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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

Pour consary to answer ated Executive,

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 377, 1859.

JONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,

There is a fair attendance of members

the spoon competition at 100 yists on Saturday, the 20th Fuly, which was won by P.C. D. MU Loonan,

Full scores are subjoined ..........

TOTAL,

P.C. T. Molenaan 2561 pet, Major Morken, R, A Sergt. R. A... 2585145453 Ligat. Carlyle, A It. Howell

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THE BONGKONG SANITARY BOARDtive Council being consulted at all. Oertain to pounce hap buzardo respectable men in

AND ITS BY-LAWS.

of the by-laws were votend nebeyond the street, empty out the contents of their the propor scope of by-laws, and another bozes there and then into the middle of the The Sanitary Board's power to make a was prepared in nocords000 with His Ex-road, and roughly search their persons in the by-laws under the Pubis Health Ordin-cellaney's directions and submitted to the presence of a crowd of onlookers, is an out- ange of 1887, is affirmed to the fullest extent Council. On suy fature ocoscion of a like rago which ought not to be permitted in nay by the latter from the Colonial Secretary kind it is to be hoped the Sanitary Board, place enjoying the advantages of civilized read at the last moeting of the Board, For soul-representative institution, will government. If search there must be, it the expression of opinion contained in the stand upon ile rights and not Allow the in- ought to be conducted with due regard to Better the Acting Attorney. Genem in of tention of tite reprosoritativor of the public decency, and in away that it shall not and neoma to have to be set aside by the mere fint of the operate as an individual hardship. How

chis is

is to be accomplished, with due protec- tion to the

rareano, by any sath short of the establishmentofaneramining offres whers opinion

all passengers, and their luggage would be now given is in no

is in no way inconsistent with any

searched under proper regulations, is a pro- action taken by the Government. Os pra One more typhoon has passed by the VIOWA, nėrasions wban abjections, were taken leaving it unscalbed, and those of its re/bat to which is in the duty of the Guverti (mp) which has been presented by Mr. J. W.

blem the solution of which will not be say, Colang shey were objections to mat

matters of force. There has been no question as to

sidents who now what a typhoon is like mont to give careful attention to the. of the Buard to frame by-laws." The war again breathe freely. To thisan Fortunate itt-

can-dividuals who bave never witnessed a not bat be regarded as somewhat antagoniand.

a typhoon the to the opinion expressed in a latter of and ignorautly faney they would rather like

Just

for the experience or As

deemed it

ebarge of inconsistency against the K mant

"In conclusion I am to

1.to stato,” writea the Colonial Scoretary, "that the

TYPHOON VISITATIONS TO HONGKONG.

zeo one',

the 31st July, 1888, in which the Colonial some thoughtises Joueg persona say for the

so that where the Beard has power to insist

upon the requirements of the Ordinance

it can also imposs its own rules as to

They have never

CHINESE

OFFICIAL GRATITUDE.

The boatowal by the Viceroy of Nanking of

BRINGLAZED as

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THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY. LIMITED. An extraordinary general meeting of the

Silva (ankger).

Hongkong the appeal for relief for sion directly solicited by the Chinese. In

vite

commiltaa at Shangliai.

N

hot

SUPREME COURT

23rd Juze.

Inspector, and that he (Mr. Clater) and sie cen- ants remained thers at their own risk. The immediate result, of course, of that notice was

teraadab.

of the bulge. There was no subsidence of the Harbert Francis Hagilar all--I sa

an foundations of the surth, east, or wait wail, architect sad civil engineer. I studied in Ger-exoept that there may be a slight one at the

Chator took over the promisa in April. Wowers that about half way up it is perfectly up- is porrsion of the greater portion of the veran right — Thow were two oracks in the south dah at the nonsencement of Mr. Chater's loase, I will above the two contra arohes on the I do dot think they raunved any part fill lets ground floor and rausing up. They are not IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION in April, and they only removed the centre with mora" cracka lu the planter but in tbs, brick- dow of our portion of the rorandah and the roof work This were phout 12 feet long, I inch BEFORE ME, FIELDING CLARE

over it. I caunul fix exactly the date when we wide extending to nothing. I made a second ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.

gave up the recandal, but I think it was the end exitiation to July, for which I was paid. I of August. I remember the palliue down of the did not lease the Government Service in couse- -CHATER AND OTHERS V. HONGKOKO HOTEL verandah. Tha immediate result was that the gueues of anything in connection with this. COMPANY, LUTED: HONONONG HOTPY South wall bogao to crack. Most of the oral op. sant in my resignation in Vae, long before, ---COMPANY, LIMITED, V./OHATER.

peared to hellones opening. I called the atten the inspection of Malchers' building. Q. Bergt. Williams, RA... 2433342442 Mt. E. L. Woodin

It the first of these suits the plaintiffs werk totion of Bisera. Bird and Pulmer to this. I cannot bad eamapoed my private mark before. I | M, P.

recater damages in consequence of the areation My peritively that any of these cracks more now, made the inspection for which I wan paid. FCA Watson

of a haw wing by the Hotel, Company causing

Trod de-boats were than put in to stronglho but as they were short handed in the Surveyor's r. C. Ferd Mr. C. V, Lađãi...

a sibsidence of platntiffs' premises and rudar. the walls. I remember our firm welting to Mr. Germal's office I went on with my duties theres M Sank...

ing them uninhabitable. In the nerond suit the Chater about this etter in Saptomber, up to the wad of Jaly, or perheps fow days Capt. H. H. Dumacy.

Hotel Company was the defendants for 33,500), 1881. About this line I noticed a crack in ope later. On the 25th July fliscovered as as77 Next Saturday o Silver Challenge Cup (Fabient of the above mentioned promises for four of the arch ways of the south well. It was rack in the mast wall, showing that has south

montba.

partially taken down and rebuilt. In Septem wall was separating, me the crack was wedge Noble, will be shot for particulars of which are Sharp, Johnson & Stokos, appeared for the Hon.

Me Famels, QC instructed by Mosses, bet I noticed cracks in the cross walls, hat they shaped. I saw that tins had beer, pat in, slow- were not vary bad. I did not nolice these ormoning that there hed bras some previous weakness. advertised..

C. P. Chater, and the Acting Attorney-General in the arch when 1 Bret went into the building. Cracks in the walls of an old building might be 垒

| (Hou, A. J. Laugh), intructed by Moser, Wetton beservauts called my attortion to it. I think caused by beary rain storms. That might have

and Deacon. for the Hotel Company.

this was after the tie-beans were put. 10. basu the cause here if there bail been any houry The jurors were-Messrs.. E, F. Coron, M. Between September. 1827, and Juar, 1888. rala storm, but I do not remember that there Secretary wrote:Then section 18 and fue of it—the queation is one of loss.in.honorific tablets on those who bave been shareholders in the abora-company was held on

Wloting, G. Paypal, C. D. Harman, E. A So in Jnna heame very bad in the dining assumed that it was more out than on the pre- the oyacks. increased o good deal and was. I did not plumb the wall again, het E lowon, A. Wright, and C. C. Colen. sub-section 1 in effect give the Board power porkadve

prescribe by be.kio's the details the long weary hours of the ked through jinstrumental in the 'ouflection of funds for Baturday afternoon the 20th Ingb, at the off-ross in the frat knit.. Ha thought it would be General's Departinent, come with Mr. Hayllar rack. The water pipe is at the corner of the His Lordablp aid he thought all the facts room). I remember Mr. Cooper, of the Surveyor.vious contzion on docunt of this wedge shapad night,

while the famine relief: is a grcofol act which will give that are to be observed in carrying out storm burtled round their dwelling, baking pleasure not only to the recipenta but to cost in geoing for the pures of passing better in those suits to make Mr. Chater the to examine the building in June. At that time two walls and it was hulged towards the north- the requirements of the Ordinance

il to its foundations, howling with a Fury foreigners generally. Although foreign re-orease of the company's ospital. There were

certain special resolutions referring to the in- plaintiff.

I do not think the araoke in tho south weli aast 4 igohes. I could not say how nach the such as they have never hear, and forcing has been extended in prorious famines, present Mr. Granville Sharp, Ghairam) Hun, probably, and his then proceeded to open the core trifle. The cracks in the dress walls were would be very little. I am not prepared to p Mr. Franois said it would be more convenient were much worsa, although they had increased | wall wait have sunk to cans the balge, but is the rain through every window, if not biow. this is the first time test official recognition. P. Chator, Messrs. J. D. Humphreys, W. H for Mr. Chster. The subject matter of the suite worse and those in the dining room were much that the trench was not dug in sections, bat ing the winduwa in bodily and atripping off has been made of the fast, at all events on Bay. (Directors), E. Hurpis, CA. Osorio, was n brilding at the corner of the Fraya and worse. We moved everything out of the house I am gratty certain it was all pen at oue: I the precise manner in which then require the roof above their beads. In truth it is 80 large a scale. It all be remembered. C. C. Master, A. P. Sukes. D. McCulloch, Pacar's Street, generally known as Melakers." Rs soon as we got notice that it was ausste, did not make any report to the Surverne to make by labeau de The power difficult for anyone who has not experienzed also that official astistance was on this cell Malland (Ecoretary) and J. P. V. da In the beginning of 3857, this was to property scent the meas room furniture, which remained. General sbeat the way in which the trench was

make by-laws under sub-section 1 ef sec-a syphoon to credit or understand the

of the Hongkong Hotel Company, hat on the the mass being kept on till the end of August. baing dog. It was dug in ep ordanos with the it was certainly not the ani to more by There contrated fury of the wind, which seems and Anbul was received with some repaigen you to meat ns to day to auction the pro-gossibility of an exteunien to Mr. Chator. Mr. building it was not white-washed, but I did not or of Balding fan, to a. Mat the Ordino The CHAIRMAN anid-Geuticmen, we have in 15th April they let it for three years with the Cross-examined-When we moved into the Ordinancs; whether it was being fag in a proper it was not the form of the by-laws times to blew from all four quarters at but the power of the Board that was under It is so long now aines this Colony to ite avcessity, and beyond a rote of the capital of the Dairy Farm Company. You but let it out in fisors and apartments, Besar.rocus and the office were sunken. There had was carried out to the latter. not to the spirit.

ints.

posed we base made for a waterial increase of Chafer did not occupy the building in any way, notte the walls. I know the loom of the dining of was to ges that Ordiesace discussion. Agzin,

in a letter read at a was visited by one of those dornatating $10,000 from the pablic funde the colony are swers that we communeed in a very tentativa Holiday, Wine & Co. Arnbold Karberg & Co., been cracks over souie of the windows, but they mecting

by the Legislative Council, remitted to the

By His Lordship The Ordinance has nothing of the Board hald, on the 75b storms that the occurrence is almost like ash Consul at: Shangbai to be dispaвed mount indeed at par disposal. Those days of Co. wens under a separate lease; bat by agres. Karberg's onion, below ours, sovorni tímnes. The jinga. It simply requires certain depths and widths.

and experimental manner, with January objection was taken by the Govern-legend to old residents und is

very limited and More & Beinund. Holliday, Wise & bad bem filled up. I have been in Arabell, to do with the safety of the surrounding baill. regarded as a . nent !

not only to the form but to the scope kind.of bogey by griffins: It is Dearblio subscription was forwarded from this strength. We have had our difflenlties in the occupied, notice was ment to Mr. Chater by the borg & Co. left for the same reason, Mr. Chater i balge in the wast well. The oracks in the south of certain by-laws passed by the Board for filleau veure since the last. typhon of the voted by Las regiela- | past'aril our defeats, but we are not east down, Hotel Company to the effect that the building / gave us noties to leave, Mr. Chater made the f wall were not connected with the bulging on

early of as be might deen most advantageous, no small things are now gone by var pariod of mint this was transferred to Mr. Chater. On cracks over the windows were what caused as to and my duties wore confund to the Hufol.

adolescence is past and we begin to feel our the 6th June, 1885, the building haing then lante. I do not know whether Araboll. Ear. Croia-eulastion_continued-There a the compulsory vacating of infected preuver Hongkong, in September, 1874, when colon. wisen, To the lay mind it would avem that numbers of vessels ware sunk in the barire Couhail a part was a reference to the Ordinance ought to show beur, the Praya wall was. partially deel rov. to the Northern Relief Committee, and out of our defeats. The amount which we at ovce whether the Board has power toed, vast numbers of Borldinge partially portion handed over to Mr. Datuor's propos how to add to the ospitel will en make by-lawe and to what extent; but the demolished, and over five thousand lives.ibution was brought to the notios of the wo are placed to the directors for the loans that all the tenants alcared out and were con ay for three years I then studied at the south end of the wart will and I rather lay mind bes not the subtlety of the legal lost. But things seko are botter appreciated Nanking Viceroy or not we do not know which they have made, to the. China Fire Inpelled for the purposes uf business "te take-pro/ Grystal Palace Engineering school I was think there is. The flow of water would not

Whether the con-able as to meet the obligations ander which Bind. The Ordinance says.

Jainly enough'i than any tale that is told, however graphto observe that while the name of the Go mortgage of one of the Company's properties, whers. It would appear in the cue that Holli for four yare I was Government Inspector of driven down to the solld, but the south wall is that "The Board-shall have power to make, the description, however circumstantial thee the Straits Settlements is included and to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for day, Wiso and Co. occupied two rooms there up Buildings in Hongkong. I held that pest in 1898, not go balt. I do not remember how the work eurance Company for the amount advanced on miser, in some cases on very long lenses, else than two years on the Northern railwaya and feet the north wall, because it is built on plea and when made; tothefollowing matters," musity enjoyed from this great scourge | Governor of Boagkong is absent.

ᏓᎴ altor, amond, or revoke

(Divan | Barrative, and engpled with the tang in the list of recipients of tablets that of the the amount lent for the parchase of the Dairy Lo the end of August, and to believed that the Oatte 5th June, 1888, I made an officialisapection of driving the pliss was carried ba. I made it by-laws with regard ud then follows

allows a long string of subjects China, new comers on which the

ders to

to the colony, per- by-laws are to be made.

That the But, hans

Company's premises at Pokfulam. There form Punjom Company, who compled a small portion of Melohner Thuilding. I had not been there profes duty to pa on the coof. The rafters of the ays Mr. FRANCIS, Q.C., this does not

haps not unnaturally, dealing to reckon with

was deep and wideous portion of our purpose, the other is to of the premises, hast let it to the Steam Launch sionally before, although I had been there as a two end principale had been forced out. The gire the yphoon ns.

a real or even probable spread shere can be no doubt. Happily it materially increase our means. We are at Company, who were still there, but no dificulties visitar many times. I made the report produced, old sud dilepliated oradation of the roof mey the Board power to make-&-laws unless there danger. Yet it is a mero ikan possible con-bas, how disappeared, except in some disprosent Fury much hampered. Our total capital which might arise from this used be const- I made a thorough inspection of the building bare onset the rafters to sink, but the pris are provisions in the Bill to which effect is tingency, and prior to 1874 was gonorally tista of Shantung sad Manchuria, whers i is altogether insufficient. The demand for var dered now The Hotel Company had domanded There were from ties in the south wall of tas ipais are in good condition.

It is cer to be given by the by-lawe. As to saum,

comaodities is practically aulimited, and we are aporiodical afliction. which it

the monthly rental for these premies and bad building. I did not know when they were put heavy roof. The building is a ghula is very subjects,

reported by one of our Shanghai conten- obliged to increase om kerd in order to must this commented this snit. Mr. Chater, knowing.asia. The interior of the basement is supported imperfoot. The bricks used in the arch cen there is no

e is no such provision in be fortunate to miss for two or three poraries the Chinese Government are now increasing demand. We studl be obliged to tortoise or fast and Mr. Chator knowing on granite pillars. The south wall at the time tioned are bad, and there are traces of the sate the Bill, beyond the pros

provision that the years in succession, but might be reckoned distributing relief on Lavish norte, Board is to make by-laws. As to these ou as an almost certain visitant page at correspondent the other day complained that new foar circular cowsheds and we propose to wing by fia Hotel Compaxy, commandon pro wear exterior well was racked about two feet pal together I imegin that the hailding will although some additional buildings at Pokfulam. We have brought into this state by the erection of a zen 1 examined it was distinctly dangerous. The thing in other parts, and the bricks are bailly particular mattere, therefore, Mr. FRANCIS least in four or five coptends, if we understand the learned

trilate produce was being shipped for Tien roet wo or more in addition We also propose redings against the Hotel Company for the from its jacetion with the south wall on a level 8 to piness in the first typhoon. I think thes OF consequence gentleman

the long oxomption of tain from places where the people were still to obtain from England an assistant manager, parpose of rehovering from the damages which with the second floor. There was also a crack in soare and the scampering cut of Mr. Chater's aright, that the Health Act is a nullity, and although disregard of

Public Hongkong from typhoons bas bean a daring want of food. Practically, bowever, tuba kindly promised his assistance. The new acts the brilding had been rendered uniphsbit tores when I inspected the building were the bal bricka in Mors & mund's tea; but by my in which matter our Inte chairman, Dr. Kanson, he considered he was entitled to, baczuss by their tho east oxterior wall. The most serious met tenants was not caused by the cordition of the E danger shown is the erection of famine may be considered as a thing of the settle wo purposes to prepare we think of locatable and his teranta had left. For the purpose ging of the south wall, the orack in the asst wall, report it gives in words power to the Sapi- dwelling-bouses on sites which twenty years past. In China there are vast numbers of ing upon the property we purchased last, at the of bringing this aution to trial the questions of and the failure of the arch in Mare and Soi- Lary Board to make by-laws in relation ago would have been deemed absurd and people always living on the verge of starvs- top of the hill-Bassoon's luf, which you all know. fact had bien separated from this questions of unil's offins. I formut an opiaten at the time as beans and timbers of the roof were sound. There Ro-aramined by Mr. Francis-The main to them, auch by-laws must necessarily be impossible sort of empting of Providenco Bun, and, the failure of ond season's crops This will snuble na to ti vids our herd instead of low, dad the jury was themfore retired from to the cause of the damage. It was owing to undas was nothing in the state of the roof to re inoperative when there is no principal law to occupy. Hata race of anlonists has leaves them absolutely destitute, so that it is having it all in one group as at present, and we having to consider relative rights. The unly weight brought to bear on the arches. Thers redistribution of weight. The faitors 16 For the by-laws. give effect to. In this arison who know not typhoons, and in the seldom a year passen without a cry of dist sens fool that this is very essential as a matter of in- questions before them were goession of Enot, Tas no appearance of any mbeidends of the forrod to in cross-examination was not a cinking opinion he soon to bars boru to some addonseisances of ignorance and the bardi- arising from some part of the vast empire, aurance and swearity. Another matter which which ind been rettled or the Chief Justice. Svandation. The damage was due to ampere in of the roof is a whole. I du so), quite know extent supported by Attorney General hood of disbelief they have put up structures At times, when the districts affected are more we intoud to accomplish if possible is the obtain. Those questions were: (1) Was the brick and abundant weight from above. I was of opinion what is the case of the bulging in of the Ozar in the latter of the 31st July, on the edgee of pracipican and the corners of extensive than usual, as was the use sting of a central distributing depot in the town. stone verandah ranting along the south side that the walls would fall down and 40 Eners went wall. I have not seen the bricks uncovered of the world is attracted which we feel is very accessory indead. We have of the leased premises piled down and removed, give in. In my opinion the building was un there. It could not be caused by the subsidance aske by-laws amounts simply to this, that north-east blasts, which must surely become

the winter be attention

had a good deal of experience now, and thend were the foundations of the are piled up af and dangerous to live in and I so reported. of the foundations there. where the Board bay

By His Lordship-I can't say tạs foundations the requirements of her to insist upon heaps of ruins on the appearance of the first we also rupore, it woulos rinse, it ha pres typhoon that spends its force and fury sure the lines on as to whether the sold in Hongkong in largo guantities at a fair Chater on the 18th April henoms unsafe and placed from the wall of the new wing of the digging of the trench, but it would be i

1as recurring annually. In the be sure that wilk nan he prizeed are ann by Wiez did the building leased to Cotchicks Pauling once or twice. I saw that shares had been of the south wall were not injand before the Ordinance, the.

preeke on this deroled isle Of course these romarks scaraity prevailing in somo parte of India is and remunerative profit.. It is an actiole of prime nuttle? (8) Was this the rest of hotel to the south wall, and from the east wall possible if the earth were firmly pat in all manner in which those requirements shall do not apply to all the houses built on the sufficiently saute to all forpublic relief, it has necessity and of general if not universal use. Our inherent defects and wear and tear? (4) Or to the wall-of Melchers pressat office. The round, and there was a wall further along be somplied with. From this it would cer- heights. Many of them have been erected been pointed out that there is no

por low in tainly appear that where the Ordinance makes on sites jadicinasly chosen for the shelter that

lik has commanded itself to the approbation of was it the result of either or both the following patting in of those shores did away with any which would have provanted any movement of no requirements the. Board can have no they afford, and that are baile zolidly with altantry, and to show what this nezna i everybody, and very recently the Gorerament cases) The opening by the Henghong inmediata danger of the wall falling, but the tas soil by the flow of water.

altention is directed to the fact that in Eng. ulyst and also the Colonial Surgeon have ex- Hotel Company of the tranch in proximity to building still remained unsafe. The taking

The court adjourned until slevan: n'clock the power to make by-laws. We must confess, I col atrong roofn. How even these judi Wales with a population of less than twroly:duced and distributed by the Aylesbury Dairy in the first isso, er tho palling up and remove the building on the 26th Joly. I had left the

and alone, exclusive of Scotland, Ireland, and prosesd very favourable opinion of its high- the Seath wall of the lensed premises; (b) the pal- down of the south wall and the north cross welness morning.

class qualities, passing it as high as that pre-ling down and removal of the verandah mentioned homever that we cannot exdores the argh. I dionale placed houses will fare, it typhoon, fire millions nearly £7,000,000 are · spant Company in England. It is the belief of medion) of the fonulations thereof, if such removal was Government Service then, I made the second re- was necessary... I made a recoud: examination of scetos to us that whes the Legis however, is still problem ro be solved, for latare empowered the Board to make by-laws when the ever memorable

The bearing of these asses ram resumed. orable typhoon of 1874 annually in poor rehef. Le Chien, se in Tb. non in the Colony and I think I shall be sup-affected sequout to the 15th April 15879 (6) port at the request of Messrs. Sharp, Johnson on certain matters not specifically dealt with occurred thera were only about fire build-dia, in ordinary times the care of the paer parted in this by Dr. Caallio that children and Or was it the result of the negligent way in which & Stokes, I found the building was in a still whitest and sivil engineer. I am a member of Robert Keatsway Imigh said-l va anar- in the Aut itself, the intention was that the on the Park. The roof of Mountain falls upon the heads of families, but in times og eple don't drink so much milk is the work mentioned in the last Lesite or say worse stato. The south wall was further crack the Institute of Civil Euglacera Board should exercise that power, that it in Lodge had been specially constructed is of scarsity, when the whole agricultural po they should and it is very important. best of it was done F. As out of the jury knowed. The wall had sunk and the top part of the flean years practical experincine I have had

flect transferred

us to the Board the right and those experienced in typhoons, and it was pulation of a district in reduced to wait, there at any nato Lias ability to obtains it, not only of the building they were Lasting with was origin, wall was titel outwards. In my opinion the

I have been duty of legislating on these

hase matters, subject considered

first rate quality but also in large quantity, should ally tuit by Masans Dent and Co. as pre- foundations had sunk. The plinth line along three were passed in the Survey-General' to the subsequent approval of the Legisla. but it

weather is no relief possible except from cvernment bo unboaded. At present it cannot be obtained mises for their den parpree. Alakchar's as it is the wall of the busiding had stick in the middle department as intant engineer. My partien Against all weather,

on, doles or public subscriptions. In the re in large quantity. It is only lately that I have now called was 18 as a residence for the 1 lays inspected the walls twice receatly lar line at home was building. I a 10- tive Council, a by-laws

in stris typhoon, Sanitary Board having to be submitted to

Bakerd of the mid the Sanitarium, better known stice pittee at Shanghai auzounted out to- Dairy, only within the last two or three months, storey bigb, was used as an office, and the other seen the est and west walls recently. They are have sever been professional acquainted cent famine the sum collected by the general beer indulged with a supply of wilk from the uniors, the central building, which was only ene There is greater subsidence than before. I have quainted with the building known as Melober's" to the Aostt Anne, was completely unroofed, paused by the Conseil before they be and a family residing there were obliged to tume Tls. 380,000, including both and another of the directors informed we that wing was 156 by the junior mess, When in a better state than formerly. A large crack with it till quite recently I first examined come law. Mr. FRANCIS supports bis posi take refuge under the rocks during the night, nese and European subscriptions. As tion by reference to

to the limitations to The fisgatoff was blown down, and the only cuming that Government grants raised which Railway Companies are subject with buil

the making

building that escaped

distributed of by-inws. The ana was the signatman's easy to perceive, The Sanitary Board is

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of

the distress

1888 herein it is stated that the power to peake, oxposed, to the full violence of BOL 35e, but in reality the distross toy remmit of our experience in that we have come to feud asuvad prior to the 15th April, 1887 '(2) |-During the mouth following I was in the builā.

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24th July

the cases is, however, not very hiss a strong date, which is low and even The 2.000.000 this wum appears in- } areased to the sum of $100,000 by the issue of thing like twenty-yeure uid. Sometimia 187 except in the south wall, As Inspector of upper sturoye. It is built on reclaimed ground

roof. What would happen ig

significant om so the baichte ju similar event it is expordad. Rith the £7,000,000, annually i 7,009 new shares of 810 cash, and that the Me- ozer of the baillings wh damaged by fire Buildings I knew of the work for the new wing public body working in the phone tutorest, vot pleasant to imagine ; some of the honses 20 the poor relief in England, although | morandum of Asolation haaltered accordingly" ant portion pulled down and

row on

gites

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laws do not conflict with these provi- and modernis, it is well that residents the country this state of things will ment to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking the varavish on the work side of the building, flooded the tranches. They were also flooded by netly. On the basement there was no appear eiopa, but where it has been given hills and Saptamber are the IN 0. Daily News suggorie au- suore im. per aforesaid the store shall be deanted to ho de- in the sourys of that month the oroction on that, weald be about a dozen inches from centro to on the lower storeys. The direction of the

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circle with regard to the framing of brights must then be coutent to await the fed from of this description in inre offered to the public, including the share time had nothing to do with the matter. The has boen ze general zinking of the roof that the verandah osna faken down between 1866

would bave been saved. At the same time from

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we has had one yet, a hope therefore you Deals fuiled, the place was purchased by several on the east wall Lial bean filled up with cement about the middle of July, 1895, when I exarsin to increases this means st our disposal. "I beg to the ground upon which the building's wero erect not he opened. I ha ro not found in any other it in a three storeyed building on granite piera. will sanction the proposal which we make tana different Erma As they also probably now. The wells bad balged so that the windows could edit at the request of Mr. Chater's solicitors. 1,000,000, or

of move:-"That the ospital of the Company be ined was made ground The buildings were some part of the building any evidence of subsidearmounted by archos supporting the two-

At the time of my inspection I found the rebuilt, going on at the Hotol. I used to inspect it wheress Bailway Corporations work for the

country the

number of paupere

building dilapidated. The most serious de Mr BURNIE ended and the motion was Now, it was extremely probable that these bout three tasar a wook. Whos I returned on the скровей would, it is to be

considerably short of a

million, while in curried ananimously

fects were a subsidence of the south wall and interests of shareholders, which may be in share the fair of certain bungalows a Fuk-

baildings were not as strong as though they from Japas in Juna, 1888, the vocandal was down subsidence of a fra breast in the north-st China daring tho conflot with public interests.

Hon. C. P. CHATED proposed--" That of the had het built on solid ground instead of mnda The foundations for the north will, the wet recent distreas To Wabatera felurs in 1874, of which nothing wer left millions must have been in want. any suit 7,060 now, aliares. Rot; bo offered to the ground and to the course of 90 years it would be und a west oroeg wall in the buildings, were all had beex edrengthened with iron sackets. Thong On Aver some of the arohes Photiuuary we find "by-law" defined as" but the dismantled walla Most devoinly thị, China is the absence of adequate means in the peoportion of one now share for asch old the others. They malakingd, and he hoped to be or six week efter iny arrival. The trench by iron tien. At that time I did not know wh

persoar who, on the 14th day of August, 1860, nootesary to repair and strengthen thom. For open at ones. The trench along the south wall in the south wall were not so strengthened. I town, law; the law of a

contributing causes to distress shall be registered shareholders of the Company instance, iron arabes und beon lot in in apport of Malchers acilding remained open for a month that the south wall had been strengthened a city, town, or private we hope that

such a corporation. By section 13 of the Public sour again in Hoogkung, but as it was

rphoon may over

of communication. The people of one pro- share held by them, and such offer shall be made able to prove that whatever failure or weakness not always dry. At high tide there was those ties had been put in. The path wall ap Health Art the Legislature bas conferred on ceded by almical equally severe gales in 1862, since may be starving while there is abun by a notien spoeltying the number of new shares there might be, there was no wishness in the plenty of water in it. ibe. Banitary Hoard the power of making 1857, and 1870, it is almost too much to exprovince; but

dance of

a neighbouring which wuch of such registered shareholders shall foundation In January, 1887, or somewhere of the tide. The soil in which the tracebation. The other walls running north and I varied with the state posted to have settled from failure of the found supplicatio lewe, on, certain subjects 10 curtain cases pect that

none of these colonic starma will

means of conveying entitled to take up, and limiting time with about that time, the Hotel Company, montamas dug was decomposed granite, about the sunth, joining the southern wall was orneked wbaro the Legislature has itself enacted seer, again. dwoice for their violence when railways are Tresly constructed acceptare shall be munda by lotter addressed to building of which Holiday, Wine & Ca wers in on the hill sides. About three weeks after tions, and leans over towards the new xing of

them

which evch offer is to be accepted, and zach plating the erection of a new wlog next to the same those lying for want of them.

* the ordinary red earth you see The south wall itself was cracked in all direc certain provisions on these subjecte the here. At tall Sanitary Board must see that its by should

the Secretory of the Company and by the pay possession made certain proposals to take down Fear prepare

I came back, a drain a the hotel burst and the hotel. The upper story suffered from this I wore, especially thoan who bave hadde disappear, and the people will be feas depend Corporation of the sum of 85 in respect of wwth and after some correspondance the proposal was a heavy rain storm.

a visitant, syrics for themselves on the summits of the That time is, however, for distant. The state that if such offer be not accepted in man-

local

The next step was the that is now the case, free hand, as is the case with regard to

new shere applied for. The notice shall also agreed to by Holliday, Wise & Co. The corres drivin of the piles for the foundation. I do ent on the first floor. I did not plumb the

sase of cracking and it was scarcely pper limited number of subjects, there is no ren-

pondoacetically closed about February. 1687, and not remember the length of the piles. They wall A plumb might have shown heating meaths when son why it should not exercise that free expected, and

typhoon may be mediate masus of relief she extension of the elited, and all anch shares (if any; se are deslia-side of the new wing which was now approaching centra. The bart step was putting in concrete cracks on the road walls led me to the con band, subject of course to the

should lausesoldere sea that their belts and barg system of irrigation in North China. Theed, together with the remaining 4,000 sbarce, completion ese commenced. The work of taking and stone foundations. From the time I first olusion that there had been a subsidence of the subsequent now approval of the

for in pairs Council ne are sound, that their shutters, fit, and are irrigation and as a astion stand first in so boldog) in such manor and at anoh sins and till the 1011. April and was not finished fill our the piezobs test in, very month after the of rent or any cause affecting only the upper part

are Chinese are familiar with

With the

shall be offered to the public (including share down the verandah was not actually commenced saw then to the Gms these trenches were fairly foundation. If the cracks had been due to weight provided the Ast Thia we provided with typhoon bars, the: they have tako to be the meaning of the last up undefended skylights, and that their roofs speet. of its applice

on conditious as the Board, may determine." application on a small scale, but

in May. the lath April, long before trench fell the the of the mas deliverance of the Goverment on

Mr. McCULLOCH There is que question 1 the whole work was comploded, the whole build bursting of the drain and the rain storm. The have been different. From an examination of object,

Lare tight. Porronul inspective

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do not possess the engineering skill shorts to ask with regard to this rosolation. ing was let to Mr. Chater, and one of the quo south french did not fall in. In July. 188 the building I attribute these craoke natelta but it is certainly very different Live, and the from the position at first taken up. Had servants, who invariably act on the can reservoire and artificial lakes. In India the in which the directors Intend to deal with those the building by the taking down of that ver. Ai e south and there are cracks in the tiles and the four of mapport from the verandah. The Live, and the matter should not be left to necessary for the construction of extensive. Is there any objection to indicating the manner tions at issue was was not the damage done to Ixamined the roof and have done so since. tingly to the subsidenss of the foundation and the power of the Board been thue frankly | do" recognised at the sufhet, a great deal of non-resident who seek the coolness of the system of irrigation, and the revenue dariv.

principle. Having made all tout the British Govarouant ira extended the nativa romanining 4.000 abarea

sudah, or so much of it as was taken down, after the strat over the breasurer over Holliday, Wies, verandah would have noted as a buttress to The CHAIRMAN The remaining 4,000 shares the 15th April What was done before that Co's dining room in sprung slightly. There strengthen the wall. I am aware of the fact len and somewhat ridiculous.

Working in

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holders in the Dairy Farm Company as portion Hotel Company wore not responsible to Elr.Chator except what I have mentioned. satisfactory esmapaj

Some

Fince my and the and of 1887. I did not, when Iraturned. Buch as four per of the public. Any person is at liberty to apply for anything that happened before thatdeta. On first official inspection in Jona, 1988, I have from England in 1887, take any spanial note of do the cupital sunk. It is sug it must be confessed that the Public Health

gested by our Northern contemperary that

Jor any portion of the 1,000 shares.

the 15th April, Mr. Chater agreed to take over been in the building twice to report, and several the new wing at the Hotel. For a building of the Ordinance is a very defective measure. In

Mr. MCCULLOCH-You have merely stated the buildings just se they stood. Plaintiffs anse times to walk round. The building has never beight of the new wing they must have gone down bis letter read at the last meeting of the

along the course of that quars have and the shops holding up the wall were taken afford

should be contructed what I bave seen in print. It seems to be, sou-was that the taking down of that verandahesider since boau in a safe or habitable condition. If to a great depth for the foundations. This might Board the Colonial Secretary ways thas

ciently capecious tự practically the Public Health Ordinance

the prosaurs on integran even in attribute the failure of the wall to the opening to

holding their shares so long, and have been losing bring it into an unsafe and uninhabitable cop. away, the wall would most likely fall I would Ordinanso it is not necessary to go down more the river banks during fresketa. They w would transfers certain powers from the Governor In another cofumo we publish & lettor thus serve the double

money, that it would be Imrdly fair to lat the the removal of the verandah, they wore still of the trenches, shaking by the driving of the would have had to go much farther for a stabie diminishes rabolders come in at pr purpose of in Council to the Sanitary Board Wesigned" Bystander" on what is undoubted.ing the liability of the soul of storing thing I should like to bring to the notice of the port of that verendau, or do anything whiab Whether there is a transb open or not there building. The wol is decaying granite. Th hould like to know tha lagal interprete

foods from matter of course for consideration. but it is a

entitled to darangoa. The Hotel Company piles, and water golting in and disturbing the foundation. They would have had to pila. I 2. capsidered by the Chinese a substantial the overflow of the rear and of drought. directors. No doubt it is a matter which will ly

bad no right to deprive them of the exp earth under and about the foundations. think this would very likely affect Moleber' tion of the word "practically" in this griersace. connection. If the point were raised before to be

Chinaman, has

"Bratandon when we take water for irrigation times have to receive the fullest consideration from the Board habitable. Not only did the Company take allows the water to flow backwards and for-The height of the water would be regulated by

omitted to comply Such a Echame to be effective

rendered their building aneste, or ain always waler in the soil. The opening of a trench water in the esil would as a rale be fresh water court of law we venture to say the court with our rule requiring correspondents to be conducted on a large stala and the cost of directara

dowa this verandah bat they dug up the founds wards. The waight of the five storeyed building the rise and fall of the tide. I have noticed this I pay no regard to what the Ordinance give their real names, but the subject be would be great, but if a careful survey

The CHAIRMAN-I think it is quite possible tions, and in so doing deprived plaintiff's foods would not materially affect the foundations cfat most of the places slong the Praya. If a large practically do, but would construe deals with is one of such importance, and the district showed it to be feasible the wing to be intent of the shares we may be lions of their support. Shortly after that, the adjoining building. The pile driving raid hole or treach wore opened in the soil it would it according to the épaissima verba There is one on which it is so desirable that the views outlay would be money well spont.

willing be influenced by the suggestion Mrocks began to appear in the walls of the shake the adjoining building. another point of some importance to which of the Chinese should be expressed, that we

Meilloch Las thrown out. We do not see our building a sum of the young gentle would not Dressarily, show itself immediately close to the tranch would lose to a certain extant The effect, cartaloly make a difference. Any foundatio:s the attention of the Sanitary Board might have

way at the present event to alter the state men is Holliday, Wise & Co.'s bad mused I do not know of anything but the trench and its later spport. In a water-loggod soil the de- given insertion to his latter notwith- usefully be dirceted. It is provided that standing. The search wade by the excise SURVEY OF THE COAST OF CHINA. the resolution that is before the meeting, that the oracks and waiting to see in Low long they caused the subgidence of the wall. There was the tesnob would causes vold through Lich the ment which has been printed and which is really themselves by placing pieces of paper across the works going on there, that could bare privation would be more serious. The opening of when by-laws have been made by the Ecard efficere of the persons of parenger they shall be submitted to the Governor in

in the colony is, wo ballengers arriving!

The following letter has been handed to us you will notices also that the directors have dis- sarsons that the occupants of the building had of Melchers building by the bursting of the The opening of the trench would cause a flow of these shares will be offered to the public, but would be torn away. At last things bevoie so no tearing op of the soil in the neighbourhood water would Row, carrying with it earth and mand. for publication by the Secretary of the Hong-retionary power in the allotment of the shares to leave. It was admitted that the building was GOWOT.

which they are at liberty to aroroke.

water. This would be more injurious to any Impericuse, at Yokohams,

now unsafe and tho questioo ke put to the jury Mr. MCCULLOCH merely wish to bring waa-were the Hotel Company or their servants General--When I made my oransination on the I think the opening of as 8 fost treach Cross-examined by the Acting Attorney foundation than the rise and fall of the water. 5th July 1869,

the mattor to the notice of the directors, so that responsible for the present condition of the 5th June 1888, I took great care to examine along the south wall would weaken that wal". want and revision before being submitted to

SIR,--Wita reference to your letter of the some attention may to paid to it. I beg to building P

the building. 1 took three hours over it I The effect of that weakening would not the Council. It may be useful, if the Board aot very likely to take stops themselves to on the subject of the survey of the Coast of

Fraps Ernest Nichol said-I am an sesistant went all over the building except the roof, Isarily show at once. My experience in that affects bas exceeded its powers, that the mistake secures redress, though they might no doubt, de Commis on norte do most No. 1, Jabution the Company's Ardour of Melchers. Our lease was to dete from side use of the Rooy of about four Inshee towards is nothing inconsistent, samming the building

The resolution was then put and married, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

in the firm of atomra. Holiday Wise and Co. went into all the rooms I conld get into. In of weakness are frequently not discovered till nowe should be pointed out in the readiest way, successfully mai

Mr HUMPHREYS proposat-That Article On the 8th December, 1888, we wont into the top Holliday, Wine & Co's dining room I saw asab time after the cause has been noved. There Daintain an action Bither in the but.az

Ás a luatter of principle it should be re- civil or criminal Courts. They are ignorant that in imaging the are to toe Cumber, ticles of Association be altered by Inserting the ist Jentary, 1887. When we went into the the-crosa wall. I also saw a rebeldence in the to bare boer damaged by the opening of the cognised that the Governor has no power to of their rights, and is the men by how Majesty's surveying abips, the requirements in Doris 50,000, and in lien of the igures or the south side. It was used as bathrooms saking towards the verandah. There was also a year afterwards. I should attribute the set- arranging distribution of Her therein in feu of the figures 890,000, the building there was a brick and stone verandah offlog, also towards the eres wall. There was no trench, that they thoald not he noticed for nearly direct any reconsideration or amendment of they are searched are officials they assume connection with the survey of the Chinese Const 3,000 e Sgures 10,000" the by-laws, but merely the conduit that they inast submit, I seeing to as the are fully considered, but that their Lordships

and a portion of it as a kitoben. We took the lease a sinking of the arch over the window. This nidonos of the foundation and the settling of the through which they are in be submitted to Governinant

Mr. Ozoвto seconded, and the resolution was for three years. After some time the architects room below was occupied by Mr. Poenecker and south wall to the opening of the trash and the caght to do something to bring are unable to undertake to keep a vasel per presed. the Legislative Council for approval or re-about a more satisfactory state of things wasntly on that Coast, to the neglect of other

fold as that the Hotel Company werted to pull there I saw the sans thing. I did not see any removal of the verandah. The remeral of the The CIAIRMAN-Eleztlemen, I hava to thank down the verandah, and it was agreed that they bulging there; the bulging was in More & verandah. would not cause subsidence of thes jection. In the case of the by-laws relating that at prosent prevails. To insist upon the Imperial Interests I have do to the compulsory. Rosting n infected pre-excine oficere absolutely refraining from

you for your attendance. An advertisement word te have permission to pull down the veran Beimand's place down below I examined the foundation, but it rendered the effecte more NOWELL SALMON misas the intention of the Board was set search would no doubt seriously interfere. Handoren, Esq. Secretary of Bonghong held fourteen daya house.

will be inserted in this evening's papers notify dah if they gave us other accomodation. This walls externally. I do not remember seeing iram serious, inasmuch as it would, it allowed to Vice-Admiral ing the confirmatory meeting, which will be was agreed to sa te ad T-bruary. Tamper ties outside, but I saw them inside. I plumbed, havsstood, hare prevented the south wall going by the Governor without the Legisla with the opio revenue, but to allow thei General Chamber of Commerqu..

ary arrangements were rande to enable us to the south wall and found it 2 inches out out of plumb. I don't think the subalence The meeting tlion terminated,

give up the vernadak about August, I think Mr. It beads over uniformly. It is not a fact could be caused by any inherent weakwear of the

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entirely and shall not take effect until approved by The proper course, if they suspect a person kong Chamber of Commer the Legislative Council." On previoas oc- bzoj opium concealed about his parent, is to casions the by-laws made by the Board have take him to the Police Station, to be searched who suffer from the il. tled to legal nation of

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been nous back by the Governor for surfail- there. The scise officers are, however, Lat. Barch Inst, addressed to Commodore Church, send the resolution proposed by Mr. Chater

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