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not apprehension regarding the security of sentenced a native, who was found guilty of returning from banishment, to six months' nations, is at the bottom of the whole move-imprisonment and four hours' stocka. ment, and this will remain for a long time to come the insuperable obstacle to the success of all efforts aiming at the reduction of arinaments. It is plainly apparent that CO.mutual suspicion is growing us the nations
The news that Mr. George Moffat, who had are arming themselves against each other. been in Messrs. Shewan Tomes, & Co.'s foo for Nations, as someone has said, are only nine years and was invalided home two and a aggregations of men, and all-human ox-half months ago, had died in Glasgow on the perience proves that man unarmed are less 18th inst. was learned with regret by his many likely to quarrel than men armed. Great wars friends in the Colony.
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LONDON, November 23rd. There was a record attendance in the House of Lords yesterday and the galleries were packed with "strangers" when Lord Crewe formally moved the second reading of the Finance Bill in
SANITARÝ BOARD.
A mesting of the Sanitary Board was hold yesterday at the Board Room: Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe presided, and there were present: Hon. Dr. Fitzwilliams, Hon. Mr. A. W. Browin (Registrar General), Mr. A. Shelton Hooper Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Ng Hon Taz, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Ofoer of Health), Dr. Pearse (A.M.O.H) and Mr. W. Bowon Rowlands (Secretary},
NEW MEMBRE,
Board to Mr. Ng Hon Tax, our new member,
the place to investigate details of charges when they had a lot of other work on the agenda. They could not get sufficient tims to do justice to the ease.
The PRESIDENT thought they should have standing committed to deal with similar com- plaints against all contractors. Complaints could go before the standing committee, who old then report to the Board.
Mr. Hoorne was quite in favour of the Pre- sident's suggestion, and thought they should have a series of standing committers, the same a councils had at Home,
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL moved the sp pointment of a solset committes to enforce the provisions of the various conservancy and scavenging contracts.
Mr. HOOPER seconded, and the President,
The PRESIDENT-Gentleinen, before entering on the business of the meeting I should like, on behalf of all members, who will, I think, endorse my remarks, to extend a hearty welcome to the Mr. Ng Hen Taz is a well-known niember of the Chinese community here, and I think we may take it that any remarks or any feelings he expresses as representing the views of the Chinese on matters of public concern will Lord Lansdowne, romarking there-be such that they may well deserve our Beard for a permit to oreot a monument over
thirteen words.
the Registrar-Gonzal nail Me, Lau Chu, Fak were appointed members of the now committee. APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO ERECT A
MONUMENT ALEEADY ERECTED. Mesurs, C. E. Warren and Co applied to the
prohesied war to come between Germany keepers before Mr. E R. Halifax, at the on, said that Lord Crewe's silencsfidence. Mr Ng, on behalf of the members of the grave of the late Mr. Harry Wicking. The
and Great Britain is said to be inevitable because German business needs it." In like manner many American newspapers have been proclaiming the inevitability of a war between Japan and America, business reasons again being the root cause. But
Magistracy yesterday, with trading with unjust goales. The charges were proved, and the defendente wore Basd, $25 each. Two other shopkeepers, whose check messures were found to be short, wars fined $10 eath,
While travelling in a sleeping car of the Wirballen-St. Peterabary erpress, between Belais and Gatchina, Prince Wittgenstein, Attacks of the German Legation in Feking, was robbed of a gold watch and chain and medallion set with diamonds. The vest in which the atolou objects had been was found lying in the corridor.
communications with the N.Y.K. linor Shinano.
mombers.
Mr. No HON Tez Thank you, sir,
CEMETERY BYELAWS.
The HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT submittod
the Board, I beg to congratulate yon an your. meant that the House of Lords had no appointment, and to extend the welcome of the concern with this important matter, but the Bill was unprecedented, and the House of Lords should not take the responsibility of passing it, therefore, until the people had expressed a desire that the Bill should become law. They had considered the consequences of rejection and were ready to face
them.
(Governmiont notification No. 727 of Govern-
area of the monument was 7 feet 5 inches by 4 feet, which equalled 993 square foot, 52. aquare feet in excess of the usual allowance. On that account they wished to purchase the balance.
Mr. SHELTON HOOPER' minated-As the oroot a applied for to
additions aro monument will not lessen the burial area of the cemetery it should be granted.
Hon. Mr. Hawerr-Will this extension
block the pathway between the adjoining graves?
the following minute relative to the cemetery brews: "Now that the Christian Burial Ground Ordinance, No. 38of 1909, has been passed ment Gazette of 12/11/09), it would be well to amend by law 12 of the cemetery byelaws Byelaw 12 roads: *The burning of joss sticks Mr. Hoorn-I seo this correspondonge is and firing of crackers is prohibited in the addressed to Mr. Tooker, and Mr. Tuokur LATER. Colonial Cemetery. In view of the setting is not an officer of the Sanitary Depart
asido of a portion of the Colonial Cemetery ment. The public, I think, should be The debate has been adjourned.
sa Christian burial ground, I wonkl suggest informed that the proper department for that the byelaw now be amended to read as carrying out and enforcing these byolaws is It may be prolonged until Friday.
Lord Loreburn, the Lord Chancel- follows: The burning of joss sticks and firing the Sanitary Department. I would like to ask lor, in the course of the debate said of crackers is prohibited in that portion of the you, sir, whose duty-what officer's in the Colonial Cemetery set spart for burial of persons Sanitary Department-it is to see that the that we were invited in effect to over-professing the Christian religion ander spaces people are entitled to are not exceeded throw the Constitution. If they failed Ordinance No. 3 of 19 9. **
even if the business" origin of recent wars be admitted, it does not follow that Mr. CINN's appeal is misdirected; rather, indeed, is it shown that the appeal has been addressed to the right section of the com- munity. Great encouragement has been given
Japanese wireless telegraday, the Japan to the international arbitration movement this year. Delegates of Germany, France, Gazette says, kas hitherto been considered to bo Italy, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Japan, limited to 1,400 or 1,600 miles, but the Ochiishi Britain and America, sitting in London this station, Hokkaido, on November 6th exchanged year, unanimously agreed to establish an
maru, sailing 1,700 miles to the West. On International Supreme Court, to deliver November 8th the Akimaru communicated final judgment upon all cases of maritime with the Hokkaido station from a point 2,850 captures. These same eight naval Powers, miles distant. It is now believed that it will Buy the advocates of arbitration, have only not be difficult to comfanufcate between Japan at the election it would only be the to meet again and decree that "hereafter and Hawaii. According to a recent arrange beginning of a conflict endable only should stand as part of the byelaws..
ment between a Japanese expert and the Kahukuin one way if they succeeded they station in Hawaii, experimental communications are to be exchanged on December 14th and 15th between the Choshi station, outside Tokyo Bay, and the Kohaku station, about 3,500 tailos distant.
disputes between civilised nations shall be settled in like manner (or by arbitration), and war becomes a thing of the past. It is all so simple on paper! But, alas! we fear that it is not until arguments such as these are enforced by a few national bankruptcies, Owing to the burdensome nature of the growing cost of armaments, that much heed will be paid them.
We observe that one of the first cases to engage the attention of the International Court at Bangkok is one to determine who were the partners in a Chinese firm, now declared bankrupt. In the judgmout rendered by the Court it is stated that in the last year or two a great change has come over the business methods of many of the Chinese firms in Bangkok." It is a matter of great difficulty," says the Court,
CONDEMNED NAN IN THE WITNESS-BOX.
A remarkable circumstance in connection with the trial of the second man at the Supreme Court for complicity in the murder of two Indian policemen in the New Territory last August was that yesterday the man already condemned to death for participating in the murder ontered the witness-bor and declared that the prisoner was not in the party which made the attack on the polica. There had been some confusion, he said, between the names He of the prisoner and another man. stated that on the day in question. Avé men went down the gap where the Indian pollos men were sees, while he stood at the ridge to about twenty minutes the men returned carry- ing packages, which were taken to a house, whers they were divided among the five. Twelve dollars was given to witness, but he could not say how much the prisoner got; ------
would not flinch from what would have to follow.
THE CHINESE NAVAL
COMMISSION.
LONDON, November 23rd. At the reception given at Windsor by H. M. the King to the Chinese Naval Commissioners, Prince Tsai Hsun, Admiral Sah and Sir Chan Ting were presented to H. M. the Queen.
The luncheon was attended by the Queens of England and Norway and other Royalties.
The Commissioners have
visited
The old byslaw was rape.led, and it was agreed that the one suggested by the President
TYPEWRITTEN MINUTES,
The report of the Assistant Medical Officer of Health, relative to the rat-catching system at Kowloon, was again laid before the Board.
Dr. FITZWILLIAMS asked if it would not be possible to get minutes typewritten before they were circulated.
The PRESIDENT-The inspector of come-
tories.
Mr. Hoorn-Then I take it that if a grave. occupies more space than is allowed by law, tho matter will be brought to your notice?
The PRESIDENT--It is the inspector's duty- to report it to me,
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Mr. HOOPER-Well, sir, it may astonish you very much, for. It certainly astonished me on going down to inspect this giavo, to and it a fait necompli The monument was up, tho The PRESIDENT said if members wished it the carb round, and the whole thing fixed. minutes could be typed. He thought it would measured the grave and found it 4 fost by |parkaps save considerable trouble in reading.7 feet 5 inches, and I am sure that you, when bat he was not going to say anything about bad you circulated thess papers, could not have writing.
been aware that the work had actually been done. It is very much like hanging a first and trying hịm afterwarda, this coming to
¿
man
Mr. HOOPER-I think the suggestion is a
The PRESIDENT-The Secretary will make a the Board and asking, permission to erect a good one. note of it,
monument that has already been erected. When I wrote my minute I-was not aware of the facts, ANTHRAX AT KENNEDY TOWN. The COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGAON sub. I measured the distance between that curb and mitted the following minuta relative to a case of the carb of the adjoining grave, and found it to anthraz in the Kennedy Town Cattle Depot:-I be fourteen inches only. I am sure it would be the Board if you gave a have the honour to report for the information of satisfactory to the Board thato casa of anthrax occurred in the disclaimer publicly that you were not aware this
was up before permission wa Kennedy Town Cattle Depot. Four bullocksmonument were admitted from San On to the Depot on granted. the afternoon of the 12th instant. On the The PRESIDENT-In reply to Mr. Hooper I
then a temperature of 105,80 Fahr. On the 14th, only way I can opennt for it is through the whan the Depot was opened, this bullock was certain amount of confusion caused by the found dead, and an examination of the blood raising of this (grave) question and the cemetery showed it to be a case of anthrax. The re-byelaws in the past. Formerly Mr. Tooker was maining three bullocks have shown no signs of Bluess.
Editor, not for publication but as evidenos of "to find out who the responsible partners in see anybody came. After an absence of Greenwich Naval College and Hospita morning of the 13th one was isolated, having may say I was not aware of this fact, and the
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the firm really are men of straw are put in as managers and found to be possessed of no means when judgment is obtained against them and as soon as the premises are at tached, people against whom there is no judgment come forward and lay claim to the property and repudiate all liability for the personal debts of the judgment debtor." Hongkong, Shanghai, and Singapore are familiar with these things. On many
Tw of the witnesses for the prosecution were then brought forward and witness stated that they took part in the attack on the Indians.
Mr. Polter It soon to be the Leung family that have got you into trouble - Yes. St
You have been condemned to death and there
and the School.
** CASTE.”.
One of the most striking productions given by the Bandmann Comedy Company was * Caste,” which was presented last night to a good house. Doubtless the audience would have been more numerons lil it not be for counter attractions, However, those who were present unjoyed a
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
A minute was also furnished by the Colonis Veterinary Surgeon relative to the extension of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease to two
Ou the 18th instant, st Glasgow, Scotland, occasions the advisability of insisting on the is no reason why you should tells lie? That is clever performance of a most attractivo play all shoda next No. 3 shel.
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HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 24TH 1909.
registration of Chinese partnerships has been discussed in this Colony, but no practical scheme has been evolved to over- come the difficulties arising from the difference between English and Chinese law without prejudicing the flow of capital from China into the business life of the Colony. These considerations, we imagine, do not greatly affect the question at Bangkok, and the opinionexpressed by the International Court,
10.
By the Court-Do you know the prisoner Ever since boyhood,
Did you and belive in the same village ?—No, Prisoner then asked through the interpreter -I want to know the reason for your Lordship sentencing me to death when I only got twelve dollars out of the spoils.
His Lordship-Tell him the jury found him guilty. They believed his own statement that he was there and that he was a party to the The condemned mon was then removed in enstody.
The PRESIDENT said the outbres, which was "Caste" is human nature. It is a portrayal of the class distinctions whicist in civilised and reported at last meeting, had since extended uncivilised countries, andth do not of course slightly, but there appeared no necessity for make for the progress of countries. The calling a special meeting of the Board, as they trials and afflictions which beset anyone who had already declared No. 3 shed an infected area. He thought it would be wise to pass a marries out of his or her des are too well. known to be statel, and the pretty production resolution declaring the two sheds adjoining
of last night was an illustration of how "Cante " operates: The Hon. George troy marries out of his class and maten with a girl who earned her livelihood on the stage. To make
drinking blackgaartly old father, and when the Hon. George's aristocratic mother, the Marquise de St. Maur, meets her son's wife, her sister and her plebian sweetheart, together with the
if it does not lead to legislation, should do whether he inflicted the blows or not. matters worse the girl is cursed with a gia.
THE gift of one million gold dollars by Mr. EDWIN GINN, one of America's many millionaires, with the object of uniting the business men of the world in a "great at least induce the leading Chinese firms permanent association which shall have for of that city to meet the need voluntarily its object the suppression of war," is well in order to maintain the high reputation intentioned, but a cynical world will not for commercial honesty which the Chinese expect great things from it.
people have heretofore enjoyed abroad.
Millions
A SUPREME COURT SENSATION:
CONVICTED PRISONER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. :
No. 3 shed an infested ares.
connected with this work, but now the matter is solely in the hands of the Sanitary Depart- ment, and I am almost certain I gave verbal instructions to the inspector of cemeteries to report on such matters. He has not received written instructions on the point, but I will see that he gets them at once. Since the new byelaws have come into force it will be his duty
was absolutely unaware of the foot that this to see that any encroachments are reported. I
monument had already been put up.
Mr. HOOPER-I would now move that the application be granted, but in doing this the
tion to those concerned for the very improper Board, I think, should make a strong representa-
before they got the permission of the Board: Members agreed and a resolution was accord.not they have committed by doing the work ingly passed.
The MEDICAL OFFICEE OF HEALTHonded, and the motion was carried.
AN UNSATISFACTORY CONSERVANCY
CONTRACTOR, Further complaints against the Kowloon conservancy and scavenging contractor were
considered.
The PRISIDENT,-in reply to Dr. Fitzwilliams,
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
Based on a death rate per 1,000 per annum, the mortality statistics of the whole-Colony-for- the week ended 23rd October showed a percent.
drunken Eccles, in her son's house the scene canisted that this was the same man who was age of 17.7, and 29.9 for the following week, as
Thors were six different
your.
well be imagined. However, the young wife previously fined. Quite a littlo excitement prevailed at the improves on acquaintance and all ends well. Mr. charges against him on February 3rd, and com. against 29.1 for the corresponding week of last Supreme Court yesterday when a Chinese Douglas Vigors had most of the work to doplaints again in Jure. One of the membors of The Legislative Council meeting which was prisoner, who had been sentenced by his Honour as the Hon. George, Mr. Dallas gave a fine the Board then remarked that if the charges to have been held on Friday, the 26th inst., bas Mr. Justics Gomperts to ten years' imprison-impersonation of the old raprobate Eccles, and were proved the contractor should be fined the
been postponed until Tuesday next.
We notice that a wreath from Hongkong was placed on the Nelson column in Trafalgar Square on Trafalgar Day,
of money have in the past been expended on peace movements, and yet all the great nations of the world are spending more on armaments to-day than ever they have done, These expenditures, indeed, have become prodigious. Last year America spent on her army and navy, in round numbers,
On the 12th inst. H.M.S. Alacrity, with ninety-seven million pounds (nearly one- third of this amount being upon war Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton, was at Kin pensions); Great Britain spent seventy Liang. The Admiral intended making a trip been locked in the cell, when the would-be LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
added to the contract. The contraster now had suicide made a violent assault upon his com millious; and Germany forty-eight. There through the Poyang Lake.
panion. He was immediately removed to another Tho C.N. Co.'s str. Kucichem left Tientsina sufficient number of boats to carry on the is scarcely an important nation in the world which does not find its expenditure on
cell, where he attempted to strangle himself by on the 22nd inst, and is dus here on the 27th work, but not the number required by his making his quens ante a slip knot and pulling The Bank Line sir. Aymeric arrived at contract. The son was whether members armaments increasing by leaps and bounds.
it taut round his neck. The prisoner was Yokehams on the 23rd instant, and may be would hear the contractor, or lexys Hre matter promptly resouod by the police, and until his expooted here on or about the 4th prox. And what is the object of it all? If protec
Two district watcbmen were charged before removal from the Supreme Court he was kept Francisco on the 21st inst
The T.KK. str. Chiyo Maru arrived at Sku tion be the real object, and not aggression, Mr. J. H. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday handcuffed and under the eye of a lukong. why should not metions, like individuals, with the larceny of forty cents. It appears settle their disputes in a Court of Law? that the watchmen saw a number of carrying Why, instead of entering on this mad soolies just after they had received a payment race of armaments, should not the nations The coolies were at the time dividing the Irave sought an agreement for the money, and the defendante, thinking they had
of tho preservation
elatus quo and surprised a gambling school, are alloged to have the arbitration of all future disputes ? The taken each a twenty-cent piece to buy tes."
The hearing of the case was adjourned.
ment with hard labour for taking part in and Mr. Nerille did woll as Sam Gorridge, while maximum amount. Another member minuted played the part of Esther that the man did not seem capable or willing to armed robbery at Lantao Island, attempted to isa Lilian Dundus i
When the speaker first took strangle himself with bis queue.
with sweetness and grace, Miss Lucy Beaumont fulfil his contract. After sentence had been passed the prisoner was a part Polly and Mrs. Dallas wax the over his new work he had considerable difficulty in making the contractor carry out the terms of was removed with the other convicted man, and stately marquise. *.
hia contrast. As far as he could gather, the the pair were lodged in a cell at the rear of the
contraster tendered a less amoant than last Court building. The prisoners had scarcely
time; although there was an additional clause
Three boatinen were fined $20 apiece by Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday for making fast to the as. Hongmoh while that vessel was under weigh in the harbour,
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to a sub-committee
Mr. HOOPER suggested that the committeo ahould be invested with the full powers of the Board, and with power to act? He meant that the committee appointed should be able to in restigate the charges now before the Board, and if they thought them proved, should impose any penalty they might consider necessary and report their action to the Board It seemed to him that a public meeting was hardly
WEATHER REPORT,
The Hongkong Obsérvatory yesterday isaned the following report ; -
On the 23rd at 12.10 p.m.--The sarometer bas risen slightly on the court of China, and fallen slightly to moderately over Formosa and the Loochoon.
The shallow depression shown to the S.E. of Formosa this morning may possibly be con: neated with the recurvature of the recent
typhoon.
مي
The area of high pressure is lying over E. Japan. Pressure remains low over S. China
Moderate to fresh monsoon may be expecte in the Formosa Channel and the N., part of the Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Chin at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending af noon" today is as follows
N.E. winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood mod to or fresh;
Formosa Channel
Bouth coast of China between
Hongkong and Lamooks.
Hongkong and Hainan... South coast of Chins between
fair.
Same No. 1..
Same as No. 1.
Same as No. 1.-