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At the monthly meeting of the General Com- mittes of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, held at 3.15 p.m. on Wednesday, the 18th April, 1900, Present *Messrs. R. N. Gray (Chainman), A. Haupt, Keswick, N. A. Siebs, Herbert Smith, and K. C. Wilcox, Secretary),
Tux following promotions have been made in HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER the Police Force-Second. Class Inspector
OF COMMERCE. Ford to be Acting First Class Inspector, vice Inspector. Hannah, on leave: Third Class Inspector McNab to be Acting Second Class Inspector vice Inspector Ford, promoted Third Class Inspector Warnock to be Acting Second Class Inspector, vice Inspector Scott, on leave, renoble rage of the modern philatelist
following advertisement, which recently ap:firmed.. peared in A
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous monthly meets
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE;
SUPREME COURT,
AGRIMINAL:SESSIONS, (Before Sir John Carrington, Kt., C.M.G1,
#Chief Justica.)
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WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory repart says ----
Parisian journal, abundantly. RESIGNATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEES proves Matrimony: A collector of postage The Secretary reported that Mossrs. H. A. stamps, possessing 13,544 specimens, desires Ritchie and A. MeGonachie resigned their com-to contract a marriage with a young lady, also seats on the 28th and 20th March respectively - collector, who has the blue Mauritius penny and the Hon Whitehead on had gone home and that Sir Thomas Jackson, had gone home stamp of 1847. No others need apply.".
On the 21st at 11 am the barometer has risen on the E. coast of China, fallen on the S. Loast. Pressure is high over N.E. China, and gradients are slight to moderate for N.E. winds on the coast generally. FORECAST:-Moderate to fresh E. winds; showery. **.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE following clipping from an antian CLARET S. Colonel Barrew, Commanding the Kohat exchange will interest many Hongkongites:-- Kurran Force, goes to Naini Tal as, Deputy Adjutant-General, vice Colonel Young."
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MRS. Angle Besant is starting a school and college at Benares for Hindu boys. It will be the Eton, and Oxford, of the East. There will be a European headmaster and a Europein principal, but the resident superintendent (who will look after the boarders) will be a Brahman Mrs. liesant has heen lecturing all over India on behalf of her scheme, and has induced Rajals and Maharajalis without end to form committees and give their support.
A PAPER published in Guadalajara, Mexico, called "La Gaceta," part in English and part in Spanish, prints in a prominent place the following --
A CARD.
Will the gentleman who embraced my wife at the entrance to the post-office about nine
o'clock Thursday evening, please send me his
on six months' leave.
April arat The case against Tsai Tseung, charged with unlawfully offering a bribe to a public servant again came before the Court, His Lordship giving the following decision upon the point of.
In this case Mr. Slade for the defence had objected to the indictment, on the ground that. it was too general and did not show for what spesiakact the defendant had attempted to in indictment had been made out to which Mr. fluence the conduct of the prosecutor. A fresh Slade also objected on the grounds that it did not show that the prosecutor was acting within the.
The imminence of the annual meeting ren-scope of his powers and that the alleged offence dered unnecessary any consideration of these was.cognisable by the law. The indictment vacancies on the Committee.
says that the prosecutor Wilmer, a public servant, being an inspector of Nuisances, on the THE REDUCTION OF CABLE RATES, second instant requested Defendant to remove Read letter from Tientsin Chamber of Com-some, building materials from the side." merce, dated 13rd February, acknowledging channel. The Defendant afterwards offered $5 receipt of Chamber's circular letter's of 1oth with a view to influence the conduct, of the resolution passed at their last committee meet Under this indictment it was necessary for August and 6th Oct, and enclosing copy of a public servant in relation to this obstruction. ing on the subjects of cable rates,...).
the crown to prove that the Prosecutor held Also read letters from the manager in Lon-the office of Inspector Nuisances, and don and the manager in China of the E. E. A. that he had the power to order.the removal & Telegraph Co, transmitting copy of the of the abstraction. If they did not succeed in. letter addressed by the Eastern Telegraph this the case would fail. He had very carefully Company Limited to the General Post studied the law in relation to the objection raised Office, setting out the basis on which the 1-by Mr. Slade, and had come to the conclusion Associated Companies are prepared to negoti- that the action taken by the Prosecutor did not ate with the British Government for a general come within his powers as a public servant. reduction of tariffs to all British Colonies and The first Ordinance he had turned to was the Dependencies.ya
Public Health Ordinance of 1887 which contains. and Inspectors of Nuisances, their servants. many provisions regarding the Sanitary Board
By Section 12 the Sanitary Board were authoriz ed to make Standing Diders and appoint In- to the Sanitary Board to make many bye-laws as regarded the public health but there was no specific mention of obstruction in the ireets. In Section 16 there was a definition of nuisances as used in the Ordinance. · A nuisance being defined as an act or omimission or thing that was dangerous to life or injurious to health or property. Sub-section 6 of Section 13 which deals with The Attorney General drew attention to surface scavenging, and said it was a part of an side channels were kept clean..
A ST. ESTErur, Red Capsule...$ 6.95 $ 2:4 BARBERS shops in Siveden have bowls in whick photograph for my Albam of Heroes? He nothing further to be done in the matter for spectors of Nuisances, Section 13 gave powers!
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THE Band of the Hongkong Regiment will
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the latter had been addressed to Mr. Vonder A letter of acknowledgment and thanks for
Pfordten by the acting Secretary:
The Chairman said he thought there was the present; it would come up at the congress of Chambers."
TARIFF KEVISION IN CHINA. Read letter from H. E. Sir Claude Mac donald, H. B. M's Minister in China, in reply to the Chamber's letter of and February: stating that there was no truth in the rumour that negotiations with the Chinese Government in reference to a revision of the Tariff were being pushed on rapidly,
This letter had, the Secretary reported, general information.
Mr. Slade said he had also noticed this Section, but that li did not refer to the of obstructions.
THE steamship Hackew get stuck on the bar yesterday while coming in from Hongkong, says the Bangkok 7'imes of oth inst. Mr. Naylor was a passenger on board, and to relieve the play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening, from tedium of waiting, sail on a boat was suggested, A dingy without ballast was put over in a good. breeze, and sailed all right on the wind, but directly she commenced to run before already been published in the cal Press for Inspector of Nuisances duty to see that the through some mishap, perhaps too much sail, the boat turned over, and Mr. Naylor, the
PIRACIES ON THE WEST RIVER: second officer, and two Chinese were left
in connection with the above subject, a letter clinging to her bottom for three-quarters of an had been received from the Acting Colonial hour. They were then rescued from the ship. Secretary, enclosing extract from a fester from Vice Admiral Sir Edward Seymour suggesting Daily Mail representative has ascertained that inerchant vessels should take only oneroute from Shamshul to the sea, along which they that the War Office has received information would have the protection of gunbuats, and that for some time-past certain Boer conman-asking the Chamber's opinion on the route does have been quietly and secretly accumulat ing, vast quantities of stores and ammunition in the mountain fastnesses of the Zoutpansberg district, away to the north of the Transvaal and adjacent to the Rhodesian frontier and the upper basin of the Limpopo River. Here, it is believed, a number of Boer irreconcilables may hold out and give trouble even after peace has been declared. In order to be prepared decried is advisable to entist the services of in for such a contingency the Colonial Office has the bushmen of Australia, who are eminetly suited for this class of guerilla warfare.
MR. Juosters, the new Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Belgium to Siam and China, arrived at Bangkok by the steamer Singapore on 7th instant, and was me: by Mr. Vincart, Belgian Consul-General and other members of the Belgian community there lle will present his credentials to the Court of | Bangkok, and then go on to Peking.
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A CERTAIN Abdul Karim Munsbi tells the Advocate of India that Lord Northcote's arrival in Bombay is especially held auspicious by the Mussulmans, as the name 'Lord North-
cote itself is a chronogram bearing the exact method of counting the years of good and had current year of the Muhammadan era. This
events is well-known' all over the Moslem world by the name of adjud. ABULLETPROOF train capable of travelling over the open veldt or wherever a wheeled convey. ance may go, will shortly be shipped to South Africa from the works of Mesars. John Fowler and Co., Leeds. No rails being required, the danger of derailment is therefore obviated, and the train will be able to approach much nearer. an enemy's position than is now possible
The train will consist of a powerful traction engine and four waggons, the latter capable of
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THE SECOND INDIAN FAMINE
FUND ENTERTAINMENT:
Another most enjoyable concert, was given last evening in the City Hall, in aid of the Indian Famine Fund.
The house was well filled, considering the heat, and the programme, was a well varied, and excellent one, commencing by an overture by the band of the R. W. F. Next followed an
Indian dance of a somewhat weird character,
named.
After some discussion, in which it was stated river were being consulted, it was decided to that the masters of the steaners plying on the reply to the effect that so soon as the opinions of those concerned had been obtained, an answer would be sent to the inquiry? 20
Doval His Lordship continuing said that Sections 12-16 Para. dealt with stagnant water or other matters of fith which might be alleged to be injurious to health. This would make the indictment right in point of form, but would require proof in point of fact. The same thing applied as regarded Section 16 dealing with nulances timt were dangerous to life or injuri ous to health. But there had been no endeav- offence was injurious to health. Under Section cur in the indictment to show that the alleged
12 the Sanitary Board had authority to make Standing Orders for the guidance of their inspectors of nuisances. These Standing Orders give power to the inspectors to request the removal of obstructions to sanitary conditions and non-compliance was to be reported to the Medical Officer of Health.
The Attorney General raised a point on the
obligations of the Sanitary Contractor, but his Lordship put it on one side, as they were not dealing with that official.
His Lordship-then pointed out that the Proper course for the Inspector would have been to report to the MédicalOfficer of Health,
JAPANESE "SAPETY MATCHES.” Read letter from the Government, received on the 6th April, transmitting a suggestion by the Acting Harbour Master that, in view of the part in consequence of spontaneous com- fact that two fires had occurred on board vessels, bustion of so-called Japanese safety matches among the cargo, these matches should; when the new Merchant, Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, comes into force, be classed, under its provisions, as dangerous goods.
Considerable discussion ensued on this pro posal, which it was thought was calculated, if carried into effect, to divert an important trade from the port, and it was decided to write to the Government deprecating immediate action in the direction indicated. It was also resolvedance referred to building operations in the to bring the matter..to the attention of the Gelony which were under the charge of the Chamber of Commerce at Kobe and Yoko Director of Public Works or Surveyor General hama, with a view to get them to urge upon the Section 57 provides that, no public pathway as he actually is, and was formerly called. manufacturer the desirability of making the shall be obstructed without the written sanction
of the Director of Public Works,
matches genuine "safely matches. elegraph being converted into a minature fort for rifle.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APR. 21, 1900,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR.
THE FREE STATE.
GOOD WATER SUPPLY.
CIFIC STEAMSHIP BOERS TRYING TO INTERCEPT
GENERAL CARRINGTON.
LONDON, April 19th. Torrential rains in the Free tate ar delaying transport work, though securing the water supply.
· Cargo shipped by 5.5. Dalnyvestock in Tacoma for Hongkong and the South Bras been transhipped at Kobe and forwarded to Hongkong by ss. Glenagle which arrived TO-DAY, the 21st instant,
The Cargo will landed at Kowloon Whari Company, West Point Godown, whence déli-. very will be made.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.
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NEWCHWANG and all Ports in JAPAN. Agencies:-
The Standard's correspondent at Bloemfontein states that there are 1,000 sick in the field hospitals,
The Daily Mail correspondent says that a force of Boers has started to intercept General Carrington's force in Rhodesia.
THE ASHANTI TROUBLE.
SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN, FORCES FOR THE GOLD-COAST. A force of Blue-jackets and Houssas has been landed at Accra, The Governor of the Gold Coast asks for all available forces. Coomassie is closely invested,
Miiki Coal Mines. Kanada Coal Mines. Hokoku Coal Mines. Yoshinotani Coal Mines.
Ohnoura Coal Mines.
No. 1, Ohtsuji Coal Mines. Ichimura Coal Mines.
Kishima Coal Mines.
Yoshio Coal Mines.
Yamano Coal Mines.
Manoura Coal Mines.
The Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Ltd. Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Limited. Meiji Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Kadegafuchi Cotton Spinning Mills. Shanghai Cotton Spinning Mills.. Toklo Cotton Spinning Milis. Mike Cotton Spinning Mills. Imperial Government Paper Mills. Onoda Cement Company.
MITSUI BUSSAN 'Kaisha, M. FUJISE,
Manager. Hongkong, 11th December, 1899
men in action.
WHAT is an amateur billiards asks a paper? An amateur at billiards is the player who con
stantly exclaims "What luck. I'm having!
whose ambition is to make a six stroke; who apologises for potting the white and calls out What: Whitechapel again," when his oppon ent does so. Who'gets on the table instead of using the long rest; and who never ceases to explain how bad the balls are, and how dull the cushions, and how slow the cloth; and who is commonly heard to explain how he "can't see a ball to-day,"
Miss Julia Seaman, actress, who had a great
vogue as Hamlet in the days when Shakespeare was "put on," but never " produced," tells an excellent story apropos of the conditions that then prevailed. For the graveyard scene the propertyman used to give her any kind of a skull, a different one every night. Sometimes it was of painted cloth, stuffed with brown paper; sometimes carved from a stale loaf and painted One evening, as she look it, she heard the property-man say, "Please be very careful." She noticed the skull seemed light, but as she warmed to her work, she forgot everything and let it slip from her hands. To her horror it floated away to the flames of the footlights, where it burst with a loud snap! The property man had given her an inflated bladder,
painted to resemble a skull !
MR. Joseph Walton, M. P. for Barnsley, who was recently travelling in China, has been call ing the attention of the Goverment to British
interests in China. Unfortunately, this seems
by the following, ladies and gentlemen, in costume, Misses. Anita D'almada, e Castro,
Hance, Henderson, Stopani M. D'almada e Remedios, F. D'almada e Remedios, M. Seth and M. Sayer. Messrs, Armstrong, Danby,
Henderson, Hance, Ellis, N. Seth, Bain; and S. Seth.
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Mr. Grace then sang "The Bandolero" in his usual excellent style, and responded to an encore, by repeating the second verse.
The quartette Brightly danns ours wedding day," from the Mikado" was well rendered by Mrs. Lowson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Alec Marsh, and Mr. C. H. Lammert, and met with great applause. Mr. Walwyn, R.W.F., then woke the house up to enthusiasm, by the lively chorus, of "What Hoshe Bumps which was taken
up and repeated by some of the audience, with
great rigour. Responding to a loud recall, he sang "Father's got 'em."
The first part of the programme, con cluded with the well-known farce "The Area Belle," in which Mrs. Borrett as the maid with many lovers, made a spritely, and coquettish Penelope. Mr. Sexton, as "Pitcher," the police- man, it is needless to say, acted to the life, while Mr. Noble, as "Tooser" was an equally good "Tommy Atkins." Mr. Chapman, as the milk, acted his part well. Mrs. Francis Clark somewhat stolid but romantic purveyor of
made an excellent Mrs. Croaker. The little play, was bright throughout, and went off with spirit, and without a hitch.
After an interval of ten minutes, the band
played a lively selection from the "Geisha" and "The Runaway Girl"
Mrs. Lowson next charmed the audience with a sweet rendering of "Asthere," and as an encore sang a soft lullaby song,
rather an ambitious subject to attempt for a
and decided that this Section evidently dealt with cleanliness, and so the alleged offence The next Ordinance he had examined was would not be with regard to this paragraph.
the Building Ordinance of 1889. This Ordin-
ind
The Hon, the Attorney General asked his | Lordship to, notice, that the latter part of this Section especially refers to side channels and their obstruction,
His Lordship said that on the face of it, it
THE CANADIAN. MAIL" CONTRACT, SLE A letter, dated roth April, from the acting agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Royal Mail S. S. Line, was read, which an- nounced that the contract for the carriage of the mails from Vancouver to Hongkong will expire did seem that that there was a case to be made in May, 1901, and asked the Chamber to sup-cut by this provision of the law. port the Company's application for, a renewal thereof. R
Section 77 defined what were nuisances as meant by this Ordinance, and lays down The subject was discussed at some length, the procedure, to be taken should any of the and eventually the following resolution was regulations be neglected or contravened. proposed by the Chairman Section 28 says that the Surveyor General
** That in the opinion; of this Chamber, it is desirable the contract between-Her Majesty's Govemment and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company for the carriage of mails from Hongkong, via the Pacific and Vancouver, which will expire in May, 1901, should be renewed, if possible with an accelerated and fortnightly service. Hon. Keswick seconded, and it was carried unawinpusly, N
POSTAL COMPLAINT FROM MANILA Read letter from the Manila Chamber of
Commerce complaining of the late receipt at that port of European mails from Hongkong, and pointing out that this arose from injudi Amoy. clous selection of steamers proceeding vid
THE VACANT SEAT ON THE LEGISLATIVE: KOKEA SATAN
shall serve a notice asking for the nuisance to be removed before further proceedings are taken. In all cases it has to be the D. P.. W, who takes proceedings. The indictment might come under the Building Ordinance of 1889, but then the question anses has an Inspector of Nuisances as a servant of the Sanitary Board any jurisdiction or power to act, under this thing in the Ordinance that conferred this Ordinance. He was unable to find any.
power on Inspectors of Nuisances, and it would require special, legislation to enable them to act under its provisions. His
Lordship gave it as his opinion that the Building Ordinance was completely outside the scope of the Sanitary Board, and that the power would have to be specifically conferred, before an indictnient could be brought under the Building Ordinance, or an Inspector of Nuisances act in pursuance of these powers:
There was one other ordinance, No. 14 of Read letter from H.E. the acting Governor, 1845 which refers principally to cleanliness, dated 17th April, and received that morning police nuisances and public convenience, stating that Mr. Whitehead had been granted Section 2 Para 3 lays down the penalty. for nine months leave of absence, and requesting allowing scaffolding to obstruct the public road the Chamber to submit the name of a member on thoroughfare, which would be a nuisance to fill the vacancy
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at 3 o'clock p
THE DRAFT, REPORT:
Mr. Alec Marsh, then sang, in costume, the
It was decided to include the nomination against public convenience, and a constable. would have the power, without warrant, to order Prologue-Paliaca, in fine dramatic style, his at the annual general meeting of members its removal, if it came within his own view. Or podlegla private person could report, the matter to acting and singing, being alike equally good. shartly to be held.
The programme concluded, with the better
|_ THE ANNUAL HEETING DRAINA the police authorities and have it removed. It part of the first act of the "Mikado." This is This was fixed for Monday, the goth: April, | might be contended, that an Inspector of Nuisances carne under this Ordinance but in to be hardly the time to stir in the matter, heult too, to cut out parts from so well known concert, especially without a band. It is dif
his opinion it was not so, because this Ordinance when England is fully occupied with the Trans-
Contaired many provisions under which a Was then considered, paragraph by para Sanitary Inspector of Nuisances could not vaal and other South African affairs.
a. work, so to prevent slight lagging and. The gaps. Some of the performers are deserving graph, and passed.
possibly have power to deal. Besides it would Peking Syndicate was mentioned by Mr. Brod of special praise, notably, the three little
"be necessary, that these powers should ba- this would be supported by the Government whose get-up, expression, and acting are, as we rick, who said that serious undertakings like maids from school, (Mrs. Hagan, Miss Stopani,
-specifically conferred and there was nothing in and Mrs. Borreti), and Pooh-Bah (Mr. Sexton)-
the Ordinance to show that such was the case.
In conclusion, in this case there is no law to Referring to Chinese internal navigation, Mr know more professional than amateur, The On the 13ut instant, while two rufis, one of support the allegation that the Inspector when Brodrick'said that British gunboats would con- scenery and dresses were particularly attractive, bamboos and the other of wood, were floating ordered the removal of the obstruction was tinue to be employed. Apparently however, the latter we understand being specially lent down from Sze Wal in the Nám Hoi, district, acting as a public servant, therefore the indict. perhaps because of some order or restriction as for the occasion by Messrs Kuhn and Komor.they were hearded by pirates who demanded ment could not be proved if it went to trial, as no The third and last of these entertaintments $300 front the owners of the former and Tls. 8oo offence has been committed thatis cognisible to not taking any offensive action, unless abso will be given this evening,
from those of the latter. Failing to obtain this by law. The indictment will therefore be equa BOERS BETWEEN SUNDAY RIVER lutely compelled in self defense, the presence
amount of blackmail, the pirates took a man shed and prisoner discharged from each raft and sailed off to See Nam
The matter was reported to the
NATAL.
AND DUNDEE.
LATER.
of these river gunboats is not taken much notice of, at all events by pirates on the West River Mr. Brodrick also said that the policy of the British Government was not to acquire addi- tional land in China, but to keep open the waterways,
Reuter's correspondent at Lady- smith says that Boer Commandos, estimated at 15,000 strong, scattered over the fortified ridges between Sundays River and Dundee are vainly do, as is well showd by the extract from the [33 awaiting the British advance.
This, however, they have hitherto failed to
Veterinary Surgeons, Report we published this week.
60
THE PLAGUE.
Cases reported to zoth instant
Do. do. during past 24 hours........ 7°
Totali.
Deaths reported to zoth instant
do. 'during past 24 hours?.2
Do
PIRACY
Hard
at See Kwong, and braves were sent in pursuit, who, having come up with the pirales up a brisk fite, killing one man and afters Capturing another. The test - pirate" "boat" was found, e pawn-tickets
some of
Cards, The gether will handed over to the Namb instant. The prisoner stated, killed was the
be
The Hon. the Attorney General said he quite concurred in the ruling of his Lordship, as ho himself had had some difficulty in framing the "indictment, and at one time almost determined, not to proceed with the case, but had decided to bring it before the court, as the Sanitary Board ining; might object that their servants were not receli chiefs" ving the support which was their due. -
ware ~~ His Lordship then dismissed the Common jurors and adjourned the Court fill fo &'m on Modday, when Special jury, will be empanelled to try the murder chest