LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7 1908
Was azreed 10 purchase, and the Director of Public Works was to be congratulated on the issue The lots were purchased for
A meeting of the Legislative Council $STS, the original estimate of the D.P.W. was held in the Council Chamber label 12,000. This sum, with the $110,000 Thursday Present His Excellency for the sea wall, are the only additions: so far Governor Sir Frederick Lugard, K.M.G. Hon decided upon to the existing estimates, which brought it up to $8,722,052. In all those ques
SML FE, Mày; cм.a., (Colonia Cantons, His Excellency added, it would be his. "Public Works). Hon. Capt. Basileclor of while at the same time avoiding ai
to the batt
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to recommand that the following votes bo ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUJE. adopted by the Council
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMB
sixty-one dollars in aid of the vote, Public A sam of seven thousand one hundred and Works Extraordinary, for the following items
Hot water apparatpi and baths"
Governmeal Hous$ 405 Queen's
anzal College intrides and and filling in Fish Pond at Tai Po
Tima: Ball Tower on Black-
head's Hill, Kowloon, ..........
5,000
Total $7,16,1
PIER PREMIUM REFUND..
Hoo, Mr. W. Reas Davios (Attorney Hon, Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer, endeavour to avoid any unecessary expenditure Hop. Mr. W. Chathang C..G.
short-sighted R. H.. Taylor, R., (Harbour Master), Hon. Mr.A, W. Brewis policy, which would not be to the Colony's interest and might detract from the remunera. (Registrar-General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B. tive capacity of the lips. It must be remem
Hob, Mr. Wai Yul, Hon. Mr. E. A
bered, he stated, that that was the futura terme Howell, Hor. Mr. H. E. Pollack, KC, Hopious of the lide from Peking to Hongkong, sama “Mr. Henry Keswick, Hon. Mr. E. Oiborne and
1,500 miles, and inability to Pppreciate the Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Clerk of Councils),
quirements of the future might end disastrously to the faterests of this Colony. Of the $8,000,031
A sum of nine thousand three hundred and His Excellency Majax-General R. G. Broad sanctioned in the estimates 52,894,582 had thirty-four, dollar (69,334), in aid of the vote
been spent up to the end of last year. In salaries and quarters, there WAS
Public, Werks Extraordinary, refund of part of increase of $53,000, which - war
premium for the pier opposite M. found
M. L., 198.. The minutes of the lust meeting were read necessary owing to the outbreak of MAJARIG
VICTORIA BRITISH SCHOOL ́and Confified;"
last summer and, at the doctor's advice, houses for the employees were built on the hill. -more expense. This was stopped, however, and quinine given, which acted as wall,
ADSENT.
wood, C.B (Officer Commanding the Troops).
* MINUTES.
FINANCE
an
A sum of seven hundred and twenty dollars in aid of the vote, Education, Victoria British
house allowance.
DVD PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES{"
Althe City Rall, last Wednesday afternoon his Excellency Bir Frederick Lugard attended the annual distribution of certificates to mem: bers of the Hongkong branch of the Royal Sanitary Institute. His Excellency, was ac
also
A PARTNERSHIP SQUABBLN
748 MANILA CARNIVAIK
that these last days preceding the carnival an Thus the Manila Times:-There in a prospect effort will be made to whoop dupla Gloga pore, Yokohama, and the Chien commt eitian it is beginning to be realized that enough bar not been done to arouse interest there in the carnival, and steps are now contemplated by which the big festival will be more effectively advertised,
tuck who represented The CA Rosenstock, who
INTERESTING CASE AT THE SUPREME COURT, TO WHOOP 'ER UP" ALONG CHINA COAST
the Hongkong, and, Whampoa Dock Company, W. H. Manners, formerly a storekeeper is Limited, brought an action before Mr. Justice Wie, in the Supreme Court, last, Thursday, to recover from FH. Cornell, an electrician, companied by her Ladyship and Mr. A. of Mess. Wilks and Jack, the sum of $217) Brackenbury, private secretary: Thare were Themens, the midadapt up Shape,
The amount was made up as follows:200 prezant The Hon. Dr. Alkinton presided the alleged, loan, and interest, at, the rate of five and those present inciaded Hos, Mr. Chatham C.M.O., Capt. Lyons, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mrt for a year and fire-quarters $17.50, Perkins, Mr.
GA. Woodcock (Secretaringing the total to $217.50 carnival association.in China a month or twoż Sanitary Board) and Mr. E. Kalphs (Secretary Plaintiff conducted his own case, while Mr. ago, leaves on the China next Tuesday os Hongk
PW. Goldring, (of Mush. Goldring, Barlow private business in Hongkong and Shanghai gkong Branch, Royal Sanitary Insitute). 1
And Morrell) appested for the defendantgle The following gentlemen were awarded cor
ia connection with his directory, the latest tificates: Sasitary Science Examination: AL „Tuo' plaintiff's story was to the effect that on edition of which has just been issued, and be bart Victor Parker (Public Works Department) the date given above he received $ico from a inspectors of Nuisances! Joseph Albert Ballid miab damed Matthews and gave it to the de-association, and they will probably be accepted, (Sanitary Department); Harry Chomba (Sanfendant plaintiff said he would contest any taty Department); Thomas Hynes (Sanitary defence alleging partnership, ** Deparmabt); Sgt. Walter Haury Jones Mr. Goldring-How-much money did you
Works AM.C.); John Mackay (Public
The Colonial Secre...ry laid on the table the This outbreak caused the draining of the hills School; personal: emoluments, beadmaster, pattifient); Robt. Gårdiner McEwen (and apput late the business (Cornell and Manners)?
report of the Finance Committes (No. 1).
FINANCIAL MINUTES;
The Colonial Secretary laid on the inble Financial Minutes Nos. 3, 4 and 5. It was agreed that they be referred to the Finance -Committee:
***** ANIMAL DRENCHING.
The Colonial Secretary moved the adoption' of the following additional byn-law made under, section 16 of the Public Health and Building Ordinance; 1903-
DEPOTS FOR CATTLE PIGS, SHEEP AND QUATS.
AC-General,
8. The drenching of any animal with any substance whatever in, a Government Depot "except with the permission" of the Colonin! Veterinary Surgeon or of the Inspector on duty
I prohibited. The
The Attorney General' seconded, and it was approved unanimously."
The next question was the time the line struction was kept up, in May 1911 the line would 'would be completed. If the average rate of con- balaid. On an average a third of the tunnel was cut in a year. Not much progress had been the firm made in the tunnel, but the standing of
who had taken the contract
WAS
This was all the business..
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A HARBOUR FATALITY.
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CAPT. J, T. Ú. MACKENZIE DROWNED, «
5th inst.
as
Department); Sergt. Harry Williams (R.A.M.CO Samuel' Robert Boyd (Public Works Depart miem); Charles Wäller Thonon Brett ('Sanitary Department); Sergt. Major Hutton (RAM.C) and George Wills (Hongkong Police Force).
The Hon. Dr. Alkinson Yeviewed the history of the Institute from its inception up to the present day.
His Excellency then handed out the certificates, in the harbour this morning. It has since The body of a European. was found floating
After which he addressed the
gathering a follows:-Ladies and gentlemen,It is some been identified as that of Captain John years now since certificates which have been Thomas Usher MacKanile, who arrived in the Colony from Shanghai last week to take
who by students of the Hongkong Branch of the Royal Sanitary Institute have been dis command of the Chink Navigation Co'stributed publicly. The last occasion was, I death, under circumstances which are exet decessor made a long speech in which be told .. Shantung. How the deceased met his
think, in 1904, and on that occasion, my pre mains a mystery; but investigations are pro-and to work which had been done. It was in citing the minds of the police authorities, re you generally of the objects of the institution ceeding space to unravel what is apparently used in 1903 on the suggestion of Mr. Carter, the mystery of Capt. Mnckenzies death; for. there is sufficient evidence to show that and it took shape owing to the energy and bean the less of an accident. The body 500, and of various other members of the Body deceased's drowning does not appear to have organising ability of its president, Dr. Atkin was found floating in the waters right of Examiners, many of whom are still on the that the value of this morning by corpse it did not seem as i
an institution like this,
It had been long in the water. Both deceased's appearance of the corpse it did not seem as if institution in England, is immense. The certi
ficates can be obtained here, and are recog. nised throughout the British Empire, and might have been to a fall, but it is surmised blackened, This circumstance eyes were
they can be obtained without the expense that in that case the probability would have
of a voyage home, and without the cost of bees for only one eye to be injured. Although tuition in England. They can be obtained fully dressed, the body when recovered was
in their leisure bours of the evening by the men who are still doing their work and without shoes.
advantages: The Hongkong Branch, too, hna led the way in adopting that great principle of afiliation with institutions in England, which I think is of immense advantage to the Colon- les, and of which I should like myself to see the Colonies take much more advantage. It Le principle which underlies the Oxford Local Examinations which wà bava in our schools here; it is the principle upon which the Hongkong College of Medicine intends to frame its future; and it is, as Dr. Atkinson said, "the
La good' gas and they said they would not fail the Colony. The work would, however, be completed in time to join the Canton section, and he hoped that the tolal cost would not amount to £1,000,000 sterling. The surveying of the Chuteri section had just months before the first sad was juzried. The been completed and it would be several
settle before entering into the construction and Chiness authorities had a lot of questions to he trusted that they would be finished before the end of the year, It would KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
be recollected that in the autumn of 1905 The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, pursuant to police, Agents, of 43,930, at about 31% in they raised loan, through the Crown asked the following question: Will the Govern- order to lead a sum of 1,100,000, at 41% to, ment cansa to be poblished a report concern- the Viceroy of Wuchank, to be repaid in ten years under the Naval Yard jetty, at Kowloon, Board,' I think, gentlemated, to a great
by yearly instalments of 110,000 with interest,
third în sums as received had been used to forward the next. These railway. The amounts the Colony required, hnwever, would, of course, largely exceed the payment due to the Colony within the time required to complete the railway. The Colony would, therefore, borrow from the Crown Agents at 34 or thereabouts, from time to time as required, and repay them later out of the instalments as they were due. It was provided an interest on such loan in the Estimates for the current year a sumof 4,570, representing a capitol of
130,000,
Ing the Canton-Kowloon Railway (itish see ilon) covertok period from the inception of the scheme to 31st December, 1907, giving the original and amended "estimates of cost and such other details of finance, control, &, &c, as may with.propsjety be made public ? -
FINANCE.
The Colonial Secretary:-The cash fur-pay ment of construction of the railway is being obtained by advance from the Special Fund for repayment of the last loan according as the aynual instalments of top repayable by the Viceroy at Wuchang are teenived: When these amounts wre inqufficient temporanly to most expenditure advances are obtained from other funds in tha-custody of the Crown Agents whether belonging to this, or any other, Cor lony. These advances will, of course, be lam porarily recouped, after the completion of the railway by the farther receipts from the Vice-
CONTROL
rail
Hi Excellency's concluding remarks were received with applause.
NEW LAW-COURTS
The Hon. Mr. E. Osborno asked Will the Government state whether the contractors
Plaintiff put in $,05
The defendant put in much more than you did?-Yes, I think be Sul in $3,000,
believed could be secured thich it is
has, suein, offered bin arvices to the carnival Among the schemes which have been men tioned with a a view to`advertise the carnival in China, is the use of the Filipino band, and volunteer company in Shanghai,
would help Large greatly in booming the big show. posters advertising the constabulary band, one of the two or three best, according to
also announcing the loss of Manila, the old wall, the most pictur- esque and best preserved of its kind to ba planned-something that will shake up the Chios const cities and let them know Manila and the carnival are alive.
The businer did not tum out, a success at the world, and the fact that it ill
It did al doors
Hors phiolin was told to call bia, Wilproics, and he named Mr. J. Leonard, the second hair ls of the Supreme Court, The latter said, even before entering the box, that he kon nothing of the matter, However, he was asked to enter the witness-box.
Plaini- believe I have aply been, astved with one summons for Corcell in the matter of debt is November of last yea?".
Witness-Yes, a summons against Cornell,
believe, was served some time aga
And it was paid into Court?—I believe it was sotiled.
Some attention will also be given to the fact that the cholera is now practically a thing of the past and that once more Masile is a Cleda city, and waiting to receive its visitors with open arms aud a warm welcome. Special at- tention is planned for tourists" Arriving on liners,at Yokohama, and the · newspapers in the various cities mentioned will be e
be enlisted in the that in May, 1900; be entered into partnership
The defendant wis next called. He inid cause and asked to help the thing along
By the means it is believed may, apathy with the plaintiff.
which may have arisen owing to postponement Mr. Goldring fo what kind of business? will be dissipated and a lively interest be ence Defendant That of electricians and electro-more awakened in what is destined to be the biggest show that ever amazed the Far East or made thejatars of the Southern Cross open their eyes and twinkled
platers $3,200
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What capital I did you contribute?-Roughly
And the plaintif) — $.co.
And the proportions were to be. 5/6th to you and 1/5th to the defendant?-No, he was to receive 1/3rd.
INSPECTORATE-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS,
CHANGES IN THE MC
Writing on the 24th ult, the Paking conce
The watch, which the late earning their salaries. These are very great sonally. That money was part of plaintiff'spondent of the N, G. D. News' saya 2-
Captain was known to have been wearing, was also gone, although his note book was found in are of the pockets of bis coati
What makes, the fatality so sad to the friends of the deceased is the fact that he had been engaged to be married to the doughter of a popular resident at Kow. toon. It was only on Tuesday night that Capt. MacKenzie was entertaining some friends at dipar al Kowloon, deceased being in the best ' of spirits' when the convivial party broke up.
The flag at Mass. Butteffield & Swire's
Happy Valley to-morrow, the cortege passing the Monument at five o'clock in the afternoon
ray, Interest is payable on-such advances for the Law Courts and Post Office are free to hog was half-masted to-day, out of respect for principle which I hope will find still further ex- Hitherto at thể rate of, 43 139: per cant out o push on with the work as they planse or are the deceased. The funeral will take place at presion in the Hongkong University of the the general revenue of the Colony; but they will be payable out of the receipts of the they instructed
keep within the limit of way when it is in working order,
expenditure voted in the Estimates ?.
The Director of Public Works-No restraint is placed upon the contractors for the build- ings mentioned with the object of limiting the expenditure on them the emounts voted in the Estimates, In 1904 supplementary votes were obtained 10 cover excess expenditure on the Law Courts and Post Office, and since that, annually on the amounts voted for these works.
STATUR SQUARE...
A detailed estimate having beer prepared and sanctioned by the Colonial Government, the focal control of the work is within the esti mate vested in' a Resident Engineer.selected by the Consulting Engineers and serving under agreement for a fixed period-for all pur-year there have been large unexpended balances poses of discipline and account as the servant of the Colonial Government, For instructions bearing on the techoical pajure of his work he consults the Consulting Engineers under whom be is responsible for its efficient and economi. çal execution. In all other matters, including Any variations in the cost of the work or any portion of it, he most consult the wishes and obtain the sanction of the Colonial, Govern
ment.
HISTORY OF THE LINE -After the motion expressing, Hongrong's Morrow at Portugal's loss had been adopted by the assembly, His Excellency addressed the Council at length on the question of the Kow- loon Canton Railway, in part, he said that bon the resolation regarding the expenditure on account of the railway for the current
Pursuant to notice, the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne asked --Will the Government state (d.) The terms of Sang Lee's tenancy of the ground used as a builder's yard adjoining the statue of His Majesty the King; (b) is this yard used in connecting with work on public buildinga? (c) Will the Government cause this land to ba làid out as a public garden as soon as Sang Lee's occupation of it can be determined?
The Director of Public Works-(a) The Lormis pra→
(ii). Certain stipulations as to matsheds or
the contractor.
other structures which might be required by (ii). Restriction of occupation, to watchmen only.
MIAO TRIBE OF CELESTIALS.
CHINESE SHOW CONTEMPT FOR THE ABORIGINES,
of the Chinese.
consent of the Director of Public Works beheadimen in name, and are usually in the pay previously obtained.
(v). No portion of the ground to be sub·lel on any account,
CONTEMPT FOR THE MIAOS.
Was the business a success?—No. Delend- ant explained Unt" all the capital was lost. On the 6th April, 1906, he received a certain sum (the amount at lasue) from the plaintiff for the business, He did not receive the money, per- capital, and it was paid, through a Chinese firm at Wanchai.
Mr. Goldsing-Is any money now'due to the plaintiff?
Defendant-Absolutely none. In fact he is He had no mosey and I did in debt to me. not press the matter.
Plaintiff-You say that all the capital was
Defandant-l sold e rtain plant,
For how much ?-$900,
And then you went to work for. Wilks and Jack? Yes.
And has been working for them ever since? -Yout
The plant you sold, do you know it cost us
kings $1.0587--Somewhere about that..
And you only got $200 for it? That was all Have seen all the firm's books and you chers? Yes, you have been there all the time
When Mr. Lowe was making up the ac- counts was I there 7-Neither was l
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A SHANGHAI SPOOK.
MYSTERIOUS FIRES BAFFLE THE POLICE.
'According to the Imperial. Edicts Insund during the course of the last few days, there, will be great changes shortly in the adminis tration of the Shui-wu-ch'u, or Revenue Council of the Imperial Maritime Customs. The Man chu Grand Secretary of State, Na Tung, (web was a warm supporter of the Boxers in, 1940), will take over the Controller-Generals.”
probably be sent to one of the pro lost, and yet you sold the business to Wilks ship from Tick Liang. The latter will and Jack?
vinces as viceroy or governor, possibly Viceroy of the Sheakan provinces, the present incumbent of which. Sheng
Yea; has been des nounced to the Throne.on-various charges by of the Government absorbs a great deal of the future (applause). The Sanitary Department
some of the ceniors, HE, Lu Haihuan will revenus of the Colony, and consequently has a
take up his new appointment sa Directori very considerable staff, and there are architects,
General of the proposed Tientsin-Pukow trunk fine, for which the agreement: was signed rom builders and others in the Colony who also require certificated engineers, and the number
the 13th instant. It is stated that HEL of these appointments offers inducemebis to
Hai-huan's headquarters will either bonestabi candidates to come and lears, and obtain cer
| lished in Tientsin or Shanghai in ozdar÷fá fær tificates at this branch of the Royal Sanitary
cilitate communications with the sphere of hi and iwack, 14, Are the Minos of Western China Malayzing body of the Board of Examiners of the Institute. I think therefore that the govera-
SIR ROBERT, HARE, JUST be gathe Did you receive my consent to sell that What does "Tuan" mean?
It is rumoured in Chinese official circles here These questions arise from the reading of Hongkong Branch may feel that they are ren plant I sold it with your knowledge.
dering a great public benefit to the Colony, In giving Mr., Lowe the accounts, to make and in Tienisio that Sir Robert Har syddenly an article by the Rev. S. R. Clarke date Pro and I think that our thanks are most heartily,, did you give him the papers referring to rent in his resignation to the Shulwuch'u a vince of Kweichow. He speaks of the Ming due to the body of gentlemen who give the the side of the plant?
couple of days ago, and that he' intends to tribes, though subject to the Chinese, as ruled time and thought gratuitously, without any
The defendant's reply was inaudible"from" || leave China on Maya, in company with, bls by their own hered tary chiefs.
They's men ar called fuan, or headnian, remuneration, to conducting these lectures the press table. He proceeded to explain the private secretary, by the German mail steamer
day by day on these difficult subjects difficulties in which the firm was placed.Yasok. According to these reports the Inspec Just as the same sort of men are called by the fapplause). When I look, as I did just Plaintiff, he said, went to Macao. The business tor-General has nominated Sir Robert Bredes samo term (thauke, etc.) among the Chinese, nem, at this syllabus of lectures, the differ, after the big tyghoon was very bad. They were to be his successDT," They are very like Justices of the Peace in eat themes of the lecturers appear to me to be in debt to the Gas Company for three mobilis England, having power within a certain jurist practical and so sound that I honestly wish and their gas was ultimately cut off; they were diction toseule minor law cases; but all serious
I had the time myself to be admitted and to in arrears with the house rent; the workmen's cases and tried by the Chinese magistrate.
come and lexre some of these things and endea- wages were still dubin fact, defendant had (i) Paymeal of rent at the rate of a centseseadmeg are also responsible for the
vour to obtain a certificate (applause). I will not a dollar and could not even pay his fare of the land-tax, per square foot per annum, or $871.20-percollection
As an illustration વાં
not speak to you, gentlemen, now, on the neces across to Kowloon, He wrote to the plaintiff acre, quarterly, in advance.
working the other way ity of encouraging sanitation in Hongkong: 1 in Macan telling of the difficulties, and in reply
The following is from the N. L.. D. News of where the Chinese find themselves in the Ma- will not give you & discourse on the lessons to herceived a leter advising him bol for 29th, ult-An interesting, variety has been year was before, the Council the Colonial
lays land, we have the kang-chus", in Jobore be learned from the great outbreak of pingue or the business unless he could possibly help given to the usual dali monotony.inf. police and Muir territory, where, to attain their own Secretary proposed that it be referred to
Plaintiff That is for your Lordship to work in the Settlement by the repartiol:myi-t of the great value of having an object lesson the Finance Committee. This course was
ends, and assist the Malays in the control of here in Hongkong for China, All these are decide whether he could possibly help "terious fires that occur at a Chinese, résidence their affairs with the. Chinese, they act as the adopted to give hou. members the opport
great subjects, but they bave grown somewhat Continuing: You'sent the account show sriuated in an alleyway off Mohawk Road, unity of getting what information they re-
(iv). No portion of the ground to be used for virtual rules in the villages of the streams and quired and to give the Government a chance any other purpose than the storage or prepara- jungles. There are Malay petty officiels of backeyed and you have heard them chased best paid?-1 ove paid at these this The house is numbered 1137 and is part of a by speakers who bave more fluency than Gave all. I could terrace that was rebuilt lately on the site of of providing them with that information, Hotion of materials for the Post Office, unless the "sorts such as the penghulus, but they are only have. I will only refer briefly to the labours of even out of my PAY:.cm, did you do with the Neither gas. por electricity is iconpected with: one that was destroyed by fire two year ago! was most willing to give what information he
the Sanliary Commission who have spent His Lardship What could. Information was required regarding
theit private time and laid this Colony under $900 for the plant?-1 paid the debts.
these bouses and the present: occupant lived the control, finance, route and history of the
a creat debt of gratitude to them. You have
Plaintiff-The firm's debts 'ware $8:57-there le peace-antil a month ago when there railway, and from certain information which he
Ar. Clarke speaks of the Chinese showing heard, no doubt, a great deal of discussion think so,
began a series, of, fires which be estimated aper had at band he would endeavour to lay it before (vi). The whole or any portion of the ground their contempt for the aboriginal inbabitants on their report, and I can tell you, you are,
And you received Sgoal-Yes..
» la raist of job and. the: palice 'nt/balf that them," In 1905 it was decided to build the to be given up at any time on receipt of 3the Mians by he ate, originally, of the likely to hear a good deal more within the
Defendant said that he want vound to all the number. The house is insed for a reason! milway with a loan, It was not a question of months' notice.
character wei in Kweichow to signify next week or two. There is only one paint creditors, got some of the accounts discounted, able such, but the owner has given publicity to the undertaking, or of paying interest on the
(8). Auswered in (iv) of the above.
"demon," or "dev t," just as we are familiar which I will allude to before I sit down, and it and paid them.
the outbreaks and appears perfectly sincers in" sinking fund, but the question of observing the (c). It is proposed to, obtain the sanction of
Plintiff Did you pay the 5120, balance of his belief that an evil spirit if responsible for with the suggest a "Ang-mo-karci" or "red- is that I will say to these gentlemen I have just Predominance of Hongkong-a question of the Secretary of State to lay out as a garden haired-devils" describe Englishmen. had the bonour and pleasure of presenting with the lease?
ibs fires. Jo every case, so far, the flameh have „seling that the final outlet of the great railway of a piece of this ground corresponding in area to This, by the short-sighted, Taisses faire policy these certificates, that in their great wealth
Defendant-1' got it reduced to
to $80. 1 have been put out before any demago was done.. China should" be at Kowloon and at nothe garden of the Hoogkong Bank opposite of our incal Government, is tolerated to-day, of sanitary knowledge they should not lose fold you that already.
The owner called in the police'an Monday'and- other place. The first step was the prelimi,to it.
All the accounts have been paid or settled-while-Det-Sgt. Fizylbbon was making an ex- with the omission only of the "kwei," which, | sight of the saving grace' of common sense nary survey and preparing of estimates--a task
though suppressed in speech, in always (epplause): I think that sensible toleration is all with the exception of 578 odd?--Yesamination of the premises a fire sinned
a per Which was entrusted to Messrs. Bruce and The Hon. Mr. H. E, Pollack, KC, put the understood, in spite of the specious showing the most valuable sense a man can have our When you, sold the business to Wilks and ambulatoraud the cause could not be discovered. Company, and he thought that they had following question - Will the Goverment of some cadets, who ought to know better, who ideals are good, but not always easy to realise. I ck--Mesity, Wilks and Jack-did I give my Yesterday, afternoon Ther: Taip Arimstrong and (done well Those who knew anything lay upon the table all the papers connected to make those who do not know Chinese By the exercise of common sense, tact, a little sanction Your name was not mentioned esps. Wilson and Macintosh visited the plate of railway construction must know that an with the proposals which have been made with think it is as innocent a term as the Malay give and take, men may often achieve results had power to sell, according to the leiter from and while they were there a fire was seen in p allimate could not be made accurate in the pre-a view to improve the system of enfatcing "orangputeh Mr. Clarke says the two cha that are more valuable than all the rules of the yout
Ate, Hold box-containing allow rags ahi sömo”rub- Bince which data I have not sued you for bias in the yard. The Inspectors had been liminary survey.' Messrs. Bruce and Com judgments of the Supreme Court of this Colony racters Kei-Chow as now weilten mean pre- text books. You may obtain these results pany's estimate was 54.479,5 and that was in China and Macao?
cious or honourable and, but, two thousand without wounding the prejudices of others. It small amount 7-Yen
standing near the box for|some time "and" båd | added to by the Director of Public Works for
And it was settled?--Yes. P The Colonial Secretary:-The correspon-years age, the character kwei" was "devil". your business here to endeavour to impresn the reclamation section which amounted to dence touching as it does relations with two
The Chinese have had many a tough tasila upon the Chinese community the valua of zani- Mr. AH: Lowe, chartered accountant, seblor Just gone away for about a minute when they $55,000 That estimate included land re-
partner in the firm of Lowe and Bingham, id returned to the yard. It might, the fospectors somption and station buildings, but no pro fidential and cannot therefore be published, they are not yet quite subdised. They are not and not to work a.ainst us. We wish to
Foreign Governments is for the most part con- with the Miaos for-thousands of years, and sation, and to try to get them to work with 09 had 'ermined' the", books' of 'Cornell and Koncedo, have been just possible for uomb
to have it thaifire in their absence.Onu most? vision was made for telegraphs, fencing or If, however, the honourable member takes argarded by the Chinese as the original occup. thake the Chinese gentlemen of intelligence Manners From them he could had nothing remarkable feature of the affair is that the a storage godowns, these being added subse personal interest in the questions referred to be ants of the land, at the Minos claim to be and standing co-operate with us in our work of due to the plaintiffin fact it was the other never begin at night solit is safe to concluded -quently,
March, 1906, the Chief Reis at liberty to peruse the material portions of Wherever the Chinese are now in the north sucitation. We wish to get them to show us way about, plaintiff being in Matthew, Nathan, in his anxiety to put through Secretary,
Plaintif You said that the accounts show The police investigations are belag-continued. not desire to destroy the premises "outright." they are no match for the better organised and abandoning of bodies in our public streets. the line tresumed cestal land at Taipo and Mr. Pallock said that his question was not more industrious Chinese, so they are gradual. had, a day or two ago, a return. made of the that't owe defendant, $800? gava instructions to begin work in 1905. The atfafactorily answered. His Excellency said ly yielding to them, as the lazy, listless Malays, number of bodies abandoned within the 13 CFR. E decided to us a line from Shatin to the answer way No. Mr. Pollock stated 10 and other easy-going races are bound to yield, preceding days. The number was 18, and ont Taipo, which soule ran along the sea bed, add address the Council when he was ruled out of sooner or later.
of that just about one half had died of in as this would involve more expenditure in coo order.
factions diseases. That, gentlemen, is a stand, BANKANG NO BINDING OF FEET. stracting bridges, etc, he decided to make.imall
The Miao women do not bind their feet, anding reproach to this Colony, and I am con- tnpoold[brough, the hill at Taipo-indleąd jaf going round it. These alterations involved the The Attorney General moved the second they display a great variety of fashion in their vinced we shall never succeed to putting a abandpanibut of certain works then in progress reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to different tribes, in matters of dress and bead. stop to it until we get the co-operation of the Chinese, and get them to abow-us how by the P.W.D. Now land had to be resumed amend the Chinese Emigration Ordinance, 1889, dressing and in their costumes, there is no And some sold, which incurred a small lore The Colonial Secretary, seconded, and the title evidence of artistic taste as may be found we cab stop this thing withnat would
ing their prejudices and viglating the sanctity among the Malays The Miss have no write of domestic life. That is why I say to you that while some wasted for the formation of Bill was readʼn second time. road. Several roads were altered, especially. On the motion of the Attorney General the language, so, in the matter of shoe at the ear to hope those who have gained all the technical the Talpo one, Gascoigne Road, and, Des Voeux following Bille were read a second and third land and property, they are quite at the mercy knowledge which fe represented by these
of the Chinese, who draw up all deeds and Road/Mars. Brace and Company's line could time and passed upt bei made for-the" sum "provided in the', Bill entitled Ap Ordinance to facilitate the contracts in their own characters, which the certificates will bear in mind that a very great I can be done by tact, common sense, and Ealithate The alterations, he said; that were admission in evidence of statutes passed by Mide do not know, for the Chinese, who have little give and take in their dealings with described in the alignment would involve the Legislatures of British possessions and literature for three thousand years, have those on whom they have to impress the
rextra cost and the C.R.R.: stated that British protectorates, including Cyprus taken so paisk to teach them, even when they primary laws of sanitation, (Applause). kli... abgineers » would - bear ( him out in emoval of the An Ordinance to authorize the have not bind to itin medstu Mr.Perkins proposed a vote of thanks to
would that element In the second place, the remote of Fire Insurance Companies from the how how ropeans isist in the car Excellency. Mr. Ough seconded, and the www.stimates included several items previous: Register of Companies in certain cases lining of the nations, especially the British Proceedings ended.
assist in the up- ly omitted wanch fancing, telegraphs and arorige accommodation, mounting to
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dout Engineer arrived-in-the-Colony, and Sir the correspondenca in the office of the Colonial and east, the, Milos, were before them. But the right way to put a stop, for instance, to iba in the sum of SBcodebled to defendant | that the trickster who is causing the elarm does
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Will you explainYour, share of the loss of the running expenses was $600. The capital account was $3,000, and be received Sgoo for The loss was $2,100, and your share was 700, That makes $1,300 Year the $500 you paid fa, Plaintiff-1 don't agree with that way of book of Stod.
When His Lordship-No? It was a partnership keepjeg. (Laughter). account.
Mr. Goldring-will go into the box and swear that the business was carried on a Comell and Mannerado en drank
His Lordship But he has already said so.. Phistidin the accounts I have shown that It is incorrect, pomade kitanda
His Lordship-How can it be when you got $40 or 559, kapcked off on each account in your
The spook continue to accupy #pramleent place in the household, arracgements of thei family living at No. 1131, Taku, Roid, and the
more Gras. DeY! police, so far, are baffled.
were on the and there is curred ibers yesterday morning while the polica. that the means of ignition are at Imast ingenious: The household had reached such a state off nervous alarm yesterday, however, that theiprove prietor decided, in the afternoon for the womenr folk to leave the house and, more-ista" lodge"
ingt. No arrasis have been mada: battle! would have been interesting to see: their result:
of the lecarceration of individual members ofa the household each for A short period. Somet of the latest outbreaks appear to confirm they theory of some method of causing spontaneou combustion, but a motive is wanting dbless they originators were either of two small slave glas? who might be actasted, by revenge, and ft2 Plaintiff The advances to ma should not apprasa vory improbable, iba chemicals could have been put on paper. The agreement be procured by such an agency.There is alas was that be (defendant) was to find the capital to be considered an lomate recentlogarivad
Codecading from Côlekiang which is the kome of ir anas Rilis Lordship. That agreement was not care ablo,fokes who show inclim vied out as you kava, foundricapital, accordings
favour.
Thirster Aled the cost of double bridger fortsight and dark the last afilitarian standpoint, gargued February, 1908
RETURN of visitor to the City Hall Library The Council was, adjourned, nôtil this day. Where people their own fingurger whed; from and Museum for the week ending the and and i was to get a third.
that it is better to leave lithbore found"
and double cuttings: There were savaral Itende 22010, with regard to the terminus, and
in order to muistato a déép les berth for
FINANCE COMMITTER:
versold it was proposed to purchase Marina A meeting of the Finance Committee was be in the language of their conquerors Bod Lot1248, Si and Ba from Mesum, Blackhand | Hald Immediately after the meeting of Council rulers slons, as in the French Colonies,
Company, and after some negotiations, it the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed". "Straits Timeto
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ment for the defendant with costs, Plaintiff What are the costs **** His Lordship--I don't know
arson, according to the legend :24 192 costing $30 ware, parfoised in i
Toraday evening by a Trolit far, seeme to the bely one th