SANITARY BOARD,
IMPORTANT MATTERS DISMISSED. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held at the offoes of the Departinent yesterday, the President (Mr. D. W. Tratman) presiding. There were also present : --Hòn," Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Hon. Mr. E, A. Howell C.M.G., Colonel Irwin, Mr. P. W. Gold-
tion:-
เ
DIRTY PASSAGE WAYS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15ru, 1914.
PROSECUTIONS,
the list of legal proceedings taken against Arising out of the placing on the table persons for breaches of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance daring June,
he
The PRESIDENT said that he thought the only education for such people was prosecuted under the summary section prosecution. The only people were people who had been complained of frequently and those who, after having which had once been removed. been warned, reconstructed nuisances Such happenings ineant much writing.
With responsible, and as a matter of fact they which could not possibly cover the cost- let the work out to contractors at a price
had a complained to time and again, of proper work. Previously these people and last year he had made a point of or three times, "You must get this work letting the offenders down by saying twice done." But this year he had given instrue tions for one warning and then to thought he should say that the present list prosecute. In spite of those remarks he compared very favourably with last year's. In June of last year there were 57 cases; this month there were only nine..
THE WEST RIVER FLOODS.
8
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.
In connection with the twenty-fifth Congress,
At noon we reached Hau Lik where were. three launches from Canton with relief, We arrived at Shin Hong at 130 p.m. Of 24 wai in the neighbourhood of Shiu Hong International Eucharistie one only has not burst-that adjoining the which in to be held at Notre Dame de city itself.
[Note: When one speaks of so many dif- Lourdes from the 2nd to the 20th inst., ferent "wai," one moans so many differont in accordance with the wish of the Pope village groups above the level of the river that all the dioceses of the world should scations under the management of different | tank.]"
participate in the Congress this year by The city itself has not been penetrated celebrations of their own, Bishop Pozzoni, by the load. It had a narrow escape, hat of Hongkong, in a circular confidently by successful use of planks and earth the water had not entered the City which calls on all the faithful of his vicariate
suburbs have, however, heen several feet of the Congress, especially on Sunday, not been greatly inconvenienced. The receiving Holy Communion on each day completely under water. Ries is on salo
.
The PRESIDENT said that as the one in charge of the administrative side of the Board he would like to bring before the mombers some of the difficulties that had to be encountered with respect to these and other alleys. Prosecutions for the dumping of rubbish were only obtained greater part of the dumping took place with the very greatest difficulty. The in private lanes, where it was illegal to arrest the offenders. They could only damped. To get cases ho had had to get deal by summons when the rubbish was an Inspector and a uniformned foreman ring. Mr. Ng Hom Taz, Mr. Chan Kaj to watch for a whole day, perhaps for regard to lime-washing, the owners were inquire into the question of Hongkong appears perfectly normal and has in fact to join him in these celebrations by Ming. Dr. Francis Clark (M.Q.H.), Dr.ontailing a tremendous waste of time two days, sometimes even for three days, W. W. Pearse (Assistant M.O.H.), and The lanes referred to in the motion were Mr. E. W. Hamilton (Secretary to the he had added a subsidiary sweeping by BCBvenged twice daily, and only recently Boutro).
the coolie who looked after Blake Pier, yet they remained in the condition that In accordanc with notice, Mr. had been described. Commise maved the following resoluuggestion-a plan which had been adopt He would make a ed in the New Territories under different Circumstances. It had happened in a district that trouble was caused that could not be brought home to any parti cular individual, and was really caused by a village, and if sufficient cause was shown special police were sent to that district and the people of the district had to pay for it. His suggestion was that if a private lane or a block of build- 10g was found to be habitually full of in that condition, provided that such con- rubbish or that a public street was found dition could be brought home to the owners and not to casual passers-by, that power should be given to enlist an extra staff of Indian or European policy to do special duty on that particluar block of building or private lane, or street so that the nuisance should be stopped, and that the cost of this special body of police should be added to the rates payable in respect of that block of buildings. That was drastic, but he thought that the plague list this destie measures. He would like to em phasise the difficulties of night inapoc in Night warrants were only issued on his (the President's) signature, and to be charged with all sorts of things. He only seldom, because the staff were liable would propose as an amendment that a Consulting Committee be formed to con- gider the question of the lanes concerned in the motion and other lanes in similar conditions.
That in view of the recent outbreak plague in Alexandra Building and the general insanitary, and dirty condition of the page ways betwn (1), Alexandra Building and the King Edward Hotel building, and (2), between St. George's Building and King's Building, immediate steps be taken to provide for a regular inspretion to take place between the hours of 7 pm and 7 km, of all buildings in the Central District which an used partly offices and partly for residential purposes, so that proper supervision, aut contre may, he exervised over the Chinese coolies and other servants employed in such buildings; and that the provisions of Bye-law No. 8, relating to scavenging and conservancy, be rigidly enforced.”
Mr. GOLDRING said that there could be no doubt and he did not think that any member of that Board, or any member of the general public, from the uxorious gentleman who wished to get home for his dinner at Kowloon to the curly morning reveller who wished to catch his first ferry, would dispute it-that those alleys were really in ʼn disgusting condition. criticism that he had made invidious He had, perhaps, laid himself open to istinctions as to these two alleys, but his object in bringing forward this motion was to refer generally to the condition of the alley-ways running between those buildings which were used partly as offices and partly as residences for the Chinese coolies and servants rmployed in the
snswon warranted
Mr. GOLDRING intimated that he would allow his motion to stand Dyer, and he was prepared to second the President's proposal.
brought up again.
The PRESIDENT-Your motion will be The Hon. Mr. HEWEIT seconded the President's amendment, and this carried.
was
to
**ARRAL SCANDAL. "--PROSECUTION.
... SUGGRATED. Correspondence was read relative the application for permission to erect two water closets and two urinals at St. George's Buildings.
offices. He felt it was not an easy matier to deal with, because he could see that it would be very difficult to make a regular inspection of offices at night, because the offices, of course, would contain valuables, books, valuable instrument and other Things; but at the same time he could not see why some condition should not be imposed which would prohibit the office coolica or the trusted ser- vants from sleeping actually on the premises. After 7 a.m. it would be perfectly possible for the trusted coulies to open part of the office, and he failed to see
Mr. CHAN KA MING minuted The that it was For the servants to be residents in the street convenience for culinary purposes, necessary Chinese had to carry water from the offiers. It was generally i opportunity while in European buildings water is which they abused in nine cases out of ton, drawn from the mains for fishing water while the owner or occupier of the pre-closets. I would suggest that the guilty miss night know nothing at all about it. The method of sleeping-in
parties he prosecuted.
The Hor ME Ar Hewis minated
THE MURDER OF A CHINESE DETECTIVE:
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT TAIKOO DOCK.
The objects of the Congress are set out as follows:-
(1.)-To foster devotion to the Blessed
Sacrament,
(2)To mesurage the practice of mors frequent communion among the faithful,
(3.) To combat the social evils of the
MR. A. E. WOOD'S REPORT. The following is the first report sent to the Hon. Mr. Hallifax by Mr. A. E. Wood, First Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs, on the conditions of the districts affected by the recent West River Floods:
On Friday night, July 3, I went up to Canton with a letter from His Excellency to H.B.M. Consul-fieueral and instructions to co-operation with the Chinese authorities in dood refier.
Lung To Tuk. Lung To' Tak showed him- On Saturday morning- July 4th, Me, Jamieson arranged for me nu interview with
in the city shops about 85 per picul; i am 28th, and by praying for the Pope's inten toll it is from Hongkong.
tions. The circular adds:-"By special self grateful at the prospect of Hongkong The method of relief that he and lung rescript of our Holy Father all those On landing. I called on Lei Sa Ling. assistanes and promised to help us in every Tuk Pan have hoon employing is to give partaking in the celebrations in Hong- received by the leading managers of the This is convenient method but it has us can be gained-by-those who are present- way possible. In the afternoon was rice to the village elders for distribution,kong will receive the same indulgences Kau Tai Kung. Sho, the Cantos Reliefabrious drawbacks. There would be he relief would be most suitably administered own village or group of villages, and the grant plenary indulgences to all those Society, and it was decided that Hongkong tendency to overrate the destitution of one's in virtue of the powers vested in me," at the Congress at Lourdes, and I hereby, from Shi Hing, westwards. Society has already done, and doing, being neglected. I bave ranged with Le
The Relief danger of isolated and homeless families who go to Holy Communion on Sunday,
the 26th excellent work in the immediate relief of Sling and being Tak Pan to go to" distress, and is assisted, and to a certain
morrow in shallow-traught launch on an extent supervised, by a Government institu- extended visit round the neighbourlined, tion, known as the Chin Chan Chu, or relief chicly to the comparatively rente places, anvassing department. which is in the Mr. Tong Yat Chun and i will then ende to form a more definite opinion of what is capable hands of Tang Yi Kwong, the chief of the land policy. A third body, the Tmediate relief is not such an urgent nece
necessary, but at present it seems that fi- this connection as an overseeing society repair of houses now that the water is Chi Yin Kou She is practically serving insity as we at one time thought, and that the formed by the gentry of Canton, to supervise dripping so much vill very soon be varg the Rae Tani Kang Sho get exact figures of the money at the dispass planted and houses to be choilt, and when(4)To render homage It is dificult to important to enable the second, crop, 16, 1 of the Kang Shu, but there appears to have that is done to protect them from another been u balance of $70,000 from the 1908 rising of the river this summer. Mr. W. H. Morris, a draughtsman relion fånd. in addition, the Canton I shall be better able to judge; but write this To-murow the Docks deposed that he did Government has granted 250,000, and the report to-night, as i had hoped to reach not know the deceased. As he was
Note-Burning Society Tris transferred Shui Hing last right, and you will be wast- leaving the yard to get his tiffin on the worth of Canton notes out of those ing to know how things stari. date of the occurrence he saw a Chinese destroyed. Putting the value of these notes tioned. Yesterday morning at the request of should theoretically have been. There is one point that I have not meu- running along in his direction. Witness at a rough 840,000 mott, a total is obtained Mr. Jamieson I called on Rev. Pere Fourget was walking along the railway line of $260,000. To this must be added recent of the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Canton. towards the blacksmith's shop. The man are estimated at a little over $10,000, making can in the way of relief urid hus already subscriptions from Canton merchants, which The Reverend Father is eager to du all he passed the witness, and then another grand total of $270,000 Chinese came along, chasing the first is said to have $10,000 left in hand, so it Rum Chuk and Kau. Kong. He has one Tho Kung Sha spent about $5,000 in distributing food round man. Just as the detective appeared to must have spout $230,000 already.
hat which goes round distributing, That the destitution reaches very far up be catching up with his quarry, the latter the river is shown by a telegram from Nas Chuk neighbourhood more thoroughly. I told would like one more in order to do the Kum dodged into the blacksmith's shop. near Ning from Cheung Ming Kai, the Civil him that Kau Kong was being well Innked the foreman's office. The detective then
Administrator of Kwangsi, which Lang To stumbled and fell on the railway line. piculs of rice. On July 4th 5,000 piculs had Tak showed me asking, argently for 10,000 Witness turned back to BCB what had already been sent up to him. happened, and two other Europearis came up and got to the man who had fallen before him. Blood was seen to be flowing from the detective, and a doctor Was immediately telephoned for. The detective tried to pick himself up, but failed, and never got up again. The man who was being chased disappeared into the blacksmith's shop, and had not since been seen. Witness did not see the deceased struck. Witness remained by the detective until the arrival of Dr.
Mr. J. R. Wood conducted an enquiry at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Chinese detective, employed at the Taikoo Docks.
at
which
after.
He said with conviction that what potatoes rather than rice which the people he required was biscuits, bread and native
Lad not the wherewithal to cook. Now. On Sunday, July 5th, Lung To" Tuk
this is contrary to all that I have beard. Shin Kei, Lam Heung Lun, and Tong Yat
from Chinese sources. invited H.M. Consul and Messrs. Chan
The Kau Tsoi Kung Chuu, directors of the Tung Wah Hospital district about which I have inquired that Sho assured the T.W.H. that bisenits wore not convenient and I have been told of every any myself to tiffin, where we met several king materials and facilities are avail- members of the Kung Sho, the head of whomable for the people and that rice is best as was Tsun Sai Ngan, Yin Ka Chi, fanncial com- being less wasteful and more cooptable. missioner, who is connected with Chan Chan However, as Pere Fourguet spoke with such Chu and Long Yin Pak, whose title is Tuk Pan Shin Yeung to So Tseng Chu, a civil fields which others have left untouched, and conviction may be that he has tapped office which has much in common with that of the Taotni of the Ts'ing dynasty. It is with this official, whose headquarters are Dr. G. W. McKenny stated that he at Shin Hing that the Hongkong Government made a post-mortem examination of the will have to cooperate to a large extent in He found three wounds, one of which, fuk was kind enough to promise the use of deceased at the mortuary on the Ath inst, giving relief round Shiu Hing
The To' that on the left side of the chest, was gunboat to the Hongkong relief officer, clean-cut, and deep. On tracing it be Chief of Police that any food. sent from into the heart. It must have been caused scart up the river to the Hongkong officer. found that it went through the lung and Hongkong should be forwarded at once under second wound was on the right arm, mid- by some sharp-pointed instrument. The
Black
day by means of the Blessed Sacrament and to secure uni- versal recognition of the social reign of Jesus Christ,
Our Saviour in the Eucharist and to express our faith and love by simultane ous adoration of Our Lord all over the world on the occasion of -the celebrations at Lourdes.
Roman Catholic Cathedral in Glenealy Services have benn arranged at the for each day of the Congress.
INTIMATIONS
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,
WATCHMAKERS
AND
JEWELLERS.
INSTRUMENTS.
I suggest that supplies of biscuits might be SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL sent to him and possibly also money to buy receive anything consigned to the Rev. or hire another boat, Mr. Jamieson would
every assistance in his power in the way of ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. Father and would be able to give further information. The Father offered to give uuring any sick or tending any orphans, with the Hongkong Government.
poke from personal knowledge. At the granted for Sixed w.e.'s was originally Tital This wound was an inch in length, and he also undertook to see, through the and expressed humsoll as proud to work
and his family, and on that point he
An extraordinary
Hions,
B
sufficiently
The three gentlemont of the Tung Wah
that night, and on Monday, July 8th,
had
RECKLESS PONY RIDING AT KOWLOON.
At the Magistracy yesterday, before
SUN GLASSES.
SILVERAND PRINCE'S PLATE,
Representatives
LTD..
subject to the usual coud he hand offices in Queen's Road independent supply In the case of which mana an adequate and Central he occasionally made a visit to buildings such as George's Buildings the offices between 7 and 11 o'clock in the this would be from a well, with proper way between the elbow and the shoulder Hospital and I returned to Hongkong evening, and had found his electric light pumping apparatus, and burning and a large dinner-party in large tank on the uper part of the and the third was a superficial wound on progress in the office, amount of unnecessary refuse was after building. In this casa formal applica-the wrist, near the bone. Death was due after a meeting of the Legislative Council Mr. J. R. Wood, an Indian named Shad: wards thrown out of the window to hide tion is made by Leigh Orange for two tomorrhage from the wounded lung in the Pres) I was directed to proceed Dand was charged with recklessly riding
(a report of whose proceedings has appeared all traces in the office of the night's
additional w.c.', th water to be and heart. occurrences. He thought this particular-supplied from the existing well," and the called by telephone to see the detective. Hospital, who
Dr. G. D. R. Black stated that he was
at once to Shin Hing. The Tung. Wab
a pony to the common danger of the public at Kowloon, ly applied to places where confie quarters accessitary surge dister May, 1914, Witness could do nothing for him, and combine their relief funds with those of the he saw the defendant riding the pony readily agreed to P.C. Shannon told the Magistrate that were provided at the back of the offices. This application is dated 19th May, 1914, the man died a minute after he arrived Hongkong Government, were fortunate in along Chatham Road in the direction of Mr. Goldring added that if any amend and the Medical Officer of Tealth states, ment was submitted which would more
on date 27th June, 1914, that the water on the scene.
getting Mr. Tong Yat Chan to go ala, and Tsimtsatsoi. effectively ment the circumstances he for the existing wc is drawn from the
on Thursday, July 7th, he and I found seemed to have no idea how to guide or
He was galloping, and MAPPIN & WEBB. would willingly withdraw his motion, mains, and the well has been discon-
ourselves on board the two-funnelled ganbont control the pony; which was not pulling. Kong Kung, which the To' Tuk had placed About ten minutes Inter witness saw him in his notice of motion he had described
Tuk Pan and Tang Hon Kwong, brother of and the pony was then trotting. The Proceding, Mr. Goldring regretted that tinued. This is a very serious breach of
at our disposal. We had to await Leung again in front of Humphreys' Avenue, the buildings occupied by Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. and the King Edward
the Chief of Police, who is a native of Kopony went on to a spare piece of land, Yin, a district the headquarters of which where other ponies were feeding, and the Hotel Buildings. The manager of the Hotel had writton him pointing out that
are situated in the Shiu Hing City, and chief defendant had great difficulty in getting the use of the term King Edward Hotel
of the "life saving battalion" and of the it off. He could not guide it properly, Buildings" might bring a great deal of
Canton Police, As he is well aquainted with so he beat it. discredit on, and, possibly, damage to, the
the neighbourhood of Shiu Hing his presence should prove useful. It was not till 4.30 a.m. hotel. He (Mr. Goldring) wished it to e nude perfectly public that be bad not intended to refer to such specifically as
that we got under weigh. Ta-day, July 8th, at Ga.m, we passed Kau Kong. This is the King Edward Hotel Buildings, but had used it as the Hotel was the most
one of the chief places in a district devoted peminent feature of the big block of
rat that he was asleep on the bench,sank, the Song Yun Wai, has broken for the to mulberry cultivation. Its mest important. then that he was outside. The witness first time since the 7th has told us three or four different stories. T. Bird, the head watchman at the Dock, several
Further evidence was given by Mr. G. Kwang (about 1827). and Acting-Inspector Angua, after which his Worship found that the deceased met his death from a stab wound, received in the Taikoo Docks on the 4th July from some person who has not been identified.
the law. The blame rests between all or some of the following:-The landlord, the tenant, the architects, and the contractor. The case should be taken into Court, and the parties to blame heavily punished. A general inspection of these barge blocks of buildings should be made, for possibly this abuse has extended to other houses on the lower level.
Dr. C. H. L. FITZWILLIAME minuted agree with the suggestions of the Hon. Mr. B. A. Hewett,
The Hon. Mr. HEWETT anid he cou-
He
A Chinese messenger boy employed at the Dock; stated that he was lying down on a beach in the blacksmith's shop when the detective passing in front of the he heard a whistle. He got up, and saw
He sow no other man railway lines. running, and did not see anybody else.
Acting-Inspector Peter Angus said that this witness must have seen the first man. is he passed close by his bench. He ran into the blacksmith's shop.
His Worship-This man knows some thing about the affair?
Worship-he and others from whom we Acting Inspector Angus Yes, your
can get no information. He told us at
TUNG WAH HOSPITAL FLOOD. RELIEF FUND.
sidered it was a scandalous breach of the buildings. As a matter of fact, from law perpetrated by somebody; he did not enquiries he had made, and from informa- know who the guilty parties were, but tion he had received, he had learnt that whoever they were he should prefer that the King Edward Hotel was thoroughly they should be fined, and instructions to cared for in every way to ensure that that effect should go from that Board to there should be no nuisances. But he the Attorney-General. Anyone who did affirmed that the rest of that alley was in such a thing should be fined in the heaviest an absolutely disgusting condition. He possible manner. The building was one realised the difficulty in the matter.
owned by one of the leading firms in Several large mercantile firms were con
Hongkong and yet they found that they tinually packing, repacking, and un- had discontinued the ordinary water packing in the two alleys, and for sons supply for some considerable time and reason best known to themselves they that they had drawn their water for allowed a large number of vagrants and flushing purposes from the main. such like to take the lids off the dustbins, repeated that people who did that sort of relief of sufferers by the West River foods. The Tung Wah Hospital Fund for the and these scattered the refuse all over thing should be prosecuted and fined in the the place. That happened during the day, to his personal observation, and how heaviest possible way which the law would now amounts to $98,387.07. much more must it happen during the night! These lanes were, he believed, private lanes, and therefore it was all the more difficult for the police to move, and, he submitted, all the more necessary that this Board should move in the way of making some recommendation. He realised that if his motion were adopted, it would necessitate an enormous increase in prosecutions and would involve them in extra expenditure, and he thought the landlords should pay for their premises to be kept in proper order. The people who were primarily responsible, he felt, were those who built these places.
Kwong Shii Hak Chan Hong
Lo Yam Fuk Tong
A further
allow, and he trusted that the mattor list of subscriptions received for publica. would be forwarded with that suggestion by the Board to the Attorney General. It tion includes the following:- was a real scandal. They had trusted to the honour of leading landowners and leading firms, and water was allowed in their places under certain conditions, And here they had somebody whipping around tapping the mains for the closet water supply. It was a serious offence and he trusted that the Board would support him in the matter. He moved
that the matter should be forwarded to the Attorney-General to take action,
Mr. C'HAN KA MING seconded, and this was unanimously agreed to.
AMENDMENT OF BYE-LAWS.
Hon. Mr. HEWEIT endorsed the re- marks of the proposer of the motion regarding the condition of the alley ways, and said there was no doubt that they An amendment of the bye-law's relating were often in a scandalous condition. to the provention and mitigation of They prosecuted the Chinese because in epidemic, endemic, contagious or infec their ignorance they made mistakes, and tious disease and to the disinfection of did not conform with our ideas of sanita-infected premises was laid on the table, tion, and then, they allowed large landed The PRESIDENT remarked that he had proprietors big firms to permit the said all there was to be said in his covering same. That was the impression he had minute. It simply meant bringing in the He had seen people who ought to older bye-law in place of the new one have been prosocuted, and he thought and inserting certain anfeguarding they would have a case later on that clauses. He moved that this be done. afternoon where somebody should be pro- Dr. CLARK seconded, and this was secuted for a gross breach of the law.
agreed to.
had.
Mee Kiu Ku
Lau Sai Ku
year of To. bank is Kwan
This miles long, connecting
He then came galloping along Chatham Road again, and nar rowly missed knocking down a lady and gentleman and two children.
He gave witness the name of Dand, and said that he had no address, having only just come secured the man's address from another to the Colony. Ultimately witness
Indiau.
Defendant declared that he was a rider. He hired the pony from a Chinese, and becaine frightened when a train came along.
His Worship fined defendant $10
LONDON.
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS.
CHATER ROAD.
CALDBECK,
Shan with the Kang Kang round Sai Shiu Shan, In consequence of its bursting, the countryside is flooded over an extent of seven or oight "ei" from the river banks, but bar preferred before Mr. Melbourne. In this A similar charge against a Chinese was Bs the disaster is, the distress is said not to be so great as in other places such as Ko Yin
case it was stated that two Chinese MACGREGOR&Co district, because Kau Kong has many rich the man was the defendant, and the were racing in Nathan Road. One of connections, and apart from the work of the address of the other man had not been Kau Tsoi Kung Sho, considerable individual ascertained. Defendant was fined $5. help has been given. I saw one relief junk moored by Kau Kong, having been towed from Fatehan.
pre
THE TAI ON" PIRACY,
QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
(ESTABLISHED 1884),
At 7 a.m. wo passed Kwa Lo on the left. This village is in the Hun Shan district, All along here the mulberry trees ruined. At 8 am, we reached Tai Ping In the House of Commons on the 15th Hon in the Nam Hoi district near the ult., Mr. Gershom Stewart asked the borders of San Shui district. From the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs it high water mark shown clearly about two he can say how many people lost their that, during the HOT WEATHER. foot above the doorstep on some houses lives owing to the piracy of the Tui On;
MEDICAL AUTHORITIES agree
on the bank it could be seen that the water how many of these were British subjects: particular care is necessary as to what one- had dropped a good twenty feet. Further and whether, in view of the inadequate 57.15 on near the Fu. Wan in the Sam Shui protection afforded
8430
200
Mr. Wong lu Tung Messrs. Yuen Tung Lee.
100
100
Rattan Employees Guild, Chap
Ying Tong
50
50
Heung Hai Restaurant
50
San Fat Company
50
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
50
Mr. Chan Fung Toi.
30
Mr. Li Lok Hing
25
Messrs. Tiu Shang
20
Messrs. Hang Hing
Messrs. Tin Chan
Messrs. Kwong Yuen
20
Messrs. Kwong Tung Yuon Mesars. Wing Woo Tseung Messrs. Hang On Tai........ Mosare. Man Ning Tong Messrs. Wing Lee Yuen... Mesura, Ki Fat Tseung Messrs Wing Cheong Lung
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Mesara Yu Chan
20
Luk Tsui Tak Tong
15
Mesara. Tak Kes
16
of 810 and $5.
by the British drinks. district piles had been driven for pretection, Admiralty, he can see his way to influence and the bank had not burst.. Shortly the Chinese Government to augment their after 9 a.m. Kam Shan and Kam Tai service of revenue cruisers officere by appeared on our left. This region is very Europeans? populous and the destitution is said to be The Under Secretary of State for severe. Relief has been sent by the Lei Foreign Affairs:
The CELEBRATED LONDON.
Sa Ling, the Military Pacificator stationer information as to the number of persons
I have no precise ANALYST, Dr. JOHN WINTER, Ph.D., at Shui Hong. This is still a mulberry who lost their lives as a result of the F.R.B, &o, &o, has declared growing district. The bank of the Pak Nai Tai On piracy, The Chinese and the Wai, a little further the right, has burst. Hitherto, it had hocu difficult to realise what the flood meant, as the deck of the Kong Kung is low and one cannot see above the river bank. But at Wing On where there!
Eritish naval and Colonial authorities are in communication with a view to con- erting measures for the protection of shipping in Southern Chinese waters.
Mr. Stewart: Is the hon gentleman
has been a bed break in the bank, I ascended aware that the only river gunboate now
the ship's conning tower and as far as I are the Sandpiper and the Rolan, that could see to the right n yast track of padi they are both obsolete and that should
land was completely submerged. To the the Triumah be commissioned the crews
AQUARIUS WATERS to be "Highly Aerated and in perfect condition and to be made
from Pure Distilled Water," These Waters
are therefore bighly suitable for consumption
left the near bills formed a houndary. of both gunboats will be absorbed by her, during the Tropical Summer. People here are living with their water, and there will be no river gunboat avail- buffaloes on the top of the river bank,able at all
The balance is made up of subscriptions There must have been punarous deathe Mr. Acland I will take note of what
inland, many of the houses at one time being the hon. member says on the subject. completely submerged.