Telegrams.
“HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”
SERVICE"
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERN-
MENT
PEOPLE UNPREPARED.
[Dy, courtesy of the "Sheung Po.").
Peking, 13th August, Grand Councillor Na Tung has formed the opinion that the people in Chihli are rather backward in their preparation for the adoption of Constitutional Government.
Upon his return to Peking he pointed out to the Grand Council that, after Tuan Fang has taken over duties as Viceroy of Chibli steps should be taken to teach the people an appreciation of Constitutional
Government.
NAVAL OFFICIALS. THE REGENTS OPINION [By courtesy of the "Sheung P."]
Poking, 12th August.. The Prince Regent has. expressed
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY AUGUST 14, 1909.
CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES.
COMMITTER'S EXCELLENT WORK "In the report of the Registrar General just Issued, will be found the following reference to the Chinese public dispensaries :-
The three Dispensaries to Victoria (the Eastern, Central and Western), were early in the year put under the control of the Tung Wah Hospital, on the understanding that the hospital should be guided by the advice of the Public Dispensaries Committee, a body ap pointed for this object. The hospital withdrew from this arrangement towards the exu of the your, and the Dispensary Committee is now in control. It is composed of the Registrar-Gen Feral as chairman, the Chinese Members of Council and of the Sanitary Beard, the three chairmen of the annual committee of the Tung
Wah Hospital and a number of the other lead
ing, Chinese. The accounts of the Victoria Dispensaries are kept by the Registrar-General, who is also charged with the collection of sub
riptions.
The thres Dispensaries on the Kowloon side (Yaumati, Hunghom and Kowloon City), are more independent. They collect their own sub. scriptions, banking the money with the Regis trar-General, and keep their owe accounts. chay Mampers to compiles, on which the
Chinese Members of Council bave,stais..
The work of the Disposaries is of a dual nature. On its educational side it is performed mainly by the committees with the assistance ́of a large number of "stredí cómmitteė men “ (kai-long chik-te) who are men of importance in their own streets, and able to bring a good influence to bear on their neighbours. The purely medical and surgical work is done by the doctors with their staffs of clerks and
stretcher coolies..
The work of the committee. and streat..com.
on in a separate report.
an opinion that both Admiral Sahmittee men in coppection with the discourage: and Bun Pui-lap lack experience in ment of " dumping" bas been fully reported- naval matters and that they depend on Wang Ta Hsieh to assist them.
THREE EASTERN PRO- VINCES
GRAND COUNCIL'S, CONCERN.
[By courleny of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 13th August The situation in the Three Eastern Provinces is critical..
very The Granil Councillors have met in conference without reaching a so- lution of the problem confronting them.
SICK LEAVE-
GRAND COUNCILLORS'APPLI CATIONS.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Pb.")"
Bon
Peking, 13th August. Prince, Ching and Grand Councillor Lak Chin-lum have plied for sick leave.
To other propagandist work the committee have been equally public spirited, especial- ly in disseminating literature bearing-on the connection between rate and plague. They bave nisu distributed for the Sani- tary Department some thousands of traps and have brought about a weekly death rate of rats of over 1,000 at no cost to the rate. payer. They also made wholesale poisoning of rats possible by assuring, the co-operation of the mass of the population. It is no small advantage to have the natural spokesman of the people as advocates of hygienic measures, and on the side of sanitation.
It may be added that the applications for Gov. crament midwives through the Dispensaries re-- -present only a fraction of the casca undertaken bythe midwives. The total number of naw caser treated in the six Dispensaries is 24,353, -au ́increase of over ju për tent, as compared with. last year..
t
THE OPIUM QUESTIONS
STRAITS GOVERNMENT TO WORK THREE.
LOCAL FARMS,
SINGAPORE, JOHORE AND MALACCA, The Government are taking over the-manu- facture and rate of opium for Jobore as well as for Singapore and Malacca, from January next, the farmers remaining, in control at Pau.
up-sig for the prese. Mrgnée, Mojster It formerly acting official assignee, who is now at bome où leave, hut who returns next month, will be in charge, and Mr. J. R. Brooke, Govern- |ment analyst at Penang, has been nominated to assist him, but the appointment has yet to be confirmed. The old. Tan Tock Seng Hos- pital site bas heen discussed as à suitable place for the government factory, but no 'decision bas yet been reached.
S'I UDENTS FOR AMERICA,
CHOW CHI-TSAI IN-CHARGE.
[By courtesy of the “ Sheung_Po."]
Peking, 13th August:
The Central Government has ap pointed Chow Chi-t-ai to look after affairs connected with the despatch of students to America.
CHANG CHIHTUNG.
AGAIN INDISPOSED. [lly courtesy of the "Sheung Pony
Peking, 13th August. ́. Grand Councillor Chang Chil, tung has again obtained leave of “absence.
His Excellency's condition is rather serious. For some days he has not attended the sittings of the Grand Council.
PENGTIEN GOVERNOR-
SHIP
ABOLITION SUGGESTED).
[By courtesy of the "Bheung-Po."]
Poking, 18th August. H.E. Sik Liang, Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces, has memo. rialized the Throne to the effect that it would be a good_plan__to_abolish the Governorship of Fengtien,
PRINCE CHING.
EAGER TO RETIRE.
̧[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.")
Poking; 18th August. Prince Ching is eager to retire owing to the difficulties he encounters in reaching a settlement with Japan comoarning pending questions, and beckuse he is not vested with powers in the same way as heretofore,
might advantageously be applied, those high io favour being <f opinion that they would be suitable for houses of detention, while another view is that they might be turned into a great immigration depot, where dowly arrived im- migrants should be segregated under closer Governmeal supervision than at present.". The Government was the factory at present in use" and may decide to continue the use of those buildings-Straits Times. ·
___1.here_are_several_user_jo_which_that_sita.
VOLUNTEER CORP'S ORDERS.
SIGNALLING CLASE.
_At_Headquarters at 5-30 on Wednesday, the 181b jastani,
A Quarry Boy at 5.15 pm. on Monday, the 16th, and Thursday, the 19th inst.
JOINED.
Mr. J. D. Bush joined the Corps on the 4th August, 1909, assigned Corps No, 1,092 and posted to the Engineer CompaDY,
„Mr A. Adams joined the Corps on the 4th - Augun, 1909, assigned Corps No. 1,093 and posted to the Infantry Company,
TRANSFER,
Gunner A. Hurlow is transferred from No. 2 Company to the Infantry Company with effect from this date.
SHIPPING AND MAILS
•MAILE DUR Indian (Gregory Afcar) 15th inst. -French (Australian)-18th-inst,
English (Divanka) 18th inst., 7 mồm: Indian (Fooksang) 19th inst. German (Prins Waldemar) aoth just. Indian (Laliang) aɓib just, Canadian (Empress of China) sat prox, Thosa. Rubi lek bfanila onʻrgtk inst, alter. noon, and is due bera on 16th jost, at daylight.
The N. Y. K. ks. Awa Maru, 'European Line, left Shanghai for this port on' 1gth Inst.;;} and is expected here on 16th inst.
The N. Y. K... Kanagawa Maru, European Line, left Slagapore for this port on tih inst, and is expected here on 19th inst.
The P&O, S., N¡ \Co.'s ́1.3.Debanka last with the outward Boglish Malls and is due Singapore for this port on 1gth lusty at 6. p.m
here on 28th inst, UI & M
MAP OF HONGKONG.
NEW SURVEYS.
undertaken last year for the purpose of defin- Many surveys of considerable extent were
ing the boundaries of lots or preparing sale or lease plans. The most extensive works of this nature were the surveys of 36 Squatter Villages which took more than one surveyor's time for the whole year, the completion of the survey of Deep Bay, which occupied a surveyor over three months, and a survey of the whole of Messrs Butterfield and Swire's property at Quarry Bay, which, taking the combined time of surveyors engaged, occupied over six months' time of one surveyor. In addition to there, a certain amount of triangulation work to form the foundation of a trigonometrical survey of Hongkong and Kowloon was carried out, and
extensive surveys were made of the south- eastern portion of Kowloon Peninsula in con- asction with railway work and of several blocks of land bald by the Military Authorities
for the purpose of determining boundaries and areas. A survey was also prepared of the Naval properties in the vicinity of Macdoppell Road, (re-panied Canton Road), Kowloon, for the issue of less..
to
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Seeing that such extensive surveys bave had-
be undertaken, it was decided that in future uniform scales of 50 feet to an inch (1/600) and 2 feet to an inch (1/3400) should be adopted for the maps of the whole Colony thus getting rid of difficulties kitherto experienced owing to the variety of scales in use. The whole of Hongkong, Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon has been divided into Ordnance Sheets and the survey of Kowloon is belog pushed on with a view of replacing the existing map which is on the {1/2500) scale
HONGKONG ELECTRIC
TRAMWAYS.
THE BALANCE SHEET.
We have received from Messrs. Shewan, ́Tomes & Co. agents, Electric Traction Co. of Hongkong, Ltd., the accompanying Balance sheat and statement of profit and loss account of the Electric Traction Co. of Hongkong, Ltd.- To Capital—
£ s. d. £ 1. d. 'Authorised and Issued: 325,900 shares of Leach issued as fully paid as per last accouals. Five (per cent. mortgage deben-. tures charged upon the under-. taking and all propeny-of-be-
company
Creditors- London... 1994 1,388 10 6 Hongkong
1,239
Reserve for de-
*preciation and
renewals ......
»“ Balance of profit and losy account
By Tramway vadér.
9.
"325,000.00
To-day's Advertisements.
4 BANK LINE, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES ~~ STEAMSHIP * AYMERIC.* FROMTACOMA,SEATTLE, YOKOHAMA, KOBE, MOJI and MANILA,
HE
above Steamer having arrived, Con send in their Bill of Lading for Countersigns
of Cargo hereby requested ture and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel and expense.
any case whatever.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agents. Hosgkong, 13th August, 1909,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND -SINGAPORE-
“HE Steamship
THE
"LIGHTNING,"
To-day's Advertisements.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No, sat.
HONGKONG OPIUM FARM, Amendment of Form of Grani.
Intimations.
THE
DAIRY FARM Co., LIMITED.
WITH reference in Gora, Choice Australian calling for Tenders for the Hongkong Opium tion No. 40 of the and July, 1909,
Farm the following amendments are made in BY THE GRANTEE and the "FORM OF the "CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED
GRANT."
Amendment of Conaitions' to be fulfilled `by the Grantes.
After clause (5) insert the following;- (5)-(a) The Governmeal to be at liberty at [any time to depute persons to supervise the
boiling and preparation of opium.....
baving arrived from the above Ports Cop signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside, will be landed at once, at Consignees' risk and Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel
expensa
Carge 17th inst, will be landed at Copsigneen' 'risk' remaining on board after 4 P.M., of the
and expense.
and FENANG are requested to take IM- Consigades of Cargo from SINGAPORÈ MEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo impéding the dis charge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
--་ No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
DAVID BASSOON & GO, LIMITED,
Agents.
Hongkong, 14th August, 1909,
NEW POST OFFICE.
CONSTRUCTION WORK LAST YEAR.
[593
Writing with reference to the new Post Office building in 1908, the Director of Public Works
states-
After clause (6) insert the following: (6)-(a) To observe the following rules relat- ing to searches in addition to those contained in the Ordinances :—
1. Whenever a house or door of a house whol-:|
ly in the occupation of one Obiacso family has been unsuccessfully searched for opium, and whenever the Captain Superintendent of Police has reason to -suspect that a search-warrant-for-opium-
RABBITS
75 cents each
HARES
$1.50 each.
-Hongkong, 17th July, 1909.-
has been obtained on false information, PILSENER
the Grantee shall furnish confidentially to the Captain Superintendent of Polica the name and address of the informer,
4. The badge_required by section 6. of the Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891, shall be worn outside the sleeve of every Ex- cise Officer detailed for the searching of persons on public wharves or for execut- ing Oplum Warrants, and such badge shall show the Excise Officer's office and number.
3. Not more than five Excise Officer shall ́ester or be in a family house af the same time for the purpose of'exécuting a search warrant, and each of such Excise Officers shall be provided with a dark lantern... 4. Excise Officers detailed to execute à search warrnat shall allow themselves to be searched by the Police before leaving the Police Station from which they pro ceed to the search, and also on their way to the place to be searched. Amendment of Grant,
clause 7, and clause 8 shall be re-numbered. The following Claus shall be inserted after
9:-
8. That the Granteu.will observe the follow-
All the walls except those of the verandahsing rules relating to searches in addition to
those contained in the Ordinaecos :— were built to the level of the third floor. In the case of the verandah walls, all the granite arches on the second floor were turned and. about half the cornice at the level of the third | floor was set. "The joists for the third floor and most of the door and window frames abovo this level were fixed. The concrete floors at this Havel werealsu laid except those ofthe verandahs, 195,000__0_0_.main staircase.landing and north-west levatory,
The dressed granite set in the work amount ed to 19,059 c. ft, in addition to which 5,894 c.1 of rough" granite were 'set. gia granolithic 3 balusters were moulded bringing the number up to 3,710. The average number of masons employed daily was 91.
16,000 0 0
286 1
£538,974 3 4
taking, including land and outlay on construction and cqpipment- As per account, 31st
December, 1997. 520,178 13 11 add expenditure
vince
Cash at Bankers
and in hand- London
Hongkong
Loan against security Debigra and pay.
A large proportion of the joiner work is ready, for fixing.
1908, Estimates....
$140,000:00 1908, Expenditure
***** 136,577.93. Total Estimate.........
930,000.00 Expenditure to 31/12/08 ********* 520,296.41
WATER RETURN.
Level and storage of water in reservoirs on the rat August,, ."
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. ' LEVEL:
1958.
1909. o' 1" below 14" belo "overflow
"overflow
$20,510-18-1-Tytam......
TytamBye 1" below 24' 5" below
wash ... overflow Joverflow
-605 7 11 53562
1,240 14 1 10,000 00
315 3
ments in advance" London............... Hongkong lis 531 10 6
"Stock of stores, tickets and coal in, Hongkong, as per -inventory signed by general man- ager and agents...
By Goods in transit from London
to Hongkong
1. Whenever a house or floor of a house wholly in the occupation of enn'Chingut family has been unsuccessfully searched for opium, and whenever the Captain Superintendent of Police has reason to ́suspect that a search warrant for opium. has been obtained'on false information, the Grantee shall, farnish confidentially to the Captain Superintendent of Police the name and address of the Infarmer. 2. The badge required by section 6 of the Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891, shall be worn outside the sleeve of every „Excise Officer detailed for the searching. of persuss on public wharves or for executing Opium Warrants, and such badge shall show the Excise Officer's office and number.
ASAHI
AND
SAPPORO"
BEER.
LIGHT AND
REFRESHING
SUMMER
BEVERAGE.
3. Not more than five Excise Officers shall
enter or be in a family house at the same | OBTAINABLE AT-- time for the purpose of executing a search warrant, and each of auch Excise Officers shall be provided with a dark lantern.
4. Excise Officers detailed to execute, a search warrant shall allow themselves to to be searched by the Police before lazy. ing the Police Station from which they proceed to the search, and xiso on their sway to the place to be searched, N.B.-The above rules as to searches for illicit opium were accepted by the present Opium Farmer and have been enforced during the current Farm.
A. M. THOMSON,
Colonial Secretary.
13th August, 1909.
*(594 CHINESE INTERPRETER required at
Tytam-In——14—bolaw)—1——below-the-Magistrate's Court, Saudákap; Beltish
termediate overflow Pokfulum!
North Borneo.
Qualifications are a' know- '3′′ below ledge of the Hokien, Tiochiew, Hakka, and overflow
Cantonese dialects-a knowledge of the read,
overflow
0' 1" below Overlow
Wong-Dai- of below) 44 belowing and writing of the Chinese Characters is
chung... Loverflow
desirable. English essential,
STORAGE GALLONS,
overflow
1909. 221,640,000
------ 198,000.
188,456,000
1908. 561-159 Tyłam....................... 385,20,000
Tytom Byewash27497,000- Tytam Intermediate 196,389,00> Pokfulam ........ 66,180,000 Wong-nai-chung
30,398,000
6,198 3 3
65,160,000
24,873,000
Total 700,984,000 501,327,000, Consumption of water in the City and Hill -381 12 2 District during the month of July.
1908,
1909.
6538,914 3.4 Consumption...148,577,000 123,698,000 gallons
207,060 208,850
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1908...
.Dr.
#
*
L
1. d
To Power expenses (Abstract A) 1,319 95 To Traffic expenses i
B) 5249 19 7 To Maintenanco
and repair.................(. _C)_5,510_5_6_
To General expen
125.......... (:
D) 9,684 9 2
Total working expenses... 23,764 38 To Reserva for depreciation and
renewals...............................201 4,000 o a -To-Balance carried down.
__9,506—1——-9.
To Dabentara interest To Balance carried to balance
sheet
By Traffic receipts
Other receipts---
London Hongkong
-
£37,170 5 5
9.750 0
Estimated) population Consumption)
23.J
per lead per
19.1. Tallons day.... Constant supply in all districts-during- July, 1908.
Intermittent supply by Rider mains ie Rider main districts during July, 1909.
The return of consumption is subject to error owing to the difficulty of accurate, mea. surement whilst the extension works at Albany Filter Beds are in progress.
·KOWLOON-WATER-WORKS, LEVEL.
Kowloon Gravitation
1908. 23.0"
1009.
Reservoir overflow below) 33" 2" below
Overflow
186 11 1
Water level reduced for construction pur £10,036 11 *poses.
"d. E ad
287
4 10
.59 27: 2
By Balance brought downl Balance as per balance sheet
31st December, 1907
36,923 3 5 Kowloon Gra-
STORAGE GALLONS.
1908.
.1999.
vitation Re- † 156,200,000 155,100,000 gallons servoir......
Consumption of water in Kowloon during the
347 20 month of July -
£37,370 $ *
9,500 19
530 94
£10,036:11:1
The rate of Exchange is taken at
18, 9 9/16 per dollar.
E. O. MORGAN,
ROBRAT MILLER, Directors,
1908.
1909.
Consumption...21,520,000 34,950,000 gallons Estimated 83,700
88,500
population Consumption)
per haid per 8,2 day.
Salary-500 per month Singapore Currency, with an allowance of Sto per month in lieu of quarters.
Applications to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
"Agents,""""""" BRITISH NORTH BORNEO 'Govr. Hongkong, toth August, 1909.
($83!
Messrs. CALDBECK MCGREGOR & CO.
1
H. PRICE & CO,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
WATKINS, LTD.
FRENCH STORE.
KOWLOON DISPENSARYTM
TAND
EVERYWHERE,
SOLE AGENTI
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA.
[47x
PASTEURIZED AMSTEL
PILSENER BEER.
SPECIALLY
PASTEURIZED
FOR USE IN
TROPICAL
COUNTRIES..
Solo Agente:
9,0 gallons
The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
P. N. H. JONES,
Water Authority,
MOST
PALATABLE,
REFRESHING
WHOLESOME.
H. PRICE & CO., LD.,
WINE, SPIRIT AND CIGAR MERCHANTS,
12, Queen's Road Central,
Hoogkong, 2th August, egogi