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His Exogllangy Slightly over that, paper supported by the Colcas being used and fishing crews by the beanse of proper purchasing power it had then. I will not warning of bad weather. Therefore in the however, ontar upon controversial matter Hon. Mr Stewart our revenue were to supply fabricated material for the mane cause of humanity I trust that the Chicose but confine myself to one broad speck resolver four-fold we would pay the facture of false impressions calculated, to Government at the earliest moment wilt garding which I think can all agesó. | whole of the cost of the garrison, and that damage the Colony's good name, Solicitude pat up that station. The Philippine No amicans of theoretical argument can manifestly unjust. Therefore, I renam for the Colony's good name is not alter Government. Lavo, I believe, practically undermine the principle that a stable cur the suggestion which was put forward laat gether unconnected with the solitary camis undertaken to put up a similar station renay is essential to the prosperity of year that some new method of reckoning in | ment which I have to make on the hat- on one of the islands in the Balanting an industrial community; no amount of called for. Last year your Excellency told maton Before resuming my post I desire to Channel, and I am sure we hope it will sophistry can apaet the fact that a 1 catus that you had in contemplation some make at lone passing ralarance to the rab be pressed forward at the earliest possible piece which at all times is worth, the tenth such scheme and that you were about to feet, properly under diseastum. This time moment. Of course, the arection of these of a dollar, is a better medium of exchange refer it to the Secretary of State for his last year I described the Budget for 1903 na makeshift Budget in lsion to the two stations ie not of particular value than one whose value fluctuates daily, approval. I presume, as we have heard unless the Hongkong Government erect Therefore I take it that, however much nothing more about it, that his approval fact that it was balanced by a windfall. wireless telegraphic station or permits we may disagras on matters of detail was not forthcoming. The point I want to That was for outstanding feature. The out others to do so. I do not bollure syself or upon side isten, we are unanimous make is that I alon's consider the taxpayers standios feature of the prosent Budget is such a station ruuas a commercial in recognizing the value of stable of this Colony pay too much at the moment that it is balanced by a guess. All esti undertaking could possibly pay for two or coin. And I assume that no one will for the security they enjoy. I have list mating is goeswork, but usually there is prosent colis possess ened with much interest to the speech of past experience to go by. There was three years, but it is absolutely necessary claim that our that we should have one as year by year a stability. As to remedy, I suppose the the hon. member on my left (Hon. Mr nothing to go by In estimating the yield of considerable number of steamers are being one which every honourable man would Osborne) on that most difficult subject the new import duty, and so, apparantly, fitted with wireless tolegraphy. Eow it is like to see applied is redemption-redempubsidiary coinage. I hesite at any time the artent of our needs decided the matter. any subject without most care-Broadly speaking, our noed was for six to be erected, either by government or aration at pax Bet, howevor much we may

this ful preparation. I hesitate in particular to lsce, not causing the shortage in tho commercial undertaking, is a matter that yearn alder virtue in the abukrot

Particular pecasion it becomes impossible speak off-hand on a subject of such extreme opium revenue. In passing, I would just will come up for consideration later on 1 know it has boon before your nacelletoy when the cost is taken into account. For difficulty and delicacy, and I do not propose touch gantly on the fast already referred already, and I am sure it will not fail to thers have been issued from time to time to say more than this-without committing to by the hon. member for the Chamber of receive your attention. Your Exeslloney an aggregate of over 40 million dollars myself to the Hon. Mr Osborne's scheme Commerce, that we are still without any also referred to the military contribution worth of small onin, silver and copper: may say he has put the argument for the information as to the precise masning of and stated that the Secretary of Stato pro- though how much is now in existenca pocassity of redemption in a new light, the word substantial," as used by the prosed to appoint a committee to inquire a money it in Imposible to say; and The low that if wo issood new coin we Secretary of State. When the Bill closing into the matter. The social members any scheme of redemption would there should be called upon by a strong moral the divans was brought in we were arged entirely agree that the whole Oolong should fore require to antimpate an enormous claims to redeem the old bas always checked not to delay its passage because, until the. contribute something towards the defence loss-indeed, anything up to four million my ardour in the direction of adrocating law on that subject had been made knowu, of the Empirs But we consider that dollars; so that this solution passos beyond any auch stop, but after baring heard what you couldn't advertise for banders and so improvement might be made in the manner our reach. Two years ago 1 advocated the hon. member the wake I can cut couldn't and out your fox That why in which the collection is levied on the prohibition and rightly so I think, because prepared to say that we are murally you couldn't asked the Secretary of State Colony, and we welcome the proposal I believe it could have been accomplish compelled to redeem. I reald prefer to what his promise meant, and until you consistantly advocated in on with the Fatiniates. These I under committee. I do nos propose to go Today I da pot advocate prohibition who have deeper into the matter. My views are because I think it cannot be socom notion, I am opposed to the critics stood were your Excellency's reasons for well known, and after two years' personal pliabed without much friction. And the he freely blame the Government for urgency. What has become, of them now! consideration I see no reason to modify storests of Hongkong being so inter their Fabian policy. I consider it parti- The farm has been tendered for the loss anfair that the Government due to closing the dirane ascertained; you set cularly what I said at this Council two years ago, laced with those of Canton any when I pointed out how extremely heavily likely to involve dissension between the should be thus blamed I cannot con- have no doubt communicated it to the this military tax proses upon the rato two communities is to be deprecated. The coiva bow they could have done anything. Secretary of State, Doas he muke na required payers of Hongkong. You told us in your remedy advocate now is to have a Der speech in submitting the Estimates that coinage redeemable at par. To effect this gard the information received from the information by letter? If so, it would the import duties were expected to realise reform it would be necessary that new coins British Minister w Peking except seem then that there was really no argency 8308,000 and that the cost of collection be struck which should be of exactly the authoritative. If the British Minister at at all. But I really think our justitable will be $50,000. As a matter of fact I be same weight and finapose sa the old, but Paking sncourages your Excellency in the curiosity as to the meaning of the world substantial warrants the despatch of a lieve that these figures are very conservative, with a different superscription. The old hope that China is really about to reform, bus even taking your figures, that would ciens would then need to to demonetised is really sincere in her desire to fall late wire To return to the subject of our needs, mong that we have to get a net revenue and it is perhaps upon this point alone that line with modern methods, and in those not counting the loss on opium. Opinions wors divided as to the probable yield of the of 8508,000 from these new import duties any disagreement with my proposal may promises of reform of which we bare no

new revenue from alcohol. Some said it to which we all object and which the arisa The proft on minting should be much, then I don't see how you can take Council reluctantly passed because we real-kept in reserve, not as in former years linu of your own. It is only on the assump would yield a million; others less than half ised that the money had to be raised passed to revenue, but the interest ention that the Obiness Government will that. Compared with the higher guess, And that ear rovenue had to be made up reservo might properly be appropriates as really do nothing that this Colony would that of the Government sceras modarsta froma fresh sources. This tax, oven on revenue. The demonetisation of the old be justified in taking a line of its own enough, and then-it exactly makon ovde your figures, sir, means that we have to coins seed not, I think, trouble the cons one of those who consider that ke meet. Later, in the course of your Ex- pay very arly a lae and a half to science of Government Leesuse the opora- should be extremely careful not to erect cellesey's introductory remarks, it seemed military contribution. Your Excellency tion would cause the community no mote any barriers between this and Canton. to me that I caught the suggestion of a referred to the bogey of subsidiary coinage. loss than they have already suffered; and Commercially speaking Hongkong in part hope that the yield would exceed the I do not propose to go deeply into that in any case the Government if it falt of China, and to cut ourselves off by aver estimate, and that this source of revenue

redeem would only so little from the froest possible inter-might is any case ultimately be

relied upon question, which is a rory vexed one, and morally bound as we know different opinions prevail. But require to do so in regard to those actually course with Canton would be, in my to increase I confess I did not like the I would remind your Excellency that when in the Colony; for as regards the millious view of our special circumstances, extremely sound of that. I view with concern the you appointed & Commission some time of them in Chins the Hongkong Gov-risky, and it can only be justified by the possiblity. If this Colony pays more than ago, the majority report was signed by fire crument has no reponsibility, moral or very strungest need, so that as long as six lace of duty on intoxicating liquors The Men of the Mountain, by & R

Crockett members, consisting of leading officials otherwise. They were sold as a com- there was ally hope that China was going consumed in it, the inference will be irrest The Shoulder-Knol, Men Hairy Dudenay, and merchants in the Colony. The majority modity just as a merchant sells his to reform her currency our Government atible that the Chinese are taking report was signed amongst others by the warm and the Government never having wore wise to do nothin pparently that? The number of European residents in the Jedics Raffics, by W. Homang. Chinasa member sitting opposite. On by promise, implied or otherwise, under hope is still held ont. Your Excellency said Colony shows no signs of rapid increase Sealed Orders, by A. E. Carry member, the head of a Bank, signed an in- taken to redeem them is no moto under an only a fortnight ago that His Britannia and it is a matter of everyday comment Open Country, by Maurice Howlett, dividual report, and three members signed obligation to do so than a merchant is Majesty's Minister had suggested to you and congratulation that the consumption Kitty Anbray, by Katharine Tynan. & minerity report. I would remind your under an obligation to receive back mer. that the financial embarrassments of the of alcohol by individual members of the Bysinx, by Lanrence North. Excellency that the committee of the chandise which has fallen in ralue since Chinese Empire were such that she was rising generation markedly dense the Castle by the Ses, by Marriott Watson. therefore, with the sources of The Marriage of Hilary Cardan, by Stanley

The Waking Hour, by Barold Wintia Chamber of Commerce, after discussing the he sold it This Sis, is the proposal most snxious to induce Treaty Powers to It matter very carefully, endorsed

the which I think will meet the difoulty, and allow her to raise bar import duties. I un- information at your command, Your Ex-

Fortal Hyatt. minority report signed by Messrs. Smith, if Government act upon the idea they will derstand that he told you that they would cellency considers it probable that there Law and food merely-rolet-to this hava done their duty, by providing a healthy require her to reform her currency, and to scared of reconne, te mand from this new question to remind you how very difficult currency which it will be will every abolish itxin as a sino qua non befers grant acres of revenue, it means that a progres- it is to arrive at any decision of such man's option to use; whilst those who slecting her request. I turn from that vary im. sive increase in the amount of alcohol con- because you find out of to continue using the old coins will have Pageant and most interesting subject to a sumed by the Chinesa section of the road quus ceh, bo bag four perhaps not no ane but themselves to blame for any fail matter which invites tomment. Your population is anticipated. I wish to direct more than three agree on one point. The loss they may suffer.

Excellency referred to the fact that the wide attention particularly to the fact I trust policy at present and hitherto adopted by Hon. Mr Murray Stowat-This is the field opened up by the discussion on the it may obtrude itself upon the notice of the the Government is perfectly correct ons grant day far riding hobby horses. First, estimates providas opportunity to explain Secretary of State. I wish there was the At sug moment the propose to ride one which I regard and defend general lines of policy, and you mallast chance of its being taken to heart situation may change and the Govern with some justification as particularly my cousion to defend the Government's by those who seem to think that the Wild Beauty, by Dick Denovan. ticipate, to take drastic steps to deal the 16-bazd war horses, Military Contri- question. I wondered that Your Excel an namized blessing to the native po A Contry Corner, by Aby Le Fetters. SCOLer that we an- mount. It is not to be judged agalust policy with regard to the subsidiary coinage prevention of opium smoking will prove The Vultars's Frey, by Tyler De Sair. A House of Lies, by Sidney Warwick.

no: redundant. I believe that, in the that have bear trotted out here for probate the unlicensed character of much tells me that whereas formerly he never The Forbidden Theatre, by Keighley with it. For myself I believe our coin is bation and Sabadiary Coin, old etagers fancy did zot also take occasion to repolation. A leading medical practitioner flops, by Lady Napier of Megdiais. interests of the Colony, it would be a decadas by successive riders. Mine is of the anonymous criticism which appears had to trest cases of alcoholism among

Snowden. mistake to redeem our subsidiary coins and only five year-old. Five yours ago 4 in the local Fross. Possibly you thoughs them, now he frequently has to. The The Third Ciralo, by Frank Norris,

other day at Your Excellancy's tabia à a re-sell at molting value, as it would be controversy was started in this Founci, in it beneath the dignity of your position. loss of about & quartor or half a million the debate on the estimates, over the fate I am not restrained by any such considera Chinese gentlema. of position assured me The-Winning Chance, by Elizabeth DoP

that in Canton, among the well-to-do, the The Necromancers, by Robt. Hugh Benso dollars a year to the Colony. I also believe of the Clock Tower. One speaker was very tion, and I am not afraid to speak out. To it would be a mistake to try to prevent the anxiom that it should be taken down and reply in detail to the mass of criticism opium habit was fast dying out and that a The Two Goodwins, by R. Murray Gildlufist, circulation of Chinese coin in the Colony. thrown into the sea. Another mggested which arose over the proposed new liquor new fashion for drinking beer and brandy Those are my personal views, but I knews that it should be removed from its prosent faxea is manifestly impossible, but I take was as rapidly coming in. That a simili Teatimery, by Allee Claude Aakew.

Homes Wyndham. large number of of people do zot agree position and set up nt Elake Piar: Where this opportunity of protesting against the change is taking place among the Mortiser's Marriage, by Homes Wyndh

Wife by Purchase, do her master upon a certain msn wrote to the papers and columns of any of our newspapers being Chinese in Hongkong is said to be the The Butler's Story, by Arthur Tralo.

e probity of case. The fear that su increase in the Uncle Gregory by George Sandeman. mentioned in your Excellency's remarks to argud that it was a great pity to remove thrown open to attacks upon the which I shall refer, and that is the erection the Clock Tower, as it servesi fus an ancient those who are striving in any capacity to evils of alcoholism in this Dolony would be The House of the Boal, by J. B. Harle of lights at Douglas rock and the Berankish landmark. A new paper controvorey then serve the public. As an instance, I may refer the immediate result of the sbandoumant reef. This question is an old gre. It has set up, and the Government were afforded to a letter which appeared in the South of the oplum habit has frequently been

Ashes of Passion,by MrsCoulson Kabar, been before ite Chamber of Commerce, an opportunity of having the question China Morning Post of August 19th arpressed by many among those who bring

tested by pablic opinion sa expressed in mendaciously signed Fairplay, suggest to a study of the question neither the wil Sylvia and the Secretary, by Olivia Ramsey, the local papers. The main contention of ing that it was doubtful if any member of those who advocated its demolition was this or the Executive Council could be that it constituted an obstruction to trafic found willing to decide a certain public Some said it was ugly and on that account question without considering his own pocket ought to go. Your predecessor was not when giving his vote. The insinuation

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and was referred by as to the Government on more than one occasion. The consensus of opinion as given by min, some of whom have spent half a lifetime in navigating the Canton River, is that a beacon on Bunan- sish reef is practically of no use at all. If money is going to be spent on erecting satisfied that the Clock Towar constitated clearly was that the members of the Coun bosoon, what they want is a Loucun that an obstraction to trafic, and I have been cil and of the Executive Council could not be will enable them to navigate the Capenimun told that he went down to an elice near to trusted to put the public interest before Pass. Several years ago a letter was signed the place and watched the trafic, so that their private pecuniary interest. I resent is where opinion divides on this ques by fifty senior merchant captains saking he could form his own judgment as to such imputations being put upon the mem- that a beacon should be erected at the whether the allegation was true or not, hers of this Coudeil, and we long as I sit on

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silent and allow any local southern end of Capsing Laland. I trust The result, I have always understood, editor, narebuked, to give. prominence to lend to the substitution of another. An¦ CHEMYSTS & DRUGGISTS GENERAL ELZOTRIO GO. FRANCIS WEBSTER & SONS before your Excellency proceeds further that he considered that no sach serions with this matter that it will receive your obstruction was caused a to justify the such saggestion. Such a suggestion is no apt instance of, this coCUIT WAS & 50-181: Queen's Road Central, TAIRBANKS, MORSI & CO. thorough consideration. I think it will be demolition of the old Tower. At any rate, doubt estimated locally at its proper value a waste of money to rent a light on that the Governor then, was enlisted that as a mere reckless libel Bat for the credit reef when it is required at Capaing Lalaud the upholders of the old landmark had of the Colony outside of the Colony, the pledge in grost numbers. They gave more than anywhere else.

the best of the argument, and he said that the publication of such unfounded in op alcohol suddenly, without any previous Hon Mr E. Osborne asid :-Your Excelse long as he remained here the Clock singalons is much to be regretted. It is training and discipline of the will. What leocy has informed in that the Govern Tower would stand. Consequently I was at least conceivable that try the unchecked as the result1 They took to oplem.

la policy on shasquestion chamberyarthy tiplication of these data matlaba coinage is to be

of watchfel in letter in the newspapers written by the adversely be enrad I take it that the alcohol returned triumphant 136 VS. ALANA OHARGED WITH

PEMESANANA PAARTEN Spratly the then Gelang in bed the interace of this threstant, to happen heres and Member who has just spoken, calls it. And of the local papers that the Government of the Colony-axe any prestige Canons and car a considering the complexity of the subject, had decided to remore lae Clock Tower as of the Colony suffers if this Council is the futila efforts

of the Investigation soon as the new Post Office was ready to brought into contempt. It is particularly Committed two years ago, when a number receive the clock. That did not seem to unfortunate at the present time when of experienced "business" вер deliberated me at all a proper thing to do. There had opinion in England is apt to misjudge upon it and fallod to agrus on a single been no now public discussion. The mat Hongkong attitude towards the opium point, it is not surprising that, in the ter had been previously decided by pablle policy of His Majesty's Government in Ita I have read a midst of auch conflicting opinions, discussion and there was no ostensible application to our frances the Government hesitates to do other reason for re-opening the question, at all good deal, one and way another which in wing than wait. At the same time I Since then I have been told that, the rosson dies bas how ready is the mat in the street" think your Excellency would welcome the which chleby, guided the Government in at Home to assume that we have been guided prospect of escape from the dilemma in this case was economy--that the Colony in our attitude solely by selfish and in which the Colony finds itself, and I thero having spent nearly seven lakhs on the Post terested motives. An illuminating, though fore venture to put forward a propo al Office could not possibly find the money unimportant, instance of this tendency which I think wh, without injury to any to put a new clock there. The reason why forced itself unpleasantly upon my police Interests and without friction, and a situs those who helped to are the Clock Tower not long ago, when I received a letter, tion which is intolerable to trade. First, five years ago did not come forward and from Manchester, addressed to me se the however, let me repudiate the idea that this object probably was that at present, while oficial spokesman in a recent debate. is a question affecting only a few public the hotel is being rebuilt and the hoarding The writer caused me of being suborned trafo Companies. Probably it affects these round it crosses the road halfway, the Clook to defend the opium vice. He did not dign Cocipantes less than anyone, because they Tower done consiifate an obstruction to his name; he did not give his address. have it within their power to maka good traffic. I now ask that the question be could not therefore reply. I take this their losses by raising faras, as indeed has allowed to stand in abeyance until the opportunity of doing so. in most instatices already been done. It is hotel is finished and until the Post Office opportunity of telling him that the unofficial not the Company, but the traveller, who removed to its new dweiling. It will members of this Connell are not the kind of 30465, except in so far as increased fares them be possible to see whether there really man he takes them for; and of string him For belog in unlawful possession of a rupt and had no friends, restrict traffic. This, Sir, la nota quas is any plateaction to traffic or not. I deny that I myself have no personal fatarseh in ange block of timber a native was fired #3

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higher reason than that the prosperity of the building referred to this afternoon, that with this remote critic, not because ston's Circus was summoned by a bande- Hongkong depends so largely upon their of Moama Jardine, Mathers, & Co., admit consider him, or any anonymous: lester

will not go

are. For the Colony Doods a plentiful badly beautiful building credit to him writer, worthy of direct action; but because of the same concern on hangs of potions which are to be taken, and he wibply of labour and whatever bonds direct and to the Colony, the Clock Tower in not I take his malignant scusation to be signe sealing 11 overwing, two sie bills, and e 17 or indirectly to restrict the influx of ngly and does not dempere on that sccount fount of the uncharitable state of mind Ave 85 bills He want to prison for Ball was fizad at: 1000 and the ouse wed labour, tends proportionately to handicap to be destroyed. As regards the remarks into which Ignorant people are liable to be six weeks,

RHEUMATISM.

cs as against our rivals in trade at other made by the hou, memour, who represents brought by the exaggerations and mare- portas, There are those who hold that this the Chamber of Commerce, on the subject presentations of the leaders of the extreme depreciated coinage does not affect the for the military ontribution; the amanian soution of the anti-oplam agliatore. They working classes that even though the members do not 308 30 to are in this are to hisms for Home-grown adippas- cost of food and shelter may have risen sematian. The hon. member had renewed homelocs much as that Hongkong p

ons of the consequence wagas also have flown in his protect against the idea of this Colony Hadar for Immorality, sympathy This I deny. I deny that the being onlied upon to pay ifth of our tom made by my, Manchactat correspon- tiam of the mosolae, ama. rickshaman, the chair bearer, the 9041 revenue. -Ee wld that we pay too much, deck. But how much more dificult and "ontro"écolle and the host of other I'don's agree with him. I will not my that is blooms to reviews sich miteg dally paid workery, are earning more to- we might not piły too mica mome dne if our fadunatione original

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BLISHED 1777

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PATD DAILY

INVESTED FUNDS.

Over £12,000,000,

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