HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A mooting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held on the 7th instart in the Council Chamber at 2.30 p.m.
PRESENT:--
HD EXCELLENT THE GOVernon, Major SIN MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.
His EXCELLENcy Major General VILLIERS HATION, 1.B. (General Offer Commanding the Troops.
Hon. Mr. T. Servosung SMITH (Colonial Secretary),
Hoo, Sir H S. BERKELEY, K.C. (Attorney General).
Hon. Mr. A. A. THOMSON (Colonial Trea sarar
Hon Mr. A W. BREWIN(Registrar- General).
Hon. Captain LA. W. HARNBK-SAWRENCE, L.N. (Harbor Mantes).
Hoo. Mr. W. CHATHAM (Director of Public
Works)
Hon. Mr. E. A. BRWETT.
Hou. Dr. Ho Kar: M.B., C.M., C,SU.G. Hon. Mr. E. Osborne.
Hon. Mr. WE YUK.
Hon. Mr. W. J. GRESSON,
KINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meating wore read and coufirmed.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY JUNE 8rn, 1906.
Class 7, section 3, was altered to read, no person shall be entitled to recover in any setion any charge for dental and rendered after the commencement of this Ordinance by any person not registered under this Ordinanes unlom and notil each person is registered under the Ordinance."
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into the evaporating basins
Donet
ture on the new law court and publio buildings must next year be at least what it kan been this year, if not more, if we are to full our premiss made to this Conseil to complete these two important publio buildings by the end of the year 100, So even if we do not start any public works of great magnitude in addition to the water supply and the others I have referred to, I am doubtful whether we should be able to carry on without no me additional taxation, When we do start ♣ ¦ prior to the presing of the Ordinance a bona-vaporation of sea water. Thot by the public work of the first megnite I am strongly of opinion that work should be the junk typhoon sbultor which is required in the interest of shipping in the Culony and for the safety of the Chinese beat population (applause). In addition to the public warks committing us to so largo an expenditure as (bat to which I have referred, I am very desirous to do something to improve the upproaches of the harbour to the city which at present are rightly termed reproaches to it. We also desire to go abend with the main thornaghfans at Kowloon on which this Council will remember,
the
Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Counells).geotloman lately representing the Chamber of Commerce on it was very insistent. Wo aro also avaivus in the New Territories to improve I therefore do not the road communicationN,
the ameonis auually intend to decreure included in the estimates for the resumption of insanitary properties, training pallabs and
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. W. J. Gresson took the oath and sumed his sont as a member of the Conneit
FINANCIAL',
The CuOKIAL SECRETARY laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee, No. And moved its adoption.
The
COLONIAL TREASTRER
and this was ngreud to,
QUESTIONS.
Hov. Mr. Osŋ KNK asted the following questions standing in his name : --
1. Will the Government take steps to improve
the rieksha service by-
(a) Kequiring them to be more strongly built and provided with bettor springs.
(b) Instituting a monthly inspection. ( Making it a condition of the licones that every ricksha be provided, with a clente whit cover to the back und to the sost.
(d) Introducing Hrst clasa rickshaw (boll: for Victoria and Kowloon, similar to those at Saigon
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Clauze section was altered to road- person shall prove to the satisfaction of the Dentist Board that he was within three years
Não prectitioner of dentistry and a dental surgeon in this Colcor and shall make appli- raporated by cation in writing to the Dentist Board within six weeks after the commencement 'of the' Ordinance for registration or in the case of pornons absent from the Colony at the date of the Commencement of the Ordinance shall make such application within six months after the passing of the Ordinance he shall be entitled to be registered.”
On the motion of the ATTORNEY GENERAL it was agreed that the the Bill be reprinted and discussed again.
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PILSENER BEER.
THE SALT INDUSTRY IN CHINA Consul-General Ragsdale, representative of the United States at Tintain, describes the rusthols of coaking salt along the northern of China. Many tons of impare salt ars made each year at diferent points on the cast of North China, ertanding from Tongkn to Baanbaikwan and Newchwang. The methods employed are the same in each place, and the same have been in use certainly from the tima of
of Marco Polo's famous journey through Hastern China. The salt is
water is pumpst by wind power and hant of the KILIZ many miles aach way from Le cost is nearly lesel and only few icoles or feet ahore high tide. this flat const are the salt works. The Bod posting basins are made on the flat- have much the appearance of innumerable tounis courts of great size. They are separated from osch other by small ridges of mad about & inches high. The bottom of the basin is made level and hard-rolled with a store roller. The begins are filled to a depil of 3 inches with san water, which is evaporstad from one to the the beat of the sun int
tossing anting salt on the bottom. This is carotally raped into a
pile
Bid after re-rolling the bottom mere water is puruped in. These bain are located about two feet abars tide lovel and in
groups, so as to be sorved by a central punip. The Blain are out in all directions by small canals giving each group water connection with the main salt yards at the rallway station shovelled into small boats, which are punted, or the river. The salt as fast as it is made
it is thrown into great heaps and overal with mate, waiting to be sold and packed for the Tien sin market,
The windmills and for
the May in restoration salt water into the basics are most ingeni. had no intention of behaving in at all a high OUR
darchy of England the of £1. vas und of
Landod faebion. The story had been indas. type wet with only in There is for you. She, however, forgot Chisa,
tån writer knows, trion-ly circulated that the Japanese were seek-
HAVE BEEN REVISED the lawyer This 1 year was argued with.
fastened to
goes to indicate how little the throughout on basis of provaïïing high exchange. sie, and it desperation by the next of kin, who said it was There is a light hexagonal wooden framing to acquire land in Makdon by compulsory
contral post. On this frame xix sot. spall sail of cotton clothe
oficials have grasped the true purport of the not a charity, a technical word of saxta
with
booms so fastened as to allow them to tipulations about fair play for all countries that Wapply only wich
gift in law. With regard to the gift to the belling out at an angle of about 45 degree. To they go out of their way to take note of Japan's
the bottom of the post i
And share alike with other is atraebed a a horizontal desire to aburs thought that the object isf
nations and to ask for 10 special, conerusions whost which fits into the
of ព the gift was that the Restoration might be horizontal shaft. The outer ond of this shaft and Makdon Railway should be reserved for whatever. The untion that the A Antung brought to the memory of thise who listenel to works the
pam. The pump is of the dak the ringing of the ball. It was a happy restors:
There is an oudless chain, on which are
military use only, which mais, of course, that tion, and the action of the testatrix evidently recties wooden disks about 5 by 9 inones and
it would not be used at all, since Japas bas was to bring back happy thoughts, and in his aches apart. These disks cuti in
hardly
any troops there and Clins may not rectangu thoughts pecesa
any in that region, is pecaliorly Chinose. Lordship's opinion those happy
Manchurian Agreement as regards the opening of the province to trade becoming a dru later, thongh were this matter left to Chin slone it very likely would do so. that Russia is pressing the Poking Cabinet lurd
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QUEER BEQUESTS AND QUEERER LAW.
Executors are people for whom tesistors apparently write puzzles on their death-beds, A case before Mr. Justice Kokewich showed a the provisions of the furbing tanke, which lady disposing of various small anms of money, through the canals to the main yards, where and out of the income (about to the ringor for the time being of the parish Church of reamenter, who sbonld ring a peal et bells from 6 to 7 o'clock in the forenoon on each oth
services to my mind it is absolutely indispensable to proceed with if the suitory condition of the Colony is not to be worse in the future then it hes then in this past (applause).
It is not with any desire to discourage such questions as have been put by the hon. member, and which contain vainubis and aseful sug gestions, that I made these remarks, but wanted to point out that it is necessary first to proceed in a busiliers manner and, in view of falling recipis, not to commit ourselves to serv and heavy items of exgú nditure (applause)
ABYLEMS ORDINANCE.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first tending of a Bill entitled as Ordinance to provide for the establishawut of Asylums for
at the
meaning in English law. Mr. Justice Keke..
valid aa held that it is
ranger,
на for
to a
vertieni
SOLE AGENT'S
H.
PRICE & CO..
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
TELEPHONE No. 135.
held the man to account was proof that they
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PRICES
PIANOS
OF THE
HIGHEST
CLASS.
of great durability, and are entitled to daim for them greater exceileace in ovary parti cular than any others offered in the Colbay. ARE THE ONLY FIRM
the enstédy `und enre of persons of numoodsarily gouoted feling of gratitude to the wooden trough, 9 inches wide and incl atation will certainly not be a party to the E
mind and others.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and
2 Will the Government make provision in the this was agreed to forthcoming Estimates for-
(s) A market at Trina-tsu-tsi.
(b) A rofuse burner.
3. Will (be Government take steje lu enquiro what practical means can be adopted for re- establishing and maintaining the value of British subsidiary coinago ou a par with the Holler.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY The Govern - test have under consideration the gaotion of improving the riekaba service in the Colony ou the general lines indleated in the question
The DIRECTOR OF Pentie WORKS (2) 11 is doubtful whether provision can be made i u bert your's Estimates for a marketat Tsin-la- tsui estimated to cost $80,000...
(b) Plans and estimates for a wfuse hurr ivo recently been preparo. The cost of site, buildings and plant will amout to $4501,000 and it in doubtful whether provision can be made for it in next year's Estimates.
The COLONIAL TREASURER-Tan Guvern - sent have made enquiries and are satisfied the t
the coly-pr sticul means that can be adopted for re-establishing the value of British subsidi. ary wins is to conss for the time to issue such exias and to induce the Cantonesss aathorities
to stop ito issue of Chinese subsidiary caps, the ever-production of which combined with depressed trade has brought about the fall in value of both Briteb and Chiness sith-dilinay
currenty.
His Exceuexer--I propose to supplement the answer given by the Director of Public
APPROPRIATION BILL
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second Trading of Bill entitled a Ordinance to authorise the appropriation of a suppletsentery sum of two hundred and seventy-eight thou and four lupired mid trefen dollars and oight costs, to defray the charges of the year 10
Heid is unperissary for me to anything to the Council, in support of the It is necessary to authorise the payment of racinus sus difed in the Dill for the various public services for which these sums are created
The ColONEAL TREASUREL secondent, and this war ngised to.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was agreed to,
HIS EXCELLENTY-The Council stands ad- jured till Thursday, June 1 De
PINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meting of the Finance Committee was
heki immediately after the Conseil-the Coloutal Secretary presiding-
The COLONIAL SECRETARY His Excellency, at the last meeting of this Council, referred at length to the Appropriation Bill, and honourable
mem hers have before them full details. thers are no questions to be asked I propuso that the varias votes be approved.
The rarions itens wäre road and approved. The COLONIAL SECRETARY--I also wish the Comitee to empower mu to express the
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deep, open at both ends. The lower ond of the Giver of All. The leading is of the gift was trough is submerged in the salt water and that people
might he moved with gratitude to
fan upper and is above the small ditches Almighty for the totaling of the merch.
He therefore thought that this which supply the evaporating basins - This tu 20 est in length, trough may be valid bequest.
The Coust wank so depending upo
tko height wie which doubt hold the same views, if anyone the water is to be raised, sully has wers to leave money to hanil to play slope of short degree with the. horizontal. ou the anniversary of Noah's leaving the
At the apper end of the trough the sink chain Ark to trustees to buy reworks to crm-
passes around the horizontal shaft from the memerate the capius of Troy. It is at windmill, and this shaft is provided with all events good to know what bequests will be sprockets which lit. between the disks. With upheld after one's death and to act accordingly, the revolution of the windmill the Shift revolves and if one hos hankings after terrestrial and the chain with the disks travels up the incuortality items that for something under trung, me disk pushing its complement of £40 one cau bave holls rang about one a untimely and for perhaps couturier. Perhaps ditches und raus off to one or the other of the water to the top, where it falls into the sto!] in a future world one may scors off one's neigh- many evaporating basins. The amount of water boars by pointing on one's anniversary to the pumped depends, of course, upon the speed of the fact that one is still remembered ou the earth, windmill, and is from 1,000 to 5,000 gallons per ourd it.
cial may impart s superiority. Perhaps hour. Thes mills are urected in groups of three it may do nothing of the aort. Still for £10 there a small plant) or five large plaat), and there are is the off choice of a inture satisfaction, and at about 240 mitts which feel the collection lepote all events the feeling that one has made soms
ᎠᏌ Tongku bell-ringers happy for one day a year. If all made one person happy for one day, a year after our death, the world would not be at all bad place in the course of a few centuries or so.
CHINA AND HER MINES.
:
Vast mineral resources lie around the Chinese on overy hand representing untold wealth, and prosperous employment for the thousands of
Tough bardy fellows who now for lack of some. cases become
The mills tore out about 700
The truth is
who have had long practical experience in Hongkong us
EXPERTS AND MANUFACTURERS
are our vastly superior knowledge in embodied in all Pianos we Manufacture or Import.
latter are personally solsciad fron
railway by Russians to the banks of the Aaser
consent to the building of branch line of to construct a line from Kalgau to Kischtu and another to link up the province of Il, the concussion regarding the Kiachta-Kalgan by M. Pukoti'off. It was oven asited by th being particularly arged upon the Waipu Russians in Kashgaria that Great Bri sisi had Tas acquired the right to build a railway Katul in Afghanistan to Kesligat in Chinese Turkestan, and that Russia would demand
Lo sintain the! corresponding rights " blance of power, but the Chinese Foreigo! Office assured the Russian Minister that the story emanating from Kashgaria was without any foundation whatever.
tra t
BRITAIN'S WODING.
nf tie
santimont
tons of salt per mill per year. They cannot he operated during rainy or freezing weather and The Pasifle outure are cons quently idle more than half the time
Ukay The windmille and pumps are constructed "pressed in the Russian proes of
towards Great Britain are in strong con- entirely of wood and their action is unomatis,
to the vitalulíc nutpourings which They require but little attention and can be repaired by the coolie in charge. About
were so pleatiful at the time of tho Russo-
he cri coolie per mill is sufficient for all Japanese war when thors was
of which the official press of St. Petersburg the work required in making the ma
was not prepared to haljevo us capable. Russia's and ranking Tha
selling of salt 59
discomfure and the Japues successes wein Government
copy and
un hidat Britain's door The Nome Frejana, valuable one.
of salt tuntai The position
one of the most rabid Anglophebes, is now Tientsin is one of the most incative Guvern
is
# post.
of
Factories, and are thoroughly
AND
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PREPARED
PROTECTED
THROUGHOUT. against heat, champ, und vermin.
THE ROBINSON
PIANO CO.. LD, BRANCHES FROM PENANG ro PEKING.
Hangkong. 20th May, 1945.
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Hongkong, 251 Ostober, 1905, 449
great are the benelita to be derived from a better understanding with Great Britain and in a recent articlo descant-d upon tim esonepie Lenefits which would merue, quite apart from any political advantages. It is pointed out in that journal that in 1901 England bought | 34. Queen's Itood t'entral (Second Floor, Russian goods to the value of £26451,68! snd exported to Russia goods to valne of Ebrigare, and that the exos of over 2020ngin this paid by England i would nearly suffion to pay the interest on
the
Works to the hou, member's second question, as ¡ opinion of the Committee that the said Bill be closed and the funds therein expended be Pannual production of salt in the Tongka reging Bus-in National Deb. Referring to Jediu
Connell.
Bill
ring alter to do in many that wealth went positions in China The groups of mixtremely anzions for its public to realise how briguads nerd outlaws Jest none of can be Lapped because Chios stands between the belong to individuals who have parcbused a All the decil and the deep of her narrow-anindy: Goretament permit for their wrection. pejudice on the one land, and the corruption salt made must be delivered to the Government of her officials on the other. This dosire to turn collucing stations, for which this a ker receives | her mineral 'resources to ucconut, howover; is price just sufficient to keep him at work
increasingly strong, and among the many who about dollars Mexican per ton delivered. At have recently tremorialised on what should or the depot the salt is prekad in buskote auf mats should not be dene, we find Sleng Hsuan-huni and well copied, each package weighing about. coming forward with an appeal that the chief 500 pounds. Fan cost of this packiuge is 1 office of mining exploitation in Shanghallar Mexican per tu The approximate devoled to mining development in Stansi. The is 1,000 tons, of wirich Tao provines of Chihli rapital rated for this eaablishment of the said poduces 8,000 tons, the province of Homan and Great Britain's constant harping apon the the answer, ho has received will probably hay be dealt with by the Council as w
ofice was TIS TIP, the balance of the funt 7600b tous, and Tientsin and vicinity, cougurst of ladis has never formed part of Russian bogoy," the Prenga wrote: The It is obrionsly reported in by the whole of the Commeil is mit very satisfactory to him. inpouble to tell what items ura to be inclut accordance with the Standing Orices of the gially raised for the famine relief in Shaust, toas
Bossie's plans in Aria; a campaign against That will save us sitting as a come an instance, by the way, of how moner is
fidia has been only a threat used to cool mitte of the whain Council at the next inertig. 4 diverted in China), and an English engisone
England if the lat ar Power oppor91 RusNIEL COD was employed whe ande rarious exploratious
much in the Near East and Far East. If This was agreed to.
in Huan and Chibli and also assisted in dras
drawing
Though the Japanese troops, save a small Great Britain and Rusta draw closer tagether, up the mining regulations. Now ac province
then one of the first sonomic questions to b tus its own mining explitation office and there Barrison the Kwauteng Peniusala, bare boen
srifled will be that of connecting the Russian is no buger any seed for the Shanghai Have from Manchun, there is a marked
indisposition in some quarters on the part of the and Indice railway statens исто Afghanistan had offen. The aim of the ulning exploitation author its at Pring to thes opel the cities 7 Persia, Acting with England we can moven, zoutines the memorialist in and purts of Muuchiria to trade, in the manuer deling 'spberes of influence in Persia, and since acquire good mineral land in order to forestall provided for under the Portmouth Treaty, unt England was Egypt Constantinople and the foreign projectors, and the iron and coal mines withstanding that China gave her consent at Biosphrous have lost their interest for England. in Shansi are the best in the empire, and those the time in ausderation of the over-run In Asia Minor it is Germans and pot the British. Thang huing restored to her. Frobably (isin who oppose ur, and after all some agreengat
Suerte. After three quars struggle to isnting it ensure or the roleption of
which have been acquired by the refusance is to be ascribed to the spread of must be arrived at. with England to settle the
Turkish imbroglio. all Ching has to show is an Anglo-Chinese Chion for the Chinese, which has mede cooperative undertaking, and it is therefore un liitto prograss amung all classes within wivi-able that fouds should be raised to the past few months. Not long since the
lund al China's sovereignty in up. Military
Grector of Mukden, Chau Erk
i tho Kixtimates for extraordinary public warkes watil ኒቱ bave. an approximate idea what the revetne for the year will be, nud at is impossible to get this approximate klea until we know what we shall receisa on neesiast of the Opium Farm for which, as the hooKR- ablo niềmber no doubt is aware. leuders kaavo inson vizited: the premat farts expires on February 28th, 1907. We do knew something with regard to our probably revenue for next year, and Eam s ry to say that what we know
LAW COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Law Committee was held afterwards the Attorney-General prosiding,
The Married Women's Property Ortlinuuce was ensidered aluse by clause and passed through committee without amendment,
The Ordinance to regelate the qualifications is not vary satisfactory. For instance, we are and prasite for the registration of dentists was aware we shall be unable to include in our. resante estimates the sum which appears in this considered clause by clause,
On the motiu Dr. Ho Kat clause eight,
yeur's estimates oƐ 8120,000 air account of prck-
CHINA AND MANCHURIA.
on sabsidiary coins. We can fairly asangie also referring to the evaporition of the Dentist. Last year Sheng pouts out be visited, complained that Juan was undor that land sales, unless there is a great imprera. Bourd was a Itored by this addition, after the words Tientsip and in proposals before Vicerny take the tofephone system to connect Mukden
noot in trade, will not mamount sitter this year
resident dentists." of the following."and uny
or next te a sum of $49000, which appears in two other fit presons willing to accept the appointment who may be from time to time "ppointed by the Governor
And
the Estimates for the purrent your. we can alan assure that unless trade improves
Du the malion of the ATTORNEY GENERAL
there will be a falling off in others of subsection of the same clausa was recast and revenue Turning next to expenditure, it is 'on the face of it a little dificult to six how wead An appointed taber shall hold office
for three years."
are going to meet the decline of revenue. I
On the motion of the ATTORNEY GENERAL
1.be
of
the electric lighting there and the extau. with the port of Nowchang. The iden mouted by the Japanese of having an exhibition at
proneed to Heting with view to $500 and Blukdon, just as was done at Kruto muni eise.
Yuan with a view to jointly works and Sausi mines and Tactai Tung Chung, Tautai Kang Junk-kuang were
were appointed to
It is estimated that between 490000 facbe are required to purchase the be of the greatest importance to China's desired lands and their acquisition is urged to prestige. It is acknowledged, that such a sa would be of the the in working this mints, but the object is only lo
only to acquire the land and hold of any other foreign concern make salvanings ous offers to the Government. The Waist- an and the Board of Commerce bave made a approved, and is thoroughly char cteristic of China's weal attitude in everything.—Vientzia Times.
where when Jepun itself was first opened, to illustrate the usefulness of foreign manufactures, with articles of merchandise to which they H well as to familiaris, the bulk of the people presumably are at present strangers, was like. พรช
viewed Thy the local Chiness officials with eiguty in Manchuria.
referral... We know we shall have to provided-cotion 1 of clause right was altered to mi i it on test the Syndicat does not get a chance, uspicive-as likely to woakes Chinog sover-
an amount as interest on the lose for r Kow in the blank as to time limit, by the words loon-Canton railway As far as we won at present
♫ that he was within the three years prior to
practitioner."
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The TK.K, str. Nippon Maru will leave Shanghai on Tharaday at 8p.m,, and is dus here on Sunday at 7.
The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived at Nagasaki at 7.30 am. cú Thursday, the 7th inst, and haftagain at 4 pm, same day for Shanghai, where she is due to arrive at a,m, oa Satur- lay the 8th inat.
at ip.ca. on Inesday, the 5th inst, and leftagain The C.P.R. str. Alkeniau arrived at Moji at fam. ou Wednesday for Shengbui, where she is due to arrive af jam. on Friday, the 811|| inst.
the 7th inst.
PURE FRESH WATER.
THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER- BOÁT C0, LD, is preped to apply NY QUANTITY of PORE FRESH VATER to the Shipping, both for Denk and
A Flag W.
J. W. KEW. Manager. Hotel Mausian, el Floor, Hongkong, 8th Angust, 1905,
5:41
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Bola Agente.
DR. M. H. CHAUN,
THE latest Method of the AMERICAN
SYSTEM of DENTISTRY.
37, Das Your ROAD CENTRAL. From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Hongkong, 4th September, 195...
| JUST PUBLISHED.
w
ILDREN OF
A SOCIAL AND
1663
this will moxat to a sure of $18,500. We know the passing of this Ordinanen a houn-tide careful noto of the memorial, which is viriy and made fit for regular traffic, it invang pre- ị Th of C.P.1. str.' Empress of Sapun, Page, and includes a Sketch Plan of
also there will be same intreage in expenditure involverì by extending and completing the irrad ing schrine of salaries for subordinaty offivors. Further, the Government has committed its
The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved tual section.
tres of the same clause should read "shall pro-
doce evidence to the satisfaction of the Dentist
to this Council in an expenditure for an Board that he possesses a diploma in dentistry additional apparatus for extinguishing fees, granted by the Universities of Pennsylvacin
eslimsted to cost some $50,000. Further, I Imve promised us the result of earnest representations of public opinioa mais to me
Harvard or Michigan oto."
The ATTORNEY
the
GENERAL moved. in this Council on the 21st September last following alteration to clause, 12 "the Governor year, not to further delay the commencement of in Council shall have power to restore to the the Tytamtuk second section water supply Dentist Register after an interval of twelve scherno, a scheme estimated to cast three million rootles the Dawe of any person which bas been removed under the provisions of this and the of dollars, and on which, as 3000 as we are ones
preceding section."
ྂ།་གསཿ
embarked, it will be necessary to make a large This was agreed to appropriation each year. Again, the expendi
WEATHER REPORT.
PAR CATHAY. POLITICAL, NOVEL ABSORBING INTEREST, TE By CHAS: ); WALCOMBE Tu C.P.R. str. Empress of Chine arrived at
(Formerly of the Imperial Chinese Customs Another sore point with the Governor is that Kobe at 6.30 pm, on Tuesday, 7th jest., and Japan is prepared to connect the Mukdea and left spain at noon on Wednesday Eur Yoko-
Service, Author of The Mystic hd where she was due to arrive at noon onHE VOLUME which consists of 161
Flowery Laud," atc.). Autung rahway-which bud to be strengthened vously been laid down for military purposes
Bilk merely with the lines passing through Cores, which left Hongkong on the 9th May and historical interest showing the disposition Chao Ech-bson's notion being that the railway Yokohama on the 18th May, arrived in Now the Forces at the betile of Kweilin, is dedicated facilities so provided
del ongat to le available for York on Tuesday, the 5th June, thus making to Sir ROBERT HAT, G.U.M.G., and Dr. A. military purposes alone,
and not for e commercial the c and international nses. Japan, as of the principle of the "
en doe" daclines o days from Yokohama.:
The Moyal Line str. Macduf sailed from listen to stach a retardative proposition, but the Singapore on the 7th inst., and may be expected incidunt may serve to show to people วัน Gec.dont where the obstruction" comes
eida a transit of 27 days from Hongkong and 18
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the
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The Hongkong Observatory yesterday isanud the following report:
On the 7th at 11.55 a.m.-The barometer has fallon over N. China and Japan.
A depression is passing from the continent to when they are surprised at the slow progress towards the punier of the Manchurisu Pressure is highest over the pro
provinces to the commerce of all nations: Not the Yellow Sea
long agethe Haz-Ming.ting Prefect complained Fresh S. and S.W. winds, are indicated in that a Japanos trooper had been rade to part of the Chins Sea. the Formosa Chantel and the N. part of the and ufer das inquiry the soldier was foundi Chion Bea
ruilly-of the offence and punished accordingly Forecast-Fresh SW winds: squally, the Chinese remarking that the willing BLOWER.
ness evinced by the Japanese authorities to
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