Entimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27, 1909.
a brokering after German communion, always "hold" respect and esteem for one of the most orderly, ludustrious and able sections of the community, The Kaiser's || fiftieth birthday is marked by rejoicings sufficient to acclaim the occasion, and he would be a poor, mean spirited person who
descendant of the great Frederick. To our German friends, therefore, we offer our salu- tations, with an extra special "Hoch dem Kaiser" as a small return for their contribu. tion towards the uplifting of the Colony of Hongkong,
A. 8. WATSON & CO., refused to join in celebrating the greatest
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
HIGH-CLASS
CONFECTIONERY.
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"We hava jost unpacked our NEW SEASON'S CONFECTIONERY imported from the
leading London, Paritino and American
Houses.
CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES.
IN FANCY BOXES:
CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, CHOCOLATE WALNUTS, CHOCOLATE DE LA REINE, VIENNA CHOCOLATE and
others, in Great Variety.
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was first ceded to the British Crown the experiment of municipal government had not been tried in the East, but now that the lapse of twenty years has proved it not only, practical but that the action of the munici pal institutions has really evolved out of a chaos far worse than Hongkong over was,
Amoy.
THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT.
ANNUAL MEETINO..
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by the Chinest, and he was grateful to Mr. Wilson for making it plain that the Council considered the Interests of the Chinesa aqually.
gards the annual report ha would like to know how the Council strived at the number of build. ings on the Island?\.
Mr. Wallace: From the Land Commission with the interests of the Foreigners. The so- Vcalled macadamixing of the roads was really Ma Batbarit: But it does not say so, in the| neither one thing or the other, but he attached Budget. How do you arrive at the population? no blame to those responsible, for he fully Mr. Wallace. By the census, which was very realized the diffculties and he knew it was ime
the band Commission,
kindly voluntarily taken by Mr. Gottwaldt, of possible to make a macadam road without the
proper machinery for the purpose, and aspe-
Mr. Bathurst: If you have only taken a cen- cintly a steamrollar. He would suggest to sus once it is impossible to tell whether thara || the: incoming „Council, and he felt sure tion, I do not agree to, or see the necessity of, which they were meant to try the experi has been an increase or decrease in the popola- they would take his remarks in the spirit In an Assistant Secretary and Superintendent of ment of roads paved with bricks, and to Police, and as regards the Staff of the Council could not agree with the remarks in the being a "one man show, if, as suggested in the Annual Report on roads so constructed. The Council's Annual Report, the present Secretary Chinese, and more especially the women with and Superintendent of Police goes-on-toavo, small feet, found some of the present-roads & although you engage an Assistant, it will still | great trial to walk on.” Mr. Mencarin! called be a "one man show.
attention to the number of deportess arriving engagement of an Assistant is approved, who robberies to the operations of these experienced "Mr. Mencario); I would like to know if the at this port, and attributed many of the recent ther his duties will be of's clerical nature, or thieves. He suggested that the new Council will he be an outside man? ぶ
hould approach the Consular Body, with a view to their respective Governments being communicated with on the subject, and thatthe
Territorial Oficials be also asked to co-operate- in the matter, After some further discussion on the subject,
the existing council at Shanghal, with what Following is an official report of the annual we may call its annual parliaments, we do not meating of the ratepayers of the International think there deed be any fear of local and Settlement of Kulangsu, Amoy, bald at the Imperial interests clashing in the Colony." Board Room Kulangau, on the 19th Just, So that Shanghai looked on complacently top, H. Bathurst, R. Braun, A. Coghill, W. Present Messrs. J. H. Arnold, G. W: Bar- while Hongkong was struggling for local con Davies, W. M. d'Oliveira, F. H. Edwards, J. D. trol."It may be the case," continued the Edwards, L. C. Escort, A JM, Faugus, M. Feller, journalist of 1869" that the very absence of J.S. Fenwick, W. W. Frederick, L. Giles, H. IN OLDEN DAYS...
central power and the want of any sharply Gottwaldt, W. H. Howard, E. Jessen, W. F. _drawn limit has forced the council. hero to Kabler, Mr. Kashiwabara, H, O. Kohler, W. Many and various are the views held in adapt itself to the circumstances of the case. Komaroff, W. Kruse, C. Lee, J. J. O. Lorrentzen, Hongkong as to the desirability of having a Like the British Constitution' itself, it in a F. H. Luccasen, Revd. J. Macgowan, Dr. H. Municipal Council in Hongkong appointed compromise, now advancing a step and anonman), Dr. J. Marshead, Y. Mari, J. F. Mority, McDougall, J. Mencarini, Dr. C. Moir (Chair- under conditions similar to those in force in yielding when pressure from without is put M. B. Nilsen, J. Noble, S. Okazaki, S. Okuyama, the Shanghai Settlement or in Singapore, upon it. I can at all events be said of it Dr. A. J. Que, P. M. Saugar, A. J. Sundius, J. such a subject it is natural that every that it has been a powerful engine for the H. Thatcher, L. I. Thomas, Miss Usher, Ravd.
Mr. Wilson (Waich and Assessment Com- British subject should have his own personal preservation of order; that, composed as it G. M. Wales, W. H. Wallace, C. J. Weed, C.mittee.) Mr. Wallace, the Chairman of the ideas, culled from his experience of local or is of men of different nationalities, it has Whitfield, W. Wilson, A. H. Wilzer, the 1998 Council, has asked me to answer certain parochial institutions of the same character never lent itself to political squabbles that Secretary and others,
questions which have been raised. Any one with a little common observation could in the mother country. That there is any its authority existing as it, docs mainly
see that in recent years the number of possibility of such a scheme being adopted by prescription is willingly submitted to, by
bouses in the Settlement and the popular is another question, especially in a Crowe the many residents; and that in fine it has
tion has increased enormously. The Coua Colony, although it should not be overlooked ever been found by the officials a valuable that in the West Indian colonies which are go. aid in the due preservation of law and order."
Mr. W. U. Wallace, Chairman of the 1968 cil's latention is that the proposed Assist verned on practically identical principles And there the quotation ends, Shanghai Council, addressed the meeting as follows: ani should be primarily for outdoor Police and to those adopted in Hongkong have their being supremely content with the advantage been in your hands for some days, is of such a considerably. At present it is impossible for Our donnal report for 1908, which has now Sanitary work, and so relievo Mr. Mitchell municipal councils elected by the people. it had gained over Hongkong. That the voluminous character, that but few remarks your Secretary and Superintendent of Police It may be said, as a matter of fact, that any Shanghai Municipal Council has done ex from the chairman of your council are called to 80 round the Island as often as he would like, or to give that personal attention to all proposal to have a municipal council here, cellent work in the interval cannot be denied, for. Still there are points 1 desire to touch on
matters, whather in connection with office or composed entirely of unofficial representa.but the conditions existing in Shanghai to before you are asked to pass the accounts and tives with an official of the Government as day do not in any degree correspond to those estimates. At the end of 1908 we show rough outside, which he did formerly, before the work president; is as far distant as the Greek in Hongkong It is au interesting fact, how.ly s balance in hand of $637 after allowing for increased to its proscat extent. As regards Mr. Mitchell's leave which i venture to remark Kalends. At the same time, the subject Sve, to note that a generation. ago the a payment of $1,800 on new buildings account, be has earned-and the remarks concerning posed by Mr. Arnold, the meeting closed.
crops up now and again, and what has at-question of municipal government was to tracted our attention to the matter is the the fore in this Colony and that the residents fact that almost exactly 40 years ago the then, who are too often accused of lethargy FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY. residents of Hongkong' were then discuss far as public interests are concerned, wore sing the problem, and wondering whether by no means so inactive as is generally sup. COCOANUT TAFFY, ALMOND TAFFY,they could, by means of earnest agitation, posed to have been the case.
CREME APRICOTS, SUCRE DE LA
CREME CARAMELS, PEPPERMINT
LUMPS, MARSHMALLOW BALLS
&C.
LIMITED,
&c.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
HER Excellency Lady Lugard has had a better night and her condition has slightly improved. BUSINESS at the Supreme and Police Courts was very slack to-day,
secure the establishment of a municipal council. For some time past, the Shanghai' Mercury has been quoting from the news- papers published in Hongkong and Shanghai in those remote days, when fortunes were being made and the meaning of toil as it is understood to-day was unknown, and aniong the curious items which are recorded is one❘ A SHOP-COOLJE WAS given three months' bard' referring to this question. The date when the labour-by Mr. J. R. Wood-for-being a member article inquestion was published was a 3rd Jap- of the Triad Society. A. S. WATSON & CO., uary, 1869, and apparently the proposal for TAMAN SINGH, an Indian, had to pay S4 into the establishment of a city council had taken the Government Treasury for being found definite shape. According to the writer of drook and incapable yesterday. the time the principal source of complaint was the excessive cost at which, the existing QUEEN Alexandra has distributed among chari- system was maintained. "Not only is the ties the sum of 10,000, the first proceeds of the
sale of "Photographs from My Camero:“p cost great but the residents have no voice in its administration." We have certainly, ad- Six weeks' hard labour was awarded Sio Po, vanced in respect of unofficial representa-fisherman, for obtaining goods under false pre tion, but how far that advancement has pro-
tences with intent to defraud on the 24th inst. ceeded or how effective the representation has been proved to be when the official element is opposed to the opinions and
bers
left may fittingly be
tlie The police judgment of the reader. force in 1869 affords a vast contrast to the force as we know it to-day. We quote: The police force, too, while it is too large in numbers for the work it has to perform and is a steady burden on the ratepayers, is
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KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
Hoogkook, 9th January, 1909,
NOTICE. all communications intended for publication in "The HONGKONG TELEGRAFI should te
We did not know how optimistic our compei. ing room staff were until we discovered that in the heading of our leading article of yesterday,
funds of the F. M. S. exceed forty-one million pounds instead of dollars.-Perak Plonter.
Dr. Mart, Consul for Germany and Senjer Consul, was in the chair.
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.
whereas we estimated to have a surplus.of some $3,000. The difference is principally due the phrase "a.one man show," his leave would to two teme, viz., Expenditure on new build.not make much difference; it will simply mean ings, and an iteni of $900 for Land Commis that the one man show" will continue a litle sioners' fees,
longer, that is all. Some of Mr. Bathurst's remarks were hardly pertinent.
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Mr. Bathurst (interrupting) said he did not want any of that sort of thing. (Laughter.)`
Mt. Wallace: You have misunderstood Mr. Wilson ; he said "pertinent " not "impertinent " remarks.
The Chairman read out the following namas of Ratepayers offering themselves for election as Councillors for 1909 :—...
Messrs. J. S. Fenwick, W. Kruse, S. Okuya- ms, W. Wilson, W. H. Wallace and A. H. Wilzer.
Mr. Mencarini, suggested that as only the requisita number of gentlemen offered them- relves, the nomes be submitted to the meeting en blod. The Chairman, secon 'ed by Mr. Saudius, accordingly put the names to the meeting, and they were doly elected by thirty eight voles to two
With a vote of thinks to the Chairman, pro
GERMAN EMPERORS FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY.
RECEPTION AT GERMAN CONSULATE.
To-day being the occasion of the German Emperor's fiftieth birthday, the warships la Royal Salute was fired at upon. A reception barbour were dressed for the occasion and a'
was held at the German Consulats, when the
As regards the allowance we have made in the Budget for the coment year for an expenditure of $2,000 on a new pavilion; this is only a pro- posal, and the Council by no means bind them- selves to such a scheme, as they consider it is a matter that the Ratepayers at this meeting. should decide; and if you consider such an ex- penditure excessive, or undesirable, or that the scheme should be modified, we are quite pre pared to fall in with your views. It would be, inception of the Council the old pavilion was ["however, as well to bear in mind that on the bad way, for they could not expect any Council. A.D.C. to HE the Governor, attended the
taken over as Municipal property, so of course it is the duty of your Council to keep it in ra
pair, and in making the suggestion of a cor rugated iron building in place of ose built on similar lines to the old one, we would point out that we think an iron, building would" be cheaper in the long run, as it would be imper vious to white ants, whereas a building such as the old one is constantly needing repairs from this cause. The ald building brought you:in a decide to expend we would suggest that the rental of $75 per annum, but whatever sum you
Dew rental should be on a basis of to % per anum on outlay, thus if we expend $1,000 as proposed, we shall receive say' Sion as rental, I will but lightly touch on the question of an
of Police, for it must be obvious to anyone. conversant with the growth of work in the past few years, that it has become impossible different Municipal Departments during the for any one man to conscientiously and suce cessfully cope with the same. Another matter think your attention should be called to, and that is the engagement of a trained nurse, to work under the orders of the Health Officer and to be at the disposal of the foreign resid.
Mr. Wilson also explained that he had not said: It was necessary to have an Assistant used the word “impertinent," and, continuing, Say, for instance, supposing Mr. Mitchell's
health... was to break down, they would be in a
lor they might elect to neglect his business to take up Mr. Mitchell's duties; he for one at any rate would not do so. Besides, the work had Increased to such an extent that it was im Assistant, and as years went by the work would possible to carry on efficiently without``an
still further increase.
Dr. Olte proposed, seconded by Mr. Thomas, that the Accounts for 1978 be passed,
Ca being put to the meeting forty-three
Pissed. were in favour, and the motion was accordingly
It was proposed by Mr. Sundiat, seconded by Mr. F. H. Edwards, that the Estimates for 1909 be passed.
Mr. Coghill desired to know whether the
eigners?
Consular representatives were present to offer their felicitations. Captain Mitchell Taylor,
reception on behalf of Sir Frederick Lugard,
288 JAMUÈD-IN "DJAMBI."
AN ARDUOUS TASK.).
the smashed-up steamar Djambi of the mass Slow and laborious is the tank 'of clearing
of wreckage and cargo that lies submerged at Tanjong Pagar East Wharf, From all appear asces the wreck seems likely to remain for some considerable time in the position inte which she was forced when the French-mail boat Polynesian crashed into her. The relative position of the two masts and the funnel show
affect of the collision. If not actually cut in two, the boat must be considerably buckled" as her port side” The results of this la the interior of the vestel are at present known only To the divers who afa buẩy beneath the sur face. One diver descends from about direct into the after hold where the dainaga directly due to the collision must be greatest, That portion of the cargo which consists of tim
idressed to The Haltor, i, Ice House Road, and suggestions of the people's elected mein (igih" inst.) they made us say that the surplus Assistant to your Secretary and Superintendent land was run for the Chinese or the For. clearly how disastrous' must have been the
should be accompanied by the Writers Name and. Address Drinary business commentacions should be addromet
...to Tús_ManagÜlemin
The Kditor will sent ungfuriate to be comprimible for any rejected M5, ing to return say Contribution.
BUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE) DALLY-140 per annum.
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to
Tsui Puia unemployed Celestial, was charged in the Police Court, this morning (1) with stealing from the person of one TUDE Kwai a silver earring with a jadestone drop attached, valued at 51.20, and (3) with returning from banishment. A sentence of six months' hard labour was passed on each count,
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The Chairman: Both, Mr. Coghill: What?
Chinese..
The Chairman: Both the Foreigners and the
being run for the benefit of the Chinese..
M. Coghill complained that the Islaud was.
Mr. Wilson said the Island was being rud
found to be most inefficient. Intended to The ratom jer es mal primore, proportional. preserve order and discipline and to detect Subscriptions for any period lam than one month crime amongst a population bf rowdy English will bo charged as for a falt month. The daily as in delivered tree when the address is sailors and determined Chinese gamblers socowitle to momonger: Pank subscribers can have and thieves, it can scarcely be believed that
their residence without it consists almost entirely of Sikhs speaking inst) from Penang, in aid of the sufferers from vate endeavour, is a matter for the. Ratepayers, to the Estimates för 1909 as they at present among the mixed up maises of metal, and,'bar-
their copie dollverd
ut
world is 80 cents per quarter. Single Copics Jaily, en cent. Weekly, twenty,
five cents (for canla only).
for the benefit of everybody, and he thought it only fair and right that the Chinese should have every consideration considering that more than half the Municipal Revenue was derived from purely Chineze sources.
Mr. Thomas desired to move an amendment
your earnest attention. The matter of the Budget for 1000 to be expended on the Recrea but the Council think the question should receive stood; viz: that the sum of 51,000 shown in the construction of buildings and the power of the tion Ground Pavilion be struck out, and the Council to prosecure contractors and others for rulus of the old pavilion be handed over to the using materials of an inferior quality grerecting Kulangsa Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club, buildings of faulty construction, was brought leaving it to the Club to make their own or- home to many of us during the severe storm of rangements as to a new pavilion. As only as we are advised that our present regulation on hardly right to expend such a sum solely for last October, and has engaged our attention, but section of the community would benefit; it was the subject of Building Permits gives us ample this section. He further thought that the powers, we do not propose asking you to add $2,000 would be more usefully employed, anything to the existing bye-law, but cases having in view the number of recent robberies, arising where Ratepayers think it advisable in increasing the Police force, for the Council to prosecute should be brought to our notice. In conclusion it is my pleasent duty to record on beball of myself and my fellow work of our secretary, Mr. Mitchell, who has Councilors our complete satisfaction with the displayed his customary tact and energy in the performance of his somewhat various and distinctly arduous duties." _
A Sum of $1,849-$3,700 in Amoy currency-ents of the faloud. Whether such a purse was telegraphed to the President of the Chinese should be engaged by the Council and paid for Chamber of Commerce, Amoy, to-day (14th out of public funds, or whether obtained by pri any extra charge. On" copies seat by an only their own language, and being ignorant of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking the recent Cheang Chow floods. The Manager additional $1.80 per quarter charged for plage.qually of the manners and speech of the Corporation, we are informed, very kindly The postage on the weekly is to any part of the two main classes of the population, with transmitted the amount without charging for
which they have to deal," In no respect the telegram-Stralis Echo, can the force, even as regards the In- dians, compare with that of the prerent
SNATCHING car-picks from the heads of Chinese day, for, in the first place, nobody Ables on their person are very common in the women and tobbing helpless children of valu would contend that it is excessively recruit Colony. Wong Kwok, a twenty-two-year-old ed nor can it be maintained that the Sikhs youth, was arraigned before Mr. J. R, Wood on are, generally speaking, ignorant of cola charge of stealing from the person of a child HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1909. ioquial Chinese. As to their efficiency aged too months a gold-mounted rattan bangle
ROCHI
in cases of emergencies, or their ability to worth $3.80 at Stanley Street the other day direct or hold converse with Europeans it is The result was the exemplary punishment of not probable that they have advanced far six months' hard labour, beyond the primary stage, a few members being notable exceptions. The writer then had a fling at the Legislative Council and its higher authority which critics have been known to describe as the Star Chamber. In
The Hongkong Celegraph
Thunders of cannons recognition an
nounced the fact that His Imperial Majesty the German Emperor was celebrating his birthday to-day. Out in the Far East, we are away from the turmoil and tumult of distur- bance so far at it affects friendly nations.
Wx (Siam Free Press) inaca that a Chinese newspapar has been recently started in Baog kok which will be chiefly devoted to Chinese affairs and politics. Some issues have already appeared. This paper is printed wholly in Chinese character and is known as the Ku
Mr. Batburst desired before the accounts for
shesting in cases seems to have suffered damage equally with the interior fittings, though many of the cases hauled to the surface by a floating crane, and deposited in a lighter alongside, are diver in this part of the ship to gope about in fairly good condition. It is the taak of the.
pass a chain round them so that they may be ing got together two or three cases of tin, to hauled to the surface.. In the farebold, which is reached by a ladder over the side of the wharf, it is probable the state of disorder is bot enhanced by reason of the fact that the Djambi so great, but the difficulty in each instance la in lying nearly abeam.
Singapore Free Preas of igih inst., it was statoď On inquiry yesterday afterapon, reports the that apce of the bodies of the seven coolies, believed to be in the after part of the ship, had been found. A BON
tion was pat to the meeting, under what condi- cargo there will be the greatest dificulty in
Mr, Braun wished to know, before Roy OfÓ.
Even when the Djambi is lightened af ber tions the Recreation Ground was given to the getting her righted, as she is wedged in under community. Was it to the whole Foreign the rains of the wooden pier, and also, no doubt, community or only part of the community? which the ground was held and the boundaries only to cut into the Djambi, but to force her firmly fixed in the mud. Evidently the effect Mr. Wallace explained the conditions under of the "onslaught" by: the Poljinésien was not which showed that part belonged to the Foreign downwards in a slanting direction, and then to
-The amendment moved by Mr. Thomas, so
188 PROHIBITED-POPPY,
We have got a wider outlook, a longer pr this connection, the remarks of the writerNam Daily News. It is sald to be an anti. 1908 and the Budget for 1909 were brought community as a whole, and part to the Kusail over her and into the wooden pler, No spective and a clearer idea of the processius, who paraphrased Hoogong comments may revolutionist organ, its policy being altogether forward for passing, to call attention to certain langos Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club, and, in attempt has yet been made to Tomora ibo wreck, of events than is possible to the ordinary be submitted. He said: "It is felt like the side of the Government, if he ether points in the accounts, budget and annual to a further question from Ms. Braun, age of the pler, some of which lies athwart the individual who depends upon mere hearsay wise that the members of the Legislative stated that the recent vidit of Dr. Sun Yat Sen repon.. Hé would like to know why the prison;munity is allowed to use the ground.
stated that every member of the Foreign Com-ball-submerged vessel. from day to day. These incontinent and Executive Councils being few in núm. to Bangkok led to the publication of this paper recent years, and mentioned several.items
polico and general charges had gone up, la views do not appeal to the gentleman ber, and having other duties to perform, do by the loyalist Chinese,
why the Police Staff reduced from twenty-eight known as the man-in-the-street, because not care to interest themselves personally, THE Siam Fres Prass says:-We learn that in 19:4 to. pineteen la 1998 cost more in the he has no appreciation of the relations and that in consequence the whole charge new Bank has been opened receatly at Sam latter year in wages and what scale, were the existing between the two nations. But is given over to paid officials. Employed Sen with a considerable capital. This will do Land Commissioners paid? out in this Colony, where many of our most too with their duties as legislators, and business chiefly by lending more and paying Mr. Wallace replied that while he could not respected citizens are the subjects of the accustomed to make laws binding in their good interest for capital deposited. Of course accept Mr. Bathurst's figures as being by any Emperor William the fact is recognised that strictest sense, they cannot adopt that tone proportion, but prospects are held that excellent in the ordinary courss increase automatically, those who borrow money will have to pay in means correct the charges he mentioned must the two Saxon nations have every reason to be towards the body of taxpayers at large which business can be done in this way. We are in. The pay of the Folice was progressive and on the best of terms, which is best evidenced an elective executive could afford to do." formed also that several other private banks included such items as a bonus on completion of by the fact, that there is scarcely a board of Proceeding from those comments the Shang- on a smaller scale, for loading money, have engagement, deferred pay, and passage money directors on which they are not represented. hal journalist held that compared with the bean started of late, and suck enterprises speak to fodia, all of which tended to swall the total, We know the true value of their prescience. state of Shanghai, Hongkong offered a wall for keeping money in circalation. The and therefore these items must show an in- The same feeling of fellowship prevails in curious contrast, While municipal institu- sort of Bank most needed for the peanutry crease, and this of course would be more Shanghai and Singapore, and although at tions had made Great Britain what it was, it would be a State Bank" which would advance apparent in certain years than in others. The times matters have been strained Interns seemed strange that the one spot in the Far the paddy planters and other cultivators cer Land Commissioners were paid a fee of $300 tionally there has never been the slightest East which acknowledged British lawhould an amounts of money at a low ratetof interest each which was by no means excessive for the
to help them along to increase their industry | work they were called upon to do. symptom of diversity from the path of friend be also that where British subjects had least and develop their trade more and more; but, Mr. Bathurst then semarked that there were ship between individual Germans and Brit liberty of action. "We do not see any par- according to present indications this may also four sergeanta in a force of nineleen, and ang Sabar, Bren those who do not have ticular reason for this. When Hongkong come to pass,
gasted less sergeanta and more man. As re-
conded by Mr. Mencarini, was then put to the meeting and carried by thinly-night votes to
While the International Opium Commission Mr. Arnold then moved that $2,000 struck is in process of assembling at Shanghai on out of the Budget be added to the amounts Feb, 1st the Government of India, who are na earmarked for expenditure on Rolice and Sani. Interested party in this matter, are also collect second amendment to the 1909 Estimates AC of Ballin, and Mr. Butler, Settlement Officer of try services in 1909, and wished to make it a ing all available data, Mr. Oakden, Collector cordingly. Mr. Lee having seconded, Mr. Kolali, have been temporarily attached to the and carried by thirty-three volen to ano, Arnold's amendment was put to the meeting Financial Department for centálo inquiries in connection with the cultivation; and above two amendments, were then put to the of out daily telegrams from the Frontier will The Estimates for 1999, as amended by the production of oplem in India. Students meeting, and passed by thirty-eight votes to notice that Afghanistan is preparing to cap- tire this lucrative trads directly India gives it On the Chairman asking whether any Rate. op, while China will find it difficult to smatră
its own skricaltariats from compating with payer desired in pul any questions,
Dr. Ofte begged, in no spirit of criticism, to Amir, It is thin which may possibly convert make a few remarks on the pressat method of our present Oplom policy into one of the p building and repairing the roads in the Settle: lastences of the highest attrnism that fibe ment, and said he had been desired to do aguast generation as a CD