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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 14TH, 1909,
This number of caso tried at the during last your 10,555 es com 13,414 in 1907 and the evening was 365 596-4 compared with 867,133.20 in 1907,
TELEGRAMS. HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
opheles to the breeding of the mosquito will run lato à considerable demand on the Colony's azeboquer. As showing the cost of there anti-malariat
At Kowloon City on Wednesday a HOT- measures we may note that a equple of years ago a sum of $13,456 was spent of training intoxicating beverage was responsible for one nullahs in the Tai Hang valley, which le of the flere quarrels usually eqciated with fermented liquor. One coglie scoused another. extensively used by the washermen of
of drinking too much of "master's ton. 3.The. Victoria for clothes washing operations accusation was indignantly denied, and the tes For the past ten years the Government has drinker emphasised his dental with the así đf a 1" : made provision in the Estimates for antichopper with which he attacked his accuser. malaris! measures, and the last Estimates He was arrested, charged - before Mr. F. A. show that down to the end of 1908 total Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday with sum of 8107,500 had been expended on the assalt, found guilty, and ordered to pay a fine WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS training of dullahs in various parts of the of 219, in default throw wooks imprisonment
Colony, The estimated expenditure on this work in the surrent year is $20,000, which may be taken as representing the averagë annual cost of this work in recent ye ire-an expenditure which is apply justified by the gratifying decline of malarial disease pari tast with the progress of this work, The average annual number of deaths
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Hongkong, 13th May, Sin. If we are not mistakon this is the scasen that all the strest drains should be
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THE TEACHING OF JAPANESE.
LONDON, May 12th, A lectureship for the Japanese
from Malaria in the Colony for the quit cleansed and finshed. The sooner it is started language is being created at Oxford:
quenium 1898-1902 was 526; and in the following five years the average yearly number fell to 386, although there was a large increase in the population during that period. The medical, reports leave us in no doubt that the disease is most prevalent in the villages of Hongkong, is shown in the returns for 1907 (the latest published) that there were 138 deaths from Malaria in the City of Violaria; 191 for the whole of Kowloon, and 203 in the villages. But the Government, quite rightly, com menced their cunpaign in the neighbourhood of the largest centres of population Gradually the Publia. Works Department bas carried the war against the mosquito east and west of the city, and no doubt in the natural order of progress the district of Shaukiwan would receive due attention. Now that Colonel BEDFORD has called public attention to the serious character of the medical statistics of the small Garrison
We
the batter. One of these drains requires immediate attention and that the gno Just at the foot of the stops feading to the lateral entrance of the R. C. Catheral in Caine Rosil. The smell is getting more and more sensible to the passers-by and to the churchgoers. Ou sunny days it unbearable. Howinit that the Sanitary inspectors have not noticed this nuance in their daily tours and compel us to report it by means of your paper ?
BISHOPRIC FOR ARCHDEACON BANISTER
LONDON, May 12th. The Archbishop of Canterbury has elevated Archdeacon Banister of Hongkong to the new Bishopric
Human.
COUNCIL
E meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held parterday in the Council
Chamber."
The following were present HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIE
JOHN FREDERICK
DEALTRY LUGARD K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.Q.
H. E. COLONEL DARLING, R.E. (General Officer Commanding), on
Hon. Mr. F. H. Max, CMG (Calonia Secretary).
Sir HENRY BERKELEE, KC.). (Acting At- torney-General).
n policy of gradual reduction. I trust, gentle men, this explanation is sufficient, and that the Council will not desire it should be understood. by His Majesty's Government that we repudiate the views which have been recorded in this Connoil, and of which the Secretary of State has been informed.
The COLONIAL TREASUEDE seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY,
HIS EXCELLENCY-The honourable and Icarnet member who is absent from Council
to-day the Hon. Mr. Pollock] asked on March
11th whothar the fovernment could make any arrangements for singuiling typhoons by Wireless Telegraphy from the Pratas | Islands, and whether tho Government had any information to communicate on this subject In reply the Hon. Colonial Borstary informed the Hou. Member that if he would repeat his question in three or four weeks' time I hope to be able to ruply more fully. The Hon. Member has not formally repeated his
Hon. Mr. M. THOMSON (Colonial Tren
Hon, Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G., (Director of Public Works} {*
HOL Mr. A. W. BREWIN(Registrar-General). Hon. Mr. F. J. BADELEY, (Capt. Saporiatorguostion, but take it hon, members desire the dent of Police).
Hon. Dr. Ho KAI, K.C., C.M.G.. Hon. Mr. WEI YOK, C.M.G**
Mr. C. CLENENT! (Clark.of Councils).
MINUTES. The minutes of the last mosting wore read and confirmed.
PAPERS.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of
.. the Governor laid on the table the follow ing papers: Financial statement for the year 1908, Report of the Police Magistrate's Court. off the your 1908. Report of Queen's College for the year 1908. Report of the Kowloon Canton Railway, British Section.
Tho presont system of drainage, if it is
[This now diocise, we understand, is carved scientific,, is far from being hygienic. Innt of the diocese of Victoria and embraces the the years gone by, if we remember rightly, the southern portion of the province of Hunan drains were less liable to bo choked than, ther and the northern part of the province of are now with this new system. That defective Kwangsi.] drains are the real source of epidemic diseases is a statement which will not be contested. Lot the give the drains, and public authorities the one mentioned in particular, their im attention-Yours &c.
ASS TRANSEUNTES.
PREFERRED JAIL TO EXİLE,
It would appear, from the number of Chinese.
who return to Hongkong, before their terms of banishment has expired, tha Victoria" Jail, is a better place than Chins. This santiment, was voiced by a native who was arrestel on Wednes day night for the fourth time for returning from banishment. When questioned by tha police he told them that he would rather come back to Hongkong and go to jail, than stay away from the Colony. The defendant, ky, rame Ip Chik Fu, was arrested in May 1905 and sent- enced to 21 days hard labour for being a rogue And a vagabond. On orpiration of his sentence
a
THE STRIKE IN FRANCE.
LONDON, May 12th.
The Paris strike hangs fire. Only a quarter of the employees has struck, and the postal business is proceeding normally.
FINANCIAL, MINUTES. The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governos laid on the table Financial Minutes Now 13 to 17 and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committed.
The COLUNTAL TREASURER seconded and the motion, was agreed to.--...
FINANCIAL,
information. The reason why this Government is unable to take any stopa-putting aside the question of cost-to erect a Wireless Station in the Prates Abill is because the islands are claimed by China.. I have, however, acquainte tho Chinese Government through the British Minister at Peking with tho importance, which wont attach to a Typhoon Signal Station on the island, not merely to Hongkong but to the
Southern Coasts of China,
WORKMEN'S CARS,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the
following resolution Resolved that the, Rolution regarding the running of Work- men's Cars by the Hongkong Tramway known Electric Company, Limited, now us the Electria Traction Comjiany of Hong- kong, Linitel, passed by the Legislative -- Council on the 21st day of June 1906, be and the sano is hereby rescinded.”
In doing so ho said In that resolution; Sir, provision was made for the running of certain workmen's cars in the early morning. These cars, Sir, have boon found not to be patronised by the class for whom they were intended, and accordingly, it has been suggested that a system of panch tickets at a rate of two cents a ride shenid he afforded to workmon and others be tween the hours of 5.30 to 7.30 in the morning
Sir, that these punch tickets will be availed of to a larger extent than were the cars. The Government at the same time reserves the right,
The telephone service is unter Brcellency: thul on the vote for compensation and 4.30 to 6.30 in the afternoon. It is hoped, rupted.
LONDON, May 13th.
The COLONYA SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governosy laid on the table the report of the Finance Committen (No. 2), and moved its adoption. In doing so he mid In connection with this I have to inform your fox 36 opium divaus closed thisyear being brought before the committee, two of the nnofficial mem- burs raised the question as to whether the com-
ment. I explained that. His Majesty's Govor ment would pay a portion at any rate, of suoli
Hou. Dr. Ho Kai-Sir, I am not opposing lose as may be incurred, but that such losses did the rasolation, but I want to know whether the not include losses incurred during the current
arrangement which the Hori. Colonial Secretary year owing to the small number of epithastold us of the institution of punch tickets, in digs being closed. The committee, Sir, did on record; out if so, whether it is binding on the
His EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, in connection this Company may make variations with regard with what the hơn Colonial Secretary to the punch tickets, and where are we ? I desire
A dispatch from Paris states that/Pensation would be paid by the Colonial Govern if the panch tickets are not a success, to revert
to the workmen's car system. *
at Lyemur attention will doubtless be given by the Public Works Department to this district earlier than might otherwise perhaps have been the case. When we look at the police return to which Colonel BEDFORD in his speech referred, observe that there is one district in the Colony with an even worse showing than A. S. WATSON & CO.. Shaukiwen. That is Test-Tee-Mui where the percentage of Malarial cases from the police station worked out at 114-2 against he was banished to Canton, but was again dis. unnecessary to resort to exceptional not oppose the vote, which was formally passed. Company. Otherwise; if we pass this resolution
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Shaukiwan's 88.8.
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BEDFORD will, perhaps, suggest to the Government the desirability of making every effort to enlarge this vote until the improvement which has been effected in the contral districts of the Colony has been extended to all the outlying places where considerable populations resido.
Al Mahomed,while under the influence of liquor, went into an opium divan in Cheung Hing Street and proceeded to break the furni ture. When called upon by the proprietor to desist he assaulted him, the result being that
the Cabinet has decided to dismiss 228 postal employees.
M. Barthou has stated that the service is normal and that it is
THE BUDGET.
covered in the Colony in April of the following measures. year. For disobeying the order of banishatient he was sentenced to twelve months imprisonmout with hard labour, and when his term was arred he was again banished. He was re-arrested here
LONDON, May 13th. on February 18th, 1908, and went to jail for
The House of Commons las voted another six months' with hard labour after being given four hours' exposure in the stock the land taxes resolution of the Following this sentence Ip was again despatched to Canton, but lore of country, or whatever his Budget. thing was, again induced him to return to the
night an Indian Warder recognised him pro- land of Fragrant Streams. On Wednesday mending the streets. His arrost followed and as appeared before Mr. F. A. Hardand at the Magistracy yesterday. His Worship, after hearing the evidence, sentenced him to gir months' imprisonment and six hour stock,
BERIOUS FLOODS IN THE WESTIS
RIVER, et a
[The message, as received, given the vote as
in transmission.]
30 to 110. Obviously an error has been made
BOXING AT THE CIRCUS.
just said regarding the criticism which was made at the last finance meeting on the tute for to know whether it is on record, and whether it is binding on the Company. If it is binding, I 11,000 odd compensation to divan licensees. I would remind you that on the 11th March last will be ene to support it..
The resolution was agreed to.
KOWLOON-CANTON BAILWAY.
I read to the Council the words in the despatch The COLONIAL SECRETARY The arrange- of the Secretary of State which referred to this ment is on moord in writing. Of course if the subject, and which you will find on page 9 of Company went back on the arrangement, the Hansard The Imperial Government deferred-remedy would be to re-impose the workmen's alosing the whole of the divans at once, as they cars, but I think there is no danger of that. doing, and they promised that they would chance. proceed gradually with the policy which is had originally announced their intention of The Company desire to give this the fairest
Majesty's Government had decided to adopt.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, before pro- They also agreed to pay a substantial part of any loss which might occur in this Colony ding to the business of the day, I have to Last night the Hippodrome Cirmus gave their through the currying out of that policy. But sko a statement regarding the progress of the farewell performance at Causeway Bay, and as they made this quidition: that whatever com- railway. There is, amongst the pepers laid on neut the numerons items on the programme pensation may be found to be equitably due to the table this afternoon, firet a report by the ere heartily encored. The main attraction, the holders of these licenses will be provided chief resident engineer, and in connection with however, was the boxing contest between from Colonial funds; that is to say, the licensees that report you will no doubt notice that the laid on the table this afternoon are not in the Gunners (Arunde, and Bedbrook, both of the who would no longer have a renewal of their various departmental reports which have been 88th Co., B.GL. After a few rounds of spart licences during the current year. It was
which "Laid before the Legislative Council" but. pight lively rounds followed, Arundal's right the Imperial Government midler
an appendix with a letter at we were to receivo a sustantial part of any lose they have playing havoo with his opponent, while Bedbrook retaliated with right and left drives which might occur in thie Colony; and secondly the ontest. The reason of that alight altera- Both on wore "fit" at the end of the tenth that we should retain the bulk of the divans for tios is that we propose in future to some. round when the decision was given a draw; it the current year until the farm contract should hat condonee these departmental reports being announced that the commanding officer expire on 31st March ner. We cannot repadi.and publish them se a small volume, which wil had forbidden the pugilists to fight more than ate our part of the pledge, and yet claim the be laid as one document before the Council. ten rounds. Mr. P. Croak asted as referee, and fulfilment of the premise made by the Imperial Bit in order not to further delay these reports, Government; the two things hold together, such as are already-printed have boon laid this Mr. 8. Kelly sa timekeeper.
And His Majesty's Government describe the afternoon. On February 6th. last I made a obligation which we undertook to pay the statement to the Council as to the progress and licensees, together with the decrente in the number the financial position of the Canton-Kowloon And again, when introducing the of chests which the former should be allowed to railway.
Within the past few days there has Baur a great rise in the West River, and many places he was arrested and charged before Mr. J. Balong the litteral have been flooded, ineinding ing the opponenta settled down to work and part of the arrangement that was made with usual form. They do not bear the beailing Komp at the Magistracy yesterday. After asking. Sambai, Saiwai and Fataha hearing the evidence his Worship recordail a !
Embankments bare given way and extensive conviction and flued the defendant $2 on damage has been done, At Sauskai oferta charge of damaging property and $2 on a hundred houses are reported to have been charge of axmult. He further ordered him to asked away, and about twenty persons Pay seventy cents compensation.
drowned Over 10,000 persons are stated to be camping in the hills, at Samshui, and relief is urgently needed.
ا نر مانند
Tur information given to the Sanitary Board on Tuesday lost by Colonel BEDFORD, the Principal Medical Officer of the Garrison, with regard to the prevalence of Malaria
The telegraphic announcement that the amongst His Majesty's troops.quartered at Archbishop of Canterbury has elevated the
Such a sudden flood has not been experienced Lyemun was startling enough to elicit Ven. Archdeacon Banister to the new Bishopric of immediate public sympathy which is the Hanau will be received by churchmen in Hong- at Fatehan for thirty years. The city was la- kong with mingled feelings of great gratiâcation nndated so rapidly that the shopkeepers lost
WONDERS OF BADIUM, necessary prelude to public action with a
that he has been selected for the high office, and a great deal of their property. Only one life view to modifying the existing state of affairs. sincere regret that the appointment terminates is reported lest at Fatahan. The flood here Continuing his lectures on the Properties
of Matter," at the Royal Institution Professor draw, as an earnest of our co-operation in the estimates on 24th December last, I reported Colonel BEDFORD informed the Board his connection with the diocese of Victoria in subsided on the 12th inst, we quickly it ogme
Sir JJ. Thomson, of Cambridge, observed that policy of Hs Majesty's Goverzument. When such progress na had taken place in the interval, that whereas the admissions to hospital for which he has ministered, for the last twelve
H E. the Viceroy of Cauton has dispatch the theory of the structure of atoms and mole-I made the announcement in the Council of the and I promised that I would make an annual malarial fever from the whole garrison for years: Archdeacon Banister was ordained den telegrams to the provincial oficials to take cules, the oki units of physics and chemistry decision arrived at by the Imperial Government report to the Council, both as regards sauces. the first four months of the year gave a ratio-con-in 1879, and priest in the following year. mesures to afford the sufferers relief and to had been placed on now footing by thet was rectuived with applause by hon. members, and as regarde progress of the railway and the
From the discovery of radio-active substances, of 25 per thousand, that for the small He then come out to Chinn, heing sent to Foo report to him fall details of the flood fotos of radium, most potout of these alertents, and I think that in view of the consistent lisbility which we are incurring in respect
The Self-Government Society and the Red,
buergy was given out exceeding anything
are being met. I unch regret the delay in garrison at Lyemun gave a ratio of 445 per show, and was for some years located at Eu
To further establish the factChong in charge of a large missionary Cross Booiety have sent people with provisions which men of science had previously been attitude which his Majesty's Government has of it; and the ways in which these liabilities
negosiated. Radium, in its breaking up, emis adopted with regard to this question, and in ted a million times as much energy as was view of the large sacrifices made in India and presenting this annual report and laying this I had hoped it would be ready that malaria is abnormally prevalent in the district with its manifold operations. In 1893 to many of the districts affected.
he was given direction of the Church Missionary
produced by the combination of an equal weight other Colonies, that we have no ground of com-statement. neighbourhood of Lyaman, Colonel BED- Bocisty's Theological College at Frochow, and
of oxygen and hydrogen. It threw off corpuscles plaint, especially as no undas burden is laid at one of the earlier meeting of the year. FORD referred to the latest published remained there until 1997; when he was appoint-
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued of atoms of helium, moving with one-tenth the upon the Colony by the adoption of this policy. We have no resolution this year before Council
velocity of light or about 18,000 miles per returns (1907) showing the distribution of ed Arclideacon of Hongkong by the late the following report
On the 13th at 11.55 a.m.-The barometer second. Whence came this grazing amount of I would remind you all that the Colony of for votes for the construction of the railway the diss are amongst the police. While the Bishop Hoare in 1902. Archdemoon Baulster
condition of ship exposed to the fre of and anxious to support the Imperial Policy instructions, which have bean lately received admissions to hospital for malaria were in went home early this year on a well-earned rest; has risen slightly in E. Japan and fallen else. power was a most interesting question. The Hongkong has repeatedly declared itself roady during the year because, under the new financial A depression appears to be developing over Dreadnought's would be child's play compared An honourable and learned member of the from the Colonial Office, the requisite fands for the ratio of 94 per thousand among the men and it was thought that his health and adrano-whore, particularly over Chink. quartered at the central police station, the ing years would render it necessary for him to the Yangtze Valley, and pressure remains low with the condition of an atom exposed to Conncil, who is not here I am sorry to the contraction during the year are included in
battery of these particles. If they imagined s admissions from the Shaukiwan police remain at Home. We are glad to infer from over the Pacific in the neighbourhood of the own exposed to a bombardment of shots as say, to-day, remarked in the debate last the annua estimates. I propose, however, to
the announcement made to-day that the Ven. Bonins.
thousand.
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WEATHER REPORT.
Pressure is still high over N.E. Japan.
large agahouser moving the sand times May, or, at any rate, he inferred that follow the course I did last year, and to giva- Moderate N.E. and Ewinds mag 5 bxpected more quickly fog missiles over shot out of provided His Majesty's Government adopted you as full a statement of events connected with in the Formosa Channel and sh
moderate cannon, they would have some idea of the
bombaffiment of radium.
favour of supporting it. The senior unofficial make as clear as posible, the situation E. and 8.E. winds along the aorthern shores of of the condition of a gas exposed to the the policy pari pase with China, he was in the railway as I can, and I will endeavour the China Bea
member, speaking in the name of the Chinese, both as regards expenditure and the prospects Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending
went even farther, and advocated the abolition both as regards time and date of completion, at 10a.m. to-day, 0.04 inches,
of all divans in the Colony. The Chamber And I hope that I shall be able to amplify the Commerce, which is supported by an report of the chief resident-engineer, and draw
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station gave the enormous ratio of 888 por Archdeacon's health happily offers no barrier to thousand. That is fairly conclusive evidence his return to the East. Archdeacon Banister of the existence of disease-breeding condi- appears as active and energetic as a man of ferty tions in that neighbourhood which stand in though his age must never fifty live. What urgent need-of-improvement.
all who know him will feel was voiced by H. E. As the P.M.O. of the Garrison observed, the Governor in a public-speech a few month malaria cannot be fought without the ex-ago, when he said that Arahdesovú Eanister's
f. E. winds, fresch jenditure of money, and we think we can retirement would means that this Colony would
The E. & A. str. Empire left Sydney on the hon member who is not here this after your attention to the significanes of the figures. N.E. and E. 11th inst, for this port (vis Queensland Ports 2001, supported resolution which I was I will deal first with the expenditure, and I am #aticipate the report of the Committee lose a devoted and able man. He will however
*************** winds, moderate, and Minis), of Inquiry to the extent of saying that have the direction of church affairs over a
The Austrian Lloyd's six. E. P. Ferdinand asked to forward to the Secretary of State, to sorry to say it is not an exhilarating abject. to rid the neighbourhood of Shauki district which has hitherto formed part of the South coast of Chins between Same as No. 1 laft Bingsport for this port on the 12th instant, the effect that while deprecating any sudden We first of all had an estimate by Mr. Bruce
discese of Victoris, so we may expect to see Hongkong and Lemocks.
and drastic measures, they would loyally support which amounted to $5,053,274. Tist estimate wan of the conditions which conduce Bishop Banister occassionally in Hongkong,- -Bouth coast of China between - Same as No.17 And is due here on the 18th inst
Hongkong and Hainan...
The forecast for the 24 hours auding at noon LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. to-day is as follows N Hongkong & Neighbourhood to mod te; fair. Formoss Channel
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