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Bear-Admiral and Mrs. Lyon are "at home"
on Friday to the members of the Dockyard at TELEGRAMS
and their wives. The entertainment of the children will be a feature of the occasion,
The Dreadnought Hospital Greenwich, has received a donation of £251 24 43. (2,000 £ls.) from the Imperial Chinese Government in recognition of services rendered to sick and injured Chinese callora.
It was reported to the police on Monday night that an armed robbery had occurred in a matshed at Fokfulam. Inspector Robertson proceeded to the place to make inquiries, and found that the report was false.
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DISASTROUS CYCLONE IN AMERICA.
LONDON, June 20th, After Mr. Roosevelt and family left
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL--Yo, but what sino is it ?..
The PRESIDENT-I don't know; that is more a matter for the offlour in charge of statistics.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT-The Enropean popula-
"A meeting of the Sanitary Board was hekl yesterday at the Board Room, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe presided, and there were present Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G. (Vice-President), tion is very small, is it not? Hon. Mr. A. W. Browin (Registrar-General), The VICE PRESIDBITI should imagine Colonel Sir Joseph Tayrer, P.M.O, Hon. | the Europosa population proponderates thure. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Dr. Hon. Mr. HEWErr mggested that the ori- G. L. Fitswilliams, Mr. Ng Hoa Tss, Mr. Laginal scheme should be carried out, and if Chu Paki, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of necessary it could be modified later,
Health), Dr. W. W. Pesase (Assistant Medical Officer of Health), and Mr. W. Bowen Howlanda (Seorotary).
This was agreed to.
COMPLAINT FROM THE KOWLOON DOORS. Correspondonoe was submitted relative to a public latrine in Gillies Avenue, Hanglom
| contribute nothing to the expenses of the established government, and in the latter as check ou undesimble immigration. Though the capitation tax is not a new klea, its suggested application to Malaya is distinctly original, and from Singapore point of view its possibilities are certainly CO. worth consideration. The writer tells his readers that it was looking at the emigration and immigration returns of the Hongkong Marine Department Report which induced him to regard this population as offering a means of aiding colonial finances, and he
Sergeant Lae proceeded against a Chinese points out that these alien Aeinties enter the Malay Peninsula to get all the before Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magistracy. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. advantages of steady employment in the yesterday for stealing a quantity of brass Oyster Bay (near New York) on
numerous great industries, and when fittings, and for returning from banishment. Saturday a cyclone burst on the Des Voux Road Market (temporarily the Wes great offence to the neighbourhood. It should
hearing the evidence his. Worship enough money has been made, return to Affenced the defendant to one years inpoison, erowed of holiday-mokors. Boats China, its place of origin, ofther to spend a ment and four hours' stocks,
were capsized, and ten fatalities from holiday, or to remain altogether. The
A chair coolie appeared before Mr. E. R. lightning and drowning took place, Malay Peninsula is now, and perhaps will Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge while many were injured. be in the future to a greater extent, the El of assaulting a lakong. The offence was proved Dorado of the unkempt, dishevelled looking and the defendant was ordered to pay a fine of Chinese yokels who pour into the Colony $15, and $1 compensation for the damage he did and the Federated Malay States from Amoy, to the uniform. Another man, who was arrest- Swatow and other ports of Chinese emigned for gambling in the street, also attacked the tion. It cannot be said that in their native policeman who detained him. This offender was ordered to pay a fine of $15 for assault, and 85 Chinese province these men lead happier for gambling lives, enjoy a greater relative comfort, are
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more sure of their daily rice, and receive a completer protection from the law and
As in former years, Messrs. Douglas, La praik and Co, general managers of the Douglas
TURKISH DIFFICULTIES.
LONDON, June 20th. It is reported from Constantinople that Rifaat Pasha stated in the Chamber of Deputies that Britain's
Mr. HOOPER miunted-I am sorry to notice that the A.M.O.H. of Kowloon says that Bye- law No.7 is practically a doad letter. I have visited this latrine at 5.30 p.m. and found it a coriatuly be removed sisewhere.
SUM
MARKET IMPROVEMENTS. The HEAD OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT submitted a minute relative to converting the Des Van Boad market into a store for dust and water carte. In it he proposed that the
The REGISTRAR GENERAL—Which toru Marint), ahould be closed me a market as soon as possible and converted into a store for the dust and water carts of the Central Dis there first: the latrine on the dock residences? triet, numbering 15 in all. These at present were The PRESIDENT stated that this correspon- kept in the streets, and exposed to ann and denco eurausted from the manager of the Dock rain and petty larecniss, the brass portions of the | Company, who pointed out that this latrine in water baria receiving particular attention. The the neighbourhood of the residences of theHung- market was pronounced a failure as a retail hom Docks was a great nuisance to the residents, market by the Registrar General in 1907, and as the smell with certain prevailing winds was since then it had been retained as a store for poul very offonaive. Bye-law 7 was not exachly a try and vegetables. It brought in $1,632 per dead lofter. He did not remember ever anom. This reat would be lost, but would be having seen it in use in Kowloon, but it was more than recovered by the rent obtained from not dead on this side. In reply to the the new fruit market south of the old, harbour Begistrar-General's minutes he had to my office, which would be opened in July. The that the dock residences were there before the revenge of the new market would be, roughly, latrine was built, and when objections were
BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE from petty official exactions, than they do Steamship Co., Ltd., intend to run cheap attitude to Turkey was of the $2,400 per annum. The only serious question called for the Dock residents objected to the
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under direct British rule, or the rule of Na- tive Malay Sultans and Rajahs enjoying the benefit of British advice and Britisli departmental organization. It may with truth be asserted that in every respect the average Chinese coolie bettors himself im measurably by emigration into the Malay
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excursions to Chips const-ports during friendliest, and it was necessary to the summer months. These excursions doubtless has greatly appreciated as they repudiate assertions to the contrary. have beon in former years, During the montha of July, August and September, a special re- duction of 20 per cent, on fares to Foschow and return will be allowed.
The danger of carrying money in lonely
exemplified by a tragio incident in Tonkin.
A BYE ELECTION.
arising from the closing of the market was the provision of now stores or stalls for the poultry. men It was proposed to convert the space occupied by the main north gate of the new Western Markot into two stalls which would be available for rejected poultry dealers. The pork stalls could be provided for in the Central Market, but the positions would probably not be The bye-election at West Hartle-opted as they were not good.....
LONDON, June 21st,
Peninsula. And he enjoys all the admin-places to pay coolies with has just been agapool has resulted in Sir Christopher |
tages that a settled civilisation can give, in cluding the impartial protection of the law, without, except ho chooses, paying anything at all in the way of taxation for all these vary tangible benefits. These benefits and all the value of the varions opportunities of improving his fortunes that even the lowest coolie has at disposal, should justify one small return in the form of taxation towards the outlay on administration." That does not seen an overstatement of the happy conditions which have attracted Chinese labour to Malaya, but when it is indicated that these people receive so many
A European named Barnich, accompanied by soven coolies, was on the way to pay labourers, when fire of his men suddenly set upon him with knives. After murdering the poor fellow, they rifled the money chest and made off with the cash, about $1,900. None of them bad book arrested at the date of last adrices.
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There was a sensation on the French mail on
Monday night when a French prisoner at- tempted to escape and was shot by one of the guard. The prisoner, who is being taken from Shanghai to France to snewer & charge of murder, attempted to jump overboard, but was shot in the chest before he reached the rail, The wounded man was then brought ashore in a Hospital, where he now lies in a critical condition,
Mr. HOOPER minuted-Lot some of the Furness, the Liberal candidate, being prosent stalls used for chundory in the Central Market he offered to the rejopted poultry elected by 6,169 votes, as against unders 5,993 polled by Mr. Gretton, the Unionist candidate.
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.
LONDON, June 21st. -
It is officially announced that General Sir fan Hamilton has been appointed Commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Forces, Major-General
The BRGISTRAR-GENERALI agree with the proposals.
latrine, as also did the Laud Investiment Company,
A. S. WATSON & CO...\direct benefits from steady employment and launch and taken to the Government Civil Ewart Adjutant-General, and Lient failure. Before the market could be used for illness was caused by the offensive latrine in
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News has been received hers of the death, in India on the 2nd instant, of Mr. H. N. Cooper, an old resident of Hongkong. Mr, Cooper, who arrived in the Colony 35 year age, returned to his native land some six yet back. He was the sole proprietor of the fin of Messrs. H. N. Cooper & Co., which has branches at Bombay and Calcutta. The late Mr. Cooper wes a roll- gious and charitable man, and only recently expended 27,000 rupees on the poor Parsees of his community. Death is believed to have been due to shock, following on a car sevident.
ordered government it does not appear to be unfair to expect something from them in return. And so the writer proceeds:
Unless the Chinese immigrant is a consumer of opium, or, as is now becoming much more likely, a consumer of native or imported liquors, he cannot be said to pay any taxation at all. And as to Municipal rates, only a very microscopical share of these burdens can be paid by him, however indirectly. It seems to us that in equity to the Government and to the other sections of the community, it would be just to try to
The Echo de Chine draws a dark picture of discover some way by which that very numer and commercial ontorprise in Java. Slask our class of the population that remains alien ness and lack of push stand in the way of all should be made to contribute to the revenue, progress. At Batavia only are these French but not to any greater extent than could be firms and they are two in number with branchas affirmed to be proportionally fair. The at Sourplays and Samarang. Only one of them,
so it is alleged, is up-to-date in business or the happy moment for levying such a modest tax As regards shipping, the French dag takes a On the 21st instant, at 153, Wanchai Road Would be when the alien Chinaman goes bacis low plass in the list. The only activity to ba
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to his motherland with his savings, whether he actually takes them with hian, or has remitted them through some of the regular channels for despatching money to China." The suggestion may not be taken up at present, but when needs press more hardly on the colonial exchequer it is well to have several schemes for fresh taxation in view, and when consideration is given to the
noted in this direction is the opening of a line of cargo-hosts between Jara and Saigon in the interests of the rice trade.
Mr. HOOPER said his attention had been called to this latrine by the Dock Co. He did not know they and written in to the Board, therefore he sent in a communication to the President asking him to make a report. He thought it advisable to go to see the place for himself, and at 5.20 one afternoon he went over, and went on the promises nearest the latrine, which were all occupied by dock employees. The stench was so bad from the house of the sec retary of the Dock Company that it was almost unbearable to remain on the verandah, and there were 54 first-class bailt European houses along The PRESIDENT Aid his proposal was, instead that terrace, and they were all exposed to this of palling down the building at prosent used nuisance. He would say it was a nuisance that as a market, to convert it into a cart shed was a menace to health, and would come with. The place was opened in 1905 so as to in the purview of the Public Health Ordinance. relieve the congestion at the old Western It certainly was a nuisance to the extent that if Market, and it was kept open until the new it did not convey disease it increased the mai-
was not an uncommon thing for two or this place had never been a eccoss, and market was finished in 1907. As a fact, sdy of a person who was in ill-health. It the Registrar-General, who had charge of the three dook employees to be laid up, and markets at that time, agreed that it was from the symptoms. It appeared that the the purpose to which the President wanted to the immediate neighbourhood. In 1902 the General Sir Archibald Hunter, Go- put it, a much needed store, he wished members Government, before putting that latrine there, toprecort their votes that the place was no longer took the usual course of advertising in the vernor of Gibraltar.
required as a market. Just outside the Dairy Gazette. The public then had an opportunity The effect of the reorganisation, near St. Paul's College, there were fifteen of entering any protest against ft, and a protest scheme is that General Sir John or sixteen casts exposed to wind, rain or sun, was sent to the Government in which it wasset French becomes Inspector-General of and the cost of repairs to them was very forth that the proposed inizine would be de
great. He wanted to house all those sarts in trimental to the value of property is the the Des Voeux Bond market. In the East vicinity and prejudicial to the health of the Home Forces.
provision would be made by taking over the old the large number of Europes at the No. 1 Police Station stables, which, at the end of Dock Company. That protest was out in this month, would be ceverted into bullock stables in 1902, and this latrine had bass more-or and a store for the Sanitary Board carts.
less offensive all the time. Speaking for Mr. HooFEE quite approved of the market the Land Investment Company, he might being used for the purpose suggested. The say that they had quantities of their housse only point was, he thought, that they would be empty, but he did not make any complaint on turning out people who carried on business that account, although on making inquiries ke there. The President had just stated that found out that people would not live in that room could be found for them in the Central locality on account of the latrine. He based lis Market, but he (the speaker) did not know there remarks, however, solely on the misance thai this was to the Dock Company. If it was 50 The PRESIDENT said the biggest man in the offensive at 5.30 in the afternoon, members could Des Voeur Road market, whe had something like imagine what it was like on a hot summer's night ten stalls, was to be removed into the stall about when residents had their windows open and the which & petition had been forwarded to the south-west monsoon wafted the unfingrant Board. The remaining rien would be removed breezes into their rooms. Although it might into the New Westera Market,
be a matter of some little expense to remove Mr. HOOPER-Do I understand that those that latrine, he thought it was a justi-
A NOTABLE WEDDING.
LONDON, June 21st. Mr. Theodore Roosevelt junior was married at New York yesterday to Miss Alexander.
A host of guests attended the church and the wedding breakfast, and the streets en route were crowded,
Roosevelt's rough Ex-President
riders were in attendance.
KING GEORGE'S CORONATION,
were any vacant stalls there
Government money to the extent of X,5,000 that the coronation of King George should take who will be ejected by the conversion of this fable expense considering that the health of
is reported to have disappeared in rather curious circumstances a day or two ago. It appears, says the Japan Chronicle, that a Nagasaki bank remitted through a transport company Govern- ment funds to the extent of 180,000 to the
The Observer has mooted the excellent iden
place on Empire Day next year. Two very obvious ideas urge Lus advisability of such a step, remarks the Bangoon Gaselle. To have two events of such wide significance occurring
from each other, at a very short interval fat boopt te detract from the effect which it is desirable that
market into a store will be provided for?
so many Europeans was at stake. Ho The PRESIDENT-Yes.
was ready to propose that the Government The proposal that the market be closed and should be asked to remove it to another distriat, converted into a store for dust and water carts but be thought that a small committee should was agreed to
be first appointed to visit the place and report.
Hon. Mr. HEVETT said that anybody - who
The PRESIDENT then proposed that the north. converted into two poultry stalls.
A HUGGESTION in which Hongkong caucot proposition it should not be difficult to Basebo branch of the bank. Upon the arrival.each should havo: again, they are so olovly gate of the new Western Markot be closed and owned property close to where the Government
but manifest some interest is made editer ially by the Singapore Free Press when it recommends that ways and mean's be found for levying an outgoing capitation tax on the
Chinese labour of the Peninsula, which having grown rich and contributed little to
evolve a plan which would be easy in its operation and equitable in its application It need not be a deterrent to immigra- tion, and more likely it would prove
somewhat of .an inducement to Ď poverty-stricken Chinese coolie in Swatow "were he told that when, in a few years he
of the money at its destination it was found identified with each other that to celebrate them that X.6,000 was missing. It is reported that soincidently would send such a thrill of loyalty throughout the Empire as nothing else could for some reason or other this amount was speci-possibly eroke. For India it is perhaps antor-Bond? ally packed in BC lots, and loaded in a box sunate that Empire Day should fall exactly eggs in a goods train, apart from the rest of when it does, for when there is not rain in May the fund. No trace has so far been found of the missing money,
A terrible duel took place at Singapore last,
week between a Chinaman and his wife in their
there is sure to be excessive heat. Bat practi
the same objection might be brought against any summer day at B
Home
ANGLO-JAPANESE BANK.
put up a latrine objected to its erection, and Mr. HOOPER-That is the one on Connaught went on objecting until they got it removed, ge bad mentioned to the Board before, and ho The PRESIDENT-Yes.
did not think there would be any objection to Mr. HOOPER-That is one of the main his mentioning it again, that on going through. entrances. Do you think that is advisable Bilibid Gaol at Manila he found there was only with all the stuff coming in from the Fraya one Intrine for 5000 persons. He walked all The PRESIDENT – It is never used. There round that place, and there was not the slight- is a money changer there, and usually a woolist vestige of a smell, and he did not see any
the government which made it possible would be coming to China with a thousand
hoass at the junction of Queen and Arab Strests dollars or so, it would be his duty to give Intimation was brought to the Rochore police
At the fourth annual meeting Sir Westby Bround the corner. ten, or twenty of that to the Government station that a fight was in progress and three Percoval, who presided, said that the net profit,
returns with its accumulated wealth to China. Singapore, Like Hongkong, finds increasingly difficult with the passing years to construct an annual budget, especially
colonial fiscrgements, and the authori-
Mr. Hoorn-With the permission of the
or two sleeping, and a few more gambling season at all why any publié latrine here should be a nuisance unless it was not properly fushed. TES PRESIDENT stated that so far as his meta- ory served him, the reply to the profast stated that
provide latrine accontraodation on their premises the Government would not put a string on this
the police, I prosoSKLEN
to requite it for his getting this splendid European ofllcore Assistant Superintendent after making provision for bad and doubtful Board?
debts, was £10,185, and adding the Balance when a paymentary majority at Home Opportunity. He would think rather of his Savi, Acting Inspector Nicol and Sergeant brought forward they had a total of £19,262 The PRESIDENT With the permission of the owners of private property undertook to
Mr. HOOPER Very wicked! in a pesto doctate on the subject of chances than his ultimate trifling liability Hilary wont to the scene. There a gruesome which they proposed should be carried forward. And he could easily get out of that by not spectacle presented itself. The man and the Although stane shareholders who had expected a
The PRESIDENT-We will have still two dividend might be inclined to dissent from this
in the afternoon, and although his nose was prob- of blood on the floor of the dwelling, bleeding would recognise that the course proposed was will be absolutely no block. tiesinseeking to make ends meet consequent returning to China at all." The idea is one woman, exhausted by their wounds, lay in pools proposal, he felt that upon consideration they entrance on the Connaught Road side, so there site. He also had visited this latrine at 5.30 copiously from gashes and cats all over their the eno best calmiated to strengthen the bank
Mr. LAU CEU PAR seconded the motion,ably as sensitive as anybody's present, he could smell absolutely nothing until he got inside, bodies. The woman's jaw was hooked open, and conserve the true interests of the shares
holders. During the year the company had which was agreed to.
consequently it must have been simply a matter right from the neck to the month, her head was stablished themselves in temporary premises af grise-ozossed by a more of deep incisions; and Tokyo, and had recently purchased a site in that
of the prevalling wind. Again, the unusual city for the erection of permanent premises.
condition of the weather prevailing this year little better plight, his neck being the most in-
might be taken into account before they con-
dead the removing of the latrine.
ly must turn their attention to sources at revenue hitherto unexploited. The early Kings of England had as a rule little to learn in this direction, but their ingenuity and resourcefulness
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not always approciated by their loyal subjects. A poll tax has always held, peculiar attractions for those seeking to fil a depleted national exchequer, perhaps because of its simplicity. or because of its universality, and this form of assessment, though causing great dissatis faction in the good old days" in England, -haq mədə ita appearance in the colonies and in America, in the former as a source of revenue from races who would otherwise.
that should possess some value for Malay.
Another case of plague, bringing the total up to 13, was reported yesterday.
THE NEW TOWWOON MARKET.
A pian of the proposed classification of stalls
We understand that the sa, Arratoon Apcar har left aim was torn oren. The man was inhen these were completed they would probably for the new Kowloon Market was submitted.
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did not go nground near Slanghai as reported We have received from Mr. Mce Cheung series of excellent photographs taken at the opening of the Seamen's Institute.
Tao State Fire Insurance Company, of which Messre, W. G. Humphreys & Co. are the local agents, is now to be known as the State Insurance Company, Limited. The reason of the change is on account of the business of the company being no longer confined to fire insurance. The nual report shows that the company had a suscousful year's operations in 1909.
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jured part. Beside the combatants in their make Tokyo their head office in Japan, instead The REGISTRAR GENERAL submitted a weapons, two heavy sharp choppers, which bore of Yokohama. The outlook for trade in Japan minute with reference to the arrangement of evidence of their bloody work. Uoth man and was distinctly better, and the exports for the tao stalls and anked, What European and ourrent wear would show a large increase over woman were removed to the Tan Took Foxg the previous one. The harvest had been Chinese population is the market intended to Hospital, where they now lie in a critical, state, abundant, and there were marked indications. serve P
that the business depression, which had been 80 LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, activo for the last two years, was passing away; and with returning confidence the demand for The Bhire Line sir. Cardiganshire left Singa. money was beginning to increase and trade tu pore for Hongkong on the 17th inst. And may improve. The ambition of sopan was to become be expected hare on or about the 23rd inst. the workshop of the East, and he trusted that The Bank Line Ltd 8 str. Kumeric left that sountry would prosper and that the book Main on the 21st instant, and is and hero on would prosper with it. The report was adopted. the 24th instant, at daylight.
The President, the Assistant Medical Officer of Fealth and Colonel Sir Josh Rover appointed a committes to visit the place and report on the note of affaire prevailing.
Hon. Mr. HEWETTI press that once the market is opened, hawkers will be prevented How To BE BEAUTIFUL Heep your Com-. from selling within a certain distance of it?
plexion, Mrs. Bion's Créme Charmante, Lit Charmant and Special Skin Tonid and Foudre The PRESIDENT The market is intended to Charmant will enable you to do it Her sirve the European and Chinese population at Specialties for the Skin are the study of n Tiletimo A8 Watson & Co., Latil, Bals agents.
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