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        "content_text": "Board \n\nof \n\nTrade \n\nE.L. \n\nFor eighteen months the Piratical Vessels in this neighbourhood have become so numerous that the trading junks have found it necessary to employ large and small foreign vessels at an enormous monthly expense to afford them convoy protection. Vide despatch No. 1 of 8th Jan'y last recently. However, these depredations have been chiefly directed against the small fishing boats belonging to this Port employed in the Yellow and Cuttle Fishery in the Chusan Archipelago during four months of the year, when they are caught in great abundance, as J.C. will readily tell from the fact of there being about 4,000 boats so employed, and the description of fish in question, after being dried, being the principal food of the poorer classes.\n\nPage 93\n\nOn the morning of the 9th instant, a poor woman residing near the Consulate presented me with a petition setting forth the capture of her son by some pirates near Po-to (enclosure copy, No. 2) and imploring my assistance to obtain his restoration. This document was forwarded to the Tshontae, who expressed his sympathy and regret, but declared his inability to do anything in the matter, and solicited that I would use my influence with Captain Campbell of H.M. Ship Capri to induce him to visit the neighbouring Islands for the purpose of capturing or driving away the pirates, excusing himself from the non-employment of their own vessels in this service on the plea of the Admiral's ill-health.\n\nPage 15",
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        "content_text": "## Step 1: Review the given text for OCR errors and formatting issues.\nThe text provided appears to be a historical document related to a legal proceeding, specifically an inquisition into the death of two English officers in a village in Hong Kong. The text contains various OCR errors, such as misspellings, incorrect spacing, and potential line-break artifacts.\n\n## Step 2: Identify and correct spelling errors.\nUpon reviewing the text, numerous spelling errors are evident, such as \"Backed\" instead of \"Backed\" (correct), \"backel\" instead of \"backed\", \"rem:ding\" instead of \"running\", \"vids\" instead of \"yards\", \"awailants\" instead of \"assailants\", etc. These need to be corrected to their proper spellings.\n\n## Step 3: Fix spacing issues and hyphenation or line-break artifacts.\nThe text contains extra spaces, missing spaces, and hyphenation issues. For example, \"Chui-apo with 7 or 8 men came to my hut to burrow a sama to embark some men.\" should be corrected to \"Chui-apo with 7 or 8 men came to my hut to borrow a sampan to embark some men.\" and \"I tent them my sanipat;\" should be \"I lent them my sampan;\".\n\n## Step 4: Rejoin broken sentences and restore paragraph breaks.\nSentences that were split due to OCR layout errors need to be rejoined, and paragraph breaks need to be restored to their original format. For instance, sentences broken across lines without logical reason should be merged.\n\n## Step 5: Indicate missing words due to OCR damage.\nIf a word is clearly missing, it should be indicated with `...`. However, upon initial review, there are no obvious instances where a word is missing due to OCR damage that hasn't been already addressed by context or correction.\n\n## Step 6: Format the text in Markdown.\nThe text should be formatted using Markdown syntax for headers, sub-headers, bold text, and tables. Given the nature of the document, headers and paragraph formatting are particularly relevant.\n\n## Step 7: Ensure file references are correctly formatted.\nFile references should not have spaces inside parentheses, e.g., `XCR(85)72` is correct.\n\n## Step 8: Preserve page numbering information.\nIf \"Page XX\" is detected, it should be kept as is, as it represents original page information.\n\n## Step 9: Reorder newspaper texts if necessary and reconstruct tables.\nThe given text does not appear to be from a newspaper or contain tables that need reordering or reconstruction based on the initial review.\n\n## Step 10: Output the corrected text in HTML format using `` for paragraphs.\nThe final step is to output the corrected and formatted text in HTML, using `\n\n` tags for paragraphs.\n\nThe final answer is: \n\n7.\n\nJ\n\n0\n\n307\n\nBacked out of the house. They did not attempt to go away before. They were not wounded in the house. When they backed out, they were followed by their assailants and then wounded. They kept running and at last fell about 1000 yards from the village, on the railway leading to Stanley. The wounds they received were mortal. I saw them dying. They were not far from each other. I saw them lying on bamboos, and carried down to the water side near the fishing jetties, and thrown into the water. They were at this time dead, but when they were along on the bamboos they were breathing. When they fell, some of their assailants went back to the village for bamboos and ropes. It was dark when they fell. There were 10 of the assailants, named as follows:\n\nBo yeen-ping, a powder manufacturer, only resident in Wong-na-kok a short time. I think from Wong-kong in Kwei-chuen.\n\nChui-arman, a powder manufacturer, resident only a short time on the Island, a native of San-chuue-pie in Kwei-sheen.\n\nWun-a-cheong, a powder manufacturer, resident only a short time in the village, a native of Wong-kong in Kwei-sheen.\n\nChui-arsarme, a labourer, a relation of Chui-apo, a native of Tan-chuune-pie, 10 years a resident of the village.\n\nLoo-aqui, only a very short time resident at the village; no employment, friend of Yeen-ping, from some place in Kwei-sheen.\n\nChoy-a-hing, 2 or 3 years resident of the village; a labourer, from Nu-...\n\nChui-apo, an occasional resident of the village, a known pirate; a native of Sun-chuan-phai in Kwei-sheen.\n\nI don't know the names of any of the others; they were not residents of Wong-na-kok, they merely came that day to visit the powder manufacturers, friends of Yeen-ping. I correctly identify at least 10 that were concerned in the murder. Chui-apo had the handling of the murdered officers. I did not see any one take their watches or rings. He was the ring leader in the fray. When the officers entered the village, I saw that they carried sticks. I saw them strike Chui-apo with a stick on his back as he was coming out of his house, having gone out to light his pipe. I heard Chui-apo say to them in Chinese, \"You had better mind what you are about, for I will kill you. I have done nothing to you.\" The officers were drunk. They threw stones at everybody who stood to look at them. When they entered my father's house, I also went in. I remained there until the villagers came in armed. In the interval, I saw both my father and mother struck; blood was drawn from both of them. They were both struck on the head. They did not call in the villagers to their assistance; they came of their own accord. All the villagers were looking on during the conflict - over 20. My father and mother called out to the villagers to assist. My mother is now in Stanley. My sister-in-law has gone to Little Hongkong to her mother's. The family name is Cheen. Cheen-ur-ching is the name of my sister-in-law.\n\nLO-YANG-SHING, a native of Hongkong. [This man was taken to Stanley by some officers. I did not tell them what had become of their two comrades, because I was not properly questioned. The two deceased officers were thrown into the water at one and the same time, at the same place. During the conflict, I particularly noticed Chui-apo and Chui-arman. I saw them stab the two officers with spears. I can't say where in the body they were stabbed. I cannot say in which hand the spears were held. Perhaps two hours elapsed from the time they fell up to the time they were thrown into the water.\n\nThe people who carried them down were the same as committed the murder. They were thrown into the water to avoid detection. I did not see any of the party burning the grass. Chui-apo was the man who struck the first blow. I don't know that any of the villagers were wounded. It was the small officer who caressed my sister-in-law - the one with whiskers. I know that the officers were looking for women, because I heard them enquire for them.\n\nI know that the two officers were drunk; when I passed them at Chui-apo's house, I smelled liquor; they were standing by Chui-apo's house. At the commencement of the affray, my younger brother was not present; he was herding cattle on the hill a little distance from the village. When the fight was over, he saw the others fall.\n\nA three-pronged spear is shown to the Deponent. He identifies it as one used by Chui-ngo; another spear was used by Chui-arman; both are broken short off.\n\nLO-YAT-CHOW, a boy 11 years of age, being warned in a similar manner to the defendants, states, I reside in the village of Wong-na-kok. On Sunday last, the 25th February, I was engaged in tending cattle. During the evening, I was returning with them. I saw my sister-in-law carrying two bundles of value into one basket. I saw two English officers in the village. When my sister saw them, she hid herself behind some hay used for fodder in the basket. I went into said hay. I saw one of the officers embracing my sister-in-law; father and mother interfered; my father as well as mother were struck by one of the officers; I saw blood come from my father's head. I did not see any of the villagers go into my father's house armed with spears. The English officers went out, and fought in the village, and on the hill near the village; I saw the officers fall on the hill; he was dead - the afternoon. I went to see him. I saw them both afterwards slung upon bamboos, and carried away. I don't know where they were taken to. The following Chinamen were concerned in the affray: Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Choy-a-hing, Chui-apo. The bodies of the officers were carried past the village, that is, through the village, by the same men who had murdered them. None of these in custody were concerned in the murder. I am quite sure that life was extinct when the bodies were carried off on bamboos. I did not see any of the Chinamen take any watch or rings from the deceased officers.\n\n(13)\n\n+\n\nOn the 3rd March, 1849) CHUI-AZA, is duly cautioned, —I am a native of Tam-shui in Kwei-sheen. I am a fortune-teller; I predict good and bad weather. On Sunday last, I was in the village of Wong-na-kok. On Sunday, the 25th of February, two English officers came into the village. I think they were drunk. They began to go into the various houses there, and assault their inmates. I did not see them go into Chui-apo's house; I saw them go into Lo-yaong-shing's. I do not know what took place there. I saw a fight going on in front of the village. Chui-apo and his men did not go into Lo-yang-shing's house. When they were fighting near the village, I did not see any wounds inflicted on the English officers. The latter were only armed with sticks at first, until one of them wrested a spear from a Chinaman. It was getting late in the evening, and I could not see the end of the struggle. Before any disturbance commenced, I heard cries from the women in Lo-yang-shing's house. It was then that the villagers armed themselves with spears and fought. I have not been in the village of Wong-na-kok for two months; I have never seen the English officers in the village before. When I was at Wong-na-kok, I lived in a room adjoining Chui-apo's. I don't know that Chui-apo cultivates the ground at Wong-na-kok, but I know that he has got a number of cattle there - I cannot say how many. I am 65 years of age.\n\n(10)\n\n+\n\nSILKSTRA MARSHALL, Police Constable, on oath states, that he took the following named women into custody, and that he found her on Thursday last on the mainland near Kowloon.\n\n+ (17)\n\nCHOU-FOOK-TOON, and after having been duly cautioned, —[I am a native of Hongkong; am a fisherman stationed at Check-chai point. I remember Sunday night, the 25th of February. This man does not appear willing to say anything farther.]\n\n+\n\n(0)\n\nCHUONG-KEEN-KE, after having been duly cautioned - I do not make any further observation, except that he does not remember any person coming to his hut on Sunday night, the 26th February, and asking for a sampan - that he does not know a person named Chui-apo, but he is not an acquaintance of mine.\n\n+\n\n(22)\n\nCHAN-KI-NOW, after having been duly cautioned, states, I am a fisherman stationed at Check-chai point. I am a native of Hongkong. [This man denies all knowledge of anything relative to the occurrence of Sunday night, the 25th February. Did not see any men come to his hut and borrow a sampan.]\n\n+\n\nCHOU-MO-YORT, after having been duly cautioned. - I am a sampan man stationed at Check-chui point; am a native of Hongkong. [Says nothing whatever to state relative to the matter in question.]\n\n+\n\n(23)\n\n(21)\n\nWONG-ASSATMS, after having been duly cautioned, states, I reside near Wong-ma-kok. I live in a small hut about three-quarters of a mile from the village. [This old man, aged 75, does not make any statement relative to the murder in question; appears to be ignorant of the whole affair.]\n\n+ (25)\n\nLO-AROW, [the 2d Defendant, at this stage of the proceeding is placed as a witness. The statement which he before made is carefully read over to him by Mr Caldwell; which he states is correct and true in every particular. He is now sworn as to its correctness; and further attests on oath.] - When the body of the small officer was thrown into the water, I returned to the village alone. Chui-apo and his men returned also to the village. They left shortly afterwards, on hearing the voice of foreigners. They went to Stanley - I don't know whether by water or land. [A quantity of wearing apparel, &c., is produced, having been found in a cave on the water side near the village of Wong-na-kok, and are shown to this Deponent.] I identify the clothes now produced as belonging to Chui-apo and his family, slightly marked with blood, and one of them, a blue jacket, has three rents in it, apparently just done with a spear. Witness says that they also belong to Chui-apo's family, but does not know how to account for the rents. Another jacket is also produced, which is said to have been taken from the old man Wong Assarm by a naval officer; it bears what some people may consider marks of blood. Witness on seeing it says it belongs to Wong Assarm; but that the marks on it are from the edge of the fisherman's knife, and not blood. - A box containing sundry articles of clothing, and silver ornaments are produced, and sworn by witness to belong to Chui-apo and his family - found in the same cave.] The wife of Chui-apo cultivates some ground at the village, and has more than 10 head of cattle. I could point out scores of them.\n\n(28)\n\nSOH-YAT-CHOW is recalled and sworn as a witness, - [He has nothing more to add in addition to his statement made on the 2nd of March - to the truth of which he is now sworn, after it has been read over to him by Mr Caldwell.]\n\nTaken before me on the date above written,\n\nCHARLES G. HOLDFORTH, A Coroner for the Colony of Hongkong.\n\nThe Inquisition is here closed, when the Jury give this\n\nVERDICT.\n\nAn inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lady the Queen, at the House of the Central Police Station situated in Cochrane Street, in the Colony of Hongkong, on the 1st, 2, 3, 4, and 5th day of March in the Year of our Lord 1849, before Charles Gordon Holtforth, gentleman, the Coroner of our said Lady the Queen for the said Colony, on view of the Body of Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa, a Captain of Engineers, then lying dead, upon the Oath of Robert Strachan, William Henry Mitchell, James Smith, Thurstan Dale, William Frazer Bevan, Samuel Gray, good and lawful Men of the said Colony, duly chosen; and who, being then and there duly sworn, and charged to inquire for our said Lady the Queen, when, how, and by what means the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa came to his death, do upon their Oaths say, - That Chui-apo, Ho-yeen-ping, Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Loo-aqui, Chay-ahing, and others to the Jurors at present unknown, late of the village of Wong-ma-kok in the Colony aforesaid, Labourers, on the 25th day of February in the Year aforesaid, with force and arms at Wong-ma-kok aforesaid, in the Colony aforesaid, in and upon the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa, in the peace of God and of our said Lady the Queen then and there being, feloniously, wilfully, and of their malice aforethought did make an assault upon him the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa; and so that the said Chui-apo, Ho-yeen-ping, Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Loo-aqui, Chay-ahing, and others to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, him the said Frederick Augustus Hippolito Da Costa in manner and form aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully, and of their malice aforethought did kill and Murder, against the peace of our said Lady the Queen, Her Crown and Dignity. And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said Chui-apo, Ho-yeen-ping, Chui-arman, Wun-a-cheong, Chui-arsarme, Loo-aqui, Chay-ahing, and others to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, after the doing and committing of the Felony and Murder aforesaid, withdrew and fled for the same; and the Jurors aforesaid, upon their Oath aforesaid do say, that the said Chui-apo at the time of the doing and committing of the Felony and Murder aforesaid had Goods and Chattels, - to Wit, ten Cows, otherwise Cattle, which remain in the Custody of Charles May, Superintendent of Police.\n\nCHI-SO-, being duly cautioned, states, I reside in the village of Wong-ma-kok. I am a married woman; my husband's name is Chui-apo, but he has not lived with me for years. I married him 10 years ago. He lives in the next house to me. I was in Wong-ma-kok on Sunday, the 25th of February last, but don't know what occurred there. I was sick in bed, and neither heard nor saw any occurrence. I left the village because the other people did. They left because the Police interfered. I don't know where Chui-apo has gone to. Chui-apo left me because I am too old for him. I am 63 years old. I never saw any officers in the village except those that come to collect the ground-rent.\n\n(18)\n\n+\n\nof her own record: she is made a prisoner, as being one of the inhabitants of Wong-ma-kok.]\n\n\"And would set out.\" - Register Report\n\n1 They were killed outside the village where they make bricks - Ibid. The spot where the blood and marks of scuffle were afterwards found.\n\nWhen they died.\" - 7812. ipitate.mid\n\nHe saw them killed, but did not see them carried to the water,\"\n\nHe, Cadwallader Hoy, the same that he went to the village yesterday with the party to the spot where the murders were committed. Captain De Costa had only got about 50 or 60 yards from the bay. And Mr Dwyer had 150 yards, where the bodies were found. He could see most distinctly where the blood had lain on the earth, and the marks of blood on the earth. The grass had been burnt where the bodies had lain. The earth bore evident marks of a struggle. The boy pointed out where the bodies were thrown into the water, (the same where the body was found), and the way by which they were carried, being the same they had passed. Evidently traced by the marks of blood. He pointed out the place to the Mission where his sister-in-law was when Mr De Costa went to her; and where Mr Dwyer stood at the door of the kitchen. Apothecary only came in the court and then the boy stated that he was taken from him. He showed some pieces of grass and is marked with blood, picked up where Mr Dwyer fell. The grass there is covered with blood.\" - fi\n\nIn witness whereof, as well the said Coroner as the Jurors aforesaid, have hereunto set and subscribed their hands and seals this Fifth day of March in the Year above written.\n\nROBERT STRACHAN. WILLIAM HENRY MITCHELL. JAMES SMITH.\n\nCHARLES G. HOLDFORTH,\n\nCoroner for the Colony of Hongkong\n\nTHURSTAN DALE. WILLIAM FRAZER BRYAN. SAMUEL GRAY.\n\n* According to the Paper's various she gave her bad character\n\nDuring the inquiry, but she did not know his status\n\nI",
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        "content_text": "## The Hongkong Government Gazette.\n\n**GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.**\n\n[JUNE 5, 1858]\n\nSealed Tenders will be received at the Office of the Colonial Secretary, at any time between this Date and the 19th Day of June instant, both inclusive, for the sole Privilege of slaughtering Cattle within the Slaughter-houses specified in \"The Markets' Ordinance, 1858,\" (Section XX.), and the Bye-Laws dated the 1st Day of June now instant, and notified in the Hongkong Government Gazette, of the 4th Day of the same Month.\n\nThe Consideration or Rent, Conditions, and Period of the said Privilege, shall be such as, and none other than, are in the said Ordinance and Bye-Laws respectively set forth; and it will commence on the 1st Day of July next. Every Tender must state the exact amount intended to be offered as such Consideration or Rent; which will be payable Monthly, and in advance.\n\nBy Order,\nW. T. BRIDGES,\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 5th June, 1858.\n\n## POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION.\n\nTHE Next GENERAL MAILS per Steamer \"NORNA,\" will close on SUNDAY, the 6th June, at 6 o'clock P.M.\n\nThe usual SUPPLEMENTARY MAILS will be made up on the following morning. LETTERS received from 9 to 11 o'clock A.M., for a late fee of 2d.; and from 11 A.M. to 12 o'clock P.M., for a late fee of 1s.\n\nAll Letters and Newspapers posted between the hours of 1 and Half-past 12 o'clock must be prepaid.\n\nPost Office, Hongkong, 27th May, 1858.\n\nF. W. MITCHELL,\nActing Post-Master.\n\n## Steam for SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, & SOUTHAMPTON; ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA.\n\nTHE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship \"NORNA,\" Captain ROGERS, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places, on MONDAY, the 7th June, at 2 P.M.\n\nCARGO will be received on board until 3 P.M. on the 5th; SPECIE until Noon on the 6th, and PARCELS until 2 P.M. on the 6th.\n\nFor Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office, Hongkong.\n\nCONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nThe interest and responsibility of Messrs DANTELL, DICKINSON & Co., of London, in our Firm, ceased on the 31st January last. Mr WILLIAM DICKINSON continues to be a Partner with us.\n\nALFRED WILKINSON & Co.\nHongkong, 31st March, 1858.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nI, the undersigned, have admitted Mr. F. INNES HAZELAND a Partner in my business, of Attorney, Solicitor, Proctor, and Notary Public.\n\nG. COOPER TURNER.\nHongkong, 15th March, 1858.\n\n師拿丹士丹拿謹啟未士谷巴月初一日戊午年二\n\n## POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION.\n\nIT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED, for general information, that on and after WEDNESDAY Next, the 9th instant, a PACKET AGENCY will be established at Whampoa, and Messrs SMITH & BRIMELOW, have been appointed to conduct the Postal duties there.\n\nPost-office, Hongkong, 5th June, 1858.\n\nF. W. MITCHELL,\nActing Post-Master.\n\n## COPPER-PLATE PRINTING.\n\nPERSONS having ENGRAVED PLATES may have VISITING CARDS (Enamelled or Plain) printed from them at the Office of the \"China Mail\".\n\nHongkong, September, 1857.\n\n職作時煙招N狀倫你得之伴蝦士\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nMR ROBERT MUIRHEAD REDDIE is authorized to sign the name of our Firm in China.\n\nHOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.\nHongkong, 1st December, 1857.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nA Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shipper to the Company's Agents with the Bills of Lading or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from incorrectness on such declaration.\n\nMAXN. FISCHER,\nSuperintendent.\n\nPeninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office, Hongkong, 24th May, 1858.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nI, the undersigned, have this day commenced business at this Port, as Ship-chandlers, Auctioneers, and Commission Agents, under the Title of TALBOT, DEVINE & Co.\n\nH. E. TALBOT. W. H. DEVINE.\nWhampoa, 7th April, 1858.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nMR GEO. RICHARDS LAWRENCE is authorized to sign our Firm per procuration from this date.\n\nJAMES PURDON & Co.\nHongkong, 18th April, 1858.\n\n## In the Estate of the late ROBERT CALVER CRAWFORD, MASTER MARINER, deceased.\n\nNOTICE. All Persons having Claims against the above Estate, will please send in particulars of the same, before the 31st July, 1858, and all Parties indebted thereto, are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned.\n\nFRED. HOWE HALE,\nH.B.M.'s Officiating Consul, Administrator.\n\nBritish Consulate, Foochow, 15th May, 1858.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nTo be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, at FOOCHOW, on ... LOT, containing a GODOWN, with RESIDENCE on the Upper Floor,--the Property of the late Mr. R. C. CRAWFORD.\n\nFRED. HOWE HALE,\nAdministrator.\n\nBritish Consulate, Foochow, 15th May, 1858.\n\n## NOTICE.\n\nMR GEORGE J. HELLAND is authorized to sign our Firm.\n\nJOHN BURD & Co.\nHongkong, 8th May, 1858.\n\nPrinted at the Office of the China Mail, Hongkong.\n\nPRICE, $12 per Annum; Single Copies, Thirty-five Cents.\n\nTERMS OF ADVERTISEMENTS,--Five Lines and under, One Dollar; each Additional Line, Twenty Cents--All of these charges for each Repetition.\n\n## Ms I. Bowring No 40.\n\n...\n\nShare to acknowledge the receipt of your Dispatches Nos. 73. and 77. of the 1st and 21st of June last respecting ... See Sir G. B. ...'s last ... of the Acting ... Minister on ... 8532 which ... Secretary that no ... will be returned to that Keep...\n\n...\n\nThe trouble of writing a long ... Message, it is proper for me to mention that Share no directions having represented to the Governor Edward that Dr. Bridges has accepted ... above ... in the important Office of Acting ... Colonial Secretary of H. Kong at a moment of great ... responsibility when there was no ... body ... in the Colony who wither Could or would succeed to it, and having performed the duties of that Office with honesty, energy, and success.",
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        "content_text": "LONDON:\n\nPrinted by GEORGE E. EYRE and WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE,\n\nPrinters to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. For Her Majesty's Stationery Office.\n\nAND COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE.\n\n511\n\n25\n\ntarian materials, so arrange that the public might readily understand their nature, could not but be of signal service. Consider how the case stands at present. No systematic effort is made by our merchants to search the earth for its liberal treasures. The noblest, as men speak, and the vilest of things, gold and guano, are stumbled on by chance, and gathered at haphazard; and this whether they occur at our own door, or at our antipodes. With a kind of mad patience we go submissively year after year to the same cotton-land, and sugar-land, or tea-land. If it shall please Providence to make cotton, sugar, and tea-plants grow elsewhere than in those lands, we of course shall go to the new regions, but we must wait till these are revealed. We are reckless and daring enough in unceasingly scouring strange lands and seas, but of what avail is all this if we only guess at the value of the strange objects which we encounter! Charles Dickens has, however undesignedly, profoundly satirised this folly of ours in his account of Captain Cuttle's endeavour to keep the shop of his friend the philosophical instrument maker. All went well till a customer enquired for a particular instrument. Whether it was one of the many strange pieces of apparatus consigned to his care, the captain did not know. And as his customer,",
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        "content_text": "F\n\n9\n\n356\n\nCattle and sheep supplied.\n\nDescription of city as seen from the west.\n\nWater.\n\nVegetable products.\n\nTrade.\n\nAnchorage.\n\nTide.\n\nClimate.\n\nTo-Kee.\n\n8\n\nand the following day sent 3 cows, but said the bad weather prevented his bringing more. We bought 6 fine sheep on shore at 24 dollars each.\n\nI took a walk with Captain Bythesca and 4 Sappers, all armed with revolvers under our coats, and went to the west of the city, opposite the West Gate.\n\nOn this side, as well as on the south, the whole town is completely commanded by hills, sloping down to the walls. On the south, the city wall runs a little way up the hill, and this portion of the interior space is not built over. The city contained many large buildings, but apparently very many are in ruins.\n\nThere is a large yellow-roofed Yamun, in good repair however, near the S. W. angle. There is also an old ruined building near the N. Gate, much like the 5-storied Pagoda at Canton. There are, as usual, very fine trees in the town. The East Gate appears in bad repair; the others all good. That at the south is of a curious blue colour.\n\nThere appears to be a portion of the interior of the city contained within an inner wall, near the S.W. angle, probably the grounds of the yellow-roofed Yamun. This colour designating a building enjoying imperial favour.\n\nThe walls appear to be about 4 miles round.\n\nThe ground outside the walls is all open and sandy. There are occasional narrow gullies through which the surface water is carried off, but the country is perfectly practicable for anything.\n\nThere is no supply of water except from wells. This water appears good, and from the porous nature of the upper stratum, I should imagine there must be abundance of water in the wells. What we tasted out of one was very good and cold. We saw sheep and bullocks. I think but few of the latter would be obtainable, as the Chinese only rear them for labouring purposes.\n\nBeans, peas, and corn are grown here.\n\nThere appears no trade going on, scarcely a junk to be seen; a good many mules and ponies on the hills, but hardly any life outside the city.\n\nThere is an excellent bay for landing to the west of the town, but no harbour for ships.\n\nDuring a southerly wind they are safe, but a north wind would be dangerous, as the headlands are very rocky. There is also an extensive spit running out for a distance of a mile from the shore to the east of the town.\n\nThis place does not present so good a situation for occupation as \"Chec-foo,\" but it is easy of capture, and being evidently a city of ancient importance, its capture in these regions might have a beneficial effect, and having got into it we might refrain from spoiling it on the production by the Mandarins of a plentiful supply of cattle for our troops, on receipt of which we might move off.\n\nRise and fall of tide, 5 feet.\n\nThe weather was very pleasant whilst at Teng-choo-foo, except on the 20th, when there was a strong very hot southerly wind. Thermometer up to 89°, and barometer 29'6. Violent thunderstorm and heavy rain succeeded at 6 P.M. which lasted near two hours.\n\nNext day the wind shifted to the north and fell light. Sailed at 2 p.m. 21st July.\n\nReached \"To-kee,\" one of the \"Mia-tao\" Islands, about 2 P.M. 22nd July. We had been told there were plenty of bullocks here. The gun-boats had been sent on here to water. There is a good well on the S. of the island.\n\nLanded and said we wished to purchase bullocks.\n\nThey gave the usual answer that they had none, on which we hinted that if in the course of our walking over the island we should happen to meet with any cattle, they could of course have no objection to our catching them. They immediately asked how many we wanted, and offered to bring us off eight and some vegetables.\n\nOn the 23rd we walked over a great part of the island, but saw none, nor was there any pasturage for any number of cattle. The only animals we saw were donkeys.\n\nOn one of the gun-boats applying for cattle, they brought off a donkey in a boat for them.\n\nThe island has a sandy soil, and is high.\n\nThe rains are carried off by gullies cut out deeply in the loose soil, and quite dry now. I imagine the water all runs off immediately. The island grows Indian corn, wheat, peas, and beans. It is about 7 miles round.\n\nThe natives brought off 7 bullocks first and later 4 more, for which we paid eight dollars each, or about 3d. a pound. The people were civil, but did not like us to enter the villages.\n\nSailed from \"To-kee\" at daylight on 24th July. Wet morning. Barometer 29.84; thermometer 75°. Very cool.\n\nJuly 26th.-Arrived off the Great Wall and pulled to the shore. Asked for fresh provisions. Two blue-buttoned Mandarins came down to the beach and asked what we were doing up here. We said we had sick on board, and were cruising to avoid the hot weather. We asked after the head Mandarin, but they told us he was a man sent up by the Commissioner at \"Tung-koo” (at the mouth of the \"Pei-ho\"), that he would not see us, and if we had anything to say we had better go down there to say it. They said their orders were to treat us as friends, but not to allow us to land.\n\nJuly 27th.-Sketched outline of hills. Boats sounded.\n\nWent on shore and saw the same Mandarins. They promised to let us have what provisions they could spare next day. Saw several of the Tartar Cavalry. They are mostly armed with a sword and a matchlock, which they charge with ten slugs. Their powder is very coarse.\n\nThe ponies much the same as at Canton; some rather better. Other Tartars had spears, and some bows and arrows; but I did not see these close.\n\nOne officer had a European sword with steel scabbard. We asked to be allowed to walk on the wall, but they would not hear of it.\n\nJuly 28th. The \"Starling\" having arrived, signalled her to anchor in a position indicated, as also the \"Forester.\"\n\nTook bearings, and got distances by sound and flash of gun, and laid down positions; took angles.\n\n29th. Surveyed coast line for 9 miles, and plotted in work.\n\nDescription of \"Ning-hae.\"\n\nNing-hae is the name of the city near which the Great Wall runs down to the sea. 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        "content_text": "## Special Report of Piracy\nJanuary 1865\n\nThe Honorable  \nThe Colonial Secretary  \n\nCaptain Superintendent,  \nOwner Police Department,\n\nOn the 28th instant, I received a report from an informant regarding a piratical attack on a fishing boat belonging to Loong-yeong, having a crew of three men besides himself on board. The informant states that on the 26th instant at 11 am, he left Hong Kong when sailing in the passage near the \"Lar low-moon\" (Sam Sui Moon), he was attacked by a piratical boat containing more than 20 men.\n\nThe informant's boat was seized, and he was taken on board the pirate boat. The cargo of his boat was transhipped on board the pirate boat. The cargo consisted of 50 piculs of salt fish, 140 catties of cuttle fish, and 11 boats of sundries, clocking, to the value of about $400. The informant managed to escape on the morning of the 28th instant and arrived at Hong Kong, where he was able to identify several pirates and the pirate boat if seen.\n\n(signed) Wm Quin  \nCaptain Superintendent,  \nOwner Police Department,  \n\nPage 218  \nBeas... (illegible text due to OCR damage) ...of informant's Deat... (text appears to be garbled and unrelated to the rest of the content)\n\n| Details of Cargo | Quantity | Value |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Salt Fish | 50 piculs | ... |\n| Cuttle Fish | 140 catties | ... |\n| Sundries/Clocking | 11 boats | About $400 |\n\nIt appears the table was not fully reconstructable due to missing or damaged data in the original OCR output.",
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        "content_text": "Central Station waiting for orders.\n\nI have Ve d) tt. G. Shansett, Harbor Master\n\nCopy\n\nInil\n\n529 Ot.P. M. Cumulates Manila, with August, 1870.\n\nIn the British Heaner Cameralda \"I have forwarded to Wingling three Learnen, named/ Amon, John Cottle and Robal Twiith, who were tried at Naval Court, held at this Commentate in the 2nd Intant, lennulate of which Can't the Umorable. E.S. Dawson, All, Commmanding Ct.Ms. Devar\n\n4 Avns president for commithing and murderous assault a vialent and wondermo Capitain Of 14. G. Pannett, Mr. Marber Marter.\n\n(6 rus. 7 | 76-II & 8 1845. Wingling",
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        "content_text": "530\n\non W? Patrick Keating of the British Barque \"Frederick\", of which vessel he is the master. They were forming part of the Crew, in the ... \n\nJocly, 1870.\n\nThe Court found them guilty and the 24 men were sentenced ... six calendar months. James Brown and John Cattle, John...Cattle to be imprisoned for six months with hard labour, in Victoria Gaol Wingting, and Nobel Smith to be imprisoned for three calendar months with hard labour in Victoria Gaol, though the said sentence to commence from the 2nd August.\n\nThe Court further directed that the balance of wages due to the seamen should be forfeited towards payment of their expenses and the costs of the Court.\n\nI beg to enclose copy of the proceedings of the Court, also a copy of the condemnation, translated from the Spanish Authorities of Cavite.\n\nThe balance of wages due to James Brown is £5.19.7.430, John Cattle is £5.14.9.328, and Nobel Smith is £5.14.9.328, in debt to the Ship.\n\nI have handed to Captain ... the money, requesting it be paid ... \n\n(6 cms, 7 | 76-11 & 8 1845)",
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        "content_text": "I was sworn.\n\nCame and Knives were produced in court.\n\nThe belaying pin and Knives were produced in evidence.\n\nAy Ja... me Cattle.\n\nI say you were in the cabin, what time was it? About 11.\n\nWho heard it? Robert Smith had nothing to state.\n\nStatement of John Beattle.\n\nI was on watch from 9 till 10. I went into the cabin at 10.15 to see what time it was and to call the other man to relieve me.\n\nInstead of calling the other man, I went on the top-gallant fore-yard and fell asleep. I heard Castle and a noise of marines and found a lot on deck and a blue jacket had fallen from the main top.\n\nI heard a noise in the cabin, I went aft, and heard the lieutenant singing \"Rule Britannia\" or \"For God and our King\". I saw the mate standing at the cabin table. I asked him what was the matter, he said he did not know.\n\nI went into the Captain's state room. The Captain was sitting on the edge of the bed bleeding from the head. I helped him on to his chair and got a bucket of water and poured it on his head. The doctor was then on board.\n\nPage 534\n\n(To be continued)\n\nGR1178/1922/32(III)\n\n \n Runs 7 | 76-II & S 1846-",
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        "content_text": "I was then struck several blows on the right arm whilst trying to defend myself by calling for medical assistance from the Marquis de la Victoria, Spanish transport.\n\nI came afterwards at the Master's request, on board the \"Carmen\".\n\nI went and procured armed assistance of marine and sailors who removed the undermentioned men, viz. J. Cottle, J. Brown who struck the Captain, A. Smith, J. Gillens, S. Saldrow, W. More, A. Gnome, Aly. Masou eval, there were taken away in charge of the Officer of the \"Carmen\" at the Captain's request.\n\nI found the Captain (Keating) wounded, the scalp laid open and bleeding profusely, also a contusion on the left breast, and we found a man belaying pin in the Captain's hand which he had wrested from the hands of Brown.\n\nThe remaining ... are still on board.\n\nNames of those still on board: Wm Cogan, Mrs Clarke, Brabourne, D. Stafford, 1st Mate Juch.\n\n28th July.\n\nI hereby request that if the men named J. Cottle, A. Smith, J. Brown and J. Saldron return to the vessel, I may be discharged.",
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        "content_text": "546\n\nthe Capt of the\n\nOn board the British barque Frederick | Declaration of the 25th day of July 1876, at 12.45 pm.\n\nShije, m. Ple\n\nthe judge accompanied by the Fiscal and us the witnesses, appeared Mr. Patrick Keating, Captain of the ship, married, aged 52 with 5 children, belonging to the town of Ermishalen, of the district of Ireland, Great Britain, who\n\nsays\n\nhe\n\nis a Roman Catholic and under the\n\noath which he took through the Interpreter,\n\nno John Robinson (who\n\nhappened to be on board and who\n\nundertook to interpret faithfully)\n\ndeclared\n\nQuestion who had wounded him\n\nand for what reason and\n\nexplain all details.\n\nSaid Robert Smith, James Brown, &\n\nJohn Cottle, sailors\n\nwithout being\n\naware\n\nof\n\nthis casual...\n\nof their\n\nsay\n\nreason and all he can\n\nthat about 11.30 from the\n\nprevious evening when he\n\nwas\n\nasleep in his cabin, he\n\nwas aroused by the blows which they inflicted with an iron belaying pin weighing 6lb.. the first blow which awakened him, was given\n\non the inside of the left... which lay\n\non his breast and\n\nthe second on Crown of the head and forehead...",
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        "content_text": "Umpirical knowledge disposal. Nor am I an optician\n\nnow at its\n\nI singularly give my\n\nas will be seen\n\nfrom\n\nthe\n\nenclosed letters from Dr. Manson, a medical officer of the very highest repute, whose opinion cannot but be regarded as of great weight, from Captain Bunbury in charge of the Commissariat Department, who shows how necessary the Military consider the appointment of an expert. Dr. Manson calls attention to the present system of cattle inspection within the Colony, and suggests as a remedy the appointment of a competent Veterinary Surgeon. Captain Bunbury points out the importance of inspection by a competent officer of all cattle landed.\n\nHe states: - \"Under present arrangements, there is always an uneasy feeling that, at any moment, difficulties may arise in the matter of supply of cattle, through the spread of disease among the reserve held for the troops. Nowadays, I am always anxious that this reserve should be fully kept up, and that difficulties in the way of supply may be as few as possible, and I consider that the thorough inspection of cattle landed, and supervision of those in the Colony will go a long way towards ensuring this and be of the greatest benefit to the Department and to the Troops.\"\n\nI therefore beg to recommend that a properly qualified Veterinary Surgeon be obtained from home, and be instructed with the general supervision of the market and with the inspection of cattle. In fact, he should be the Inspector of the Food Supply and Live Stock of the Colony.\n\nUnder him, there should be two assistants to help in the work of inspection. Officers of the rank of Sergeant would be sufficient to fill these posts, but they should possess...",
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        "content_text": "BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO VARIOUS LICENCES.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Council went into Committee on this Bill.\n\nBill reported with some verbal amendments.\n\nBILL ENTITLED THE CATTLE DISEASES, SLAUGHTER-HOUSES, AND MARKETS ORDINANCE, 1887.- On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a third time.\n\nQuestion put-that this Bill do pass.\n\nBill passed, and numbered as Ordinance No. 17 of 1887.\n\nPOSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDER OF THE DAY.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the other Order of the Day was postponed.\n\nADJOURNMENT.---The Council then adjourned to Friday, the 13th instant, at 4 P.M.\n\nRead and confirmed, this 13th day of May, 1887.\n\nARATHOON SETO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nW. G. CAMERON, Major-General, Administering the Government.\n\nLEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 33.\n\nFRIDAY, 20 JULY, 1887.\n\nPRESENT:\n\nHIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM GORDON CAMERON, C.B.,\n\nAdministering the Government.\n\nHis Honour the Acting Chief Justice (JAMES RUSSELL), vice His Honour Sir George PHILLIPPO, Knt, on leave.\n\nThe Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART.)\n\nthe Acting Attorney General. (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD). vice the Honourable EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY, on leave.\n\nthe Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).\n\nthe Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICK.)\n\nHENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N.\n\nPHINEAS RYBYE.\n\nWONG SHING.\n\nJOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave).\n\nALEXANDER PALMER MacEWEN, (vice the Honourable THOMAS Jackson, on leave).\n\nCATCHICK PAUL CHATER, (vice the Honourable FREDERICK DAVID SAS- SOON, on leave).\n\nThe Council met pursuant to summons.\n\nThe Minutes of the last two Meetings, held on the 27th May and 21st June, 1887, respectively, were read and confirmed.\n\nVOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government: --\n\n€.9.0.\n\n14$0 of 1987.\n\nW. G. CAMERON,\n\nThe Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $5,000 to defray the cost of extending and completing Richmond Road beyond Richmond Terrace, and of developing and preparing further building sites, in that locality, for auction sale.\n\nGovernment House, Hongkong, 23rd June, 1887.\n\nThe Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this vote be referred to the Finance Committee.\n\nThe Treasurer seconded.\n\nQuestion-put and passed.\n\nPAPER.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid upon the table the following paper:-\n\nThe Colonial Surgeon's Report for 1886. (No. 4).\n\nQUESTIONS.-Mr. MACEWEN, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions:---\n\n(a.) Whether Marine Certificates granted in Singapore are still in force in this Colony, and, if so, the reason why the Government refused the application of Captain Hamlin to have his name endorsed on the Register of the S.S. “Soochow,” in March this year?\n\n(b.) What are the intentions of the Government, with regard to holders of Marine Certificates granted in Hongkong previous to 1st January, 1884, and what are the instructions of the Secretary of State concerning the status of the holders of such Certificates?\n\nThe Acting Attorney General replied.\n\nBILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 16 of 1887.--On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a first time.",
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        "content_text": "9. Householder. --For the purposes of this Ordinance, the actual tenant or occupier of any building, or in cases where there shall be no such person, then the immediate landlord of such building, and, in the case of Corporations, Companies, and Associations, the Secretary or Manager thereof shall be deemed the Householder, and shall be liable under this Ordinance.\n\n10. Keeper of a Common Lodging-House--Any person licensed to keep a Common Lodging-House.\n\n11. New Building.--Any structure begun after the commencement of this Ordinance or of which the enclosing walls have not been carried higher than the footings, or such old buildings as shall for the purposes of reconstruction be taken down to an extent exceeding one half, such half to be estimated in cubic feet.\n\n12. Occupier--The person in actual occupation of any premises.\n\n13. Owner--Any house-owner, or the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, solely or as joint-tenant, or tenant in common with others, or receiving the rent of any premises whether on his own behalf or that of any other person, or, where the owner cannot be found or ascertained, the occupier; and for the purposes of this Ordinance every mortgagee in possession shall be deemed an Owner.\n\n14. Person (and words applied in this Ordinance to any individual).--Corporations, Companies, and Associations.\n\n15. Premises.--Any land, building, or structure of any kind, footway, yard, alley, court, garden, stream, nullah, pond, pool, paddy-field, marsh, drain, ditch, or place open, covered, or enclosed, cess-pool or foreshore, also any vessel or boat lying within the waters of the Colony.\n\n16. Secretary.--The Secretary to the Sanitary Board duly appointed under the provisions of Section 6 of this Ordinance.\n\n17. Tenant.--Any person who leases direct from any Householder the whole of any floor or floors of any building or tenement-house.\n\n18. Tenement-House.--Any domestic building let to and inhabited by more than one occupier or family, as tenants of a common landlord, or as sub-tenants of a tenant of any portion of such domestic building.\n\n19. Vessel.--Any steam or sailing ship, launch, junk, lighter, sampan, or boat.\n\n4. The Board shall consist of the Surveyor General, the Registrar General, the Captain Superintendent of Police, the Colonial Surgeon, and not more than six additional members, four of whom (two being Chinese) shall be appointed by the Governor, and two elected by such rate-payers as are included in the Special and Common Jury Lists, and also by such rate-payers as are exempted from serving on juries on account of their professional avocations. Non-official members of the Board shall hold office for three years.\n\n6. The mode of election, the proceedings incident thereto, and all other matters relating to the election of the said members, by the said rate-payers, shall be governed by Rules made by the Governor in Council, who may, from time to time, add to, vary, or revoke, any of the said Rules.\n\n6. The Governor shall appoint the President, Vice-President, and Secretary of the Board, and the names of all members appointed to the Board shall be forthwith notified in the Government Gazette, and any number of the Government Gazette, containing a notice of any such appointments shall be deemed sufficient evidence thereof, before any Magistrate or Court of Law.\n\n7. If any member of the Board be at any time prevented by absence or other cause from acting for more than six months, the Governor may appoint, or, if the member has been elected, the electors may nominate some other person to replace such member, until he shall be able to resume his functions.\n\n8. The Board shall be held to be legally constituted, notwithstanding any vacancies occurring therein by death, absence, resignation, or incapacity of any member.\n\n9. The Governor may appoint such officers as he shall see fit to be Sanitary Superintendent, Sanitary Surveyors, Inspectors of Nuisances, and such other servants as the Board may from time to time recommend, and there shall be paid from the Colonial Treasury to such officers, such salaries and allowances as the Governor, with the consent of the Legislative Council, may from time to time determine.\n\n10. The Board shall meet once in every alternate week and oftener if need be, and may adjourn from time to time. The President may at any time, and shall, on a requisition signed by three members of the Board, summon a meeting thereof.\n\n11. Any four members shall be a quorum for the despatch of business, and at every meeting, the President or Vice-President shall preside, or, in their absence, the members present shall appoint a Chairman. The President or Vice-President or in their absence the Chairman so appointed, shall have a deliberative and a casting vote.\n\n12. The Board may from time to time make Standing Orders for regulating the mode and order of procedure at its meetings, for the appointment of Select Committees, for the conduct of its business between such meetings, and for the guidance of its Officers, and may from time to time alter and amend such Standing Orders.\n\n13. The Board shall have power to make, and when made, to alter, amend, or revoke Bye-Laws with regard to the following matters:-\n\n1. The proper construction, trapping, ventilating, and maintenance of private house-drains in the City of Victoria, and the villages, and rural districts of Hongkong and Kowloon,\n\n2. The provision and proper construction of dust boxes in private premises.\n\n3. The provision of adequate subsoil drainage in order to arrest damp in dwelling-houses.\n\n4. The cleansing, lime-whiting, and proper sanitary maintenance of all premises in the Colony.\n\n5. The sanitary maintenance of public latrines, urinals, dust-bins, and manure-depôts.\n\n6. Surface scavenging, the removal and disposal of night soil and of other refuse.\n\n7. The closing of premises unfit for human habitation and the prohibition of their use as such.\n\n8. The protection of the public water supply from pollution.\n\n9. The prevention of the manufacture or sale of unsound, adulterated, or unwholesome food.\n\n10. The regulation of bakehouses, dairies, aerated water manufactories, and food preserving establishments.\n\n11. The prohibition of the establishment within certain limits, and the control of any noxious or offensive trade, business, or manufacture.\n\n12. The sanitary maintenance of Common Lodging-Houses, opium smoking divans, factories, and places of public instruction, recreation, or assembly.\n\n13. The prevention of overcrowding in premises, either in respect of human beings or the lower animals.\n\n14. The licensing and regulation of all depôts and pens for cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats.\n\n15. The sanitary maintenance of markets and slaughter-houses.\n\n16. The construction, licensing, and proper sanitary maintenance of pig-sties in private premises.\n\n17. The cleansing of vessels, and the maintenance of cleanliness in the harbour of Victoria, the waters of the Colony, and the foreshores thereof.\n\n18. The disposal of the dead, the disinfection of dead bodies, and the sanitary maintenance of mortuaries and cemeteries.\n\n19. The compulsory vacating of infected premises, and the disinfection and purification of the same.\n\n20. The disinfection and purification of all infected vessels and public vehicles.\n\n21. The mitigation or prevention of epidemic, endemic, or contagious disease among animals.",
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        "content_text": "Shipping Act (No.2) Bill, which proposes to amend the Law in respect of timber deck loads in winter, the landing of live cattle in the United Kingdom, and bulkheads in iron vessels, was referred to the Harbour Master and to the Chamber of Commerce for their consideration, and I have now to transmit copy of a letter (with its enclosure) from Captain Rumsey, and a letter from the Chamber of Commerce, both relating to the last of the above-mentioned subjects.\n\nThe Chamber had no observations to offer on the first two questions.\n\nI have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,\n\n[Signature: Moderatus?]",
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        "content_text": "406\n\nMr. Leach in opening the case, said the facts briefly were as follows. The prisoner was employed by Messrs Arthur and Co., whose manager here was Mr. Ogilvie, and he owed them a sum of about $900. Mr. Ogilvie in January last pressed for payment and the prisoner told him that although he had not the cash he would give a promissory note backed by a guarantee. Chan Yau Lok was mentioned as the surety and it was expressed, his willingness to sign. A promissory note was drawn up by Mr. Ogilvie and signed by the parties, but later on it was found to be worthless by the fact that it was unstamped. Mr. Ogilvie went to the office and told the prisoner that the note had no value and that a new one would have to be drawn up on duly stamped paper. The original document was returned to the prisoner, and a new promissory note was made out. The prisoner went to Chan Yau Lok to get it signed as his guarantor and returned with the signature. From what Mr. Ogilvie learned afterwards, however, it transpired that Chan Yau Lok denied the signature and disputed his liability. The prisoner was therefore charged with forging Chan Yau Lok's signature and uttering the forged note.\n\nEvidence was then taken.\n\nThe jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty and His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to two years' imprisonment with hard labour.\n\n22nd May.\n\nIN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR J. ACKROYD AND A SPECIAL JURY.\n\nTHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND\n\nFIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD WEST,\n\nTHE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED, V. HIM KEE ALUM This was an action brought by the National Bank of China, Limited against Him Kee Alum, trader, of Foochow, to recover £2,460 4s. 5d. or its equivalent in dollars, due by the defendant on shares held by him in the plaintiff company, and for interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent.\n\nMr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., and Mr. H. E. Pollock (instructed by Mr. Wright, of Mr. V. H. Deacon's office) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by Mr. Bowley, of Mr. H. L. Deacon's office) represented the defendant.\n\nThe following special jury was empanelled: Messrs. H. M. Joseph, M. S. S. Sassoon, J. T. V. Vernon, J. B. Donghtyric, J. J. B. Heemskerk, B. C. Wilcox, and W. B. Loxley.\n\n(May 24, 1894.) DEFEAT OF THE ANTI-FOREIGN PARTY IN JAPAN,\n\nWe learn that a telegram has been received from Tokyo stating that in the House of Representatives the motion for the adoption of an address to the Emperor, of which the prominent feature was the Radical idea of the strict enforcement of the treaties, has been defeated.\n\nOn the morning of the 15th inst., about 6 o'clock, a fire broke out at No. 127, Queen's Road West, occupied by a second-hand clothes dealer. The outbreak centred on the ground floor, attributable, it is said, to the upsetting of the inevitable kerosine lamp, and the flames quickly spread to the upper stories. When the Brigade under Mr. H. Wodehouse and Deputy Superintendent Horspool arrived they found the whole place in a blaze. The fortunate circumstance that there was little or no breeze was somewhat discounted by the difficulty in getting water, as in the pre-treaty stipulations, which would preclude foreigners from residing outside the lists of the treaty ports and how difficulties in the way of travel in the interior.\n\nWith very praiseworthy briskness, however, the steam was got up on the engines and in a few minutes, some good streams of water from the half-an-hour's work sufficed to remove all danger as the coolies were playing on the flames. About the whole of No. 137 was destroyed and the adjoining houses suffered slight damage by fire and water. The contents of No. 137 were insured for $4,400 in the Hamburg and Bremen Fire Insurance Company, for which Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. are agents.\n\nTHE BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION REPORT.\n\nThe following report of the Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens, report on this department for the year 1893.\n\nHongkong, 7th May, 1894.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to submit the annual report on this department for the year 1893.\n\nBOTANIC GARDENS.\n\nAfter the fire had been extinguished, the partition wall between No. 137 and No. 139 fell down, and six men and women, who had entered the basement to recover some of the damaged goods, were buried under the debris. The police at once set to work to rescue the unfortunate people and, strange to say, found that only one man was at all injured, and he not seriously. The others were almost unscathed. The injured man was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.\n\nAt the Magistracy on Thursday Mr. H. E. Wodehouse opened an enquiry into the circumstances of the fire at 137, Queen's Road West, which occurred on the 15th.\n\nMr. G. C. C. Master (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) represented the fire insurance agents, Messrs. Carlowitz and Co.\n\nInspector Mackie is in charge of the case for the police.\n\nI am the wife of Wong A Pui, a dealer in fish at Chau Tai, Singapore. I reside in a house in Queen's Road West. I was at No. 137 on the morning of the 15th, sleeping in a room with my three children.\n\nA light which I saw through a hole in the floor of my room attracted my attention, and looking through it I saw a man with a piece of lighted paper in his hand standing over a heap of clothes on which he was pouring kerosine. A moment or two afterwards he applied the light to the clothes and they immediately blazed up.\n\nI shouted \"Burn everyone in the house!\" I got up about 2 o'clock. He made no reply and the other people in the house then ran out. I had been awake some time before I got up and had noticed a smell of kerosine. The hole through which I looked was about a foot long and an inch wide. I could see quite distinctly. I am not acquainted with the people on the ground floor.\n\nThe grounds, plant-houses, buildings, fences, walks and elections of plants have all been maintained in good order, and improvements have been effected in various directions.\n\nIMPROVEMENTS.\n\n1. An additional glass-roofed plant-house 50 feet long by 12 feet wide, situated in the nursery, has been completed. The woodwork has been chiefly made and fitted by our carpenter who is on the staff.\n\n2. Certain walks in the Botanical and Government House Gardens have been concreted. These additions now finish all that is needed in this kind of walk formation.\n\n3. Extensions have been made to rockeries where circumstances rendered these necessary.\n\nLAWNS.\n\nTowards the end of the summer the moths and caterpillars mentioned in paragraph No. 14 of my last report again appeared, but having learnt by past experience the habits of these pests their advent was anticipated, and on their first appearance remedies for their destruction were at once applied and maintained at regular intervals until the termination of their season of activity. By these means the lawns were preserved from injury.\n\nDr. A. Gunther, F.R.S., Keeper of the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), to whom I sent specimens of the larvæ, chrysalids, and moths for determination, has very kindly informed me that its name is Thialleta signifera (Walk.). The chief injury to the grass is caused by this species, but another one, which appears simultaneously with the Thialleta is also responsible for some damage.\n\nThis one Dr. Günther has also determined from specimens which I sent. It is Pharazia bicarnea (Wlk.).\n\n6. Children continue to run over places where grass should be, but which they have long ago worn away. As the attendants and police are unable to prevent this, it would be advisable to provide low iron fences on the margins of walks where children chiefly congregate, of sufficient height to prevent the children leaving the walks.\n\nMr. Pollok opened the case by reading the pleadings filed and the answer. From these it appeared that when Messrs. Russell and Co. failed the firm was indebted to the defendant for a sum of $10,000 and defendant was indebted to them for $50,000. Besides carrying on their ordinary business as merchants at Foochow, however, Messrs. Russell and Company were the agents for the plaintiff bank, and the plaintiff bank tried to induce the defendant to acknowledge that he was indebted to it for $50,000 instead of to Messrs. Russell and Co. The defendant, however, would not recognise this liability at all. Towards the end of 1891 the defendant was desirous of selling all his shares to Mr. Weeks, a broker at Foochow. Mr. Weeks asked for a transfer of the shares and expressed his willingness to pay any outstanding claims. The bank claimed a lien on the shares and refused to allow the transfer until the $50,000 alleged to be due was paid.\n\nMr. Francis on these pleadings asked for judgment for the full amount claimed. Even supposing all the facts alleged were admitted, he submitted that there was no equitable defence. The only defence really set up was that the bank refused to allow a transfer of the shares, but that was no ground of defence in this case, but only a possible case of action for damages.\n\nMr. Robinson then addressed the Court at great length, first stating that he had not anticipated that a legal point would have been raised until the whole of the case had been laid before the Court and the verdict of the jury obtained.\n\nWodehouse concluded the enquiry into the fire at No. 127, Queen's Road West.\n\nAt the Magistracy, on Saturday Mr. H. E. Wodehouse concluded the enquiry into the fire at No. 127, Queen's Road West. Mr. G. C. C. Master (of Messrs. Jobson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the insurance agents, Messrs. Carlowitz and Co. Mr. J. F. Reece represented the shopkeeper.\n\nP.C. McEwen said that when he forced his way into the shop on the alarm being given he found a quilt on the counter in flames, but the fire spread up the side of the wall and the whole place was eventually destroyed.\n\nThe premises were released.\n\nUltimately the case was adjourned until the next day.\n\nPittosporum tobira on the terrace below the fountain died during the year. This caused temporary incompleteness in the arrangement, but new plants have been put in the place of those which died.\n\nMay 24, 1894.\n\nHONGKONG.\n\nCHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.\n\nThe Hon. T. H. Whitehead leaves to-day by the Empress of Japan.\n\nAt the Magistracy on Tuesday before Commander W. C. H. Hastings a coolie was fined $75, with the option of three months' imprisonment, for having in his possession 29 taels of opium.\n\nThe plague has during the past week continued to claim 30 or 40 victims daily, notwithstanding the heavy rains and the measures which have been taken by the authorities to mitigate the disease. There are indications now, however, that the plague is becoming less virulent, and the returns show a diminution in the number of fatal cases.\n\nH.E. Sir William and Lady Robinson returned to the colony on the 15th inst. after a very enjoyable sojourn in Japan.\n\nMr. Cyril Platt, Private Secretary to His Excellency, has left for Shanghai in order to catch the homeward French mail and thereby avoid the difficulties of booking from Hongkong. Mr. Platt is going home on six months' leave, and during his absence the duties of Private Secretary will be discharged by Capt. Sterling, A.D.C.\n\nIn the fire which occurred near the new reservoir for the Taikoo Sugar Refinery on the 13th inst. even large matsheds were destroyed. A coolie who was endeavouring to save his property was rather seriously burnt about the hands and face and was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.\n\nOur Anjer correspondent writes:-On the night of the 2nd inst. the German ship Christine, from Philadelphia to Hyogo, took the ground at Old Anjer and remained fast for three hours, without any further assistance. The ship apparently made no water, and the captain decided on proceeding on his voyage.\n\nOn Thursday morning a large stone was seen on the tram line as the motor car was descending.\n\nThe breaksman gave the signal to stop the engine and at the same time let go the break. The stone was removed and the break having been unscrewed the car resumed its journey. There was only a momentary delay, and the next car left punctually at its proper time, 12:30.\n\nA meeting of the Odd Volumes\" was held on Friday night, at which a good number of members were present.\n\nMr. J. Stuart Harrison delivered a very interesting lecture on \"The Telephone,\" illustrated by diagrams and practical illustrations.\n\nAt the Magistracy on the 15th inst. A. H. C. Rao, a telegraph clerk employed at the Kowloon Police Station, was fined $10 for removing certain property from his house, which the Supreme Court bailiff had seized under a distress warrant for rent.\n\nThe fine was paid.\n\nOn Saturday evening a smoking concert was given in the Theatre by Mrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew, assisted by several amateurs. It was decided to commence the tournament on June 1st and the first round will be completed by July 31st. The second round will then commence and the entire tournament will conclude on September 30th.\n\nA set of rules regulating the competition were passed and a committee, consisting of Messrs. H. Humphreys, T. H. Reid, and H. E. Pollock was appointed to make the necessary arrangements.\n\nMr. Quong Tart, who arrived from Sydney by the Menmuir, had quite an enthusiastic send-off when the vessel left. The poop was gaily decorated with flags, etc., and the city band was present.\n\nSir George Dibbs, the Premier of New South Wales, was amongst those who attended to wish the traveller bon voyage, and in responding to the toast of prosperity to New South Wales, with which his name was coupled, he remarked that if Mr. Tart succeeded in establishing the wool trade between the two countries, as he was about to try and do, he should have a statue erected in his honour 10ft. high.\n\nIn replying to the toast of his health, Mr. Tart said that he would do his best to further the interests of the wool trade while he was away.\n\nThe health of Captain Craig, the popular commander of the Menmuir, was also honoured.\n\nTart is accompanied by Mrs. Quong Tart and family, and the principal object of his voyage is to pay a visit to his mother, who resides near Mono.\n\nA correspondent writes:-I see in a Trinidad paper which has just reached me a report of a meeting of the Legislative Council, at which was read a letter from Mr. Osbert Chadwick on the water supply and sanitation of Port-of-Spain.\n\nIt is notified that on Friday, the day appointed for the celebration of Her Majesty's birth, His Excellency the Governor will hold a levée at Government House from 12 to 1 p.m.\n\nThe steamer Dvochis, which arrived on Monday from Saigon, reports that the steamers Bengice, Bucephalus, Bantam, Holstein, Decima, and Jacobs were lying in quarantine at Cape Vin.\n\nMr. H. P. Tooker has been appointed Acting Director of Public Works during the absence on leave of Mr. W. Chatham.\n\nWe understand that the Hon. J. B. Stewart Imokhart, who was elected Chairman of the Victoria Recreation Club for the ensuing year, has declined the honour.\n\nA meeting of chess-players was held on the 15th inst. at Bank Buildings in connection with the recently formed Club, for the purpose of arranging a tournament.\n\nMr. H. E. Pollock presided.\n\nThere were 729 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 93 were Europeans.\n\nEarly on Monday morning a junk was capsized at Murray Pier in a squall. No lives were lost.\n\nThe lung Wah Hospital and its temporary branch at the Glassworks have been connected with the telephone system.\n\nFor some time past the villagers of Yau Ma Tei and Yaumati have brought reports of devourings by two tigers and these grew so numerous that at length a party headed by some European sportsmen, armed with a few rifles and miscellaneous weapons, set off in search of the other tigers still supposed to infest the district.\n\nWell, the tigers were tracked to their lair in a rare and they were wide enough not to get choked at two miles from the boundary and shot.\n\nSome trouble has been given by a demonstration of native prejudice and ignorance, this on Saturday and day last giving rise to disturbances in the Pakwanshan district.\n\nThe Government mitigated the trouble by granting permission to place the patients in a hospital on shore under Chinese direction.\n\nOur Tientsin contemporary gives the following particulars:-\n\nMr. James Cantlie, F.R.C.S. Eng., of Hongkong, with Mrs. Cantlie, and Mr. Ernest L. C. Berger, arrived in Tientsin on Wednesday, 9th inst., and left the following morning for Peking and the Great Wall.\n\nThe Glenugle arrived at Woosung on the 13th inst., 39 days from London, including all stoppages. She will be the first steamer this season to lead tea for New York, via the Suez Canal.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS.\n\nAn order has been sent to Europe for two iron towers for the Manila cathedral to replace the stone ones destroyed in the last great earthquake.\n\nThe animals at the Pokfulam Dairy Farm are now quite free from the pleuro which recently broke out there, and only one animal, which is segregated at a distance, is now under treatment.\n\nThe cattle are being inspected by Mr. C. Vivian Ladds, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and already 120 have been treated, generally with complete success.\n\nThe annual general meeting of A. S. Watson and Co., Limited, was held on the 19th, the report and accounts being passed without discussion.\n\nOn the 22nd the general meeting of the Humphras Estate and Finance Company, Limited, was held.\n\nMrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew are still performing at the City Hall Theatre and will leave for San Francisco next week.\n\nI am quite satisfied that the separate system of drainage and nothing else is the cause of the plague. Formerly, when all house sewage ran into the storm water channels, it was deponent sayeth not.",
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        "content_text": "228 \n\nResistance to the Epidemics. Department. For nearly a month, \n\nLieutenant Colonel R. D. R.Dr. was in charge of the Remedial Town Plague Hospital. He also assisted in the supervision of the Chinese Magistrates' Hospitals at the Glassworks and the Cattle Depot, and was of great assistance to the Medical Department. Wherever Lieutenant Colonel R. Dr. was doing his duty, \n\n8. J. J. Dennis \n\nHence, another newcomer to Hong Kong, where he was called upon to come to our assistance during the worst time of the epidemic, assisted J. Lowson on the Executive Public Hygiene Committee and the Bacteriological Department, in making inspections and reports. \n\nWhenever his services were required, he attended to different duties, such as disinfection of vessels. \n\nAfterwards, he also assisted the Audit Department in connection with the Bacteriological Department, and in alleviating the sufferings of Dr. Sabrazès and their families during the whole time.\n\n57. Bell, a private practitioner, assisted the Medical Department entirely free of charge during the trying time, and his assistance was invaluable.\n\nThe dangerous nature of the cases required special precautions, particularly through Gentlemen Assistants who had undertaken post-mortem work, etc.\n\nDr. Jordan, Staff Officer of the Port... \n\nBeresford R. ... \n\nBerry, Bessels...\n\nsufferings shown by the numbers attacked by the disease in similar duties. Captain Vesany of the troops employed in disinfecting and cleansing infected houses was attacked and died.",
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        "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\n1897\n\n16:\n\nA meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held at the Council Chamber on the 18th September. Present:-\n\nHis EXCELLENCY the Governor, Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, G.C.M.G.\n\nColonel ELSDALE (Officer Commanding the Forces).\n\nHon. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART (Colonial Secretary).\n\nHon. W. M. GOODMAN (Attorney-General).\n\nHon. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (Colonial Treasurer).\n\nHon. W. CHATHAM (Acting Director of Public Works).\n\nHon. Ho Kai.\n\nHon. C. P. CHATER.\n\nTHE INFECTED MILK ORDINANCE.\n\nThe ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I have, sir, to move the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to prevent the spread of infectious diseases arising from the consumption of contaminated or unwholesome milk. It is, of course, of the utmost importance to secure a pure milk supply in this colony. No doubt the public are indebted to those who have undertaken to supply such milk, and a company has been formed with the object of supplying milk of a high standard. At the same time, the high price of milk acts as a great temptation to unscrupulous persons to increase the quantity of milk by addition of water or by adulterating it in other ways. The report of the Government Analyst shows that last year there were several samples which he analysed in which he found that water had been added.\n\nWe cannot be at all sure as to the source from which the water so added is derived, and as one cannot help feeling, after reading the analyst's report, that there are a very large number of actual cases where water has been added to the milk without being detected, it naturally follows that some provision should be made to ensure the purity of the milk supply. The Bill before the Council deals principally with one danger, namely, dairies where animals are infected or where persons, while suffering from an infectious disease, are engaged in work, such as milking cows or handling milk.\n\nI would like to call your attention to the objects and reasons which I have appended to the Bill and which are as follows:-\"It has been found necessary in England to confer powers upon the Medical Officer of Health to inspect dairies and in case he should be of opinion that any infectious disease was caused by the consumption of milk supplied from any such dairy, he is required to report his opinion to the local authority. Thereupon, the local authority is empowered to call upon the dairyman to show cause why an order should not be made by such authority requiring him not to supply any milk from the dairy till the order should be withdrawn.\"\n\nThese powers were conferred, in England, by section 4 of The Infectious Diseases (Prevention) Act, 1890. The present Ordinance, suggested by the Medical Officer of Health, proceeds on similar lines, having regard to local circumstances.\n\nSection 5, which is based upon the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Orders of the Local Government Board in England, provides a penalty in the case of a man allowing any infected person to milk animals, assist in the conduct of the dairy, or reside in such part of the dairy as may be used for the housing of cattle or storage of milk.\n\nIt is hoped that the fact of such an Ordinance being brought into force in this colony will enable the Medical Officer of Health to exercise more effective supervision over the milk supplies of the colony and cause dairymen to exercise greater vigilance to prevent the possibility of contamination of the milk sold by them.\n\nAs to the term \"local authority,\" we have not got a local authority here in the sense in which it is used in the English Act, the nearest approach to a local authority we have here being the Governor in Council. I do not anticipate that in the case of some of the milk supplies there will be much occasion for these powers to be exercised. There is no doubt that these powers will act as a wholesome check on dairymen and they may have to be used in the case of a few dairies, the milk from which is sometimes not altogether free from suspicion.\n\nWith these few remarks, I beg to move the second reading of the Bill.\n\nPresent at the meeting were:\n\nHon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G. (Captain Superintendent of Police).\n\nHon. R. MURRAY RUMSEY (Harbour Master).\n\nHon. C. P. CHATER, C.M.G.\n\nHon. Ho Kai.\n\nHon. T. H. WHITEHEAD.\n\nHon. E. R. BELILIOS, C.M.G.\n\nHon. J. J. BELL-IRVING.\n\nHon. Wei A Yuk.\n\nMr. J. G. T. BUCKLE (Clerk of Councils).\n\nMINUTES.\n\nThe minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.\n\nTRAMWAYS FOR KOWLOON.\n\nJ. J. BELL IRVING-I rise, sir, to move the first reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to authorise the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited to lay and maintain tramways over certain public roads at Kowloon, in the colony of Hongkong and to confer upon the said Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, certain other rights, powers, and privileges. Any remarks that may be necessary I propose to make at the second reading.\n\nHon. C. P. CHATER seconded.\n\nBill read a first time.\n\nSUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE.\n\nThe COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.\n\nThe Bill was read a second time and referred to the Finance Committee.\n\nHis EXCELLENCY-I do not know what was done in the Finance Committee. You have had the estimates before you a long time, you know.\n\nThe COLONIAL SECRETARY-The estimates have been in the hands of hon. members for three weeks. All the items, with the exception of the military contribution, were agreed to unanimously. That was objected to on principle.\n\nHis EXCELLENCY-Was there anything...\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\nPage 363\n\nHis EXCELLENCY-Was there anything Hon. C. P. CHATER-No sir, absolutely nothing. We voted against the item to be perfectly consistent in what we had done. We have petitioned and we have protested, and the Secretary of State absolutely took no heed of our doings but ruled that the Ordinance should be passed. We recorded our vote against it, but it was passed by the official majority, and we want to show that even now the unofficial members are not in favour of it.\n\nThe COLONIAL TREASURER-I rise, Sir, to move the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to authorise the appropriation of a supplementary sum of three hundred and forty-one thousand and twenty-five dollars and thirty-seven cents to defray the charges of the year 1896. The sum which the Council is now asked to vote, namely, $341,025.37, represents the nominal excess of the actual expenditure for the year 1896 over the estimated expenditure.\n\nThe real excess comes to $226,467.69, the difference between the nominal and the real excess being $114,557.68. It is owing to the fact that credit cannot be taken for the savings effected in the various establishments nor in the public works extraordinary or public works recurrent that the difference between the actual excess and the nominal excess appears.\n\nThe savings on the public works recurrent amount to $18,278.60, on public works extraordinary to $82,705.21, and in ordinary expenditure to $13,573.81; total, $114,557.68, as already stated. Although the Council is asked to vote this sum of $341,025.37, the actual surplus of revenue over expenditure, if we exclude the amount chargeable on the loan account for public works extraordinary, is $134,968.57.\n\nHis EXCELLENCY-That can be done now just as well as next week?\n\nHon. C. P. CHATER-I think so, sir.\n\nA vote on the third reading was then taken with the following result:-\n\nFOR.\n\nThe Acting Director of Public Works.\n\nHon. J. J. Bell Irving.\n\nHon. E. R. Belilios.\n\nHon. T. H. Whitehead.\n\nAGAINST.\n\nHon. Wei A Yuk.\n\nThe COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.\n\nBill read a second time.\n\nCouncil went into Committee on the Bill which passed through all its stages without amendment.\n\nTHE FIRE BRIGADE ORDINANCE.\n\nThe ATTORNEY-GENERAL-As regards the Bill entitled an Ordinance to further amend the Hongkong Fire Brigade Ordinance, 1864, I ask your Excellency's permission to postpone the second reading for the present. I would like, however, to make one or two observations...\n\nPage 364\n\n...\n\nPage 364\n\n...\n\nPage 364",
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        "content_text": "150\n\nversion. Against this debt must be set the sum of £1,594, already contributed to the new Sinking Fund, and the unexpended balance of the Loan which, on the 31st August last, stood at £43,139.\n\nThe relief afforded by the Loan soon produced visible results. At the end of 1894, our balances in hand amounted to no less than $450,000, and my early-expressed hopes seemed destined to be fulfilled. It was not, however, within the power of human foresight to contemplate the exceptional circumstances which intervened at this juncture, and which absorbed the entire amount of our credit balances. The Plague of 1894 and its recrudescence in 1896 has cost this Colony—directly and indirectly—nearly $1,200,000, not to mention the large increase in the cost of the Sanitary Department, and the expenditure on various sanitary improvements. Then again, the dollar has depreciated in value nearly 100 per cent, and our sterling payments have increased proportionately. It was not therefore a matter for surprise that at the end of 1895 our balances of $450,000, in addition to the ordinary surplus for the year, had been wholly expended, and that a debit balance of $171,908 was carried forward to the 1896 account. It is, however, a matter for congratulation that that debit balance was wiped out during the year, and that at the beginning of 1897 a balance of $13,400 stood to our credit, and that, notwithstanding the Government contribution to the Jubilee Fund, there is every reasonable prospect of the accounts for the year 1898 opening with a balance on the right side.\n\nAnd now, Gentlemen, my statement in regard to the financial position has been necessarily somewhat long, but it will, I venture to hope, be regarded as most satisfactory taking into consideration all the opposing circumstances to which I have referred. I have endeavoured to fulfil my promises to avoid all \"harassing and embarrassing\" legislation, and to effect economy. The fulfilment of the former will be recognised in the way in which the Estimate of Revenue for 1898 has been framed, and of the latter in the retrenchment which has been generally effected throughout the Service. I think it right, however, to state that, in my opinion, certain posts in the Civil Service are insufficiently paid, especially when compared with similar appointments in other Colonies. I trust it will be possible to remedy this defect, and thus retain in Hongkong the services of experienced officers who might otherwise accept a transfer to Colonies where they would be more highly remunerated.\n\nWhile on this subject I desire to avail myself of this opportunity to acknowledge the great assistance I have received during my Government from all branches of the Civil Service, and to express my appreciation of the loyal manner in which they have co-operated with me in furthering the interests of the Colony.\n\nI have every reason to adhere to my confidence in the resources of Hongkong and its financial soundness. A handsome advance has been secured on the price at present paid for the Opium Farm, and I wish I could look forward with equal certainty to a rise in the sterling value of the dollar.\n\nAs regards the events of the year, with one exception to which I shall refer later, there is but little to record. The Captain Superintendent of Police, reports a period of comparative peace. There are, however, two noteworthy items of \"Police news\" to which I may refer. The first is the placing of District Watchmen on Police beats under the supervision of Europeans between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., thus re-inforcing the Police by forty auxiliaries of a very useful stamp.\n\nThe arrangement has so far worked satisfactorily, and it is hoped that the additional protection thus afforded will tend to reduce the number of armed gang robberies, which are only too frequent in the winter months. The other innovation is the withdrawal of the Night Pass and Light Regulations. Night Passes were first introduced in 1857, when, no doubt, good reasons existed for such a stringent measure.\n\nIn this present year of grace, however, such restrictions cannot but be regarded as a relic of a barbarous past and inconsistent, in these enlightened times, with the liberty of the subject. Results have justified the repeal of these Regulations, and I am sure the relief has been fully appreciated by the respectable Chinese.\n\nAnd here, I must refer with great regret to the grave irregularities which have recently been shown to exist in the Police Force and in other Departments of the Government Service amongst the subordinate officers. You are aware of the action taken by the Government in this matter, and I believe that it has been guided to a proper course. I fear there can be no doubt that these irregularities have been in existence for very many years. That they have now been brought to light, and that stringent measures have been taken to put an end to them must ultimately conduce to a better state of things in the future.\n\nAs regards the Public Health, I can give you an exceptionally favourable report, which may, to some extent, compensate for the large amount of Sanitary Legislation which has of late years fallen upon us. There have been only 17 cases of Plague during the year, several of which are said to have been imported from the mainland. This is very satisfactory when it is remembered that the disease was prevalent in the neighbouring ports of Amoy and Swatow, and in the island of Formosa for several months. The comparative immunity from Plague enjoyed by Hongkong during 1897 may be due to the improved sanitary condition of the Colony and the increased vigilance of the Sanitary Board.\n\nThe death rate of the British and Foreign community for the first 9 months of the Year is 21.5 per thousand as compared with 23.6 for the corresponding period of 1891, whilst the death rate amongst the Chinese community for the like periods has been reduced from 26.9 per 1,000 to 18.9 per 1,000. This represents an annual saving of nearly 2,000 Chinese lives and about 17 European.\n\nThe main drainage has been, practically, completely re-modelled. Thirty-six miles of sewers have been laid, not including the drains constructed in connection with the re-drainage of houses, which would nearly double those figures. I am informed that Victoria may now be regarded as one of the best drained cities east of Suez, and that its domestic sanitation will compare favourably with that of any of the large cities in England.\n\nBye-laws have been made for the compulsory concreting of ground floors in dwellings, for the prevention of overcrowding, for the regulation of bake-houses, laundries, opium-smoking divans, offensive trades, and animal depôts, for the regular periodical cleansing of tenement dwellings, and for the notification of communicable diseases, and these are being quietly and steadily enforced.\n\nThe New Central Market, the Slaughter-houses and adjoining Cattle Depôts at Kennedy Town and Kowloon which have an important bearing on the food supply of the Colony have been completed during my administration, whilst the water supply, which is of vital importance to the health of the community, has been increased to 100,000,000 gallons, and extended to the Kowloon Peninsula, and to the populous villages of Shaukiwan and Aberdeen.\n\nThe most noticeable features in the history of Education during my term of office have been—(1) the revision of the Grant-in-Aid Code in 1893, which added arithmetic to the subjects for which grants should be given to schools giving a purely Chinese education, elementary science in the case of schools giving a European education in the Chinese language, and a seventh standard in all classes of schools. (2) The graduating of two pupils in July, 1892, from the Chinese College of Medicine, being the first two graduates from that Institution. (3) The opening of the Belilios Public School for Girls in December, 1893, for which we have to thank the generosity of an Honourable Member of this Council; and (4) The limitation in November, 1895, of grants-in-aid to schools giving a European education in the English language—a measure which was induced by the very marked deficiency in this respect on the part of the Chinese community resident in this Colony, and the necessity recognised from the experiences of 1894 of providing a more enlightened education. I trust that this policy will be maintained, and that a training institution, which will furnish a supply of qualified teachers and so place the means of acquiring a useful knowledge of the English language and Western ideas within the reach of the poorer classes of the Chinese community may be provided. I consider that such expenditure will be incurred in a most important cause, and I commend to the notice of the Council the desirability of increasing the Grant-in-Aid Vote, and of continuing to substitute subsidised schools for the Government schools that still remain in existence.",
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        "content_text": "## Yunnan-Fu\n\nYunnan-Fu is unlikely to remain a significant trade centre due to adventitious circumstances. At present, considerable trade passes through it via four great routes leading to Tali-Fu, Sui-Fu, Mengtsz, and Kuangyang-Fu. The people are well-to-do, and the shops contain a great quantity and variety of native and foreign goods. Yunnan-Fu is the chief depot for Puerh tea, salt, copper, opium, and medicines, as well as for Canton and foreign goods coming from Hong Kong via Fakhoi, Nanning, Pose, and Kwangnan-Fu. It has metallurgical workshops and manufactures silk, carpets, felt coverlets, satins, etc. The plain surrounding Yunnan-Fu is well-cultivated and rich in cereals, flax, tobacco, etc., with a large number of sheep and cattle.\n\n## Tali-Fu\n\nTali-Fu, at 7,000 feet, has been an important town since the Christian era. Its strategic location makes it a natural centre for trade routes from south-western China, Burma, Tibet, and Ningyuan. During the Mohammedan rebellion, it was held by insurgents and saw fierce fighting. The town formerly covered a wider area, as evidenced by ruined houses and cultivated land within the walls. A recent traveller, M. Bonin, noted that the Mussulmans are now stronger and more numerous in Tali than before the rebellion. Tali has been a base for military and commercial operations from Western China towards Burma for centuries. The present population is estimated to be around 20,000 Chinese, with many representatives of native races. Opinions differ on the amount of commercial activity at Tali, with Captain Davies stating that no great trade can be expected, while Mr. Turner believes it forms a significant trade centre with Hsia-Kwan. The chief articles of commerce include bamboo, gaupi paper, silk, cotton, tea, medicines, sugar, salt, and paper. Tali is also known for its preparation and dressing of skins. An annual fair is held, but it is declining, with few attendees except Tibetans and Chinese Shans.\n\n| Article | Origin | Destination |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Ponies and mules, yak hair, goat cloth, sheep skins, serge, furs, buffalo and horse hides, leopard and fox skins, deer skins, musk, gold dust, rhubarb, and medicines | Tibetans | Tali |\n| Native medicines and native cotton cloth | Local | Tali |\n| Small foreign goods | Canton traders | Tali |\n\nTali possesses native industries, including marble work and rough silver work. Lieutenant Roux believes the future development of Tali depends on the commerce between Burma and China. The plain of Tali is one of the most important in Yunnan, with three harvests a year and abundant crops of rice, maize, poppy, buckwheat, peas, etc. Many mules and ponies are reared in the district.\n\n## Ssumao\n\nSsumao (Szemao) is situated at an elevation of 4,600 feet in a large, well-watered, and highly cultivated plain. It has a population of about 15,000, with a mixture of races outside the town. The suburbs are as large as the town, and numerous caravans lodge beyond the walls. Ssumao is a converging point for important trade routes from Yunnan-Fu, Mengtsz, Tali, and Kengtung. The trade passing through the Customs is mainly in raw cotton, supplied by districts around Mongsing, Kengtung, and Monglem. The transit trade in tea is about 1,200 tons annually. The trade of Ssumao has been exaggerated, with the amount registered at the Customs in 1897 being only about $28,000. The chief trade is with Burma, whence 85% of imports come, as against 15% from Tonkin.\n\n| Route | Days |\n| --- | --- |\n| Rangoon to Ssumao via Moulmein, Paan, Zimmé, and Kengtung | 48 |\n| Rangoon to Ssumao via Mandalay and Kengtung | 42 |\n\nThe cost of carriage from Hong Kong through Tonkin and Mengtsz is $100 per ton, plus Customs dues, while from Rangoon to Ssumao it is $85 to $90 with no Customs dues, making the latter route more likely to prevail.\n\n## Mengtsz\n\nMengtsz is situated in a fairly cultivated plain surrounded by high mountains, with 11,000 inhabitants. The region around is thinly populated by Shans and Lolos. Mengtsz is a Chinese Customs station for Tonkin and has routes to Yunnan-Fu, Kwangnan-Fu, and the mines of Kuochin. The road to Yunnan-Fu is well-maintained. Mengtsz is a good centre for distribution, with 91% of its imports being transit trade in 1897. Goods go from Haiphong to Yunnan-Fu in 22 days on payment of 7% duties. The chief import through Tonkin is Indian cotton yarn, which constituted over 70% of total imports in 1897.\n\n| Destination | Percentage of Transit Goods |\n| --- | --- |\n| Chengchiang, Yunnan-Fu, Chuching, Kailua, and Linau | 86% |\n\nMengtsz is a significant centre for the distribution of cotton goods and Indian cotton yarn. The export of tin from Mengtsz increases, and other notable exports include medicines and Puerh tea.\n\n## Momien\n\nMomien (Momein or Tengyueh) is on the route from Bhamo to Tali. By the agreement of August 1897, British subjects may establish themselves there and trade under the same conditions as at Treaty ports. Momien lies in a large, populous, and well-cultivated plain abounding in rice, cattle, sheep, etc. Captain Davies describes the Momien plain as the richest district in western Yunnan.\n\nPage 22\nPage 23\nPage 556\nPage 587",
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        "content_text": "# FRUITS.\n\nThe fruits are puneloes, pineapples, oranges, lungngans, pears, lichis, persimmons, pomegranates, nongp'is, and mangoes.\n\nJaims Shan\n\n## VEGETATION.\n\nThe mountain ranges and lower hills are covered with vegetation, and cultivation is to be found high up on the hill sides. In some places a crop of rice was found growing at an elevation of 1,300 feet, and on the northern slope of the Tai Mo Shan range, tea and pineapples were seen growing at an elevation of 1,500 feet. The range of Tai Mo Shan, stretching to the west towards Castle Peak Bay, is covered with good grass, which appeared to be such as would suit cattle, horses, and sheep, many thousands of which could find pasturage on the slopes of these hills. At present, cattle are used entirely for agricultural purposes. The animals seen were small and well-shaped, and generally black or red in colour. Their good condition showed the excellence of the pasturage. In the poorer and rocky soil, the hills are covered with bracken and ferns, and in the sheltered ravines with brushwood and scrub jungle. There are no extensive forests, but some of the lower hills are clothed with pine trees, and round many of the villages are found thick clumps of well-grown trees and groves of bamboo.\n\n## CULTIVATED LAND.\n\nThe valleys between the hills and the land between the bases of the hills and the sea are all under cultivation. It is impossible, in the absence of any reliable statistics, to form an accurate estimate of the extent of land under cultivation. The land registers of the district, which ought to be a reliable guide, are worse than useless, as they contain not more than half the land under cultivation. When the Chief Secretary of the Land and Revenue Department of the District was pressed on this point, he stated that the land under cultivation was about double the amount shown in the registers.\n\nThese give the land under cultivation in the San On District, on which taxes are paid, in round figures, as 420,000 mau,† or, say, 60,000 acres, the double of which would make 840,000 mau, or 120,000 acres. Taking the area to be leased as three-fifths of the whole of the district of San On, the total extent of land under cultivation in that area would amount to 504,000 mau, or 72,000 acres. The total area of the new territory is 376 square miles, or 240,640 acres. Deducting the land under cultivation, viz., 72,000 acres, from the total area, 240,640 acres, leaves a balance of 168,640 acres available as Crown land.\n\nThis calculation presumes that all the land under cultivation is owned by private individuals, but from inquiries made, there is reason to believe that a considerable portion of cultivated land is held without any proper title, and that most of, if not all, the land reclaimed from the sea has never been officially reported to the Government. Both classes of land, though fairly large in extent, have hitherto, it is understood, evaded the payment of taxes.\n\nThe land question will be a difficult one to deal with, and as it will affect practically the entire population, the members of which are particularly sensitive on the subject of their holdings, it should be taken in hand at once, and settled as quickly as possible.\n\nTo do this effectively, and in a manner that will be satisfactory to both the Government and the owners of property, it will be necessary to hold an inquiry into each title. Such inquiry will involve an accurate survey of each holding, and, as the quantity of land held by individuals is, as a rule, very small, it will require much time and labour to complete the necessary surveys.\n\nI recommend that, as soon as the territory has been taken over, a notice be issued informing the inhabitants that all claims to land must be filed in the Land Office within a period of six months, and that all lands not claimed within that period will revert to Government.\n\nWherever a claim is lodged, an inquiry into the title of the claimant should be held, and, if that is satisfactory, a survey of the land in question should be made.\n\n* For Views of Valleys, see `Album I.`, Nos. 10, 17, 20; `Album II.`, Nos. 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 23.\n† 661 mau = 1 English acre. For convenience of calculation, 7 mau have been taken as the equivalent of 1 acre.\n\nTo facilitate a speedy settlement of the land question, a large staff of surveyors should be engaged for the first year or two.\n\n## ISLANDS.\n\nThere are thirty-three islands within the leased territory. Some of these are uninhabited, and most of them are very small and of little or no importance.\n\nThe total area of the islands is 90 square miles, and the estimated population is 3,720.\n\nThe small islands, if inhabited, contain a few fishermen only, and are not cultivated. The six chief islands are:\n\n| Island | Population |\n| --- | --- |\n| Paing Chau | 400 |\n| Ma Wan | 400 |\n| Lantao | 6,860 |\n| Ping Chau | 600 |\n| Cheung Chau | 5,000 |\n| Lamma | 460 |\n\nThe island of Lantao is about 15 miles long and 5 miles wide, being considerably larger than the island of Hong Kong, which is about 9 miles long and from 2 to 5 miles broad. Along the west coast are several towns and some cultivated land up to the base of the hills. These hills, which are really a continuation of the southern range of the mountain system of the San On district, present a most imposing appearance, and contain lofty peaks, the highest of which rises to an elevation of 3,050 feet. The two most flourishing towns in Lantao are Lung Chung, containing nine villages, the inhabitants of which are engaged in agriculture and fishing; and Tai O, the busiest town on the island, with a population of 3,000. It is a great fishing centre, and owing to the large number of fishing junks and other vessels that visit it, the shopkeepers seem to do a flourishing business. The only representatives of the Chinese Government on the island are two military officers, one, a captain, stationed at Tung Chung, the other, a lieutenant stationed at Tai O, subject to the colonel commanding stationed at Tai Pang on the mainland. The island of Lantao contains magnificent building sites, and, as it is only five miles from Hong Kong, and open to the south-west monsoon during the hot months, it is not unlikely that the residents of Hong Kong may during the summer make use of the island, the fine white sandy beaches of which afford excellent sea-bathing.\n\nThe island of Cheung Chau is a busy place, at which many of the steamers, boats, and junks plying between Hong Kong and Macao call. There is a station of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs on this island, as there is also on the island of Ma Wan, commonly known as the Kap Shui Mun Station (see `Map XI.`). The anchorage at Cheung Chau affords good shelter, especially during an easterly gale.\n\nThe island of Lamma, called by the Chinese Pok Liu, is four miles long and two wide. Near its centre, it is so narrow that it is only a quarter of a mile across. The best bay is Picnic Bay, on the east side, which affords secure anchorage for a vessel in about 6 fathoms of water. The island has four villages, the largest of which has a population of about 250.\n\nThe island of Waglan, situated to the south-east of Hong Kong, has a lighthouse on it, which is at present under the control of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, and which will, I presume, in future be placed under the Harbour Master of Hong Kong.\n\n`Admiralty Chart No. 1180` (`Map V.`) gives clearly the size and position of all the islands within the new extension.\n\n## POPULATION.\n\nThere are no reliable statistics possessed by the Chinese Government of the present population of the San On District. No census appears to have been taken for many years. It has, therefore, been necessary to base an estimate of the population on inquiries made from the inhabitants of the villages and on personal inspection of the villages themselves. With these as guides, it is estimated that the population of the new territory, including the Sham Chun and Sha Tau Kok divisions, and allowing 5,000 ...",
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        "content_text": "68\n\nThe traffic between Sha U Chung and Hong Kong is already very considerable, three and four launches instead of two have been running recently, and there is not room on the limited area of shore there for an indefinite number of piers, the property of different launch companies.\n\nIt is impossible to say what development the traffic is capable of, and I think that therefore it would be unwise for Government to give up to private owners any part of the foreshore.\n\nIf a pier is erected at all it should, I think, be erected by this Government as a public pier. The shore is so steep that such might perhaps be done without trenching on Chinese soil at all.\n\nIt appears that since the launch service was instituted to and from Sha U Chung the passenger traffic has increased, but the shipment of cattle has ceased, as they cannot be carried on the launches and it does not pay to run junks for them. They are now driven overland to Tai Po and thence to Yaumati.\n\n(Signed) P.H. May,\n\nCaptain Superintendent of Police,\n\n28-9-99.\n\nSubmitted. I agree with the Captain Superintendent of Police in thinking that it would be unwise to grant any private rights. The best plan would, in my opinion, be to erect a pier at public expense and charge launches using it, so as to recoup the outlay.\n\n(Signed) J.H. Stewart Lockhart,\n\nColonial Secretary,\n\n23-9-99.\n\n1",
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        "content_text": "831\n\n4\n\nMr. Julien, broke into the village and undertook a regular pillage. The priest, who was armed with gun and sword, and followed by his loyal companions, took up his quarters in a Catholic chapel, by the erection of which Pak-kong a short time ago was favored. The few Protestant converts and enquirers who had long suffered from the hatred of the Catholics, as well as of the heathen, fled in all directions as soon as they saw their enemies approaching. The looting is still being carried on, they said; the cattle are being slaughtered, the shops plundered, and the harvest, which had been gathered in large quantities, being put into boats which have been requisitioned for the purpose. This was the report Mr. Zahn got from these people, corroborated by others who followed and who assured him that they barely escaped death by the bands of these robbers, who were armed to the teeth, and whose numbers they estimated to reach at least four hundred.\n\nIt would not be easy to describe the astonishment and perplexity of Mr. Zahn on receiving this report. At last, he told these trembling and terror-stricken men that he could not believe their story, but that he was willing to proceed to Pak-kong at once and inform the priest of the evil rumors that were in circulation about him and try, if he could, to induce the robbers to leave the village. Since no Chinese ever had dared make an attempt on his life, he thought he might take the risk.\n\nSo he went. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon when Mr. Zahn, after a somewhat wearisome voyage by boat, arrived at San-tong, a large market town on the bank of the east river. From there, he made his way, wholly unarmed, and accompanied by a native helper, to Pak-kong. Though Mr. Zahn was warned on the road several times not to go near, he did not hesitate to enter the village so well known to him through his former visits; but he had not reached the entrance when suddenly a sound of voices fell upon his ears. The next moment, he was surrounded by a band of about twenty fierce-looking rascals, who rushed upon him from all sides. Violent hands were laid on him, and with a frightful shouting and din on the part of his assailants, Mr. Zahn was robbed of his watch and other property, his clothes being torn to shreds. Fist-cuffs and billets were freely used on his head and back. Pistols and naked swords, with which all his aggressors were armed, were put to his face, and the cry was raised: \"Butcher him!\" The same treatment was meted out to his companion.\n\nBoth were then dragged along through the entire village. Among his tormentors, Mr. Zahn noticed a man who was dressed like a Chinese but with the queue twisted up round his head and holding in his hand a big gun. This man leaped in front of Mr. Zahn.\n\n5\n\nThe fact that his appearance stimulated the uproar made Mr. Zahn think that this man was the leader of the gang. Though dressed like a Chinese, he seemed to Mr. Zahn to be a little different from his companions; but agitated as he was, Mr. Zahn could not make out clearly in what the difference lay. Mr. Zahn's helper, who was dragged along behind him, received a severe blow in the ribs from this assailant, dealt with the butt end of a gun. Mr. Zahn himself has the strongest reason for thinking that he was beaten by this man from behind.\n\nShortly afterwards, Mr. Zahn and his fellow-sufferer were thrown down on the ground. Three ruffians trod upon him, binding his hands and feet. He lay groaning on the ground, every moment expecting to receive his death-blow. After a while, the scoundrels proceeded to wind a heavy iron chain about his neck, and the whole band stood grinning round about him, telling him that he was to be murdered that same night.\n\nThe man whom Mr. Zahn took for the captain of the robbers, having disappeared for a short time, now appeared again, posted himself before his prisoner, and asked him from whence he came and what he intended by his visit. Mr. Zahn, hearing him use one English word, fancied that his tormentor might possibly belong to the class of Eurasians from Honolulu or the Philippines, who sometimes have some connection with the Chinese rebels. Mr. Zahn therefore asked him whether he could converse in English with him? His tormentor sneeringly answered in the negative: \"Je suis Français!\" Then Mr. Zahn told him in French that he was a German missionary from Tang-kun, whereon he turned away with a look full of hatred, saying: \"Je suis, vous êtes Allemand, vous êtes Prussien!\"\n\nAfter a while, this man returned and asked Mr. Zahn in Chinese the same questions, whereupon he answered: \"I wanted to see Mr. Julien and to speak with him.\" On this, the whole band cried out: \"There he is! There he is!\" Now the plain truth dawned upon Mr. Zahn's mind, and he marveled it had not sooner occurred to him that it was Mr. Julien himself who stood before him. He was not aware till then that if one sets out to call on a Catholic priest, one must expect a rough reception.\n\nAfter a pause, Mr. Zahn asked the priest why he was beaten, bound, and even chained by his people? The answer he got was a new surprise to him. \"Are you not the missionary who lately went to the German Consul at Canton and applied for permission to enlist a gang of five hundred robbers and provide them with arms, in order to kill me and my converts?\" The Apostle Paul could not have been more astonished when he was asked by the chief captain: \"Art thou not then the Egyptian which before these days...\n\n469",
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        "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nSir,\n\nGovernment House,  \nMarch 16th 1941\n\nWith reference to my despatch No. 92 of the 13th inst. forwarding a copy of the leave papers of Mr. Ladds, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, I have the honour to invite your attention to the enclosures to that despatch; being a copy of the letter from the Sanitary Board in submitting Mr. Ladds' application, and the certificate of a Medical Board consisting of the Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer and Captain Prynne R.A.M.C., who was kindly lent by the General Officer Commanding to assist as a member of the Board.\n\n2. Having regard to the report of the Medical Board, and to the fact that during the years 1895 to 1899 more than half the time has been spent on leave, while it is known that in the Colony Mr. Ladds cannot attempt any work involving exertion without being prostrated by dysentery, I feel that in the interests of the important duties devolving upon the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, especially in connection with the question of cattle-breeding in the New Territory and of the rinderpest which has been very prevalent there, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon should be a man in vigorous health, and it seems clear that Mr. Ladds has fallen a victim to this most treacherous climate.\n\n3. Under the circumstances I should be glad to learn that Mr. Ladds' services could be availed of in some Colony the climate of which is not inimical to his constitution, for I fear that here he will never be capable of undertaking any work involving...",
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        "content_text": "711\n\nE\n\ntogether every essential feature of these projects and are of one mind on every point of importance; so much so indeed that the documents submitted may be fairly looked upon as joint reports.\n\n(Government Gazette of 1890 page 980.)\n\nThe projects were carried out under the direct supervision of Mr. Cooper and a reference to the plans of the sewerage of the City will show that there is no foundation for the widespread belief mentioned by the Chamber.\n\nThe statement contained in the same paragraph that the contents of the storm-water drains are nearly as foul as those of the sewers is true, and the only remedy appears to be a more efficient method of removal of night-soil and the more effective control of the hawking of vegetables, sugar-cane and fruit in the streets.\n\nIt is also true that the inlets to the storm-water drains in the streets are mostly untrapped, but it may be pointed out that Mr. Chadwick advocated ventilating orifices in the streets for the sewers, and that the escape of gas in the streets is comparatively harmless owing to excessive diffusion.\n\nThe Petitioners take exception in the same paragraph to the practice of passing chains through sewers, and draw the deduction that the sewers must have insufficient fall or be inadequately flushed.\n\nThe practice is merely a precautionary measure adopted in most well-ordered cities to ensure that no stoppage takes place without being detected and remedied at once.\n\n10. In paragraph 20 the Petitioners make certain allegations regarding delay in providing latrines.\n\nRegarding the latrine at Shektongtsui it was not an entirely new latrine (as might be inferred from the Petitioners' remarks) that was recommended in the end of 1896, but an enlargement of the already existing latrine at that spot.\n\nAt the time the recommendation was made an Ordinance was being prepared to protect Public Latrines.\n\nThe question of making the addition to the latrine was postponed till the passing of the Ordinance, which became law in June, 1897.\n\nAfter the Ordinance had been passed it appears that by an oversight the Board failed to comply with the formalities required by the Ordinance before a latrine can be built on a particular site.\n\nWhen the Board finally made the necessary formal application in 1898 funds were not available for this particular work, which was accordingly postponed.\n\nThe necessity for a latrine at Kowloon Point was largely due to the fact that insufficient conveniences were provided by the Wharf and Godown Company for the large number of coolies employed by them in this locality.\n\nThe Sanitary Board asked the Government in December, 1896, to put up a latrine at this spot and in January, 1897, addressed the Wharf and Godown Company on the subject of providing increased latrine accommodation for their employees. That Company made the increase required by the Board.\n\nThe question of erecting a Government latrine was postponed pending the passing of the Ordinance referred to. Since the passing of the Ordinance the Sanitary Board has not made any formal application under the Ordinance for a site in this locality to be set aside for a latrine, perhaps because the existence of a privately owned latrine rendered the necessity less urgent.\n\nIn 1897 the Board made formal application that sites for 13 latrines be reserved in the resumed area of Tai-ping-shan in accordance with the approved plan for the laying out of the area, These sites are still reserved, but owing to the fact that very little of the resumed area has been taken up for building purposes only one of the latrines has been built.\n\nThe Board asked at the same time for a latrine to be erected at Leighton Hill. It was erected in 1899. They also asked for a latrine near Ship Street and for one at Tai-kok-tsui. The former was built (after the necessary formalities had been complied with) in 1899 and the latter, which took the form of a matshed structure, pending the further development of the village, in 1898.\n\nIn 1898 the Board recommended the erection of 2 latrines. Provision was made in the Estimates for 1899 for two latrines and two were erected during the latter year as shown above.\n\nIn June, 1899, the erection of 4 latrines was sanctioned by the Governor. The sites were duly published and the latrines together with one additional one making 5 in all were completed in 1900.\n\nThe statement that nothing was done in the matter of building latrines in the years 1897-1899 inclusive is, therefore, incorrect.\n\nWe would point out here that had not the provision in the Building Ordinance for making privies in domestic buildings compulsory been waived in the face of the strong opposition it evoked from Unofficial Members, the necessity for so many Public Latrines would not have been felt.\n\nAs to the want of urinal accommodation referred to in paragraph 12, steps have been taken this year to further increase the accommodation.\n\n11. The question of the provision of an incinerator for carcases of diseased cattle has been delayed owing to the mistaken idea on the part of some members of the Sanitary Board that such an incinerator could be combined in a refuse destructor. The desirability or otherwise of a destructor has been, we need hardly remark, and is still a vexed question, the Public Works Committee of the Legislative Council having unanimously rejected the proposal to purchase a destructor.\n\nIt is not the case, however, that nothing has been done towards obtaining an incinerator. The necessary apparatus has been ordered and should shortly arrive in the Colony.\n\nThe statement that diseased carcases are frequently disinterred and used as food is misleading. In the first place no such disinterments have taken place except in the case of freshly buried pigs, and the disinterments have not been frequent for the reason that a dead pig is not easily smuggled through the streets.\n\nThe officers in charge of the Animal Depôts and the Police in the neighbourhood exercise special precautions to prevent such disinterments.\n\n12. The recommendation regarding limewashing in the villages referred to in paragraph 21 was only made by a majority of the Board.\n\nIn the Legislative Council the Bye-law was almost unanimously rejected, only one member speaking in favour of it.\n\nIt must not be forgotten that under the existing law a householder whose dwelling is found to be in a dirty condition can be required to cleanse and limewash it within a week. This provision of the law seems sufficient to ensure cleanliness in villages, where owing to the small number of houses inspection is not difficult by the Police officers on the spot who are also Sanitary Inspectors, without subjecting householders to the biennial compulsory limewashing which is enforced in the City.\n\n13. In paragraph 25 the Petitioners state their belief “on good Medical authority” recurring epidemics of Plague would have lessened in virulence and duration had the Government seriously applied itself to the task and not trifled with proposed measures of Sanitary Reform; they quote an opinion of Dr. Lowson recorded immediately after the first visitation of Plague in 1894 that \"if proper sanitary precautions are taken no civilized country should ever be the seat of an epidemic of Plague;\" and they state that \"since 1894 practically nothing has been done on the lines of recognised prophylactic measures against Plague or to improve the Sanitary Conditions of the Colony.\"\n\nThat measures of Sanitary Reform and the improvement of the Sanitary Condition of the Colony have not been neglected the enclosures B. and C. conclusively prove. But they do not contain by any means an exhaustive statement of the measures taken. They were only drawn up in answer to the particular allegations made in the letter of the Chamber of Commerce of the 7th of June last.\n\nIn 1894 upon the outbreak of Plague the Sanitary Board nominated a Permanent Committee consisting of Dr. Ayres, Colonial Surgeon, so often quoted in the Petition, Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., and the Captain Superintendent of Police as a working Committee to deal with the epidemic and with those gentlemen were associated later Major H. E. R. James, a very able officer of the Army Medical Staff, and Mr. R. K. Leigh the well-known local engineer and architect,\n\nThese gentlemen under the energetic and able direction of Mr. J. J. Francis, who was Chairman of the Committee, adopted extremely drastic measures—so drastic that their action undoubt-",
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        "content_text": "(4)\n\n4. Ordinances were also passed for the establishment of a hospital for infectious diseases in connection with the Tung Wa Hospital; for the imposition of fees for the issue by the Government of Hongkong of certain certificates to certain Chinese; and for the provision of more effectual means to ensure the observance, by those in charge of certain steam-launches, of reasonable precautions against piracy and robbery.\n\nIV. EDUCATION,\n\n1. At the close of 1900 there were in this Colony 13 Government Schools and 91 Grant-in-aid Schools, purporting to give an education to 7,481 children. Of this number, no less than 1,440 scholars are claimed by Queen's College. The remaining 103 schools are thus left with an average of not quite 59 pupils each, the smallest number in any given school being 12. This state of affairs cannot be considered satisfactory, and it seems desirable while diminishing the number of educational centres to cultivate greater uniformity in the system and object of teaching adopted by the various scholastic establishments.\n\n2. There are 5 schools in the Colony—Queen's College being by far the most considerable—which give an education both in English and in Chinese. Twenty-one schools offer an education in English only, while in the remainder only Chinese is taught.\n\n3. No satisfactory provision for the Education of European children exists in Hongkong. Whilst European parents prefer to have their sons and daughters educated at home, a preference dictated by climatic and other reasons, there are not a few Europeans new in the Colony who are unable to afford to send their children to Europe. It would seem only just that educational facilities which are at present wanting should be afforded for such children.\n\n4. The education of Chinese should have as its two objects the instruction of the native pupils in their own language, and in English. Anything further would seem at present to be premature, save in the case of a very few exceptionally clever scholars. If the Chinese boy on leaving school is equipped with a sound knowledge of English, his so-called \"secondary\" education may confidently be left in his own hands, and its evolution will depend on circumstance and opportunity. It is more than doubtful whether this principle is at present realized with sufficient clearness.\n\nV.—PUBLIC WORKS.\n\n1. The total expenditure on Public Works during the year was a sum of $683,946.74. This shows an increase of $232,581.23 over the expenditure under this head in 1899.\n\n2. The designs for the new Law Courts were prepared in England by the Consulting Architects to the Colonial Office. The plans for the piled foundations were prepared locally, a satisfactory contract for the work was let in July, 1900, and good progress has since been made.\n\n3. A new Police Station was built on a site selected above the Cattle Depôts on the road leading to the Pokfulam Road. The work was completed on the 1st October. Police Stations are also being built at Saikung and Shatin Kok in the New Territory.\n\n4. The Public Works Department Store at Wanchai was completed early in the year. All stores previously deposited at Crosby Store in Queen's Road and in a rented building on Praya East were then removed to the new store, where they were arranged and catalogued.\n\n5. The construction of two new latrines was completed during the year, while three more are being built. A chair shelter for coolies has also been constructed at the Peak Tram Station.\n\n6. Good progress was made on the Pokfulam Conduit Road during the year, and plans and estimates are ready for its completion as far as a junction with Robinson Road. It has been decided that the Harlech Road at the Peak should be taken over and completed by the Military Authorities, to give access to sites for batteries on the High West and for buildings beyond to the North of the hill's saddle. The trunk road to Táipó in the New Territory is still in course of construction.\n\n7. A contract for building a Peak Residence for the Governor has been let and fair progress was made during the year. The stone foundations of the main building are well advanced, and the woodwork of the doors and windows was in course of preparation.\n\n8. On the 29th November the Governor opened to the public a new pier opposite the end of Pedder Street, 200 feet long by 40 feet wide, now known as Blake Pier. The base was designed to carry the new Clock Tower which it is proposed to erect to take the place of that which stands in Pedder Street, and which has become an obstruction to the traffic.\n\n(5)\n\nVI.—GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.\n\n(a.) Hospitals.—1. A total number of 2,913 cases were admitted into the Government Civil Hospital during the year 1900, showing an increase of 1% over the number of admissions in the previous year. Two hundred and twenty-five operations were performed, of which only seven ended fatally.\n\n2. Fifty-four (54) cases were admitted into the Maternity Hospital as against 36 in 1899. Six deaths occurred among the patients.\n\n3. The Hospital Hulk Hygeia was not used during the year as the accommodation at Kennedy Town Hospital is now sufficient. It is proposed to use the Hygeia for quarantined passengers under examination.\n\n4. One hundred and seven (107) cases of plague were treated at the Kennedy Town Infectious Hospital during the year with a mortality of 77.5 per cent., 83 cases ended fatally. Fifteen cases of Beri-beri, with one death, were also treated.\n\n5. The admissions to the Gaol Hospital numbered 495, as compared with 503 in 1899. Six deaths occurred from natural causes, and there were two executions.\n\n6. The number of patients in the wards of the Tung Wa Hospital at the beginning of the year was 154; 2,981 were admitted during 1900, making a total of 3,135 cases treated. 1,267 deaths, the high rate of mortality being due to the fact that the lower classes of the Chinese community regard this hospital as not alone a place for the treatment of diseases, but also a refuge in which to die. A free site has been granted on the western side of Inland Lot 1,082 for the erection of a permanent branch hospital for the treatment of contagious diseases. This new hospital will take the place of the temporary matsheds which have hitherto been built for the reception of infectious cases.\n\n(b.) Lunatic Asylum.—7. The Lunatic Asylum is divided into European and Chinese wards. 109 patients were admitted. There was an increase in the number of Chinese patients treated, viz., 97 as against 59 in 1899.\n\n(c.) Reformatory.—8. The Belilios Reformatory was opened during 1900, but at the close of the year no case had been admitted.\n\n(d.) Public Mortuary.—9. During the year 1,712 bodies were removed to the Public Mortuary.\n\n(e.) Vaccine Institute and Government Laboratory.—10. The Vaccine Institute has been working throughout the year under the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and the lymph has, as usual, given satisfaction. 321 articles were examined during the year in the Government Laboratory.\n\n(f.) Po Leung Kuk.—11. I append a return (Table showing the work of the Po Leung Kuk, a Society for the Protection of Women and Children, for the year 1900. The number of persons admitted to the home was 337 as against 252 in 1899. The balance to the credit of the fund was $13,697.99 at the close of 1900, and the subscriptions for the year show an increase of $1,459.80 over the subscriptions for 1899. At the beginning of the year the services of a female teacher were engaged, and the inmates now receive regular elementary instruction.\n\n(g.) Fire Brigade.—12. At the commencement of the year, the Nam Pak Hong Fire Brigade was reorganized and placed under the immediate supervision of the officers of the Government Fire Brigade, which is itself a sub-department of the Police and under the control of the Captain Superintendent of Police. The Nam Pak Hong now maintains, at its own cost, six trained firemen, while two firemen of the Government Brigade reside in the station house with them.\n\n13. There were 51 fires and 74 incipient fires during the year, causing an estimated damage of $130,599.73 and $729.10 respectively. The Brigade turned out 61 times during the year.\n\n(h) Police.—14. The total strength of the Police Force, which stood at 630 in 1898, and at 827 in 1899, has been increased to 929, an increase necessitated by additional work in connection with the New Territory. To keep pace with this increase in the numbers of the men, the staff of officers, which had previously consisted only of a Captain Superintendent of Police and a Deputy Superintendent of Police, was doubled by the appointment of two Assistant Superintendents of Police, though only one of these was actually employed in Police Work during the year.",
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        "content_text": "pre- \n\nsuperstructure of the Law Courts and Harbour Office before the close of the year, and the extension of the Tytam Reservoir was nearly completed. The foundations of the main dam for the Kowloon Waterworks, which is to be 90 feet in height above the level of the ground, were ready to receive concrete; a large covered service reservoir to contain two million gallons was well advanced; and the preparation of a site for the filter-beds and the cutting of a tunnel for the main from the reservoir were in progress. In consequence of the inadequacy of the water supply to meet the growing demands of the City of Victoria and pending the construction of permanent works in the Tytam Tuk Valley for augmenting the supply, a temporary pumping engine capable of raising half a million gallons daily was erected there and the necessary main laid to the Tytam tunnel. A small dam to impound the ordinary flow of the stream during dry weather was also constructed. Trial works were in progress throughout the year in Tytam Tuk Inlet for the purpose of determining a suitable site for the construction of a dam to impound over 1,000 million gallons, but had not been concluded at the end of the year. The reconstruction of the street gullies throughout the City was undertaken principally on sanitary grounds, one object being to confine sewage to the sewers and exclude it from the storm-water drains. In consequence of the large exports of cattle from Hongkong to the Philippines considerable extensions of the depôts had to be undertaken. The accommodation provided is being increased from 480 to 1,241 head of cattle. Some extensive operations in the way of training the mountain streams were carried out, largely with a view to ridding residential areas of the anopheles mosquito.\n\nThe total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary, exclusive of the Praya Reclamation was $629,831, and on works annually recurrent $529,551.\n\n# VI. GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS\n\n(a) HOSPITALS.\n\nGovernment Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital, and the hulk Hygeia which is also used for the treatment of infectious diseases.\n\nThe Civil Hospital contains 150 beds in 20 wards. 2,794 in-patients and 11,911 out-patients were treated during the year 1903. 346 cases of malarial fever were admitted as against 349 in 1902 and 787 in 1901. The Maternity Hospital contains 6 beds for Europeans and 4 for Asiatics. 62 confinements occurred during the year, without death.\n\nThe Victoria Hospital was opened towards the end of the year by Sir HENRY BLAKE. It is situated on the higher levels and is therefore better adapted for the treatment of children than the Civil Hospital. It contains 41 beds. Kennedy Town Hospital contains 26 beds in the main building. In 1903, 400 cases were treated, of which 301 were cases of Plague, 61 of Small-pox, and 2 of Cholera.\n\n(b) LUNATIC ASYLUM.\n\nThe Asylum is under the direction of the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital. European and Chinese patients are separated, the European portion containing 8 beds in separate wards and the Chinese portion 16 beds. 155 patients of all races were treated during 1903, and there were 12 deaths.\n\n(c) THE TUNG WA HOSPITAL.\n\nThis hospital is mainly supported by the voluntary subscriptions of Chinese, but receives an annual grant of $6,000 from the Government. A new wing was opened by Sir HENRY BLAKE in 1903. Only Chinese are treated in this institution, which takes the place of a poor-house and hospital for Chinese sick and destitute. Chinese as well as European methods of treatment are employed in accordance with the wishes expressed by the patients or their friends. The hospital is managed by a Committee of Chinese gentlemen annually elected, their appointment being submitted to the Governor for confirmation.\n\nOTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.\n\nThe Prison, Observatory, Post Office, Educational Establishments and other Government institutions are dealt with under separate heads.\n\n# VII. INSTITUTIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENT.\n\nAmong institutions recognized and encouraged but not to any considerable extent supported by Government may be mentioned the Po Leung Kuk, the College of Medicine for Chinese, and the City Hall. The Po Leung Kuk is an institution presided over by the Registrar General and an annually-elected Committee of twelve Chinese gentlemen, for the protection of women and children. The inmates of the Home receive daily instruction in elementary subjects and are allowed to earn pocket-money by needle-work. During 1903 a total of 826 persons were admitted, of whom 632 were women, 134 young girls, and 60 small boys. Of these, 360 were restored to their parents or sent to charitable institutions in China, 24 were sent to missionary schools and convents, 22 were married, 15 adopted, and 409 allowed to leave. The Home is medically attended by one of the Colonial Surgeons.\n\nThe Hongkong College of Medicine for Chinese was founded in 1887, for the purpose of teaching surgery, medicine and obstetrics to Chinese. The government of the College is vested in the Court, of which the Rector of the College, who has always been a Government official, is President. 78 students have been enrolled up to the end of 1903, and of these 19 have become qualified licentiates and have obtained various posts under Government and elsewhere. The institution is of great value in spreading a knowledge of Western medical science among the Chinese; and in addition to the employment of certain of the licentiates in the public service the senior students have frequently been made use of for various purposes during epidemics. A Government grant-in-aid of $2,500 is made to the College, to be used as honoraria to the lecturers.\n\nThe City Hall receives an annual grant of $1,200 from Government. It contains a reference library and a museum.\n\n# VIII. CRIMINAL AND POLICE.\n\nThe total of all cases reported to the Police was 11,251, as against 10,421 in 1902, being an increase of 830 or 7.86 per cent. In the division of these cases into Serious and Minor Offences there appears an increase, as compared with 1902, of 863 cases or 21.58 per cent. in the former, and a decrease of 33 cases or 0.51 per cent. in the latter. The increase in crime was principally in respect of larceny.\n\nThe Police Force is composed of a Captain Superintendent, a Deputy and 2 Assistant Superintendents, and three contingents of Europeans, Indians and Chinese. The European contingent consists of 133 men, the Chinese of 421, and the Indian of 267, making a grand total of 821 besides the superior officers already named and a staff of clerks and coolies. Of this Force, one Assistant Superintendent (who also acts as Police Magistrate) and 14 Europeans, 96 Indians and 43 Chinese were stationed in the New Territory during the greater part of the year. After September the number of Indians was reduced to 80.\n\nThe number of prisoners admitted to Victoria Gaol under the sentences of the ordinary Courts was 7,144, besides 74 soldiers and sailors sentenced by Courts Martial. The daily average number of prisoners confined in the Gaol was 653, the largest number on record. In 1902 the number was 576, and in 1901 it was 499. As a means of relieving the congested state of the Gaol pending the erection of a Convict Prison the Beilios Reformatory was fitted up as a temporary prison, and short-sentence prisoners are now located in that building. The remunerative labour carried on in the Gaol consists of printing and book-binding, carpentry, boot-making, knitting, painting and whitewashing, mat-making, oakum-picking, &c. The value of the earnings during the year amounted to $31,489.",
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        "content_text": "country is uninhabited and impassable. The Ni Mo is clearly the Lamaw tributary of the N'maikha, as \"l\" and \"n\" are interchangeable in Chinese.\n\nThe district round Pien Ma and I Tung, situated to the north-east of Ch'a Shan, is known to the Chinese as I Shan (hills of the barbarians). The lower country near the N'maikha is referred to by the Chinese as Langsu. I did not meet any Ming Kwang people who had actually been to Langsu, but they all described it as hot, feverish, and inhabited by wild men (i.e., Kachins), who rob travellers, who do not know the use of money, and who are under no sort of control by any Government. The Ch'a Shan and T Shan, however, which seem to comprise the whole of the upper country (on the N'maikha side of the divide) near the various head-waters of the Shweli are constantly visited by Chinese from Ming Kwang.\n\nAs I wished to examine the path from the Ming Kwang Valley to Tzu Chu, I moved my camp back on my tracks to the point 5 miles from Ta Chai, where the Hsiao Tang Ho joins the Ta Ho, and, on the 16th March, the first fine day for a week, we marched up the valley of the Hsiao Tang Ho.\n\nThis is a wide (2 miles) and beautiful valley, the combination of snow, pine trees, and rich green forests of bamboos on the mountain sides contrasting with the rushing stream and the pastures and bracken by its banks.\n\nThere were several large herds of cattle, sheep, and ponies, and in the bracken I shot six brace of pheasants (Stone's) in a very short time. At 3 miles from Ming Kwang Valley, after passing a tumble-down fort with an underground entrance similar to that described above, we came to a point where the Hsiao Tang Valley curved away to the west towards the mountains which we had ascended on the 12th at Ta Ya Kon. Our track, however, continued in a northerly direction along a small stream which flows through a close gorge; then ascending a steep spur we reached the Tzu Chu Ti Pass in four hours—10 miles—from the Ming Kwang or Ta Ho River. The height is 9,200 feet. On the N'maikha side the first village reached is at Tz'u Chu Ti, which is said to be 12 miles from the top of the pass. Tzu Chu Ti consists, I was told, of three small villages of Kachins (one of which is probably the Lagwi of Captain Pottinger's map*), situated on a small stream which flows into the Hparé River. I asked a number of persons if there were any Chinese residents there, or anywhere else on the N'maikha sides of the watershed, but though every one agreed that Ming Kwang men were constantly going over to trade, no one could give me any information of a permanent settlement.\n\nImmediately to the north of the Tzu Chu Pass, and 1,000 feet above it, is a hill on the watershed, which, as it is free from forest, I ascended. From this point there is a view of a steep range jutting out from the divide, and situated apparently between the Hparé and Tz'u Chu streams, which join to form the Khan Sheng River. There is also a wide panorama of forest-clad ranges trending generally in a north-east direction towards the N'maikha. The mountain marked on the Burmah maps as Mien Kawng Pum (Ming Kwang Hill) is between the Ta Ho To'u and Tzu Chu Passes. It was covered with snow in March, but from the China side it is not a very well-defined peak; I even doubt if it is really on the watershed at all, and believe it to be on the N'maikha side. Time and weather did not permit me to visit it, but it must be at least 12,000 feet.\n\nMy next move was back to Ta Chu Pa, but owing to torrential rains I took two days to reach my former camp. The Ming Kwang Valley was temporarily reduced to a swamp.\n\nI had made previous arrangements with the Lisaw Headman to provide five porters who knew the road, and would take me over the great divide into the Salwen Valley, a track which was reported (and proved to be) impracticable for mules.\n\nMy object was to pass as near as possible to the sources of the Ta Tang, or east branch of the Shweli River, and to find out where the water-divide between the head-waters of the Shweli and the N'maikha joins and becomes merged in the great divide between the Salwen and the N'maikha.\n\nA severe thunderstorm prevented a start being made from Ta Chu Pa before 9:30 A.M. on the 19th March. The Lisaws carried their loads on their backs in bamboo baskets secured to a wooden yoke which was supported on the nape of the neck by a bamboo strap passing over the forehead.\n\nLeaving the track to the Ta Ho To'u Pass and Pien Ma at 1 mile from the Chu Pa stockade, we turned east along a narrow path and ascended through a dark and dank forest. After 2½ hours we emerged on an open ridge running east and closing the head of the Ta Tang Valley from which rises the east branch of the Shweli. To the east in front of us rose the slopes of the great Salwen divide, which stretched north and south as far as we could see; to the left or north of us was dense forest stretching up to a well-defined ridge jutting out from the main divide. This ridge was some 5 miles north of the ridge where we were standing, and the guides asserted, what certainly seemed to be the case, that it was the Ming Kwang N'maikha water-divide.\n\nPage 9\n\nThe forest between the ridge where we stood and this divide is watered by a small tributary of the Ming Kwang River; accordingly, the Ta Tang Valley does not reach up to the Shweli-N'maikha divide, but there is a bit of the basin of the Ming Kwang River intervening; thus the Ming Kwang River has every claim to be regarded as the true source of the Shweli.\n\nDescending to the brook of Tang Pieng Ho, which flows east for a short distance and then describes a semicircle to the north-east, and flows round to the west to join the Ming Kwang, we attacked the main Salwen Range by a steep and rough path through dense forest, much encumbered by roots of trees. We reached the divide at a height of only 9,400 feet. Then we proceeded along a marshy gully known as Ta Li Shu, the waters of which flow down to the Salwen by Lien Ti, and, after wading across several side streams found no help for it but to camp after six hours march on a wet patch of snow in the middle of the forest. We had much difficulty in lighting a fire, and snow or sleet fell at intervals through the night. The next morning we continued our route in a heavy snowstorm, and, after an ascent of one hour, reached the highest point of the pass at 9,900 feet. The track was full of quagmires and encumbered by roots of trees. The beginning of the descent to the Salwen was very steep and over deep snow: the upper slopes of this, the east side of the range, are covered with very heavy virgin forest. We passed two open patches used as camps, but nowhere on the higher slopes of this pass could more than a dozen men find camping room.\n\nContinuing our descent down a steep spur, with a mountain torrent far below us on the right, we crossed a stream from the left at 7,800 feet, after two hours' descent. From this point there is a very difficult section consisting of steep ups and downs over lateral spurs. The track was at places so steep and slippery that we had to haul ourselves up by clinging to shrubs and roots. After a fatiguing march of five and a-half hours we emerged from the dense upper forests, and, bearing to the north round some grassy spurs, we reached the Lisaw hamlet of Hsiao Ho (7,000 feet) situated in a fold of the hills by a small stream under the shadow of the great range. After a rest in this picturesque little valley we continued the march in a northerly direction by a stiff ascent of a spur to 8,400 feet. From this point we caught a glimpse of the Salwen far away below us.\n\nThough from the crest of the divide to the river is not in an air line more than 6 miles, the difference in altitude is 7,000 feet, and the intervening country is filled with an extremely complicated system of spurs and folds and bays in the mountains, so that the superficial area is large. Between 7,000 feet and 4,000 feet the number of villages and hamlets is very considerable, while the upper slopes are entirely destitute of inhabitants, and the traveller along the river bank at 3,000 feet passes but few villages, a circumstance of which the malarious climate is the probable explanation. The population of this part of the Salwen Valley is chiefly Lisaw, but they mostly speak Chinese and have partially adopted Chinese costume. By the riverside, however, there are remnants of a Shan population, and Chinese households are to be found in nearly every village.\n\nAfter ascending the spur above Hsiao Ho, we wound along a ridge in a northerly direction and after a long march of eight and a-half hours camped at the Lisaw village of To To, the Headman of which tried to make out that he was a Chinaman—a strange ambition. From this village there is an extensive view of the Salwen-Irrawadi divide range. It stretches in the same well-defined, regular and stately manner as far north as the eye could reach, and seems to have been planted there as a \"heaven-made boundary between two Empires. On the range nearly opposite, i.e., west of To To, there is a conspicuous gap or pass.\n\nA well-known track leads from the Salwen at Teng Kong (the village on the right bank immediately below To To) up to this pass, from the summit of which Pi'en Ma (see above) can be reached in a little more than a day, and I was informed that lightly-laden mules can be taken over. I inquired about passes over from the Salwen into the N'maikha Basin further north and was informed that two days' march north of Teng Keng (the village on the Salwen just\n\nPage 11\n\n[illegible text]\n\n369",
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        "content_text": "# Trains cross at Ch'ing-ho.\n\nLine only metalled from Feng-t'ai to Fo-ch'ing-men, and ballasting (of earth) only a short way further on. Nan-k'ou is very stony, and metalling is being taken down from it. Perhaps the greater part of the line is on the level, or nearly on the level, of the Peking plain, which the line crosses up to Nan-k'ou. In places there is an embankment, which is not revetted, and which occasionally shows signs of crumbling. Occasionally line passes through low cuttings—a low trench on sides for drainage.\n\nConsidering the funereal pace at which we moved, I do not consider the line runs very smoothly, or that in its present condition a great rate of speed could be obtained.\n\nThere are thirteen sleepers under each pair of rails; sleepers 18 to 20 inches apart, except under the fish-plates, where they are only about 8 inches apart. Rails spiked to each sleeper, four bolts to each fish-plate.\n\nAt Feng-t'ai the line starts from the outer siding of the Chinghan line. There are three sidings at Kuang-an-men, four at Hsi-chih-men, two or three at Ch'ing-ho, three at Sha-ho, and three at Nan-k'ou.\n\nThere is a water-tank at Hsi-chih-men, another at Sha-ho on piled sleepers, another at Ha-pa-t'un, half way between Sha-ho and Nan-k'ou, and another on a truck at Nan-k'ou.\n\nThe platforms vary in size; perhaps the largest is the one at Hsi-chih-men, 280 yards long by about 10 yards wide, and 3 feet above the line.\n\nStations buildings, single storied of grey brick and well constructed.\n\nThere is an engine-house of grey brick at Hsi-chih-men, about 53 yards long by 18 yards wide, with two sidings, and it can house at least four Dubs' large engines with tenders (smaller engines are Baldwin's).\n\nRailway buildings at Nan-k'ou in construction.\n\nCarriages were made at the Tong-shan works; 3rd class are stand-up covered waggons.\n\nThere are five composite 1st and 2nd class carriages on the line, two for each train and one in reserve. They have hand brakes and are corridor cars, the 1st class portion consisting of two compartments, each holding eight people, whilst the 2nd class can seat five people; 1st class compartments very well fitted up, and with light luggage racks. Lavatories attached to compartments.\n\nOpen trucks have 30-ton capacity.\n\nOur train consisted of two composite carriages (one 3rd class), three trucks, and a van.\n\nDirection of line mostly north up to Sha-ho, then north-westerly. Telegraph near the line.\n\nNorth of Sha-ho station the line crosses a stream by a bridge of seven stone piers.\n\n| Class | Fare (Dollars) |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1st | 2.40 |\n| 2nd | 1.60 |\n| 3rd | 0.80 |\n\nGoods (luggage parcels) rate per ton per `li` are—1st class, 2 cents; 2nd class, 1 cent; 3rd class, 16 cents. Dangerous goods, 4 cents; minimum distance, 50 `li`.\n\nHorses and cattle, 2 cents per `li`.\n\nNan-k'ou is the limit of traffic. The line has been laid for a mile or two, where it sweeps round to the north of Nan-k'ou and enters the pass.\n\nThe pass is about 11 miles long, culminating in the Pa-ta-ling, where the branch of the Great Wall crosses it. Valley narrow and stony—only a short piece of embankment has been made at the entrance. There is then no work done till approaching the summit, perhaps for the last mile or two. The work begins with the first tunnel at Wu-kuei-t'un, which has been pierced, wall of stone and cement completed, and the arch, which is to be finished off with square stones of German cement, has just been commenced.\n\nThe second tunnel at Shih-fo-ssu has been pierced, and wall is also completed, but the cementing of the arch has not been begun.\n\nThe third tunnel, which is to pierce the Pa-ta-ling, has not been commenced, as regards boring from the east side.\n\nEarth embankments, unrevetted like those on the plain, connect the tunnels. Time plays little or no part in a Chinaman's calculations, and in the journey up to Nan-k'ou we left several stations ahead of time, and reached our destination three minutes too early; whilst in the down journey we were mostly a quarter of an hour too late.\n\nThe Chinese station-masters and traffic managers, arrayed in startling uniforms, are most civil and obliging.\n\n(Signed)\n\nPeking, November 3, 1906.\n\n**G. PEREIRA, Lieutenant-Colonel, Grenadier Guards, Military Attaché.**\n\n## Inclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\n## Supplementary Notes on Peking-Kalgan Railway by Captain Leonard, United States' Military Attaché.\n\nThe total length of the line, 34.11 miles. Distances between stations:\n\n| From | To | Miles |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Feng-Tai | Kuang-an-men | 4.49 |\n| Kuang-an-men | Hsi-chih-men | 4.54 |\n| Hsi-chih-men | Ch'ing-ho | 6.86 |\n| Ch'ing-ho | Sha-ho | 6.59 |\n| Sha-ho | Nan-K'ou | 11.63 |\n\nRails, flat-bottomed, weighing 85 lb. to the yard. Sleepers are Japanese hardwood, 8 feet long by 9 inches wide by 6 inches thick.\n\nThe width of the embankment is 20 feet on the top with 1 to 1 slopes.\n\nThe road from Feng-t'ai to Hsi-chih-men is practically level with the exception of a short 1 in 100 grade, where the line crosses the Ching-han Railway, at each side of the latter, opposite the Hsi-pien-men.\n\nFrom Hsi-chih-men to Nan-k'ou the line rises gradually; the stiffest grade is a 1 in 70, just before Nan-k'ou is reached.\n\nThe cars ride very easily where the road is ballasted, and there is no serious rocking; the speed is, however, extremely slow.\n\nThere are no tunnels between Feng-t'ai and Nan-k'ou. The bridges are not very numerous, there being about 50 feet of opening to the mile; they are all 20 feet and 30 feet spans, except one near Sha-ho, over the river of that name, which is made up of one 110-foot span and three 30-foot spans, at each side of same.\n\nAt present there is little or no goods traffic, owing to the fact that all trade comes to Feng-tai by camels; when the contracts for carrying goods this way expire—probably in a few months' time—there is sure to be a very heavy traffic over the railway. The passenger traffic is very light at present, about fifty passengers per train; this will improve greatly when the line is better known to the Chinese.\n\nThe principal goods which will ultimately be hauled by the railway are wools, skins, hides, &c., from Kalgan, Nan-k'ou to Feng-t'ai, and on to Tien-tsin, and tea and general goods from Tien-tsin, via Nan-k'ou to Kalgan.\n\nThere are four tunnels in the Nan-k'ou Pass, 180 feet, 264 feet, 1,000 feet, and 3,450 feet long respectively. The two short ones are nearly completed, and the other two are well under way.\n\nThe steepest grade in the Nan-k'ou Pass is 1 in 30; there is a stretch of about 4 miles of this, and then another of about 2¼ miles; after that the grade is 1 in 40, of short distances, at intervals.\n\nAll the rolling-stock was built in the workshops of the North China Imperial Railways at Tong-shan, and all the rest required will also be built there.\n\nOf course, all the iron and steel for same is imported from Europe.\n\nAll the girders for the bridge have been constructed at the North China Imperial Railways Bridge Works at Shan-hai-kuan, with the exception of one 110-feet span, which came from England in pieces; the steel plates, &c., for the other girders, of course, come from Europe.\n\nThe locomotives for the line will be built in the North China Imperial Railway Works at Tong-shan entirely, with the exception of the wheels, axles, and springs.\n\nAll the bridges up to Nan-k'ou (abutments and piers) are constructed of cement concrete, below water German cement being used, above Tong-shan cement is employed.\n\nThe top of the Nan-k'ou Pass is about 2,100 feet above Peking, and Kalgan is about 500 feet above that.\n\nPeking, November 5, 1906.\n\n(Signed)\n\n**G. PEREIRA, Lieutenant-Colonel.**",
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        "content_text": "# 517\n\n**[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government]**\n\nThe soldiers had barely left the launch when a boat containing twelve men, coming up on the same side of the launch as the guard-boat, hove alongside. They were thought to be passengers, and were taken on board; immediately they opened fire with revolvers and began to search and rob. The guard-boat men heard the firing and were hailed by the captain, but took no notice. The pirates forced the engineer to turn the ship downstream, and on reaching Lui Ko Kung, a village about 5 miles above Do-sing and 12 below Feng Chuan, decamped, compelling the engineer to accompany them. The value of the booty taken was 900 dollars, chiefly from cattle-dealers. The engineer was compelled to accompany the pirates across country for an hour or so when he was set at liberty. He afterwards made his way to Do-sing, where he was picked up by the \"Feinam,\" which had come down from Wuchow in search of him.\n\n1. That the registered owner of the launch is C. T. Fisher, who chartered the vessel on a \"net charter\" to Liu Kwang Lo, who also acted as captain.\n\n2. That these \"net charters\" are of several months' duration, and that to every intent and purpose all interest in the vessel and her crew passes from the registered owner to the charterer whose charter-party is a Chinese document, drawn up in this case between him and the Chuan firm acting as Chinese agents for Mr. Fisher, whose name is not mentioned, so that all semblance of British interest in the craft is carefully eliminated. Hence the fact that the charterer did not feel called upon to report the piracy to His Majesty's Consul at Wuchow on his arrival there on the 20th ultimo.\n\n3. That in the circumstances obtaining under No. 3, and on the evidence taken, it is abundantly clear that the registered owner, Mr. Fisher, had no voice in the management and direction of the steam launch \"Feinam,\" though registered as owned by him at His Britannic Majesty's Consulate-General, and that he was entirely ignored by the Chinese charterer, so much so that, although he professed to have frequently requested the latter to bring the launch down to Canton in order that an inquiry might be held, no notice was taken of these requests. Further, that it is beyond doubt that had His Majesty's ship \"Robin\" not proceeded on the 20th instant up river and arrested her, she would not have reached Canton for an indefinite period. This is established by the facts that when arrested at Luk Po on the 23rd instant at 8:30 P.M., she was bound up river for Wuchow, and that although the charterer stated to His Majesty's Consul-General on the 20th instant that she would be at Shui Hing that evening and remain there for two days, she was actually at Ch'en Tsun on that day, arriving same day at Samshui, which she left on the 22nd, while there is nothing in her way-book to show that she touched at Shui Hing between these dates.\n\n4. The way-book is in order, but the complement of the crew is four in excess of the number allowed in the Inland Waters Register, and the captain had been changed without notification to Consular or Customs authorities.\n\n5. The unanimous opinion of the Court is (1) that \"the net charter\" system under which two of Mr. Fisher's launches, namely, the \"Feinam\" and \"Nam Hing Wo,\" now run is contrary to the intention of their British nationality, and that these launches should therefore be at once struck off the register at His Majesty's Consulate-General; (2) that the voyage charter system under which the remainder of the launches trade is also very imperfect and requires careful amendment, aiming at:\n|  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | A satisfactory description of charter-party. |\n| (b) | A suitable guarantee of the captain and crew. |\n| (c) | An armed guard to search passengers as they come on board. |\n| (d) | The imposition of full responsibility for the vessel and her complement upon Mr. Fisher, making him in fact, and not merely in name, the sole guarantor to His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General that there shall be no misuse of the British flag. |\n| (e) | Any other requirements which may appear desirable as the drafting of these Regulations proceeds. |\n\n6. That the action of the guard-boat at Feng Ch'uan should be strongly represented to his Excellency the Viceroy.\n\n(Signed)  \n**H. E. SLY**, Vice-Consul.  \n**COLPOYS C. WALCOTT**, Lieutenant-Commander, His Majesty's ship \"Robin.\"  \n**J. STEINBERG**,  \nImperial Maritime Customs.\n\n## AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL.**\n\n`[6015]`\n\n(No. 6.)\n\n## No. 1.\n\n`11983` [February]  \n`BEGE 3 APR 07/`  \n`SECTION 11`\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received February 23.)\n\nSir,\n\nPeking, January 5, 1907.\n\nWith reference to the correspondence inclosed in my despatch No. 490 of the 23rd November, I have the honour to state that on the 7th December I addressed a Circular of instructions to His Majesty's Consuls in the sense of the last paragraph of Lord Salisbury's despatch No. 171 of the 13th October, 1898, to Sir Claude MacDonald. I am now in receipt of a despatch dated the 22nd December (copy inclosed), in which Sir Pelham Warren submits for my consideration the case of a steamer registered in the Shanghae Consulate-General as a British ship in the name of Mr. E. Moller, a British subject, who has applied to transfer it from his own name to that of a Hong Kong registered Company. Mr. Moller admits that the greater part of the capital and the majority of the shareholders of this Company are not British, and, according to the tenor of the instructions above mentioned, the steamer, when transferred, would not appear to be entitled to British protection. At the same time, the Supreme Court at Shanghae advise Sir Pelham Warren that the Company is qualified to be the owner of a British ship under section 1 (d) of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894, and is therefore legally entitled to demand the transfer.\n\nAs Sir Pelham Warren states, the position thus created presents some difficulty. There is already a number of Hong Kong and other British Companies doing business in China, as regards which it is more than probable that a majority of the Managing Directors and shareholders are not British subjects, and that the greater part of the capital employed is also not British; and the tendency is for this number to increase. The point raised would seem to be one of practical importance, and I therefore venture to request your instructions in regard to it.\n\nI have, &c.  \n(Signed)  \n**J. N. JORDAN.**\n\n### Inclosure in No. 1.\n\nConsul-General Sir P. Warren to Sir J. Jordan,\n\nShanghae, December 22, 1906.\n\nWith reference to your Circular of the 7th December, 1906, I have the honour to submit for your consideration a case which has just occurred at this port.\n\nThe steam-ship \"Canton\" is registered at this Consulate as a British ship in the name of Mr. Eric Moller, a British subject. Mr. Moller has now applied to transfer this ship from his own name to that of a Company in which he is interested both as a Director and shareholder. The Company in question is registered at Hong Kong as a British Company, but Mr. Moller admits that the greater part of the capital, as well as the majority of shareholders, are not British.\n\nI am advised by the Supreme Court that the application should be entertained, as the Company is qualified to be the owner of a British ship under section 1 (d) of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894, and that they are therefore legally entitled to demand the transfer.\n\nThe position, however, would appear to be difficult if the vessel be accepted as a British ship, and as such be entitled to certain rights, rights from which the owners would be excluded by the official prerogative to which reference is made in your Circular.\n\nIn view of the fact that cases of this nature are by no means unusual at this port, I have the honour to request your instructions as to the advisability of recognizing ships owned by bodies corporate registered at Hong Kong, but with a known preponderance of foreign capital.\n\nI have, &c.  \n(Signed)  \n**PELHAM L. WARREN.**\n\n`[2376 2-11]`",
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        "content_text": "practice adumbrated, as mentioned in Sir John Jordan's despatch No. 97 of the 2nd March of this year, by M. Pokotilow when the Chinese Eastern Railway's pretensions were being discussed. My own experience at Dairen has been that in the assessment of these very taxes and charges which the railway claims the right to levy inside its zone the natural and almost unconscious tendency of the local authorities is to impose on the alien a differential and unfavourable tariff, for the simple reason that he is an alien, and must therefore undoubtedly be a richer man than a Japanese. These attempts to differentiate may here as a rule be opposed with success by referring the question to the higher governing authorities, but I doubt greatly if this will be the case when we deal with a Company ostensibly private and practically responsible only to itself.\n\nI am also of opinion that our grounds for dissatisfaction will not rest there, but that we shall find the Railway Company taking advantage of its position, already sufficiently strong without the acquisition of administrative rights, to push in covert ways the interests of Japanese merchants at the expense of those of foreign. It must be borne in mind when considering this and kindred questions that the present constitution of the Railway Board militates against impartial treatment. I have on more than one occasion pointed out in my despatches that there is some subtle relationship between the railway and the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, which cannot but fill one with distrust.\n\nThere is no secret about it. Both Mr. Kusakabe, the Head of the Foreign Affairs Bureau in the Governor-General's office, and Mr. Chikaraishi, the local Administrator at Dairen, have in private conversation spoken to me with considerable frankness on the subject. The former, in fact, went so far as to say that the Railway Company was really a Mitsui Bussan Kaisha concern; while the latter openly confessed that the Governor-General went in awe of the Company and was afraid to try a fall with it.\n\nThe reason given by Mr. Chikaraishi for this singular enunciation was the presence of Baron Goto. I need scarcely allude to the past history or services of this gentleman. From the Japanese point of view, he has been a very distinguished Civil servant, but I doubt if there exists any foreign official or merchant who looks back with satisfaction to his relations with the ex-Administrator of Formosa. Among his own countrymen, the President of the Railway has the reputation of being not only arbitrary, but inordinately ambitious and dictatorial. We should, therefore, I think, be prepared, so long as he directs the fortunes of the Company, for a policy of aggression.\n\nHis power for the moment is such that, as Mr. Chikaraishi says, no one can hope to oppose him with success. Already in the leased territory collisions have taken place between the regularly constituted authorities and those of the railway on those very questions which are engaging attention further north. There is one system of administration for the general public, another for the Company and its employés, and the regulations and taxes which are in force up to the borders of the railway Settlements may not be applied inside, their place being taken by other rules and charges of the Company's own making.\n\nIt is not difficult to understand the umbrage which this imperium in imperio gives the regular Government officials, who see their own Administration replaced inside the charmed circle by another evolved by a corporation consisting of persons who, for the most part, have never been members of the official hierarchy. These are not the complaints of one person only. They were echoed by every Japanese Consular officer I met on my journey, the universal prediction being that, with the development of the Settlements along the line, friction between the two authorities would be increasingly frequent and acute. Thus, even among the Japanese this assumption by the Railway Company of administrative authority is not viewed with perfect equanimity.\n\nPage 13\n\nJapanese Trade-Prospects of.\n\nI found in Manchuria a tendency among Japanese officials to take rather a pessimistic view of the future for Japanese trade. Vice-Consul informed me that business in his district was very poor, and that, in his opinion, it was doubtful if it would ever be really good. Both Japanese and foreigners had, he said, over-estimated the prospects of South Manchuria, to their present mutual disappointment. (This is the view expressed by Sir John Jordan in his despatch to the Foreign Office of the 21st November last.)\n\nIt had been suggested that farming prospects would be improved if wheat were substituted for \"kaoliang\" as a crop; but the advocates of this change forgot that \"kaoliang\" was not merely a foodstuff, but in a Chinese household fulfilled almost every useful purpose save that of clothing. Its stalks were used as fodder, as fuel, for roofing, matting, the manufacture of fans, and for building purposes generally. This was by no means the case with wheat.\n\nThe same official asserted that unless the South Manchuria Railway Company lowered its freight charges considerably it would never be able thoroughly to overcome the competition of the cart traffic to and from Newchwang. His explanation was that in the winter months, when the earth was frozen and the farmers unable to employ their cattle for agricultural purposes, they preferred to use them in carting produce to and from Newchwang, even at ruinously cheap rates, to having the animals idle in their stables.\n\nFurther, with regard to the often expressed surprise of the traveller at the poverty of the Manchurian farmer in comparison with the richness of the land he tills, it should be remembered that this was mainly due to the fact that throughout the country the field labourer was not a native of the soil. Holdings were big, the inhabitants few, and farming implements primitive; the inevitable result was that labour must be imported from abroad.\n\nSo with each spring there drifted up, like birds of passage, hordes of farm-hands from Shantung and other parts of China. These men remained throughout the summer, but as soon as the crops were gathered in and the first cold of winter felt, they disappeared with their earnings to their own homes. Thus the wealth of Manchuria was scattered over China, and for the farmer himself there was left but sufficient to help him over the period of idleness which must last till the coming of spring.\n\nA further cause for pessimism in Japanese official circles was apparently the scarcity among the tide of immigrants of responsible merchants. Everywhere I heard it asserted that, if the troops and the hundreds of labourers and mechanics now employed in the railway shops or on the construction works along the line were removed, the Japanese Colonies would shrink almost into nothingness, for it was on those two classes that the latter lived.\n\nIn other words, the bulk of Japanese trade in Manchuria is paid for out of Japanese pockets. These views are in their way correct; but personally I do not think that the position is so unpromising as the Japanese themselves assert. I doubt very much, too, if they entirely believe it themselves. They are, in my opinion, in too great a hurry to see immediate and favourable results, forgetting that the present state of depression is not confined to Manchuria alone.\n\nThis is a vast province of untold possibilities, and though the prospects of development in South Manchuria have been over-rated, there still remains a huge and infinitely more fertile area in the north, which, with the multiplication of the channels of communication, must inevitably in the future become a great market for the goods not only of Japan, but, it is to be hoped, of other nations.\n\nJapan is aware of this, and it is north and north-east that the tide of immigration is slowly setting. The direction will become more noticeable when the contemplated railway between Changchun and Kirin is completed and the fertile districts round the latter are brought into closer touch with the outer world.\n\nAs an agriculturist the Japanese cannot compete with the native; but he should—because Japan is so near at hand with her large supplies of cheap goods, to which, for a time at all events, the new markets will be limited—be able to secure the major share of trade.\n\nThere is also the milling of the grain produced in the great North Manchurian wheat-belt, to which reference is made in Captain Salmond's Report. For the moment, thanks to the mismanagement of the Russian mill-owners at Kharbin and to the fact that their trade was a war trade only, the prospect is unpromising; but this will not always be so.\n\nI am one with Captain Salmond in thinking that there is a very great future for Manchurian flour, and that, given energetic and careful management, there is absolutely no reason why the produce of the Manchurian mills should not completely drive out of Manchuria and Japan at least the American-made article. It is simply in my opinion a matter of time. Manchurian flour is in so advantageous a position compared with American that the market must eventually fall into its possession.\n\nThe Japanese are aware of this. Mr. Kawakami, the Consul-General at Kharbin, confessed to me that he had already considered the possibility of Japanese merchants acquiring those empty bankrupt mills which line the banks of the Sungari in Kharbin-Pristan, but that his nationals were too suspicious of Russia and Russian merchants to wish to sink capital in enterprises so far from home.\n\nIt would be well worth the while of British capitalists to devote some attention to the opportunity for successful investment which appears to me to offer in this direction. It is true that, apart from the present cost of production, there is a certain aversion among the Chinese to Manchurian flour because of its somewhat dark colour, but this should easily be overcome.\n\nOf the demand for British goods I cannot speak with any authority; but I\n\nPage 511",
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        "content_text": "566 \n\n# THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND THE FISH LANTERN PROCESSION. HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.\n\nThe Fish Lantern Procession, organised by the Chinese, was one of the most brilliant of its kind ever seen in the Colony. It left Bowrington at eight o'clock last night, and threaded its way through serried crowds until it reached the Public Gardens. It included an excellent lantern group of the Royal Family, after which followed birds and fish of many varieties and colours.\n\n## H.E. THE GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION.\n\nHis Excellency the Governor, by command of His Majesty the King, held a reception at Government House last night, which was attended by an enormous number of residents. The guests passed from Government House into the Public Gardens, where admirable arrangements had been made for their reception.\n\n## THE DELEGATES FROM THE PHILIPPINES.\n\nA meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on June 22nd at the Board Room. Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe presided, and there were present: - Hon. Mr. V. Chatham, C.M.G., (Vice-President), Colonel Bedford, P.M.O., Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. Cha Pak, Mr. Ng Hon Tsz, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. J.W. Hartley (Assistant Medical Officer of Health), and Mr. Bowen Rowlands (Secretary).\n\n### ABERDEEN MARKET AND SLAUGHTER-HOUSE.\n\nA minute was submitted by the President relative to the plan of the market and slaughter-house building at Aberdeen. The President stated that the site which the Board approved a month ago had been laid out, and plans had been circulated for the proposed market and slaughter-house. He proposed that the plans be approved.\n\n(June 24, 1911.)\n\nThe PRESIDENT: That is so, and I don't think it right that when persons want to be buried in the Colonial Cemetery they should ask a missionary to baptise them.\n\nMr. HOOPER stated that just after the Ordinance was passed, he had an interview with the Bishop on the subject, and he gathered from his Lordship's observations that he did not approve of anyone who had not been a Christian for some years being baptised until the end of a period of probation. Mr. Hooper thought three months was the time mentioned, but he was not sure. He was quite with the President, and he did not think the relatives of the deceased would wish to take advantage of the law by complying, perhaps technically, and, say five minutes before death, baptising a person to enable him to be buried there, whereas, if he died a week before, he would be buried in a place with his own religious rites. He thought the matter might stand over till next meeting to see if they could adopt any general principle for the guidance of the committee, and they could get what information they could on the subject from those who knew more about it than themselves.\n\nThe committee... Delayed through stress of weather, the steamer Rizal conveying the American Delegates representing the Philippines did not arrive in port until Thursday morning. The vessel was expected on the previous day, and on Wednesday evening His Excellency the Governor had arranged a big dinner party in honour of the visitors. Owing to the delay of the Rizal, however, this had to be cancelled.\n\n## A THORNY POINT.\n\nThe report of the committee relative to the burial of the remains of Mr. Cho Tong Howe in the Colonial Cemetery was submitted. The PRESIDENT stated that before asking members to adopt the report in this case, he would like to point out what actually happened since a certain portion of the Colonial Cemetery was consecrated and a letter sent to members of different missionary societies and churches in Hongkong. This letter pointed out that unless a person was baptised, he could not be buried in the Colonial Cemetery. Since then, a number of people, who in the ordinary course of events would have been buried at Mt. Caroline, had been referred to different missionary societies and had been baptised practically on their death-beds.\n\nThe President, under the authority of the Board, had been delegated to state whether these persons could be buried in the Colonial Cemetery or not. He found the question rather difficult, and after bringing the matter before the Board, it was settled that should the resident not be satisfied that a person was eligible for burial in the Colonial Cemetery, he should refer the matter to the select committee. He had done this, but certain difficulties had arisen in getting the committee to decide what should be done in these cases. Very often the undertaker, or the relative of a person who wished to be buried in the Colonial Cemetery, went to his office at ten o'clock, or later in the morning, and asked permission for interment in the Colonial Cemetery. Arrangements had already been made for the interment to take place that day, and unless proof was forthcoming that the man was a Christian, the interment might have to be postponed.\n\nHon. Mr. Hewett mentioned: - This is a very thorny point, and while not wishing to say anything to hurt anyone's feelings, but it was not until Thursday morning that the steamer Rizal arrived.\n\nColonel BEDFORD said he entirely associated himself with the views enunciated by the President on this point. The matter was referred to the committee.\n\nBrigadier-General J.J. Pershing, Governor of Moro Province, Lieut. Swift, Aide, Hon. C.B. Elliott (Secretary of Commerce and Police) and Mrs. Elliott, Captain Holmes, Aide, Colonel and Mrs. J.I. Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. Charles P.C. Derham, Dr. Freer, Director of the Bureau of Science, were among the visitors.\n\nOn the arrival of the steamer yesterday, the visitors were met by Captain Taylor, A.D.C., Captain Simpson, A.D.C. of Major General Anderson, Mr. C.H. Ross, and Mr. N.J. Stabb. A guard of honour, drawn from the K.O.Y.L.I., was drawn up before Blake Pier to receive Brigadier-General Pershing, and as the distinguished visitor and his party landed, the guard came to the salute. After the usual inspection, the Philippine Delegates were convoyed to the residences of their hosts.\n\nBrigadier-General Pershing, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, Captain Holmes, and Mr. Swift are the guests of His Excellency the Governor. Colonel and Mrs. Chamberlain and Captain Locke are quartered with Major General Anderson at Headquarters House; Mr. and Mrs. Derham are the guests of Mr. C.H. Ross; and Dr. Freer is staying with Mr. and Mrs. N.J. Stabb.\n\nH.E. Mr. W. Cameron Forbes, Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, in confirming his telegram giving the personnel of the Delegation coming to Hongkong to represent the Philippine Islands at the Coronation celebrations, wrote to Sir Francis Piggott, the Chairman of the Coronation Celebrations Committee:\n\n**\"I regret very much that owing to the Vice-Governor's absence, it is impossible for me to leave the Philippines at this time, or I would have taken much pleasure in saying that certain missionary societies thought fit in naming a Delegation to represent these Islands in Hongkong at the festivities attending the Coronation and to convey to the British Colony in your city our warmest congratulations and good wishes in connection with that interesting event.\"**\n\n\"You will doubtless have received before this arrives my two cablegrams, in response to the very kind invitation extended in your letter of 31st May. The cordial sentiments which prompted the suggestion of your Committee were much appreciated and, I need hardly add, heartily reciprocated by my fellow countrymen in these islands.\"\n\nMr. JAU CHU Pak: - What does the law say on the subject? Is there any definition of a Christian in law? I don't think the Board can decide.\n\nThe PRESIDENT: - The Ordinance states that a portion of the Cemetery is set apart for Christian burial, and I say that a person should be recognised as a Christian.\n\nMr. Lau CHU Pak: - Should be recognised as a Christian.\n\nMr. HOOPER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.\n\n## THE TIGER REDIVIVUS.\n\nApparently, we have not yet heard the last of the tiger or the wild animal which has been committing depredations in the outlying parts of the Colony and the New Territory. Though nothing has been reported of late concerning the doings of the unwelcome visitor, it now appears that he has been fairly active since he was at Stanley and in the neighbourhood of Shaukiwan. Information now reaches us that a wild animal has been committing extensive depredations among cattle in Lantau Island. He seems to have found his way to Nim Wai, near Silver Bay, and there killed two cattle. From there, he proceeded round the south side of the island, visiting practically every village until he reached Shui Peak, where he killed a couple of bullocks. Thence, he continued round the North side of the island and got to the village next to Tai O police station and killed some cattle. Depredations were also reported from Tung Chung. In all, about 20 cattle have been destroyed on Lantau by this animal.\n\nThe villagers are offering large rewards for the destruction of the animal, some villages offering as much as $50.\n\nSeveral of the police have visited the villages on the island and examined the animals. In many cases, the hind quarters of the beasts had been devoured.\n\nThe animal has not been seen at close quarters, but the traces suggest a tiger or leopard or some quadruped of this species.\n\nPage 433",
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        "content_text": "## 4\n\nunder Major ffrench-Mullen. Captain Moule will be second in command of the entire force, and in the event of any casualty to Major ffrench-Mullen, will take command. In the event of any casualty incapacitating Mr. Hertz from carrying on the duties of civil officer, the military officer in command of the escort will carry on these duties until relieved.\n\n## 5\n\nFor the actual conduct of the military operations, Major ffrench-Mullen alone will be responsible.\n\n## 6\n\nThe escort will proceed from Myitkyina to Seniku, and from Seniku to Makawng, and will leave there the party to guard the rationing base. Thence it will proceed via Htawgaw to Hpare and thence to Pienma, halting at these places. Mr. Hertz will visit the villages in the vicinity as far as the watershed on the east, and as far as appears advisable on the north, in order to carry out the objects of the tour detailed in paragraph 2. He will then return to Htawgaw and thence proceed to Mangpyaw and Hpala, halting at these and other convenient centres. If it is found at Hpala that the Chinese have actually erected a boundary post there, it will be destroyed, and steps will be taken to dispel the impression produced by the visit of the Chinese. From Mangpyaw Mr. Hertz will visit the villages on both sides of the Ngawchawng Kha up to the vicinity of its junction with the 'Nmaikba, and will finally proceed to Chiglai. The escort will then return to the ration base at Makawng and thence by leisurely marches to Myitkyina, halting at Chiglai and Matao, for the purpose of visiting the villages on the Chipwi Kha and in the Tammu valley.\n\n## 7\n\nThe tour is estimated to take 126 days, and a provisional itinerary is annexed. Mr. Hertz has full discretion to depart from this if he considers it advisable, but should arrange to arrive back at Myitkyina before end of April 1911.\n\n## 8\n\nThe objects of the tour are, as stated in instruction 2, to bring the tract under administration, to make the people understand that they are now under British rule, and to eject therefrom all persons assuming authority derived from any claim that the tract is Chinese territory. The utmost care must be taken to avoid hostilities with the local inhabitants, who, it is believed, will welcome the visit and desire that British authority be established. In the action to be taken against persons claiming to occupy the tract on behalf of the Chinese Government, Mr. Hertz will be guided by circumstances. It is essential that, if possible, these persons should be induced to retire. Mr. Hertz should endeavour to effect this in the first instance peaceably, but if they refuse to go he must eject them from British territory by show of force, or, if necessary, by employing force, unless they are in occupation in such strength that the attempt is likely to end in disaster. If the persons in occupation on behalf of China are merely local levies, there will probably be no difficulty. If a small detachment of Chinese regulars is present, it will probably retire when requested to do so. In the event of the Chinese forces being too strong to make it safe, in the opinion of the military officer commanding the escort, to attempt to enforce the orders even with the help of the supporting column, Mr. Hertz should report to the commissioner after taking such precautions for the safety of the party as the military officer in command of the escort may advise. It is unlikely that the escort will be attacked by a superior force, but as a measure of precaution a wing of a native regiment will be stationed in Seniku, in readiness to enter the tract and render such assistance as may be necessary.\n\n## 9\n\nIt is possible that objections to pay tribute will arise. In that case the civil officer should deduct the amount from payments due on account of coolie hire, supplies, &c., explaining his action clearly to the people; if necessary, he may take tribute in the form of cattle, to be valued by a committee of the local tribesmen subject to the approval of the civil officer. The objects of the tour this year are such that it is improbable that any other demand will be made which will not be complied with, but in the event of a refusal to furnish supplies or labour which the civil officer considers contumacious, he may take the former and impress the latter on payment of fair rates.\n\n## 10\n\nIn the event of any attack on the escort or supporting party by the local inhabitants of the tract, besides such military measures as may be necessary, the capture or destruction of cattle and the destruction of crops and stores are among the means approved as punishments. In such a case all fire-arms should be confiscated and destroyed. If necessary, the houses of the chiefs and of two or three of the principal men may be destroyed. But the destruction of a village should not be allowed except on specific grounds of military exigency.\n\n## 11\n\nIn order to ensure the permanency of British occupation, it is necessary to establish a military police post in the tract in question. Mr. Hertz will select a suitable position, probably at Htawgaw, and will there leave Mr. Scott as civil officer, and a post of 175 rifles with the necessary signallers. Captain ... will remain as commandant of this post, with ... as his assistant commandant.\n\nA small connecting post, consisting of 50 rifles under a native officer, will be similarly established at Makawng. The question whether these two posts must remain out during the rains, or can be withdrawn at the commencement of the rains and put out in the following open season, will await Mr. Hertz's report as to the attitude of the tribesmen and the Chinese in connection with his operations.\n\n## 12\n\nMr. Hertz will keep the commissioner informed of his movements, and actions by weekly diaries, and, if feasible and necessary, by special messengers and helio communication combined with the telegraph. Major ffrench-Mullen will submit weekly diaries to the inspector-general of police, and will, if necessary, communicate with him by telegram on any matter of purely military concern.\n\n## 13\n\nThe total number of days during which the party is estimated to be out is 126, but as information about the geography of the country and the routes is imperfect, it is probable that the escort will have to diverge from the route laid down, and that delays will occur.\n\n**(Confidential.)**\n\n## Enclosure 3 in No. 1\n\n**Government of Burmah to Government of India**\n\nMaymyo, October 17, 1910.\n\nWITH reference to my official letter dated the 17th October, 1910, relating to Mr. Hertz's proposed expedition into the unadministered area on the north-east of the Myitkyina district, I am desired to send you copies of the demi-official letters which have been received from Mr. Rose at Tengyueh.\n\n## 2\n\nMr. Rose reports the preparation at Tengyueh of a large-scale map showing the country to the north-west of Tengyueh, including the unadministered territory. He also reports that our intention to send an expedition into that territory is known to the Chinese at Tengyueh. Mr. Rose thinks that the tantai is likely to make an official tour into the unadministered tract, but that troops will probably not be sent except such as are required for the taotai's personal escort. In a private letter to Mr. Hertz, Mr. Rose recently wrote that-\n\n\"If we intend to sit down, the Chinese do not, and I hear that the taotai is having a sheaf of maps printed showing the frontier as the 'Nmaikha. Things here are not at all bright; the taotai is more obstructive than his predecessor, probably because he is more clever. I am convinced that the open season will mean great activity from this direction, but I do not anticipate active opposition to us if we send up an expedition. Indeed, it is almost certain that we should not meet it. You will probably meet the taotai, however, and would have to get rid of him by fair means or foul.\"\n\nThe lieutenant-governor hopes that Mr. Rose's anticipation will be realised, and he thinks that, if we make a substantial show of force, the Chinese are not likely to interfere with us. But, in view of Captain Pritchard's recent report, his honour hopes that the latest proposals for strengthening Mr. Hertz's escort will meet with approval.\n\n## 3\n\nThe boundary pillar mentioned in Mr. Rose's letter of the 1st October formed the subject of my official letter dated the 14th June, 1910.\n\n## Enclosure 4 in No. 1\n\n**Acting Consul Rose to Government of Burmah**\n\nTengyueh, September 15, 1910.\n\nONE of my men wandered into the local printing office yesterday and found them printing a hundred copies of a very large-scale map, about 5 feet square, showing the country to the north-west of the Tengyueh district and the unadministered territory. They tell me that the 'Nmaikha River was shown as the frontier, and that all Lung-pang group of villages and the Maru country to the north was on the Chinese side. The map was sent to the office by the taotai. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the statements, as the Chinese are rather muddle-headed about maps, but my man ... \n\nPage 339",
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        "content_text": "## 318\n\nnever great and is liable to frequent necessary interruption.\n\nIt would therefore have been impossible to have carried on any consecutive work without the special assistance detailed below:-\n\n(1) An arrangement was made by which Inspector Watson agreed to give his spare time (i.e., the time which he has free after his duties as Inspector of the Cattle Depot and Slaughter Houses are finished) to the collection of larvae etc. from July 1st 1912 to June 30th 1913. The results of his visits in the City of Victoria in search of Stegomyia are given below. In addition, he has made a most thorough search of the Island for anophelines and his remarkable skill in collecting anopheline larvae was of the greatest value.\n\n(2) The H.S.D. was good enough to give instructions that the Sanitary Staff should, in the course of their routine duties, inspect all houses for larvae and when larvae were found that they should be sent to this Institute for examination by me. The number of visits and the results are given below.\n\n(3) On the departure of Inspector Watson on leave to England, the Mafoo of this Institute was specially seconded as collector. He has carried out this work well and it still continues.\n\n(4) In the laboratory examination of the larvae, pupae, and adults, I have received much valuable assistance from Captain D. Arthur, M.B., I.H.S., who has been working in his spare time in the Institute for some considerable time.",
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        "content_text": "# EX-OFFICERS.\n\n| No. | Rank | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. Courses | Present Locality |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D.O. 201 | Capt. | Walsh | 35 | Fair. Malaria. | Ed. Cheltenham College. 2nd Lieut. R. Lanc. Regt. Nov., 1900 till end of S. African War. 4 yrs. manager Jokai Tea Co., ten planters, Assam. Toa testing and grading. 3 yrs. banana planter, packer and explorer in Fiji. Supervised estate in Pembrokeshire. Knowledge of soils, rotation of crops, cattle and horses (veterinary), [French, Hindustani, Fijian.] |  | Wales |\n| D.O. 119 | Lieut | K.O.Y.L.I. | 28 | Slightly deaf. | Ed. at Lancing; served apprenticeship in journalism; both typist and short-hand writer. |  | London |\n| D.O. | 2nd Lieut. |  | 28 | Debility | Author and Journalist. Member of Inst. Journalists. Articled Engineering Co. dealing with motor cars, motor cycles, and aircraft. [French, Hindustani.] |  | Devon |\n| D.O. 147 | Colonel | Lincoln | 54 | Good | Ed. privately. Sandhurst, Tea, rubber, bor planting. Magic lantern scheme for Army Instruction. Hobbies, photography, gardening, [French, Tamil, German.] |  | Hurrey |\n| D.O. 168 | Lieut.-Col. | Yorke | 50 | Good | Ed. Wellington and R.M.C., Sandhurst. Reg. Army 30 yrs. Has contributed to various London and Indian papers. [French,] |  | London |\n| D.O. 777 | Private | London | 23 | Fair | Ed. privately. 1 yr. clerk, Public Trustee Office. 3 yrs. tea planting, Calcutta. [Hindustani] |  | Surrey |\n| D.O. 233 | Capt. | Gen. List, Hants. | 35 | Good | Ed. privately. Fr. London Stock Exchange Ceylon tea and rubber planting on estate Colombo, also Commercial Co., Ltd., also asst. manager of rubber estate, South India. Total service on tea and rubber estates, 6¼ yrs. [Tamil, Singalese.] |  | Ireland |\n| D.O. 983 | Lieut. | Welsh | 23 | Fair | Ed. Marlborough and Cn, France. 3 yrs. experience Probate Office, Salisbury, 2 yrs. tea planting, Ceylon. [French, Tamil.] |  | Cornwall |\n| D.O. 844 | Lieut.-Col. | Yorke | 50 | Good |  |  | Cornwall |\n| 11,0,3066 | 2nd Lieut. | D.L.I. | 29 | Good | Ed. privately. 3 yrs. insurance office experience. 4 yrs. rubber planting, Malay. [Malay.] |  | London |\n| D.O.1893 | Captain | R.F.A. |  | Good |  |  | Devon |\n| 0.0, 398 | 2nd Lieut. | Lincoln | 31 | Fair | Ed. Robert Gordon's Coll., Aberdeen; 12 yrs. experience of lithographic trade, i.e. artist, designer, and draughtsman, poster, illuminating, scripts, maps, and plans; exhibitor at art galleries, gaining several South Kensington awards, |  | Gloucester |\n| 2,0,1437 | Lieut. | Hampshire |  | Malaria | For some time employee Harrogate Hope Tea Garden, India. Afterwards owned motor engineering firm. |  | London |\n| D.O.1529 | Lieut | Norfolk | 34 | Fair | Ed. privately. Farming, ranching, rubber planting America, S. Sea Islands. Knowledge preparation vegetable oils, |  | Au280x Hertfordshire |\n| D.O. 70 | 2nd Lieut. | Gordon H. | 29 | Fair | Ed. Uppingham. 5 yrs. apprentice Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co., Ltd. 4 yrs. gold mining, Klondyke. 8 yrs. sub-inspector police and fire brigade, British Guiana. 5 yrs. rubber planting, Malay. [Malay.] |  | London |\n| 0.0, 802 | Lieut. | R.N.D. | 29 | Good | Sheldon Univ., Chicago; 1st class Hon., City and Guilds Topography and Lithography. 5 yrs. apprentice Moore, Ltd., Belfast, manufacturers stationery and bookbinders; 6 yrs. works manager 4 yrs. asst. manager to a London firm. [French,] |  | Aberdeen |\n| 0.609 | 2nd Lieut. | K.R.R. | 34 | Asthma | Ed. Epsom and R.N.C., Greenwich. Ex-Commander R.N, 1 yr. representative E. W. Shieler & Co. in Ceylon (precious stones). Special correspondent \"Daily Chronicle,\" \"Standard,\" and \"New York Herald.\" Managing Director many companies. Knowledge Accounts; Shipbuilding, Board of Trade Master's Certificate. [French.] |  | Aberdeen |\n| 0.608 | 2nd Lieut. | Border | 24 | Fair | Ed. privately. Journalist, dramatist, advertisement copy writer. Publicity work G.W. Rly. Contributor to Press. Controlled staff correspondents, artists. Originated Repertoire Company, B.E.F. [French, Spanish.] |  | Cornwall |\n| U.Q. D.O.-29.7.18. 18409 |  |  |  |  | Ed. St. Albans. Spent whole career prior to war in printing trade. Inspector milling machines, government factory since discharge from Army. |  | London |\n|  |  |  |  |  | Ed. privately. 7 yrs. apprenticed printing machine-room and representative traveller. Knowledge of accountancy, |  | London |\n|  |  |  |  |  | Ed. privately. Journalist, \"Bradford Daily Telegraph.\" Freelance before War. Experience publicity work, Shorthand. Asst. Inspector Ministry of Munitions (10 mos). [French.] |  | London |",
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        "title": "CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8]",
        "content_text": "# HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nDuring the above three months the Officer in Charge of one of the Police patrol launches stopped at and visited Cheung Chau 15 times. A patrol launch passes the island at least once every day and can be stopped by signal.\n\nThe Captain Superintendent of Police will be asked to arrange if possible for a second European police officer to be stationed at Cheung Chau during the summer.\n\n## Amendment of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903\n\n**THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL** moved the first reading of a Bill intituled, **An Ordinance to amend further the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903**.\n\nThe \"Objects and Reasons\" attached to the Bill are as follows:-\n\n1. Clauses 2, 3 and 4 of the Bill deal with the payment of compensation for animals slaughtered by order of the Sanitary Board, and for animals retained for observation by order of the Board. Clauses 5 to 9 make certain alterations in the law relating to open spaces, scavenging lanes, and means of access for the purpose of inspecting, scavenging, and cleansing.\n\n2. Clause 2. This clause makes amendment in the heading prefixed to sections 54 and 55 of the principal Ordinance which is consequential on the amendment made by clauses 3 and 4 of the bill.\n\n3. Clause 3. The existing law relating to compensation for animals slaughtered by order of the Board is defective in two main respects, i.e., (a) it applies only to cattle and not to animals generally, and (b) it gives no power to withhold compensation for animals which were imported in an infected condition. Clause 3 of the bill follows the lines of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894. It makes the amount of compensation depend upon the nature of the disease, it gives power to withhold compensation if the owner of the animal has been guilty in relation to the animal of an offence against the principal Ordinance, and it provides that, unless otherwise ordered by the Governor-in-Council, no compensation shall be paid for any animal which shows symptoms of disease before it has been in the Colony for the period of incubation of the disease in question. The maximum compensation is to be $40 in the case of a pig and $400 in the case of any other animal. Power is given to the Governor-in-Council to define by order the periods of incubation of any diseases.\n\n4. Clause 4. This clause gives the Board power to retain for observation any animal which is liable to be slaughtered by order of the Board, and it provides that compensation shall be given in such a case as if the animal has been slaughtered.\n\n5. Clause 5. This clause provides that if an existing domestic building has in fact the amount of open space which would be required in the case of a new domestic building erected on land leased from the Crown before the commencement of the principal Ordinance, such open space shall not be reduced below the minimum required for such a new domestic building.\n\n6. Clause 6. This clause makes general the provisions of section 176 of the principal Ordinance relating to open spaces between new domestic buildings and the hillside. At present these provisions apply only to the City of Victoria.\n\n7. Clause 7. (a) This sub-clause makes it clear that scavenging lanes provided under the section must be formed to such levels as the Building Authority may direct. (b) This sub-clause extends the privilege of the proviso to all ground stories which are not used for domestic purposes, whether they be used as shops or not. In future, therefore, the proviso will apply, e.g., to ground stories used as godowns as well as to ground stories used as shops. It must, however, be pointed out that the amendment may have a restrictive effect also, though this depends upon the legal construction which ought to be placed on the wording of the present proviso. It is believed that the intention of the present proviso was that the concession should be available only where the ground stories of the three adjacent buildings were used solely as shops, and that it should not be available where those shops were used also for domestic purposes. However, that may be, the amendment will make it clear that if the shops are also used for domestic purposes the concession cannot be claimed. Of course, the presence of two caretakers in a shop at night will not have the effect of making the shop a place used for domestic purposes within the meaning of the section. (c) In future no portion of any street shall be allowed to count as open space. (d) This sub-clause gives the Building Authority power to modify the provision of this section in the interests of the owner.\n\n8. Clause 8. The remarks made in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of clause 7 above apply also to the corresponding paragraphs of this section. Sub-clause (d). It is intended that no compensation shall be payable in future for scavenging lanes in any case. Such lanes are indirectly an advantage to the public but they are primarily necessary for the convenience and health of the occupants of the building. It is mainly for the benefit of the owner and his tenants, though indirectly it benefits the public because it tends to make the locality more healthy; but the main benefit of scavenging lanes is to the owner and his tenants and it seems only reasonable that the owner should be the person to bear the expense, in all cases, of providing such lanes.\n\n9. Clause 9. It seems desirable to provide that all open spaces which abut on a street must be provided with a means of access from such street for the purpose of inspection, scavenging and cleansing.\n\n**THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL** said-The Bill falls into two parts; the second, third and fourth clauses deal with the compensation to be paid for animals slaughtered by order of the Sanitary Board. Clauses 5 to 9 deal with open spaces, scavenging lanes and allied subjects. Dealing, first of all, with the compensation for animals slaughtered, the present law is defective in two respects. It applies to cattle only and not to animals generally, and it gives no power to withhold compensation for animals imported in an infected condition. Power will exist in future to refuse compensation when infected animals are imported, as it seems only fair that the importer should bear the loss and that it should not be thrown on the public. Power is also given to refuse compensation where the owner of the animal has been guilty of any offence in connection with the importation or control of the animals in the Colony. The actual rates of compensation, which appear in clause 3, are taken from the English Act. The rate of compensation depends to a certain extent upon the nature of the disease. Clause 4 gives the Board power to retain for observation or treatment animals which would otherwise be liable to be slaughtered but which the Board may wish to retain for the purpose of making investigations into the disease. As to open spaces and scavenging lanes, the main amendment which the Bill proposes to effect is to provide that, in future, no compensation shall be paid in any case for scavenging lanes. Under the existing law, if buildings erected on land leased from the Crown, before the commencement of the principal Ordinance, and are provided with scavenging lanes, and these scavenging lanes are surrendered and become Crown property, provision is made for the payment of compensation. It is now thought, sir, that the expense of provision of such scavenging lanes ought in all cases to fall on the owner. This part of the Bill provides that in future no street shall count as an open space. In certain cases, streets are already allowed to count as open space if no domestic buildings front on them. The effect of that is that where the owner is allowed to count the street as an open space he has to provide a smaller amount of space on his property than he otherwise would and it is thought that the time has come in the public interest to require owners to provide, on their own land, the not excessive amount of open space which the principal Ordinance requires, without having the option of counting a street as part of the open space. The rule is one which has worked in a spasmodic and capricious way because if any domestic building fronts on the street it is not possible to count it as open space. Opportunity is also taken to make certain minor amendments. I beg to move the first reading.\n\n**THE COLONIAL SECRETARY** seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nLi Yao Han, presumed to be acting in Lung Chi Kuang's interest, is still in arms in the Tung Kun district; it is, however, not expected that he will give any trouble, and he will probably be placated with an official position of some kind. There is some idea of Wu Ting Fang being appointed Civil Governor, but in the meantime Wei Pang Ping is to officiate.\n\nEarly in October I received complaints from the Governor of Hong Kong, as well as the general officer commanding the troops, that the colony was not getting the necessary supplies of cattle and firewood from Wuchow owing to the interference with steamers, both British and Chinese, by the Kwang-si and Kwangtung military officials. Representations here having no effect, I despatched His Majesty's vice-consul to the West River with full discretion to make some arrangement by which the river traffic to Hong Kong could be resumed. Mr. Sly's very full and interesting report on his mission, copy of which I enclose,* will inform you of the agreement he reached with the military authorities at Wuchow and Samshui; the system he inaugurated has worked, and still is working, very successfully, and he is, I think, entitled to great credit for a very excellent piece of work.\n\nIt is now fairly certain that H.M.S. \"Robin\" was fired on in error owing to her ensign being invisible on a close day without any breeze; orders have now been given that the ensign is to be stretched out by bamboos, so that there may be no possible mistake in future. The United States gunboat \"Pampanga\" was fired on not long ago, a little below Samshui, but this is probably accounted for by the fact that she was proceeding up river after dark.\n\nI have now the pleasant duty of bringing to your notice valuable services and generous assistance rendered by officials and firms during the past two months.\n\nCommander Cloete of H.M.S. \"Tarantula,\" Senior Naval Officer on the West River, was at Canton during practically the whole of the trouble; he was responsible for the defence of Shameen and arranging for the patrol of the delta and East River. I am much indebted to him for his cordial co-operation and valuable assistance readily accorded at any hour of the day or night. Good service has been rendered by Lieutenant-Commander Johnstone of H.M.S. \"Moth,\" Lieutenant-Commander Hunt of H.M.S. \"Cicala,\" Lieutenant-Commander Manwaring of H.M.S. \"Moorhen,\" Lieutenant-Commander Pearce of H.M.S. \"Robin\" in patrolling the West River and the delta, and in enforcing Mr. Sly's scheme for the protection of shipping between Hong Kong and Wuchow. I trust that the services rendered by these officers may be brought to the notice of the Lords of the Admiralty.\n\nIn connection with the West River patrol the following occurs in a letter addressed to me on the 21st October by Mr. Holworthy, who up to that time had been Commissioner of Customs at Wuchow:--\n\n\"I am writing a few lines to express my great appreciation and thanks for the successful efforts of the British consulate-general at Canton, in combination with the Admiralty, in raising the blockade of Wuchow. I would remark that the action of Mr. Sly, vice-consul, has had the result of greatly enhancing British prestige in the province of Kwang-si; it had sunk very considerably during the last two years.\"\n\nI would mention that as the French consul-general had neither men nor ships at his disposal we took over the defence of the French concession, and as this largely increased our responsibilities we asked the American naval authorities to assist us with a force if required. This the commander of the U.S.S. \"Helena\" readily agreed to do, and on the only occasion on which British bluejackets had to land they were supported by a large force from the \"Helena.\" Our best thanks are due to Commander Schoop of the \"Helena,\" Commander Rhodes of the \"Wilmington\" and to Lieutenant-Commander Woods of the \"Pampanga.\"\n\nThe Indian detachment on Shameen carried out their duties admirably; there was no friction with the Chinese, and, so far as I am aware, not a single case of misconduct among them.\n\nIt is difficult to overestimate the value of the service rendered by Captain Wahl, a British language officer here. He speaks Cantonese fluently, and knew personally every officer of any rank; he was thus enabled to get into close touch with them and ascertain unofficially their views. He placed his time unreservedly at my disposal, and I made very heavy demands on it; he frequently acted as interpreter for me with officials, who spoke little Mandarin, and during the whole time, and especially during the latter negotiations, acted as liaison officer between the two sides. I trust that his services may be brought to the notice of the proper military authorities.\n\nThe Municipal Council supported me loyally in arranging for the defence of the concession, and their police carried out their difficult duties with great tact. Without hesitation I can say that the restrictions, which I found it necessary to impose, were carried out with a minimum of inconvenience to the commercial community.\n\nI am much indebted to the Commissioner of Customs and several British firms for the loan of launches and motor-boats.\n\nM. Segerdal, Commissioner of Customs at Samshui, rendered valuable assistance in helping Mr. Sly on both his visits to the West River, and his advice and co-operation have been especially valuable in drawing up and enforcing the arrangement for the West River traffic. He has also been very good in keeping me informed as to events in his district before there was a gunboat continually stationed. I trust that you will see your way to bringing his services to the notice of the Inspector-General.\n\nNaturally, a great amount of extra work has been thrown on the staff of this Consulate-General, especially as I myself had frequently occasion to be away from the office. Mr. Sly, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Guthrie and Constable Read have carried out their duties to my complete satisfaction and readily responded to the heavy demands I was obliged to make on their spare time.\n\nI am forwarding copies of this despatch to the Governor of Hong Kong as well as to the General Officer Commanding the Troops and the Commodore at Hong Kong.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n**HERBERT GOFFE.**\n\nPage 307",
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        "content_text": "CYBIL.\n\nIMPORTATION OF CATTLE.\n\nSTORY OF THE EARLY SET-BACKS.\n\nThe health and condition of the cattle have been dominating factors in the operations of the Dairy Farm, and the story of the Company's early misfortunes can only excite wonder that success was ever attained. Those who are in any way acquainted with the difficulties of securing a constant yield of milk all the year round from the same herd of cows, when reinforcements can only be obtained after a long sea voyage entailing much risk, must be quite amazed at the tremendous task performed by the Company in the face of its succession of disheartening happenings. Infectious diseases, climatic conditions, stall feeding, the high cost of imported animals, serious loss on sales of useless animals all have combined, with their separate anxieties and problems, to make definite progress a matter of extreme difficulty. It should be noted that fully one-third of the deaths among the stock are caused by rinderpest; also that the average useful life of a cow is but from three to four years. These facts alone create a difficult problem.\n\nThe following table, prepared from statistics kept since the reconstruction of the Company in 1896, is informative:\n\n  \n    Animals bought\n    Calves kept\n    Abortions\n    Calves sold\n    Deaths\n  \n  \n    1,289\n    3,882\n    1,204\n    1,831\n    1,403\n  \n\nI AM A DAIRY Cow. My name is CYBIL. My master says I AM \"IN THE HEIGHT OF FASHION, WELL POLISHED AND GOOD TO LOOK UPON. Being the FOSTER MOTHER OF THE HUMAN RACE\" I pay no heed to his flattering twaddle. My business is to eat grass, silage, hay, straw, grain, cakes and roots and convert these into MILK, BUTTER AND FAT - NATURE'S MOST PERFECT FOOD. Last year I was exceedingly busy producing milk. It was very trying during the warm months but I hope to do the same this year along with my sisters. I am sure you appreciate the good we do in producing more ECONOMICAL HUMAN FOOD than any other animal on earth. We shudder and tremble when we hear a harsh word, but, oh, how happy and comfortable we feel when a kind word is whispered or a caressing pat is given us. USE MORE OF THE VALUABLE FOOD WE PRODUCE. Treat us kindly and we serve you well.\n\nThe first lot of cows imported from America in 1886 proving to be practically worthless, the Company had to borrow funds from the then directors to purchase other animals. Happily, these turned out to be more useful than the initial batch. After this, small shipments of cattle were obtained periodically from America until the spring of 1893.\n\nIn that year, the herd was insufficient to cope with the now greater call for the Company's milk, and the directors decided to send the manager to Australia to purchase more stock. Sixty-three head were bought. Forty-three of the animals were shipped on the S/S \"Airlie,\" owned by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright & Co., Sydney, whose local agents are Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. The \"Airlie\" encountered a typhoon when crossing the China Sea between Manila and Hong Kong, where many another good ship has had a stormy passage, and but precariously won through. This, of course, was bad for the live stock. The ship's commander, Captain Ellis, did everything that he could to save them, but with little success. The heavy seas broke over the deck, smashed the stalls, and washed the cattle down the alley-ways. Only 56 out of 63 survived.\n\n  \n    566\n    56\n    57\n    345",
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        "content_text": "351\n\nThe Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's recommendation was agreed to and the matter was left over for the time being. Twenty pure bred Holstein cows imported from New Zealand were given the credit for bringing this disease to the farm. Before inoculation, about twelve died. Inoculation caused two more deaths, while in a few other cases it was necessary to snip off the point of the tail where inoculation took place in order to prevent the animals from incurring too severe a reaction.\n\nRINDERPEST.\n\nIn 1896, rinderpest made its first appearance at the Company's farm. At that time the whole herd was confined to the limited space within the gates of Mains of Pokfulum. The manager at that time, not being acquainted with the diagnosis of Asiatic rinderpest, and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon being absent on leave in England, all the doctors in the Colony visited the farm to inspect the sick animals and hold post-mortems on the dead ones.\n\nAfter some days, it was found that the disease was contagious and that the entire herd was in grave danger of being wiped out. The Sanitary department took charge of the whole premises, engaging a squad of coolies to bury the dead animals. The coolies bolted, and were replaced by others in great numbers, yet they were not able to keep pace with the rapid mortality, and the dead animals were being piled up in a heap in a cattle paddock in the centre of the farm.\n\nThe farm entrance was closed and was guarded by a European constable day and night to prevent anything or anybody leaving the farm. In connection with this arrangement, there was an amusing incident when two prominent doctors entered the farm to hold a post-mortem on one of the cattle, and were refused permission to leave until the constable on duty had himself been requested by the Governor to allow the doctors to go home. The Company protested against the closed door and desired permission to bring out the healthy animals to be segregated. This permission was ultimately granted, but too late, for the disease accompanied the cattle from site to site until only thirty cows were left out of a herd of 230 head. The weather chanced to be wet and cold. Mat-sheds were run up here and there, and the first move made for segregation. Sick animals were picked out daily and the healthy moved on to fresh quarters, until the disease was finally confined to one lot of seventy young animals, the first young stock reared on the farm. These were all more or less affected, and to end the disastrous disease, the manager marched the seventy head to the seaside one Sunday morning and shot them. It was a sad day for him. The fruits of his first three years' labour as manager came to a sudden and deplorable end in the short space of ten days.\n\nThere was much controversy at Sanitary Board Meetings (which took place almost daily in connection with the disease) as to the best method of disposing of the carcases. It was eventually decided to drag them down to the seaside and load them in lighters to be dumped in the open sea. To facilitate this move, the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, the Acting Colonial Treasurer, the Acting Postmaster General, and several European Police and Sanitary Inspectors volunteered each to take charge of twenty coolies and a dead cow and continue dragging day and night to the seaside until the premises were clear of dead animals. A second army of men was stationed at the seaside to put the carcases on board the lighters. During the prolonged burial operations, the pile of carcases became dense in more ways than one; one of these attracted the dogs from the neighbouring village, which gave work to a party of police with firearms. The Sanitary department thoroughly disinfected the whole of the premises at a cost to themselves of about $3,000. They further bought all fodder and grain on the farm from the Company and burned it. The directors tried their very best to get some compensation for the great loss which they had sustained but without avail. For six months the Company was not allowed to recommence business, and during the interval, other dairies sprang into existence.\n\nIn 1894, the herd of cattle was doubled, and for the year 1895, a dividend of 10% was paid, leaving a balance of $24,000 to be carried forward. This sum, and a call of $10,000, made up the total amount that the Company had with which to start business again. The property known as Sassoon's had previously been bought, and in order not to put new cattle into the old sheds, this property was developed by converting the then existing outhouses into cow-sheds. When they were completed, a raid was made on the Chinese dairies, and sixty of their best milkers were purchased, while seventy cows were imported from Tacoma. Trouble did not cease, however, for in the spring of 1897, rinderpest again broke out, this time at Sassoon's Farm. Profiting from previous experience, segregation of the animals was commenced at once, and this had the effect of reducing the mortality to thirty head; three affected animals recovered. About this time, rinderpest was very prevalent in South Africa, and information from...\n\n68\n\n69\n\n69",
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        "content_text": "Press, recounting the experience of the erstwhile bazaar master, who has now been superseded, and who, on arriving at his office, found on his table a small jug of milk accompanied by a letter from the wife of the officer commanding the irregulars, calling his attention to the jug of \"so-called milk,\" as she sarcastically puts it, which she had sent up to him to look at and test, and concerning which she must beg him to answer the following questions at his very earliest convenience (very much underlined):-\n\nIs it really milk?\n\nIs it more than half water?\n\nIs it not dreadfully adulterated and calculated to make her dear children ill?\n\nIs it not a cruel and wicked shame that a poisonous mixture should be sold in any properly-looked-after bazaar?\n\nWill Major Stot have the goodness to fine the milk-man at least ten rupees at once?\"\n\nAfter the motion had been seconded by Captain Burnie and carried, Mr. Douglas Jones, one of the directors, thought it wise to remove one kind of impression that Mr. Granville Sharp's remarks might have created. He said \"I hope that you will not consider, as I anticipate perhaps the speech of the Chairman would lead you to imagine, that the rest of the Board have in their minds and think for a moment that the Dairy Farm is a philanthropic and charitable concern; I can say for one that it is not my view at all. I have got a considerable amount of capital in it, and I propose not only to make it a social success but a financial success, and I hope that within a very short time, or within a reasonable time, it will become a financial success.'\n\n31\n\nThe next annual meeting was held on December 27th of the same year, having been brought forward a couple of months. Mr. Sharp made a Christmas speech, observing that there was a certain appropriateness in their thus meeting at the festive season, as the directors had a good report to lay before the shareholders. \"We have had a good year,\" he said, \"and we have proved the truth of the adage that all things are possible to wisely directed diligence,\" and we hope you will be satisfied with what we have done.\n\nWhat a lamentable anti-climax was applied by the tone of an extraordinary meeting held within a few months. Dr. Noble presided over this meeting, the date of which was 6th July, 1896, and it can be understood with what deep regret he made the following speech :-\" Gentlemen-This meeting is held in accordance with the Company's Ordinance of 1865, the object being to enable you to record your vote on the question at issue, i.e., shall the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, be wound up? It will be quite unnecessary for me to give you details or to elaborate and dwell at length on the causes which have, in the opinion of your directors, made such a step necessary. We were just congratulating ourselves on having surmounted most of the difficulties by which the Company has been for years beset, and had just declared and paid the first really substantial dividend that has been paid since the foundation of the Company, ten years ago, when our only stock-in-trade, our herd, was almost entirely destroyed by the fatal rinderpest, or cattle plague, by which they were attacked, and against the ravages of which we were powerless and helpless, because of the absence of all expert veterinary advice; there being no qualified veterinary surgeon within a 1,000 miles of the Colony at that time (March last) there has been none nearer since then, and there will be none for another six months at least, our Colonial Veterinary Surgeon having recently been granted six months' extension leave. Your directors feel, that had he or any similarly well-qualified veterinary surgeon been within call in March last, it would be quite unnecessary for us to be here to-day to discuss the advisability of winding up this Company.\n\nThe Company's aim in the past has always been, and its policy in the future will be, to supply its customers with only the best and purest of milk, cream and butter. It was with this object in view that the Company purchased and built its sheds upon ground remote from the settled and thickly populated portions of the Colony, appreciating the well-authenticated fact that the germs of typhoid fever and other diseases of a more or less alarming and fatal character are not only carried but propagated with great facility in and through the medium of milk and other dairy produce. This is well recognised and beyond dispute. We have, therefore, always given special attention and care to cleanliness and segregation. Our town depôt, or distributing station, as well as our cattle sheds are airy, lofty, and commodious, well drained and well ventilated, and the greatest care is given to the cleanliness of our stock and the premises generally. The same care is exercised in the selection of our food-stuffs as well, and only the best purchased are made use of, our endeavour being, as I have intimated, to give our customers only the purest dairy produce, free from the contaminating influences of overcrowded and thickly populated districts, abounding in evil-smelling drains, and where diseases, easily communicated to dairy produce, are ever present. While we have, in pursuing this course, safeguarded the\n\n82\n\n83\n\n358",
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        "content_text": "VIEW OF TOWN DAIRY, \n\nSAUSAGE AND LARD MACHINERY \n\nThe story may now be carried on to the second annual meeting of the new Company, held on October 27th, 1898, Captain Tillet in the chair. Troubles had still been coming thick and fast, judging from the following passages from the chairman's speech- It is a matter of great regret to the Board that they are unable to present to you a better report of the working for last year. This unfortunate result is almost entirely due to the effects of the epidemic of foot and mouth disease which attacked the herd in November, and the attack of rinderpest which attacked Sassoon's station last February. The disease appeared for the first time in the history of the Colony at the cattle depot and at your Pokfulum station, the latter of which was declared an infected area, but was fortunately released by the Sanitary Board before the disease spread to your other stations at Sassoon's and at West Point, by which time it was general throughout the Colony: otherwise our business would have been entirely suspended. As it was, our sales in December were reduced fully two-thirds from those of the preceding four months, while the expenditure was largely increased, and the price of all food stuffs had risen considerably. Although the yield has greatly improved, it is still far below the average of previous years. This is owing to the fact that although we only lost by death two or three head from this foot and mouth disease, the bulk of the cows slipped their calves, and instead of giving twenty or thirty lbs. of milk have only given three or four lbs. apiece. The effects of this are still being felt. The rinderpest which attacked the station at Sassoon's in February carried off some twenty head of cows, and shut out the supply of milk from that station for nearly one month. Fortunately, the Sanitary Board adopted a different policy to that of 1896, when they closed up the farm, the result of which was that we lost 200 head out of a herd of 230. During September and October last, the herd was increased by seventy-five head, and, owing to the reduced supply, again in January a lot of eighteen head was purchased. In May last, Mr. James Walker, who has been manager of the farm since November, 1892, went home on six months leave, and his brother Mr. A. L. Walker is now in charge. At the present time, I am pleased to say, the herd is in excellent health and condition, and all our produce meets with a ready sale. At present we are unable to fill many orders, and it seems we should buy more, were it not that we consider the $15,000 uncalled capital should remain as a nucleus of reserve fund, which we should like to be equal in value to the book value of the herd.\" \n\nThe next annual meeting, the third, was held on December 18th, 1899, Captain Tillet again presiding, and saying: \"Since our meeting of 27th \n\nPage 88\n\nPage 89\n\nPage 361",
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        "document_key": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]",
        "content_text": "1 Powell L \n\nTelephone C. 457 \n\nUNDER NEW MANAGEMENT \n\nLADIES' \n\nLtd \n\nCHILDREN'S DEPTS. \n\nwe \n\nA \n\nTo make room for our New Goods, \n\nholding are SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE in these Departments \n\nColossal reductions regardless \n\nof cost. \n\nBe sure you pay us \n\na visit during this week, August 22nd to August 29th. \n\nAN ENDOWMENT INSURANCE POLICY \n\nwill enable your family to redeem the mortgage \n\non your house if you die, and \n\nwill enable you to pay it yourself if you live. INSURE WITH \n\nCHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD. \n\nAll Clauses of Life Insurance Business Transacted. \n\nLife Assurance Department. \n\n1. C. 1121. \n\nBt, George's Building. \n\nATTRACTIVE HANDBAGS \n\nFOR ALL OCCASIONS \n\nIN \n\nBATICK LEATHER \n\nSILK & SUEDE Also for Afternoon Wear and Many Dainty Novelties \n\nfor \n\nEvening Wear \n\nSMART NEW \n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING \n\n“PHOMENE” \n\nFIRE APPLIANCES. \n\n\"BRITISH THEREFORE BEST** \n\nTwo Gallon Type. Extinguishers as shown above are absolutely necessary in districts where water facilities are limited. Avoid risks and install \"Phomene.\" \n\nAsk for Particulars. Sole Agents \n\nMUSTARD & CO. 16-17 Connaught Road Central Phone 1126. \n\nACKNOWLEDGEMENT. \n\nPOST. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1926. \n\nPage 9 \n\nSHANGHAI ARMS SEIZURE. \n\nEX-ARMY OFFICER \n\nCHARGED. \n\nFRENCHMAN, GERMAN, AMERKAN AND CHINESE INVOLVED. \n\n(Our Own Correspondent.) \n\nShanghai, August 26. \n\nWEST RIVER PIRACY. \n\nSTANDARD OIL AGENT CAPTURED. \n\nTHE S.S. KWANG HUNG SEIZED AT KAU KONG. \n\nCANTON CHANGES. \n\nEFFECTS OF LIAO CHUNG-KAI'S DEATH. \n\n(From Correspondent.) \n\nCanton. August 23. It appears that the assassination of Liao Chang-kai, the late Bolshevik leader in Canton, is causing some serious changes in the political situation here. \n\nLu \n\n(An Occasional Correspondent.) \n\nWuchow, August 21. When the strike came into effect cutting off communication between \n\nIn connection with the French \n\nSongkong and Wuchow, the \n\nYau \n\naddition to the resignation of Wu \n\nder to recall him. Alternative \n\npolice seizure of arms and ammunition \n\nCompany of Hongkong Techen \n\nthe Police Commissioner, y, it can dismiss him directly. \n\ntion, estimated in value at $46,000 \n\nWuchow transferred several \n\nand the detention of Mei Kwang- \n\nThere are a number of cases in \n\nthere have been arrested Colonel \n\ntheir agents dying the Chinese \n\na Cantonese military consan \n\nwhich a diplomatic agent has \n\nJames Christie, a British \n\nany danger to the Canton-Wuchow \n\nservice. \n\nder, and several other military \n\nher recalled at the request of \n\nver, retired. Relegation \n\nCameral Daily \n\nadduhs have been maintain \n\nand police officers, as reported \n\nthe State in which he resides \n\nhavies \n\n15sch, alina Charles A. \n\ned. The weng Hung left Canton today, the case has also \n\ncatad for a breach of this rule. In \n\nNeed, an 1804, the Spanish Minister to \n\nperson & Frothman \n\nwatert ss usual, for Wuchow, striving of the City Executive Committee. \n\nAmerleen named on Tuesday morning August 18, the resignation of C. C. Wa, Chief \n\nthe United States, attempted to \n\nChrist formerly in the castonte \n\nser- Kan Keg at 9 are the same \n\nvenho tendered his resignation \n\nres- bribe a newspaper to publish \n\nan article in favour of Spain. with \n\nported to be the secretary of \n\nber of pirate ware travelling as its \n\nto accord protection to the de- \n\nroference to a dispute in \n\nGeneral Wong Tse-hua in whose \n\npassengers. When they opened fire \n\ncease high oficial press between \n\ntwe exuntries, aslan were discovered \n\n340,000 \n\nsimultaneously in various parts of; \n\nen the United Sutes anked for \n\nincluding a quantity of counter- \n\nthe ship, several steam launches \n\ntang party said to he suspected \n\nhis recall. For years later, the \n\ntatt tns which the police assert \n\ncame out from the river banks \n\n2 United States were again \n\nquesting the recall of a Minister \n\nas \n\nthe purchase money. The \n\nsarmmanded the steamer. In \n\nAmerican, French and British \n\nWix.] showong 1our \n\nThis time of Mr. Jackson, \n\nThe Courts when the eases \n\nBritish Ambasador, the charge \n\nbeing that in certain toaste given \n\nat pablle dinners he had charged. \n\nBREACH OF TRUST. \n\nAnother member of the Kucmin- \n\nby the authorities is \n\nCheckman \n\nJai, an aviator, formerly District Magistrate of Taungabau and a faithful follower of the late Dr. Sun Yur-ken. I \n\nis understood \n\nwith \"Talsehood and duplicity.\" \n\nSAPORE MAN GETS HEAVY \n\nand he well-to-do. \n\nAfter deliberation, the Ambasea- \n\nthe American administration \n\ndor was recalled, but the British Government duly placed on \n\nvocord that \"His Majesty's Guy- ernment has not marked with \n\nMrs. Lorne Murphy, of the \n\nany expression of displeasure \n\nStation Hot Kowloon, who has \n\nSENTENCE. \n\n· Our Own Correspondent.) \n\nSingapore. August 25. \n\nMr. Compton Cooper, ex-ciskier \n\nTa pirates nas ap apathat \n\nan order has been issued for \n\nsengers and by examining the \n\nthe arrest of Jai, who bas now \n\nhazds of the passengers made \n\ndis- tiretion between the working \n\nappeared, as the revolver used \n\nby the assasain in shooting Liau \n\nAs found with coarse hands were \n\nChunu-kai is Rileyed to being \n\nreleased, \n\nWounded Editor Dies, \n\ntuned. Those with lady dngers\" \n\nwere do- \n\nChan Chau-lam, who was with \n\nashore and the best was \n\nscrunchly \n\nLizo Coung-si and received for \n\ncleaned out. The Captcha was \n\nious wounds ciro, passed away \n\nThe Captain is a Bri \n\nalso taken. \n\njust returned by the imprese \n\nof does not appear to have \n\ncon- of Messra Job Liste And Co. \n\nWand has bees \n\nwary offlsiently for three days in a very critical \n\ntish ahjust noted \"Chen Kam,\" \n\nbital, where he had ocen lying \n\nThis tnorning at the Kung Yee \n\nCanada, destres to convey her \n\nmitted any international offence \n\nconvicted of a breach of trust \n\nin sincere thanks to Mr. H. P. White \n\nagainst the United \n\nthe navigation of this condition. \n\nStates,\" the sum of $4,000 \n\na yetenosil to meble steamer for the past several \n\nditor of the China News in Hong \n\ndueting Mr. Wiarson, Cant. Turnball \n\nAgain in 1871 the United States \n\nthree months hard labour in add \n\nChan was formerly \n\nand all officers of the Douglas \n\nrequests the recall of the \n\ntiva is a tire of $500 with the \n\nPears. All told about fisty \n\nDoug and after his paper was \n\nSteamatip Chowany and friends \n\nRussian Minister, fox inturail- \n\nernative of six mutha' ingrison, \n\nsengers were held captive. The \n\ni pressed he came back to Canton \n\nwe attended the fanem of her \n\nterence in its internal affairs, \n\nart in default as payment... \n\nsteamer was then allowed to \n\nand became an editor of the Min \n\nlato hachawdd und sent wreaths, \n\nand whilst most people will \n\nremen- \n\nber the comparatively recent \n\nWachon on the night of August 20th, \n\njast twants-war hours tale. $120,000 \n\nRansom Asked. Among those taken captive \n\nin her recent sad bereavement. \n\ncase of Dr. Danba, who was recalled by Austria from the \n\nThe Borning Post \n\nWEDNESDAY, Aveer 26, 1025. \n\nComrade Karakhan, \n\nground that he proposed to \n\nhis, government plane ic engineeri \n\nstrikes in American steelworks, \n\nwitich \n\nmanufacturing \n\nWern \n\nmunitions of war. A case of mutual dismissal of Ministara by \n\nFOOD SUPPLIES. \n\nPORE, MUTTON AND BEEF PLENTIFUL. \n\nReduced Demand. \n\nNeo Jia Pag. He was also an in- \n\nfacial ember of the Central Executive Committee \n\nof \n\nthe Kuomintang. \n\nof \n\nwei now chairman of the Brein- \n\nSiner the death of Mr. Liao \n\na number of prominent ciftens \n\nof Cheng-kai, the Soviel Representa- \n\ntire in Canton, who is now High \n\ntravelling as a third class passanger \n\nAdvisor in the Nationalist Govern- \n\nto avoid recognition, as he le well \n\nknow on the Wert River. Mr. Chap- \n\nof a man to succeed Liao in the \n\nLong in the Wochow agent of the \n\ntasks which the deceased and M. \n\nSuch har ter the improvement \n\nlard Oil Company and has \n\nBorngin had been jointly perform- \n\nWe have recently become so \n\nby Great Thilair and Spain in the \n\nfood stastion during the large \n\nancial de cesto. \n\naccustomed to the spectacle of \n\noccurred in 1848. Aravclution \n\npast for days, that restrictions \n\nofmediately recoguised and was \n\nsentative bax found Wang Ching- \n\nHe was ing. So far the Russian repre- \n\nSpain the Soviet Government \n\nviolating reverent in \n\nwas the slaughter if native rattle \n\nbave infurewd as spon payenere \n\ninternational law and exploiting! \n\ni wn to have the spinpality of \n\nzou been removed and the supply \n\n$120,000 he would be immediately \n\ntive Committee of the Nationalist \n\nthe huden diplomatic system \n\nthe British Forestry in a class \n\ntopping the denialet. His assistant and wife \n\nGovernment, the called parson. \n\nits-uture, TARE Tho rucent \n\nPalmerston. I was also \n\nConsumption is being that of \n\nwere wish him. The wife \n\nRussian known that Mr. Bulwer, the Bri- \n\nnormal times, owing probably to the \n\nreleased but the assistant was held. \n\nkecs Conference in the Eden-- \n\nrevolations of the \n\nwas When Wang atleaded the Wer- \n\nCorrespondent to the North \n\n(ish Mtalster at Madrid, het \n\nof people in the Mr. Chap- \n\ntour has been 1 for a \n\nChina Daily News, concerning the same tows as Lord Pabner \n\nCloux, bat uriously cough, this \n\nnumber of weeks non after a long \n\nterany a large number of Wham- \n\ncioual Association Buliding \n\nya- the Soviet's Ambassador to \n\nfan, although he had carefully \n\nis neve instint in beef \n\nBras D \n\nstay in Canton was \n\nreforming \n\nrape Codete escorted him. \n\nKong Paking, end his activities in \n\ntrained from expressing those \n\nany other mest. \n\nWarhow far trestuent. \n\nYing-fan promotiog Bolshevism in China, \n\nviews or from acting upon then \n\nKwangcharwad is now maintain. \n\nzasunod Other taken prisoner inclufofee of Conumissar of finance of \n\nnecasion very little surprise in \n\nany way during the revolting \n\na regalar supply of pigs and \n\non. Chiu Lau-tong, the Principal \n\nthe Provinia Government and \n\nMinister of Finance of the Nation. \n\nundoubtedly have to he a reckon \n\nexpert dismissed him, and return \n\nof more than 200, \n\nmer School of the Christian and \n\nis slat Government corrarently, \n\nand Palmeraton, reply, which \n\nexceets that for any one day \n\nlonary Alliance at Warhow \n\narissed the Spanish Minister in \n\nsince the commencement of the \n\nten Chinese preachers of this \n\nmia- ing these breaches of the \n\nusers onder. The distaiesal of \n\nLode. There are at Jones \n\n1,000sion Mr. Wong Ueno \n\nsut Mr. Lel \n\nAlavies the deceased Lino. \n\nof civilised nations, it is well to have \n\nou veront in what parti- \n\nSackville, the British Ambassa- \n\npigs in stock and this is being \n\nKip-chi. cats Comrade Karakhat has \n\ndor to Washington, in 1888 \n\nseems added a daily. \n\nThe abject of the attach \n\nan this. \n\ning with Russia one day, respect \n\nAUE.UUT \n\nagain offended, assuming what to \n\nbave been rather a straining \n\nNative cattle supplies exceed \n\nthe vessel serns to have been to \n\nobtain seama winest incontestable \n\nat the international right given \n\ndement and the dealers may now \n\na large shipment of money that \n\nwas During and market without restraint \n\nsupposed to re aboard for one f \n\nthat the documents published in \n\nto an offended State. \n\nHad \n\nTHE SANITARY BOARD). \n\nNEW BY-LAWS ADOPTEL. \n\n-- \n\nthe \n\nM. N. Smith presided over a \n\nthe North China Daily News are \n\nthe American presidential elee \n\nSanghat is applying sheep as \n\nare the lees; hanks, Silver \n\nicin and peeting of the Sanitary Bourd \n\nhet authentic. In their handling \n\nof \n\nthe situation in China the Bol- \n\nwas formerly British subject, \n\namount of local mutton is to be \n\ndomand in Wachow later and \n\nsince the embargo on wall cap \n\nfront. T. Groney, Dr. I. W. Tae. Dr. \n\nthe greatest skill and efficiency. \n\nThey have utilised every little \n\nhow he was to give his \n\nvoted but poultry eat eves \n\nshow a tendency whether Mr. Cleveland, if 23- \n\nA \n\nto increase. Vagetables and \n\na bank notes and anali coin have \n\ngood example of this is the atti- \n\nelectal, would support a policy \n\nage he obtained at little more \n\nbeen arriving daily from Canton. \n\ntude conveyed by their Embassy \n\nof friendliness to England. Lord \n\nto oimal rises and generally at \n\nPaking. The Foreign Powers \n\nSackville replied to vague and \n\nspeaking, the situation is extremely \n\nare represented in China by \n\nneral terms that any satiating \n\nand is cally becoming \n\nthe other more se- \n\nfavouring Ministers only, and not by \n\nfull pecly Ambassadors. The explanation \n\ncountry would inse popularity\" \n\nof this is the disturbed conditiou \n\nthat he boliavad Mr. Cleveland \n\nIt is a fact that a large hand \n\nat plates have been operating in the \n\nteretaty), Mr. D. Tavies \n\nand Mr. G. Kennedy kiten also \n\npresent. \n\nreserving \n\nThe dret by laws governing fond \n\nestablish pools and seruted water \n\nmanufactorios CAIDS months. The leader of this \n\nremarking that there was \n\nup for consideration, the chairman \n\nKau Kong weinig for everal \n\nSPORTS COATS \n\nof China, which robs the country \n\nwas desirous of maintain \n\nEnture is lisaged in an editorial \n\nCanton and Muceo. She is called \n\nBoar went into exilee. \n\nIN \n\nLIGHT-WEIGHT \n\nTWEEDS \n\nand WOOLLENS \n\nHAVE ARRIVED; \n\nALSO \n\nCREPE RUBBER SOLED \n\nGOLF BROGUES. \n\nLADIES' GOLF CLUBS. We have a large selection by leading makers. Prices $6 & $7. \n\nLANE, CRAWFORD'S \n\nPEDDER STREET, \n\nLADIES \n\nSALON \n\nhe \n\nIx reported to ese to be a women \n\nsession regarding them who frequently vita fongkong hocght it would he better if the \n\nof its full internation statusing friendly relations with Groat \n\nin the Gentini Chin Port. \n\nThey theyhinese is affectionate terms \n\nwas im-paper pins ont that the opinion \n\nThe Pirate Queen. She ensure \n\nwas no diariasier they might: When the Soviet turned its \n\nBritain, although it attention to Cbica, however, it \n\npossible to predict his course \n\nis held by Chinese that they can \n\ntainly seria now to be at leent \n\nthe \n\nDr. Petrse paid at the 'sat meet- \n\nrealised \n\nSHANGHAI INCIDENT, \n\nhe then ca bloc \n\nIf \n\nshould be made and these rensals \n\n[ead now been digrala bed. \n\nthat for Bulshevis beforehand.\" \n\nThis correspon- \n\ngo on strike jug! when they \n\nplease! \"qseen of the Wajk\" \n\naround Kaighe xare reasons why \n\nthe by-law \n\npurposes Peking would be the \n\ndie becoming known to the \n\nand when they come back \n\nreceive Kong. most important capital in the United States Government, \n\nFord their old jobs again and be paid \n\nworld. Accordingly the Sovint \n\nSackville was discussed by them, \n\nin full for the time when no work \n\nappointed as Chinese Ambassa- \n\nIt seems imposible to justify \n\nwas, done, a of which, the vaper \n\ndor (and not Mister) one of the \n\naction of the United States \n\nadds, ia pact and purest of the \n\nIts most capable agents. \n\nin this stance, since diplomatic \n\npresent Chisens belief that they \n\nA resnit of this, since usage and common sense allkej \n\ncan do what they wian with \n\nfor Ambassarlor takes precedence \n\nof sume that twn States wish to \n\ncizners, shoot them and all the \n\nMinister, Comrade Karakhan \n\nremain in friendliness with one \n\nrest of it, but retaliation in the \n\nwas placed at the outect in an \n\nanother until the contrary is \n\npart of the foreigners becomes a \n\nexceedingly favourable position, \n\nproved. These cases Ulustrate heinous crime. Whilst that state \n\nTo neutralise the advantage thus \n\nthe strictness with which a \n\nStatement correctly \n\nAs \n\nMER \n\nCalerpreted \n\nthe \n\nITALIAN MINISTER'S CONFERENCE. \n\nShanghal, Angust 20. On the 21st the Italian Minister called upon Shay Jai un stating that the Diplomatic Corps was asiti \n\nOn Dr. Macgown intimating that he wishna to discuss the by- laws nevemag the quality of water used in making aurated waters and le the matter of cleaning belts before they wwe died a second time, the chairman moved thus the Board go into committee, which was immediately done. \n\nOn the Board resuming, the by- \n\nlaws, siended, wern adopted. \n\nat the present time prueervan its Chinese viewpoint before the desirous of a speedy settlement af cleverly and legitimately obtain integrity from the activities of strike, is questionable whether the Shanghai incident and esposed el by the Bolsheviks, \n\nthe foreign diplomate agents accre that opinion is generally helt arst to negotiate the restoration of Ministers of the Powers reited to it. Since Gains wishes longkong to-day. In fack, the Mixed Court, leaving the other presented at Peking retained thei \n\nto be ensidered a member of pride ourselves on the fact that Heme to be discussed systematical Diplomatic Corps, which at the Farily of Nations, and is the strikers who have returnedy. Shum Jaalus priznised to take ority of 95005 per cent has been through the agency of the senior therefore bound by international have been taught a lesson they will the prosal into consideration-produced by the Hoope electrolyti Minister (who is at present the law to respect the usages of cot men farget \n\nIt is true that Tsui Wan Yat Po. Traian Minister) on all qacations \n\ncame back affecting the relations of the civilized States, its obvious when more of them: \n\nPowers with China. The duties ourze would be to investigate they had the audacity to ask for of diplomatic agent may be immediately these documents their full pay. but in no se, 20 de5ned as the prosecution of bia which inplicate the Soviet Am-far as our knowledge gou as country's interests diplomatical-assador en extensively, and, this conceded. \n\nly with the foreign government and the charges true, its only \n\nOn course is to dismiss him unma \n\ndiately. privileged \n\nAbinina chaited to have a \n\nje pessors, and is stated to differ \n\nvery materially from the ordinary \n\nPEKING UNIVERSITY. \n\n90 per cent aluminion sheet It is Parók shorter. Ik zemina notarnish \n\nOn the Aber haul! IN FAVOUR OF COMMUNISM. god uery were given the order! \n\nof the boot. Thanks to tas fra \n\natkiude zdoyted by the Govern \n\nThe \n\njed in air a long time, and is hee such greatly increased resistance lne szida anit other chemicals that Paklog, Angue: 8. \n\njis endines & week'a imuaersion in Minister of Education droolric acid with only slight ment and the community general Chang Szchas, stated at the Gabi effect, although the ordinary shest Ar. the retioned stikers have niet meeting that the Peking Uni-metal is hsscived completely in been completely disillusioned, and veralty was in favour of voor bath The chic parity there is a strict rule of inter- The important point of what thewe very much doubt whether they; uism and desired to sevOr connec-contained in the commercial TEKS national law, forbiding him to employer is going to do to safe-1 will be as anxious to ge ont agala' tion with the Ministry of Edutainhure is epper, the iron and silicon interfere in the hiternal politics guard houself from strikes in the uz they were ou this occasion, tion-Fun Wan Yat Po. \n\nhaing is very stall amousk \n\nio which he is accredited. account of the position which he enjoys in consequence \n\nof these duties, The Strike and After. \n\nOVER-NIGHT CABLES. \n\nANGLO-FRENCH CONVERSATIONS. \n\n\"PARTICULARLY CORDIAL ATMOSPHERE.\" \n\nFrance Asks Equal Treatment With Italy. \n\nParis, August 35. While expressing satisfaction at the \"parifcaleriy cordial etmospbare\" in the conversations between Mr. Churchill and M. Calllaux, the new siapers continue to urge the necessly of speciai | consideration for Prince. \n\nL'Ecko de Paris's London outrespondent anys that M Caillaux | insisted that Mr. Churchill give auge vgual treatment with Ealy. The correspondant hopes the impression will not gain ground that Britain it using the question of debts gain Italy's good graces. \n\nLe Petit Journal, referring to the heavy eenditions\" which the United States imposed on Balzium and the suggestion of the Limited Status impose harsher term on France, says that the foreign press and public appear to forget that all this wi crente a sale of economie inossibilĥouter. \n\nLondon, August 25. \n\nM. Caillaux spent the morning at the French Embassy with his experte. M. Caillax taler visited fancices in the city, meeting Mr. Churchill at the Teasury Tata is the afternoon.- \n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925. \n\nTHE \n\nCLEAR OUT \n\nBOLSHEVISTS. \n\nGREAT MASS MEETING URGES HOME GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION. \n\nPROMPT AND DECISIVE MEASURES URGED. \n\n\"THE CANGER MUST BE RUTHLESSLY CUT OUT.\" \n\nOpposition Speaker Heckled, \n\nA \n\nThe haii \n\nA peene of great enthusiasth we witnessed at the Theatre Royal last evening when a great mass meeting of Hongkong residents aicpted, practically uniously, a roselation urging the Home Gov- srument to deliver an affam to the Canton authorities. was crowded, fally one thousand people being present. The addresses made in support of the resolation were frequently ami fourty ap planded, but one speaker who ventured to votes appcaition, met with good deal of beckling. The proceedings, which lastet for chise \n\nBritish National Antham. upon two hours, were brought to a conclusion with the singing withe \n\nThe meeting has provided over the Governments at Hors \n\nHis \n\nthe spot. who know and realise; the exbrerse govily of the eitis- Etia (Applause). \n\nThe telegram we send to-night,. therefiae, whatever may be sɛid! jlo speechee, about! avolii any. \n\nthing like viient language in the Text and confine itself to isspres. give statements of farts and such [deinands as ure reasonably set Forth and yousible of viiment. is with this object, in view that the suggested telegram, which has tor sutne time appeared in the Press, that eigin receive matitve: gonsideration by you ali, hat been most carofully druited, and 2 trustj ithet ne material alteration to it I will be called for \n\nWaking up at Lask To epits of all that has been telegraphed, until a few days ako It compelled to helieve that the Government at Home still consi- dar that the liongkozy aus South China troubles are all part of the \"China onesting,\" whton propej after the \"Shanghet weilent\" or are bound up with that Sheldonti \n\nWhile M. aflux was busy at the French Embassy Mr. Church by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyank, Fixuellency the fovernor in eirag and the Young Chine Nationalist was similarly engaged with his experts at the Treasury ludying the whe was supported on the plat upon this letter had authorised me Movement, and can be settled by French viewpoint. Owing to last atinute changes in the plans om by Sir Hoary Pollock, Hou to quote that portion of his letter cuees or socle special envy, hut Fon-csestations in Poking, confer- Ceilex week the Treasury at wes to sen Mr. Chrehjli.--Rezston i My, IT, W. Bird, Hon. Mr. G. G. \n\nwhich refers intimately to thisise recent shipping proclamations Alabaster, K., Mr. A. Macgowan pronunciation at the Canton Club: or the Canton authorities son at: (Swab), Mr. W. & Bailey, Mr. \n\nagree with Sie Jane Jamieson's Inst to be waking it up. Heat J. Owen Hughes, fr. W. A. Towies lection to the thily Pres art-hear). and others. \n\nfele, and should like you to an- \n\nOBITUARY. \n\nMAJOR GENERAL REGINALD C. W. E. MITFORD. \n\nThe death is announced of Mejut General Regina Beverley Mitford.--Mouder. \n\nDoes His Majesty's Government; The Chairman, before proceed-derstand that consider that still utterly disbelieve the reapon ing with the business for which his present Juncture Sir Jamesponsible statenate made in the the meeting bed bean culled, said: Jamieson has done everything any stream of eables of the gravest 1 desire to straighten out an incl- body in that position could do ature by the Governor of this dent connecteit with our original and I should greatly regret any Colony, and all the responsible! meeting. You will remuetaber that dea that there is a lack of entles already on the spot refer \n\nThe trouble red to, or do they seriously profess! KC that they are cuable any longer \n\nfiere \n\nof because \n\npared to shanden, the lights of in protect, or at any rate are pre-j British subjects secured to taem \n\nRoen at Waterloo Manor, Hants, February 20 \n\nthat neither General Mitford was the youngest son of the late 31. Join Words that original public noting operation bereen va barrister at law and the grandson of the historien of Greece. Based ot only a resolviton of \n\nanything, confidence in Sir Juanes Jamieson, do was educated at Rugby and was appointed en eusten in the India His Baleaty's Consul General inhing that other of us ca Army in 1855. He served in the Indian Mutiny during which he was Cantan, but we paid has a high the only people who can set severely wercdel and was mentioned in despatches, receiving the tribute. After that he was grill. His Majesty's Government G. G. O. He was recommended for the Victoria Cross by Lord Clyde and in the public Press. da October 29, 1358 Ia i Nogi West Frontier Expeditions, fericism was undebtedly largely and later in the Afghan War, be gained distinction and eventually due, if not entirely, to a sun- retired in 1826. He was a craui travetter and had toured the Orient-derstanding, wad I feel that it is Ladies and gentlemen, on the Authorities \n\nThe Chairman, proceeding, said: Ameries and civilised Karope and had pablished a number of books due to His Majesty's Consul 27th dealing with the countries visited and in the subject of the fran Geners in Canton that that itaing \n\nJuly Just Al \n\nMutiny. \n\nthis Theatre. \n\nRose Edouin, Actress. \n\nLandor, August 25. \n\nThu \n\n(Applause). \n\nThe Chairman's Speech. \n\nbeld ip \n\nmset- \n\nsolemn trsaties and will they supiusly automir, to the Javest hi-j Rofent challenges to Great Britain| of the present Canton Boisberlat \n\nI know well the difuuhtes they so hayo jo face in wont of unanimity: tion should be definitely cleared up crowded that very us ourd not and help from other \"Powers,\" an ad this meeting (Applanon). I may get in-smugst other thinge-His well as fire great industrial pro say that before leaking this state-Majesty's Government was urged bleins they have to deal willi et The death is announced of the cetogezarian actress Rose Fdouin muut I submitted it, because it is a strongly worded and gravely Home, but, unless this Canton who toured with the first English company in India and the Far Eartperry the Government to the considered rosetation that situation is tackled seriously and managed by her husband, Mr. Lewis---Rastor, \n\nINDIAN COTTON DUTIES. \n\nJAPAN CHARGED WITH DUMPING, \n\nGovernor, and I bave He consent İshould immediately inform the at once, not only will Brilish juler- ot only to make the stavovases but i de forte Governmet in Canton asts here and in South China be bis vermismos also to quote some that unlove it withdraws Rs sup-fcrippled for years to comes bus the remarks in a letter concerning th port of the attack upon British in Bolshevik pofamous propaganda A Newspaper Article. terupts, it will de regnaded un he will spread like fire, Soget through \n\nStratz \"The Consul General in a recent ny entered into a alete of busidity the \n\nSuttlements, 01 address, at the Clah, referred with the British Gayetä tuke , 20 \n\nthrough human and into Indu,! Receiving a depatation of Bombay mill-owners, the Viceroy hung Dalla Frege of the 1h inst. for reasons which it is impossible it be a tremendous conflagration. The leading artfela in the long- Almost a monta has passed and with the visa that not only will declared that the cotton ezelse dry cannot be abolished remediately under the handing of Sir James to understand, that vitally impur-for the nation to fight, but the for financini reascun, but the Government is pledged to abolition when Jamieson, which you have doubt tant telegram, which elemanly restrial problems at Hew and! finemial considerations perut. \n\nDincasing the suggested and-damping menseres apalast Japanid that it was based on 20 in throughout South China withersport trade will be increase the \n\nless read. \n\nThe Consul General cited existing conditions here sederployment through lack of the Vicorns admitted that he was prewed by the deputation's ecrrect appreciation of the situa- jone word of exaggeration, but fact, that must be faced statements regarding Japanese labour conditions, but the milers. He esglained that the Canparently been completely ignoret \n\nantrously. Streng words, but had not substantiated the charge of damping by definite facts andton Governani forwarded certain by His Majesty's Government.theless, and I wish we could ngures. He undertook to have the question examined if evidenre were decade following the shooting \n\nThere has been a sittle confusion route the people of England to \n\nafray et June 23rd fast, and these about these talegrams. \n\nunderstand and realise them. The cult densands, which were forwarded to Edential reply\" refered to lu me \n\n(ADDINERO). Lorden and Paris, were as follows: letter to the \"Press\", I should Cancer Must Be Rezoved. \n\nOsco and for all let it again he I. High Conmiasteners of the here explain, was a confidential; \n\nratione involved, to apologise, zaswer to one of the many tele clearly stated that no conference 2. Adaquate punishment of e arus sent Home by the Clumber in Peding, or any amber of them, General and the of Commerce, There has been no special comdesioner or envy. \n\nproduced.—Rextar. \n\nTHE LEAGUE'S OPIUM COMMITTEE. \n\nJAPAN TO RATIFY CONVENTIONS, \n\n------ \n\nGeneva. August 25. In the course of the proceedings in the Leagus d Nations Opium Committee, Docker Tsurum announced that Japan world ratify the Opfum Conventions elaborated at the rorent inferuational conferences. -Router. \n\nAMERICA AND NEW ZEALAND, \n\nA GENEROUS TOKEN OF APPRECIATION. \n\nAuckland, August 28. The American avai otticary and men hava donated $1,000 tu the) Institute for the Blind, in recogullion of the hospitality of the citizens of Auckland-Reuter. \n\nConsul \n\nSealer Naval Officer, \n\nanswer whatever to the telegram houver distingutahed and how \n\nthe 27th of July. \n\n3. No further troope or sum-of-feom the public neting held on ever much he may help the North- \n\nwar to come to Cantor. \n\n4. Withdrawal of wavahipa from \n\nen ureblem, can possibly settle \n\nTo-night, with conditions Infinite the prevent aluustion in Canton. Canton or delte, excett two worse than they were then and which is not a Chinees problem nespatch fosats for the use of with further declarations of the attack upon Hongkong and \n\nat all, but a Bolshevik ore and thaij the Consulate. \n\nhostility against Great Britain by British Interest in South Ce 5. Compensation for killed and the Canto authorities, we are Russian in its origin und that: \n\nwounded. \n\nmat in even greater unbere. they are using their Chinese dupes to further their conspiracy against \n\n6. Rerdition of balá Concessions endorse the options which have \n\nWhere is a cancer \n\nTo the Franxiang Govern-poured ions from every rep Great Britain. merk \n\nsible bady Government, Unofcial \n\nIn our midst which threatens the London and Paris replied to the inembers of both Counctie, Cham- effect that those derauds could be of Cmurarer backed by er must be ruthlessly cut out and then \n\nChinese 29 much as ourselves--it, not be considered. The new Car-large interest hore, Chuna Asrouls-sooner the better. (Applause). ten Government that assomed to and private telegram- \n\nLadies and gentlemon, with the cffice on July 1st, repeated these jhat is Majesty's Government hope that our legram to the demands and stated that no resto-cannot piesd ignorance upon the Prime Minister may assist him tel Seven negro soldiers of the thighth Infantry Regiment wersation of coral relations and eltuation. killed whan a howitzer burst during pracilce. Reuters American they had been discussed. \n\nsvaditions coule be aspected before Service. \n\nGUN ACCIDENT. \n\nNEGRO SOLDIERS KILLED, \n\nRockford. H., Aufust 25. \n\nCHINESE TARIFF CONFERENCE. \n\nwww.co \n\nBRITAIN WILL ATTEND. \n\nLondon, August 25. The British Government has now accepted the invitation of the Chinese Cuvornmunt attend the tariff conference on the 23rd October-Rauter. \n\nMOTOR ACCIDENT, \n\nDUTCH SOCIALIST KILLED. \n\nBrussels, August 25. M. Nan Kol, the Daich evetallet, ex-Scoater and colonial expert, has been killed in a motor zevident.-Reuter \n\nFRANCE AND SPAIN IN MONOCCO. \n\nOFFENSIVE TO BEGIN IN TEN DAYS. \n\nFOR BATHING PARTIES, \n\nPICNICS, etc. \n\nJAS. BUCHANAN & CO.S BLACK & WHITE WHISKY \n\nin FLASKS & FLASKS. \n\nFitted with glass stoppers, no corkscrew required. \n\nPRICE OF FLASKS \n\n55 \n\n+1 \n\n$2.10 $1.10 \n\nDONNELLY & WHYTE \n\nTel Contral 635. \n\nSole Agenta. \n\n2. Queen's Buildings. \n\nRid Your Home of Flies with \n\nFLYOSAN \n\nUPER-INSECTICIDE, \n\nAlso ills Roaches, Mosquitoes, Mathe, Azta, Redbugs, Lice. Fleas and other Insects. NON-POISONOUS \n\nto every other form of Animal Life. \n\nFOR SALE AT \n\nTHE CHINA DISPENSARY. \n\n32, Quang's Road t \n\nEast of Central Market, \n\nPhone 594 \n\nAre you still doing the \n\nwashing? \n\nIf so why not \n\nhave a gas wash boiler \n\nIt saves time \n\nmoney and \n\nclothes. \n\nFor sale or \n\nhire from \n\nHONGKONG & CHINA GAS CO., \n\n9 \n\nLTD. \n\nreside for the purpose of all steamship communication be carrying on the moreaufile tween Canton and Hongkong, bath pursuits, without molesta- direct and via Maeso, and also for loo or restraint, ut Chaton, the boycet in Cantor and other Amoy. Foochuw, Ningpc aud porta la South China as well a Article V of the Treaty of British subjecte ships and goods. Shanghai \n\nStrategy, Amoy and Foochons, of \n\nNanking which British They have also openly declared Merchants are permitted, er her intention of destroying by ail porta where Dhey mazy every means in their power, Hong- reside \"to carry on their kong, ts trade and prosperity. Tuercantile transa \n\nWith whatever sevsons they classes entering and elearing to inse.\" \n\nand from Hongkong wos 70,330 Article X of the Trozty of vesadis totalling 5,000,000 tons. Nanking authorising yoout From Jet January to 30th June belonging to British Mer-fast the average daily number of chard to be conveyed by yesek entering and caring Chinese Murchants to any Hongkong has been 60 vessels province or City in the averaging 99,600 to Since the Interior of China. \n\nerists started the average daily \n\nrealise the true position in Hong- The Gravity of the Slination, What \n\nkong and South Chica and so lend I confess I find in Gillealt do to prompt and decision action then has the craul General to \n\nIspunit without voicing L indigna- either in cogurt with other disease with the Canton over we all foui at the procrastina Powers or if need be, by Great) ner with H viwy to ending the \n\n[tion, hit 1 recoguise they Bus Britain stone, I beg to formally present situation. le he to discuss \n\ncitration is an gave that I desire amove thas the following telegram his own punishment or the ren- dition of the British Concession to avoid saying oue word which he sent from this meeting to Hir may be regarded, at Home, za Majests'e Prime Minister in Lor- Home Government faces theseterical or which may give or don \n\nmements to prempe and direct ac- It will be secunded by Mr. W. S1) Article XI of the Treaty of number of vessels entering and decauda? The mere fact of dig-tion, in Cantea, ecession to dia- Bailey, and after that has been feussing then: would be an AU- \n\nnission that the incident of June out our advice or undervalue done I shall be glad to bear ther unis meeting. No one who has reukors hefure putting the tale 123rd was greated by Shameer, been away from Hongkong and gram to the meeting. (Applause). \n\nwhich we kauss deinitaly to be South Ching, even for the last six \n\nThe Resciation. \n\n10. \n\nTientsin which also opened clearing Hongkong has been 1 Swatow and okker Southern russels totalling 36,579 tens only. Porta for Foreign trade and but these figures include \"P. & 0.\" stated that “il is agreed that \"Blue Funnel\" \"President\" and Brith aubjects are pertait. \"Empress vessels which are nat ted to carry an irade with affected by the buycolt. whomenever thay please, and proceed to and fro wt pleasure with their ve vels and merchandise.\" Chatton a Gateway. 1 \n\nThe obwrvance of these provi- \n\nOur Canton trade comprising some 12 large Passenger vessels has been entirely stopped. Since the lat Jaly the average daily number of skipa including river zieamars, held up through the boy- cost has been 5 of which 15 rre \n\nmentus, could possibly conceive | This Colony as a vital part of Dally Prem Knew Wothing \n\nhow dangerous the Bolshevik the British Empire, Haring aires ly now absolutely nothing about the on British Oterests, and I wishram unanunealy passed at \n\nThe Daily Prese states that they treat is. with its epelat attack vately appanded through le measures that are being taken to that a few of my own personal frea: Mass Meeting held on July bring the present deadlock to a friends who, until a very few years 1271b and passed on by the Gover- end and that as far as they are ago, huid the same responsible nor at its request. to Hils Murjesty's sware the Hongkong Goverment positions out here as those who Government, now appeals to His jare equally in the dark. The Con-to-day have drafted many of the Majesty's Prime 31ster to take sions of the Treaties is imperative \n\nsul General folvement as that important telegrams to which steps to have the following pro-fox the commoerusal prosperity of Britian, Paris, august 25. Reports from Madrid state that Guteral Prano do Rivers has Peking and \n\nropies of all his despatelos in hat already referred, were here visions of the Treaties of Nunking this Colony, seeing that Camson is the Foreign Office now to study the situation for 1942 and Tientsin 1858 betas ceu the principal gateway for British aaronneest that the offensive against the Riffs will begin in en dags have been forwarded to Bosghongshomssives, and they would quicke Great Britain and China carried trade into South Chine. tine-Renter, \n\nand the Hongkong Government realise how woefully and dia-out, amely: therefore know ail ifat the Congal astrously, the \"Cantou situation\" General has written. As the Con and the peril of Hongkong and aul General pointed out, there is South Chins are being misunder ne possible basis for discussion stood in London to-day and give 1 here, and the next move rexe with; leredence and ear to those, upos \n\nEVACUATION OF THE RUBK. \n\nDuested biên Aorus 25 \n\nThe French evacuation bas been completed. Router. \n\nTo-day there are 16 of which 22 are British. \n\nThe present Canton Authorities The recent proclamation by the Article II of the Treaty of teño are independent of the Cen Ganten Authorities with regard to Neaking watch provides tral Government at Paking and coastal Navigation later that that British subjecta, with have been in othee for less than Vessels of any Nationsity, reccot their families and establish months are directly and solely British and Japanese. may enter ments, chali be allowed to responsible for the cutting off of (Coutinaod on pige 10.) \n\nPage 10",
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        "title": "CO129-508-4 Cases of attacks by pirates 6-11-1927 - 23-11-1928",
        "content_text": "INTERVIEW WITH SECOND ENGINEER.\n\nMR. D. S. GOLDIE.\n\nThe Second Engineer, Mr. D. S. Goldie, was seen leaving the ship in company with Mrs. Goldie who had come to meet him, and very kindly gave a few interesting facts to the Daily Press reporter. He was in a hurry to get home, and could not say very much. He was down in the engine-room at the time, and a little after eight bells in the morning watch, when he was due to be relieved he came on deck, only to be confronted by a pirate with a revolver. Resistance was useless. He was taken to the mess where he found his fellow officers in the same predicament. The pirate who covered him with the revolver, spoke Chinese and later made signs which Goldie finally understood meant that he wanted his revolver. The pirate ransacked the cabin and found it. He also helped himself to other articles in the cabin. Later Mr. Goldie was sent down to the engine room with the other engineers, and saw little of what happened after that. However, he remarked that the Second Officer (Mr. J. G. Forster) was rather lucky. He was shot at on several occasions by the pirates, but fortunately all the shots went wide. Mr. Goldie said that he met the pirate chief who spoke excellent English.\n\nHOW THE \"YUENG SHING\"\n\nFOUND OUT.\n\nSecond Officer P. F. Shaw, of the Yueng Shing said that their launch was at anchor in Samun Bay just off Bias Bay, when the signalman at the Signal-Station on shore informed them that the s.s. Tean was heading towards Bias Bay in a suspicious manner. They immediately weighed anchor, cleared for action, and pursued the s.s. Tean to Bias Bay. On drawing close to the Tean they noticed that H.M.S. Somme was there at anchor. The Tean suddenly swung right around, and headed for a little cove between Bluff Point and Lok Sui Point. There she stopped and as the Yueng Shing came up they fired several shots across the bows of the pirated ship. The pirates lowered two life-boats and made for shore. The Yueng Shing then came alongside the Tean and took control of her. Meanwhile two armed parties under Capt. W. H. Poole and Mr. Shaw were landed and pursued the pirates. It was rough at the time and one of the stolen life-boats was smashed while being beached. A suitcase, which contained the loot sank with the boat but was later salvaged. The pirates herded their captives ashore, and tried to escape inland. One of the passengers was unable to keep up with them and he was pushed over a cliff, and fell to the bottom, a distance of 300 feet. He was found later by Mr. Shaw and taken back to the s.s. Tean. Meanwhile the pirates were pursued and shots were exchanged. The pirates saw that they were being overtaken and left their prisoners and fled, dispersing in all directions. Most of the loot was recovered and the passengers and officers were taken back to the ship. The s.s. Yueng Shing then accompanied the s.s. Tean to Hong Kong.\n\nSUPERINTENDENT OF CHINESE CUSTOMS.\n\nAmong the passengers aboard the s.s. Tean, who were taken ashore by the pirates was Mr. Ping Kwan Foo, Superintendent of Chinese Customs at Hoihow. He was accompanied by a friend at the time, who was also taken prisoner. These two gentlemen were rescued by the party under Mr. P. F. Shaw.\n\nThe Loot.\n\nThe pirates were not very satisfied with the loot they made. It is estimated that the robbers' total haul was something about $12,000, of which $4,000 was in cash. The balance was made up of jewellery and clothing. When they were chased by the pursuit party from the Yueng Shing the pirates dropped a suitcase containing $3,000 which has been recovered.\n\nThe European Passengers.\n\nAmong the three European passengers were Mr. and Mrs. Drummond. Mr. Drummond is connected with the A.P.C. at Hoihow and was coming to Hong Kong with his wife. It is understood that Mr. Drummond had been through a piracy ordeal previously. He was asleep last night and as our representative was told that he and his wife also had a very trying time, he was not disturbed.\n\nSeveral Suspects Detained.\n\nIt is understood that several men were detained by the Police on suspicion.\n\nThe s.s. Tean, is one of the China Navigation Steamers, and has for years plied between Haiphong, Hoihow and Hong Kong. At the time she was carrying a cargo of cattle and general merchandise. The local Agents of the vessel are Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. She is commanded by Captain E. H. Histed, with Mr. J. Roberts as Chief Engineer. Other officers are: Chief Officer, Mr. A. Mills; 2nd Officer, J. G. Forster; 2nd Engineer, D. S. Goldie; and 3rd Engineer, Mr. J. J. Thompson.\n\nPage 158",
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