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(1) A deep water basin or harbour at the gate of the Capital of South China.
(2) Safety of Commerce and the protection of the lives and liberties of fadividuals.
(3) Abundant cheap labour.
Where these conditions exist shipping and industries will follow. The Health Ordinance and the Guilds have done much to make cheap labour a thing of the past, but plague except in so far as it produced the Health Ordinance, has not increa ed the cost of labour....
Braidwood, ECO
"Captain': Lammeil, Es
Committer. E. Asger, Esq.; R. Bass, Leg A. O. Braws, Esq., G. A fiancock, Esq.; Dr. F. H. Kaw; F. Lemmen, Eng L A. Rose, Esq.; J. Pestonjet, Esq.
Bon, Transurit ?—G. Rapp, Hiq Bon, Sicretary-A. E. Aiger, Esq. The sports of the Craigengower Cricket Club were held at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon under very favourable conditions. There was a large gathering of friends and pecialors to witness the events, which were all keenly contested. During the sports, the l'and of the 13th Rajputs enlivened the pro ceedings by playing the following selections of
munica
Orde Home Valse........“Blue Danube“ (27.5trapas Veronique
...unegar Cake Walk Whistlin Rufus"
**Thuchan Merry Widow"
Lekar Cake Walk......." Mumblin Most"
Burban Characteristic_“The Whlatiers and their Dogs", Anthem Americas, German, French, Portuguese,
Radius and Japanasa:” remmastar Two-Step Laughing Waters "Loggers geven. Following are the events and results :- 1-pm-WHEELBARROW RACE, 50 YDS Partners will be drawn for on the field. 1. G. Evans and D. Rumjahn (91/5 sec.) At Brawn-and-MAR Souza There were seven enteles.
"spite
many workers and file moat drast measures the epidemic though confined sia parrower limits was not go under one day sooner, than it ceared of its own To the Editor of the "Homokoko TelDRAPH Accord in the neighbouring city of Canton Dear Sir, 1 had the good fortune to be where ho steps whatever were taken to combat presení duting part of Mr. Osborne's eloquent be plaque address to its Council on the subj ct of their. Osbomes the prosperity of Hong Amending Health Ordinance, and in common kong is due to shipping but at Dr. Ho Ka with others present could got but be impressed pertinently remarked "what is the shipping by t the lucisive oratory of the speaker. When, dos 10"? We have only three fandemental however, subsequently read the speech in the assets in this Colony and they are---- papers, in my own home and removed from the constraining influence of the speakers voice I found much lu bis serch that was inconsistent and much that was based on incorrect premises. I will refer Erst to bis statement that "the outcome of this state of affairs was the original and drastic Ordinance of 1903" described by the Commissioners as the work of a novice Me, Osborne' spoke at- great length with this misquotation for a text. What the Commissioners did say, was "The Pabilc Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 1 of 1903 as originally drafted was (ns was, pointed out in the influentially signed petition against it) the work of a novice.". This is quite a different thing. In the petition reforred to the following passage occurs, "It reveals in the Bill the hand of the novice in building matters and one isappreciative of the righ;s of property, It shows that some provisions taken bodily from the English Statute book are practical and well drawn. Ishons that others have been so altered in the taking as to be deprived of their original value and it exemplifies by many furiber instances the circumstance that throughout the Bill with the single exception aforesaid all the careful provisions of the English Acts for compensation wherever private rights are infringed bave beed scrupulously omitted." After receiving the petition the Government made many changes in the Bill before it finally became law but did not replace all the compensation clauses which bad been "scrupulously omitted"—with what result to property owners we already know.
Yet in spite of numerous changes adopted upon the suggestions of owners," architectu and others the ink on the Bill was scarcely dry before whale sections of it were found to be Boworkable, and had to be amended. This looks as if the original siraft was, if not the work of a Davice, something equally indifferent, FEM
way lle commenced bis speech by an un. qualified condemnation of efficit administra tion. To see his own words from 1841-1854 the Colony was "peglected, unguided and maturing in an atmosphere of drift not till 1894 did officiat apathy heedless of warnings yield to a sense of its obvious duty, After virtually accusing the Government of mai-administration for over half a century he, In a later part of his speṛch, goes on in say:
To change this system (le. Crown Colony: Government) for that of Government by an
Mr. Osborne does not seem to have much sympathy with landowners, but it is difficult to understand why individual property.owners and not the Colony as a whole should be saddled with the cost entailed by fifty-three years "of an atmosphere of drifi.". Especially as a respon sible Government Official admitted before the commission' that there, ought to have been more roads and wider roads and that the ground which should have been reserved for such bad been sold by the Government sod.was bringing. in a considerable revenue in the shape of faxes and Crown 'Rent, ih other words the Govern ment were profiling by the insanitary condition of the Colony.
Tho
Osborne was inconsistent in several.
Elected Assembly would be fraught with in- "Jary to the Colony.” His glowing eulogy of Colony system of Governmisal loses much of lin valne following after his previous denunciation. His praise of officials as a whole (though I will not sy they are undeserved) is somewhat counterbalanced by, such expres- alogs "unless the high officials protect the public against the misplaced zeal, stupidity and arrogance of subordinates there will continue to be irritation, antagonism and trouble," This
7.4.15 pm-SACK RACE, 50 YARDS. 1st Heat-, H. L. Manderson, a. C. H. Lyson (7 entries.}\
and Heat-, M: A R. Sout2. 2. G. A. Hancock (6 entries.)
Final
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YARDS HANDICAP For girls from 8 10 13 years of age. Post entries.
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of Mr.
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hot last, and that the Chinese as a whole had that the Japanese influenca is Chion would i lule confidence in their brown brethren that the commercial strength which Japan bas established in that country would vanish when the first wave of Nipponese aggressiveness had spent itrelf.
"The Chinese have always looked with susp cinn upon the motives of the Japanese," said Wilkinson, and the incident of the Tafis Maru bas served to fan this feeling hatil
nts.
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China, into au intense bitterness against Jando. There is not the slightest doubt tha be Talsu Maru was smuggling arms into China for the use of the rebellious Chinese And, while the Government is too weak to hold out against what is considered the arrogant de mands of Japan, the incident will never be for gotten by the Chinese, and it has resulted in discreditiske japanese in matters of com--- merce and be march
I had Murid anything regarding a bay- cott on Jepalgoods in China, but, as 1. left over three weeks ago, it might well have deve loped since my departure, and I will say that such a thing is more than possible. If a boy cont could be spccessfully carried on against Japanese goods it is a sure thing, in my opinion,
that the Chinese would do it. They have no confidence in the Japanese, and do not trust them in business dealings. There is a well defied spirit of resentment among the Chinese merchants against Japanese encroachment and aggression. They have felt the effect of Japan's invasions into their commercial pursuits, and would do a great deal to check it,
In conclusion I would only say that as the. Bill of 197 was begotten of panic, so there was bound to bo (as there has been a strong reaction against it. But the mischief ln for the most part dous and it would not be wise to make any cadical changes now, such as largely
Rosie Stainfield. 2. Mabel Cotton, 3 increasing the number of persons that can be
When Aura Rosario. (8 entries.), accommodated in a given space.
44.45pm-LADIES' NOMINATION RACE, Chinese by the thousand were being ejected for overcrowding houses by the hundred were-Each competitor will be given a needle and run up for them by the local land companies run to yards to his nominator and hand over and private owners, Are these all to become the needle, when he will return to the starting vacant? Some are already.Yours truly,
post and be given a piece of colton, which he will also band over and then the lady will thread the needle, after which the competitor will run to the post with it. (Competitors
nature of the Chinese shrloks from the threat- are particularly requested not to throw, their neer'les on the field after the rice.) 1. Honing attitude of Japan. Io the military the Lyson. D. Rumjaho. 3. Alger. There Japanese have gained a strong foothold, and in were 15 entries for this race
that department their influence is apt to be felt 5.5 p.m. VISITORS RACK, 50 YARDS BLIND- for many years. Of course, China would stand no chance in war, although, if properly trained, I-C. J. l'ante a A. Ellis. 3. Macras. There there is no reason why Chinese should not FOLD.—Post entries,
mike a good soldier. He is a fatalist, and were 16 entites.
when aroused his desire for peace quickly vanishes.
HENRY HUMPHREYS. Dongkong, and May, 198,
·FATALITY AT WEST POINT, COTIE FALLS OVER VERANDAK AND IS"
KILY ED.
Thea were about
One man was killed almost instantaneously and another slightly injured in a gambling roid which was executed by, the West Point police at 11, U Lok Lane, last night. A posse of officers left No. 7 Police Station to raid this house which is known to them as a gambling den. Before the arrival of the raiders, however, the watchman employed by the gamblers, having been informed of the approach of the police, rushed up the staircase shouting "Ren, the police are coming!" thirty men on the first floor at the time, and they immediately proceed d. to leave the building in a hurry. About iwenty or more men made for the verandah and all attempted to cross to the adjoining building at once. In so doing one of the men, named Luk Yau, about forty- years of age, was either pushed or accidental. ly fell to the street-a drop of about fifteen fear. The unfortunate "man" landed on his sounds almost like an echo of the Commission
hend and died shoitly afterwards, the result of as also the expression."there should be some
a fractured skull. When the palice arrived the simple form af appeal." Mr. Osborne objects (inter alia) so a Municipality because civilians excitement had subsided. They found Luk are" here to-day and gone to-morrow. If this Yau lying on the street and had him sent to in so are not officials here this morning and hospital, but the man died about a quailer of gone this afternoon? If this argument an hour after admitsoce. The building was meant anything it means that those who later entered and awelve men who had been own, control, support and operate the comfound hiding in a room, were arrested ard merce of the Colony, who possess practically taken to the station. Presently, a man report. all the property in it are more likely to ruined to the efficer in charge that there was an the Colony than thore who would not be other man lying at the rear of the building, ariously affected by any calamity to the Port. This man, who had fallen us if the kitchen window, had sustained some injuries to his It may be sound but it is not logic.
However, l'agree with Mr. Osborne in notlegs, Lui his cond tion is not considered seri desiting a Municipal Council, not for his very ous. The prisoners were charged in the Folice inconsistent reasons but for the same reason I Court, today, in answer to the usual gambling
charges, and were fiord.
do not desire the mon..
Having dealt with inconsistencies and in- correct premises 1 will now refer to Mr. Daberna's remarks about the Commission.
He said " From the beginning to the end of the report there is at the faintest meed of praise, got ore word of approbation." The Commissioners were fint instructed to award praise. If Sir Matthew Nathan bad considered the Sanitary Department worthy of praise, no Commission would have been appointed. All the Commissioners had to do was to decide:
(1) Whether the Administration of the Sanit asy and Building Regulations on here carried outre sailsf-cloty, if not, what improvements could be made. *pdfly
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"In Hongkong, which is onder the British role, the Chinese can afford to be bolder in their attitude toward the Japanese, but is Shanghai and other places the peace-loving
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31 ADIES NOMINATION children in this race, not less than 27 starting. Each competitor to start from a given lide, ro1 to his nominator, get a cup three-fourths full, 1 he course is marked out by carry cup in a saucer, drink at post and show a dry saucer,
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by subsidizing methods have got a hold on it, the trade, and in a stubborn, headlong way and but it is not the grasp that they can maintain 1. F. H. Kew. 1, R. Pastonjen. 3. R. Basati too costly for them, for can thing, and their This race had to be ran a second-time, owlog business methods are not such as to inspire the Company's Steamship
"As to general conditions in China, I was to disagreement on the part of the judges to confidence necessary to keep trade decide the winners. There were 14 cutries.
8-5.45p.m-CRAMBLE RACE. Before pleased to notice before I left a marked proceeding to the starting point, each comprovement in the fioancial condition. China pel tor must hand over to the committee his coat, ven, collar, tie and headgear, The articles will be distributed amongst various bundles, from which he must select bis own garment, and came in to the winning post pró- poily dressed
had felt, to a greater degree than generally daderstood; the effects of the financial panic, and at the end of the Chinese year, when all Chinese are supposed to pay their debts, 1 had
ott they were bringing in the money as of looked for a great many failures. But I noticed
VARRA A This tace was old," and it looks as though the threatened HAW Aller aAzer. extremely amusing. It caused no sad of failures are not to be,” merriment and laughter on the part of the spectators to see the desperate attempts of the competitors to fix their obdorats collets tight, Many tried to run to the winning post b they were properly dressed, evidently with the object of completing their toilet on the way, but were again and again put back. There
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DEMIOLICH, EXAMINATION;
The Acting Provincial Judge, Tsang and
a number of trained officers, who recently Total Wong yesterday were present in the Police Department to hold an examination of completed their course of instructions,
A SEVERK, SCALDING,
At the conclusion of the sports, the Cricket Shield was presented to the Craigengewer BOILING DIL THROWN OVER A SHOP COGLIE. Ciet Club, together with the medals and individual prizes, by Mrs. Braidwood. This Ip Wing, a shop cooli, of 1, Po Yan Strest, was followed by the distribution of prizes for is a patient in the Government Civil Hospital the fernoon's sports: Mr. L. EL
captain of the Craigengower Cricket Cluby, suffering om severe burös". Chan U, a bakers team, in receiving the hhield, received also eighteen ja as if age, is cooling his heels in a few words of congratulation from Mr. Braid cell at the Central Police Station awaiting trial wood, to which be replied in suitable terms, and on a charge of serious assault, The accused, said that the closing season was out of all-
round sucreside the police aves, carries on a business selling
Mr. Braidwood then addressed a few words beancake in Fat Hing Street The shop to the gathering. He said that be found hin coolie was is the habit of making purchases, selfin a doub e capacity that afternoon FreeNT TO PRISON FOR REBBING A LADY." from him daily. At about nine o'clock yes.sident of the Craigengower Cricket Club and terday, my rally the conlle called for his Vice-President of the Hongkong Cricket Les In the Police Court, this morning, two public que.. Fatbacked wil concerned for their kind, chair coolies were accused of having robbed a (2) Whether any roiruption existed or had usual supply for his master, but found the mess in Inviting his wife and himself to present European. lady of her purse in the vicinity existed. The Commisioners found that effective | hæærker too busy to attend to him. After the prizes He regretted the absence of Mr. K. administration was conspicuous by its absence waiting for a while the confie asked the haw, H.: B. Hanenck, President of the Lesgae, whom of Wyndham Street on Saturday foronganIRAS and that bribery and corruption stingelker to serve Bim next as he was in a great everybody would have 3 een pleased to see that The lady was Mrs Lewingdon, of 2, Ripon considerable number of subordinates were hurry, The Intler continued with his work, afternoon Mr. Hancock takes the keenes! Zerrace. It was slated to evidence that the city of Canton have been instructed to report
interest in the League, and watches dearly all complainant engaged defendants! chair, ös rampant. They also suggested certain im-paying no attration. Picking up a piece of the matches. He was pleased to say that the Siterday morning to come to town to make provements. The charge of ineffective admin, beancake the coolie, probab’y with the intenseason was remarkable in another way,This istration receives its answer and acceptance la tionsfaktacting he hawkers attention, proceed was the sportsmanlike, mapber in which the some purchases. She had with her satchel, the appointment of a cadet as administrative ed to cook it. Ile dropped it into the cauldron runners-up, the R. G.Arbore their defeat. They aside the satchel was a small wished to thank all for their presence, that return journey home the compli head with no other duties. The charge of of boiling oil with unnecessary force, and were proud of such opponents. Lastly, he taining a couple of dollars. On her corruption is endo and by the imprisonment of Just at that moment the hawker turned sound. afternoon. It was a pleasure to see such pad the chair in Wyodhism. Strnet, and ano and the dismissal of several o her sub- The force with which the heancake struck the large gathering, especially the ladies with bought some flowers, paring for them from the rain that the ordinates, With regard to improvements, some cauldron caused the oil to spatier, scalding the their gracious appearance, and smiling faces.
A beautifal bouquetwas presented to Mrs. When she got home she disc the Commissoners' suggestions are being hawker about the face and hands. Losing his He wished to teorthern on a like (ccasion next parts in the satchel, It them came disappeared. She prompt dopted in whole or in part. No doubt, as My. temper for the minute, the hawker seized hold bedwood and three, cheers for My and Mr. par
badgusṛtors and inspector, W STUDE the conduct of some of the of a rup and, scooping up arme of the boiling Braidwood brought the proceedings to a close,
Coolies under arrest"}} Giborne points out, the conduct of some subordinates during the perilous times of 1894 oil, he is alleged to have thrown that over the Following is a list of prize winners in Cricket was worthy of praize but porjonal bravery in coolir, ding, seurre injury to bịu chest, and The coolle collapsed Immediale'y and was det:ide the scope of the Commission, face
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