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PRAYA BAST RECLAMATION SHELVED.
MEETING OF MARINE LOT OWNERS. A meeting of the marine lot owners inter ested in the Praya East Reclamation was held Hail, Hongkong, this afterpon. Hon. Sir Paul Chater prasided and among the others present wore the Hon. Mr. C. W, Dickson, Messrs. A. f. Raymond, A. Rodger, W. H. Potts, A.S. Hooper, H Ni-Mody, A. N. Mody, A. H. Ough, Lee Wiog Kee, Kwock Chick, Seo Yat, Yong Chew, Shun Fan, Chow Hing Kee, Cheung Bong Hooo, Kwock Lai Ting, Tam Yuk, Les Wan Pa, W. J, Wintesburn, A Rumj ihn, and B. Sheilim.
SONOWA delet and rule of King Carlos. A more anomalous terests of his nationale as the Minister Pleni- | All communications Intends! for publication in and absurd proposition was never suggested, potentiary to China The Hongkong Tele
. “THE TONGKINO TILKGAPIT should to addroed te The Mitur, &, Ice House Road, and yet Senhor Branco calmly agreed, app sent- graph has achieved a larger measure of im abould be accompanied by the Writer's Name any, with the Chinese representatives that he portance in the eyes of the Portuguese Par- saw nothing ridiculous or lop-sided in it. It fiament than the Popular would seek others Ordinary busfur consentence onehould be added would be futile now, after having previously to belleve for when it endeavours to revile A. S. WATSON & CO., The Minusger
The Editor will not dertake in be to posible for commented on the sublime fatuity which our articles, it is with all the more pleasure on the Old Chamber of Commerce Room, City a reclamation on the lines shown on the at-
Requiesced in the arrangement whereby that we discern in the columns of the Re everything was in favour of the Chinese publican journal the defence on our behalf so Government and nothing left for the conably directed by Mr. Marques Pereira; In cessionaries of the Portuguese Colony even the words of a local gentleman, who has been The rates per quarter sod per mensem, proportional,if the railway was laid down, to go into the associated with various Chinese officials in The daily kan in deliverol free when this addros
the matter of railways to a representative of the Telegraph-who, by the way, was respon sible for the previous articles-the terms of Senhor Castello Branco's Convention were entirely unworkable so far as the Portuguese were concerned. We can only trust that the second Agreement having been thrown out, Senhor Castello, Branco will be allowed to rest from his labours as a diplomatist in China, and that if a third visit to China on behalf of Portugal is decided upon, he will be allowed to remain in peace at home, enjoy: ing the solitude of a well-earned retreat.
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MACAO-CANTON RAILWAY
CONVENTION.
Articles seriatim. Chinese diplomacy had outwitted and hoodwinked the simple Minister Branco, and there was nothing left for him, but to consider himself an exceedingly smart fellow, and pre sent the draft Agreement to the Cortes, where, no doubt, he would be feted and casted. We have pointed out, how ever, how derogatory to his Government and to his compatriots were the terms of the Convention, and we urged that the Portu guese Chamber of Deputies would do well if they rejected the Convention absolutely and utterly. Nor were we alone in our denunciation of an Agreement so idiotic in On various occasions we have referred to its conception on the part of the Portuguese the amazing Convention signed by Senhor official. Our local contemporaries had some Castello Branco, acting on behalf of the trenchant criticisms on the subject. So Portuguese Government, and the Chinese also, had one of the Shanghai papers; while Government on the subject of the construc the local Portuguese organ, O Parer, had tion of a railway from Macao to Canton; and several scathing and biting articles, which BLEND now that the Portuguese Parliament is sitting all bore qut the correctness of the attitude we had assumed in respect of the Conven- and the question is before the country, il may not be out of place to consider some tion. It would appear that every number new aspects of the Convention which have of the longkong telegraph dealing with this appeared as the result of a virulent news-question was forwarded to Lisbon, carefully JEMADAR Muhammad Khan, of the 129th paper controversy in Lisbon over the collated, and translated. By the last mail Baluchis, has been appointed honorary aide (alleged) Convention, and into which the from home we received a batch of Portu-de-camp to 11. E. the Governor with effect from Hongkong Telegraph has been dragged. Inguese papers in which the articles from the the 8th inst.
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the first place, it should be borne in mind English press of Hongkong were reproduced We have received the report, accounts and that this Convention now before the Cortes in the columns of the Portuguese Republi- balance sheet for last year of The Loa lor is not the first of its kind. Shortly after the can journal; the Kinguards, and in thirteen Assurance for which Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg is not the first of in bi da Shortly after the open letters to that, paper by Mr. F. Hiar- & Co, ace the local agents appainted to arrange with the Chinese Government the terms of the delimitation of Macao; and to secure a conccasion for the building of a railway to connect Macao with
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receat issue of the Illustrated London News.
A GANG of wwelve tough-looking Chinese coolies started a fight with sticks and stones at West Point last night. They were arrested, and each of them was fined by Mr. Haseland
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4am to ask that you will lay, the schema before the Marine lolholders and inform, ma in due course whether they are prepared to accept it subject to the condition mentioned.
From this you will see that His Excellency the Governor is now prepared to recommend to the Secretary of Stale for the Colonies that tached plan should be carried out by the Government on behalf of mårine lot holders," subject to the conditions detailed in the Government's letter of 12th February, 1901, and which were, as I have alrendy said, laid to any modifications of or additions to the same before you on the 17th April, gót and subject that the Secretary of State for the Colonies may deem necessary, and attributing the cause The Chairman, having read the notice call of the long delay to correspondence with the log the meeting, and having stated that all Naval and Military authorities over the bound. marine lot owners had been notified by clrary of the reclamation on the west side and cular that the meeting was to take place, said with private owner over that of the East. A consider Gentlemen, as some of you here this afternoon reference to the two plans, both of which were no doubt not present at the meeting held 1 lay on the table, shows a on the 17th April, 1901, it may not be out of able alteration in the plan it is now place, if i gave a short resume of what has takes proposed to adopt from that submitted to you. place up to the present, which will at the same on 17th April, 1901. The new plan shows time serve to refresh the memory of those who three blocks of building area as against two attended the meeting. The proposition of only in the old and three new streets, each 75 Praya East reclamation was originally made feet wide as against two in the old cross by me to the Government so far back as theatrests twelve in number, each 75 feet wide as [12th June, 19oo. The scheme as thep against ten of only 50 feet width. A glance ni set forth was not, however, acceptable, the two plans also shows that the Government the Government contending that the terms propose to go further out than was the origi proposed were unduly favourable to the nat idea, thus giving to the Marine Lot holders lotholders, and asking for an equal divi somewhat larger area for building but neces- sion of the value of the land, reclaimed after rily increasing the amount of capital to be deduction of the expenses of reclamation. To expended by them on the scheme, though not this I could not consent unless on their part the actual cost per square foot of reclamation, the Government would consent to include in the principalem of cost of which is of course, the cost of reclamation the compensation that the sea wall When I last addressed you 1 would undoubtedly be claimed by marine lot, gave the cost per square foot of building land holders for loss of rental, etc., on their existing at 75 cents to $1, and 1 am still of opinion that lots during the progress of the work; and for the the work can be done at this price. The diminished value of these lots on conversion Government, however, now estimate the cost at into inland lots, and I suggested, as an attor $1.36 per square foot of building land, an native, a further extension of the reclamation approximate estimate only, to detailed survey. by another 75 feet to be added to the strip of of the bed of the sen having yet been made, of the reclamation $20 feet instead of 445 passed the resolution referred to above nuthar land reserved for gedowns, making the depth although at our meeting, of the 17th April, we feet as originally proposed; and a payment insing them to proceed forthwith with the proll to the Treasury by the marine lot holders minary surveys, and plans and undertaking to of a premium of 25 cents per foot on contribute in proportion to our marine frontages every foot of building land to be leased to to the expanses thereat. Gertleinen, I am of them. To this the Government replied that opinion that the Government's plan is a gond they were prepared, provided you asserted, to one and it resis with you to say, whether it recommend to the Secretary of State the should be at ancé accepted and a start mada general acceptance of the scheme, subject to with as little delay as possible, or whether, in certain conditions (set forth in their letter to me your opinion, and having in view the large you at the meeting of 17th. April, 1901), and of the 12th February, 1901, and laid before number of vacant tenements now existing in the to any modification, the Secretary of State The position of might deem necessary. affairs was then placed before you at the meeting held on the 17th April, ́s ́ot, and you will remember that the following resolutions were then put and carried unanimously:-
1st. That the proposals for the Wanchai reclamation embodied in the correspondence between Mr. Clater and the Government, published in the incal papers be accepted in principle and Mr Chater is hereby authorised to forward, this resolution to the Colonial Secretary.
Wanchai district it is expedient to add to the Colony this large area of building land and the scheme should not rather, while not being actu ally and definitely abandoned, be postponed lo some future day. I shall be glad of any expres sion of your views, and to answer to the best of
Mr. Raymond said-i beg to move the fal iny ability any question you may wish to put. lowing resolution." That in view of the long period that has elapsed since the scheme was first mooled and looking to the fact that the filling up of the Wanchai district, which was to be expected with the advent of Tramway com munication, has not taken place, it is inex pedient at the prescat time to take any further steps towards the proposed reclamation":
Mr. Shellim seconded.
The Charman-Are there any farther ques tions or remarks to be made on this subjeci?
There was no reply
t
ques Pereira (who, by the way, holds a high M. Thomas Neave. has been authorized by position in the Department of Marine and H. E. the Governor to be a surveyer of boilers the Colonies), the Portuguese Minister's of unlicensed sto amships under 60 tons burden, mission to China was made the subject of vice Mr. Jolin Lambert, resigned, Canton. The idea, was so commendable unfavourable and unsparing, criticism. The and seemed so simple that nobody considered Macao-Canton Agreement received special there would be the slightest difficulty in notice, and the trenchant comments of that arriving at a satisfactory conclusion; but that able and crudite writer expresses public only showed how they had failed to realise feeling in the Portuguese metropolis as re- the brilliant incapacity of Senhor Castello gards the result of the mission, which was Branco. When the Minister returned from so miserably carried out by the representa China, and presented his wonderful Treaty to tive of the Portuguese King and his coun- the Portuguese Government, it bristled with trymen. This writer's communication on so many blatant absurdities that it was the subject of the Macao-Canton Railway unanimously cast out, and the Government Agreement care at a most opportune mo- In September next, classes will be formed a refused to ratify it at any cost. That did ment. The Cortes was on the eve of re-as Queen's College, Hongkong, for a higher course of education than is at present provided not affect the great and only Senhor Castello sembling on the 6th ult., and it was essen- Branco, nor does it seem to have affected tial that the Deputies, as well as the people in class 1. For the sake of distinction, these his admirers-for His Excellency was again generally, should understand the question at classes will be called the collegiate course. A appointed to proceed to China in order that issue. That Mr. Marques Pereira has suc-commercial course will be first instituted, and a scientific course will be inaugurated as soon negotiations might be re-started for the con- ceeded in giving effect to the protests as a sufficient number of students offers. clusion of more satisfactory conditions under against the ratification of the Conven- a new Convention. For the second time, tion, there cannot be the slightest doubt; LAST night about eight o'clock a Chinese woman went to change $80 from paper to coin, then, at great expense to his Government, for, if public opinion can be taken as Senhor Castello Branco embarked on his any criterion, Minister Branco is the at a money-changer's in Queen's Road Central, mission to China, and he succeeded in draft subject of popular ridicule. The ludi-She tied up her change in a handkerchief and ing another Convention with the Chinese crous position of the whole affair is at was returning home with it, when a man rushed Government. So satisfied with the terms tained when the defence of Senhor Cas-up behind her and, snatching the bundle, made of the new agreement were the Chinese tello Branco's pet Agreement is taken up by officials that they must have chuckled in the Progressist journal, O Popular. In that their long sleeves at the simplicity of the lively print, there is a violent tirade directed guileless and unsophisticated Portuguese against all those who have dared to criticise, Minister. This was not the descendant even by the raising of an eyebrow or the of those uld-time heroes who wrested suspicion of a smile, the precious Agrec kingdoms from all parts of the worldment, with all its beautiful Articles, convert by force of the sword or by their agility ing good Portuguese citizens into moderately of brain. Here was
a Minister after bad Chinese. The writer in 0 Popular, in one's own heart, who saw. no spots the course of his laboured effusion, does not the sun and understood diplomacy seek to refute the arguments adduced by the to mean something like the conferring of opponents of the burlesque Agreement, benefits on the other party without hope or but, like the proverbial lawyer with a bad wish of a quid pro quo. It was an important case, he resorts to "abusing the other side" task which had been assigned to Senhor with all his might and with all his power and Castello Branco, but he finished it blithely, with all his strength. He fuils to see a single without having to take out appearance orders reclamation on the West side and with private Central; thence along Des Vœux Road Cent al
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off and was lost in the crowd. The woman
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reported the matter to Inspector Gourlay and inquiries are now being made. GoVERNMENT notifications have been issued to the effect that the street along the west side of the new harbour office, lying between Wing Lok Street and Connaught Road, Central, will ia fajure be designated Rumsey Street, and the road running from Des Voeux Central in Con naught Read Central in continuation of Wing Wo Street wil be designated Wing Wo Road. AN Order by His Majes y in Council amending the procedure to be followed in, England in appeals to H. M. in Council, is printed in the Gartife. The object of the Order is, on the one hand, to supply a method by which an appellant may set down an appeal ex parte against a non-appearing respondent, and, on the other hand, to ensure the respondent's have ing ample notice of the appeal, and a reason. able time within which to appear.
into the realm of personalities when we Colonies is not prepared to cestify for legalisa intrude ourselves upon public attention to tion any signature except that of the Gr. dieclaims in toto the puerile allegations of vernor.
and-That the holders of lots fronting the sea authorise the Government to proceed forth- with with the preliminary surveys and plans and undertake to contribute in propertion to their marine frontages to the expenses incurred by the Government in en doing. These resolutions were on the 20th April, 1991, letter of that date, which was at the time pub forwarded by the in the Government, as per my lished in, the local press. Since that date, I have until now had no further, communication from the Government bearing on the scheme,
except one of the 29th July, 1991, merely rais ing the questions of why certain inland loss should come into the scheme. I have now to road to you a letter received by me from the Colonial Secretary dated the 29th March, 1905,
Colonial Secretary's Office.
The Chirman then put the resolution to the meeting, and after a show of hands declared Mr. Winterburn. He then added- thank you for your attendance, I shall communicato the resolution carriest, with one dissentient, this resolution to the Government and should .course in the Press.
The meeting then ended, a reply be received you will find it in duet
THE RIDER MAIN SYSTEM.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
It has been resolved by 11.E. the Governor to Council that the district described below be defined as a district within which the water supply is to be controlled by menos of rider: mains and that the said district be known as 29th March, 1905.
Rider Main District No. 3" This district is Sin-With reference to your letter of the bounded as follows:By a line commencing and Sutherland Street; thence proceeding east 23rd of August, 1901, and to previous corres. at the intersection of Des Voeux Road West pondence on the subject of the proposed rewards along Des Voeux Road West to its inter clamation in front of Iraya East, I am direct section with Connaught Road West; thence ed to inform you that after much delay caused along Connaught Road West and Connaught
Street to its intersection with Des Voeux Road by correspondence with the Naval and Mili Road Central to the intersection of the latter tacy Authorities concerning the boundary of with Rumsey Street; thence along Rumney owners concerning the boundary on the East to its istenection with Wing Lok Street side, and by the consideration of suggested thence along Wing Lok Street to its intersection alternative plans for the reclamation itself, the with Wing Sing Street; thence along Wing Governor is now prepared to recommend to Sing Street to its intersection with Queen' Road Ceatml; thence aleng Queen's load the Secretary of State for the Colopies Central to its intersection with Curgh Street, that a réclamation on the fires shewn on Steps; thence alony Gough Street Steps to its the attached plan should be carried out by intersection with Circular Pathway thence long Circular Tathway to its intersection with Government on Lehalf of the Marine lot Ladder Street hence along Ladder Streat in E, F, G, 11, 1, J, detailed in my predecessor's along Hollywood Koad to its intersection with holders su'ject to the conditions A, B, C, D, ita intersection with Hollywood Road thence letier No. 328 of the tath of February, Igor, Queen's Road West; thence along Queen's Street; and thence along Sutherland Street to and to any modifications of or additions to the Road West to its intersection with Sutherland same that the Secretary of State for the Colonies its point of commencement. The line follows may derm necessary, and to the payment as in all cases the centre line of the thoroughfares premium by the Marine lotholders of 35 cents specified above. The following tenements shall district Nos.115-105 odd numbers (inclusive) Des Voeux Road West. No. 17, Wing Lok for every square foot of building land reclaimed also be deemed to be included within this subject to a final adjustment of the eastern and Street, No. 18y, Queen's Road Central. Now, and handed over to them. The scheme is also western boundaries of the reclamation with the 178-244 even numbers (inclusive), Queen's owner of the adjoining properties.
Road, Central, Nos. 24-42 (inclusive), Circular Pathway, Nox 101-148 even numbers (inclusive)】ent bere (inclusive), Sutherland Street, Queen's Road West, and Nos. 214 even num
and it was only when some ill-mannered out evil point in the Agreement, and in fact, the siders reviled him and his work, called him Minister Branco might well cry, "Save me an imbecile, incompetent and falttous, that from my friends," for his advocate for the his pleasant dream of being recognised as a defence only emphasises the unsuccessful sort of saviour of his country, and of Macao character of the mission to China. The in particular, was shattered, or at least shaken; abuse is of so personal a character that we Owing to difficultles that have arisen in con- for no one could hope to demolish the self deem it infra dig. to employ the same unnection with the attestation of signatures to complacency of the gallant Senhor or his savoury terms in replying. It is songhi to documents executed in the Colonies and re hypnotised supporters. It was two years ago show that access is gained to the columns quired for use in England, it has been official ly notified that persons who may have oc- when the Minister came out to China, and of the British press by nondescripts of 4 casion to send certificates, powers of attorney, about the end of last year the texts of the character who, if the writer in the O Popular judicial acts or other documents for legal use Treaty andofthe Railway Convention were re-is to be believed, are of the gutter-snipe type, in the United Kingdom should have these produced verbatim from the Shanghai papers common amongst the riff-raffof the large cities documents authenticated in this Colony by the In the press of this Colony, not excepting of Europe-Lisbon included. We enter Governor, as the Secretary of State for the our local Portuguese contemporary. As the question of the Macao-Canton railway affect ed or was considered to influence-in no small measure the commercial interests of the Portuguese journal; but to show that Ar about half-past three o'clock this morning,
.1 It is to be understood that no matter this Colony, provided the enterprise was our articles were prompted by no personal as Lance Sergeant Evans was going his sounds, brought to a successful issue, we gave to it animus, but were honest and sincere criti- he saw two men come up Victoria Street with how it may be found convenient to divide the more than the usual prominence which clsms, dictated by a correct view of the in a land of pork for the market, bur finding the work in carrying it out, the whole cost, shall $9.75 PER CASE 1 DOZEN. would otherwise have attached to a mission equitable terms of the Convention, ye may market not yet open, they dumped the meat on be kept in one general account, and shall be reclamation fund in proportion to the so little creditable to the official in charge recall what one of Senhor, Branco's zon. on the path way, and went off for more. As made to fall upon the whole of the contributors
Sergeant Evans approached he saw a number to the of its success, and to the European element frères in China wrote to his Government fats emerge from the gutter and commence areas of building land accruing to each of them in general. As we have submitted be with reference to the Treaty which had been
are feast on the fine fat meat Seeing respectively; and the expense incurred for fore, there can be no question that the Con- concluded. In that official's communication this, and knowing the meat was to be placed in preliminary surveys and raising the level of
the
Kencia vention proposed to reduce the citizens of he said, in effect The Railway Conyen the market, and sold for human food, he lay low Be Praya shall be included in the Portuguese Colony-whose interests tion concluded by Portugal will be a dan and watched for the return of the dunipers Account
No detailed survey of the bed of the lea Senhor Branco was supposed to protect and gerous precedent, in relation to the Chinese and was not long before he had them under
this ed reclamation. An approximate estimate promote-lo a blind subserviency, subject Government, to European commercial in strest, and the ment removed with them to the has been made for the purposes of the propos- to the beck and call of the Chinese Govern- terests, if the terms be acquiesced in with Central Station. When the Court opened this
morning Sergeant Evans placed the men and only of the cost can therefore be given and ment. In other words, instead of one out protest. That indicates the opinion Mr. the farmer such estimate is $1.36 per square foot of GREGOR & CO. King, one fag" the Portuguese interested in which has been generally formed in the Fast the meat before Me C. Cime, wheat referred bulding land which will become available for the railway, would under this extraordinary as to the ineptitude displayed by Senhor for human consumption uncovered in a public distribution among the Marine lotholders. Convention, have become nominal Chinese Branco, when, for the second time, he was thoroughfare, and the latter meat was ordered It is calculated that 10 years will be required
to complete the reclamation. (33 subjects living, however, under the protection supposed to preserve and safeguard the in- to be destroyed,
Hongkong, 17th April, 1903.
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