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in every newspaper. These charges must be refuted somehow, therefore I would ask you to
take a rote.
Mr. 8- think Mr. Shelton Hooper does nos really intend to criticise the speech of the Governor. He wishes to explain certain remarks made by His Excellecey and to show that they were based, as he said, on mis information." It is not exactly criticiem
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supreme I am perfectly satisfied, but there is af be this:Is every communication received and grost doubt about it.. Ithink a test case would sent by the Administratire Head of the Sani- tary Department to be available to this Board or is he to be allowed to conduct and carry on
correspondence with the Government and the information contained in that correspo e not to be available to us? Is he virtually to be one of our servants?..
The PRESIDENT-I think not.. CAPTAIN LYONE-I should may not. He is to be the head of the department with the Head of the Sanitary Department board to advise him.
Captain LYONS-Quite so!
Mr. HOOPERAnd therefore you think he should be permited to correspond with the Government about matters, and the ipformation not to be available to the Board
Captain LYONS-No, I say it should be available to the Board but he should ran hi department subject to the advice of the Sanitary Board.
you.
Mr. HCOPER-And not instractions? Yon ay advice! If it is instructions I agree with Captain LYONS--You can say instructions. Mr. HOOPER-Then I agree with yon. Mr. LAU CHU-PAY-Then in that case the Board is supreme.
Captair Loss-If he disagreed from the Board he would submit his views to the Government, who would decide. I do not see how a person who ormes here once a fortnight could manage the department.
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Council of our views. Of pourse the report by the urobitants will give the members all the technical knowledge they may wish to hare-in. regard to the bill se proposed by the Govern ment and any remarks I may have to make
France is just now passing through a very will be confined to what in emitted from the bill. I shall simply say in passing that with the proposed constitution of the Board and
serious industrial crisis, and one which threatens to bring the whole of trade to a complete stand: transfer of certain duties to the Director of
still. The lack of apprentices in extremely The PREZIDENT-As I have said, I do not Public Works I am in agreement except in so intend personally as president to rule Mr. taras avote to the Medical Omeer of Health iB schoerned. Only one point occurs to Director
grave, to much so that France is more and more Hooper, or any other member who may speak on
that the powers of the this subject, out of order, I do not think it is me,
back upon foreigner, to help ber in her work. a matter on which to take s vote. I think we of Public Works are somewhat autocratic.
compelled, by the force of cirqumstances, to fall ars justified in leaving it to the good sense of For instance, the Building Authority can dietate
Mr. HOOPER-Then, I am guidet the xe. This is a terrible drawback, as it provides Mr. Hooper to make any remarks he thinks ft. to an owner the number of rooms he should
Mr. HOOPER-I thank you, Sir. I will try to have it a house. I way that the appeal from commendation and would move that the Govern- foreigners with exactly the opportunity they so correct these points and give to offruen to any the Building Authority should be to the Bani mint be requested to do away with the Sanitary eagerly seek. to gain an insight into French member and particularly to His Excellency tary Board and not to the Governor in Department and make uses supreme se we were His Excelleney said I would first remind Council, because that appeal is like an appeal prior to Ordinance 23 of 1909. The Governor industry. There is nothing to prevent foreign ven of the history and constitution of the from Criser to Cassar, and amounts to no apparently takes a little different view from the workmen, while in the employment of Frosch be the appeal at all I will go on with what is Captain Baperintendent of Palice if I read musters, to copy out secrets, and transmit these, 88 thousands are koowalwe do, to colleagues at Commission-whose repart may be said to 1
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1908.. immediate precedent cause of the present emitted from the bill The Government babia-speech aright. He says he shall consult
tion of its strength and of national confidentA” legislation. Complaints had been made by the ignored the recommendations of the. Com- The Bonitary Board on any suggested the home who quickly improve ou threw and onst
in the moitary byelaws; that he shall inform
This is a national danger nacfficial men bers of the Sanitary Bird and missioners in regard to section 175 ou
Da bat with the greatest dim. in its eolidity. The Pretenders will be found othera that the hands of some of the subor the proned that the Commissioners exceed the board of any change in the organisation of French makers.
powers, but in connection with the staff; that bo shuil inform them regarding which dinates of the staff of tuitary Departmonted their
any recommendations regarding leave or dis culty be guarded against Deputy Astier and soything but unxions to return to France were not as clan as they might be, and that many other similar classes where the Cor-
missioners gave more or less similar advice mis al; and that he shall lay before them any Municipal Councillor Pierre Morel, two emi-Prince Victor Bonaparte who is the tapst am. I helbery and corruption existed. The idea was
nent exports on économie questions frankly hitions of mes, would most probably return, enceived by my predecessor of appointing the the Government have debated their view complaint of the publis regarding the staff. nnofficial-members of the Sanitary Board to and ju soma cakes acepted their recom-
admit that st-the present moment foreign as be is convinced that the Third, Republic is specialy mondations. The result of ignoring section lurentigale those charge, more
an Imperial regime. Thu Duka of Orleans. because those who were accused were guvern- 175 is that we shall be, as we have been, in
workmen whose name is legionare actually too firmly established for him to try and restore The terms of refereres to the possession of laws deting retrospectively which
the masters of French industry. The Govern ment is severly blamed for this, as it has failed who. is as a great believer in the return of raent officials.
into fores on owner the costly recastractions committen ware expanded into an inquiry
"law."
amounting to twenty per cent of the capital be administration of the sanitary
to provide France with suitable places where French royally an over, prefers to slay sway technical instruction could be given as in other from his native country. There are maby My reply to that, Sir, is the invitation i valas of the property without one single
The Director of Publie
countries. Again, the Government is too free persons here who look upou M. Clemenceau's received from the Governor on the 24th April, of compensation, 1906, which invited me to serve as a member of Works in course of cron-examination before
and easy, and does not seem to have grasped stop as a risky idea, and who-allege that to the Committee which His Excellency had the Commission admitted that in cases where the appointed to investigate complaint in reference property was mortgaged to four-fifths of its
learn a trade thoroughly, and 20 become skilful tenders is to leave the Republic exposed to to the administration of the existing Public value it was equivalent to Government confisca
the importance of encouraging young men to repeal the laws of banishment against the Pro-
That is to any the whole margin of
workmen. Unlike foreign workmen, French free dangers. The Premier ought to know Health and Building Ordinace. His Excellenby tien goes on to say that the report of the Commista por cent was lost, If the owners
ouvriers to-day no longer show an inclination best; he certainly would not have noted as lie sion gradually assumed the form of a severe received any extra rental for the enormous present outlay there would be no very great hardebip criticism both of the part and
to become proficient in their art; the elemen has done; if he did not feel sure of the future. included but far from this being the case they action of the Government. matters which had been sefiled by the Store-received less routal than before because they
tary stages are sli they trouble about. This
10 There were had less accommodation to give The ques
explains why masters are compelled to em. Lary of
BH State but
tion naturally anies Why did the Govern
ploy foreigners in place of the own country- officials sitting on the Commission who were
meu. No matter what the trade is, sonroely ignore all reference to subsection familiar with the correspondence between the
half a dozen, if so many, workmen are to be Mr. HOOPER-No, that is why we want a Government und-the Socalary of State who, section 175 The anger can only he--becane
it-involved the Government in enormous glorified secretary-a man of calibre, rank and
found in this country who have a thorough might therefors have been able to corrent
liabilities and the Government preferred 10 distinction such as we have with us to-day. misapprehensions, old controversies were awak.
ibrow the whole of these liabilities on the land.
Mr. M£8866-You are very complimentary knowledge of their profession. There is no time ened, On that point, Sir, I would say that. the
Mr ilOOPER-That was our recommendation to lose, as Deputy Astier-and Concillor Moral Commission was appointed urler the Comlords of the Colony. But if the Government. think they are not going to lose anything then. mission Aut. Under that Ordinance every
should come in the interval and interfera, officer of the Government including His Exit is very mistakon policy indeed, because they most distinctly. It was not proposed the Board remark, it French industry is to be saved from whose superior skill is admitted. Paris has cellency was bound to attend before us and will lose indirectly if not directly through the It gumos back to what are to be the powers being entirely exploited by foreign workmen Five us what documents we wanted in case fall in the market price of property in Hongkong of the administrative head,
CAPTAIN LYONS-They would b dran up byenly to copy the ways of London, Berlin, Now we requisitioned them. His Excellency, of But the same reason would not apply to sub
the Government and submitted to the Board.
York and other large cities, where technical course, if he was displeased with our action.sbation 2 The Commissioners drew a'ten-
Mr. HOOPER-Is he to be under the instrqestruction is to admirably conducted, and would have wiped out-the-Commission with a tion to the ambiguous wording of this s«stion.
so. With but neither the Medical Offer of altions of the Board That is what it amounts to.
where foreign artisans find it much more-diffi_safety, stroke of the pen but he did not
Mr. SLADE-I gather he would be under the -ray that the nor the Director of Public Works when out divulging any details I m
instructions of the board subject to the supreme oult to rule. Becator Meline attributes the Commission did see the despitenes of the Go-cross examined by the Commissioners were able Either the
in orease of crime to the lamentable scarcitya verfor to the Secretary of State and the despaltoxplain what this section meant.
Mr. HoopIR-You mean the Governmont
of apprentices. Whereas at one time, ha shes of the Sporetary of State to the Governor. M. O. H. or be Director of Public Works will instructions of the bevornment.
have the power to over-ride our instructions P
observes, parents made it their business to take These despatches were obtained and the infor. have to adjudicate as to the meaning of this sub-
Mr. SLADE-Tea. mation obtained in the usual way through the section. I have one word to say In conclusion.
charge of their children on reaching 14, and Colonial rezatury with the murcial written and I foul rather diffident about saying it, after permission of Sir Maither Nathan. That point the President much, but the state
when their school-days were over, and fathers had them by their side in the same workshop, can be verified on reference to the documenta meal to which refer
thus leaching them the same trade, to-day, The Governor says further on, " I speak of som His Excellency in public, the only opport.
beth fathers and mothers have become only of their proposals, por do I think that they unity of answering it is in public. His represent the wishes of the entire community." Ercsil-ney gave as his reason for not carry- With that I agree No proposal ator made in ing out some of the recommendations that the this Colony, would meet with the approval of commission was not representative. To the the entire community. We then come to Hisease that no high officer of any service was on Excellency's suggestion that the Medical Ofoer the commission or the head of any Princely of Health should have a seat on the Board, hat House" the commission was not representative as that will come up in discussion on the con- but I think in view of the hard work of the com stitution of the Board I think we might possibly missioners the remark was somewhat uncalled leave it till then. The Governor incidentally for. In the sense that the commission consisted refers to analogous matters about the chairman of two Chinese appointed by His Excellency to of a company being removed from his post by represent the whole Chinese community, one Directors, Well, His Excellency was a little Englishmen appointed by His Excellency to ro wrong, for the directors would bare no power present the to sign community, and two mem without consulting the shareholders and bera eleted by the ratepayers of Hongkong, He the statement was not even founded on fact. altering the Articles of Association. then deals with the proposed head of the His Excellency has been uniformly kind and courteous since he came to Hongkong and it Sanitary Department and said:"He will be responsible for the proper spending of the votes makes it a little more difficult to reconcile one's for the Sanitary Department ander the control self to the solitary instance to the contrary.
The VICE PRESIDENT Just oner two re of the Treasury and of the Audit Department. The appointment however of the wow bead of marke made by Mr. Humphreys to which I would the Department which is provided for in this like to make reply. In the first place he said bill does not in any way diminish the very large this new bill conferred very great powers on the Building Authority in so far as it even powers which the Ordinance. confers on the Sanitary Board." Then the proposed estimates permitted him to diatate the number of rooms house Wall, sir, the foundation will be laid before ns and he also proposes allowed in that the head of the Sanitary Department for that clause in the new bill is the report by shall consult the Sanitary Beard-on any the committee which considered the cubicle sugg sed changes in giring effect to Sanitary question and in that report paragraph oven byelaws; that he shall inform the Board states the Building Authority should bara by law to require that in no of any change in the organisation of the power staff;
that he shall inform them regarding any case should a certain number of subdivisions That committee con- rocommendations for appointment, leave or be exceeded on a floor. dismissal of the European staff; and that hesisted of the Colonial Secretary, myself, the sball lay before them any complaint of the public Medical Offear of Health and fire unofficial
It is the opinion of the members, so that the regarding the staff."
case were in a distinct minority. With Commissioners that the Eanitary Board should have unrestricted power of spending the entire regard to the appeal to the Governor in Connoil I cannot gnite understand what the. suw voted for the sanitation of the Colony.) would now reply from our report: We objection to it is. I presume it is because I would however remind your Excellency that have a seat on the Executive Council, but I wo have not suggested any change in the have also a seat on this Board. If my powers constitution of the Board which should remain of persuasion are so great in the case of the as at present. What we do propose is that the Executive Connoil it may be assumed that tey administrative head of the depar mant be trans would be equally great when I come before this The control Board (laughter) but perhaps the members of of the finances reweins as at present in the the Board are more stubborf laughter). hands of the Government. I think it is quite olear that His Exceloney must have misread our recommendations. His Excellency goes on to say that the Commission also suggested that
ferred
WAS made by
officials
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in that
Mr. HOOPER-You have only to convince One men in the Legislative Council. It is not taken, by a majority.""
The VICE-PRESIDENT-O, jes. as a role.
The PRESIDENT-I be were under the control of the Board be would es longer be a Government officer, It would be a Municipal Consil
Mr. HOOPER The old red Lar ing.
Mr. IRVING-What would be the position of an officer who fulfiled the orders of the Sanitary Board against the Government's wishes?"
Mr. HOFER-He could appeal to the
Government.
Mr. 1RVING-I cannot see how it would work The PRESIDENT-Mr. Hooper has moved that there be no such thing as a Sanitary Department. Does sny body second that?
Mr. HOOPER-Instead of that I would move. that the head of the Sanitary Department be under the orders of the Board,
Mr. Lau Chu-Fix secondąd, and on s vote being taken only Messrs. Hooper, Fung Wa Chun and Lan Cha-pak supported the motion, which was declared lost,
Mr. HOOPER-Now we come to the Medical Officer of Health, I move that the Medical Officer of Health be not a member of the Board
and in doing so I would quote from the appendix was stated that this was proposed in 1895 and in the report of the Commission-in which it strongly objected to. I think the objection is perfectly reasonable.
Mr. Fund WA CHUN seconded. CAPTAIN LYONS-I do not see why he should not be a member of the Board.
Mr. HUMPHREYS-I do. A scoretary of a company of a manager of a factory is often called in to a directors' meeting and asked for CAPTAIN LYONS-A secretary of a company his opinion but he is not allowed to vote. is not in the same position as an expert.
Mr. HUMPHREYS The manager of a fautory- ie in the same position.
Mr. SLADE He is much freon, if he has no vote. If he makes a minute and has a vote he is practically bound by his minute. But if he the board to arrive at a better understanding. has no vote he can change his mind and assist The motion wes put to the meeting and declared carried by five to three.
Mr. Hooree hen moved that the Guptain Superintendent of Pelice be a member of the
Board.
M. FUNG WA CHUN Bebondod, and the motion was carried,*****
Tor. HOOTER-I propose the building work should be handed over to the Building Engineer The arguments which have been put forward Against this proposal.
for the class of man which would h poard to give him, would not be
Are
completely indifferent of what bemes of their sons and daughters. And as the ten- dency of the later is to lead an idle life, they quickly become hooligans préferring a thief or a murderer's life, to that of an honest and hard. working ourrier. A new law regulating the hours of labour in France is needed; wherever women and children are employed, men like the laltar ale not allowed to work longer than ten hours, though the mes could work two hours presence of women and obildren. The number longer, as allowed by law, were it not for the of schools is much below the average, and as they can but accommodate a very small number of children, instruction must be slow. What trade, and there being so little room for the with young men and women refusing to learn a suxious to learn, the industrial crisis through which rance is passing is not near au end, Thore is apparently nothing to be done bat to continue, to engage the services of foreign workmen, however detrimental such a step is to the trade of this country
HIKKOINES,
At Buckingham Palace last month, while the guard was being changed, and a crowd was waiting outside to see the horoes of the moment, King Edward presented to two working colliers the new Edward Medal for conspicuous bravery whieb His Majesty recently decided should be used for the rewarding of men who risk their own lives in an effort to resona their fellows- in pit or mine. The two recipients were
Yorkshire. Frank Chandler, Harnsley, Though terribly scalded after a "tarth fall" hy steam from a boiler, he crept back under the loosened rock-and earth: hoisted an injured' mian on hie back, and crawled with him to Heary Everson, Pensilta Villa, Hangood, emergan. Climbed down a four-inch pipe in shaft, reached the water at a depth of 34 fent, and rescued a man who bad fallen down the shaft, and was clinging to s signal wire. ing on the obverse an excellent protrait of the King, with his superscript on, and on the re- verses beautifaite ezouted design repeating a miner in a pit saving the life of a comrade.
On the reverse there is also the one word, "Courage," while the recipient's name is on- graved on the riu.
The coveted decoration is a silver medal, haar.
The two men were fest introduced to Mr.
Herbert Gladstone and Lord Knollys, both of whom talked a long time with them, and re Humane Society which Everson has already quoted a view of the bronze medal of the Royal received."
The miners were next shown portions of the Palsgo, and the views over the park from the. windows and across the private grounds at the
·book.
Then they were shown into the Counoll Cham awaited them, having with him the Master and Deputy Master of the Royal Household, and the Lord Groom and Equerry in Waiting. Mr. bar where the King, in ordinary morning dress,
Herbert Gladstone road out from a somewhat
possible interest, lengthy document the names of the guests and Majesty listened with ovidenoma of the deepest the story of their placky actions, to which his
At the corolasten of this portion of the cere meny King Edward turned to Chandler with a smile that emphasised his greeting and con gentulations, Shaking bands with the aged Bero-the handshake caused a twinge of pic to the wounded limb; but little the Yorkshire- man mizded thathis Majesty said-
I am very glad indeed to meet two such brave Better late than ever. The French Governmen. I have heard with intense interest and appreciation the story of your heroic acts, and ment is about to erect & monument to the many it affords me much ratislection to have an wemen heroes who sacrificed their lives during opportunity of personally congratulating you the 1870-71 war, ssd whose acts of heroism both and handing te you these medals as token of my feelings towards you. Sincerely do I have up to the present remained unrecognised hope that you will both be spared for many in an official manner. The part which women
years to enjoy the waring of them,
Turning uxt to the young. Wolshman, whe was colouring with pleasure and excitement, plays during the Franco-Prussian War as wel as during the Commune was corteíply admirable; not only did they look after the wounded, and his Majesty made a similar gracious speech, 72 each case, the King personally handed the men guns, and rifles and revolvere, but helped to erent Imrricades, oarry messages, and actually helped defenders in numerous ways by loading their medal in a leather case,
take part in the fight. Such deeds of valour now to be officially acknowleged by a are grateful country. Now that the Government is in possession of the names of all the women
MASS OF ECZEMA
ON LITTLE GIRL
Not Washed for Eight Months, by Doctor's Orders--Suffered Ter- ribly-Hands Tied to Stop Her Scratching-Parents Lost Heart BUT CUTICURA TOOK OFF
EVERY BIT OF HUMOUR
"There came a rash over my little girl's face when aho was a month old.
tor's
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the child up' to the doctor's to see what it was,
and he told her "it was gum rash. She brought her
home and let it
Fo on for a month, but as it got no better I would have her 'take the child to another doc. Be told my wife that the baby had got blood eczema and gave her some medicine and ointment, and told my wife not to wash the child. We were doc toring the child for eight monthe, but he was to better at the end of the eight months than she was when we took her first. You can imagine how not bring miserable the child was, washed. Wa had to, tie the little one's bands when we took her to bed, to pre- vent her from scratching her face, as ke made it bleed so if her hands were at liberty. I was recotumended to try Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, but we were doubtful at firet, as wond almost lost heart, but my wife said we bad given the doctors a good trial and they had done no good, and the child was so miserable not trying washed, zo. we said we would give the Cuticura Remedica trial. The first time. my wife washed the child with Guticura Soap and used Cuticurs Ointment out daughter, seemed like a new child, w she did not offer, to, sérutch so much and seerned a lot easier. She was one mase of eczema about the face brul shoulders, hat the first ex of Cuticura Ointment and bar of Cuticura Sonp The neighbore took nyery bit off her. said it wont come on again, as it had gone all too quick, but the chikt in three years old now and she has not had any signs of it since. George Williams, 86 Bea Brook Rd., near Wednesbury, Staffordshino, Aug. 26, 1908."
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but I stall think more of that than anything I am ever likely to possess. And it's got my gentlemen did. I haven't put the medal on yet, name round it-see, Henry Everson and the bat Mr. Gladstone and some of the other
acene where a mine accident has happened.
What did you do in the
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Oh, we were introduced to me gentlemen. Some of them had splendid scarlet uniforms and knee breecher, with silk stockings-I think they were white or pale pink. And they bad. rows of medals, some of them, all across hiero (indicating the right-hand half of the tonic). They showed us the different parts of the palace, and the views out of the windows My That's "And then when the King shook hands with a grand sighi across the park!
have something to eat and drink." us and said good-by, we were taken down to
“And you lave cu jayed the exporiouce
I never thought I should enjoy anything so 80 rench kindness, I should have liked the much. But if it wouldn't seem ungrateful altes Queen to have been there."
Mr. Chandler was, if sagthing, even more ma- The ing just At the conclusion of the presentation Chandler and Everson were taken to have some thusiastic thas Mr. Evarapu refreshment, sed a messenger was dispatched made us welcome as if we wore in our own homer," he declared, made us easy as soon as ta haze a c-b in readiness for their departure.
After three quarter of an hour in the Royal We got in. There was no doubt about it, he palace the two men left in the four-wheeled meant it when he rai', 'I'm glad to se you."
And be looked so pleased when I told him I rebicle, the great crowd catsido chéoring and
And when he gave me the medal and said how the gater. Some of the more enthusiastic an by the side of the cab, erd, climbing on to it, glad he was to give it me, I surely know what continued the cheering until the new gates of Isic. I think, I told him, I was very glad be the processional road, leading to Birdcage welk, thought me worthy of it. had been reached for the stories of heroism, in which the two miners were the ohief actors, he take a strong hold on the imagination of
the Board should have the power to appoint) Section 175 has been amended already by the past the £630 per year, which it is pro- and young girls who distinguished themselves, I waving their hate to them as they drove through had lived in Norfolk. near by Sandringham.
The PRESIDENT-If no other member has any general remarks to make on the bill I won ki move the suspension of the standing orders to allow the Board to go into Committee.
and dismiss offloers. Our reccomendation was sing of Ordinance 107 of 1907, which made a very that we considered the present system of dealing important modification in the powers contains with this obser, of Government officera was far in that section. With regard to the case which from satisfactory. We think all inspectore and he specifically referred to, where be stated I officers of minor grade should be engaged ou a admitted it amounted to onfiscation, my state- monthly agreement when it would be perfectly ment was that on the facts as stated by Mr. easy for His Excelleney to get rid of any Humphreye that would amount te confisca undesirable srrant, or if it is desirable letion, but of course whether these facts were as engage them on-similar terms as members of stated was not within my knowledge. -the police force. You will se, Sir, we never suggested appointing to His Excellener. I will content myself with what I have just said so far as the Governer's speech is concerned until we come to the details in the other portions Raving thought it necessary to vindicate ourselves and justify our actions I beg to repeat most emphatically that it is with no want of respect to Dis Exed laney for whom we have all the greatest tegard and who I am quite sure is wishing to do the beat pos sible for the whole of the Colony and the whole of the community.
Mr. HoPER-I do not think we ought to go into Committee in this. There are queatious of principles to discuss.
The PEES DE TIt simply allows free dis cussion and less formality.
The Board then, went into committed to consider the principles aladed to by Mr. Hooper, the first being the constitution of the Board, as dealt with in section of the Amending Ordinance,
Mr. HOOPER, after reading thesection said :- The difficulty which arises in the consideration of this subject is that we have no definition"
The V CE-PRESIDENT said that soch a man o gach airy would bare no standing among his profes-toral brethren who would Colo command much higher remuneration in the
as well as of those who were killed, monumen is ars to be erected to their memory is their native towns and villages.
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WOMEN'S WAGES.
Blaine is often put upon women for accepting
EXTRAORDINARY RET.
From Salzburg combs a story of an extra-
Mr. HOOTER said he could not see why a suita/lower wages than are paid to men for the same the public. the morning the colliers both called onlinary bet made by a commercial traveller
ble man could not be procured for the salary, see ing that the Director of Public Works and hie assistant bad carried out the duties in the past.
CAPTAIN LYONS-Woaht there be sufficient work for a really good man P
work, according to official statistics, nearly kaif of the fourteen million adult women in France work for their living and in most classes of employment the rate of payment is on a much to wer scale than women obtain in Great Britain The average factory, worker in France receives from 1 to 3 francs per day, whilst is the lower branches of dressmaking the women workers receive no more than five sous a day and two Certain proposed bye-laws were passed, and meals! After that it will be admitted that The matter was not pursued
women workers in France do not unreasonably the meeting adjourned..
eomplain of being underpaid;
Mr. Hoor-Oue man does it at present, CAPTAIN LYONS-The Government appear to have droided against such an appointment und they will bare more information on the matter than us.
JAPAN AND UNITED STATES.
Earlier in
at the Home Office, where Mr. Williamser, the resident in that city, which he has just won, secretory of the Hovland Silkstone Colliery The traveller, who spent eighteen months at Company, in whose pit Chandler risked his life Noer York at business, made the acquistanes for his friends, was waiting, with Mr. J. of a well-known American sportsman. The Wadsworth, the miners' Member for Hallam question arose in the course of conversation Later on, Mr. Joseph-Walton, the how long a man could'stani continuous travell Member for Barnsley, joined the group, othersing in railway carriage. The traveller botted · shire. present in the vicinity being Mr. P. Hall, that he cond remain a whole year in a train, American bet 100 kronen (21,20) be could. Liners Member for Normanton, Mr. Sexton, going up sad down the same distanos. The and Mr. Harry Orbell, of the Dockers' Union..
Mr. Everson-Le is a gery alert, keen-eyed, not hold out so long.
The traveller undertook that from mi night fair skinned young man-will remain in London
on Dec. 31, 1906, he would' travel continuously at any rate until the end of the week.
Desgribing the reception by the King-be on the line from Vienna to Linz, Salzburg, and was intensels enthusiastic-he exclaimed to a Innsbruck, going and returning. The bat was. FRENCH "ROYALTIEN." The PRESDENT-Having heard what Mr.
"Daily Chronicle representative. He's a duly recorded by a Viopha lawyer, with whom Hooper sinted with reference to this report
good sort, is the King. He's a gentleman-he's 40,000 kronen was deposited. The traveller Premier Clemenceau is about to submit a
Thereupon entered an express train, and of the architecte, la it the wish of the
throughout 1907 ha dined, slept, and dressed measure to Parliament repealing the laws of
Did he make you welcome?" members that we discuss the bill this after
Whiting* banishment against the French Pretenders, as
"Welcome!"* norn or shall we postpone the discussion of the words Bauitary Department, and
I should think he did, as on board. His only pausos were while Mr. HOOFER That report deals only with the technical part. The architects have nota Ssuitary Department. There is no de
The New Japanese Ambassador, Baron he is convinced that the latter are now perfectly
He just came forward and shook bands with ns. stations. At Salzburg his wife used to wait attempted to, interfere with certata principles. finition in the Ordinance when it was first There are two or three principles in the bill created, No 23 of 1903 because they struck Takahira, at the Japan Becialy dinner last harmles, and no longer constitute the slightest welcome as if we were pe pla of his own family for the next train at one of the above-named which we could
out throughout the Ordinance Officers of the night, made an extremely diplomatic speech, on with. One go stitution of the Board. The bill proposes the Board" and called them "Offeers of the Sanitury He said that the friendship between Japan a danger to the Republic. M. Clemenceau further Then he said how glad he was to hear about for him. Ho exolanged a few hasty words with the United States was se cordial that it might maintains that by continuing to spend money brave men, and made me feel all hot and proud bar, and then returned to his cove it.
He do and taking trouble to keep a constant watch on severing from the jurisdiction of the Board Department." It seems to me that before we
be termed "an unwritten sllanes,” certain powers-and-handing them over to the can settle the constitution of the Board wo building authority. This point I think might ought to have a definition of the Sanitary Departclared that the British treaty merely vented their comings and goings the Government is be taken and we also want a discussion as to eat and the duties clearly defined of the admin.
peace and prosperity in the Far East and had endowing them in their own eyes and in those istrative hand of that department. Broadly no ulterior motives against other nations much the proposed Sanitary Department
MT. HUMPHREYS-It seems to meat this singeking the Governor thinks that be is the less against the United States. He sanonnes of the pubig with an importance which they do Mr. Chandler, and shook his hand, and said some enabled him to hold put, and some days ago he that there were now between the United States not possess, The Republic, by repealing the head of, a department of men and the whole of
farnish a striking and impressive manifesta them are constituted to carry out the orders of and Japan no questions of any magnitude laws of banishment will, the Premier alleges,
that is so and the Board is likely to remain unsettled much longer! the Board.
the con-
important that we should consider what is omitted from the bill as much as what is in it. It is important because it will be the only come munication to the members of the Legislativ
consequently we do not know what forms
New York, March 11.
gave
Towards the end of his long and monotonous with so much kind praise.
"And then when Mr. Gladstone had read out task he was seized with a violent attack of ne the medals. First of all he turned to his money, bat bis excellent constitution all about the residents, and our names, the King influenza, which threatened to make him lose more ind words. Then he turned to me and received the amount deposited. His health, ask to see the Royal Hamane Society's medal, good said the same, handing me the medal. He didn't with the exception of slight nervous shock, is