LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL..
UNOFFICIAL SARCASM.
EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC WORKS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 1904.
would be like twenty years hence. For this, however, he did not entirely blame the Govern- ment, but although he supposed it was too late now to do much with Hongkong still in Kow loon the Government has a splendid chance. The streets, there should be fine, wide boule- vards and avenues. He did beseech the Govern 29th ult. ment to look ahead. Kowloon was to have A meeting of the Legislative Council was tramways held this afternoon. Present: His Excel never do to lose sight of the importance and railways, and it would lency the Govemor, Major Sir Matthew of attending to this matter of roads. They Nathan, R.C., R., Col. L. F. Brown, R.E could not think how monified he was the other (General Officer Commanding), Een, F. H day, when in conversation with a German, the May, C.M.G., (Colonial Secretary, How L. A latter said they had not a road in Hongkong M. Johnston (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Capt. that would compare with Tsingtan-and long- L. A. Barnes-Lawrence, R.N. (Harbour Mas-kong the fifth port in the world! There was ter), Hon. P. N. A. Jones, (Director of Public one man in Hongkong, to whom they owed Works), Hon. A. W. Brewin (Registraz their scheme of reclamation and other improve. General), Hon, E. H. Sharp, KC, (Attorney ments,-Sir Paul Chater C.M.G.,-but even he General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G., Hon. was dorided and laughed at, for proposing what Gershom Stewart, Hon. W. J. Gresson, Hon, had proved an incalculable boon to the whole Wei Yuk, Hon. R. Shewan, and Mr. S. B. C. Colony. Ross (Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES.
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The motion, was then put and carried, and on the motion of the Colonial Secretary, seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, the bill was referred to the Finance Committee.
The Council adjourned,
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
A meeting of the Finance Committee was The following votes were recommended for then held, the Colonial Secretary presiding. adoption by the Council:-
LAND, COURT....
A sum of $250 in aid of the vote Land Court, New Territory, other charges, for repairing the houseboat used by the Land Court department is a branch office in the New Territory, which was damaged by the recent typhoon.
TAIPINGSHAN GARDEN.
A sum of $500 in aid of the vote Botanical and Afforestation Department, other charges, for Taipingshan Garden-levelling and laying
The appropriation bill was also passed.
out.
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OIL, SHIP ABLAZE.
A SEA OF FLAME
OFF EAST POINT.
A CUTTING REPLY The Colonial Secretary said:-The remarks The minutes of the last meeting were read of the hon. member certainly furnish two and confirmed.
surprises which 1, myself, never expected to experience in this Council Chamber. One is DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. the conflagration across the waters of Causs
FINANCIAL.
The Colonial Secretary moved that financial minutes, Nos. 49 and go, be referred to the Finance Committee.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded, and the motion was carried,
The Colonial Secretary also laid on the table the report, of the Finance Committee,
CHINESE EMIGRATION.
The Attorney General was to have moved the first reading of a bill entitled The Chinese Emigration (Amendment) Ordinance, 1904, but the motion was postponed.
APPROPRIATION BILL,
The Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Five million eight hundred and thirty-five thous nd four hundred
that actual praise has been meted out to sub. ardinate officials, and the other is that a gentle- man, an Englishman, and a member of this Council, a man who holds a considerable posi tion in this Colony, stands up and, in the pre sence of two of our Chinese subjects and of the Press, who will duly report it applies terms regarding a former representative of the thought any man would have been ashamed King in this Colony, which I should have
1ɔ utter.
The Hon. Shewan: I meant the persoas who advised him.
The Colonial Secretary-The distinction is so fine that it hardly becomes a distinction.
Continuing, the Colonial Secretary said that, with reference to the remarks of the Hon. hewan in regard to the influx of Cauten coin
GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.
281b ult.
he shareholders in the above Company, was The twenty-first ordinary general meeting of held at the offices of the Company at noon today. Mr. H. P. White presided, and there were also present Hon. W. J. Gresson, Hon. K. Shewan, Mr. A. G. Wood (Director), Mr. T. F. Hough J. E, Gomes, Chan King. Yu, Chan Yuk Ting and E. G. Remedios (Secre tary),
The Secretary having read the notice conven- ing the meeting,
37th ult. Through the early hours of this morning the
which had cleated in the afternoon for Wu- firemen laboured on the edge of a seething cauldron. The notorious Chinese ship Saining, chow and the West River, with close on 2,800 lins and cases of kerosine, got ablare as she was moored in the dangerous goods anchorage by Kellett Island, off East Point. Persons walking on the Praya observed a small giars, rising and falling, near Causeway Bay shortly before ten o'clock, and some time later the alarm was sounded at the Central Station. Mr. E R. Hallifax, the deputy superintendent of police, with Assistant Superintendent Baker, immediately turned out with the men and gear and hastened away to Wanchai. As news of the fire became generally known crowds of people made their way to the Easter end of the city, and obtained an uninterrupted view of
way Bay. The floating fire engine had already arrived on the scene, but awing to the intense heat from the burning ship she was unable to steam near enough to be of any service. Huge dark clouds of smoke malled out in majestic grandeur, turning to dull red as they Hoated away under the gentle gorgeous orange, then to yellow, and then to influence of a north-east breeze, which, fortun- ately was scarcely more than a zephyr. The tremendous body of flame, at intervals rising and falling, or darting skyward, illuminated the still waters of the harbour and the houses at Wanchai and East Point with a brightness equal to that of day. The beauty of the spec The Chairman said:- Gentlemen the re-
tacle as viewed from the fire engine was port and accounts having been in your hands enhanced by the fact that the boring all for some days I will, with your permission, fol- towing the usual custom, take them as road. yellow tit intervals, wild red, pink, green, and at intervals, and over all the cloud-lined It is a matter of regret that the accounts do not sky was a glowing crimson dome, the reflection they would go on if the Viceroy of Canton took Lieps to prevent the flow of coins of this Colony bear in mind that the year 1973 was one of distance away. The scene was a splendid ons, show a better result, but shareholders must of the conflagration being visible a long into Chinese territory. The hon. member next criticised the system of granting 75 yearly the world, which rendered competition more dents watched the blaza almost from the start particular depression in the shipping trade of
even from the Peak where many of the resi leases and he (the Hon. Shiwan) told them that would depreciate property in future in this keen than ever. The outbreak of the war to finish. Slowly the vessel burned, the stern Coliny. This is a cry that was raised at the time tent we could have hoped, as although the re-which by this time was becoming strewn with benefited us in a measure, but not to the ex sinking deeper and deeper in the seething water the change was made, and all he (the speaker)gular steamers of the competing line were smoking tins and charred timbers. A yellow could say was that since the change was made, land sales bad proved that land was sought after withdrawn from their usual runs, for transport flame shot upwards from the funnel and leapt as much as ever it was. The Hos. Shewan services, their places were immediately, filled into the thick wreathing smoke that curled next deplored the expenditure on plaguepetition in the coast and Formosa trades was
by specially chartered steamers, so that com from the furnace on the deck. By mid-night The hon. member, notwithstanding, alluded preventive measures, and sail that it had acted still rigorously kept up. I am glad, however, to gradually losing its intensity and Mr. Hallifax the fire, while still burning strongly, was to the appointment of His Excellency, whom just as well as it had done in Canton where he said he was delighted to honour, and who they took no precautions at all. The Hon. be able to state that during the latter part of the gave the order to proceed ahead, and three was apparently animated with a desire to Shewan, forgot to mention, however, the fact period under review the actual regular trade of jets of water were soon being directed into the deal justly between man and man
He that this year they had heen comparatively the working of the last few years, an improve the company showed a slight improvement on
stern of the vessel. It was difficult work congratulated the Colonial Treasurer on the immune from plague His (the speaker's) revenue and expenditure and the explanations Board, was to the effect that during this will have on our trade in particular, is difficult but also to insp. Langley, Assistant Engineer gerous surroundings, and great credit is due clear and full statement of the items of opinion, and the information of the Sanitary ment that we sincerely trust will be maintained.avigating the floating engine in such dan not only to the heads of the brigade aboard, accompanying them, but he was sorry to see year Hongkong had been conspicuous Miscellaneous Expenses, figure so largely. It raged to fiercely around them.
we venture to think we may look for better the ships was han led. Tons of water was composed of $123,000 profit from sub.
times; which if they come, the company is in a sound position to take advantage of. In the the ship began to settle. The engine crept were poured into the burning bull, and sidiary coin, and 152,200 on account of con- servancy contracts. In his opinion these were
circumstances, the general managers and con- alongside, and one of the firemen jumped items large enough to stand on their own
sulting committee, after due consideration, bave over on to the burning steamer and Listence a bottoms, and should not be made miscellaneous
decided to declare a dividend of 4 per cent, out hawser to some of the fittings in the stern so items. He would ask why there had been no
of the profits of the year's working, apportioning as to enable the firemen to keep close at profit made on subsidiary coin for the first part
the balance to depreciation as set forth in the hand. This, h wever, did not prove of much of this year, and why the Government allowed
report. As regards the present year's working avail, as in consequence of the amount of this business to be hampered by such a flood
the earnings so far have been fairly satisfactory water poured into her the Safning gave signs, of subsidiary coin from Cantoni
in spite of delays on account of typhoons and of sinking. The order was given to go astern, yplicon warnings. All the steamers of the Hardly had this been carried out when the ship company are at present fairly well employed, was seen to stile at the stern, the water rolled and we have hope that at the next gene al into her, and amid a cloud of flames and smoke, meeting we shall be in a position to present a the seething of water, and the rattle of falling more favourable balance sheet. Before pro-
tins the oil boat threw up her nose and, at haif-
and seventy dollars to the public service of the
year 1905.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
The Hon. R. Shewan said that, before ventur ing upon any remarks regarding the estimates, he would congratulate the Council upon the changes which had taken place in certain of their more important departments. He was proceeding to mention various of the depart
mental heads, when,
H. the Governor reminded him that be wai scarcely dealing with the subject im mediately before the meeting
in this Colony, he would like to ask him how
What effect the ultimate outcome of the war
·BRITISH PORIS AND BELLI- GERENT SHIPS OF WAR.
The following is the text of 'a proclamation issued by the Governor of Malta, as published in the Afalla Government Gürélie of August
12-
Anno Domini 1904;]
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, Bart, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victoria Order, General in His Majesty' Army, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the aland of Malta and its Dependencies, and Commander of the Troops serving within
the same.
February 1904, by which certain provisions Whereas by Proclamation No. 1 of the rath
were made for the observance of strict neutral- hy in these Islands in, and during, the war between Japan and Russia, We did, in the name of His Majesty, order and direct as follows:-
3. No ship of war of either belligerent, shall hereafter be permitted, while in any port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of His Majesty, to take in any supplies, except provisions and such other things as may be requisite for the subsistence of her crew, and except so much coal only as nearest port of her own country, or to some may be sufficient to carry such vessel to the nearer destination, and no coal shall again be supplied to any such ship of war in the same or any other port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of His Majesty, without special permission until after the ex piration of three months from the time when auch coal may have been last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid,
Whereas in giving the said order We were guided by the principle that belligerent ships of war are admitted into neutral ports in view of exigencies of life at sea and the hospitality friendly powers; which it is customary to attend to vessels of
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RADIUM IN INDO-CHINA.
The Indo-China mails at Marseilles recently
state that the authorities of that French de pendency are making systematic surveys in search of the mineral yielding radium. It is. Added that good lopes are entertained of success. Meanwhile, the search has yielded
for which measures are to be undertaken for Kood results in other directions. At Yen-Bay There have been discovered valuable coal beds, working at an early date.
ARMS RUNNING
FROM HONGKONG.
REBELS SUPPLIES CAPTURED.
Viceroy Tsea Chun-hsuan of Canion has informed the Wai Wu Pu that a salt-bost, laden with rarifies and 6 boxes of ammuni- tion has been captured while in the act of giv ing the Kwangsi rebels military supplies. The boat sailed from Hangkong for Kwangsi, and the arms and ammunition were purchased from a German merchant. In view of this fact the Viceroy requested the Wai Wu, Pu to notify the German Minister at Peking that hereafter no German merchants should be allowed to sell any military, weapons to any The German Minister has been notified ac- Chinese without the sanction of the authorities. cordingly.-Eastern Times,
THE FIRE ON THE "MARCO POLO."
With regard to the fatal explosion which. took place on board the Italian armoured cruiser Marco Polo, while lying at Choroug on the gth inst...it is reported that the explosion was due to the accidental ignition of the pow der in the magazine room, while returning the salutes fired by the other foreign warships then And whereas this principle does not extend lying there, the cruiser is question being the to enable belligerent ships of war to utilize fagship of the commander of the Italian Asia neutral parts directly for the purpose of hostile tic squadron. The casualties were five, killed operations; order and direct that the above quoted rule
and 21 injured, instead of one and 14.8s stated We therefore in the name of His Majesty in some reports. The funeral of the unfortun ate sailors place at Chemulo on the 11th No. 3 published by the Procianation No. of inst, when the various warships (o por holith the 12th February 1904, in as much as it refereed their flags at half-mast. The injured men to the extent of coal which may be supplied to are now being treated in hospital on Roo the present war, shall not be understood as belligerent ships of war in British Ports during Island. having any application in case of belligerent fleet proceeding either to the seat of war or to any position or positions on the line of route
use in any way of any port, readstead, or suspicion of carrying contraband of war, and with the object of intercepting neutral ships on
that such fleet shall not be permitted to make
for the purpose of coaling either directly from the shore or from colliers accompanying such fleet, whether vessels of such fleet present themselves to any such part or roadstead or within the said waters at the same time or successively, and and that the same practice shail be pursued with reference to single belli- gerent ships of war proceeding for purpose of belligerent operations as above defined; pro- vided that this is not to be applied to the case of vessels putting in an account of actual dis tress at sea, in which case the provision of rule No. 3 as published by proclamation No, 1 of the 12th February 1904 shall be applicable.
The Palaco, Valletta, this 12th day of August,
By Command,
A CHINESE partnersHIP.
„EVERYTHING HE COULD LAY HIS HAND'ON,”
28th ult.
his old friends, Miscellaneous Receipts and by its freedom from plague which bad to forecast, but without being unduly sanguine, Lace and Fireman Beole for the way in which waters subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty Mr. T. Sercombe Smith (Paisne Judge), the Ya
LAND SALES.
As 10
the law Courts, he would ask the Hon. Shewan is wait before criticising The hoo. inember had advised them to put another storey on the Post Office; but perhaps he had forgotten that it had been arranged to do so, and kept in reserve for an extension of offices which was certain to take place with the exten- sion of the Colony. Concerning our roads, not having been to Tsingtau-and he was afraid the hen, member had never been there-he was unable to speak, bayond saying that if they Hongkong they were very fortunate. had better roads in Tsingtau than they had in
H. E: the Governor said there were several points which the Colonial Secretary did not touch ou, but referred to in the speech of the Hon. Mr, Shewan which he would deal with. He could not understand the first point raised in connection with the Estimates when the hon. member stated that opinion, Miscelia: cous Receipis and Mis-
his
posing the adoption of the report and account, shall be pleased to answer any questions that shareholders may wish to put.
1904.
R. MICALLEF, Acting Lieutenant Governor and Chief Secretary to Government.
GOD SAVE THE KING. Instructions similar to those embodied in
Coming to the estimates actually, there was very little margin between the revenue and the expenditure, and if the Opium Farm $2,300,000, and land sales, which Agured at $50,000, should fail them, they would be in queer street. Not that he had much fear about the land sales, as land in the Colony was always increasing in value but at the same time in counting re venue; from land sales, it must not be forgotten, cellaneous Expenditure ought not to include the report, and considering the year's working and at times the heavy masses of smoke settled the above proclamation have, we understand, that they were living on their capital. He questioned the usefulness of granting a 75 years lease, and although he was aware of the clause which permitted an option to re- new, be thought the whole system should be re-arranged. It was far too vague and indefinite for business men, and the conse. quence would be that government land on auch conditions would go out of favour, Speaking
of land reminded him of trees, but he never thought they would be reduced to
SCRAPING THE HILLBIDAS FOR REVENUE,
Also
THE REMOVAL OF THE CLOCK TOWER,
inaugurated before your arrival.
Hon. Shewans I thought the work was
H.E. REPLIES.
No questions being asked, The Chairman then moved the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. T. F. Hough said: I have gone through that it deals with, I think the shareholders will consider it a satisfactory one, I bave followed of interest, and I am glad to hear that he holds the chairman's remarks with a certain amount out such hopeful views for the future. I have great pleasure in seconding the resolution,
The motion was put and unanimously carried. J. Gresson, the Hon. R. Shewan, Mr. C. H. Mr. Hough the proposed that the Hon. W Thompson and Mr. A. G. Wood, now forming the consulting committee be re-elected.
Mr. J. E Gomes seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. It is understood that in loading the tins on board the ship they got somewhat knocked about, making them leak, and the oil thus dripped on to the ho: cinders in the stove bole
been sent to the Governors of other British colonies and dependencies.- The Times.
STEAMER STRANDED.
CARRYING WAR MUNITIONS FOR VLADIVOBTOK,
Nemuro,
MINERALS FROM WUCHOW,
At the Supreme Court this morning, before Long firm, of Lower Lascar Road, sued the Kwong Tai firm, of 222. Des Voeux Road West, and the Shui Cheong firm, of 104 Shaukiwan for the recovery of $266.85 and S156.34, res gectively, being in respect of goods sold and delivered.
Mr. J. E. Grist (Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. John Hastings for the defences
Mr. Hastings, for the defendants, said that they had received notice from one of the part. sers in the plaintiff firm not to pay the mosey. There was a partnership dispate going on, which had formed the subject of a care in original jurisdiction, and the partner in the plaintiff firm, were afraid that one of their. number, named Wong, would receive this... money and abscond. A receiver had been ap pointed on their application, and the defendants had paid the receiver the amounts now sought to be recovered. He therefore submitted that the action should be withdrawn,
His Honour said that notice should have
been given to the other side.
Mr. Hastings replied that, they had, and that the plaintiffs knew the money had been paid.
Mr. Grist said he asked for judgment with costs. There was no doubt that the man in question bad wanted to get hold of all be could. lay his hands on. With regard to the appoint. ment of a receiver, this men. was appointed subject to him giving security, and that securly had not yet been given. He had, therefore, not perfected his position.
not so far been given, but it would be given to
Mr. Hastings admitted that the security had
the money should come out of the money in day. He urged that if any costs should be paid.
receiver's hands.
the
After some further argument, His Honour reserved judgment.
SHIPWRECKED CHINAMEN.
RESCUED AT SEA BY THE PANDO, "MALTA."
conservancy contracts and profits on sub sidiary coins, and that these were suffice eatly important items to be separately deals with under the heading of details of re venue. It seemed to him that they were separately dealt with, and appeared in the Et- timates on page 5. The hon, member went on to refer to the disadvantage of creating revenue with land sales. This was a question which had been very often considered and dis- cussed in that Council, and it seemed to him For weeks and weeks past, there had been view of the fact that they were spending largely perfectly legitimate to create such revenue, in cries of "Woodman, spare that tree," but on public works out of revenue, and upon public. The Chairman proposed, and Mr. Hough all they could get from the Colonial Secretary was something rerembling "The munerative. With regard to the remarks on the seconded, the re-election of Messrs. A. P. Lowe works which they anticipated would be re- Budget is coming, Hurrah! Burah 11" He subject of cutting trees, he thought that the Hon. and W. 11. Potts as auditors for the current supposed in time they would suggest that the Mr. Shewas had forgotten at the moment that year, and this was also unanimously carried, Public Gardens be tur ed into market gardens, in so far as any one person was responsible for their attendance, and announced that dividend The Chairman thanked those present for and run at a proft, If they must get revenue
the work of the departments, that person was out of trees, let them plant rubber trees himself and not the Colonial Secretary. It warrants would be ready to-morrow. They grew very well in the colony, and the seemed to him to be quite unnecessary for the
This terminated the proceedings. Colonial Secretary could find enjoyment in hon. member to have gone cut of his way to milking and tapping them. It certainly was a bring in the Colonial Secretary in that parti subject for reflection that, in spite of this imcular connection.
MAKING FALSE REPORTS. mense expenditure in preventive measures, plague should run its course just as it did in
29th ult. Canton, where no efforts were made to reduce
The police are much exercised in their minds it. He hoped at the end of the year, Mr. Jones
over the fact that there is no method in law of would not do as some of his predecessors had H.E, the Governor, acknowledging the inter- dealing with persons who give in false reports done, and come forward and say he never raption, observed that he alone was respon complain that much valuable time, is wasted of supposed crimes or misdemeanours. They intended to spend all this money. If he sible. With regard to what had been said on thought so now, he should say so. He the subject of plague, the number of cases of
in investigating reported occurrences, which would like to know when they were plague which had occurred in the Colony, was they subsequently discover never took place. going to seriously consider the adoption this year considerably less than what it had case in point is one recorded in these of wood paving in the princip! streets, and been in most of the years since 1894, though columns on Tuesday, in wich a man reported, the epidemic bad raged in Canton as badly as
to Inspector Collett, that he had been set upon ever. He did not himself attribute very much by three men and robbed of a watch, chain and a jadestone bangle, Two men of the force which, as it stood, caused a serious block, and importance to this latter fact, but he did think
were detailed to investigate the matter, and also if they intended to push forward the build that it was their bounden daty to follow up and
to find the supposed stolen articles, and to be thought the business should have been given had studied the question, told them was neces
arrest the three men. When the complainant of the oil, it is reported, no fires were kept up to local architects. Hongkong work certainly sary to improve the health of the community.
below. With such infammable material the The hon. member had throwa some doubt on
was called upon to identify the arrested man little vessel was soon in a blase, and seeing no should be given to men who know the condi.
he coolly informed the police that he had lost hope of doing anything to save her or her tions out here, and not to men, at home, who the Pablic Works Department spending all the
the articles to them in a gambling game, having though they might have won scholarships money provided for in the estimates. As a
previously got rid of all his money. An effort cargo, the Chinese crew jumped over, board, had never lived in the tropics and knowing out were contracts entered into for some matter of fact the works they were now carry-
was then made to induce the three mes, falsely and were picked up by a police boat, In charge absolutely nothing of the conditions under which they lived out here. As to the Past Office time. These were going on smoothly, but accused of theft, to bring a charge against the of P. C. Norman,
There were in all 2,800 cases on board the It had cost them an enormous sum,
man for wrongfully causing their arrest. For they wanted to have enough money so that HA thought that while they were about it, they the Law Courts, and the Post Office. The willing to do this. Thus all the labour of the North China Insurance Company, the, insur there should not be any check on the work of some unaccountable reason, they were un Satin 3,500 being insured with the Commer. cial Insurance Company, and 1,300 with the should add another story, and locate the Harmall question of the clock tower impeding police went for naught, and they had no remedy bour Master and kis'staff there. He (the liar traffic in Queen's Road, was a matter upon against the false accuser, A líztla legislation / ances being effected at $3 per case, aggregating remove sufficlènt rock to get at the ́ore, and, I which was laval with the water, drifting astern. bour Master) would have a fast view of the which at present he was not able to give any themselves the power to prosecute alleged fulse should meet this difficulty, giving the police harbour, and be nearer the centre, whilst the Colonial Treasurer would be beneficially as opinion, but he would look into it. On the sisted by the sale of the old Harbour Office site, ergo question of employing local architects in accusers, when the persons accused refuse to which must be very valuable. Continuing, the architects in England he was not entirely in tection to the police, and prevent much valuable do so. This would afford some measure of pro preferenceto getting designs from the best known hon, member said he thought that in Hongkong they suffered sadly from want of taste and accord with the hon. member. He did not lack of imagination. If there was one land think they could have done better than get the mark endeared to old residents it was Ped. designs they had received, drawn by men who ders, Wharf, and it was
were designing some of the best buildings in England, and in other parts of the British AN ACT 07 SNOBBERY AND TOADVISM :
Empire. The question of roads at Kaw- to change that 'damo to Blake Pler. It was the loon had received the very careful attention centre of the life of the harbour, the starting of the Fublic Works Department, and probably point of all their excursions, and, furthermore, the bon member, if he had recently been there, commemorated the name of an old naval officer would have noticed some steps in the direction who did fine work for the Colony in the days for which he was arguing. With regard to what gone by. If it was thought necessary to ad had been said regarding Tsingtao, he should vertise the name of a Government official there think it was quite likely they bad splendid roads. were plenty of new streets, etc., for the purpose. That was part of the German policy, and be and he would suggest, without giving the least might add that, when be visited a German colony offencs, that the old name should be restored adjacent to the Gold Coast, he was struck by Whoover was responsible for this miserable the great expenditore they had incurred on piece of timeserving deserved the contempt of roads. The only matter which remained for him every right-minded man. With regard to the to refer to was the question raised--he could lack of imagination, look at the Peak and see not think very fortunately as to want of taste with what little care, foresight and wisdom the He thought the question was answered by the place had been laid out. It seemed impossible silence it had received by the whole of the fojipok'aband and imaging: what. Hongkong, Courell, kt
ing of the new Law Courts. In this connection carry out such measures aù scientific men, who after eighteen hours' patient labour, managed and caused the outbreak. During the loading Fit in dribblets, ie, in the form of sand, and itling in the Straits. It was, however, soon sp
past one this morning, sink stern foremost into several fathoms of water. But the work of the brigade was by no means at an end, as hundreds of faming oil cans were drifting steadily on the tide in the direction of the Peircleum works. Around this burning mass the fire engine was steered. The host was terrific, down like a funeral pall upon the wreckage, then drifted rapidly away and revealed the bing, palpitating and gurgling under an intense roaring turnace beyond. The engine was throb. steam pressure the hoses poured hissing streams of water wherever the fire was fiercest,
tinguish them was almost as great as though yet the desparity between the strength of the flames and the means brought to bear to ex a shower of rain were passing over an active
The Asahi has received news from Sapporo that on the 16th inst. a foreign steamer of volcano. Much of the water came back in warm
about a thousand tons was stranded near spray so fierce was the beat from that es of Kannemoye, Eterup. There being no hope of carried the flaming tins beyond the scene Fritish, Americans, and Germans, are encamp. flame. The strong tide now running, quickly the steamer being foated, fifteen of the crew, of the sinking of the ship, ard left visible ed on the shore. The steamer carries muni. a couple of feet of her funnel showing tions of war and was on her way from lights were noticed flickering at the side of kaldo Government by the Mayor of Rubetsu- red fame. From many directions dancing foregoing news was telegraphed to the Hok above water and emitting a tongue of dark Shanghai to Vladivostok. It is stated the
some detached can. These were promptly through the Mayor dealt with by one or other of the numerous police launches plying around the outskirts of the mass of flame. The firemen worked with a will, steered right into the fire and poured tons of water on to the biasing oil. The cans,
Mr. Ernest Alabaster, the acting commis- becoming detached, no less than three huge
The P. and O. Malia, which left. Fepang on fires had to be dealt with, and the order "julsioner of customs, at Wuchow, in referring to
the exports from that port in 1903, says that Sept. 16th, carrying mails for China, and speed ahead was often followed with an other for full speed astern. The flames had there is good coal at Yunganchow, three days by arrived here the other day, was the means of to be checked, and when at 7.30 am, the hoses creek from Hongkong, 60 miles up river; but rescuing two shipwrecked Chinamen who were had conquered the last flicker the engine was transport is dear, and only 5 tons can be picked up in an exhausted condition on
brought down at a time. Launches would buy sampan which was full of water. The Malla standing out far beyond the Metropole, on to
it willingly. Of metals, seme lead from Kuei-left Penang about 9-30 a.m. and in the after- wards the Lycemum Pass.
hsien went forward to Hongkong in October; noon soon after observed Pulo Jerejak bear- it passed ultimately to Fatsban, where it is log S. 4 E the wind being light and weather worked up into joas ornaments, utensils, etc. fine. At 5-25 pm. something was seen fosting The tin exported from here chiefly comes from about a mile off the ship. This was at fint Patpon the Hobsien River and in the dis- thought to be one of the numerous tree trucks trict of that name. The natives round bring and masses of roots which are often seen fost is sold or bartered for provisions, etc., the parent that there were two humas belage on price working out at about $25 per picul. The the object which revealed itself as a sampan metal in the crude state in smelted by the which was full of water. It turned out that purchasers, with a result of some 65 per cent, there were two Chinaren on board standing tin. The smelted product is sold for about up to their thighs in the water, They waved Tis, 8 per picul. The tin is nearly pure, and shouted and Captain Peters, turned the being unalloyed, and is given the form of ship round very skilfully and brought her right round ingots, about zó cattles by weight each, alongside the samdan a manoeuvre requiring
bat adds that the native method is to merely ropes the wrecked rampon, this gunwale of An expert says, coal, copper, tio, Antimony; some care to avoid running right over a lead, and plumbago are plentiful in Kuei-hsien; The men were then hoisted on board with
$8,400
la consequence, when the better class of ore is The whole manoeuvre only took some 13 The vessel was originally built at Kowe reached, the air, for want of ventilation, be minutes, says the Straits Times, "The mon Joon, as a lighter, but before the con.. comes foul. The smelting furnaces for silver who were suffering from exposure and exhaus- tract was · finished" she was "altered" "to a consist of round clay moulds, about a feet in tion having been standing in the water for some not answer, the upper works were reduced, and the blast is applied by wooden bellows and fed and the next day were sitting on a steamer, When the launching came she did diameter, and holding about spicul of ote days were carefully attended to, rubbed down extra coal bunkers put in and then she went to The ore is smelted with charcoal, lime being batchway rigged out in some clothing provided. sex. Since those days she has changed bandsuse for flux; and, owing to its not being roast by some of the quarter-masters and smoking many times, but it is doubtful whether bered previous to smelting, the sine canics off a cigars looking supremely contended. They numerous owners made a substantial fortune large percentage of silver. The lead is cu stated that they belonged to Fenang and had out of her. She is now beneath the water but pelled for the extraction of silver on beds of gone out some days before to the grounds to it is within the bounds of possibility that some ash made from grass and broken fera, and is catch crabs, but a sudden gale had swamped. The Secretary of the B. 1. Company, on enterprising native may raise her and get many heated by charcoal, while the blast is supplied the boat and blown them into the middle of the being interviewed at London in regard to the years of usefur life cat of the strange old craf, by bellows. Here, again, a large percentage Straits where they drifted full of water they paralysis of British Commerce with the Far
of silver is lost, the raulting bullion being stated that they had been in this condition East, said his Company was unaffected though they ran vessels from Calcutta to Japan, the
about gao fiue. There are bundreds of these seven days without food or drink, but probably. farraces working in the district, and the fumes they had thought the time Tonger than it really cargoes consisting almost entirely of rice and
28th all wheat, Under the Russian definition of con merging, just as she lies to a Chinese shipper the presence of the lead and arsenic. The their extremities their condition, hardly seeming The 1.6. Soining was sold privately this gives' off cause a good deal of sickness from was as though bearing evidence of exposure in traband of war, foodstuffs would be subject to from Canton, for $1,100 She is expected to focaf and provincial andals are not silent on to indicate abience of food for so long. Na seizure by that Power, but they were prepared be raised to-morrow, when she will be placed the abject of mining. Gald, silver, tin, cop. doubt the fact of their, legs being Immersed in to take the risk at present, though it does seem in dock. Hay boilers, will then be removed, per icon, lead, mercury, and compounds the water assuaged the pangs of thirt an it in a.. proposterous that a comparatively unimpor
malachite and rorite with the localities fact not generally known that those adoat in an tant maritims Power such as Russla should be and replaced with new ones.
where found, and methods adopted, are all reopen boar without water may sosiale life for permitted to proclaim anything contraband of
ferred to Native gold, for example, ir report! some time by immersing the extremities in 200 war that may suit it and thus paralyte the THE residence on the Yokohama Bieff of Mr. ed as found in the sandy soil of the Gelds and water by magus of which large amount entira, commerce of a neutral nation, The B Paul Bauer of the Deutsche Japan Post, and moors of Tangshan, in the south west; silver Kuid is "bsorbed by the kingegna? men day Company bave no intention of suspending the next hou which was occupied by Mr. His stated as coming from Bobslen's copper, they have relatives at Penang and their magien | thair Japanese tendere
Scheller, were burnt down on the 185.
from Naaniny, etc.
are Ny Howe And Gho Kit
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time being lost.
THE B. J. S. N. COMPANY.
·STANDING IN THE FAR BAST TRADE.
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BOUGHT BY CHINESE,