ago. est, but next day it recred to the north, sull the will take place on Saturday.
turbulent. The barometer, which was at 755 in the afternoon, started falling, dropping about half a millimetre per hour, an indication that the typhoon was not far off. Preparations were
Team race-There were three ontries for made to encounter its force, awnings were taken down, dobra were protected by planks, etc. Appar- this, K. C. Witchell's team being the winners, fly the typhoon was coming from the island of with J. Witchell's team second. E. C. Wit- Humphreys, J. H. R. Hance, C. M. Alves, E. on, and the Caledonien was thea about chell's team comprised H. A. Lammert, E.
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On the question being put, one"." No", was heurd and HIS EXCELLENCY declared that the
ayes" had it.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The Bill having been read a second time, I move that it bo referred to the Fiuauce Committee.
The COLONIAL TREASURER - Record it. The motion was agreed ta.
On the Council resuming,
His EXCELLENCY-1 have to report that
amendment.
of the IWD., backed up I hope and belove, there was a considerable saving and I hope there that Bill passed through committe: with ons by a koon and efficient staff: with labour as
year be a surplus on the plague over abodaet
meet with the
e public parse.able and estimate 1 var there has bean a willing to pay for any assistanco his department directions, May require, the present seems a golden oppor saving of $12,000 in that department, The decrease in the souitary vote was $5,839, thera tunity for us to be up and doing. Let us 2490 to it that we arail to the fall of the auspicious was transferred to that vote from another fortune which the fates bave given us. With 33,900, which, with the $2,688 provided for the reserrations 7 bare referrel to I have expenses un markets for which there would be pleasure in supporting the second reading equivalent rooiple, gave a total saving of of this Bill (applause).
$12,700. I hope the saving in the actual ex-
MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE TheATTORNEY GENERAL-I proposébut the Bill entitled An Ordinance further to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1989, and for other purposes be read a third time.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-1 second that. The motion was agreed to. His EXCELLENCY more that the Bill entitled An Ordinates further to amend the
The Hon. DIRECTOR OF PERIG WORK answered the questions pun by the Hon. Mr. Gestion Stewart. With regard to No. 1, he said here was a constant supply of water during 313 days in 1849 352 in 15-0, 3 in 11. 160 in 1802, 228 in 1903, and 189 in 104. The next question was what progress has been made with rider mains and wlut saving it isestimated will ensue. The answer is: The rider mains have been laid in about half of the tended districts and it is estimated that the saving will be not less than a milion gallon per year. The third question referred to the water for flushing tanke. It is
ingrossibe say what quantity will be seal but it is intended to supply the tanks from the streams that the ben goutleman said he was so sorry to see rumming to waste down the hillskie, and the tenke will be filled according to the state of the tide. There will be abundanes of fresh water for the parposes.
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The enacting clanso of the Finance Bill was approved, and the Committee was adjourned.
TYPHOON EXPERIENCES.
THE WIND IN TOWN,
to the Army, Navy and Polier, covering the WINKLEMANN distance in 50 seconds. In the "longost stay STEINVEG... ander water" competition, D. E.Carvalho was the winner, remasining below for the remarkable
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time of 2 min 25-34 sees, while the boor of GRAND (Small & Large) PIANOS. winning the Veteran's rac fell to Mr. H. W.
COLLARD K-nnett.
Results of events are as follows:--- Half mile championship of the Colony, open to all comers
J. Witchell
N. H. Alves
2
Other starters vere, J. M. Pereira, Gr. Brotherton und A. V. Barros.
The swimmers kopt level for the first Witchell drew length, but in the second Rital of the others by about a length Pereira gave up at the conclusion of this length. and en gang up for the second time, when Dear the brickworks, Witchell ineroased his loud to ten lengths and maintained it till the finish. Time, 14 min. 0 4-5 secs.
Two lengths, opon to Army, Navy and Polica
Trumpeter Grant
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2
Gr. Brotherton Time-50 seconds.
Time calculated Longest stay under water. from the word go until the water is broken by any part of the body.
D. E. Carvalho, 2 min. 263/5 sea, 1. 36 mec.. 2. E. Humphreys, 1 min. Other competitors were J. H. K. Hance and H. S. Homes
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CARTRIDGES.
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LEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE and KYNOCK'S SPORTING CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BORE, and NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT all Sizes, Nos. 10 to 88SG. AIR GUNS and AMMUNITION in Variety,
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PISTOLS.
Two lengths handiesp. First and recoil in With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES
each heat to swim in final.
First heat-F. M. Pereira, 1; J.H. K. Hance, 23/5 heat---H. A.
HW. Kennett
M. A. Raznek, F. W. White
Time 5415 ecconds,
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CALIBRE 7.63 œ.m.
FIRING 10 SHOTS i1⁄2 2 SECONDS.
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