Entimation.
The
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY JANUARY 23, 1908.
Hangbang Celegraph
Hongkono, THUÉSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1938. S. WATSON & CO., PLACOE PRevention and rat
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THE GREAT
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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH
WHISKY
HAS BEEN ATTAINED BY ITS CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE
or
BXTERMINATION;
Nothing can be more satisfactory to the
works and its particular: virtud evaporated more quickly in hot climates than in cold, It was" expected, however, that an agent would be found whereby the effectiveness of ale poison could be retained for an extend. dificulty has been overcome. In any case, ed period and probably, by this time, this It is the manifest duty of the Sanitary Board to make inquiries on the subject and to secure specimens of this rat-cradictos from
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
"A meeting" of the Legislative Council. was held in the Council Chamber this afternoon. Prefoot-His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, .C.M.G, Hon, Mos. Mr. A M, Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), Mr. F. H. May, CMO, (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.O. (Director of Public Works), on. Cap. Basil R. H. Taylor, R.,, (Harbour Master), on. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General), Hon. Dr. Ho “Kai, M.D.,“
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
EXCESSIVE COST OF LINE, UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS' PROTESTJERNE The Chairman invited membara, altanilos to
the estimated expenditure paper dealing with 1908. In connection with that statement he las the Kowloon Canton Railway up to December formed members that the headings of Nos. 3 and columos were not quite as clear as they might be. The heading of No. 3 column read “estimat ed total expenditure for 1907". The Intentions
general community of Hongkong, than the London in order that experiment may be emag Hon. Mr. Wei Yük, Hon. Mr. E. A. of the draughtsman was that the word "for
lowell, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC, Hon. Mr. Hanry Keswick, ffon. Mr. E. Osborns and Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Clerk of Councils).
ABSENT.
His Excellency Major-General R. G. Broad. wood, c.1, (Officer Commanding the Troops).
Hou, Mr. W. Rees Davies (Attorney General),
MINUTES. The minutes of the last meeting.were read
and confirmed.
PAPERS.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following paperat
Report of the Subsidiary Coin Committee (No. 1 of 1908).......
Kowloon-Canton Railway. (British Section.) Statement of Expenditure to 31st December,
1907. (No. 2 of 1908).
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table, Financial Minutes Nos. 1, and 2. It was agreed that they be referred to the Finance Committee,
PUBLIC WORES COMMITTEE,
should mean to the end of." It really should be to the end of 1947. The expenditure for 1956 was includal fo that for 1907. The same explanation applied to the next column The approximate outlay for gay" was in.. cluded with the 1906 expenditure. If any
Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”
SERVICE,
SHANGHAI WATCH CLUB.
ORDERED TO BE CLOSED.
MANAGER THOMAS PROSECUTED FOR ALLEGED TÅLSE:PRETENCES;,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 23rd January, 12.5 p.m.
The Shanghai Watch Olub has been ordered to be closed,
member wished for any information con cerning the items appearing under the
Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, Crown Ad....... separate heads he would be glad to give it.
Hon, Mr. Keswick-1 wish, for some invocate, charges Mr. Thomas, man formation. We are asked to vols the large 'ager of the "Olub," for alleged false sum of $4,150,000, and. 1 am not at all satisfied
pretences, that we are gettin ; full valon far our money as things are going. Before voting on this pro- In its ëditorial.” Notes and Comments," on pored provision 1 should like to be satisfied the 16th inst, the N. C. D. Newer observes (mo that the work is yelling, well, and, that the We're glad to see that the attention of the estimates are as correct as can be otherwise at Council has been draws at last to the Watch the end rfig 8 we shall have another vote, and Cycle clubs" of which it will be a sur. and be called upon agalu to ake up defician.].prise to many residents to learn that there are cics above the estimata. **
no less than seventy already in existence in the The Chairman stated, in reply, that, on the Settlement. The circumstance that one of these has defaulted emphasizes the fact that thess.som called clubs belong to a species of tostitution Ibat can be honestly managed, but frequently is pot the mashrdam growth of innumerable imita torsties their chief perniciousness, they are seized upon as offerlog a promislive "get-rich-quick" Dur Municipal bys laws empower the Council to withhold its sanction from ibitexiss), through out the United Siktor, the fons el origð of these "clubs," they have been pronounced to be - loteries within the meaning of the law and as such are prohibited. They have gured in the Philippines, but only to be closed down in Shanghai they would seem to have found fertile soil. It remains to be seen whe
whole, the progress of the work to date was satisfactory. The main tunnel was not as far The Director of Public Works" inid on the forward as the consulting engineer bad estim. table the report of the Public Works Comated it would be but of course in dealing with mittee, No. of 1908, The repati deals prin- a tunnel, one was really working in the dark; cipally with the Harbour of Refuge for small and the tunnel had proved an extremely difi-
knowledge that His Excellency Sir Frederick carried out with the object of proving its Lugard devoted a portion of his valu-value: Sir Frederick Lugard in his minute POPULARITY able time to a consideration of that peren referred to the nicans adopted to prevent the nial subject of discussion, the extermination introduction of the vermin by way of vessels of rats in order to prevent the propagation | kom foreign ports. The authorities have of plague. So frequently has this question decreed that ships lying at the wharver | been before the public, and under so many should have fuel attachments on their guises has it appeared, that those who were mooring ropes under heavy penalties for originally the prime movers in any scheme contravention of the order, We have always which promised to secure the end desired been extremely sceptical of the efficacy found their enthusiasm dwindling until it of this method of preventing ingress had almost reached the disappearing stage, to the unwelcome strangers. Usually Moreover, the subject had been threshed the funnels are so," wide that there is out and argued backwards and forwards nothing to hinder a young and active rat from with such zeal and so exhaustively that it crawling through the smaller end of the seemed as if the last word had been said on funnel or climbing over it altogether. Hong one of the thorniest problems connected kong rats are apparently able to walk on the with the local government of Hongkong. A roof, if all stories be true, and they certainly variety of schemes has been proposed and think nothing of scampering gaily along many have been tried, but invariably they perpendicular pillars, no matter how highly have been discarded as unworkable or unsuit burnished these may be.. Then, again, why able in a Colony mainly peopled by Chinese. should a rat, and a Canton specimen of the When the supreme text of their application tribe at Chat, endanger its spine by working to native conditions has been made the its way through a funnel and along a tight schemes for the extinction of discARC rope when it can walk quietly ashore by craft. The recommendations ofthe Committes cult one so far. He was glad to be able to system, and sooner or later the public is let in." as conveyed from house to house through means of the half-dozen gangways which are the medium of rats has been found to be placed for the convenience of passengers and PURE MALT WHISKY miserably inadequate or offensive to the au- cargo-carriers? The intelligence of the rate sceptibilities of a population which objects in these parts is abhormal, and if they are to to official interference in any shape or be exterminated the simple methods which form, particularly when that interference is suffice in other countries will have to be connected with their domestic affairs. In abandoned for more ingenious devices whose the days of Hongkong's opulence, money purpose is less obvious. If the end the has been squandered with a lav'sh hand on Government have in mind is to be achieved projects for the destruction of the fat tribe but at all it must be through the co-operation all to little or no effect, mainly it is believed freely offered and continuously given owing to the aloofness of the Chinese and
by the Chinese. bf all classes. the general discontent accused as the result ever the people are really interested of the action of those charged with the the death knell of the operation of these projects. When Sir Fre sounded, It is for the leaders of the Chinese $16.50 Ederick Lugard came to this Colony it is not
--not the vociferous, self in. Hongkong to be supposed that he he'd any preconceiv advertising class, but the leaders and rulers ed notions on the subject of Asiatic of Chinese employes, whose word is law and A. S. WATSON & CO., plague, and therefore, he was in the hose actions inspire comfidence to come award and determine how that should best
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fortunate position of bringing an open mind to the consideration of the ques tion: The minute which His Excellency franted for presentat on to the members of the Sanitary Board bears the imprint of acute reasonableness, perceptive deduction and frank recognition of the position in every
When.
rat has been
are printed in another section of this issac.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY..
say that recently the progress in the "ton. nel had improved very much largely owing The Celoni Secretry:-1 beg that the re-to the fact that the rock met with was more solution standing in iny name be, in the first amenable. At the same time be thought it was instance, referred to the Finance Committee right to state that the estimate on that parl The resolution was as follows:-It is hereby colas ftem of the tunnel would largely exceed resolved that a sum of four million two hun- the original estinate, fact there was no dred and fly thousand dollars be advanced concealing the fact that the estimate for the out of funds in the custody of the Govern whole railway was much larger than had been
ment for the purpose of construction of the Kowloon Canton Rolway (British section} during the year io8,
The Colonial Treasurer seconded and the
motion was agreed to,
CHINESE EMIGRATION,
The Colonial Secretary moved and the of a. Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Colonial Treasurer seconded the first reading Chincio Emigration Ordinance; 1889.
The
object of the Bill is to empower for the South
ships especially licensed African coolic traffic under section at (a) of
originally estimated for.
Hon Mr. Keswick Cao you tell us what the original estimate for the railway was 250
The Chairman-The, original estimate" was £550,000
Hon. Mr. Keswick-And at the end of this year we shall have expended 57,161,461, and
a-saving in regard to the work done on bridges, the railway will not be built? There has been
Han, Mr., Hewett inquired if they had n special engineer in charge of that work.
The Chairman - The overseer at the work has
be done and that aim realised. His Ex-Ordinance of 1883 and returning from Dur-superintendent who has been in the habit of
The Bill was read a first time, "
STATUTORY EVILENCE ADMISSION.
ů
bad large experience in tunnels, and there is a organising labour in Lussels.
capacity of the engineer in dealing with tunnels,
Hon. Mr. Pollock asked for an estimate of what there was to pay for the building of the
British section,
The-Chairman The estimato aš it stands in $8,000,000 exclusive practically of land. There are other items such as constructing and en-
ther the community will banefi” by the ex peilence of the United States and be rld of them in time, or will wait for some unfortunate fiasco among the lesser fay before taking action, At least the interests of the public should be” safeguarded by requiring pelty concerns whose sole, business consists in receiving money in
in a local bank as a proof of bona fides salmonis over a stated period before meeting
· their liabilities to make a substantial deponit.
1
SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL
ELECTION.
THE "NC. DAILY, NEWS”.
CANDIDATES.
WORKABLE COUNCIL DESIRED.
سملة
[From Our Opon: Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 23rd January, 12.5 p.m.
cellency has given magnificent proof of his ban with repatriates to proceed direct to their
Hhai Mr. Hewer believe it was not 10 | AGAINST GERMAN AND AMERICAN keen attention to the claims of this vastly-port of discharge in North, China instead of
Calling at Hongkong ou the return voyage an originally, important question, and wo trust his efforts
is at present necessary. It is also desired to The Chairman-He came out about fout or in the direction of reform will secure that improve the means of safeguarding the inter-five mon.hs ago, but there is no question of the 113 line. In a modest aside he observes, Myward-and-success which they certainly eats-of-assisted-emigrante-and-at-the-same-time
deserve.
to televe free emigrants from 'certain provi suggestions are not heroic and are mostly homely." Is it not possible that the admitted Owing to exigencies of space. Cratorsions as to residence in boarding houses which failure of past proposals has been due to Noice are unavoidably held over. Renter's are fund to be vexatious and unnecessary, their heroic qualities? How could the Chi elegems, the report of the Diocesan School nese coolies, whose personál and private affairs prize-giving and other local items are printed Op the motion of the Oolonial Sec at ry,second: are most closely affected by sweeping reforms, en page 7. On the same page will be founded by the Colonial Treasurer, the Bill entitled Angintering stad, a considerable expenditure for
expected to understand the nature of today arks committed on, the proposed Ordinance to facilitate the admission in evid nidrements whose purpose is not clearly palpublic Works on ence of statutes pissed by the Legislatures of abic from the outstt? If any scheme for the Typhoon, Shelter appear on the ard page. British possessions and British protectorates, eradication of plague is to be successfui itage 2 contains the annual report of the including Cyprus, passed the first reading.
Humphitys Estate and Finance Co., Ld., and must attract by his simplicity the interest of of the Hongkong Land Investment and the people most concerned-or, as the Gov | Agency Co, Ld. error would say, by its homeliness. There' is not the slightest doubt that the methods For the rat-catching staff-for which they are not to blame-have given such general an noyance that the results achieved have been
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Our Winter
CHEAP SALE
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
delivered in London on the aand ins...$ THE French mail of the 24th December was
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
.. The Bill entilled An Ordinance to authorize the removal of Fire Insurance Companies from the Reginer of Compue es in certale cases, was read a first time, 'on the motion of the Colonial Secretary, seconded by, the Colonial Treasurer,
IN FIRE ORIGADE,
*
land preparation, atation sites and building: such as the terminus station.
Hos. Mr. Pollock-Land includes land re- sumption. That is a particularly big item. think we should have some information about that,
In a leading article this morning, the North China Daily News urges the Municipal glectors to throw out ono German and one American can didate, with a view of ensuring a workable Council during the coming year.
STYLISH & SMART GOODS practically nil, and where improved cond. STATION leave of absence has been granted reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance to course means a very considerable sum of money. upon to make its selection. Of the eleven no
FOR
11 Days Only
BEGINNING,
The Colonial Secretary moved the second
amend the Fire Brigade Ordinance, 1868. le said that, in addition to the reasons given la the objects and resons of the Bill, he would say that the object of that-Ordinance was to give the Captain Superintendent of Police, who was also Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, the same powers over men under his command, in THE more important changes in the Share Lider his command in. the police force. It was
the Fire Brigade as he possessed over men an to-thy are as follows
After some discussion on the question of a new alignment necessitating a re-stvey and an expenditu e of $15,000,
The Chairman-1 am unable to place you in posicion of the facts. Since the original Dealing with the subject of the Municipal estimate was formed a larger view of the in election, on the 16th inst, our Shanghai con, torests has been taken, and the Government has temporary announced that eleven names had recently acquired by resumption Blackhead's been submitted for the nine posts, and on fan- property near Blackhead's Point. That of uary 23 and 24 the community would be called
Hon. Mr. Pollock-How much?
minees seven have served on the optgoing The Chairman - The formal ties are not Council, of which the two mambers who do not actually concluded. I would rather not seek re-election'aye Mr. E. B. Skottowe and mention the figure.
Mr. J. C. Hanson, both due to take prolonged leave this spring. The new candidates for municipal liooours are Mr. W., A. C, Plait, Mr. R. S. F. McBainy, both former Councillors, Her C. Stepbarius, who must be regarded as a rival for, the German sent, and Mr D. Coath, who represents new American, blood. On the face of things the issue is one of personal predilection. The Settlement bis : the satisfaction of knowing that there are at least eleven men capable and willing to serve expenditure ii regard to the quarters is acit, and the outgoing Council receives a tacit counted for in this w.y Shatin was found endorsement of its policy in so far as the new to be very in larious, and it was decided on nominers may be supposed to be caudidatos medical advice that the European staff quar in the main for the two vacancies ters should be at a considerable height above. larger increant in expenditure,
seemed to have increased, and there was a Hoa, Mr. Keswick observed that the salaries
large exportiture on quarters, office expenses medical charges, etc.
to Major A. E. Hatch, tapth Baluchie, from tions seeņied likely to accrue the apathy of
30th January to 12th February with permission the people and their passive resistance to
to travel in neighbouring countries, official operations have rendered the general General Officer Commanding has scheme nugatory and valueless. Sir Frederick authorised an increase of the Garrison Military Lugard's monograph is crammed with sound Police by 1 N. C. O, and 4 mes, from 13th observations, although that is not to say it is instant, for duty at Kowlson, above criticism. It is valuable on account of its extremely suggestive ideas-which may move nthers to advance proposals that may A ubs................ 581. prove acceptable. With two of His Excel- Shanghai Docks Tis. 72 ex div, lency's suggestions we fancy that doubts re Langkats ... zin.Tis, 390 sales, ON 20TH JANUARYgarding their feasibility will arise. For
Wm. Powells banky -
Sii buyers. example, were householders to acquire a RETURNING to England from a two years partial and very questionable immunity commission.in the Far East, the officers and, from sanitary of building regulations be
men of His Majesty's cruiser Krni, which has The whole of our Winter cause of their possession of cats the Rained a high reputation for gunnery whilst Colony would in to time be swarming, with serving under the flag of Admiral Sir A. W. Stock-to be cleared at hosts of ownerless, decrepit and miserable Mone, Commander-in-Chief of the China their ran's being such as to render it undesira the level of the valley. That necessitated, a'. This evening at the Ualon Church Literary 25% off original prices, animals which had been cast out by over and grawed peory-eight day at Chatham:
burdened ratepayers. It may be the duty leave.
days' foreign service
Ladies' Costumes, Coats, Learth, but when it comes to an army of mitter, the Chairman explained that it was
of mankind to multiple and replenish the Ar the last inccting of the Public Works Com Mackintoshes, Hats, starving and imetched cats leff to forage intended to locate the statue of the Duke of and fend for themselves, then it will be Connaught permanently in the position which Furs, Blouses, &o." found that in the eyes of most people com it now occupies opposite Blake Pior and that, pliance with that order has been somewhat, as the pedestal on which it stands is not con over done. As for the idea that there sidered a suitable one, if had been proposed to Children's Tailor Cos-
should be a monetary reward for rats prvide a new one. He submitted three de- tumes, Reefer Coats, captured and destroyed by private citizens signs, marked A, B and C.. Members sinani- &o., &c.
FOR 11 DAYS ONLY.
MADAME. FLINT,
MANAGEREST,
THE CITY OF PARIS,"
* No 2, PEDDER STREET,
well to beat in mind if this connection that all European members of the Fire Brigade, with the exception of twb, were also members
The ChairmaOf course, the salaries in of the Police Foice. Under the regulations crease as the work progresses. We want more which would be framed by the Governor-in-men in the tunel the further we get in. The Courcil under that Bill when it became law, the two European members who were not mem bers of the Police force would not be made subject in the punishments which could be in fitted by the Captain Superintendent af Police, ble that punishment be inflicted upon them,
The remainder of the Brigade, wein Chinese, and it was extremely desirable that the Superintendent should have power to punish those Chinese firemen directly, himself, in the same way as he punished Chinese constables in the Police Force.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded, and the Bill was read a second time.
The Bill was then considered is Committee, and passed with.a slight amendment,
1
ADJOURNMENT.
Club, a debate will be opened by Mr. Frank Ou the quealed of cant, Mr. Keswick re. Browne on" Woman's Soffrage. The opposers marked that they found themse ́ves liable for will be Mesars; Gaster and Perkins, and the Cr,000,000 sterling, for a line 22 miles long chair will be taken at 9 pm. sharp. The debate that so med to him an ex eedingly large sum.ir open to the public and it is hoped all those He understood the country was difficult and who intend to be present will be punctual live, but it still seemed to biar bat Pos As the result if fabing with the aid o econdinies might be made in the supervision dynamite three days ago, a Chinaman named of the work. A million seemed an antri Wong Ip Fuk, was very seriously Injured. On ordinary sum for qa miles of railway, ... ·being · received at the Government Civil Hos
tunnel would be exceedingly expen
of
· The Chairman-1 am not an engineer, but 'pital yesterday, he stated that he had been
The Council was adjourned until this day this has been proananced one of the most werk.
difficult pieces of railway work in China,, -
In reply to questions by Mr. Hawett, the Chairman stated that the engineer-in-chief estimated the completion of the railway for March, sýto,
mously greed to recommend that the design it will not bear scrutiny; and His Excellency marked C he adopted. was, well advised when he cancelled that
FINANCE COMMITTEE FROM hame papers received by the mail to suggestion. With regard to the advitability day we note the succe's ef an ex-Queen's
A meeting of the Finance Committee was o' extending the use of poison, we devoted College scholar in England. We refer to Mr, be'd immediately after the meeting of Couccit, considerable space some months ago to
S. Lo, who has just passed his first examin- the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed description of a new chemical compound atico to his course of studies to quality to recommend that the following votes be known as Ratiu-evidently the same sub as a civil engineer, Mr. He was brack. adopted by the Council. stance as that which had been brought to ented with thiny five biber students in the
th
INFECTED CARGO COMPENSATION,
the Governor's attention. It was stated that second class, only six having qualified: A sum of three thousand four hundred and Rella a Innocuous except so far as rats for the first class. This young gentleman who thirty shree dollars in aid of the vote, Sanitary were concerned, and that thereby the chief in a Hongkong boy, is pursuing his stadies in Department, other charges, compensation for difficulty of dealing with poison for the rodent St. John's College, Cambridas be is a son of infected cargo destroyed.
Mr. Ho Fook, the wall-koowa compradore of
COMPENSATION TO SQUATTERS, race, without leaving any loophole open for Messrs. Jardins, Matheson Co. Hoogkong.
A sum of one thonssed three hundred and accidents to children or pet animals, was Mr. Ho Fook has ties offer spus is England, "thres dollars as compensation to certain squate eliminated. The only thing was that Ratia all of whom are dustland for the mord liber
tera: whose removal w,a-dicessitated by the would not keep for more than four to the rioms
fishing in Chinese waters, using dynamite in-- stead of the anbodox lines, when a charge, exploded, in bis hands. His right hand was, shattered and had to be amputated abors wrist; his left hand was greatly bruised and he -
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also received injuries to his face and head;; After some further discussion; the Chairman
Ax unemployed indian, who was, formerly en intimated that there was no desire to rush the aged on the railway, was received at the voit through in any way, If members wished for further! Jormation, and they gave Government Goverment Civil Hospital yesterday suffering particular poiss on which they desired inform from wounds on the head and stomach. It is lion he would inform His Excellency of their believed that he became insane, and having, desires, and His Excellency would only be anxious to give all the information is his power, decided to commit suicide he backed himself but it would be useful if they could bave some on the head inflicting seven-seala sue defiole point on which information was desired. Finding that method of gainte ke promi,ed to report the processings to His laborione, no obtained Fxcellency, and undestbak, to get out a bistan
bed himself. pesh meat which he hoped would satisfy the mem
[wounds waru’Berinds), bars, Lysenkoms
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