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bas so often been the cause of serious trouble.
It is, however, open to much doubt whether the proposition will be entertained. in any way at the Vatican, except so far
possibly as the Nungio is concerned, and this is a question which, involves many CO., considerations of a political and diplomatic character, which may make it doubtful
would be given to a measure which would give so preponderating an influence to the Roman Catholic as compared with other forsiga Missions in Chian, which are the subject of Treaty regulation,
The Scoltinh Massnio Quatrifle Association TELEGRAMS. begins la annual dances on Nov. 4th. So sunouncement elsewhere.
It is stated at Malta that the Mediterranean
participate in the festivities in esnasstion with
[GEUTER'S SERVICE.]
Fleet will prosed to Alexandris this month to THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. the opening of new dooks there.
LONDON, September 29th. The New York correspondent of the Times
Mr. Johu Borna, the P esident of th› British.
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QUESTIONS.
whether the assent of the other powers Local Government Board, who attended the comments on the deplorable behaviour of Shelton Hooper, Mr. Lau Chu-pak, Mr. Fangas the petitioners are only poor farmers and perial manoeuvres in Germany, has beba the American press towards Japan, and to Wa-chan and Mr. G. A. Woodcess, secretary. studying public inititations in Berlin. He has the sneering reference made to Japan's hsen received by the Home Daper went. quiescence since the Pacific craise of the effected between the foreige silk merchants ofpared to her constant diplomatic hectoring It is stated that a compromise has been United States flest was armnged, as com-
Yokobans and the three Japanese silk firms of previously. Jorku, namely Ysul, Kaura and Shimonits, and it has been arranged to export silk through the hands of the foreign merchants as before.
With regard, however, to the appointment of a Chinese Cardinal to be the Head of the Roman Catholic Church in Chins, it may woll be surmised that considerable besitationWe regret it, but cannot feel ourselves to will be felt by people so well informed as blame if some prople are so unobservant. . It lạ
absolute fast that a Hongkong citizen was yesterday saking for Augier's office, as he had a motor he wished to saad to Australia, and he thought he could get cheap feelght quotations from the sailing ships announced to sail in what he thought was an extra," bat which as really a facsimile of our frat adition of
CELEBRATED the High Ecclesiastical Dignitariesnt Roman
who would advise the Pope on the subject. The Chinese Cardinal suggested would of course only be Head of the Roman Church in China in a sense subordinate to the only recoguised Head of that Church namely His Holiness the Pope himself; and if thiefly soars ago. were the only apparent difficulty in adopt-
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LONDON, September 29th. Dis state in Washington that the start of battleships for the Pacific will be delayed two months owing to the necessity for repairs.
MR. TAFT IN JAPAN
LONDON, September 29th. Mr. Taft, interviewed, anid America and Japan would always be friends. He had
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD, gave them plans and also stone and aarth where-
with to build themselves bases. Thato house A meeting of the Sanitary Board was hold were presed by the Director of Public Workannď Oat. Ist at the Board Room. The Hon. the petitioners have since then lived there in thats were also prosent Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Government. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (president) presided, and peace, always filled with gratitude towards the C,M.G. (Vice-President), Hon. Mr. A. W. "Recently some painters came and punted Brewin (Registrar-General), Lieut-Col. Reid, on the walls of the hours the numberof, inmstas RA.M.C., Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Mr. A. allowed by the Government in each house. But
labourers, it will be hard on those, whose familivu exceed the limited number by one or two asted the following questions, to which the for
Mfr. A, Shelton Hooper, pursuant to notice, members, to have to rent another house
(a) How many notices to abale nuisances under the boundary' of
their accommodation. Moreover, Tai President made the attached replies:
Hang is country village and is outside Part III of the Public Health and Buildings ioners therefore pray the Hon. Registrar the city. The patić- Ordinance have been issued by the Sanitary General to show special favour to the poor Department or Sanitary Board Oftes on the inhabitants by exempting Tai Hang from the reports of Sanitar, Inspectors since the Orregulation of limiting the number of inmates →dinance came into force.
sad they will be forever grateful." A-These notices relate to saab sanitary mattera as broken ground surfaces, obstructed yards, smoke auiances arising from defective £285, rooms inadequately it, illegal cubicles absence of yards and house drainage works. (b) Whether any, and if so, how many of them
bave been before the Building Authority, A-A copy of every notica isevad is forwarded
to the Building Authority.
(c) Whether any of these notions emanating from the Sanitary Dap rtment were issued
The petition was signed by 39 inhabitants. Hon. Mr. HEWATT minsted-It would ba
preposterous to enforce this full regulations, in such a village.
Mr. LAU CHUPAK-In the case of the out- lying villages I think the law. should not be -- enforced so strictly.
Hon. REGISTRAK GENERAL-The overcrowd-
very few houses. The standard in an open ing does not seem to be bad except in the case of village of two storeyed houses need not be so
jag the plan proposed, it might possibly not play Hongkong. Yesterday the local club no mission to Japan excapt to bear friendly by the dirot instigation of the Building high as in a town of four storey house.
staud in the way--though the Status of the suggested Head in China would have to be very carefully defined. This would be the caso even if the proposed Dignitary were | European; but "the gist of the proposal is evidently that he should be Chinese. The Koman Catholic Missionaries and Clergy in China, who would certainly be consulted upon the subject, are so well informed upon Chinese matters that they could not fail to point out to headquarters the serious difficulty which would arise. We may be
greetings and to visit old friends, en route, to Manila. He denied that America had way intention of selling the Philippines.
Authority or any officer in the office of the Building Authority. A-Yea
Bingapore is not sending s cricket team to
received a letter in which the Secretary of the Singapore Cricket Club notes with extreme regret that the possibility of Chins sending cricket team to Singapore is so remote that it may not be counted upon in the fatare, but hopes it may yet be possible and renews the invitation. His committee regret their inability Extracts from the Hongkong Daily Press of mentioned in question No. I is olurged to to accept the laritatioa to send a team to Hoogkong
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The Netherlands Budget for 1908 shows ant income of 183, 00,000 forins and an expenditur of 191,000,000 forins. The Government de- clares that it is not necessary for the present to raise taxes to cover the defloit of eleven millions,
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
October 20d 1857.).
(2) Whether any part of the salaries of the Wanitary Board or Sanitary Department officials who have done any of the shove work the Building Authority's Department or charged wholly to the Sanitary Department, A-Wholly to the Sanitary Department.
Mr. HOOPER said there were two things know it the notices roached the Building srising cat of the answers. He would like to Authority, Mr. Chatham, personally,
The DIRECTOR PUBLIC WORKS replied in
The PassIDENT moved that no aption be taken for six monte, except in cases of horses where double the number of inmates allove
was found.
A BELATED OPINION, Mr. HOOPER asked if the opinion of the Attorney-General asked for several months ago. had been given yet. There were several cases awaiting decision.
"The PRESIDENT gave an answer is, the negative, but undertook to inquire about the
MORTALITY STATISTICS,
matter,
quite sure that a Chinese Cardinal would be as the final accounts for 1907 will be vere number of innocent people thro' false testimony the aegative, but added that before a case went week ended August 24th were 24.2; and for the
much more Chinese than Churchman and that if such powers as are proposed were onec placed in his ban is, the almost certain result would be that he would find means of making himself practically independant of the authorities above him, and woul·1 so fir
as China is concerned, 'become a kind of Accoud Pope. Apart from this being A. S. WATSON & CO., entirely opposed to all ccclesiastical rules, the practical effect could hardly be doubted LIMITED,
In an underbanded way the Chinese views of the Chinese Cardinal would be those that WINE-AND-SPIRIT-MERCHANTS
woull be enforced most generally throughout China; and a Branch of the Bierarchy 81 established would in the course of time be almost certain to lend to split with Rome and the establishment of a new Church with 8 outward appearance of the Roman cult, but really widely diverging from it. The travesty of Christianity which was is a very short time established by the Tai Pings during their rebellion, is an illustration with what rapidity a change of this kind can be brought about. No doubt in the ense at present suggested the changes would
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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 2ND, 1907,
The affair of the murder committed on mid- day at West Point on Wednesday last, is still derat nan had made himself very obnoxious as involved in mystery. It soms that the mar- amandario spy st Whampoa some time back, and had been the cause of the doth of a
favourable. The speech from the Throne au- given by him regarding them to the mandseins nounces that the Zuyder Zo will be partly-IIs happened to enter a house ins by Jans reclaimed, and the forts along the coast improved. near cireular buildings, where he stumbled on A ravision of the maritime lawn, reform of the a man whose relatives had boon the spy's Courts of Justice, and the extension of the victims-This man frantically seized him and aloctoral law are promised.
Felled the alarm-It seems the denizace of the loon ity are mostly Whampɔs people, to wào a the spy was so inimical and notorious, that a
Thomas's Hotel is now the Oriental Htai,
Mrs. Matthany opaned it, yesterday, under expertwelling crowd soon gathered, when it was at management. The place looks entirely diff sront, renovated and re-arranged, and at the inaugural
dinner last night a large company was full of admiration. A Belushi military band played, and ovarything went off very well. There are numerous rooms, cosily furnished, many of them already bespoken by permanent boarders, and there is undoubtedly a fasare of prosperity before the old-established but hitherto neglected hostelry.
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once-decided to take the spy to the opon ground. beyond West Point and there best him-Accordingly, three m goizal
him one by the tail and one by each hand, and dragged him along, the crowd following: this
a little after one r—On the way, several Chinese asked what the matter was the captors
Such an extraordinary and nubeard of as canet of courea by tolerated, and doaktiess the
denounced his crimes, which the victim did not dony but begged for help-On arriving at the open space, the crowd remained on the road, On Seplorabar 20th, one of the oldest foreign whilst the three captors and another min residents left Kobe, in the paring of Mr B.dragged the wretch to the water, thear him in, Reiff, who, with three daughters, left for his and there killed him with stones. patire country. Mr. Riff wont to Yukohams in 1873, where he was employed in the firm of Gutsobow & Co. Later he established himself- in partnership with Me. Bayes under the firm name of Boyes & Co., and after an abenos in Earope went in 1891 to Kobe, and eatsblished the Arm of Beimers & Biff Mr. Reiff ha of late years taken a prominent part in promot
The outlook for Rassian trada in the Far
be mere moderate and would come úboating socis intero ›urse between Japanese and by alower degrees; but all experience of foreigners, and the success of the International the Chinese ways of action in a matter of Dintiers is due to his activity, this kind makes it clear that sooner or later. come they would, and with this manifest danger staring them in the face, it is very unlikely that the Roman Catholic Digni- taries, who are among the shrewdest mea in foreseeing contingencies either ecclesia
ical or political would adopt the suggestion made by the censor Hsi-Yun, however plausible it may at first sight appear.".
East grows worse, from day to day, for the markets there are falling more and more into the hands of the enterprising Americans and Japanosa. The authorities of the Eastern Chias Bailway have decided to make an effort - to help Easian products in the straggle for the trade of the Far East. To that end the ratas for-arrying freight from Europea Bassin lo Manchuria are to be reduced. This reduction of freight charges will affot mainly sugar, The 230th plague case was notified yesterday.iron wares, oil, and the textile goods produced
in Moscow and Lodz, On Monday night a scraper employed at the Hanghom Docks fell to the bottom of No. 1 | Dock, a distance of 3) feat. When some other
workinen descended to his assistance they found him desd.
THE suggestion "made not long ago by Hat YUN, the Manchu Censor, for the settle.. ment or at least the mitigation of the troubles which have so frequently arisen in connection with Roman Catholic Converts is certainly of a very unexpected character,
Entries for the forthcoming Hongkong He renews the proposal that was made some time ago that a Papal Nancio should be close to the Hon. Secretary, Mr. AE. Asger, Cricket Club League Shield competition will sent to Fcking, tud goes on to suggest that Victoria Buildings, to day at 5 pm. The a Chiness Cardinal sliould be appointed entrance fee is 810-ala tean. A meeting of by the Pope to be the Head of the Chinese the representatives of the Clubs entered will be Roman Catholic Church and should control held at 5.30 p.m. to arrange fixtures. all matters relating to that Church in Mr. Somerset Plagos, mausger of the publics- China. The proposition shows considerable tions by Liords Greater Britain Publishing Co. study of the subject, and a clever and in known as "Twentieth Century Impressions" of various British Colonics has arrived in Hong- gome aspects a statesmanlike idea of the kong from Singapore for the purpose of question regarded from the Chinese point of producing a volume on this Colony and the view. It would, looking at the matter from neighbouring Treaty ports. that side be of course very satisfactory if
To prevent the reprehensible practice of there were a Chinese Hand to recognised dumping exerata on the Peak Road Mr. F. A.
It would appear that Mr. Batley, chief cork at the Cosmopolitan Dock, had not overhauled his wardrobe for sometime, for when he inspected value of $67 had been stolen. Sergeant Sims was called in, and as the result of inquiries made the complainant's houseboy was arrested
it on Monday ha' found that slothing to the
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polios will do their utmost to enforce the law- but knowing the ruthless ramcality of these mandarin spies, and being perfectly convinced from the frantic spontaneous manter the lynching was effected, that the scoundral will deserved his fate, we de hope that our worthy Acting Attorney General may be spared all trouble in the matter.
H. M. Frigate Furloss (20 gras) Captain Sborard Osberas has arrived at Singapore, and will there await the transports to convoy them back to Calcutta should her assistance be required.
HONGKONG TRADEMARK LAW.
NEW BOOK.
Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, solicitor, in the author of “a History of, and Treatise on, the Law in Hongkong relating to Trade-marks," just published by Mesars. Kelly and Walsh Ltd. There are no less than 57 casos, ofted. At
oul for prosecution he saw it.
Mr. Hoore referred also to the reply to Question 3 and elicited the information that it was a very small proportion of the 14,000 notices issued that were instigated by the Building Authority,
REPORTS FOR HIS EXCELLENCY.
A letter was received from Government re- questing that copies of the report of the Medical Officer of Health be sent with recommendations from the provisions of Ordinance 1 of 1938.
Mr. A... Hooper minutod-I think it is quite right for H.E. the Governor to have before him the views of the MO. H before coming to decizion, but theseviews should be accompanied by the views of members of the Board who often are able to pata different com plexion upon the CAD. The Board's decision ought not to be governed solely by the hygienic aspect of anch but in addition, by those general lines of policy, expediency and equity, which the intereste of the community clearly necessitate, and be taken into consideration as shown by the discretionary powers vested by the Legislature in the Board.
At death rate per 1000 per annum the mortality statistics of the whole Colony for the
following week 21.1. sagalast 185 for the corresponding week last year.
TIMEWASHING. The report of the inspector in charge of this work showed that for the fortnight ending September 10tb. 2,083 houses were limawashed in the Eastern and 41 in the Central District,
NEIGHBOURS DISAGREE.
FLYING MAMMES AND HARD WORDI
Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at tho Polico Court, yostorday William H. Durando assistant Carlos Chares and Carlos B medion for assault. storekeeper at Quarry Bay, was summoned by Defendant pleaded not guilty, but said he attacked the complainants because they called him a bad name..
Watchai Road on the night of this 30th Carlos Chaves, sworn, aid he was at 192 September. While there he saw a hammer thrown at the sooond complainant, and it struck blm on the elbow. The missile was thrown by defendant, who ale throw a besim of water at them. Then he went out into the Hou, Kr, Hewett wrote that His Excellency street, and challenged all who wore in the should be provided with a list showing how house to a fight. He strack witness on the members voted in such cases, as the question went to a division,
Mr. LAU CRU-PAK endorsed Mr. Hooper's remarks,
The PRESIDENT did not see how views of mismbers could be sent to His Excellancy, as they had no Hansard reporter.
Mr. HOOPER said he was quite aware the Board had no regalar Hangard, but he believed the Daily Press report of the proceedings of the Sanitary Board was filed. He also under- atood that if a member dissented from certain propositio a his diamat was recorded, and he could state briefly in writing the ground of his dissent. In such enses if a member dissented from a proposition, his views should accompany the recommendations of the M. O. H seat to His Excellency.
head with a second hammer. Defendant was very much under the influence of drink at the time. He resided in the house next door, and there was only one batrans to both flite While the quarrel was at its height somebody sent for the polles, and defendant was arrested.
Carlos Remedios told his Worship that while he and some friends were at dinner on Monday night there was a noise on the floor above them (the defendant's residence), which sounded as though somebody were stamping as tho for. Portion of the ceiling fell on their food, and when witness ramonstrated with the defendant the latter threw a bucket of water at him, and afterwards a bammer, which struck him Chaves then went to the stairs, and witness sawr defendant strike him with another hammer.
V. R. Crispigiaus gave evidence in corcubora- The PRESIDENT said that was frequently dons.tion of the previous witnesses, and -was-then- It was only for a member to express the wish questioned by defendant. to have that done.
present it appears the valus of registration. pending farther legislation; le dubions, and the position and rights of merchants and traders author in this work makes clear the present. ANNUAL LIMEWASHING AND CLEANSING,
Dr. MACFARLANE, the Assistant Medical Possessing trade-marks. Roughly, the costs Officer of Health, wrote as follows regarding the incidental to complete registration of a trade annual limewashing and cleansing of Kowloon and charged with the theft. at the Police Law bearing on the subject, and the relation of for the last bres years. I recommend that
mark may be put at one hundred dollar. The city and Shamsuipo-Kowloon City and Share first chapter deals lucidly with the Commonsaipo have now been limewashed once a year Court yesterday Mr. Hasoland found the de, the local ordiusness, the second-treats of the fondant guilty, and sentenced him to six weeks' Trade-Marks Ordinatios of 1898; the third 16th this year, as last year it was not finished the sunns limewashing start about October imprisonment and six honra', stocks. The missing clothes were recovered from three pawnbrokers, and his Worship ordered that they be returned to the owner without compensation
to the pawnbrokers,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
The Legislative Connoil is summoned for Thursday The orders of the day are:
notices the recent construction of the Chief in ime for Chinese new year, and there was Justice, and the proposals for an amending opnelderable trouble in getting the remainder ordinance, with the general principles involved, Anlehed. Plagas was very bad in Kowloon chapter four defines registrable traio-marks, City early this year, and was undoubtedly s and emphasises the importanse of disclaimers || foous from which plaguo spread into Kowloon Old Marke sre the subject of the fifth; the proper. In view of the impossibility of puk- period of registration is considered in the next ting Kowloon City into a proper sanitary short chapter; cancellation is the topic of the condition at present, thorough limewashing seventh, chapter eight reviews the effort of regis.and cleansing seems to me to be the last tration under the Home Act of 1905; the afath that can be done. obapter discuss nation for infringement and
Mr. LAT CAU-PAT minated-It appears "passing off," with interesting commis on
that the Assistant Medion Ofoer of Health
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-I should like to see former papers.
OVERCROWDING AT TAI MANG. QUAINT PETITION.
Defendant--Did not you challenge me to fight; and are you not in the same humour now, because I am?-I dil not challenge you to fight.
His Worship-Do you wish to ask him any further questions
Defendant-You've got his word as well as
mine, your Worship. I'm a cripple, but I'us to sak him does he keep a respectable house, good enough for him. I would like your Worship
that's what I want to know ?
branch of the Church in China, as this would Hazeland yesterday fined two conservancy Law relating to Companies; by the Hon. local neage; chapter ten is about assignmant looks upon limewashing as a plague preventive. He picked up his hammer and knocked the tsok
remove the cause of a good deal of the ill-colies the full penalty, $50 each, with the feeling against Catholic Missionaries on alternative of two months imprisonment. Being account of their being under the control of unable to pay the fuss, they were out to
|jall,-- an nathority antside the Empire, while it might also have the effect of attracting many
His Worship-I think he said he is stopping with the last witness, as ho le out of work Defendant You'roquite right there. Witness Itisa respectable house. His Worship-Anything more P Defendant-Nothing, your Worship. I will have my witnesses to come later on.
Defendant then entered the box, He said there was a tremendous row in the complainant's house because in walking across the door he happened to catch his foot on a tagle and fal
down. While doing this be heard some persons below calling him dirty names, and throw the hammer at them. He would do the same again if called such a name. He followed the hammer down stairs, but when he got there about tou started dancing on him. Then he was taken to persons attacked him, knocked him dowa zud
the lookup for the night. The last witness challenged me to fight, he said. "If he wants to box with me he can come out to Happy--- "The petition of the inhabitants of Tai Hang Valley any time he likes. I have lived in the village praying that the number of inmates insane house now for over four years, and I have aboose may not be limited
had very litils trouble.”
After hearing the evidence of Mrs. Darance,
By the Hou Attorney General, Fital reading of Bill entitled An Ordinatos to amend the
entitled An Ordinance to apply a zam not discloses the needs, issues, and possibilition of Colonial Secretary, Second reading of the Bill and transmission of trade-marks; the eleventh exceeding Four million nine hundred and the proposed new Ordinance; and chapter twelve ninety-two thousand nine hundred såd fifty goes back to the Merchandise Marks Ordinange At the annual meeting of the Hongkong three Dollars to the Pablic Service for the year of 1863 and its forerunning Act of 1862. to the Roman Catholic Church, if so far as Club pavillon-Mr. J. Barton in the chair-the Second reading of the Bill entitled, An Ordin-schedules, and a carefully compiled index, occupy Hockey Club held last night in the Cricket 1908; and by the Hon. Attorney-General, Texte of the various local ordinances, with China is concerned, it emld be regarded as
annual report was-a-lopted, the Chairman.com-snce to provide for the appointment of Public the remainder of the 122 pages. a Chinese Institution. There is therefore menting with pleasure on the fact that they Notaries within the Colony-Second reading something in the suggestion which it cannot had a credit balance in both the slab and of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to prevent be denied may seem attractive tu both challonge cup funds. Mr. T. C. Gray was the Pablication of Seditious Matt er-Second sides-to the Oburch as likely to further its elected secretary and treasurer and the follow reading of the Bill entitled Au Ordi uance to
The T.K.K. ste Hongkong Mars will suit work in Chins and to the Chinese convertsing were appointed to the Committe. Lient amend the Local Communities Ordinance, 1899 to arrive at this poet vis Manila on 12th inst.
from Yokohama to-day the 2nd inst., and is due and officials as likely greatly to mitigate the Satterthwaite, Messrs L. G. Bird, R. F. C. and Scound reading of the Bill entitled An The I.G.M.Bir. Prens Waldemar left Sydney So Kon Ps and Causeway Bay, but the Govern his Worship ordered the defendout to pay z fon friction which has hitherto existed and which Master. A. F. B. Livesey, and T. M. Kuott Ordinance to limit the imposition by publicou Tasarlay the 24th al, and may be expected
Mr. L. G. Bird was elected Captain.
exposure in the stocks.
here on or about. Wednesday the 10th inst.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
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Returns having been submitted to the Board village, the inhabitants presented a petition showing that overcrowding existed at Tai Hang
craving exemption from the regulations limiting the number of inmates per house. The petition read:
"The petitioners used to live in matsheds at
ment granted them sites in Tai Hang village of $5.