which would do for a lobby or landing at the top of the stairs and which could not be legally inhab ted. If this lobby be allowed by amending the definition of room, which I refer to later on, this arrangement woulp however enable the floor to be occupie legally by 20 persons. As the cubic contents of the floor is 9127 cubic ft., under the old law 22 persons could occupy it, and thus we se that provided the yard be counted as external air there would only be a displacement of two persons through the enforcing of the new law. provided that the landford increased the glazed area of the ir ni windows to the maximum extent possible. This conclusion is quite in accordance with the remarks of Dr. Clark in his minute of 27/2/03. G.S.O. 1473/1903, but there still remains an important point to be considere, which has apparently been over. looked. Given one large and legal sub livision in the front of the floor, who is to occupy it? It will hold 17 men or adults. A glance at the plan of this floor will show that no one wants and no one can pay for a cubicle or room big enough to hold 7 men nor even 8 (in case we have a half- sized cubicles instead of our one large one), Three or four people at most live in one of the present cubicles in this floor, and it is quite obvious that privacy is necessary for each smalt family, With our large cubicles therefore we are as far off as ever from providing suitable accommodation for the poor man's family, It remains to be seen what will happen when the new law is put in force. Will the poor man sacrifice privacy, and will 3 to 5 families live in one common room with no subdivisions for decency's sake, or will one man be satisfied to pay a comparatively large rent for more room than he wants, while those displaced seek to do the same thing in other parts of the City? There is yet another point to be considered in reference to the erecting of cubicles as suggested by Dr. Clark in his minule of 27/2/03 in C. S. O. 1473/1903 referred to above. It is there stated that a large cubicle could be built around the window looking from a room into the yard at the rear. Now some houses have such a window where the yard is situated between the main room and the kitchen, and also in cases where half the original kitchen has been cut away to form a yard. Other houses have a line or open space in rear, but the kitchen comes between the living room and the open space in rear. Obviously in such houses as these no cubicle could be erected at the rear end of the living room, and if the window area into the street in front is one-tenth of the floor area and a cubicle were built to enclose this window area the re- mainder of the room would be windowless and
therefore not only uninhabitable but quite illegal, as section 154 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1503 says that no room can be erected or main tained in any storey of a domestic building un. less such room have a window equal to one tenth the door-area opening into the external air. Again a room is defined by definition 51 as any subdivision of ary-storey of a domnestic building biber than a drying-room, store-room or pantry. If this definition were amended so as to except also any passage, lobby or landing the diffi culty mentioned above would be got over. But if this amendment be not made it is obvious that no partition whatever can be erected in any floor unless the subdivisions which are created by such a partition are ach lit by a window or windows to the extent of one-tenth of the floor area of such ubdivision If we take as an example again he first floor of 2, Aberdeen Street and allow be yard to be counted as external air under provisa to Section 154. and then have a parti-
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1901-casa: 1,649.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
would be to send the Board's officers to remove
found in streets ar hillsides 320. them. percentage-29.5«°
1902-cases 573
found in streets or hillsides 198, percentage-34.6.
1903-cases up to date of previous report
986.
found in streets or hillsides 329. percentage-33-3-
1903 to 19, 6.03-cases 1,214.
The President:-The procedure to be taken is laid down in the Ordinance.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
The last case down for hearing at the June Criminal Bessions was commenced on Monday found in streets or hillsides 397. when Lau Mui was charged under two indict before the Chief Justice, Sir W. M. Goodman, The cases I have counted as "dumped evidence before the New Territories Land Court
percentage-32,7.
ments for procuring a person to give false include those found dead in streets, the haren the 11th November, 1902, in connection with bour, or hillsides, but do not include those a land claim at Kowloon Tong. found in mastheds, empty floors of houses, nor in boats.
The Attorney General, Sir H. S. Berkeley, (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown included many cases found in the streets but and Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., (instructed by Mr. In the former figures there were accidentally Solicitor) prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, which are shewn to have been taken to the W. Goldring, of Messrs. Deacon and Tung Wa Hospital for
The Hastings, defended. of dumped bodies in 1got was due to an error previous number 13.8 given as the percentage that the figure I now give, namely 19.7, is still in the addition, la will be noticed, however, the smallest for the six years.
treatment,
employment of soldiers in May and June had With regard to the question of whether the any appreciable effect in lessening the "dumping," I submit for consideration the following figures calculated on the same basis as those given above.
1,254 cases of plague. The "dumped bodies In May and June, 1901, there were registered numbered 233. This gives a percentage of 18.5. This differs by 1.2 only from the figure for the whole year, namely, 19.7.
and June, 1901, there were 93 dumped Of the 395 cases occurring not in May This gives a percentage for the year of 23. This is the figure which should be compared with the percentage during May and June (18,5) for the purposes of considering whether the employment of the too soldiers had any effect.
The President remarked that the inaccuracy which had crept in did not materially alter the the year in which there were fewer bodies found comparative statistics, because Igor was still dumped in the streets.
The report was adopted.
MACDONNELL ROAD AND MALARIA.
The Acting Medical Officer of Health minuted to the Secretary on the 22nd uit., as follows:-
letter to the people living in MacDonnell Road "I think it would be well to send a circular calling their attention to the danger of allow- ing small collections of water such as are found in lower saucers, etc, in gardens. Malaria has been frequent in MacDonnell Road and the inhabitants there can do much to lessen it by paying attention to these matters."
might be distributed all round the Colony in Mr. Pallock minuted-A general notice English and Chinese.
Mr. Lau Chu Pak minuted-1 think the attention of those living in the other malarial districts should also be drawn,
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following jury was sworn: -Messrs. F. E. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the Shuster (foreman), A, McCall, W. C. D. Turner, W. H. Purcell, A. Beathe, C. Koenig and G. Brusse.
Tuesday, and after another full day's hearing The case was ultimately adjourned until it was again adjourned.
On Wednesday morning his Lordship com- menced the summing up. At.. 11.20 the jury retired, and half an hour later returned by a majority of four to three they found into Court, the foreman announcing that prisoner not guilty. Bis Lordship pointed ou! diet of such a majority and the jury again that it was not permissable to accept the ver-
minutes later the jury gave a verdict, by five to retired. Upon returning into Court a few two) of not guilty, and prisoner was discharged.
CLAIM AGAINST THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
PLAINTIFF NON-SUITED.
In the Supreme Court on Tuesday the Puisne Judge, His Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, heard a claim brought by Kan Poo, a merchant, car- rying on business at Foochow and temporarily residing at 5, Queen's Road Central, against the Douglas, Steamship Company, Limited, in re- spect of damage alleged to have been caused to company's steamer Haimun. The plaintiff cases of cocoons while on board the defendant | claimed $1,000 damage and his costs.
Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, and Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon and Hastings, represented the de- fendant company.
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1903.
Cross-exaned-Suine of the boxes were wet at the two bottom corners, and some at, the two upper coiners. They were standing one on top of another and he could only sec one side. He saw that water had beea tlowing out of the boxes..
THE ALLEGED BRIBERY OF
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
The boatman, who was sent aboard by the
At the Police Court on Wednesday before received instructions to get the cases. lust witness, said that on the 16th May he Mr J, H. Kemp, Robert Gardiner McEwen, could not get delivery that day and went to the
He Inspector of Markets, appeared on remand in
the bill of lading which he handed to the tally. steamer again on the Monday taking with him under the Bribery Ordinance, No. 3 of 1898.
answer to a summons against him for offences
the side of the hatchway on the 'tween deck. He man and was shown the seven cases lying by had them removed by coolies on to the upper deck, and he noticed that two of the cases were wet, while the others bore traces of water, He then reported the matter to his master, the 'tween deck. and the boxes were subsequently returned to
Cross-examined-He had got one of the wharf. When he first 100k delivery of them they dry boxes, bearing traces of water, on to the
of tea. ; were all together, and surrounded by a cargo
A sative silk expert of Hongkong deposed that after cocoons had been dried no water would ooze out of them.
Cross-examined:-If a cocoon was properly dried the worm was quite hard,
Witness then cut open a couple of cocoons, handed him by Mr. Looker, and found that the insides were quite wet. He considered they were got at them, and been on them for a long not properly dry and said that water must have
moisture and discolour the cocoon,
By hi Lordship: the worm in the cocoon was not properly dried it would consume
How would you tell whether the moisture came from the inside or the outside.
Witness-I cannot say.
behalf of the defendant who pleaded not guilty secuted, and Mr. M., Slade appeared on Mr. F. H. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, pro-
ley asked leave to amend the charges, and this to each of the charges. At the outset Mr. Bow- being granted defendant was charged with $17, 120, $30 and $100. accepting on various dates the sums of $10,
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Some error appears to have crept into the charge against Johnson as it transpired in Court to-day, he is to be charged with accepting " $10 and not $100, On the original charge the maknak amount was stated to be $to, but in copies the amount was put down as $100.
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At the Magistracy on Thursday Mr. J. H. Kemp heard further evidence in support of the
M. W. Slade represented the defendant, who Bowley, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. charges against R. G. McEwen, Inspector of Markets, of recepting bribes. Mr. F. B. L
had pleaded not guilty,
appear to watch the case on behalf of the paul. Mr. H. J. Gedge said he was instructed to try guild and on behalf of each witness called for the prosecution from that guild.
Johnsan, assistant Inspector of Markets, was Before proceeding with the case, Niel August called, and pleaded not guilty to the charge, as amended, of accepting the sum of $ o from Ip Chun, Wo Kam, and Lam Hing Shao. Mr. Slade announced that he would appear for the defence, and Mr. Kemp adjourned the hearing of the case until next Thursday,
Pang Chin Ngok, manager of the Hop Wo Chao, was then called, and Mr. Bowley in: imated that he did not intend to offer any evidence against him and he was discharged. With regard to Tsang Ah Tso, a Wanchai market coolie, Mr. Kemp announced that the case would be taken on pih inst.
3rd inst.
Before the Acting Police Magistrate (Mr. J. Magistracy this afternoon, of the charges against H. Kemp) the hearing was resumed, at the
cepting bribes to influence his conduct as a R. G. McEwen, Inspector of Markets, of ac- public servant.
he prosecuted on five serious charges of bribery Mr. Bowley, in opening the case, stated that
position of Inspector of Markets. He then again t a public officer holding the responsible proceeded to give an outline of the case, ob- Hongkong Police Force, and left in order to serving that the defendant was formerly in the take charge of the Dockyard Police at the the Sanitary Board as inspector, and, on the Naval Yard. In 1951 he left there and joined
of Markets, and as such had practically the 1st May, 1902, took up the duties of inspector control of all the markets in the Colony. He was the Chief Inspector and it was his duty to time.gulation, relating to the markets, under the enforce all the Ordinances, Bye-laws, and re- Immediate supervision of the Colonial Veteri
Mr. Slade then cross-examined Fung Yun, a salesman in the Sun Fu poultry shop, Western those laws, etc. He would bring evidence nary Surgeon, and with his permission bad Market, who had deposed to giving the defend- power to prosecute persons contraveningant Sro of the poultry guild's money.
The accountant in the Sun Fu shop was
tiff's own case the evidence went against him.
to show that in each of the markets the
called and examined at length after which the Mr. Looker then opened on behalf of the de- the present case they were concerned with .particular trade had each is guild, and in
case was further adjourned. fendant company and submitted that on plain the poultry guilds of the Central and Western The cocoons were not properly dried and quite guild and when any members get into Markets. All poultry shops belonged to the unft for shipment from Focchow, and owing to the natural shaking of the vessel they bumped discussed. The guilds were managed in tara trouble a meeting was called and the matter against one another and were bruised and mois. ture exuded thus contaminated others. What
by different shops, and in the Western Market one of the witnesses had said regarding wet at
each shop managed it for two months, while tions from improperly dried cocoons. The duty managing had the custody of all moneys the corners of the boxes was simply exuda.
in the Central Market the shops undertook management in turn for one year. The shop of the defendant company, of course, was to deliver the boxes in good order and condition
and banks, and made necessary disburse-
dation was the result of inherent vice the plain- May last year, he threatened a although two of the cases were wet, if the exu externally as they had been received, and
ments and received moneys coming in. Sowe two months after the defendant took up his position as Inspector of Markets, in tiff had proved nothing which would in any poultry shop in the Western market for block- way throw the liability of the damage on the de- fendant company. The facts submitted would tion reported the matter to the guild and a convince his Lordship or a jury that the moisture meeting was called with the result that $ro in ing the thoroughfare. The shop in ques- on the cases resulted from the inside and not submitted showing that the cases were removed Nos. 1 and 2, Chater Street, Kennedy Town. from external damage. No evidence had been
bank-notes was subsequently handed to the from the 'tween decks or that they had been After that no proceedings were instituted Inspector at his quarters on the top floor of
Hongkong. According to the plaintiff's own touched during the voyage from Foochow to against the shopkeeper. In September, 1902, showing no water could get into the boxes unless guild, and the poultry men having been put to they were submerged, and therefore the only
another shop was managing the affairs of the conclusion to be arrived at was that the cocoons
a certain amount of trouble in various ways a were improperly dried and quite unfit for ship-handed out $17 which, he believed, was taken meeting of the guild and the accountant ment to Honkone, and that the damage was occasioned by moisture exuding from them.
by the man himself to the defendant's quarters Evidence was ca led on behalf of the defence At Christmas time it was a w.ll-known custom in Chater Street and given to the Inspector. and Mr. Looker addressed the Court pointing of the Chinese to make presents to European out that plaintiff had failed to prove that the
customers and friends. cocoons got wet through any outside agency,
A meeting of the and as the onus of proof tested on him plaintiff's Case must fail. Should, however, his Lordship give a decision against the defendant company, he submitted that the damage claimed were excessive,
It was set forth in the statement of clain, that the defendant company, which is registered kong, and has its registered offices in Victoria, under the Companies Ordinances of Bong- is the owner of the British steamship Haimun, trading between Hongkong and the Treaty The President said:-It will be in the re-
Ports of China and Formosa. On or about the collection of some of the members that the
11th May this year a certain Lau Seung Min question of the prevalence of malarial fever in shipped on board the Huiman at Feoc.ow Macdonnell Road was brought before the Board
seven cases of sils cocoons in good order and i Novem er last, and it was then decided that condition to be, by the defendant company safe the best pla to deal with those stagiant poolsly and securely carried from Foochow to Hu. g would be to treat them as nuisances. One of kong upon the terms of a bill of lading made by follows:-"Any accumulation, or deposit of the nuisances as defined in the rdinance is as
the defendant company, by which the goods were to be delivered, in the like good order and stagnant water, sullage-water, manure, house- condition in which they were shipped, certain refuse, or other matter, wherever situated, perils and casualties if the seas, rivers and pools containing anopheles larvae are unhealthy, Hongkong to the order of Lau Seung Min for which is unb althy." Undoubtedly stagnant steam navigation only excepted, at the port of plan would be to draw the attention of the and it appears to me that the most feasible freight at the rate specified. The bid lading public generally, by advertisement or notificatiff, and he paid the fre ght to the defendant accordingly, with custs.
Mr. Slade having replied, his Lordship found was endorsed by Iau Seung Min to the plain-for the defendant company, and guve a verdici tion in the papers, to the effect that these stag. company, and all conditions on the shipper's part danger to the people living in the premises, pant pools starding in premises are a source of
were performed, and the delivery of the goods to the plaintiff in Hongkong in good order and to warn them that if they are not deali
and condition was not picvoured by any ur the inspectors to take the matter with it will be necessary for the sanitary
excepted perils or casualties. The statenient hand and treat
of claim.alleged that the defendant company them as ordinary nuisances.
did not deliver the goods in the said good order Mr. Pollock-1 suggest that notices be in and condition to the plaintiff. The Batman serted in the Chinese newspapers.
arrived in Hongkong on the 16th May last and the plaintiff, by his agent, on the same day applied for delivery of the goods, but was un able to obtain them, and the following day being a Sunday no cargo was delivered. On the 18th May.the plaintiff's agent again applied for delivery and the goods, were tendered to him on board of the steamer. It was
The President-I move that notices be
inserted in European and Chinese papers,
Mr. Pollock seconded. Agreed.
BATH-HOUSES AT TAIPINGSHAN.
A drawing showing proposed bath-houses for ing Pound Lane, Taipingshan, was laid on the men and women to be erected on a site adjoin-then found they were not in good order table and approved.
PLAQUE AT AMOY.
The following report of plague at Amby was Inid on the table :-
H. M. Consulate, Amoy, June 9th, 1993, Sir, have the honour to report that the epidemic of plague here appears to have reached its maximum and now shows a ten- dency to decrease, the average number of cases reported during the last few days showing a slight reduction.I have, etc.,
P. F. HAUSSER, Consul.
fon built about the rear win low we see that ve at once divide the floor into two paris-a mall room at the rear with a window one-tenth of its floor area opening into the external air yard) and a larger remainder with windows pening into the street oot equal to one-tenth he remaining door area Such larger re- hainder is therefore ilegal. In other words o partition can be built on this floor which would result in having two legally habitable ubdivisions. If the amendment I suggest bove to the definition of a room be made we ould then divide this door into four legal abdivisions, namely, two cubicles or rooms in ront, each with an area of 185 sq. ft. and with mple window area, one cubicle or room in ear with window arca into the yard (if accepted s external air) and a windowless lobby or assage which would be uninhabitable in onses which have no window from the living bom into their open space in the rear and those houses which have yards too small be recommended for exemption under the roviso to Section 154, if the windows looking jattu main room into the front street were qual in area to one-tenth the floor area of the om we could build a partition around the ont. window, or two partitions forming two soms if there were two windows in front, aving a small windowless lobby not to be habited. The smaller the subdivisions pplied with sufficient window area the larger ould be the windowless remainder, and con- quently proportionately higher would be the nt to be paid for the habitable portion of the bor. If the windowless remainder be reduced The Honourable
a minimum the larger will the habitable vision become until it will become so large to command rent not within the means of e poor man's family, and as it cannot be sub- vided it will only be fit to be used as a com- on lodging-house is used, that is by a number men who are content to live together in a rge room without any subdivisions for privacy. attach returns from the inspector, showing s number of vacant for they have found in air districts. The figures show that these ors can approximately house 25,000 persons. ais number is apt to be misleading, for as my ove remarks in reference to the cubicle estion show, we are not concerned so much th the question of finding house-room for ose whoare content to live in common lodging: uses, but with the very difficult problem of ing able to provide for the wants of the milies of the poorer classes and of those who sh to live with a certain amount of privacy
decency's sake.
~~~~~~DUMPING OF PLAGUE "BODIES."
The correspondence relative to the percent. of dead bodies, dead of plague, found ped, was tabled. It reads:- Minute by Colonial Secretary to Secretary,
Sanitary Board.} nota from the M. O. His Memo, laid on the fo at last Sanitary Board meeting that the centage of dead bodies, dead of plague, ked up outside houses in 1901, was only That is the year the ico soldiers were em. yed to stop dumping for about a months in plague season-first week in May to first in July. Is the low percentage of dumped lies attributable to any other cause? Memo. by Dr. Pearse, dated 20th ult.)
very much regret that in endeavouring to apile quickly an answer to the question of Pollock lately asked at a Board meeting the subject of the percentages of dumped les, I did not give the figures correctly. beg to submit herewith a revised report on se figures.
1898-cases 1,314.
found in streets or hillsides 304. percentage-23.1.
30, or the lowest on record.
The Colonial Secretary,
Hongkong. Mr. Pollock minuted-The plague at Amoy seems to have begun to decrease about the same time as it did here,
CUBICLES.
and condition, but on the contrary were damaged by rain or other fresh water 10 Plaintiff refused to take delivery, and left the such an extent as to be wholly unmarketable. goods on the ship. The ge, he alleged was occasioned by the gence of the ser vants of the defendant company.
HONGKONG IPAR POLO
“ASSOCIATION,
kong Water Polo Shield Competition was held A meeting of the management of the Hong- following representatives were present:R. at Victoria Recreation Club on Tuesday. The Mitchell (Y.M.C.A), F. M. Roza Pereira A Lanimert (V.R.C.), Sergt. Jewsbury (K.E.), (Lusitano Club), J. H. R Hance (H.K.V.C.), H. and A. E. S. Alves, Hon. Sec. It was decided Corpi Laughran (R.S.A.), T. Meek. Hon. Trea,
League rules with conditions as mentioned that this year's competition be played under
below:-
1. Two points for a win.
2-One point for a draw.
play off.
3-In event of a draw in points at final stage of the competition, the teains concerned will
4-All players must be bona fide members for the term of 14 days of the club, body, corps or unit of the garrison competing for the shield. 5-All ties to be played at VR.G. enclosure. 16-Non appearance of any one team will explanation is sent in to the can mistee within count a win for the other unless a satisfactory two days from date of play.
The Committed then arranged the following fixtures
3rd July, 1903, Lusitano Club and Royal Engineers
4th July, 1903, Sherwood Foresters and Royal Garrison Artillery.
Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
6th July, 1933, Young Men's Ch. Asso. and
20th July, 1953, Lusitano a od R.A.. 21st July, 1903, V.R.C. and R.E.
and july, 1903, V.R.C. and H.K.V.C.
ANOTHER SOLICITO. ADMITTED
23rd July, 1903, Y.M.C.A. 7 S.F.
and
certain
guild was called for the purpose of discussing what presents should be given, and a resolution was passed and a deputation ap the members took $120 and another $30. pointed to go and see the Inspector. One ni
defendant's quarters with a quantity of poultry, Christmas Eve they visited fruit, and other customary presents which, together with the bank-notes, were handed to the defendant. The foregoing referred to the Market, Mr Bowley said he would call one of the སོག་པ་ནད་པའི་བactn1 masters of a poultry shop who would depose to the fact that about Christmas time a consulta- tion was held rega: ling the giving of que
sents to the defendant.
Mr. Slade-1 shall certainly object to every word that is spoken in conversation in any guild or market. It is not evidence against
this man.
and asked what kind of present he would like Mr. Rawley, proceeding, said that as a result of the conference the defendant was approached
him money and he would buy something for In reply, McEwen said they had better give himself. Another guild inceting was held and $100 and four boxes of cigars and possibly a few other things were obtained and taken to the defendant's house on the afternoon of Christmas Day. When they arrived at the house the man tank the things upstairs and saw two Europeans appeared with another European and told them The defendant present y
Ewen, and Mr. D. Piper attended in behalf of the Crown, Mr. M. W. Slade defended Mc- Mr. F. B. L. Bawley prosecuted on behalf
of the poultry guild and of each witness called for the prosecution from the poultry guild.
Mr. Slade proceeded with the cross-examina- tion of han Wong, master of the Yuen Hop Shop.
defendant's house at 4 p.m. on the 24th Decem
In reply to Counsel, witness said he went to ber and saw the inspector on the verandah. He opened the door and walked into the house; he had never been to the house before.
Li Kwan, master of the Sun Fu poultry shop, deposed that he remembered the defendant.
Mr. Bowley-Have you ever given him any money?
Mr. Piper asked that the man might be cau tioned, and this having been done he replied that he wanted $60 a inerth.
Have you ever given him any money?—I hauded him 530, and $120 was handed to him by Ah Wong. That was on the 24th December lasi.
The So you say you paid, the inspector whose money was it -The money of the guild. Was there a meeting of the guild before the money was paid 7-Yes, the same day.
Witness handed the 530 to the defendant on
birds and cigar the top floorf his premises in Chater Street. Chan Wong went with him. Witness carried
ago, I don't remember,
What sort, f birds?-It was such a long time
Inspector on the verandab he said, “I am go ng Continuing, he said that when he saw the to give you some presents and defendant
and you the
you and Chan Wong give HATT money?-As presents for Christmas.
Why should you give the Inspector these presents 2-Seeing we know each other,
What return were you to get for the presents? Sometimes the Inspector was very ferocious and used to strike everybody.
And you thought he would be less feracious 7-We are business men and when- ever any European comes into our shop a large crowd collects outside.
your shop-
You wanted to keep the inspector away from Our Slade:-Now, now, we need not have
ibat.
Cross-examined, witness said. he had been sent for from the Registrar General's depart- ment and be was warned about selling fish in the store, but he had no power to turn the mea out for doing so. That was on the complaint sequently taken away, of the Inspector. Witness's license was sub-
in the statement of defence. They admitted To this claim the defendant company replied
externally in good order and rondition, and
to wait a little while. The Inspector and the receiving seven wooden cases of silk pocoons,
Europeans went away, and presently the Fat Lung shop, a164 Centrafmarket. said he had ip Chung, one of the masters of the Yueng defendant returned and spoke to them. They been a partner in the firm during the last 12 or claimed that by the bill of lading the company
then handed him the cigars and the money. was not responsible for leakage. They also
13 years. In consequence of what took place at a admitted the payment of freight, and that the
It is well-known, continued Mr. Bowley, that guild meeting witness said he saw the inspector delivery of the case in good order and condi
in the summer of this year it was found that the following day and said to him in Chinese the Central and tion was not prevented by any of the excepted
Western Markets were "Christmas will be here in a few days, perils and casualties. On the other hand, the
infected with plague and in consequence of what will you take Defendant replied, that a thorough cleansing was made. The pout-"You give money; I will buy myself." Wit- shipper's part were fulfilled, and asserted that company denied that all the conditions on the
try stalls, in the Western market, were re moved on to the Priya while the shops members in consequence of which a meeting ness returned to the guild and informed the the cocoons were shipped in an unfit condition. As to the delivery of the goods the defence
were cleaned and the stalls in the Central was called. At Christmas the prisoner was market, which were not dealt with in such given a $ico note and four: boxes of cigars. orders of the day, I wish to take this oppor
The President-Before we proceed to the his agents, applied for delivery of the cases stated that on the 18th May the plaintiff, by
a summary manner, were cleaned and a great Witness handed the money to the defendant tunity of informing the Board as to what has
which was given, and they proceeded to take
many old pens and crates were burned by been done with reference to enforcing the
and the cigars were given him by one of them when a rain storm came on and they
order of the Sanitary Board. Those orders provisions of the new Building Bill with regard selves under the hatches. The goods were
his friends. When he arrived at McEven's had to be carried out by the defendant, and as desisted therefrom, replacing the goods them to cubicles, first block in No. 5 Health district, subsequently discharged into godowns by the
houic three other European besides the in- a result of the general clearance poultry dealers spector were there. Witness subsequently said A survey of No. 3 Health District is being servants of the defendant company where they
want in a body to see the Registrar General, to defendant, "Inspector, now 1 am going to taken and the result as shown in the first still are. Generally, as to the plaintiff's claim,
Mr. Slade I certainly object to that. black of houses dealt with is as follows: Num.
Mr. Bowley said the stall holders went to friends then gave him the money in 44 give you these presents." One of his (witness's) ber of houses 42; floors, 147; illegal cubicles, lading they were not to be responible for the company contended that by the bill of
see the Registrar General with reference to envelope which defendant o ened and put in 142.
what had happened. As a result information his pocket. Witness had previously given him cupants would have been allowed; under cocoons was the result of leakage caused by in- be approved, admitted and enrolled to practise Under the old Ordinance 3,334 oc leakage and the damage occasioned to the Morgan Phillips moved that Mr. Donald Piper
was given upon which Mr. Clementi, the the cigars which he put under his arm. De the new Ordinance the number would be
assistant Registrar General, laid the information fendant said "Thank you." He could reco 1,401; so that 833 people would be displaced condition, and that the cocoons being packed kong
heren: vice and their being shipped in an unfit
in the present case.
gnise the other Europeans it he saw them... in these 42 houses. Notices that the cubi intin lined cases through which it was impos-
Mr. Adam Gibson, Colonial Veterinary Sur: One of them generally went out with the cles were illegal were served on 30th June,sible for water of any description to penetrare, Do School and was articled with Messrs. Halli-duties of the Inspector of Markets, and said that money? Because the members of the guilds as. a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hongseon, deposed that he took up his appointment Inspector shooting birds, and another used to towards the end of April last year. He pro⚫ and they will be visited again on 14th inst.; water of any description coming from outside
Mr. Piper was educated at Bedford Grammar ceeded to give formal evidence regarding the members of the guild give the Inspector the come to the market. Why did you and the other If it is found that the cubicles have not been could reach the cocoons. During a short dis day and Stemson of Bedford, He was removed further action will then be taken cussion which ensued on Counsel reviewing the under the Ordinance. A night visit was pleadings, Mr. Looker pointed out that his
defendant's salary was $1,140 per annum in. said the inspector always gave them a lot of paid yesterday to 25 of the houses and defence would be (1) inherent vice; (2) no fault
addition to exchange compensation, and $362trouble" per annum for house allowance, $360 convey- crowded, that gives a percentage of 10.9. At shipper did not comply with the conditions.
U. Kam, master of the Tai Chun out of $5 Boors six were found to be over of the defendant company, and (3), that in
ance allowance, and $60 for his knowledge off shop, 63 Central Market, gave evidence of a poultry this time of year the Chinese do not sleep to a
Chinese. In reply to Mr. Bowity, he said therecorroborative nature, great extent indoors; many sleep on the roof evidenca be intended calling before the 'ourt,
was a regulation in general order_prohibiting or in the streets; therefore the percentage was and stated that the silk in question was of Wise, said he had much pleasure in admitting of regulations for accepting a present
Mr. Slade then proceeded to summarise the
the acceptance of presents by Government tral Market, also corroborated.
Lum King Sang, poultry dealer, of the Cen
winter months I think you would find the over brought down from beyond Foochow for ship wished him a successful career.. not quite accurate, If a visit was paid in the exceptionally fine quality and was being him to practise as a solicitor of the Court and The Puiste Judge, His Honour Mr. A. G.
Mr. Sladei-There is no charge for breach crowding much more.
ment to Macao where plaintiffiteade & placing
Mr. Fung Wa Chun-May I ask on whom the notices were served?
The President-On the owners. Mr. Pong Wa Chun-Is that the law? The President-Yes.
it on the market for the rat time. The co-
TO PRACTISE IN HONGKONG. In the Supreme Court in Tuesday Mr. T,
Supreme Court of Judicature in England on the 21st November, 1898, and for the fast Adviitted to práctise as a solicitor of the
36 years has resided in England. He arrived the Colony on the 25th June last, and, wo understand will be connected with the firm of Afessrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master.
servants,
Mr. Bowley-No.
Mr. Slade What is the object of bringing
that in?
Mr. Bowley-It is relative to this charge. ing up to..
Mr. Slade-I don't know what you are lead-
Ma Kemp:-Do you make a formal objec
tion?
This concluded the hearing of evidence from witnesses on behalf of the prosecution, and Mr. Bowley asked that the bail might be in | defet, would have any difficulty in finding creased, observing that he did not suppose the
sureties.
Mr. SladeIt is difficult to understand the desire on the part-
Mr. Kemp-Bail will be the same as before, The further bearing of the case was adjourned till Thursday next at 2.15.
coons were roasted and thoroughly dried, His Majesty the King of Siam is now in his as the least damp would spoil them. They fiftieth year and in the thirty-fifth of his reign, were placed in game unused match cases with At the beginning of October the duration of serve them on the tenants who put up the Foochaw,
Mr. Fung Wa Chun-I think we ought to and plaintiff saw them safely shipped at the preceding one.
tin lining, soldered down and rendered airtight, the present reign will be exactly double that of cubicles. The landlord is not expected to go
His Majesty is, thơ, fifth Mr. Slade-Yes, your Worship, I do. inte & tenant's house; besides he is not at Min who deposed that he gave his boatman agredecessors, the longest previous reign being officer, and had never noticed any omission on Among the witnesses called was Cau boung throne considerably longer than any of his always found the defendant n most energetic. monarch of the dynasty, and has been on the In cross-examination, the witness said he had liberty to do so. If tenants choose to put up bill of lading and other documents and sent him a little over twenty-seven years. The Hangkok his part to prosecute against breach of regula illegal cubicles there is no means for the land aboard the Halmun ajout 7 a.m. On the Tigres learns that His Majesty has ordered tions. On one or two occasions he had reported lord to find out.
The President pointed out that the Ordinance made a report in consequence of which witness the event. It will be a double medal, formed ing him bribes. Before the present charge de Monday, Half an hour later he returned and from the Paris Mint a medal to commemorate trouble with Chinese on account of their offer provided that the naticos should be served on told him not to taka dolivery of the goods. of two small ovál medallions connected by I fendant reported several poultry-dealers of lie. bave been ordered to enībaik in the Leviathan the owners. found la streets or hillsides 354. percentage-24.2.
Mr. Rumjan said the landlord had no power cases of cocoons. Three of them were very on the obverse will be the three-headed ele Witness then went aboard, and saw the seven three rings welded in the forms of a triangle. over the tenants. His experience was that the 1900-caics 1,285.
tenants strongly objected to the removal of the having been wel, There was no rain when ho found in streets or billsides g20. cubicles by the landlords and the latter could
wet outside and the other four bars traces of phant of Siam and a Siamese inscription: percentage-197)
not do anything. The most axpeditious way | and tan'o'clock that morning.
was aboard or and there been betwein seven septies crosand and surrounded by the grand on the reverse the arms of Siam placed on two To gal e-liar
1899-casen 1,452.
Fang Yun, a salesman In the Western Market, then gave evidence relating to the block ing of one of the thoroughfares, and the offers ing of 510 to the defendant,
At this stage the Cours adjourned.
Western Market for such conduct..
The following appointments have been made L. Moore, to be Leviathan, to dale June 16 Licuts.: J. F. Knox, to the Tamar (N) and P at the Admiralty-Assistant, Paymaster-G.
36. The folowing officers of the R.M... B. Garrett, to the Tamar, asist, to date, May
Lieus, F. W. Home and C. S. Bazeon. Staff Surgeon 11. Meikle, to the Leviathan, 10 deta on commissioning-Capt. G. M. Heriot
June 16; Staff Paymaster E. W. Osburn, to the Leviathan, to date June 16 Surgeon L, Lindy up, to the Zeviathan, to date June 18,
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ANOTHER PEAK TRAMWAY.
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It will be within the recollection of our readers that not many years ago a syndicate was in the process of formation in the Colony for the purpose of laying down another line of tramways to the Peak district. The proposed route was actually selected. It was to take the line along the Glenealy" ravine up the hill term nating somewhere in the neighbourhood of the proposed new road to High West. The we hear scheme now revived, and that instead o a local concern taking the initiative the project is in contemplation by a home syndicate. Having regard to the grow ing popularity of the hill district as a residen- tial focality for the European population and to the necessity of opening fresh sites for dwelling-houses by reason of the congestion of the city a second line of tramways, with cheap fares, must he hailed as nothing less than a boon to the Colony. The toad in the direction of High West offers some of the finest and most desirable building sites; with the advent of cheap and rapid communication this site should command a large share of popular favour pether with many thers in that neigh baurhood. We have seen how rapidly Conduit Road has been leve'ored: Indeed, the Govern ment's expenditure on this road must have bern paid twice ver by the sale of building sites not to speak of the Crown rent and quar tely taxes derived therefrom as a regular asset, Every encouragement should be given for the building of the much-neede! proposed line of tramways.
THE ITALIAN CONVENT.
The Superioress of the Italian Convent ac- knowledges with grateful thanks the following donatio from Canton kindl collected in behalf of the Convent by Mrs. G. dos Reine- dins and Mr. A. V. Phé da Silva, to whom and to the donors she begs to acknowledge her in- debtedness:-
Colonel Yang.... M. N. Mehta...
Wong Sin Ming,
Pann Po LaTU..........
Francisco Manuel da Cunba
Poon Po Hanay
M. M. anghence...
Dr. An Razlig
A. M. Placé da Silva,
M A. Figueredo, ...
T. F. da Cruz,
L. J. Figueiredo,...
Thos. C. Lam,...
Patell & Co.....
F. X. Plaid Favares,
Lin Man Tack,
Lee Tung Yin....
V. A. Rozario, ...
1. F. D'Azevedo,
T. S. Takavanage, ...
L. E. Kavarana
K. Saito.
C. Hanlouin,
Fung Yat Mun,
J. Boyal....
A. Hancock,
Į. Sales,....
1.. Alanço,...
F. Danenberg..........
A. Machado,
G. D. Sharnhorst
A. Bredenberg,
W. Martinson....
J. H. Pearson. ...
J. F. Eça da Silva,
1. A. S, Alves, ...
F. P. Senna,
D. M. da Luz,...
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BHPH WRONG MI, WRIGHT
A CASE OF MISTA EN IDENTITY. On the 3rd June, Louis C. Egan, Master Mariner, was convicted at the Magistracy on a charge of behaving in a dis rderly manner under the influence of drink, and sentenced to pay a fine of $5 with the alternative of a fort night's imprisonment. The sentence imposed upon hini by Mr Kemp, who tried the case, was more severe than that usually pronounced in similar cases is Worship remarking that he did so on the ground that the defendant had a bad record against him us was alleged, On Monday, a complaint was made by the -Rev. T. Wright, chaplain of the Sailors Insti- tute, Kowloon, and the St. Peter's Church, West Point, regarding the identity of the can. victed man, and a rebearing of the case was granted. It was taken Tuesday morning. It appears that Egan was not the only one of that. name in the Colony, 1ut there was a No. 2 Master Egan, who haprens also to be a Mariner. This latter Egan had been before the Police, Court pretty often on the same charges, and on each occasion was convicted. For some time post he had been given baard and lodging at the Sailors' Home; and op Wednesday last fef that institution and quitted the Colony by the Embrett of India. No, I Egan then had the misfortune to be summoned on a similar charge and, being mistaken for No. 2, was convicted what was erroneously belleved to be his bad record. After rehearing the evidence, the former sentence was com muted to one of a $z fine, with the alternative
of seven days.
CROWN LAND SALE.
At the offices of the Public Works Depart ment on Monday Mr. Rees put up for sale by public auction, by order of His Excellency the Govenor, of one fot of Crown Land, at Kennedy Road near Union Church, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 'wenty-one years,
The lot is registered in the Land Office as Garden Lot No. 21 and contains five thousand aquare feet, the boundary measurements being N. and S. Ico fee', and E. and W.. so feet. The annual Crown rent is $12. The site was upset piece of $250 and was put up at bought by the Rev. C. H. Hickling at $20 above the minimum.
THE NEW OPIUM FARM.
We alluded not long ago to the subject of the new Opium Farm, and now learn that the date up to which tenders will be received by the Government has been altered from the 31st inst to the 31st August next.
UPON the suggestion of President Roosevelt, Mr. Cornelius N. Bliss of New York, who has had charge of the Martinique fund amounting to $25,000 has cabled to Governor Taft to the effect that that amount has been sent to Manila through the Guaranty Trust Company, to be deposited subject to the check of Governor Taft for the benefit of the Filipino people. The Trust Company has notified Governor Taft that the money has been deposited to his credit, Governor Tall conveyed the appreciation and thanks of the Filipinos for the gift, to Mr. Bliss. on the 15th instant. As yet no disposition of the fund has been planned by the authorities, but the matter will come up for consideration at an early date and a resolution will be passed utilizing the money in the most advantageous BannerManila Timesi