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Parliament, and if their Influence be as A typhoon "warning has reached the Ameri-TELEGRAMS. great as their present boldness, the indica.json Cooenlate, dated Manila Observatory, y It says Cyg'ons East of o'clock am. South of Luson.”
tions are that Russia in the Far East will be a quite negligible ́quantity. The Liberals represent the somewhat pro-
In the Supreme Court yesterday · their Honours the Chief Justice and the Puino
A. S. WATSON & CO., [nounced opinion, previously noted by te, Judge gavo judgment is the case of the
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The programme of music to be performed by the Band of the Second Royal West Kont Regiment on the new Parade Ground on Mon- day next, from 5 to 6.30 p.os., is as follows:--
"Oberon," Weber; Selection from "Rip Van Maret, "A Frang," Costa; Overture fo Wiokia" Plaquette; Valeo "Les Simones," Weldtenfol; Song (Cornet Solaj Killarney." Balto; Selection from The Earl and the Girl," Caryll.
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OBITUARY.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN RISING.
LONDON, May 17th. The rebellion among the natives is increasing in Zululand.
Morenoa luas been captured in Cape- Colony.
LONDON, May 17th. that Russian imperialism has been unis National Bank of Chias u. Lemaire and Co..
Bishop Bickersteth is dead." guided; and it is said that its Asiatic adven-judgmont boing for defendants with coats,
[The Right Reverend Edward Henry Lures have so disgusted the people that
The Kowloon Cricket Club have again. Bickersteth, D.D., was born at Islington in they would be quite indifferent to the loss discussed the question of the proposed paw where to distinguished himself. he was or 1825. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. of Finland, Poland, and Eastern Siberia. pavilion. The estimates submitted were nondained dewoon in 1848, and in the coures of They are very autspoken as to the nupasid-red too high, and the architects wore brilliant coloniastical career became Bishop of Exeter in 1855, resigning from the position in 64 1000.] WINE AND SPÍRIT MERCHANTS. [triotic and dishonest motives of the officials requested to procure fresh tenders, -
who form the burencracy. "Why did the
gizi Government occupy Manchuria"? demanded Mr. RODICHOFF, one of the stormiest orators of the Left. His own immediate answer. WHISKY. loudly applauded, was, "In order that it might find more places for officials". From this we may gather a quite sufficient iden, of the spirit with which a Liberal Government in Russin (should the Tean not break his word again, and send his Cossacks to break it up) will approach the outstanding questions of the Far East. Of course the practical situation remains in any event satisfactory to all who fear further Russian aggression at this end of the world. The Duma may be suppressed, the Liberals hounded down, the reactiovuries triumph once more, for a time; but for years to come there can be no more Far Eastern
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The following message was received from the Commander in-Chief, Mediterranean, at the Admiralty:-" Regret to inform during opera- tious off Malts on night of 17th April torpade- bat was run lato by Ardent and sunk. Crew saved, but Gauner (T) Thonias Conitis
London whe was second in command of torpado-bout, has sinen died from injuries received in colli-ion. Ardent now in dock, boy damugod."
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In the new Antarctio expedition which he adventures from St. Petersburg. Corea is proposes to undertake, Lieut. M. Barus, of the safe, and the only danger China has to fear. N. Barracks, Portsmouth, inleods to explore the area to the south of Graham Land, on the is from entanglements made by her own officials' proueaers to stupid intrigues. Any moro coquetting with Russia can only incur the stern displeasure of Japan, and in that event it grill be a hard thing to help her. Certainly Russia can do nothing for her. As things are at present, Rossin atands t, lose hold oven of Eastern Siberia, uulass the present population enn be outnumbered
opposite side of the Auturctic to tunt explore by the Discovery expedition, in which he accompanied Commander Boost. He hopes to discover whether Graham Land in an island or a peninsula. The expedition will take about two years,
By kind permission of Lieut.-Cыl Q. H. U. Price, D.S.O., Comman/lant and Okoors of the 129th Haluchin, the Band of the Regiment will play the following programme at the U.S.R.
5 p.m. March........., “Daniel,”
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THE CHINESE IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS.
LONDON, May 15th.
In reply to British and American, repre- sentations, the Chinese Government has explained that the Edict lately issued was intended only to simplify the administration of the Customas" and not to supersede the present establishment.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, May 15th. The Plural Voting B has passed its second reading and the Reserve Farces Bill its third reading in the House of Commons.
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CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,
A CANTON FATALITY.
May 16th.
A house in Han Lan Fong inside the walled Mor
The promises were occupied by a faily vesturs "La Reine du gour, Adam city collapsed at eight o'clock restorday morn La Tafautello." La Belphegar!"
...... Alberting. old-election "Rora of Scotland," Godfrey surnamed Li. L'side and his four children
Song without words" Chant Sans Paroles." Serenade Recuco," .
Techałkowsky ....... Itekand
by the military colonista whom it is suggest-lab, Kowloon, to-day (Friday), commencing at er should be sent from the Wast. The Eastern Siberians of to-day have evolved from two classes, ueither of whom can be counted as favourably inclined to the style Russia. One class is descended from men who never were serfs: the other from political exiles or from men brought into close touch with the ideals of those, exiles. Aheady there have been, incidents east of Baikal which show how tightly stretched is the thread that has hitherto bound them to Fardom.
An iuuential committoo has been formed at Durban to support the project of seranging a uational tribute to I ord Miner. It is the in- tention of the committee to obtain as many signal tares as possible to the following statement: "The residents of Natal express their apprecia- tion of the great servicos rendered to Africa and Yet in spite of all this, the Breaus of the Empire by Lord Milzer ud desire to place fighting Japan again. another day persists on record the conviction that by Lord Milter's The knowledge of the secret intentions of untiring devotion and conspicuous ability this their own hearts prompts some to declarey was ouable to surmount the greatest
crisis in its history." that Japan is already annesing money and is to stack Russia. The Russians have alrealy detected flaws in the Porta-
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instituted a Diploma in Anthropology, le be
Bond before 11am on day of publication. After the touch Treaty which they consider will Univormity or not, who, after pursuing au
hour the supply sa limited. Only supplies Cash Palegrupare Address: Panas Dodos: A.B.U. th Ed
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, May 18th, 1906. Nor very long ago we quoted from Russian wéwapapers which induced us to the belief that in some quarters at least Russia's traditional umbilion-towards the Pacific, yet so notoriously unpacific—was weakening Striking confirmation reaches us direct from St. Petersburg, in the letter of a corres pondent who has been attentively obsery of the elections. ing the
progress
of points
The
pinke the picking of a quarrel in easy mat-approved course of study, satisfy Examiner, fer. As to that, of course, Great Britain appointed by the University, as to their pro- Anthropology. The Statate will have something to say, by virtue of the ficiency ia " unprovoked attack" clause of the revised establishing this Diplom, in Anthropology was passed in Trinity Term, 1905; the Committee Anglo-Japanese Alliance. The bureaucracy for Anthropology appointed under the Statute
were all buried under the debris and killed.
THE GAMBLING GROOM STORY. The groom who sold his master's horse to & Bannerman, and pawned the saddle managed to win a bandrol deliers at fautan, and went and bought the pony and saddle back, and has taken In consideration of his them to his master, plnek the master simply admonished kim.
-WHARF LOABE.-
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It is reported that a certain Ho Foo-nin leased the es. Chukong's wharf. from the Chinese Government some four years ago. It was distinctly sipulated in the lease that the lesser should not sablet the wharf to any foreigners or admit any foreigners into partnership with him. The wharf is now in foreign hands, and the lesso is being prose- cuted.
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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislativa Council was held on the 17th instant in the Conncil Chamber at 2.30 p.m.
FREGENT
His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, MAJOR BIR MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. A. M. TuossoN (Colonial Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. A. W. BREWIN (Registrar General).
the full stop at the end thereof and substitut- ing a colon and adding the following worde→ In the case of bake-houses, dairies, laundries, opium divans and promises need for offensive trades, such dast hins shall be constructed of ma terials to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board. The ArronNET-G«habal seconded, and the motion was carried.
REGISTRATION OF PARTNERS,
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-Your Excolleusy, I beg to HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR GENERAL V. woyo that it is desirable that legislation for the ER HATTON, CB (Commanding the Troops), registration of partners, with limited liability. Hon. Mr. T. SENCORE SHITH, (Colonini uld be introduoad into this Colony
This
motion, sir, is brought forward in con- Hocretary).
Han. ŠIR H. 8. BERKELEY, K.. (Attorney old one in this Colony-I think it was first neotion with a question which is a comparatively General).
gitated oror 30 years ago-namely, the question of the registration of members of Chinese firms in this Colony. Various attempts, as your Excellency is aware, have been made from time to time in this Colony and alon in the sister colony of the Straite Settlements for the purpose of p
putting. if possible, the que tion of registration of partners in Chiouse firms pon a satisfactory footing. From time to line in the Straits Setilaments Ordinances have been introduced
that object, and I balara have got as far as the committee etage and have been dropped. I baltern at the pressat time there is an Ordinenop dowling with this question in the Straits Settlements which has now either
the second rating or
or clea ia in the
Hon Captain L. A. W. Barnes-LawreSCE, R.N. (Harbour Master),
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM (Director of Public Works)
Hon. Mr. E. A. YEWETT.
Hou. Mr. H. E, POLLOCK, K.C. Hon. Dr. Ho Kat, M.B., G.M., C.M.G. Hon. Mr. WEI YUK. Hon. Mr. E. OGHORNE. Hon. Mr. C. W. DICKSON. Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of "Connell),
MINUTAB, The minutes of the previous meeting wors read and confirmat
KRW MEN FIERA. The H. Mr. E. Osborna and the Hon. Mr. E. A. Hirott subscribed the usual oaths and took their cots as member,
APPOINTMENT TO COHTEES,
His EXCELLENCY-I appoint the Hoe Mr. Pollock to the Law Committee vien Mr. ski the Hon. Mr. Osbane and the Hon. Mr. Hewett to the Public Works Cons mitter vice Sir Paul Chator and Mr. Gershoma Stewart.
PAFELE
The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table the following pipra-Jurors list for 1500. report of Questie College for 1905; City of Victoria aud Hill Distria. Waterworks; rsport of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol for 1995; report of the Director of the Hengkong Observatory for 1905; report of the Blus Book for 1905 report of the Harbour Master for 1905; report of the Registrar General for 1905 report of the health and sanitary condi tion of the Colour for 1995; a research into the mislogy of beri-beri, together with a report of an outbreak.
FINANCIAL MINUTES. The Hos. COLONIAL SECRETARY -Sir, I Lave the honour to lay on the table Financial miantes Now. 7 to 27, excepting No. 1 which is withdrawn, and move that they be referred to the Finance Committee,
The HON. COLONIAL 1 REASURER-I beg to second the motion.
on
The motion was carried.
stage. As I Love Raid, from time to tinue has guntion, a very important question, has come upfer consideration, and wouly excuse for coming hafore the Cecil at bringing the question up again in that I have a scheme to
on different lings from au hitherto proposed. Four Excellency is perhaps
auy legislation. aware that in 1901 representatives of a com-
made mission store in the Calony
and report which was published in the Government Gazelle of October, 1-1, dosing with the question of registration for Chiness partners I firs
But, Fir, that commission sut upon the basis that if much Chiaose partners partners in A firm all the registered as
of English law
would
apply prosision of by virtue
тінність
et which every sustaina
be liable for the entire
B
by the whole. The question of registration was discussed upon the basis that although that. was English law it would ba applied to Chiness.
It was partners C
so registering. was pointed out
by various vilnones who gave pridanes baloro that commission, and
by various gentlemen who -eat upon that commission, that the probable result would be that the wealthy Chinese would pot forward some poor relation as a man of straw and got him registered as a partner in the firm. Bot, sir. I would think that the very Chinese firms is that we should follow out in Ace of successful registration of partners of the adoption of any sohems of registration Chinese law with regard to the liability of part
A
her. And that low, as I nuderstand it, makes partner only liable for the losses of the firm in proportion to his total share of capital in the Arm. In other word lot as assume the capital of a firm to be $104,000; if
a parter subsoriben $100 and the Arm gets into diffentty as regala making good a deficiency, he would only be liable to one-tenth of the amount because her share of capital was $1,000 out of $10,000. I am apasking from a Chinese point of view now, because we have to consider the view they will face of the matter. The Chinese must look
Hie XCELLENCY The most important of the Financial minutes which it is proposed to refer to the Finance Committee is No. 23, which is to provide a fund of $350,000 in aid of the Kowloon Canton Railway. This is the amount which the Chief Resident Euginor autioi patea being able to spend by the end of the current
rent year,
I will explain to you briefly how it is proposed that this money should be provided. In connection with on the view of each partner bolag held liable as being incruitable; I say inequitable purely the loan which was authorised by this Council looking at it from their point of view. That the 6th April and 6th October of aneh yaaring so, it seems to me obviously us less to there is due from the Viceroy of the Hu Kwang expect them to some forward and register their Bo a good story exile, but from whom did he Provinca interest at the rate of 44 per cent on
true names if it would bring upon them re-purchase the pony P-ED.]
the loan of $11,000,000 made to him by this the law. What I woukl saggost is this: that as
ne ja still Government, or on so much
an inlucement to parsida the Chinese to outstanding. There is al due under agreement registor their props as partners, with Viceroy Chau Chib-tang asia of 8110,000 and to persuade the proper people to on the 6th October of each year as an instalment con
ment come forward as partners, if they,
Faristorad my, it should. by enacted that by mn doing they towards a refund of that lose. These same, paid in interest or in repayment, will be credited could come forward and obtain the heneft of to a special fund. On that special fund the the Chinese
law of partnership. That would interest at 3 per cent, on the stock we have au inducement I I would suggest should be raised will be the first charge; and the held cut in order to persuade the Chinese to from the fund the expenses of our section register. It seems to me that if anything like
Cautou-Kowloos railway will be paid. The balance, after repayments of the forms of registration will satirus fall short of bepard provisions are suggested in a bill, all Viceroy's instalments have been rende, will be their ohjest. Unless a bold forth some such Candidates to the number of 192 have passed devoted to paying off our debt. We shall pay substantial inducement as I have hinted at; we
on the advances ade from that special fund shal
Cars fail, always have a man of straw the recent examination and will be admitted for the construction of our railway interest at
in place of the partoer." Of contRO put into the new college as cadets to be trained the rate of ab por cent into the special fund. It would also now be necessary in any suc
The next fanucial minute of importance is legislation to provide that individual names es expectant officials in the ori arvio napejal minute No. 15, which is for sam of should be registered as, opposed to taag” Amongst those who passed, 36 were officials, 74 $42.00 in aid of the vote, public works exten
ship disputes in this Colony are aware of the paid for by Government), and 8 sell-supporting streets." This is a vary considerable excess o great dificulty occasioned the learned jadges studenta--Yesterday Viceroy Shums rasised the original vote of $10,000. It is mainly due
works that have been taken in hand either in has a tong name is introduced. The question is-Who is represented by toog? The reply is Imperial Edist uppointing Ya Sik-min, falfilment of obligations of private owners to -I am not the principal "toog; it is my formerly literary chancellor of the Kwangtung whom the Government has sold land, or to take cousin or somebody else, not me. Of course, Province. Inspector General of all the Colleges advantage of work carried out by private air, I am perfectly well aware that there are s owners in fulfilment of their obligstions to
things togend many in Kwangiang. In the afternoon H.E. Viceroy Government councetal with
with similar leases.
Д With the question of
tion of registration, Shum called personally at Yu's famen to offer For instance, the reclamation at Tsimchatsoi but my reason for bringing forward this
bas lngolved the Construction of two rosie by tion now is that this point of registration with congratulations.
telassen. This construowon of those two and disonased in this Colony. Of course necording to Chiness law may be con- wade.
'EDUCATION NOTES.
of the
at. 8, Petersburg is already very uneasy has issued the Regulations for the admission of numbers of the gentry (whori training will be ordinary, No. 1, for forming and kerbing names. Those of us who have met in partner.
at China's activity in Mongolia and in candidates to the Diploms Examination Northern Manchuria, and we would not courses of instruction have been arranged, to
be greatly surprised to learn that the fatuous advisers of the Tear had some notion of bettering (from their point of view) domestic conditions with a successful war-which is what they might call a raid on China. For many reasons the idea is'n stupid one, and only Jossible in the brains of such men as are still struggling to put back the hands of the clock in Russia,
In this connection we may iniy attention
pondent, in another columu.
fatal,
was
begin in Hilary Torm. 196 and the first Annual Examination will be held in Trinity Tera, 1966.
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According to the United States Navy League fournal, the membership of the various Navy Leagues throughent the world is abpot as follows:-German, 810,000; British, 20,000; Spanish, 18,000 Italian, 16,000; French, 5,000, Portuguese, 2,908; United States, 4,500 At the request of the French Navy Longue the French Government has appropriated 2,00) doliera to
League has been asked to contribute twelve cents to a fund to be presented to the Imperial nary in commemoration of the Emperor's silver welding. A Women's Navy League has been organised in Berlin, the purpose of which is to enlist the women of the empire in support of Germau muval expansion,
releasend
to
partly paid for by lersees, Lus had to be
of Gavuramaat. 812,00u will be
revenue.
to
be said of the other side
in
ques
De ved I don't your Exellency at
at the prosent
3900 to
provides
ony
fnod a chair of naval fistory in the college of from Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, soontein ted. Financial micure No. 13: reseñiblance between to the letter of our St. Petersburg corres. Franco. Each member of the German Nevs veganos containing a lady and a gentleman a sum of $16,000 in aid of the vote, refunds action is laten. China and Russia vis-a-vis reforms continue to appear. Referring to some of
Thors were ten plagas cases yesterday, all the re-actionary associations. which have bean defeated by the Liberals, our corres- pondent, who knows Japan and North The French Mail of the 17th April China intimately, says they are almost delivered in London on the 18th inst. Chinese in their self- complacency and their
We understand that the recently constituted dislike of all things foreign ". As samples Commisssion will commencsits inquiries to-day. of ther unmistakeable backwardness, wo
There will be ne band at the Hongkong Hotel neel ool; quote two passages from their on Saturday evening as the Band is required by
One says, "The Hebrew | H.E. the Governor. * progranine".
question must be treated apart from all. The British Consular report on the trade of
other allied questions, in view of the instinctive hostility of the Hebrews. to Christianity and towards non-Hebrew races and of their striving after world-wide domination.":
Trieste for 1905 notes that in the Far East Austrian matches can no longer compete with the Japanese.
The American Steel Corporation has secured Japan's order for 50,000 tons of steel for use in the construction of 200 bridges on the Seoul Wiju Railway,
"Colonel" wrote to the Times on April 18th as follows:- Happening to be in the Transport Offee at the Ryel Arsenal, Woolwick, this morning, I witnessed one of the biggest fires I have seen for corde time, and -which, in my
opinion, with some organized system tight have certainly best kept under; but I regret incompetency the order of the day. Hala to say there appeared to be no eyetem and
4 it
in other colonies like
JABEZ BALFOUR'S RELEASE.
17, that it, the
the Government fe anything. Road in KowlooD, BRA Jabez Baitour, the former head of the stabled the verament to get the work dore discussed in the Chamber of Commerce, and
loop, un à private reclamation has No doubt the o
question will be considered sad. Liberator group of companies, was
under more advantageous con
conditions than we
a point requiring consideration before any daybreak on April 14th. A private cond after
It is
a question put forward on somewhat new lines-to those on
which it was drove up to the prison gales and took Balfour rates under section 35 of Ordinance No. 6 of
This is due to a larger refund of dealt with before, who was wearing privato alothes, to catch the
Hou. Dr. Ho KAI beg to second the at steamer from Yarmouth to Lymington, 1901, a larger refund having to be male than motion. I think there cannot besny two opinions where traits was taken to Besingsloke. There was anticipated when the estimates were pre about the desirability of doing something to have the party entered a motor-car and were paret. Financial mionie No. D is to provide a registration of partnerships in this Co
宫 wall driven off, their destination being, unknown. sam of $15,200 in aid of the code, public works The prisoner had earned every single mark possible to he earned in the period, at the Government made no concession whi ever is releasing him, inasmuch as he had corved all but 36 days of the ordinary terin. As is generally known, he was six monthe in confinement prior to being tried and sentences he actual term of imprisonmout being nearly eleven years, and taking into account the time ho was incarcerated in South America, it IL well is well aroeeded more than twelve years, known that from the Governor down to the west heal all speak in the highest praire of experiences, and is said to have been offered Mr. Balfear. He is writing a book of his
£100 a week for several months as a lecturae.
adder been obtained at once and the roof mounted, the origin of the fire could have been found, but for some time a single bose was get An important step has been taken by the to work, which could not play on to the roof managers of some of the principal steamship through want of pressure-this on to a building companies in Liverpool in support of the scheme about 50ft. high. After a time a ladder-escape' of national defence advocated by Lord Roberie arrived, but the fire had gained too much head- Employees on the salaried lists in the offices of way to be dealt with except by strong mesures, the White Star, the American, the Atlantic which apparently did not exist. I was informed Transport, the Dominion, and the Leyland lines
Another says, "In the province of foreign affairs, the Tsaristë attribute all the wis fortunes of their country to its failure to
The only casa of interest at the Magistracy interfere in the Anglo-Boer conflict.
yesterday was that in which a Chinaman was Russia had then an unprecedented opporfined 850 for failing to notify a case of smallpox tunity of coming to the rescue of a handful at 4, Lyndhurst Terrass. When the Inspector that the Metropolitan Fire Brigade engines on will, if members of any of His Majesty's auxiliary
visited the premises he found defendant's son recovering from an attack of that disease.
of heroes fighting for their country against a powerful enemy and of also rauging on their side Germany and France. For that The Natal Government issued an advertise ment asking for volunteers for the formation sin of omission we have been punished. of a special corps for active service in Zululand We would now advocate a continental under the command of Colonel Royston, D.8.0. alliance* Le against England,
The remuneration was to be 5. a day, the mon The Liberals and Constitutional Deano providing their own horses, for which an extra crats now figure conspicuously in the new la a day was to be allowed.
the alarm arrived promptly at the Arsenal forces, have precedence over others in the matter gates, but were kept outsido for some time until of holiday. In addition, they are to have an cortain ridiculous formalities for their adjais-extra work's leave on full pay. Both concessions slon had been gone through; in the meantime are dependant upon attendance at each annual stores to the value of some thousands of pounds and building sure being burat down in the camp training. These companies have on their interest of the public funds the sooner some salaried hate a staff of approximately 600, so efficient authorities take the arrangements for that the action of the managers is likely to have an important result in encouraging the youth fire in our arsenals and dockyards under their control the better, in view of the exhibition of this country to join the auxiliary foroos. witnessed this morning.
extraordinary, communication, staltic circuits Singapore, Penang and other Straits Bottle- sum of $15,200, $12,200 is dus to utallic opposits just stated, cam ap for consideration including new route to North Point. Of this ments. This subject, as the hon. merobor cirepits rendered necessary through the Glavera- 30 years ago, sud I beliers at chasimation petition of leading Chinese ment telephone system being injuriously was by a affected by the working of the Electric Tram ye.
merchants, proving that measares should be Financial minutes Nos. 7 and 10 together provide S6,but in aid of the vote for lighthouses. a ships should actoris erat, adil Chiese partnerships should be registered, and that the This sum is due to the prevalence of fog in the real partners of Chinese firms should be do first four months of the year, necessitating kuown. Bines that time the question has been an extensive use of fog signals. At the sugges raised and discussed, and the nonceneng of tion of the Harbont-Master the Brethren of opinion is that it is a desirable thing if we could Trinity House are being communicated with bring it about.. Commissions have been to see if sound signalling cannot be adopted appointed to consider the question, and in two in the Colony. Financial minute No. 20 for of them I have taken part. In the last one, in $4,455 is in aid of the vote ready passed the year 1901, the result of one inquiry, so far in this Council in connection with the resepas remember, was that we would have tion of HH Prince Arthur of Conaauglit. no objection at all to recommending, an In view of the generous manner in when Ordinance to be passed for the registration of private buildings were decoratal, consider partnerships, but at the same time we found this is a fair charge on the public... Financial
great difficulty in recommending the is it To. 12 is to provide $1,740 in aid of the provisions that should be contained in that Fote to the hospital bulk flygeia, due of Olionare. First all we found that if the course to the regrettable prevalence of smallpox Ordinance or law we proposed should be made in the early part of the year. The remainder would have any chance of success at all, it would of the voles do not require special explanation require a very large staff, and secondly, a very great deal of expended a very large amount Then, another difioulty to got every registration as correct as possibly the question would arise, could wo
a supposing wo extended a very
upon the correctness of these registrs
think
that nuder English law, as explained to the Council just now by my hon. AMENDMENT TO THE SCATENGING AND
and learned friend opposite, that the Chines CONERRYANCY BTW-LAWB.
would not, in spite of any penalty inflicted by The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to move, the Ordinance, come forward and register their No. & of the Heavenging and Conservancy Bye- doing now without any compulation by law; they with the approval of hon, members, that by-law true names. They would do just as they are laws be hereby amended by deleting would supply atong" name, ora fictitionsnams.
by mo.
FINANCIAL.
the table the report of the Finance Committes The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to lay on
The COLONIAL TREASTBEI beg to second. No. I, and more that it be adopted.
The motion was carried.
was,