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years. I do not belive that it is wont of fands which is responsible for the delay hat the want of trained foramen to supervise the detailed work. I nuda ratand that Your Excellency since the last meeting has visited the whole route of the railway and as it is a maiter very near to your heart we feel confident thas
be made to press on стогу effort. will
As with the work under your guidan e we are aware it is of vital importance that
the railway should be constructed and
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at the earllent possiblo date. It is estime plans, etc.-presumably the foundations are appointed provided you are satisfied that the tact with typhoons and how many times they have,
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this railway must benefit not 'enly the business community at the prevent time. I have Jesuit fathers at Sicawei and Mathe-last gone, Sir, and this work of argout necessity has
Colony but the Hinterhud as well. With regard to the floating fire angine, the vote for which appeared in the estimates laat year, and has been re-introduced this.
ont year. I pointed last year that, in my opinion, a floating fire good engine
A luxury. It would be thing as a secord fire engine is required so other directions. It has been inggested that rately, that the money should be expended in
-many yeara ogo= should be oracle.
further improvements are required in the Bra ready before it was brought so that there was during the last two years. There are one or two Excellency hd, I should be inclined to
department that more powerful engines are required. I do not know whether it is the case or not but I believe that Your Excellency has
given this matter your personal attention. If with the situation. It is inervilible that after Government documents is very defrotire. To a} appeared table for.
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bad been lost to the Government during all Government have maintained in different parts of a Colony boasting the largest tonnage is the these years and the possibility of the sale or of China and it has been repeatedly set forth world. And what have we, with the lessons-of renial of the land at present ceampied by the that it is a most reportent office to maintain 1874 sus subsequent, typhoone before us, what Law Court and Feet Ofile. This is very bad not only on sooount of imperial polley but also have wo done to acurish this life blood, to funding. There is another point that adde for very practical reasons that umrohants wish protect the craft so essential to its being to some reliable post office under preserve, the port against the evil reputation very much to the delay; the fact that both works to have are in the hands of one contractor, and that their own flag through which they can of being dangerous anchorage? From the contractor is allowed unlimited time la which to send their correspondence. With regard to records of the Observatory now 25 years old, would be interesting to learn how many times carry out the work. In addition to the time the Observatory unofficial menters do not spent in laying the foundations and preparing consider that it is necessary to have a committee during that period we have suffered actual con- laid after the plans have been completed here equipmentiaall that it should be. Weare prepared so to speak, grazed our door, and the Colony is a good deal of delay in the preparation of the to leave the matter in the hands of Your Excel- eso ped by a hair's-breadtb. And what have we ated that within three years the section from our frontier to Carton will to completed building material. The delay which is caused lency. I can only state that we much apreciate dore during those 25 years? Absolutely nothing: KING BDWARD DISTILLS&S end it is imperative that cur portion should by ringing rough stone from the quarry the steps you have already taken to improve indeed, worse than nothing, because we have per be eady at the same time. Those of us who and putting it in the narrow open paces communication with Indo-China. I think it mitted the Causeway Bay shelter, built in 1882 have had experience in North China, Japan, in front of the balldir gs to be dressed may be worth, your while to consider whether by men who, notwithstanding Dr. Eitel's stric-D. C. L. and Indo-China are aware of the great de before being placed in position is incrd. communication cannot be improved between lures, wire in this respect betlar men than we velopment which follows the opening of rail-ible. My fee is near the Post Office sa Manila and Hongkong. The number of tele- we have permitted this shelter to silt up to such way and the
I can see that the work does not progress grams is limited but it could be increased if the Ar extant, that at low water a large proportion of advantag& @normous
from
while
Government are prepared to give a small sum it is dry land. A year ago publie and Day
should, the cutting of the stone is a trade which
aces 488
systems of railwe ye—in the
Far East. We are serious ruisance to anybody living in the neigh-In any case we feel satisfied that entirely official opinion were agreed that a cot-fident that the early opening of hourheed and affects a large section at 1be friendly relations will continue with those shelter was awork of urgent nepasity and a new whom shelter was accordingly decroad, but, a year has to always marvelled sve since I came
we owo such a debt of gratitude. At Cormat buildings budget. I spoke on the question of salaries and apparently not passed the initial stage of plans principle. One wou have thought that they
thin happy go lucky I am glad to find that since then the Secretary and discussion. From your Excellency's ra
of State has agreed to the principle that for marke when introducing the estimates I gather the nie mbars of the Civil that the breakwater is to cost $1,100,000, of would have drawn upon the wisdom of the the present ancients and would have learned possibly to Service should not be paid less than ten dollars which $25,60 are provided for next year. The honor rable friend opposite, I would offer some to the £. Coming to the form in which the gura, Sir, are ominous; fourteen 1 undred prepare building material in advance to as to
first of all that works were entered in the Luilders of whom we read The stone was made Excellency is aware a very great improvement year to complete, and were it not for your estimates and carried over without anything get on rapidly with the work as did the anei nt estimates are presented, there has been as Your thousand dollars, st 825,000 a year means 36 vetions. He rando & general statements
that more than $25,600
being do
done
Thie statement, unfortunately, neilber hommer nor axe ser any lol of iron email poinia to which I would like to call atten will be spent if p
was mide in general tarme, otherwise it might beard in the house while it was in building tion. In the Brst place there is the question of judge from its beginning, that the end of the
have been somewhat easier to reply to it. "As of scheme was a very long way off. It bas always That seus to lo the practial way to deal indexing. I am afraid that the indexing
matter of fact, in the present year's estimates ROBINSON PIANO to me this, considering the mostest enm
the works which Lave not been undertaken so public worke, we spend far are the Tytem Tak scheme, second section, then they should be purchased. It not I would Works Department should not base learned the it is annoying to have au experienes euch as I too much in the direction of permanence and which is ontered with an eatinnbo of $200,00;
is imperative that more engines be provided two to three thousand years cur Public man who wishes to consult estimates in a hurry
point of view Branch Post offce, Wanchai, $6000; Blake suggest that the money cannot be Letter spent lesson. Iosa suly any that no business firm bed the other day. I was looking up the index grandeur. From the engineer's than in building land engines. With regard to
would undertake to build a new offee for itself in connection with semeteries. I expected to no doubt the most expensive work is in the long Pier Shelter, $20,000; and resuming and what your Excellency stated with regard to loans and
wait eight
or ten years for the completion find the item I was searching for under the ran the cheapest, and it certainly reflects greater filling in the fish pond at Taipo, 80,000. With and toastion generally the qucficial members of the building. It would be most anbasins heading of "e" but after some trouble. I found credit on its author; but from the other point of these exceptions all the works appearing on the are entirely of one mind that it is inadvisable to like. They could not ford to build on these it under p." I oannct: Lorai ly crnceive en view, that of the community, chafing at delay in estimates have been begun. It had been deaid. TALKING to pay for public works out of loans unless lince. It is with very great regret that I learn inder dras up on these lines. Another point the prosecution of muncipal improvements, Ied that the second section of the Tylom Tuk abrolutely acces
That necessity has not
that the second section of the Tytam scheme in the estimates is under the heading of public think, although I yield to so can in recognising scheme should not be gans on with, and there- aris n at le
We also agreed
the value of imposing and substantial publio fore that is suficient reason for not having has been delayed. It is quite true we bave to works, under which three otoreeer wore men isoit ireppettare lo increase inxation. If eat ur cent according to our cloth. It is free tioned. They were P.W.D. Hicials who were building. I think in our circumstances we incurred any expenditure. The Drauch Fort that at the moment we have plenty of water doing special tanitary work. Of course there would profit more were we to utilise what lit Offee at Wanchai, it bas alto been decided to it he necessary to rain fresh funds during the course of the next year the until jul members 11e net two seasons we have had late sains con mendation of the Commission was that elep money we possess, rather in ratifying the people's postpone. With regard to Blake Pier, su should be transferred to the Central department needs than in gratifying our own natural but indent has gone home for the necessary mate- In the past we have bad a
for splendour. The people's rial to erect a covering, bat it is not expect able to do so by zutsus of a small loan is stead of of the dry sesson.
most pissing need ty increased faxation. With regard to the succession of dry serSOLA and we are to would be a very great convenience if it could be question of retenue, as Your Excellency showed have another dry spell it does not fellow arranged that when presenting estimates before as euch the work calls for speedy completion, during the current year. As to the resuming
that we shall not lase anciler severe water in your speech of a fortnight age, cur sources
the Council statement should be given showing even at a scrifice of arobitectural luxury in and alling in of the fish pond at Taipo, the are very precarion, and we have reason to famine. It seems most desirable that the wbere estimates of werks are likely to be other works, We seem to be capable culs of necessary resumplien has been rried out, but believe they will be still mese precarious in the scheme thould be completed as quickly as exce ded. We find here for instance Law Frizemes. For years we or thred ramshackled, it has been decided to employ the funds inton in mediate future. I think it would be of pornnessible. The same spplies to the reclamation Courla $758,100 rent thereon." In one cessissenttery busaitable markete, it only for the did on worka of greater importance. In place representing the interests I do in this chember, of in sanitary areas; which is stopped for want of lytam Tek flest, zohemp excorded the estimated Rames: then basing funds we indulge in of these works we have undertaken the building cost by $150,000. That is a very large ixesss.
structures like the Central and Wertern of a slaughter house and animal depot at Kow- to remind Your Excellency of the views of the funds for another year. Another small but Chemter of Commerce. A htler was addressed most important point is in connection with the The original estimats were alu+zuerded in markets, too costly for cur purer, undresssarily loon at an estimated ocat of 170,000. This was
Connection with the Law Courts and Post Office good for their purpose. Kowloon asks in ruin rendered necessary on account of the railway LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT to the Goverment quite recently concerning training of ulixhe, for which there is the Blate of the opium trade. The allowance of $2000. I trust that everything Another suggestion I wish to make in ornnec for a market, for ne thing short of a similar work We now havo undertaken the erection aft: my made by the Chinese Government to possible will be done to proceed with this work tien with public works, in order that the finaners building will so thee, whereas in reality. $10,000 of officer's quarters at Taipo, estimated to cont
Blaka Pier has
over 820,000. The extension of the medical put down the cultivation and const suption of oon us posible. With regard to the typhoon of the Colony be best administered, is that the will give all that is reeded.
If ever been shellerless except for an occasional
Bt+I oplom in their own conntry would, I feel sure, shelter, it is most disappointing that Your original estimates should be adhered to.
quaiters was rendered necessary by giving in honour Royalty or be warmly expported by the Treaty Powers of Escaloney in the first place informed us that there is any restenable ground for apposing matched erected Cliva certainly by the British Government to present estimate for the work is uently they re not, it would be well that a welecmas-new-Governor, and so the Public or the private nursing institute which has
bron in vogue for corretizer, and a consider in that affect should to made. blisters in the sun, because nothing short of able amount of time has been devoted to the -if the movement were a genuine cue, but doulle what we were led to beliees it would be, statement. we must not low the Chinese Imperial It was also disappointing to be told that during I had it in my 1otes, Six, to refer to the magnificence, will a ffice, when in reality all that preparation of particulars with regard to the boat Government The advantage < this the next eighteen months it was not expected to marrer in which exp uditure on the railway ik beded is a small unpretentions covering refuge on which my honourable friend at the movement which has arisen partly in spend more than the small sum of 825,000 when was entered in the financial statement, or ersting 95,00. And thus it is with reads. head of the table has said a good deal. Coming China and partly at home to benefit their
Ea typhoon shelter is urgently required. We rather, the way in which it had not been entered. Your Excellency bas referred to an industrial now, Eir, to the works that are in progres, oss trade at the expense of foreign trade, trust that the work will be proceeded with as Many times financial statements of certain ex- future for Hongkong Industrial success, about which my hon. friend opposite stated that krow that the trade for murry Years Eas From tly and rapidly es possible. The legisla penditure bave been laid on the table, but it is Sir, needs cheap land, cheap dwellings for great delays had ocenrred, I would preface my
turn Decessitate been very important act only for this celery buttive Council is entirely in the dark as to be the the way in which they are placed before us to the workere, which in
remarks by stating that socording to records in for the great empire of India, and we also know sens of 81,40,000 has been arrived at, when in which I abject. The original financial state- the opening of new areas by roads. But no my possession the Hotel Mansions were nearly that the Chinere provincial ficials bave due cetimated 8.8800,000 was put before us. We ment, as pisced before the Council, showed a new roads are forthoming buss our policy
six years in construction, and St. George's and everytling in their power for mary year at det baeakwater suficiently bigh to give
do rot want anything elaborate. We want an loan of one nillion, one hundred thousand odds to muke specions drives such as Gascoigne the Royal Building seven years. The founda. to discourage tie
and sgeinet that the sinking fund of road, 100 feet wide, metalled from kerb to kerb,
tions of the Law Courts we laid in July 1900, that the subordinate staff is divided ander e plum trade, not because they
wher
The wiser course, it seems to me, would be protection to all the beats in the barbour and £220,000-is entered. As your Excellency 1 were cper aid to opium bat because they saw in
and it is expected that it will be completed in the various leads in which they are employed, foreign opium Inde, very relive agent is leck shend for the next 20 years. In the plained in jou specob, the sinking fund. did not foi lan the 100 foot road, but metal only sech 1910), or ten years from the date of commenco and the senior cfficers all appear under the working agunt their in erronel Interests meantime, whether the scheme is completed exceed that money devoid to the railway. portion as is needed for immediate trafic,
ment. The present contract was let in July heading of engineer staff.
The graves It is to the interest of the Chinese opium or xet, if is still desirable that a small break Your Fillercy further referred in your speech thus permitting expenditure ou ciber roads 1903, Some delay occurred, Sir, in connec in Happy Valley are now
receiving & cultivator that the foreign opium should not
water on this side of the harbour should be to the possibility of a farther lo, a baring to be through undeveloped districts, as should be tion with that contract.
When tenders certain amount of attention B5 regarda compete against them. Foreign opivia is maintained, and that being to Causeway Bay raised, and mentioned the sum of £4,500,000 dine in the direction of Lai Chi Kok and Chin wore called for, the lowest that could be obtain keeping the headeloner in order, and that carried thiorgi cut the whole empire free of should be dredged. At the present moment it sterling which, saj posing the new loan is Wan. It may interest your Excellency to knowed from a reliable contractor was for $630,000 will continue to be do
lost and raised on the same teima as the last at that no road communication exists with the I could not see my way. Eir. to advise the nnately, are in each a condition that it would
Some, infort bikin and other duties or the pastes isend by is so ballow that about one-third the Imperial Maritime Customs, 1 hair pre-large nemler of boats are compelled to lie 73 per cent per sunum represents the som large suburb of Kowicon brown 13 Sam Sui Government to let once a contract. After not be possible to restore them. My hon. friend zents to much loss to tlo prerineial ffles outside On nine ont of fin eccasions the cf £125,000. I think it would be certainly Po. And to with the Harbcue offce. Law
some delay in which an attempt was made to at the end of the table referred to the perman- and they do not like it. We know that many of protection afforded is sufficient but leasing out interesting if Your Excellency would Courts prd Peat office, and so I fear will it bo
carry out the work departamentally, a contractence and grandeur of the public works in Hong them are taking advantage of what cught to be of ile queation the dissatrous tpboen of lest plain whether it is probable that en extra sum with this typhoon shelter unless your Excellency was let for $183,200 saring of $1-46,9-0 kong. Well Sir, I submit in that respect they I remember a number of typhoons which will be asked for. I would suggest that in applies a raibles pruning. To pay for this Eren if the work bas taken a little longer under, are not peculiar. In every town, wherever you an hemat sitempt, to lezeft their own interests. year. We have on to believe that many are not have blog n Leavily from the rest and beats which future proper statements should be made of the work the Ge ve nment, proposer, I understand, that contract, I submit the delay is justified by go, public buildings are always & Deure in 11eir wish to put diwn production took refuge outside would bare been inevitably emcunt to be expended during the current year to draw on the Colony's rikare, which I think
the saving effected. The buildings,
Eir, can, reason of their character, and neat by think it and consumption of opium and are working for wrecked by such storms. We consider the in the case of ung very important public works, a pity because lettrice should, as a matter of scarcely reasonably be compared public that out their can rockte. With segerd to subsidisty dredging of Causeway Bay B matter At the prezent moment, owing to the way the principle, be utilised only as a last resource, and
surrounding, because it is of an entirely buildings should be of the inferior class that ho coinsge, welope that the experiment ride. By
of urgency.
we are not yet at our last resouic. There is for different character. The foundation is of stone desires to introduce. As regards laying out the With regard to the condition estimates are put before the Council, no one 118 Goverment in: perd ng $30,000 to $10,000 of ziplets, I spoke on that subject Isst eculd possibly say pose the Government were instance under weigh a huge and expensive with huge granite blocks from the top to the bet- main roads at Kowloon, a fortner fellesque of
year in jurchasing Hongkong subeicary year and ghd to find that curtain suggesugaged in an important railway construction.ater works soleme concerning which it need a
tom Every surrounding with some slight er-
or my!
hon. friend advocated making the roads 120) coinage will have the desired fect of rekebilita liens which I made lave been seed pub. In prge 88, under the somewhat discouraging to me coonomy might be affected, and here ting cur ceinege at an early date. We are not These however at caly details, the question of beading of zon ffective and charitable services I dist gres with the Hon. M.mber, for the ception, theexception being imposed on thecraers feet wide, so it is abvious it is impossible to Chamber of Commerce for aseansing the of granite on the ground door, ia built of brick Road was metalled from karb to kerb. If that to Building Ordinance as regards the ase please every boy. He stated that Cassigne in siliou te say whether it will be to U. ERE, DT the general condition of the streets remains the I trust that is not pathetic-is mentioned
the at me. I maintain we should no longer laro the tum of $3,550 en railway cu siretion. That present storage capacity to be sufficient, as and plaster, and if the Colony desire, anch is so I was not before aegre of it and have heard zo, fit fails the Goren ment wiil late to xcccsider the question. In the meantime micas mised roads in this colony. It rant is the only reference made in ile estimates understand is the case, to give a moderate heilage can be erected at a much greater it for the first time. I don't think that is the the Government isallowance per head throughout the dry season, speed than granite buildings. The designs for matter of this road any undue extravaganca. are ansiomly awaiting the test of the come enteaded that the quee ion of wood yaving to the fact that milterppointed by Your Eavellery te er mider is in the sperimental stage in view of the engaged in a big railway scheme going then father expendita e on the scheme the new buildings were prepared by eminent has been perpetrated. tiis most importent mutter. The Chamber fret that different schiors hare Iren Inid to ecst five or six millions. F
have regrot baring is uncalled for, until
miney architects at home uuder instructions from the The Hon. COLONIAL SECRETARY and H.E. of Commeerders dhe Gevers ment last May
detained this honourable Council so long, to spare. The ocrrect solution of this water Secretary of State, and it cannot be said any the GOVERNOR haring replied, the bill was roll on the suljet. We point d cut that whatever
Sir, but it my peated desirable to make problem is, I submi', to allow the Chinese in
In their Lonses an nolimited supply daring months bidy hero was responsible for them. With a second time and referred to steps may be taken by the Hongkong Govern
the remarks that have occurred to me.
regard to the Post Office the foundation contract Committee, ment cen enly be of a local id temporary
Happy Valley there rest many who have done of plenty, and to limit them, and indeed:
was let in December 1903, and it is expected The following hills-An ordinance to provide cannot possibly disscciste, our
good work for the Colony-not only for the Chinese Bisc, & street hydrous, during months that the building will reach completion for the appointment of public notaries, An erinage from that of the exomens empire to
Coleny, Int for the Empire at hrge. And it of scarcity. The funds thus freed from water in 1911, or eight years -after it wat Ordinance to prevent the Publication of which we are in close proximity. The culy
should be our pride as well as our duty to works would be available for the typhoon refuge nedertaker. Comparing that, Bir with Seditions Matter and Ordidanes to amend the real cure is to insist upon carrying out the pro-
maintain the monuments erected over them and I submit, Sir, that on every gr und of the surrounding buildings I don't see that Local Communities Ordinance wore red, a siziors of the Mackay Treaty so that all mints
nsider
existing cocditio As on The gardens are really in excellent order, but economy and equity, funds so applied. in the there is much to casil at. In the case of that second time. shr) be placed under impèrial control and that important insterce I might refer to the many of the graves have been allowed to entirely protection of life and properis are mors building I venture to say that
The Council was adjourned till next Thurs- there shall be a univerful exisnge for Chine. cetien in Teebouse Laze from Quan's Bead to disa pear into flower beds and shrubberies. I sightly app ied than in providing a eta superior class to those immediately surrounding day. Cimit g to the very important question of rublic Des Vetux Read which is subject to very beavy link careful examination of the ground will stant dow of water for ignorance and sta. it. The hon. member, said there must be a great Full reports of the other speches will appear. warke, on which a lage 1 repcrtion of car traffic and it constantly undergoing repair it justify the astortion made. Within the past pidity to waste. On the question of taxation foes to the Government through the delay in in to-morrow's inside. Krenup is spent, I regret to say that after rare- would be interesting to know what costs releveiling or graves, and it is avi unreasonable and shall probably find myself at rariance with that if land was available for sale at the present
years a sum has been set aside for the I gain disagie with the Hon. Member
Belling land. I can only say a reply to that; ful and deliterate consideration, I erarot-en- ircuned in repairing that email rection. wider that the present state of affairs is at all
think it would bare gore a lug way towards to ask ibat a larger om te voted for the entire most people. Excepting for the Chinese this moment my advice to the Goverment wou'd be FIRM CHINESE FOREIGN POLICY satisfactory. Year by year we see important wood pering. The initial exper se of wood paying restoration of the graves of these who lie there. Colony is the permanent home ei very not to all it as the time is not an opportune one works sppier in the elastes and then with is beery latos en laid it would last for years. These include grapes of all grades from the almost all are here in the hope, and with the for selling land in my opinion, and I don't see drama; fulbing done, or wey little dire setting the Land Ofice at Taipe, 3 trust high ficial to the bluejacket and private soldiers intention of acquiring nificient wealth to onable that the Goy cument is suffering a great and the estimate carried on till
them to quit it for their patire had; at the loss ext that it will not be long before permanent who lost their lives through wounds or disease
As regards the preparation of building on Sept. 5- year-aid so it goes on. I think yelf taildings are erected there. Presumably Taipo in the service of their country, and the lower earliest opportunity; the Chinese orly differ fromaterial, with the tools iva lable here it is The appointment of Yuan Shi-kai (as and after all Ene deliberation, that a great will remain the headquarters of the Cererficials and a large number of citizens who the rest in that their homes are so conveniently almot necessary
to execute va the site, part of this doiny might easily be avoided. ment in the New Territory and if that be so bave done good work for the Colony. I think near that they are able to make use of the place otherwice the delay, I fear, would be to an H of the Foreign Office in sancossion La Hal-huan, who has been made Asociate There is unquestionably delay in ii e canats to permanent buildings should be ereated. At the we should keep their memory green by retaining till the day of their death, Hongkong is their greater than under the present system. Také Comptroller of Cusions, will probably t tion of Government werks, Eatably the Law present time some of the staff are living in bon the memorials of those who so generously place of business, the neighbouring mainland the case of the Law Courts: the stcues are not augurates.frm polley in the handling of Courts and the Post Office, They are very gelews which is not a proper form of dwelling sowed where ya now temp.
their home, and the nearer railway devele interchangeable to any extant, and occasionally questions between Chins ad foreign Powers. primit norks at the present moment. Ajarter Government ficials who have to work hard Hon. Mr. OSBORNE Sir, On the evening of ment brings their home, so much the mure happens when one stone gets damaged it is In view of Sir Robert Hart's intended depar from the recessity of preparing plaus, sending during the day. Besides it is most wasteful, 22nd September 1874, to quote from Dr. Eitel's will they cease to have interes in Hong necessary to wait until another is brought ture for house Ln si-huan is favourable to the he me mofer spy 10val and receiving them again, they are often destroyed by typhoons, to say History of Hong kong, the severest disa tor that kong except as a acunling house, workshop across from the quarry. No obvious gain would appointment of Sir Robert Breden, the Deputy there, las been unnecessary delay. I find that nothing of cocasional files euch sa were ex ever befel Hongkong sizes 1841, was s typhoon or safe deposit. If then such be the case result from a change from the present system Inspector General of Customs, to suspend bil the timits for the Law Cuts apranica in perienced a few weeks ago. On the subject of of apprecedented suddenness and power, which if the Colony exists purely and simply as to any other. As regards the draining of 1900 sad we were told by your Excellency that Inko Pier shelter I trust it is introduced in resulted in business being at a completa stand a trailing crate, then obriously the cour TWO SEATH longer wanld be required to complete the estimates for the lest time. It is a small still for several days, ver 2006 lives were munity's interests lie in the direction of in-ulan, that is a work that has been netively i on for a good many years, and if the the Law Court. At the p present (we, en poepffair and there is no reason why it should not lost within the space of hours, and 35 foreign dustrial development, and seeing that de her member will refer to shoestimates ing the estimate is not exoded, the I aw Curis be carried through, na speedily as possible vessels, trusting in their anchors, were wrecked velopment in our case is impossible
without
he will see that a large expenditure has been The Hongkong Observatory yesterday ieaust ocet even lakhs. Including % 10,CCO put down Before I leave the question of public works' or badly injured. The screams of Chinese taxation, then it seems to me the counourred on it during the for axt year, lietum of $650,000 will have to can only repeat that I consider the works are in distress, on the water, were heard by minity, in its own interest, is eminently one the typhoon refag, Sir, die haar Regarding the following report
member
On the 3rd at 12:10 p.m.-The barometer શુભ There kill remains be pert. Flete the building.. I think it is to come unduly prolor get and dragged over an undus residents on the upper levels of the town, to rise to be taxed; and, xble typhoon shelter, sed that members were not in a position to judge has risen considerably at the Bin islands and
0,000 qalle reason-period of years. It is a
wasleless and thriftless above the terrific din of the storm. The a phase of d
if not velopment,
how the estimate was arrived at. It certainly fallen slightly over the N. part of the Ses of able to surprse that the Law Courts will take tort of
amount of property destroyed, in Hongkong under ordinary source of revenue, should be
has not &been the custom to give hon. members Japan, at last another two or three years before they to follow. Every year 1ks within tapre fix terrible hours was estimated at paid for by additional taxation. During a rather stailed estimates, nor do I think it would be a f
aut. public WOIKS
ure demanded and stil
Pressure is highest over China, to the North. ao completed. And the same, with the Fost ten or sfteen years old are in the estimater. I fire million dollars. But very little was dens to long residence in the Colony, I have had ex prudent coures to adopt. Regarding the dredg- of the Upper Yangize. It is low, apparently
1803. om very glad to hear that Your Excellency be utilize the less. Fir, into a duration of two the boating population; and though like moeting of Causeway Bay, it has been before the over the N. part of the Bes of Japan..
by this typhoon. Here again we have
$10,000 incinded
Fresh N.E, and E. winds may be expected estinate for next year, that is foray that in 1908 with Gap Rock end
Eours, exacting s toll of probably 10,000 lives humanity their character is a blend of the good Council on previous occasions. The estimate hardly more than half the appropriation for the satisfactory means of communication it seems to
was decided not to do anything with it. The the China Jes. Post Office shell Lave been expended. We are be the only the possible under the circum. Dr. Eitel's picture of 1874 portrays exactly the a marked degree, which has always commanded
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending naked to believe that it will be completed in two sti nees. We trust that the communication will disaster that befel this Colony just over syar, my deep admiration, and that is their patient paving of our streets is a mere question of years but it is more likely to be three or four padily ke restored. The new system of storm ago. The purpose of my quotation however lies philosophic bearing under circumstances of trial money. It was intended to include in this at 10 a.nr. to-day, 0.10 inches.
year's estimates a small sum of money for laying years before it is inhabited. I submit that it is signals has proved entirely sati festory. notin raking amongst peinful reminiscences, but and suffering. fu their name ir, and down wood paving in Icehouse Street. That, The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon an absolutely mencecissery waste of public funds, Your Excellency bae made no reference to to gira point to Dr. Eitel's concluding sentence sport from the commercial aspect to which that such a geoms have been put into prblis the Pest Office at Tientsin which, it appears that very li tie was done by the citizens of that have ailudad, in the name of thousands Sir, was struck out as the "monsy was required to day is as follows:-
for more urgent and important works buildings from which we get co return. from the Preez, was to be closed. It would day to profit by the lessons taught them, and I who have already suffered in silence the ÅB I have already stated the Taino Hongkong & Neighbourhood understand that these soms have to be spent and be interesting to have an official statement wonder to myself how far the future historian misery
wrought by theve destructive Land Office, one of the works appearing in these buildings should be occupied as quickly on the matter. On the present estimates there will trathfully pen suck words of The storme, I appeal to your Excelleny that there this year's colimates, is in progress.
With
Formosa Channel... as possible. Thus the Law Courts will have le the aum of 15,150 for the Tientsin bistory of Hongkong, Sir, is burdened with shall be no further delay in giving them the regard to the classification of the staff in the taker tips or ten years to complete and the egency. Speaking for the Chamber of Com- records of these dangerous storms, mean abelter which it is our clear and bounden daty estimates, I would say that the mere statement South coast of China between t Post Office seven or eight perkaps more, and morce we recognise that it is not reason. ing so much to those whose lives: ure, passed to provide.
Hongkong and Lamocks with regard to the Building Ordianpes" over. in the meantime the Government are paying able to ask ratepayers to incur any excesivo npon the frail-oraft that ply the watere The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WOZES With sears is not in any way peculiar. If hon. South coast of China between rent for the large building where part of the expenditure for such a service. It is part of a cf our harbour; so much to shipping, regard to the remarks of a somewhat severely members will look at the estimates they will see Hongkong and Hainan. Government offices are located. A large profi system of postal agencies which the British the life bicod, as we are apt to put it, critical natura which have fallen from my
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nature
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Gown in Bengkong for a et neiderable time. In oti ar cities where similar dimatic conditions prevail word nating has proved alsolutely satisfactory Wood pavir wenld be perli fulary neful on mees roads in longkong and it might le laid siegs the trummay lack. Aristot te condition of this track is meet upeatiefactory and will remain
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The Times correspondent at Shanghai wrote
WEATHER REPORT,
Office. It fratsppears in the stimmtes in at last solved the ough a cable is not a rewith twenty millions worth of property, and and the bad, there is one quality they possess in showed that the cost was so very great that it in the Formosa Channal, and the N. part of
E. to NE. winds, moderate
or fresh, fair,
N.E. winds, fresh.
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