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all the extraordinary things it was golog to do and bria' dans yet? We remember it, and. still resent the hoax. Interesting and ex pansive chemical experiments ought not to be boomed as Heaven-sent remedies. The latter are few, very few, and are the rewards of long, patient, silent tort, ofters without any reward
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 21 1010
THE LAST POST.
(20th May.)
This Colony has to-day Juloed with very att de Klug George's Empire in the came loved tulee, WA was right and Guting the
duty of attending the obsequion-of- our®late"
fect order throughout. Lo Kwan Shak, "well- knowa'und popalar gentleman, took the chait, And givers hors delivered speeches before thu 'alembly (0's, the urgout' necesliyof
introducing, constitutional government in in without fur her delay, Tan speeches and the people listened to them "with" were marked by vary forceful expressions
con-
"LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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unsightly. His words disclose no suggestion that the arsa should be parmanantly reserved 4an open space...
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dangers to the tollar, and sometimes only recom- † of having the Taitam'low-javel reservoir'ready' day of King Edward's funeral is observed durable intarsit and enthusiasm,' 'Chau Wai May, x,c,MG., Colonel C. W. R. Si, John (Com- caused by the recent hillsida fires in the vicini.
Throughout the British world from the confines
A meeting of the Legislative Council, was'
HILLSIDE: TIRES. held in the Council Chamber this after- Punt to notice 1.ón, Mr. M. Stewart alto. Administering the Government, Sir Henry noon. Present-Hi Excellency the Officer asked to p
To view of the extensive destruction of trees:
Colonial Treasurer), Hoa. Mr. W. Chatham laiulianeously some on this island, and (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. C. Nel. Morser many of these separate conflagrations.recurred manding the Troops), Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, y of Aberdeen, and the circumstance that
others on the island of Ap-li-chat-will the Badeley (Captais Superintendent of Police Government foform the Council what steps havo' since 'been taken to guard agaipat wood. Lion. Mr. Wel Yuk, c..G.. Hon. Mr. 2. Obat-people of this particular district? Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick, Hoo. Dr. Ho Kai,
land incendiarism among the villagers, and
The Colonial Secretary replied: brae, Hon. Mr. E. A, Hewett, Hos Me, Mur- rey Stewart, and Mr. • Glementi (Clerk of Councils).
on as soon as possible so that the use of Fok- fulam may be dispensed with,"! We with that' that the Committee, to make their meaning clearer, bad added these words "if absolutely persary." The effect of this simple additiou can only be to clucidate the real iduse and to show that the main ides in the mince or recognition, frequently attended with great of the Committee was the great impbitnace, pensed by pain and irretrievabla loss, Witness in case the and necessity of cluslug Pakiulzus Those heroic doctors who have lost their right should arise. For one does not close up and and prayer. The King of Kings called His mens Social, was niso present at the meeting of the Poles to the Equator as a day of sorrow Po, the president of the Catan Self-Govern reserva ati" judgment on Dr. Doysa and his dollare to consirvel and goodneis only know subject king, and wa tubjects bow our heads and he said that, if the Imperial 'Govarpment Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. F. J. bands in investigating X rays and radium. We abandon works which have cost over a million
how much more to keep up during many years, this · submission should-be made publicly. ↑ Chins at an early day, and so fail to comply Hop. Mr. A; W. Bréwin (Registrar General), and declare our submission to His will. That persists is refusing to grant a costituito now gorm-destroyer, which we hops will not prove a fizzle out like Mr. Mellish'z ic simply, because, at some date, perhaps in Kipling's story, “And wasn't there: another the not very near futuro, 'the still to be
officially, as far as possible generally by all, with the wishes of the people, China could not and attended with every circumstance of dignity be expected to take her place any longer in the * life-prolonger" some time ago, with a name
constructed low-level reservòir will foroish all Uke a cere and something to do with adver the water useded by Hongkong even in a sea-
sad pomp, is due to the Majesty we acknow-world among the civilised nations. And though ledge, the Majesty of him whom we mours, the Imperial Government may remain igoerant tisements for somebody's advertisements for son of drought. The water of Pokfulam might and the Majesty of an Empire's grief. The of what has been placed bufore it, he would sour milk or koumis ?
some day, (wo remember these "storm water ministers of the Established Church have pro-
not mind sacrificing his life, so long as he drains on the Peak Road") become unfit to
claimed the Faith that is in them with all the remained Chiness subject add one of the drink. But that does not render it unfit to flusb drains with or to use for dozens of other pur
beauty of a beautiful Memorial Service Min four hundred millions of Chinese, in pressing isters of other Christian denominations assisted forward representations to the Government on poses. Before we talk seriously of abandoning
the officers of the National Church in express
the subject. Chan Wai Po spika with con- great public works we ought to co:sider more.
ing the Nation's reverance, and thanks to the siderable emphasis and moved his list ibanthat which lies just under our nose, however
Divine Ruler of all the Kingdoms of the world
∙anges to · demonstration of emotion, bad the smell, Aud when the abandonment
At the mesting thouandi of people at- that He did "let truth and justice, holiness and wonld, involve the construction of a new con- duit and perhaps otter works, throughout
righteousness, peace and charity, abound in bis tached, their signatures to a circular that The steps taken - to- large part of the town, it becomes less desirabidleys. For never in all human history up till they all "gter to than ever. Still, whatever Poktulam's fate for
now have these virines been more abundantly wards the eff is of the provincial representa shown not only by those in high places, but by tives in demanding the Imperial Government to potable purposes after the Taitam extension is.
multitudes of mankind. We need not do more grad a constitution tor. Chint at an early date. con place, we must make up our minds to spend
Sa Slug Kul voluntarily subscribed $10,000, some aloney on keeping it so, till then, au4 13th refer to the visioness of human Charity to Kwan Thek and Kong Soir, Chun, 1500 bastening that moment by evory possible means, even if we have to "sell" garden silea " 'to do it.
"FAIR WATER,"
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MINUTES.
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The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
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FINANCIAL MINUTES, #
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 32 10 38,
It was agreed that they be referred to the Fisants Committee.
The report of the Finance Committes (No 4) was adopted..
FINANCIAL REFORT..
PAFERS.
The Colonial Becretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Gov.
The fires referred to were caused by burning of jess "papers at the Taing Ming Fastival The following steps were taken before and st time of the fires. Fire barriers were cleared an usuit in the automo. About a fortnight before the festival notices in Chinese were posted up Hoogkong and other villages in the island in Pokfulam, Aberdeen, Aplichau, Little
burning of jass sticks and papers and the warding the people to be careful in; the
firing of crackers at the tombs," On the day of especially for the purpose were posted at all: the festival, forexters and, coolies obtained.
the Cemeteries, but owing to the drynsas of the vegetation do account of the absence of rain, and the very strong wind blowing at the time the men were unable to keep the
from Pokfulam and Aboideen and the Police' 4 both places rendered valuable assistance. On Mt. Kallelt the fire crossed two barriors, in' succession, the sparks baving been carried across by the wind. The Supertütendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department was at Mr. Kellett himself and saw the great difficulty the men had in dealing with the fires on this particular occasion. Precautions sim lar to the above will be taken in the falute.
taoney giving bai, active, living vigorous etch and many others smaller sums according einmeal, laid on the table the following fires in check. Mora men ware obtained
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
. WIRKIRES TELEGRAPIE,
to cost about $ 20,000.
WHOLESALE KIDNAPPING.
to their means towards the fonds for prosecut-papers ing a vigorous campaign. The meeting ended at about 4.30 p.m. and it was a great success.
person,
THE MEMORIAL SERVICE.
THE OPIVA DEADLOCK. The opiam merchants in Canton are again confronted with much difficulty as a result ni the raw oplam_licensing regulations enforced. by the Cantos Government Aŭji-opium Burean. The opium impatters have vigorously protested against the action of the Bureau, but in vain. „Yesterday morning the opium merchants held a meeting at their guild and agived at the decision that if they can not obtain, red1e s. of their grievances they will cease to do business. merchants wited to their agents in Hoogkong On the same day in the afternoon the opium
Canton for the present, so there is not a single chest of foraigo opium imported into this cily to-day.
DYAR FICT
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The price of rice in Canton bas recently ad-
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vanced considerably and it is expected to rise still more. In recalling the occurrence of the recent riots in Hunan closed through the scarcity of tice, the local gentry sterday A telegraphic report was received bere yester-submitted, a folot patition to the Vroy re day from the magistrate of Staning district to questing him to device manas for the raising of The effect that a gang of rabheri 'antered into a tands for the purchase of a large quantity of school, keuse in the village Tung Hang. rice from Annam and other places for cheap where fruntean students were kidnapped on dispeal so as to supply the wants of the people the ith instant, Os receipt of the message, in the Canton district. The Viceroy at once despatched the gunboat" Tune Yit with a number of braves zo` that dvrict to hunt down the culprits -and to re-
over the students.
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"The town of Fatshan is also infested, with leus and many cries of the disease hava cecurred there recently. Yesterday the Canton Fong Pin Hospital selected an experienced deerer, and sent him to that town for
SIR CHEN TUNG,
It is learnt that 21.E. Sir Cho Tung Liang Chepg, the Chinese Minister designate to Ger. many, felt Shanghai on the 15th inst and is expected to arrive at Canton on the 20th in stant on a home visit before proceeding to his destination to take up his new appointment,
THE VICEROY
duty.resization from the Viceroyalty of the Two As HE YARD Sbo Hsun has tendered his
Kwang provinces, the Imperial Goverompos la considering the advisability of transforsiig him to Yunnan and appoint the present Yuanan Viceroy, H.E, Li King Hes, to Canton,
A CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY The work on the construction of the first and record sections of the Canton-owloon Rail way has been temporarily surpended from time to time, en veenust of the clán sighting in the Pan Yu district, in the villages close to the Tine. On the 11th instant the Pan Yu Magin train and Brigadier General proceeded in the *pot with a izlew in stoo the fighters and restere
788 DES VŒUX KOAD ARMED
ROBBERY.
Report of the Post Office Department. Raport ofthe Superintendent of Prisons, Report of the Botanical and Forestry De partment,
TELEGRAM. The following telegram was laid on the
1th May, 1910.
"Govetant,-Hoagkopg;:
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"Your telegram dated gh May has been laid before their Majesties and I am command. ed to convey their Majesties' bearfelt thanks. for loyal and dutiful message of sympathy with
hem in their grant bereavement -CREWE."
RESOLUTION OF, LOYALTY. Io rising to move the following resolution: We, the members of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, tender our bumble'. duty and desire with profound respect to convey to Your Most Gracions Ma- jesty on the occasion of your accassion in the Throne of Your Majesty's Ances torn que, kastiments of devotion sod loyalty in Your Majsity. We invoke Gnd's blessing upon the beloved and revered Sovereign King Edward Vil and, wo pray that to Your Majesty there may be granted a long and glorious reigo over a united and prosperous people,
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government said that fist week they had met
und Mother, Their Majesties the King and together.io express their condolences with the
Queen Bod members of the Royal Family in their great belaavement; at the death of His to Majesty King Edward VII 1 glorious memory, The message was duly delivered to the Royal Family and they had received the acknowledgment. He now took the opportunity of publicly stating how much he was impressed by the sympathy of the community with the English pation in their sorrow, The Chinese community, mark.d their feelings by general mourning and other manifestations of sorrow. That afternoon, Council wished to convey to s Majesty King George V en expression of their devotion and loyalty. It was the fervent prayer of every member of abat Council and every subject of His Vijesty that Almighty God may favour bim with a long life and a glorious reign (Applause).
that he felt sure that in doing so he had the Dr. Ho Kai, in seconding the resolution, said satire approval and support of his colleagues and the concurrence of the various commani ties whom they had the booour of representing on that Council. The British sabjects all over the Empire were noted for their loyalty and devo tion to the Throne and they had on more that oce occasion demonstrated, their loyalty in no uncertain way. They were devaled to the Family who gave them such gracious Sovereign s the late Queen Victoria of baloved memory and bis late Majesty King Edward Vil. Under those qu'ers the whole Empire bad pro- Members of Council, were con⚫ gressed. 19th ipsi.
Aient that His Majaty King George V would continuathe peace-promoting efforts which had been the life wark of his revered lather and bis rule would be safe-guarded and presexyed that, the interests of the Frijish Empire under (Applause).
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"PHARMACY BILL"
Concil having considered in Committee the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Phay macy Ordinance, 1908, it was road a third time aad passed.
MALICIOUS DAMAGE. the Malicious Damage Ordinance, 1865, paused The Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend through Committer, was read a third time and passed...
OPIUM ORDINANCE. Council again went into Committee on the Bill. cotitled An Ordinance to amend the Opium O.dinance, 1909. The Bill was repotted with amendmental A
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On the motion of the Attomby General, seconded by the Coloinal Secretary, the Bill was read a third, time and passed.
MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE,... The Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, passed through- the Committee slago, was road,e third time '** and passed.
EQUATTERS ORDINANCE, The Attorney General moved the second- reading of the BI entitled An Ordinance to amend the Squatters Ordinance, 1893, The Colonial Secretary seconded. Bill read a second time Having been considered in Committee, it⠀ was did a third time and passed
The record reading of the Bill entitied An O dinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance, 1903, was not proceeded with,
ADJOURNMENT. The Council the adjourned.
FINANCE COMMITTER.
A meeting of the Finance Committen".was then held, the Colonia! Secretary ; presiding, was agreed that the following volen be recommended for adoption by the Council,
SQUATTERS' COMPENSATION.
A sum of Brea thousand four hundred and fifty-nine dollare in aid of the vate, Publio Works, Extraordinary, Public Health and? Buildings Ordinance, 1993, for the following items:-
Compensation to the Squatters in Hok Un Vil'nge for hou15,..............5 7,959 Forming up a new sile for the Squatters, 500
3.4,59
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Of all man's needs nona is more urgent, evon importunate, than that of water. Far drinking and bodily washing alone a large quantity it required, and it would be interest. ing to calculate how much more must be used in laundry, cooking, bouse and household uteusil cleaning flushing drains and gutters, "abating the dust nuisance on the roads, and in
a thousand and opa other purposes, some of which arise from the naturaf wants of man;
fe-giving, work. Such work our fath, well and others from the complex pecessitios crent-
loved King fulfilled until he died in, the ed by our civilization. Here in Hongkong the
midst of the, who will be remembered question at the water supply is absolutely vital.
uy Nations of mso for many and various kinda f pond work done, gave his personal service Water we must have, pleny of it, and that pus. the recognized duty of Govoru.
nd help in the great and necessary labour of
37th inst meble and bodies representative, of 'large "okain and soakes, among the most repulsive
estroying the slums and in the batter housing
**On the 10th instant, which data has been || Inbla ;-- -numbers of their fellow-men to see that this of Grod's creaturen, are connected in somò meu's
the poor No'king before him ever did the
́fixed for the funskat of His late Majesty King want is supplied, and in this Colony the day mide with wiggly things in matting whichke, save one or two saints, like his predeces Edward the Seventh, a memorial service will bas long gone by when an autocratic Governor uught not to be there, and little blue and red
sor, St. Edward the Confessor. And to-day all be held at 6 m. at the British Episcopa! could declare that it was not the musiness of devils peeping out of odd coroais... A mában a
ho worship this Source and Giver of Life Church on the Shameen. H. E. Viceroy Yuan the Goveramsat tó furnish individuals with { trata with a basket of which he Leemed ex,es-
nder whatever name; be is Deus or Gott. Shu Heun will proceed to Shames in the water any more than any oiber necesauries of † sívaly careful, was an object of tantalising
uramazada or Allab, bave joined in this life, and that therefore the bogual income'ol | curiosity to a fellow-traveller plo, alterans.
British Colony of Hongkong in publicly commoning of that day to attend the service in membrating with all reverence the personality the Colony was not laidy applicable to such | jug, many impertinent questions, ventured undertakings as waterworks which the same finally to press no inquiry as to the con- sad the reign of Edward VII. Governpr styled "speculations.' That was Sir leots of that basket. "A mongoose," prowi John Bowring, who though in many other mat ed the by now exasperated owder,
When tera was in advance of.his timą, in this matter
"what questioner wanted to know was altogether individualistic. The Pokfulam over lär ?" the other explained that be was reservoir scheme, long in labour, was not born going to visit.a sick friend of his, who saw rats,
MINTING OF COPPER CASIC tili 1865, when at a cost which'sa time went do and when be did not see rats, saw snakes; and. vastly exceeded the £30,uno voted by the Ordi.
that the mongouse was being taken along to
[From Our Own Correspondant.] Dance ofthat year, Mr.S.B. Rawling, Clark of argue with the reptiles. "But" cried the
· Works to the Royal Engineers, began to ourse it, my bed 'curious one, "ths rats and snakes At the end of 1853 the reservoir was completed, are: t rool1!! No more," grunted the other,
Cantos, 13th May. 'und water,sales were levied. But the passing "an't this a real mongoose" We read in the
The Canton Mint has received instructions of years showed defects of construction and it Nagasaki Prisi ol{wenty-nine fi.especimens. I from the Ministry of Finance at Poking to staking them to stop shipping foreign opium le did not provide a supply of water during them goose or lodias ichoanmon, terng importinting copper cents, and to resume the coin dry seaspa sufficient for the wasts of a populu-ed Com Calcudia to Oxistwa in the Lusking of copper cash. tion which had uiready begun to increase. luislands by one Dr. Watera of Tokio Univer y 1869 the tows east of the clock tower was en in order that they may argue with the fats und tirely without a water supply, and things were soakes of those islands. · Realty we wonder
H.E. Viceroy Yuan and Admiral Li Chup so bad, that that vigorous administrator, Sir weather the sapient gentleman who decided on installation to canoret Canten with the Praias bare në the opinina ta *** wireless telegraph' Richard MacDonnell, uonounced that though this kind of alien insmigration (the phrase islands. The proposed installation is estimated
19600 had been applied to extending the zot ours, but that of our contemporary) had Pokfulam reservoir and repaising the dam, the been encouraging the producțión of imaginary work wat only half complite, and would cost rais and anakes by promoting the consump ion- another $260,000, though the ongidal estimate |of the wine of those islands! There is no was $100,000. Hcoperly stated that in blso inlon dous that a real mongued will demolish real the history of these waterworks "showed how. 1815 and soakes, but iobody who is Baue, or s beavily the Colony may lose, when attempting not afflicted by the imaginary kind, will import the most pecessary public works, by the the mungoose where that wicked li tlo bensi competence of its employees, and how seldem, did ant exist before. Tois ignorant importatiin the most obvious deficiencies of suck persons can falten animals is almost always wors restrain them from projecting schemes beyond than a mistake, it is a tragic folly. The rabbits. their strength." This may indeed have been of astralia, certaiú birds in New Zeland, true in 1869, The Governor sent to Eagload the English "aparrow in Nanti America, and for Mr. T. Kydd, a highly qualified engineer, this very creature the mangasse, in Jamaica, and after be bad completed the extension and are viving examples of the folly of introducing the dam, the Pokfulam reservoir had to suffice une pest to drive out another without making for Hongkong out the construction of this Eure that the remedy is oot more delcriable Taitam Reservoir and aqueduct. To this day than the disease. The mongouse is one of Pokfulam supplies a large part of the city. Now he most prolific of all animals. It rivals the "we beed not recapitulate the discassions 'which rabbit and the guinea-pig. "It-was introduced led to a celect committea of the Sanitary ante. Jamaica to kill down the rate which Board being appointed to inquire into the devoured the planters "sager' cane, ' In an condition of Mount Austin nullah and the incredibly short time there were no rais lett, water supply conarc ́ed with that ares. The but the place swarmed with hungry, fea less Committee, consisting of Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, moogoost. Then came à pest-it still is the Dr. Fitz Williams, and Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, curse of the Jamaican countryside, which s have presented their report, which we published | otherwise one of the most deligɓiful on earth- yesterday evening. At first sight it is alarming, fucks; disgusting, tickly, stingy ticks, licks in and people reading it will cry" How frightfully thousands, hundreds of thousands. There were dangerous!" or "What a frightful expense iuo moto rats to devour theirs est, sed no moreofrder in order that the construction of the rail- according to temperament, Rut a little care in the birds that used to eat them. The morgnoseway may not he further interrupted. perusing that document over again will take | ea's every cpg he can get. He cuts every fow! iko reader away, from exclamatio's paint Tê- in a run, and what he can't sat he kills. There flection period. It really ist so frightfully is no keeping him out; be is as cooning as a serious after all, for the immedisté iomedy may rat aud as brave as an angry woman. He first be presumed to do away with immediate kills all the fowls in a hep-roosi, and then eats dauger, What does it amata to ? A few one or two. Rikki-ikki-tavi" is a charming trace: excreta in the long grase at the junctory, written by a man of geoids, and there isndents to be sent to the United States of tion of the causeway runding from Ginig no doubt that the cobra would multiply but for Ryrie to the Foak Road, some offensive garb the plucky, fierce, litle fighter. But what the age, smelling somewhat like stable manure, fowl breeders of Okinawa and the Liu-Kis on an old building rubbish heap, some Euro-islands will do to Dr. Watate by and by we do poan laundry, "drying on the side of the water- not care to think, Course opposite the married quarters at Mous Austin, and quantities of building-ulb sb, bricks, tiles, plaster, etc, thrown down the hill. side between the Peak Road and the stream opposite the barracks, might not be regarded as
Mr. Slade stated that prisoner was charged of the worst significance, but that impurities de-
with having entered certain premises in the posited in the storm water draibs on the Peak
Colony and baring assaulted the inmates with Road musi (note that wal) find their way into
Intent to rob. The facts, as he would prove, were the reservoir is a matter which cries for remedy,
that, on the night of the 3rd April fast, a gang and that impurities arising from the continuous traffic, aspecially coolin traffic, along the Peak
of men got into a marine store desler's who carried on business at 144, Des Vox Roid. noad, Harbeck road, and Pokfulam Path, can
They gained admirance by koecking at the also cause contamination to that source of water
door and saying is answer to the inquiry that supply is certainly very disquieting. What's
there was an urgent letter. The cook of the to be done? First of all, we think, not to get
fon-opened the door And is rushed, some excited about it. We are none of us drad yet, and the water from Pokfulam,.according to the ture, his armed de ermination to resist it, nod,
They se zed the folis, who were preparing Government Analyst, is excellent. Next, as the pure fun of ramming a "horrible murderous
to go to bed on the ground flor. The recommended by the Special Committer, to weapon" into a meddlesome British Indian
Jury would bava evidence from one or two- suggest that the military authorities prevent who codeavours to do his duty as a myrinidon of
of the men as to how they bad boon trested, the washing of clothes in the Mount Austin the King's peace? Not we, now that we know
Fortunately for the owner of the shop, the CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY, stream adjoining.the-Peak-Road,-and-remove-that-we-may-por-essull-a-felon-attempting
master of the 'shep happened to be awake at all building and ather rubbish deposited tu escapa. if we try to do what all cur
The Canton-Hankow Railway has made little
the time. He was walking about the rom alongside the path leading from the cause. tiver we have believed was cur duty, and inter-
progress in its construction during the past on the top floor, when be suddenly looked way at Craig Ryrie to the parade ground. lege with an escaping burglar's sport, we are
year owing to the Company not having a pre- down the staircase and saw two men coming Certain foncer and railings to prevent coolies assaulting him, and our assault aer ounts to pro
ident, since the rosignation of H. E. Sir Chuo upstairs. He heard ao noise but met the from wandering over places which the rc. vocation sufficient to reduce the guilt of mur
Tung Liang Cheng. Me: Jeme Tiu Yan, the
mea on the top of the landing. He called servair should", make, terra fàcra ate der to that of manslaughter; or indead it would
alia
well-known Chinese railway expert, who is out to them and asked them what they wanted to be erected. The tunnel under the Craig seen according to ona argument advanced in
Aliga Castonere, has seenred the largest
and the men replied that they were looking Ryrie causeway which has been used in favour of the assassin, Woog Ming, if he st.bs
number of voles at the election held by the
for something. The master of the shop then the past by members of the garrison for bath a murderous knife into a man's side with such Company on the alb inst and it is earnestly mada a rush and caught one of the two ing is to be closed at both ends by grating, force that it goes deep into the muscles of his lend a helping hand in his countrymen to make, fortunately missed his victim. Other assistants
hoped by the people that he will not declise to The two streams which juin at the Craig Ryrie back, inflicting a wound so dangerous that the Canton-Hankow Railwaya success Vester coming up to the latter's aid, the man was men. The latter' tried to stab his captor but Causeway are to be trained from their sources kills him a few days afterwards, the sportsman, day the shareholders of the Railway Company recured. On him were found a kaffe and in for a distance of at least two hundred yards | bring the first to be assaulted & merely acting wired to Mr. Jema offering kim the post of pro- {'daa courts he was handed over to the Police. Accur..tely state the intentions of the Govains. below the causeway. We do not so greatly in self-defence if he so uses his kaife, the oply dread "the possible leakage of sewerage from weapon be posiesser. At the Criminal Ses
sident of the Company and earnestly asked him The rest of the miscreants ran away sad in the in ibis Council, in reply to a question whatberio European costumes went on board the sa dwelling-bouses" getting down to the reservoir,sions yesterday the jury took this benevolent
to accept it and to return to Canton ar'soon as present caso they were not concerned with The committee themselves assert, that in the vier af Warg Ming's brilliant engagement have also sent a telegram to the Ministry of the house, for the thieves were disturbed possible. The shareholders of the Comp ny them. Nothing in fact was taken away-from area they examined they were "satisfied that with the interfering watchman, Fakir Singh. the house drainage is satisfactory, and that The latter was killed by Wong Ming, whom ha
Paste and Communicatibor at Peking making before they could secure their booty.? The Impurities cannot under normal conditions in the execution of his obrions duty had seized The Board to influence Mr. Jame to take up the jury would not have the slightest healtation find their way into Pokfulam," As to the while endeavouring to escape. Fakir Singh's past offered him and to instruct him to return in coming to the conclusion that the men west traffic on the roads, the fences referred to and blood has been shed in the execution of his
to Canton without delay.
to the house in question with the purpose of the police patrols will suffice, But the matter duty. Wong Ming, weaponed and ferocious,
CONSTITUZIONAL GOVERNMENT. robbery.·Prisoner was caught absolutely rad- of the storm-water gullies does seem to require goes by night to commit robbery under arms.
handad going upstairs and he was up at the 16th Inst deficité, treatment, The Director of Public interrupted and patto Right bedoes not hesitate Yesterday a public mass meeting was hold at
Palice station within a quarter of an hour of Works states that "there are powerful natural to use bis "horribis, murderous" kolfe, and the Tung Hing Theatre, on the new band, bls arrest. The only question was whether the agencies at work is breaking up and destroy-sleys. Fakir Singh. If Wong Ming shed Fakir where most of the prominent member of the
man went to the house to rob and of that there fag any foul matter which may find its way Singh's blood without malice aforeibongbt, what local gentry and people, but not offcials, were was not the slightest doubt. into the streams, and their operation is favour is malice afo atbought? His Lordship senpreisnt to the number of several thousands, for The jury returned a wandimous verdict of ed by the conditions in the Pokfulam water fenced Wong, Ming, found guilty of man- the purpose of discussing matters with a view guilty and his Lordabip sentenced the prisoner she, namely the roughness and the steepness slaughter by a longkong jary, to twenty years in co-operate with the provincial representan six years imprisonment with bard Labour of the stream beds." Of course there are, or imprisonment with hard labour. His Lordship tives to age the Imperial Government to grant and to receive twenty strokes with the birch, we should all be dead. But the Director's.Te could inflict a punishment nå less, since the Constitutional Government in China at an minder is a healtby one, and makes for jury bad decided that the crime was less than eller date than that fixed by His late Majesty THE Walwapn has approached the Diplomatic calmbase and sanity. The most serious res murder, and had, with self-restraint a dosbt, Emperor Kuser Hsu, Although there was up Corps la Peklog, caccaraing the curtailment commendation of all is that "the construction sefrained from recommending the assault' to redondłamille farge number of panpin are of the period for the opiam suppression.bu. ∙of the'low-level reservoir at Taltam" be pushed ♪ mercy,
"Evetlag" proceedings were conducted with puro, no deciilon, was arrived at,
MALICHABORETHOUGUI.
(0th May).
COMPETITIVe examinatION,
14th inst.
ANOTHER CONVICTION AT THE CRIMINAL SUBSIONS,
Before Hon Mr. W. Reca-Davies, K. C., Acting Chief Justice, at the Crimi al Sessions this morning, Lam Chun was indicted on n
The Canton Provincial Educational Com. missioner has received instructions from the icistry of Education at Peking to hold an examination in Canton to select a number of Americn this year at Government exacuse provided out of the Boxer indemnity fùad ra. urred in Chion by America. The Educational Commissioners hav› now issued à notification | Crown Solicitor's office, appeared for the dwelling at some length on the fact that
on this subject and the examination will be Feld in the 5th mang..
PRAYING FOR RAIN.
There he been to rain for some time in this district and the rice planta'ions have cosse.. quently ruffered great damage, The Kwang rinw Prefect and the two district Magistrates of Nambat and Paw Ya proceeded to the Shing Wong temple in the moraleg for three days to offer prayers interesting for rain. The bidding the slaughtering of cattle.
•fficials have len issued a proclamatos for
charge of having comfited an armed robbery at No. 144, Dan Vosix Road with n Rumber of others on the night.of the 3rd April Jatt. Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C., Actieg Attorney General, instructed by Mr. H. L. Deonys, Sr., from the Crown, while prisoner was undefended.
Mr. Hewett said he wished to supplement the remarks which had been an eloquently viven expression'ip by the fast speaker. After
HARBOUR MASTER'S ALLOWANCE. A sum of ainety-two dollars in aid of the vole. arbor Mastat's Departmist, A- Harbour Office, other charges, conveyance allowance to Harbour Master,
- TRADE MARKS REGISTRATION. dollars in aid of the vale, Judicial and Logat A sum of two hundred sed "seventy.Öva
sonal emoluments, remuneration to twa Official Departments, -Land Registry Office, per
Receiver's clerks; at 5,80 ändra at $120, for work in connection with the registration of trade marks, etc,
DELILIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL.
The following were the jury 1-Messil G.
His Majesty King George V came from Rapp (foremab), D. Macrae, V. L. dos Reschnal which was noted for its glorious tradi-
A sum of oue ibnusand four hundred and medias, E. Raymond, J. W. King, L. A. Rose, ops, be said they had every reason to bope ainety dollars in aid of the vote, Education, and J. C. V. Ribeiro.
and believe that during the new King's regni Department of Director of Education, par the nation would re lite their highest aspira-sassi emelamente, Belilies Public School, for tions (*pplagae),
the following items :— The resolution was nanimously adopted.
V'hat a set of unconscionable dogs the police are who wan't let a poor burglar robin peace, or a poor felon escape without having to kill somebody Fortunately there seems to be a cestia sympathy for sport, if not in the law in those who administer it, Beach or jory. Indian watchmen are cheap, and who would deprive a night cobber of his chance of escaping' ibe wicked police, if that chance depends on the roblier's spon, his excitement in evading cap- Zu ing the 3rd moon, over one hundred and fiftyseven or eight men armed with knives.
PLAGUE IN YUMCHOW.. The local officials of Yumchow have braught in the notice of the Canton authorities that,
cases of pleone have accurred in that district. The Canton enthorities have been requested to select an exparienced medical man to be sent in Yumehow as soon as pssible.
ROYAL SQUARE,
7 6th Grade Assistant Mistresses, (loss
lee's to 3 Pupil Teachers).........$1,250 Drawing Masterk.... – 140 $1,499
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Talal..
COUNSEL'S YEES. fanid of the vote, Judicial and Legal Depart
A sum of three bundred and ninety dollars
menti, A.-Supreme Court, other charges, fees, to Counsel and solicitors for prizomata ing capital cases.
FIRE BRIGADE. ?
MEDICAL BOOKS,
vote, Medical Departments, Institutes, Bacteriological Institute and Mortuaries, other 'charges, books:
A sum of one hundred dollain to aid of tho
Hos. Mr. M. Stewart asked the following questions of which be had given notice:
(a) Dd the Governor of the Colony in this Conrcil on the 20th July, 1904, accurately sate As regards the ground in front of the Clab, the intentios of the Government when he said
hope that nothing will ever ba baik opon it.. 1 propose that the ground shall be made a public be preserved as an open space entirely and add garden,... My idea is that the ground shall to the beauty of the place
A sum of seven hundred dollars in aid of the) (A) Did the Honourable the Director of Pahvate, Police and Prison Department, B-Fire lic Works (then as now. Mr. Chatham) at the Brigade, Other Charges, tepaus to engines, and official car mony of laying the foundation store plant. of the cow Law Courts, op November the 13th, 1001, in the presence of the Governor of the Colony, the Hob. the Colonial Secretary (then Mr. now Six Hooty May), and many high Go vernment officials, accurately state the inten tions of the Government when he read from a written document this announcement: The area to the north of this will, therefore, remain unbuilt upon, and an almost unrivalled site for which will adjola ibam on three sides, will thas the Counts; having regard to the open space
ba created 1!)
(c) Did His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard
ment when, on the 28th October, 19:9, ha said
plot to question clear d and made presentable the Government would undertake to have the
A ROOD 81 it was no longer necessary to the work on the Law Courts and Post Office to maintain it in its present untidy state:"the present intention of the Government is to clear the plot as soon as it can be donn") ・・・
The Colonial Secretary —
This was all the business?”
SBIZORA OF ARMS.
· EXTENSIVE HAUL"DY LOCAL DETECTIVE;-
gih lost;
A strange story has been reported to the Polcs. It appears that a Chinaman dressed:
his possession and which were labelled Kwong Chow Was yesterday with six boxes in "Booke." Shortly after his arrival on board, the tallyman handled the boxes and finding that they were too beavy to contain books only, bis suspicions were aroused. He requested tha owner to open the boxes but the latter suddan- ly discovered that he had forgotten the kays of No, the sistemast by Sir H, Blake was only the boxen at the house. He proceeded to his were taken by him by legislation or by re the expression of a personel hope. No steps dwelling to'obtain the keys but, as he did not. commendation to the Secretary of State is
take the trouble to return to the vassel, the boxes were damped on the wharf and tho Polica; order to get the plot dedicated to the public aware at the same time notified of the occur & open space.
375, rance, whernopon Detective-Sergeant Murphy albo raferred to merely re-echoed the persoon found they contained, the following taranga The Director of Pablic Works on the occa-"'woot to investigate. On opasing the boxes, ho wish of Sir H. Blake Noi het be nor Sir R. Carges 91 rifle barrels, 1.53 bayonets in scabi area would be reserved as an open space cloacing radi, os rite modotings (in packere Blake had any authority to declare that the band, 100 frogs, tot: poraber, 198«bal's,193: The remarks of Bit F. Lugard applied to the I balles moulds, a tios of powder, a packages removal: in due courte from the area of certain | magazine clips, 28 sight protectors, 17 00: matsheds which had been compleland of sa shella and a packages of lead bulleti
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