Intimation.
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revenue. Under-Clair
onedolm Ill.wowhare, the ment
bleart valuabl amente amo public servants. Instead of red
proportion to, the; office, as compared with the
ther officials whose principal duties
of our
estimated " Kaininiga ing to $798,31000 "Colony's revenue / Class Illi - Rente and In- terest” is expected to provide $794,750 or 1275
for
with, tha:
thu póstal faffairs, of the
tmost despatch, Colony are to be pro-
A S. WATSON & CO., | par cent.; Class IV., "Miscellaneous," $63,100 tying of re-i taps and the signing of their perly conducted. I reduced from $355,000 to
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OF FT1 per cent, and Class V., “Land Sales," | august names, he is fabbril: ff with £780 which|| 5140,000. Here are two public buildings, the $300,000 or 4.81 per cent. With regard to the will rise by triennial increments of 460 until, necessity' for which in recognited by all who Estimates of expenditure, general administra- the limit of £909 is reached. «- Bullet us notura not, blind, deaf and dumb, starved und tion is calculated to cost $1,058,107 or 17.12 per be unfair to the Government. Capisin Basil | practically ignored because other maiters of cent of the total; law and order $943,433 or 15.37 Taylor has his perquisites like everybody else; | less importance-are brought nearer the eye of per cent; public health 5731,167 or 11.85 per he receives fres for scilng as nautical asicssor the Government. Such a state of affairs is cent; education, 5100,016 or 3.34 per cent.; dein Admiralty cases, and if he is lucky be may | neither edifying nor satisfactory. From the fence $1,231,494 or 89.93 per cent.; public BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE|| works $1,528,526 or 24.74. per gent.; and non- effective and charitable services $184,778 or 7.85 per cent. While we command the form of classification adopted by the Government, we would offer one suggestion which we believe would materially enhance the value of the ex- AMMONIA.planations accompanying various items in the Estimates. We allude to the footnotes, which
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in many cases tend to make obscurity more phiscure with their references to some unknown "C.S.O." or forgotten C.0.0. The reader is entirely in the dark as to the nature of those "official recommendations or necessities which
have involved the changed, in the Estimates either at the instance of the local Secretariat or
make us much as $.cole the short space of one year. It is beside the point to say that: any expert witness may claim about the same amount for one day's evidence. To put it in another way. The head of the Harbour Depart ment controlling over ibirty million ions of shipping gets. $650 a month, a trifle fotó-Szo to be exact-than a very subordinate officer in another department, where a no. practical or technical knowledge is required. Closely allied to the Harbour Department is the Observatory, the director of which is an offices, who, by virtue of his special knowledge and technical" "qualifications, not to speak, of his
scientific attainments, is ineligible; for pro motion in any other department of the Geve in
item of 540,0 0 allowed for the forming and kerbing of streets as against the $183,900 granted for the current year, we get a very fair Indication of the extent to which the Public Works Department will be in a position te deal with road communications during the ausding year. The drainage of the Colony which is of permanent importance so far as the health of the taxpayers is concerned, is also likely to suffer by comparison with previous years. The allowance for the reconstruction of gullies and the training of nullabs is reduced by 5135,3 0, so that it would appear, once a scheme has lost its novelly—and we refer to the scheme
for
the extinction of matariamthe Governing has no further use for it. If credence be given
the Colonial Office at home. In many cases illement service.. Mr. Figg's personal, emolu- | however, to the reports we have received re- alterations are undoubtedly the result of official ments, including exchange compensation,garding the prevalence of malaria, in the out or.departmental minutes which have had an imamount to $4,500 per annum, "and the entire lying dist icts of Hongkong and in such locali portant bearing on the Estimates, and it should services which the Observatory is called upon ties as Morrisco Hill Gap Road there is ample be possible for the Government in future to to perform for the Colony cos's no more than room for improvement in the matter of training provide a précis of these micutes or despatches 518,661-which is a reduction of about $1,000 nullahs in order that an unhealthy residential
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SERVICE
THE WUCHOW EMEUTE,
KEROSENE DEPOT EXPLOSION.
BRITISH CONSULATE GUARDED:
From a Correspondent.]
Wuchow, 27th September
6.60. p.m.dara
The disastrous conflagration, which broke out in the city this morning. has been extinguished.
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been
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they don't, waare, order a and
sation of busines
« very serious thing, but we hava në alternative and we are firmly resolved to stick up for our rightsền
The merchant positively related to give any Intimation of what nature the trouble, if aty, would Lake, Rumour says that the burning of the big Likin station, below the Custom House, will be one of the acts of destruction, There is no sign of any fant-foreign feeling.
but it is understood locally, th: 111 Reble up from Ynal Sing, al & precautionary Consul thought it advisable to hurry HMS. MEASUR
During the progress of the fire to Kerosene Depot exploded.
The Toafal who went to Canton a few daya So far, it is approximately eati-ago is expected back early to-morrow morning minted that the number of lives lost, when the question of whether there will be by the riotous outbreak, is about trouble or not, will be definitely settled. W one hundred.
DISAFFECIION AT NANNING
The estimate of damage in pro- perty is roughly placed at not less more than probable that, when uð than a quarter million dollars. It is
estimate of the enormous damage by fire and mob violenco comes to bo computed, the quarter-million limit will be greatly exceeded.
Mob law obtains in tlie nativo city,
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS..
[From a Correspondentą Wuchow, 28th September,
10.80 a.m?
Advices received from Nanning state that business
was suspended at that port yesterday
[Evidently the disaffection, which culminated spread to Nanning-Ed, A.K.!}]
for the guidance of those who're not in a on the current year's Estimates-or a mere quarter may be rendered, babitable. Afiscoll which is being looted by the rioters.in the outbreak at Wuchow yestoiday, has
position to obtain the information necessary for a complete "understanding of the items concerned without undue frouble. "Leaving
that point, we come to the question of the assessed taxes of the Colony, a subject with which we deal some two months ago when reviewing the assessor's report for 1907-8. From that report and from the Estimates before us we are forced to the conclusion that the rateable value of the Colony has reached its limit. It is not to be expected that the city of Victoria Antiseptic and Detergent-Whitens the Teeth will show any marked signs of expansion in the
and strengthens the Gumi.
FRAGRANT TOOTH
WASH..
CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND
; -PERFUMERS.. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.. elongkong, 7th September, 1907.
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near future, and if the revenue of the Colony is to increase under this hand, we shall have to
WATSON & CO., place, our trust in the growth of Kowloon and
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the villages on the mainland. Fortunately, we jave every reason to believe that our hopes for the prosperity of what we are at present pleased to term Hongkong'e suburbs are well founded, and that the Colony is leaning on na brokẹp reed when it anticipates a rise in The assessment returns when Kowloon comes into its own. With regard to the oplum monopoly, which, naturally, comes, under the head of licences, that is a subject which has been HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1997, frequently and exhaustively alluded to in these columes. At any moment the sum of nearly HONGKONG'S FINANCES, '-
The Hongkong Celegraph
Now,
that the draft Estimates of the revenue and expenditure of the Colony for next year have been before the members of the Legisla Live Council for the better part of a fortnight, and those of the general public who take an
Council, His Excellency the Governor delivered
to have acquired any very profound know- ledge of the affairs of the Colony during
the short space rf his residence" here.
pittance of $1,500 per mentem. It will thus be seen that the whole of the Observatory staff and "other charges", do not cost the Colony
much more than the salary, which attaches to one of the higher paid offices in the administra. tive department of the Government service. It should be pointed out that the Observatory staff consists of four experts in meteorology and astronomy, three computers, two tale
raphisis, & watchmin and three coalies, besides a telegraph messenger-a fola) of thirteen individuals. The incidentals in clude; laboratory 'expenies and the printing and distribution of the meteorological register, which is issued daily throughout the year for the benefit of the shipping community. It may be argued that the Observatory officials are en- titled to house accommodation, etc., but the very nature of their duties renders it imperative that they should be po the spot day and night in order that the news of any sudden convulsion of nature may be spread broadcast over the Colony. Were the director of the Observatory from the slury point of view to be compared with the secretary of any local company he would be placed in a most invidious position. But then, may we whisper it sud rosa, the
ancous drainage works are cut down by $73 500, the figures being, for 1907 $138,500 and for 1908 $15,000. That much-needed shelter for
Blake Pier has a paltry $20,000, allocated to it, And who knows that even that sum will be spent towards the necessary adumment of the prin- cipal landing stage of Hongkong?" An item of iniscellaneous works" which may mean soy. thing has been reduced from $15,000 to $15,000 and not a word of explanation offered. That harbour of refuze for the thousands of smal craft which carry on the floating business of the post is given an initial $15,000. It is true the Governor bas said that the Council may be asked to vote a supplementary -sum when that amount is exhausted, but surely that conflicts with His Excellency's own views as to the ma. thod that should be adopted in framing the Estimates. He maintained that no amount larger than what was intende I should be spent in a single year ought to be placed on the Estimates. Surely, the converse holds good. Why put down a sum which is considerably, if not ridiculously, below the amount that the Government intends to expend on the harbour of refuge? Indeed, we would submit that be Governor's plan is more to be censured than
His Majesty's river gunboat Robin is guarding the British Consulate.
All foreigners within the settle ment are safe.
THE BRITISH CONSULAR BUILDINGS are situated at the west, in a commanding position, on a hill ao feet in height, tising at the junction of the Fu River with the min stream. On the creat (since made even) is the residence-a spacious bungalow, with lodge, etc; white half-way up the hill are the offices (and constable's quarters) -a solid, two-sto iad red-brick building, The ensemble suggests Dover Castle to the exiled Briton, and the the port for the first time. The Consulate is effect is very striking to any one approaching
remote from the social and business centre.
ORIGIN OF TE TROUBLE.
OFFICIAL "Squeeze" answERADŁE..
A, REMARKABLE FORECAST./
STREL CROISKR POR CHINA,
Yesterday, Messrs. W. 8. Barley & Co, the well known' shipbuilders, despatched in. Can- 105 the steel cruiser Loong Soung ("Flying Dragon" built by them for the Chinese Government. The vessel is to feet in length by 19 feet beam and draws only three feet of water, being -tended for shallow water naviga tion. The engines are compound iwin screw and the vessel is constructed on the hollow stern principle so that when at rest the propel- lers are partly out of water, Lut when going ahead are covered by the water which is drawn into the tunnel in which they revolve.
Herts, Bailey & Co. have built a number of shallow draft vessels on this principle and draw ing as little as a feet of water. Tag Loang Bawng
fitted with excellent accommodation for officers and crew, the cabins being neatly up holstered and painted in white and gold. She in fitted with gun-shields and platforms to mount two quick-firing gune forward, and bas easily .... Wuchów, 16th September.
exceeded the contract speed of tea kmole with Adventlagǝto the notes on the likid trouble remarkable freedom from vibration, jbg en** question, published in your issus of the ath,gines rudning at so tevolutions per minute the following further particulars may be of with the utmost smoothne k interest,
The Loong Seung has a bridge deck and pale One of the leading exporters of cereals throws "mast with cross jack yard, and, made a pretty some light on the present question. In an picture as she steamed at full spead through
the harbour flying the Dragon Flag.
The work has been carried out under the in- spection of Capt: T. F. Hall,-Crutṛibuted."
NAMPAN WOMAN'S SURPRISE.
ope and a half million dollars may be wiped Director of the Observatory, like the Harbour that of enthusiastic heads of departme.1terview he stated: "The present te uble is
Master of Hongkong, does not belong to the hallowed race known as Cadets, and there. fure. Turning to another subject, the Gov. ernment have made provision to the extent of $50,000 for a floating fire engine, and not be
one o. those absolute necessities for a port of fore it was needed. A floating fire engine is the size of Hongkong that cannot be shelved
hope to do more than they can possibly achieve. We come to the last of the items of the Public Works Extraordinary-the water works. The Kowloon gravitation scheme, which, fortunate ly for the residents on the maiolan', is a
next year as compared with $1,097,00 for the proaching completion is given a vole of $14,000
prekeof. The Tytam scheme, with which we
serious: The, ways of the Llkin officiala.are unknown to you foreigners. Take a typical case of what we have to experience in the importa tion of a single cargo of rice or wheat from an Ping and Wuchow we have to pası 3 Likin dear a place as, Kwai Ping. Between Kwel
barriers, and this is what happens: On arrival
in his Tang Shui document for, say, too picúla at the first barrier the master of the junk bands
of cereals The Tang Shui aystem came into
A TRICKY BAG OF RICE,
What was believed ́at first to, have been a
aspect to-day. On Sunday maming last, it practical feke played on a coolie at West Point a few days ago, presents an entirely, different will be remembered a District watchman ar
the victim of a trick, performed by some
was hauled into the station again, followed by the affair until Thursday forenoon when Leung
an irate sampan woman, who accmert him of obtaining from her Sr.30 by means of trick. he stated, in support of her, allegation, that
shoulder. He asked her if the wanted to biy Connaught Boad West carrying a bag an ̈bis. some cheap rice; be cild at her a big pointing to ce one he carried on his shoulder for $130. She agreed to the bargain, handed him the price asked for, took the bag and re- moved it an board her cargo boat. Late that (vening when she went to examins (her klierp bargain: the discov red she had been duped. and report the matter to the police there and The bag contained, signes and sand 1: She did then, she stated, but waited fier opportunity al meeting the swindler again. She kept good look-out for dava without any, success, until Thursday morning when she spotted him walk-
off the Colony's revenus, and it will be a bad day for Hongkong when we are compelled by the Imperial Government-acting at the behest of a band of irresponsible fanatics whose main delight is, to see their fellow-countrymen intelligent interest in the administration of the legitimgle and perfectly proper source of reduced in the verge of beggary--to forego a Colony's affairs have had an opportunity of income. A small item connected with the considering the colamos of items which make returns from licences is of the utmost sigui and we have time and again urged that the Gay- are more immediately concerned, is assigned existence with the ratification of ibe Sir James rested a street coolis on the Praya West for. up, the Estimates, we do not consider it mficance. It comes underthichead of "prospecting ernment should recognise the importance of $15,003 as against $798,oco which was provided lished that a merchant could ship goods from removed to No. 7 Police Station and the wa ch Mackay Treaty in 188 whereby it was estab, being in unlawful possession of a bag of, what opportune to refer as briefly as possible to licences in the New Territories," and the sum attending to the equipment of the harbour's for the current year. And the miscellaneous one port of origin to port of destination under min related his case to the officer un daly be thought, was rice.. The conlie, Leung Hi, was some of the mate outstanding features of the which the Government expect to derive from fire-fighting machines Following the fan-water works are to receive $15,00 as compared a cargo certificate system, and pay one export Inspector Collett o:dored the bag to be opened, Cotony's financial prospects as revealed in the thore licences next year is $6,0ɔ, as compared | konu kolocaust in October last year and with the $64,000 allowed for 1957. With these duly at put of shipment and one import duty and, to the amazement of all around, the Estimates. When the Appropriation Bill was
with $1,093 this year. It is not the paltry in the recommendations of the Mative Court figures before our readers, we need do no certificate for the original amount of goods Leung Hi was released from custody, it contents were discovered, to be sand and at portief destigation. The issue of a cargo stones! The whole station was amused, and introduced at the last meeting of the Legislative crease by $4,000 to which we attach importance of inquiry-which we condemned in ion more than inquire whether the Colony had shipped is called a Tung Shui doctiment, and being the opinion that "poor" Leung was
as any material enhancement of the Colony's and which we are glad to see were neveribat abundance of financial resources which what was intended to be an explicatory state revenue, but it is the potentialities attaching to fadoplet by the Governmeal-we remarked cou'd justify our holding the reins of public exempt from payment of further fees or inxes irresponsible person. Nothing more was heard of
« cargo covered by such a document was ment as to the reasons which had led the the purchase of such licences which must strike that the acquisition of
an additional works in order to let loose the bridle lá favourit barriers Well, this is entirely ignored by Government to reduce the Estimates for various, departments, but as a Excellency
the reader as worthy al' quiet consideration. fire-float was one of those essentials, for the of an aheady expensive administration (which the Lekin Official On banding ver; our The cause of the serious depreciation in the sa'cty of the shipping, that could no longer be casts a percentage of 17.12 of the total expendi- Tung. Shut document to the Likio Official in himself admitted he could scarcely be expected earnings of the Post Office to the extent of over deferred: 'Had it not been that the fire on the iure of the Colopy? Compared. with the. ret tries to find fault with the seals, the date or on the 5th instant, she 'il et the accused in
charge, he carefully examines it and then $100,000 was fully explained by the Governor/ankow only burst out after the vessel had total revenue, exclusive of the amount derived some other trivial thing. After a vexatious and nothing further need be said on the subject. been moored to her wharf it is horrible to think from the Oplum Farm, the several administra- and unnecessary detention, we are informed His Excellency's optimistic references to pub. Apart fro these, main items, the others show of what would have taken place. As it was the tion which requires the sum of $1,038,107 is that the Likin official does not believe that lic works, la particular and his assurance
no marked advancement or diminution in com- fire was only extinguished by the aid of British equivalent to 22.15 per cent of the net revenue
the junk contains only 100 picule. The Likin that the Colony' would suffer no material parison with the approved Estimates for the bluejackets, and the assistance of a private of the Colony. We have eliminated the opium pole insist that the junk holds rio ptcuts or ao and eventually.coolly informs us that be loss by adopting the retrograde policy of star-current year. Coming to the Estimates of ex- company owning some steam water buals. It
bas decided that, the junk has at least 120 ing works of public utility need not, therefore, penditure there are several leatures which call was also possible for the land fire-engines to
picots on board. The matter is then argued be taken too seriously. Before dealing with for remark, but none so glaring as the dispar direct their hoses, on the fire simply through
gut and eventually we cet an ultimatom to pay the Budget we would desire to record a word lies which are shown in the provision made for the accident of the vessel's position. But fires
duty on a 20% excess or be refused a clearance. of commendation for the admirable form in the various departments, it has been frequent. on board ship do not commonly occur while
To the end we pay this a squeeze" of 30 por which the Estimates are presented to the Co-ly stated, as it is generally admitted, that the she is at her whati, and without a fire-float in lony this year. Unlike previous Budgety, the shipping trade is the lifebloodofthe Colony, Con- the harbour the flanken disaster would have clerical presentation of the Colony's financial sequently, it might have been supposed that the been infinitely more calamitons than it was affairs for the forthcoming year has been so holder of the substantive position of Harbour had it occurred before the vessel peached ber arranged that reference may be made to any
master in the leading tonnage port in the Empire anchorage When we decried the agitation and every subject with the utmost facility, so would be remunerated on a scale betting the which was abgineered lust year by these who that the heads of departments and others whose importasce, and dignity of his high office, and demanded a treble exchange compensation in business involves daily reference, to the is proportion to the onerauq duties which have the interests of the higher-paid Government Estimates will find the subject of their quest at to be carried out under his supervision. Not servants in Hongkong, that is to say, for the a moment's notice, while unofficial members only has the Harbour-master, with his staff of benefit of those halting from a gold-using coun and Press tuviewers are not likely to find them assistants, to control and regulate the affairs of try, wo submitted that the resources of the selves befogged amid a labyrinth of figures the port, but he has to deal with a unique Colony could not hear this extra strain which and cross-references as not infrequently has. condition of things in attending 10 the require the taxpayers would be called upon to meet, and pened when the Budget was built up on the ments of a floating population whose great aim we argued that the public works of the Colony old plas. The classification of the depart in many instances appears to be the thwarting would suffer in order to provide for this extra ments, the statements regarding the proportion of the taxes and the rate they bear to the total revenup are decidedly important innovations For example under Clais I, taxes are divided into light dues and licences and internal re.
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of those who seek to make them amenable to expenditure for the administration of the
the Colony's regulations, and whose colomat or Government of Hongkong. That our pro- assamed ignorance is not to be measured in words. At no other part in the world is the Harbour-master required to mainjajo such an
revenue advisedly, for îl cannot be argued that that revenue costs any money in the general administration since it in paid in lump sums of twelve monthly instalments and requires no excise service by the Colony to ensure its collection.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The German mail of the 28th August was delivered in London on the 27th inst
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased Basel Mission, to be a member of the Board of to appoint the Reverend T. H. Vomel, of the Examiners in succession to the Revesend, G. Gussmann, resigned,
Tila posta of assistant superintendent of police and police magistrate in the New Territories have been amalgamated and Mr. E. R. Hallifax continues to perform the duties of both these posts under the title of District Officer. ›
ing pass her boat.
cent. A repetition occurs at the second and third barrier, and by the time the cargó is This morning, at the Police Court, Leung Janded in Wachow we have paid duty ón 60 || Ni was, arraigned beláte (Mr. C. A, D, Mel-
per cent of an imaginary excess. We seem to have no option in the matter, for "we have to pay or get detained by the refusal of a clearance,"
bourne in answer lo a charge of obtaining mo- may under false pretenca. His Worship ade journed the case to allow the police to secure more witnesses, as the evidenco bo had heard, would not warrant a conviction." Accused was allowed bail in the sum of $porto
SHIPPING AND MAILS
In answer to the question : “But why don't you have your cargo tallied out at the first barrier, and then get a correct tally certificate the merchant simply laughed. "Why," said to ensure you a clearance at the other harries?” he, that it where the present trouble comes English (Delhi) 3rd prox, 6 am.
in. The officials are bound to: score" off on ярушку ~wo look at it.{f-we-were-to-ask-te have our cargo tallied out, we should be still mare, out of pocket For instance, if the goods had to be weighed, the officials would produce 3-foot steet yard which has been shortened inches in the middle. The consequent result is that goods weighed, with such a scale would show an excess of 39 per cent, instead of as
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Fie ch (Yarra) 30th fast
Indian (Focisang) 11th prox, *
The Imperial German Higilaa, Khit, whic left here on 24th inst, arrived at Shanghai on.
Line, left Shanghai for this port on 3726 47th isst,, at 3 p.m. vas
The N..T. K. Sanuki, Mars, Euto and is expected here on 30th inst Line, left Singapore for this
The N,Y, K. da. Kamshurá Mars, and is expected here on and port on
Line, left Nagasaki for this por pa arah. and is expected here.dout por
diction did not fall for short of the mark is The Sam-shui-po munsinughter trial, in which cler from the programma of: public works | Peer Bux and two of his Indian cattlemen are per cent that we bave to pay on at present. The N. V. K. ss. Yamato Mark, Austra arranged for 1908. For the cartest year pre-charged with the manslaughter of a farmer at If the goodi had to be measured they produce
was reported in these columns, was concluded 3 inches and seriously inform that these porn for this port on 18th ins40 cm at the Police Court, yesterday afterabon Mr. are slundard measures, It is the abolition the outard English Mhilly and to dan berat Melbourne commited the accused farJrials of those faleo weighin and smussures that, sed proxi staboutó a miziz
venue: From these. It is estimated a total oyilable temperament or display such a vision to the extent of $453,500 was made 2 Sim-abul-po, last month, an account of which foot rules that hava kein abortened from 144. BThe P. & 0.5N Coles/lAd eft Binguez
for
Ham of $1,165,760 2 will be derived, which versatility of alent and resource, as, at the construction of the new Law Courts, but
qual to 68.49 per cent, of the Colony's
„yat he is regarded by the Govern« for next year. less than a quarter of that sum