Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1909
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber, this afternoon, Present: His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.O. His Excel- lency Colonel Darling, E., Hoo. Sir Henry
A. S. WATSON & CO., Berkeley (Attorney-General), Hon., Mr. A. M.
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841."
AERATED WATER
MANUFACTURERS.
SPECIALITIES:
DRY GINGER ALE
LIME FRUIT
PAGNE.
MINUTES.
Chinese Royalty in Hongkong.
RETURN OF PRICE, SHUN,
ENTERTAINED AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
Once again the harbour this morning
Thomson (Colonial Secretary), Hoo. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer (Coloniz! Treasurer), Bon. Mr. P. N. was alive with bunting displayed aboard B. Jones (Director of Public Works), Hooa number of warships in port, of which Mr. F. J. Badeley (Captain Superintendent the Imperial yellow dragon flag predominated. of Police), Hon, Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar After a very brief stay at Canton the Chinese Gederal), Hop. Dr. Ho'Kai, M., C.M.D., Hon. Naval Commissionars left last night for Mr. W. J. Gressos, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, CM.a., Hongkong, arriving here early to-day. The Hon. Mc. E. Osborne, Hop. Mr. E. A. Hewalt, cruiser Hof Shix or which Prince Shun Hon, Mr. Murray Stewart, and Mr. O. Clementi Pul-lap and Admiral Sah Chen-ping jour (Clerk of Councils).'.
mayed to Canton was conveyed by a mos quito fleet of white-bulled gunboals and The minutes of the last meeting were read a training ship, Admiral Li Chun com- and confirmed.
manding the South China squadron, dying his Bag from the Po Pik. Owing to the brevity of The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the bis stay on Wednesday, the Naval Commis report of the Finance Committee (No. 14). sioners had to forego the pleasure of being entertained at Government Hause, the Cere many being reserved for the return visit. It was rumoured this morning that H.E. Yean Sho-hsup, Viceroy of Caston, had accompanied the linge to Hongkong, but an inquiry it was learnt that the report was incorrect.
FINANCE.
LIQUOR LICENCEE,
The resolution under section 5 of the Liquor Licences Extension Ordinance, 1908, was pori- poned.
SPITTING NUISANCE,
The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to CHLAM-amond the Magistrates and Criminal Law
Amendment Ordinance, 1909.
́ORANGE CHAMPAGNE.
STONE GINGER BEER:
PALATABLE
AND
REFRESHING.
Watson's
FRUIT SYRUPS
mixed with aerated or plain water
read a third time and passed,
TYPHOON REFUGE,
Shortly after noon, a guard of honour com: prising of a company from The Buffs was drawn up at Blake Pier in anticipation of The Colonial Secretary seconded.
the official landing which was arranged The motion, was agreed to.
for 12.30 p.m. The approaches to the Pier The Bill was then considered in Committee, and the verandahs of all the offices ou the waterfront held thousands of spectators epger to catch a glimpse of the distinguished visitors. When the Kuroloontes of the Chinese Customs service approached Blake Pier at 12.30, it was seen that the Prince bad not left the flagship, the Commissioner bringing the in formation that His Imperial Highness would not land before one o'clock. And so the crowd wailed. The Customs launch returned to the
The second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize tbs Construction and Maintenance of a Harbour of Refuge upon and over certain portions of the Sea Bed and Fore shore situated upon the Harbour frontage at Taikoksul, Mongkokisui, and Yaumati, Kow- loon, in this Colony, was postponed.
TRAMWAY.
Bai-chi and when she cast off again from the
Liquor Import Duty.
TEXT OF BILL
DISCUSSION BY LEGISLATIV COUNCIL.
At the meeting of the Legislative Council this afternoon, the Attorney General moved the provide for the collection of a Revenue of Ex first reading of a Bill entitled an. Ordinance to cite upon lotoxicating Liquore.
Hos. Mr. Murray Stewart said :—Your Ex- | except in accordance with the corditions in cellency,—It ią. Jaun as the Hon, Momber for such permit contained. the Chamber of Commerce has just said that I had intended with your permission briefly to sddress the Council eveu at this early stage, with a view to acceleration of the page of the Bill through the second reading,
(3) In the case of liquare on which da1y la to be paid before such removal the Superin tendent shall upon receiving a requisition therefor in the Form No. 1 in the said Schedule freus a permit in the Form No. 4 in the said Sehedule authorsing the removal of such liquors on the conditions stated in such permit
King's or licensed warehouse the Superintend (3.) In the case of liquors to be stored in a
ent shall upon receiving a requisition therefor in the Form No. a in the said Schedule itin a permit in the Form No. 5 in the said Scbedpla authorising the removal of such liquors on the conditions stated in such permit,
My idea in so doing is to indicate to the Government where their proposals are likely to excite opposition. Originally apposition to pat could bot be done without creating the whole ting on an import duty arose out of fear that this
paraphernalia of a custom house. That fear 1 The Colonial Secretary seconded.
formerly shared, The idea seemed to be in His Excellency the Governor said that in a compatible with the preservation of Hongkong sense the Bill before the Council overlapped, as a free trade port. No one believes more and, to some extent, superseded, the two items firmly than I do in the absoluto necas which had been postponed. The system of sity for maintaining that. At an interview
6.-(L.) No person shall remove any de- raising revenue by the imposition of an import granted to the unofficial members at Go-natured spirits from any ship which the same duty had received the most minute considera verament House to which your Excel.
may have been imported without a permit in tion of the Government. His Excellency was leucy has referred 1 spoke strongly against the Form No. 6 in the Schedule to this Crdin- aware of, and was fully alive to, the fact that examloing the luggage of Europe. par acce and except in accordance with the con- the proposul before the Council would raise a sengers by bcean steamors. It was only ditions in such permit contained. monopoly in favour of certain dealers who because so many gentlemen who are in a would raise the price of liquors to any exposition to know how the trade is work feat, without any good accruing to the re ed were found to maintain that such things YERUS and would at the same time lnflict need form so part of a scheme of import duty hardship on smaller dealer. Al a former that I ever agreed to the idea of imposing one. meeting of Council, His Excellency had pro-lu subscribing to the unofficial members' re- posed that certain establishments should be
commendation to impose one I was actuated by taxed for selling liquor and had included clubs
the belief that such party, smuggling as might in the proposal. His Excellency outlined the
be improbably attempted from occap steamers difficulties which beret the Government's paib by European passengers need not seriously and said that, after very mature confideration,
engage the attention of the Government, whose it was proposed to adopt the present method business of collecting the duty was to be con Proceeding, His Excellency pointed out that the ducted through the Harbour Office on broad proximity of Macao and the mainland of China and simple lines calculated to create the least increased the liability of smuggling. Liquor possible amount of friction. Only on such once smuggled into the Colony, could not be
lines did I advocate ad Import duty and only detected like opiam of the Opiam Farmer.
in so far as such lines are adhered to by the The question was noted in the local Press,
terms of the Bill does it command my support. which had the effect of focussing public atten I am opposed to the idea of granting "im tion on the best methods to be adopted. The mediately powers which provide for the institu- unofficial members of Council had consulted tion of a Customs service-powers conferred their constituents, as a result of which they held by sections 30 to 35. The latter clause, provid- a meeting, which resulted in a number of re-
(2) Sack permit shall be issued by the Super- intendent on the conditions stated therein ugon receiving a requialtion therefor in the Form No. 3 in the said Schedule and upon payment of a fee of $5 and shall not be granted except upon condition that such spirits shäll be placed in a King's or licensed withouse panding the production of proof by the master or agent of the ship or the importer of such spirit to the satisfaction of the Government Adalget or of such person as the Governor may from time to time appoint in that bebalf that such spirit are denatured spirits within the meaning of this Ordinance.
7. The Suparintendent shall grant receipt in the Form No. 7 in the Schedule to this Ordinance for way sum received by him in ret- pect of any duty' upon intoxicating liquors on which daty is payable.
8. (1) No person intending to export dutie able liquors shall remove the same for exporta tion from Bay King's or licensed warehouse the Form No. 6 in the Schedule to this ordin docs and except in accordance with the condi- tions in such permit contained,
The Council agreed to postpone the second cruiserit was seen that she carried the Dragon flag solutions being passed. It struck Bis Excel.ing for domiciliary visits in dwelling houses, is where they may be stored without a permit in
reading of the following Bills
LIQUOR LICENCES,
Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Licences Ordinance, 1898, and Liquor Licences Extension Ordinance, 1908, and to repeal the Liquor Licences Amendment Ordinance, 1902
at thefore. Capt. Baird, commanding the guard Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the of honour, had his men standing at attention Tramway Ordinance, 1932.
while Lieut.. Crookanden was guarding the next few minates ----colours. Within the
the Kowloonfaat drew alongside Blake Pier, Capt. F. H. M. Taylor, A.D.D. to the Governor received the Prince at the landing. As soon as His Highness act foot on the Pier steps the regimental band struck a few bats of the Chia- ene national authem and simultaneously a royal leon. After inspecting the guard, the Chinese visitors were escorted in chairs to Government On Council resuming, the Bill was reported the route by a force of Police under Chief In House, Excellent order was maintained along
specior Baker,
MALICIOUS DAMAGE.
The Attorney General moved that Council
rasolve itself lato Committee on the Bill en
particularly repugnant to me. Your Exceilency has just said that you will undertake that these pawers will not be invoked vexatiously. I am sure that such will always be Your Excellancy's desire. But, nevertheless, I deprecate putting such power into the hands of subordinate officers until the absolute necessity for it has been proved to exist. I suggest that regulations conferring such powers might be made herealter by resolutions of this Council, to be passed when, in the public interest, it is sued to be
abou'd so modify this Bill. I quite appreciate the necessity of enacting i quickly, if at all. (Applause)
(1) Such permit shall be issued. by "the Superintendent upon receipt of a requisition in the Form No. 8 in the said Schedule and upon payment of a fee of $2 and such permit shall be furnished in duplicate and one copy thereaf ball be delivered to the keeper of such King's or licensed warehouse and the exporter shall on shipping such liquors procuro a receipt for ship in which the liquors are to be exported to be endorsed on the duplicate copy of such.. permit, and shall forthwith deliver such dupil. cate copy and receipt to the Superintendent.
make excellent refreshing beverages. titled An Ordinance to amend the Malicions Salute was fired from the shore battery at Kow. The profits of the contractor, His Excellency gecessary. I suggest that the Government the same signed by the master or mate` of the
Guaranteed to be made from the
pure juice of sound rips fruit.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED,
HONGKONG and KOWLOON.
Hongkong, 15th July, 1910.
Damage Ordinance; 1855.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
without amendments,
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
PROTESTANT CEMETERY.
Those invited to the luncheon included His Excellency Kão. Erh Chien, Captain Wo Kwong Trung, Commodore Lyop, Lieut. Blatch
The Committee stage of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to set apart certain, Crown Landwer, His Excellency Colonel Darling, Captain Stewart, Hon. Mr. P. N. H. Jones, Mr. to be used as a burial ground for persona
A. U. Katris, Commissioner of Customs, Das. professing the Christian Religion, other than
Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C, Hon. Mr. C. Mei. members of the Roman Catholic Church, was
Messer, Sir Paul Chater, Hon-Mr. E. A. He. [28.Bot proceeded with,
well, ilon, Mr.. A. W. Brewin, Captain F. J. The Attorney General moved that Council-Badeley, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon, Mr. Wei-Yuh, resolve itself into Committee on the Bill entitled. An Ordinance to relieve the tiavernor-in-Coun cil of certain ministerial duties.
The Hongkong Celegraph
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER (9, 1909.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE Government dredger St. Enoch, has pro- céeded to dock at. Quarry Bay.
WE are requested to state that by Government Notification dated July 23rd, 1909, it has been 'decided that fees, in all Government Schools, beginning with September next, are to be paid in Bank Notes of the Hongkong and hanghai Banking Corporation or the Chartered Bank of India, Australie and China, or in British or clean Mexican dollars, together with one go-cent plece, if the amount payable includes half a dollar,
1.
THE directors of the Peking Syndicate an nounce that an arrangement recently made by the British Minister in Peking, whereby the
A
CHANGE OF DUTIES.
The Colonial Secretary seconded, Agreed.
The Bill having been considered in Com mitter, Council resumed, when the Bill was re- parted with amendments.
The Attorsey General moved and the Coloni. il Secretary seconded the third reading of the Bill.
Agrend
The Bill was thep read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.
Telegrams.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE.
Syndicale undertook not to sell coal in less MINISTER TO. WASHINGTON.
DEPARTURE DEFERRED);
fa
quantities than 100 toas at the pit's mouth, has -now-been-formally-accepted by the Chinese- Government, and an Imperial decree has been Issued ordering the Governor of Honan to [By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo] strictly instruct the officials to cancel the exist ing prohibition. The output and sales of coal
Peking, 9th September. up to June 31, 190g, are as follows:-December
H.E. Cheung Yam-tong, Minister-de- quarter, output 12,648 tons, sales '4,989 ions, boiler cosumption 5,780 tons; March quarter,signate to Washington, has postponed his output 29:381 tons, sales 7,374 tons, boiler con- departure for America until the beginning of sumption 5,177 tons; June quarter,, output November. 57,568 tons, sales 65,00 taus, boiler consumption 4,897 CODE.
THE NAVAL COMMISSIONERS,¿
1
Some other officials will be appolated to accompany, the students to the Uvited 'States.
Hoo. Mr. W. }. Grasson, Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Hno. Mr. Murray Stawari, Mr. D. R. Law, Mr. J. R. M. Smith, Mr. Lau Chu.Pak, Ng Li Hing, Mr. Justice Gampertz, and Tamai Wàn..
Aker funcheon Hit Excellency proposed the toast of," he King" which was loyally re- ceived.
Subsequently His Excellency proposed the toast of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of
China,
His Imperial Highness replied in felicitoon terms; his speech was interpreted by Toata Wan.
COLLAPSE OF FACTORY, AT CANTON,
SEVERAL LIVES LOST." (From Our Own Correspondent.]
The Bill was read a first time.
V
The Bill contains 14 sections, the main pro- visions of which we give below. The preamble reads:-
Whereas it is considered expedient, that duties should be levied upon intoxicating liquors, and whereas it is advisable that, pend-
leocy as being extraordinary that the unofficials should have failed to pass a unsaimous resolu tion and who had further taken the seuiombat unusual course of sending a copy of the teaolu tious to the Press. His Excellency said that assuming that an import duty on liquor was impofed, there were several methods in which this could be dons. First of all, there was the contract method, which, however, had draw backs, which His Excellency deinited at length. declared, would form an extra burden on the community. No doubt, there was prejudice against the system. The second method of col. lecting import duties would be to prohibit smug- gling. Detectioh would be easy and the risk attaching to à contravention of the low would be to great that it would not be likely that any respectable citizen would zus the risk. Continuing. His Excellency said that reasonable time would be given for the exbaus tion of existing stocks-say six months. After that period, all liquor would be liable to paying the rovision and consolidation of the law ment Lastly, there was the system to which relating to such liq sors, steps should be taken to make provision for the immediate collection Government proposed to give a trial.... His Ex- Cellency was of opinion that the simplest way of such revenue i.. to consider the Bill was to examine briefly the contents of the Bill. The Bill was based on the Liquor Ordinances of the Straits Settle ments. The duty imposed on Chinese liquor was not identical with that obtaining in the Straks Seulements. The duly was considered accoptable and fair by the Chiasse. His Ex- cellency referred to the system of private bonded warehouses, which, His Excellency said, would obviate the storage of liquor in public godowns, and therefore prevent smug. gling. It was inevitable that the introduction of any. Bill in say country in which any duty was imposed should be passed with expedition in order to avoid importations" to anticipation. His Excellency hoped that Government would get the assistance of unofficial members and that they would be able to pass the 'Bill' at the next meeting. The Bill was only pro- visional. The schedule which was the subject of a resolution on the 3th. August would only 'take a different form. The Bill as it stood at
present gave large powers to the Governor-in-poned by sea io any ship other than a juak as Council. In the circumstances in which they were placed, it was necessary to take the most practical and useful couran. It was unlikely that any respectabia Europeans_would_hare. their baggage interfered with, but without that safeguard, any coolie could bring
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Législatívo Council thereof, as follows:-
:
Bection' is the short title. Section 2 gives the interpretation of terms,
DUTY."
3(1.) There shall be paid upon intoxicat ing iquors bereafter imported into distilled made or prepared in the Colony the dutier following, namely:-
On all spirituous liquors,.....53 zo per gallon On all sparkling wines, ...2.00 per gallon On all still winer, .......... 1.33 per gallon Oh all other intoxicating
liquors, excepting native' wines nad spitits, 1............... 0.33 per gallon On all native wines and
spirits,
...........1.5. per gallon' It shall be lawful for the Legislative Council at any time by resolution to alter or amend all or any of the foregoing duties,
(1) The duty upon intoxicating liquors im.
defined by the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1839 shall be payable;
(a.) if such liquors are not forthwith io ac
cordance with the conditions of a permit issued under this Ordinance removed into a King's or licensed warehouse or into another ship
before the removal of them from the ship in which they are imported; .. (&) if such liquors are forthwith removed
into a King's or licensed warehouse
-before the removal of them from such King's orlicensed warehouse; un- Jess such removal is for export at into another King's or licensed, warehouse, (3.) The duty opoù intoxicating liquors im- ported by junk or by land shall be payable at such time and place as may be prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance.
(3.) The Superintendent may refuse to issue Any permit to export dutiable l'quor by any ship until 48 hours before such ship may be
tending to leave the port.
shall be removed from any King's warehouse (4.) No dutiable liquors or denatured spirite
antil the prescribed storage fees have been paid, 9. No dutiable liquors shall be removed for export from the King's or licensed warehouse in which they may be stored except in closed -cases-or-vessels-each-containing not-lean-than- two gallons or the reputed equivalent of two gallons,
io. No duiable liquors except auch `se ars exported to con consignes in one consignment in quantities of not less than forty gallons if in čask or the reputed equivalent thereof if in- bottes shall be removed from any King's or licensed Warehouse for expartˇuolers thé cáies or vessels containing the same shall be clearly and permanently marked on at least three siden in lellers not less than three inches long with the words For Export!
11. The owner or agents of any shịp by which dutiable liquors may be imparted shall within four hours of the time of the arrival of such ship or as soon thereafter as the office of the Superinfandest shall be open tornish to the Superintendent a true and corrict statement f all dutiable liquor imported toèrein which may have beco entered on the ship's manifest,
12. The owners or agents of any shịp by which dutiable liquors may be exported shall within twenty-four hours, of the time of the
fendent a true and conect statement of all
departure of such ship furai-h to the Superin
datiable liquore exported therein which may have been entered on-the ship's manifest-or-for--- the receipt of which for export such owners or aganis or any persons acting or their behalf may have issued a receipt to any person....
13. Any person who has obtained a permit. to move soy liquors from any ship or to remova any liquors for exportation and has not availed himself thereof on the day stated therein shall within twenty-four hours, frem such date of or as soon thereafter as the Soparintendent's Office may be open for business retorn auch permit to such office.
•
Sir Frederick Lugard, said:-We have to- day the pleasure and privilege of welcoming His Royal Highness, who, as President of the Board of Admiralty, id which large office be succeeds his illustriops father Prince Chup, is The Council adjourned until Thursday next, visiting the seaboard of China and is about to proceed to Europe to study naval matters. In the 16th inst
_the_past_us_ju_the_pressot for aution has ever been ready to assist China in training her naval officers, and we have with us to-day, in the person of Admiral Sab, a very distinguished naval officer who began his naval education in Great Britain. I am glad that the first foreign community to welcome His Royal Highness in | his tour is a British Colony, and we can all assure him of a most cordial welcome and of „assintagão “jo bis projects when be visim Fogland. I propose to you the health of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China and I ask you to couple with it the pams of His | l-quór into the Colony and defy the Royal Highness and to wish him success and a machinery, provided" by law. As "regard. ed samihu, it was obvious' that a duty pleasant voyage.
| could not be imposed on one class of liquor to His Excellency the exclusion of others. hoped, that the right to search provided by the Bill would fe practice remain à dend intter. No one was more jaxlans of Hongkong's posi- tion as a free port than His Excellency (Ap- plause). As liquor was a bulky article, smug- gling could only be worth while in large quantities, while the profit on a case of mor phia was in itself large. His Excellency had already been informed that the Chinese com- (4) The duty upon intoxicating liquors dis- Shortly after 8 o'clock last night, during a mucity consumed as moch, if not more, tilled made or prepared in the Colosy shall be violent squall which visited this city, the foreign liquor as olber sections of the compayable before the removal of such fiquors from Canton Aerated Water Company's factory, sit-munity. In conclusion, His Excellency said the factory or place in which they are distilled At 6 am this morning the two Naval Com
uated on the band in close proximity to the be looked confidently to the acofficial mem: made or prepared. missioners, Princo Shua Poi-lap aud Admiral Sab Chen-ping, and snite arrived at Whampoa
Canton Hospital, which was in course of con-bers to assist the Government to pass the Bill, Grand Councillor Chang Chib-tung has struction, was blown down. As the walls where they were met by H. H. Viceroy Yuan.
at an early dato (Applause) collapse without the least warsing a number The Three Tartar Generals, the Provincial applied for leave to retire. He has recom Treasures, Educational Commissioner, Provin mended Hsu Hsih-chang for appointment of workmen who were sleeping there at the prepared somewhat hurriedly. No member cial Judge and other officials. The Commis-in-his-place.
time ware buried under the debris. Olbers bad seen a copy before last night. There was fortunately effecled their excepe. In answer to much to commend it, but His Excellency was slopers shortly afterwards landed at Whampoa
or from such ports or places of the Colony as and visited the Naval College there. After a
the alarm raised, men from various charitable somewhat too optimistic. The Bill appeared may he specified by the Governor and notified brief stay they boarded the shallow draft cruiser
institutions hastened to the scene to render to be highly contentious. Balore, it could be in the Coreties
16.-(1.) The Superintendent may from time.
Kinngta and were escorted to Canton by the
assistance. In spite of belog bandicapped by the passed extensiva modificationź would have to (1.) No person shall import or export duilable to time with the approval of the Governor grant local officials. The party landed at the Govern. | JAPANESE CONSULATE PROPOSED, | spared no pains to extricate. ¡be unfortunate iopreasing the revenue-and that at an early | mad io. accordance with auch regalations and f'in places to be specified in such licences and lo darkness prevailing at the time, the people be asked for. He recognised the necessity of 1 quors or denatured spirits by land exceplunder licences for the warehousing of datiable liquors victims of the accident, regardless of the date-bula Bill could not possibly be roshed restrictions as may from time to time be prescribe called licensed warehouses and the Gayer- nor may at any time cancel any such licence and bard labour involved upon them. Six men through. The Bill was to be considered not only bed by role ander this Ordinance. were exix.cated from the ruins, of whom four by the Legislative Council but by the public 51.) No person shxil remova suy datiable therespon all dotiable liquors warehoused in a.. ware dead and the other two seriously injured at large. The speaker said that the Bill would liquors from any ship in which the same been cancelled abail be removed, offri
licensed warehouse, the licence; of which, han It was nearly one o'clock when the men aban- doned their work and proceeded to their homes. have to be modifed to meet the views of the wave bio. Im as schedule to the Ordinance Governor may direct, It is reported that at the time of the ad occur. commaalty. The Government could safely Form No. 4 to the this
rely on the hearty co-operation of the Chamber in, the case of liquors on which duty is to be of Commerce. The Bill, however, did not most | pală bafors such removal, or in the Form No, with the views of a considerable section of the In the said Schaduls in the case of liquors to A be stored in a King's or licensed warehouse and
ARRIVAL AT CANTON, -
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 9th September.
ment Tien Tiz Wharf að 2. p.m. The gun. boats and cruisers in barbour'dreased ship i In honour of the distinguished officials. The Commissioners have now taken up their temporary 'quarters in. Admiral Li Chun's
CHANG CHIH-TUNG.
APPLICATION FOR RETIREMENT. [By courtesy of the "Bleung Por]
Peking, 9th September.
His request has not beeb acceded 10.
I
CHIENÍAO.
[By courtesy of the " Sheung Po"],
Peking, pth September.
The Japanese Minister insists upon the official residence in Tak Sun Street and will establishment of a Consulate at Chientao, and that the Korean territory be placed under Japanese jurisdiction.
probably stay there for one or two days.
PREPARATIONS BY THE GENTRY.
The Canton gentry have completed arrange. mants to welcome the Commisioners at iba In view of the importance of the subject, Mun Las Shu Yuen,
the Walwupu has not yet mado any reply.
(auton, 9th September,
reace, thirteen persons were slooping in the
shed attached to the factory, so it is surmised that the of coalies were engaged co-day in the work of recovering the dena bodies,
number ?:
Hon, Mr. E. A. Hewett said that the Bill waE
commu
IMPORT AND EXPORT OF INTÓXICATING
LIQUORS,
1
4(1) No person shall impor; or export datiable liquors or denatured spirits except into
14. No person shall relaod or permit the rolanding of any liquors shipped, under any permit or knowingly peglect or omit to cause such liquors to be exported in accordance with the terms of such permit,
STORAGE OF DUTIABLE LIQUORS-
15. The Governor-in Council may from time. to time approve and appoint warehouses or places of security to be King's warehouses for the warehousing of datiable liquors and may from time to tima revoke such approval and thereupon all dutiable liquors warehoused in a King's warehouse of which the approval bus been revoked shall be removed as the Governor. may direct,
fine
(2) The fee for such licence shall be loss thousand dollars per absum, or suck, other sum as the Legislative Council may by resoja. sign from time to time directi