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began during the year. It is hardly necessary to state that, during the twelve months under review the sister Services -the Navy and Army-have upheld the REMARKABLE disappearances are common at proud traditions handed down to them present, nor are they confined to human beings, from the past. The Home Government's Lake Shirwa, which occupies quite a respect. appreciation of our Commodore's servicesable place on the map of Africa, bas ceased to has manifested itself in his promotion to the be, thereby arling to the land surface of the rank of Rear-Admiral and, an equally British Empire, for Shirwa was in the Central meritorious distinction was conferred on Major-General Sir W, J..Gascoigne, K.C.M.G., the magnitude of whose task and respon. THE Singapore 'ree Press tells this story as sibilities was not easily realised by those true Treasury official was giving luncheon anscquainted with the administration of a brother official from the Audit Office. "Black coffee?" asked the former, "Good His departure from the
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1903
LOOKING BACK.
Though unable to enter at length into the important events associated with the progress of Hongkong during the year fast drawing to a close, it is as well to glance 2.25 back over the past twelve months aid again
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curred from 64 British vessels carrying 1,778 mẹn. The Comínissioner of Navigation sug- gests legislation by Congress requiring that the British Consul should be put on the exécut ive committee of the Sailors' Home, which is alleged to be the headquarters of the abuse,
M. BRUNAT of Shanghai, while recently in France, succeeded in effecting a loan of three million francs for the French Municipal Council of that port. This, says the W. C. Daily News, will enable the Council to pay off the advances it has received from incal
banks at local rates of interest, the repayment of which these banks have been constantly urging. The new loan has been obtained from the Banque de l'Indo-Chine, and the Coin- mercial Industful and Colonial Bank of Lyons.
THE Avanti, a Socialist newspaper, al Rome, states that the captain of the Russian cruiser Aurrra while at Spezzia recently asked the local authorities for permission to execute within the harbour a scan who had been
enjoy the same popularity as his predeces- A Lenous match will be played on the Pärsce,
As the year closes and the stormy Cricket Club ground, at Happy Valley, on clouds of war gather thicker on the political Saturdy the end prox., against the Hongkong horizon, the momentous question in the CCA team. The folowing will play for minds of all is, what would be the effect on the Parsees R. B. Cooper (Captain), J. M. found guilty of striking a superior officer. The Master, K D. Mistry, B. K. Mehta, J. A. Chinoy, H. Rutonjer, J. Maria, J. Mehta, D. R. Captam, M. D. Vasia, and C. B. Mowrahwala.
the interests of our Colony in, event of an outbreak of hostilities in the North. When it is considered that, by our treaty with one of the Powers and our interests in the future struggle the nation is likely to be drawn into we feel ourselves allies to England by many the vortex this profdem is fraught with potent common ideas, sentiments, and interests, it
However, let
us hope that has long been said among ourselves, and the the coming year-will-bring-the-dawn-of-a-saying-has-hecome cominon-place-from-being- peaceful settlement of international difficul true, that France and Great Britain march ties, and that at the close of 16, another together at the head of civilisation. Today it would be discouscous not to make room for successful twelve months will mark the pro-
others; but the recollection of the past remains gress of Britain's portal of the Orient.
Just the same.-Journal des Dibals.
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record a few of the many changes that con- tribute another page to the annals of our Nork-Port, after removal, should be Colony. The meeting of the Legislative Council, on the 19th November, over which Sir Henry Blake presided, practically saw the close of his Excellency's administration in Hongkong; and if the legislative enact- merits of the Goverantent during this year have not been very numerous one of them has been undoubtedly important. The ear- liest and most notable measure that the Legislative Council was called upon to deal
TOMORROW being New Year's Day there with was a legacy from the previous year-will be no issue, of the Hongkong Telegraph. the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance. We express our wishes to aur readers that the The main points of the measure provide coming year may be for them à prosperous and
happy one. for the better.ventilation and, consequently, the better sanitation of buildings erected or to be erected, by prevcating the excessive height of buildings, the insanitary con- struction of kitchens, the erection of cubicles and verandahs over footways and by the
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God save the King,
In a billiard match played, on the 17th inst., THE revenue of Negri Sembilan for 1904-is-at the Penang Club between Mr. J. Roberts
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tion was also introduced in the Bill as to rats and as to the resumption of insanitary properties on payment of compensation. Certain amendments in this Ordinance were deemed necessary, principally on the recom- mendation of the Sanitary Board, and an amending ordinance was passed last month, while a sub-committee of the Board appointed to consider what further amendments were advisable have just submitted another report
to the authorities on the matter. The crucial question as affecting the commerce and trade of the port remains as yet unsolved. The action of the majority of members of the Chamber of Commerce in the recom- mendation to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for a commission of inquiry into
pion, the professional was somewhat badly beaten. Roberts conceded 65ʊ points in a 1,000 game so Hat, excluding the concession of equipped with an oxygen apparatus to terive points he was beaten on a level start by 2; a phenomenal occurrence,, says the Pinang
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THE Quartermaster General (Sir fan Hamilton) has notified that in future all frozen mation supplied to the Amy' shall be from British
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THERE will be a special "Watch Night"
service in St. Peter's Church, Queen's Road West, this evening, commencing at 14. olclock. All are invited.
BURGLARS at Pemang broke into the criminal the currency question as effecting Hong-prison the other day. Now comes news that a kong, was not, as might have been ex-hurglar has been caught in the detective station
Gacette, and one that it has not been the champion's fate to experience before. There was a large attendance at the Club to watch. the game.
THE Etoile Beige reports a very unpleasant incident that happened on the Belgian frontier at Welkenraedt, when Queen Alexandra, on her recent journey from Copenhagen, crossed Belgian territory en route for London. The Belgian Custom House officers detained Her Majesty's luggage, consisting of about twenty- nine trunks, which were sealed with lead, and stured in the Custom House. The British
Legation has been instructed to make the in-
inquiry has been immediately ordered, and the Custom House officers responsible will be severely punished.
pected supported by the Government. itself. Sixty detectives were asleep at the time.cident known to the Belgian Government. An The Secretary of State, acting on the advice of the late. Governor, Sir] Henry Blake, refused the appointment of the commission asked for and, pending any action that may be advised by the
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THE Norwegians.s. Guca has been chartered at Bangkok at a very low rate-$3.700 per. month. This is a striking change from the state of things last year, when $7,000 and $8,000
was being paid.
in its unsatisfactory condition and sub-THE memorial in favour of Mr. G. E. J. Edalji, ject to all the vagaries of an unstable the solicitor who was sentenced at Stafford and uncertain exchange. It is instrue Quarter Sessions recently to seven years' tive to compare the financial position of penal servitude, in connection with a Great Wyrley maiming, case, has been signed by the Colony to-day and that of the same time last year.
From the comparative state-
10,000 persons of all ages, including 250 of the leading solicitors and firms in the Midlands, ment of the revenue and expenditure for the period ended 31st October last, the latest available, we gather that the actual revenue. during the ten months was $3,802,432.63, as against $3,433,557.29 for the same period 1. preveding van To this has to be
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COMMENTING upon the dollar difficulty in Penang the Straits Times says:-It should be nated that the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce threshed out the subject before deciding to petition Government. The petition asked for permission to export $1,000,000 in Straits currency dollars to Acheen and other foreign ports, in order to facilitate trade and enable merchants in those places to make payments in Penang in dollars, as hitherto. It was remarked during the discussion that, under present conditions, the pepper trade with Acheen ran a risk of extinction in consequence of the prohibition of import and export of coin now in force at Penang. The possibility of the Dutch port, Sabang Bay, benefitting at the expense of Penang was mentioned, and unless
THE steamer Peiriana (1,821 tons) with a cargo of bulk oil from Borneo, weat ashore on Point Nepean, Melbourne, on Nov. 28th. The crew, 28 Chinese and Malays,, were taken off to the quarantine station at Portsea, under the waved from het sales, Immigration Restriction Act. Capt. Kerr and something is done it would appear likely that orgasms adran šta ja 27 his wife also landed. The 4,000 cases of gaso- may become a very keen competitor with the above mentioned coaling and trading port fireline, benzine, and motor-car oil will not be
l'enang
The attached diagrams will explain clearly the differences between the two definitions. ".
2. This question is answered by diagram (laid on the table).
Mr. Pullock, pursuant to notice, was to ask
(L) Will you state how many houses (ap- proximately) there are in the city Victoria? Will you also state how many houses (appro ximately) in the city of Victoria will require exemption by the Governor la Council, under the definition of "external air" which appears in section 2 of Ordinance No. 23 of 1903: Will you also state how many houses (appro ximately) in the city of Victoria have windows fronting on lanes which are less than 13 feet in width?
(2) Is it not the fact that the dimension of 13 feet was inserted in the definition of "external air" in Ordinances of 1903 because there was a mistaken impression that every third house would be pulled down and would thus enable every cubicle to be lighted by lateral windows opening into a space thirteen' feet wide? If you contend that the above is not the fc, will you, please, state how the said dimension of 13 feet came to be fixed upon in the said definition, and will you also please refer me to any speech, document or paper, in support of your contention ?
In reference to these questions, which were request was refused, whereupon the cruiser left the port. According to the Avanti, the
put before tho Board by Mr. Hewett, in the man was executed on the high sea in circum-absence of Mr. Pollock, the Hon. W. Chatham stances of great barbarity, the pour wretch stated that, before replying, be desired to men- being keelhauled. He was tied to a cahie, tion that he was there as an ordinary member of the Joard, and no other member of the which was then passed under the ship's keel three times, it was not until the third time that the man was pronounced dead.
Bard had any right to give notice of a ques- tion in the form this had been dont. At the same time he hoped that he would always be found willing to impart any information. that was within his power to give to members of the Board, in connection with matters that might be of interest.
He then replied at length, and his answer will be printed in our next issue.
KUILDING NUISANCES.
Mr. Rumjahu, pursuant to notice, asked :--- (1.) With reference to the answer given at the last meeting to my question No. 4, will the“, Vice-President be pleased to quote the section, (if any) in the Public Health and Buildings
is believed in some quarters in the Nether lands-Indies that there is a bright future in store for the port of Sabang awing to the fact that the mail steamers have made it a regular port of call. They hope great things from the Deli tobacco tradz, which they think will be turned into that direction because of greater facility of shipment there. In 'olland they were not very hopeful of Sabang's future before the recent crisis in the pepper trade came about owing to the inability of Penang mer chants to ship dollars to Acheen; but the Deli | Onlinance No 1 of 1903, under which he, as the Courant ridicules the pessimism of the people building authority, is empowered to authorize at home and estimates as regards tobacco sanitary inspectors to enter and inspect domestic alone fully 60 to 70,000 bales will be shipped buildings for the purpose of ascertaining the existence or otherwise of "building nuisances?! from Sabang next season.
(2) Will the secretary be pleased to state under which of the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, No. of 1903, or, under what authority, notices for the abatement of "building nuisances" are being made out in the office of the Sanitary Board instead of the office of the building authority?
THE S. S. " EMMA LUPKEN"
CLAIM IN COURT.
At the Supreme Court this morning, before the l'uisne Judge, His Honour A. G. Wise, the Hansenlische Dampfer, Compagnie obtained judgment against Messrs. Wo Fat Sing and Co. for the sum of $394-44 and cosis, being balance of the hire of the s. s. Emma Luyken under a charter party, dated 11th March last. Mr. H. G. Gedge, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the plaintiffs, and defendants were unrepresented in Court. A shipping-clerk in the East Asiatic Trading Co., agents for the plaintiffs, proved the claim, and judgment was given as above.
SANITARY BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held this afternoon in the Board Room. Present:- The President (Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, P.C.M.O., Hon. W. Chatham, (D.P.W.), Mr. Ahmet Rumjahn, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Fung Wa Chun, Mr. E. A. Hewett, Dr. Pearse (Acting M. O. H.), Dr. Barnett (Assistant M. O. H.), Col. Webb, Captain Lyons, Ion. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General) and Mr. G. A. Woodcock, Secretary.
The minutes of the previous meetings were confirmed.
"EXTERNAL AIR."
Mr. Hewett, pursuant to notice, asked :- (t) With regard to the discussion which took place at the meeting of the Sanitary Board on the 17th instant as to the definition of "External Air" will the President be good enough 10 lay before the Board a memorandum showing the difference which exists between the defini. tion as put forward by the sub-committee and adopted by the Sanitary. Board and that now embodied in the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Public Health and Buildings Or- dinance of 1953 (No. 1 of 1903), and passed at the Legislative Council meeting on the 14th instant ?
This information is asked for as the objects and reasons of the amended Bill state a cew
submitted in order to give effect to the Board's definition of the expression "external air" is
recommendation.
(3) With regard to the above amended Or dinance will the President be good enough 10 explain to the Board the exact meaning of the definition of "external air" as shown in sub- section No. 26 of Part 1 ?
the local Times says in accordance with his COMMENTING on the war rumours in Singapore usual practice, the Acting Governor of the Colony has arranged to spend the Christmas vacation at Penang. lis. Excellency proposes to leave Singapore to-morrow (22nd inst.) afternoon, and journey north by the Government yachi, the Seamow. In view, however, of the critical news that is continually being received anent the The President replied:-The Public Health Russo-Japanese negotiations, it is possible that and Buildings Amendment Ordinance defini- the visit may have to be postponed at the last tion of "external air" differs from the Board's minute.. It would be exceedingly desirable, definition of "external air" in the following should the two nations resort to the arbitrament
respects :-.
The Sylar mesender the salved. ertov in wear end $8μm of, arriak.eury ton rease, necellance cepts, The mists of encertainty still, hang heavily was Krajem 13 Choop dure the ten
over the political situation in the Far East, and months under vorjev. „ga 84,gēnung to as among them flocks of canards rise and fy
The tom!!
ases quacking loudly in the ears of a nervous world. 12, against which was
These fearful wildfowl are strong on the wing a total decrease, under various dings, of says the . 5. G, and the longer the nego $1,152,601.78, including $491,364.25, Publications between Russia and Japan go on with
ut result the louder and more confusing grow Works, extraordinary, $629.900.28, miscel
their voices in the right. laneous services, and $24,265.06, Public Works, recurrent. On the 31st October there was a total balance in hand of $372,418.25, WE learn that funther important detections of iamese counterfelt currency have been made. $350,875.94 being in Hongkong and $21, The lattery farmer at Bangkok seeins to have of war, that the head of the Government in the
(1). The Public Пealth and Buildings Amend 542.31 with the Crown Agents. The revenue, suffered heavily, and Sam Peng locality is said Straks, Settlements should be resident in ment Ordinance definition requires the open which in 1898, was $1,784,840, was estimated to be flooded with the spurious notes. Owners Singapore, in order that, he might deal with the spaces in all cases to be 13 feet wide and to for the current year at $4,583,295, and, in the of pawnshops are also victims to a larve extent, numerous international questions that are extend parallel to the building for at least five estimates for 1904, including the largely in- as well as some ludian merchants," "All busi- almost certain to arise. It does not seem, how- | feel.' creased tender for the Opium form, it is ness people ard on their guard, and compel ever, that His Excellency places too much im- (2) The Board's definition allows an open. stated at $6,208,308. Many improvements those who pay in suspicious lanking notes toportance on the telegrams that are being space which extends along the side of existing in all directions have been made, and im- have them endorsed. In one instance this wise received here on the situation, because all and wew buildings to count if it extends three- portant works commenced, during the year. precaution proved successful. A European arangements have been completed for the trip fifths of the depth of the building, and is 12
business man on receiving payment from an to Penang. The Acting Governor does not feel wide. There are the reclamations on both sides of indian merchant, suspected that one too tical expect to return to Singapore until nearly the
(3) The Board's definition allows a strect the harbour, the docks being erected by the note was not genuine, so he asked the owner end of January. Meanwhile the direction of 8 feet wide in front of an existing building and Naval Authorities and at Quarry Bay, the to sign it which request was complied with. On the affairs of the foveramentis Singapore will an open space which extends continously along huge water works in the New Teritory and is being presented at the local bank it was be committed to the care of the Acting Colonial the side of the building and is eight feet wide the inital works for the reservoir at Tytam proved to be a counterfeit, and retained,› Secretary, Mr. Kindersley,
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(3) Will the secretary be pleased to state under what authority or standing order (if any) sanitary inspectors are engaged in serving notices for the abatement of "building nuis ances" and in attending the police count to prove the existence of such auisancel, on be. half of the building authority?
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2 and 3. No authority is required for the making out of notices or for the service of such. The maxing out and service of notices by the Sitary Department are inter-departmental arrangements,
The Acting M. O. H. minuted :—Under Or dinance 13 of 1901 there were many matters dealt with by the Sanitary Boards officers which, on the passing of the present Ordinance, were transferred from the Public Health section of the Ordinance (Part II) to the Building section (Part 111). When it was discovered that the Board had no power to take action with regard to many matters ie. backyards, window area, cubicles, with which it had previously con cerned itself, and to which the sanitary in Spectors had all along been giving their atten tion as being part of their routine, work, it became necessary to come to some agreement with the Building authority on the matter It was decided that the sanitary inspectors should still continue to inspect their districts in the same manner as before, but that the legal notices with regard to any nuisances reported by the inspectors should be issued under the band of the Building authority,
NARKET PRICES.
Respecting an application for the renewal of a licence to sell fresh pork at 18, West Street, Mr. A. Rumjan minuted-It must be ad. mired that market accommodation is not sufficiently provided for the needs of the Celony-hence prices of food are ever on the increase. If more licences are granted there would be a greater chance to lower down the prices.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE. American (Hongkong Maru) to-morrow. English (Bengal) and prox. Canadian (Athenian) 5th prox. German (Klautschon) 5th prox. Indian (Arraicon Apear) 5th prox. German (Sachsen) 8th prox. Indian (Laisang) roth prox. American (China) toth prox. American (Doric) 19th prox.
The Apcar Co.'s 8.5. Arratoon Apcar from Calcutta left Singapore for this, port yesterday,
Afternoon
The Shire Line s.s. Flintshirë left Shanghai this morning, and is due here on Sunday
morning,
The Jaya China-Japan Lijn 6.8. Tjimaki lelt Moji for this port on 29th inst, and may be expected here on 3rd.prox.
The C. N. Co.'s &5. Sungklang left Manila for this part on 30th inst., and is expected to arrive here on and prox, at daylight
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