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THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT, Tarco of the "North Stafforda" hrs from Cholem of Wady Hala BRITISH TROOPS AND THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION. The Hon. Wm. St: John Engdrick stated in the Hows that no British regiment had been ordered to advance fo Dongols, but that the British garrison in Egypt was available, if required by the Sirdar of the Egyptian Army,

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THE HONGKONG DAILE PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 61x. 1896,

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The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The Govera

There was only one case of plagas yesterday, number of fra held by the pattuener Alm bare the document wilemgard to pass wke din law into their own hands and to remove, thaan sway, encantling eight of the for Juista sinte at it in my intention to withdraw for a A payable guld mine is reported to hat has stated There were so commente in Judidog the men my Lord both daruusata fi voolofts: Then there wore the by-law, Hey There had been fifteen poles. Nons of the bead- I short time the Finagas Minnie No 3 which been the newspaper, respecting the petition, > «T« Were published's therefore both sides of the case did not know which section his friend relicting was there. The poles that I saw wite is very was to have been submitted to you to day, ra upon-RA WENA good sendition. In this house also there was commending a vole of 310,000, being • Govern. discovered in the neighbourhood of Kebe, der sheet prea stating the lack of were published kvik

Lordship 9 or 10 I should think an open doorway without a door, the same as in meat grant in aid of the College of Medicins pay its presentation to the Court The Vice His Lordably-Erally as, bet not with the

Mr. Hastings Bald pertags that was, but No. 20, and a similar window. There were no for Chinese We all know that this institution The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Margie Ene Chancellor aald: This is a motion on behalf consent of the other tile. The other ride may quehem lett Singapore for the port on the of the directors of a company to commit the have eald We de not agree to have them pub he did not ludi Seotich 10 said that the caches to the window and no signs of kay ever has been very vainable and that it may be made 7th instant

proprietors of a newslager for rubishing (Huhod." As Lid Just now I do not think there Fecretary of the Board shall fenish the lord's having bem there, Abors the cookieft there more valuable, and I em personally strongly in Badonac & potition resented in the Court fer was any contempt of Court intended, but I felt it inspectors with general authority in writing, was another window about 2 it. & in, square, favour of having it rosin so without any the winding op of the compatry. The publics my duty to all attention very strongly to the "to enter and inspect all buildings stil carti In my opinion the shop and the cocklift were assessary nditions. I bad mesting the tion is introduced by a bort statement ander matter. Before I took any stops I had con lages for the purpose of ascertaining the unusually well ventilated: In No. 84 I saw & kler day at Craigieburn with the Principal which the petition was presented but for the ference with the Chief Justice, and eo I am not. sanitary coalition, cleanliness or good order similar cockloft to the one in No. 8 There Medical Officer, the Colonial Bergeon, Dr. prevent purposes I shall treat it as a simple acting alone. I wish to add that I am glad thereof, Possibly they entered under was an open doceny. There were no sashos to Ho Kai, Dr. Thomsen, and Mr. Lockhart, and camo to the conolasion that it would be palisation of the petition unaccompanied by that ans newspaper at any to had the fare that power, it there was another power which to the window and thers bad apparently been any comments The petition itself oontelos tion to avoid pablishing it or obleking the was contains, in bootige 22. That reliteed to none for months. The window was entirely better to alter the title of this institution and

rave and serious charges with referanse to the thing directly or indirectly

nolghbourhoods affected by dlesness, but in this open ant, the top of the opening woolt project call the Hongkong Melical College and not case the Bont had not pleaded that the neigh about six or mine inchis above the floor of the the Callege of Medicine for Chinese in Hong conduct of the directors. I would point ent The case was then gooseded with. again that the petition in this essethe trus Mr. Hastings Brak of ali neked leave to rouse Boyhood where these cocklefts were we in dockleft. In my opinion that was saficient resti kong, so as to make it available for persons of fested with any infectious disease. He did latin for the cop and the cockloft. In No. 84 all nationallies, whether Portuguese, Chinese, The Nagasaki Shipping List of the 4th July words of the potion did not bear the same the claim to be of $8132

meaning-contained serious abarges with refer Mr. Johnson offered to objection and the not know whether the defendants were going a similar cockleft existed. The finor acusared or Earasinus than it should be roorganised by gaye:-While coming into Larbour in the inky age to the nominot of portain gentlemen. ameidmantas mids.

to sat that up. The section stated that in to have been taken away to the extent of about Ordinatos; and that qualified students should darkness of Thursday sight, H.M.8. Ploter got at the broad quellou is, whether it is alloir Mr. Hnathige, in explaining the facts of the any neighbourhood affected by such diseases 4 ft learing the foiste bare. I can give zo bevee recognised states. We hoped it would be aground in the shoni water which lies between the Caston, Ionse and Iness. It was low tide alle for the publishers of a newspaper to print wake, said theylaintiff wee the owner of houses the officers of the Board duly authorised in reason for that having boon dao, The whole made entirely self-supporting, and that, under proceedings pending the fourt befors such Nog, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, and 10, Queen's Handwriting may make a Zope to housesitation of the flooring and joiste were in excellent Gornnient control tours than at present, ite at the time. But, however, was fluted a few proceedings have cams on to be heard. The East. The Loures were comparatively new, for the purpose of Inspecting the sanitary condition, and in my opinion thers was auf continuity would be secured. No doubt, Mr. minutes afterwards wilson staining principle is equity syplicable to any bill, or an- having boon built seven or eight years ago, and condition of ens promise so visited and dient vestilation. In No 88 there wra Bellies will renew his very genorous of or damage. We understand that, she leaves for the snor, os petition which may be led in this they contained on the ground floor certain mas of all and every part thereof, and of us similar soskloft, of which more than half the If the institution is reorganised and ro-estab north early next week to go on patrol duty in Court, the statements therein contained being zanine floara er cookletta ertanding from the back certaining whole there are any persons in or width had been removed, fearing the Jotste baze, Hished on these grounds. The geademen whom the Bebring B

nososaarilyen parts, and unaccompanied by of the shop to mare tin che third the loughbag the s promiser stackod or affected by Icen consin WO TENSON why this was done. The I have named have formed themselves into s A. Japanent paper holes that the time for the Any evidence or pleadings on the other side. Of of the shop. In Apell last the pisintiff, hearing is said, diseases or who have died thereof. If Snoring and joleta se far as I could ess wars Committee; and they will send me a report For Coser Fonte, Waters aro pecked and forsement of the new Treaties with foreign the case the user of the other hont Beard about creola also by the Sanitary the premises so visitad, or any pert thereof, in good condition, and there was sufficient based on the lines which I have laid down; and was given, but that anerer was given without docklofts and wishing to be on the shall be found in a dirty or inanitary condition vonulation, In No. 10 the oiresmetanese then I shall have great plures in webmitting powns la agrosching, and foreigners are

the permission of the other side. Fins although safe aldo, instructed Ms. Lens, an architect, to in the opinion of the officer making each were the same. I have estimatol the amount the vote to the Cennail and I trust it will be placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, atl beginning to take a great interest in the

every cuntributory at raditor is entitled to prepare plans of the cokloft in the houses and visitation, he may forthwith Laku steps to have nocereary to replace these scoklofts at 382.32 uunimously passed.

CATTLE DISEASE. E. T. H. WHETHEAD-Has the attention the full amount allowed for Prakages and state of Japanede prisou ( The Japan Prison have a copy of the position, it is not open to the to submit them to the Bay Board for ap the same duroughly cleansed and infected The estimate is made in accordance with the Bapties when received in good order.

Society has awakened to the asssssity of provid. pablis indiscriminately, who ar strangers to the proval, and to obtain their permission to retran by the ra of the said Board of by schedale of prices used by the Pabllo Works ing each prican with English, German, and mulier, nur in it the duty of the colleitor to the cooklofts. Accordingly Mr. Lemm pre contractors or others specially appoited for Department, les 18 per cunt. I could see of the Government been directed to the account

translations the Prison Connterfell Dedey Hooks expplied on applica. Fresh fruition of fool finit Regulation furnish copias to all persons, whether strangers pared the plans and sent them in to the Saul that purport. Be it that section, appliet Es nothing wulawful or undesirable in the cocklefts, in the Daily Prize of 1fith Marsh of the insanitary amongst the cattle at Pokfulam, and will tho are being faking to translate the Regulations up, who choose to apply and pay a certain tary Board requesting permission to retain the offices had power to cleanse and dirmiret, but assuming that they were used for storage persists of things during the recent fatal disease into those languages. Visitors" is a graceful fee on tho confiary, it is his duty to ammortsin | ouchlofta in thatform. La reply he received a that was Try different from pulling down po ship asked if the cosklofts were Government obtain from the Sanitary Board

that the applicapta are either sroditors er con letter from one of the defondante, Dr. Clark, portions at the premises themselves. The nort onphemism-Kobe Chronicle.

telbatories of the company. There is nothing making whether the houses so question section ran" All articles of clothing or there when the houses were built, but the and the Government departments concerned and loyapon the table a complete and detailed in the Achar in the rales which sanctions the had been erected since the passing of the bedding and all other articles whatsoever, which, witassi mistet certain on the point.

Plaintiff was then called. He stated that statement of the actual position of mattera pindlication of a petition of this kind any more Ordinance 18 ₫ 1874; if not, no permission have been in content with any person or body

the sochlafts were built at the same time as the from day to day, as well a copy than a bill in Cancery It is said there was was required from the Sanitary Board for the in any way affected by suob dissosan, chali be

housen There was a separate estimate for of the correspondence hotween the Govern To intoution to prejudice the parties by thin retention of the cookie te provided there were removed from any premises on which they 200

ment and the Dairy Farm Co. Limited, publication, but it is a sound rule that you can no partition recs either above or below the arabell befond, by the gillcers or acnirectors of them, however,

Mr. Johnson then briefly opened his caso and together with the Colonial Veterinary Sur only judge of mon's intentions by thoir asta In loft. Men than informod Dr. Clark thut the Sonitary Board, in covered vehicles and

called Dr. Francis W. Clark, who said—I am geus reports for 1888 and 7680, adeo the this sanni ennust infer that the pallisbers of the those houses had been erected before the pass with such precautions and in such manner as newspaper printed these charges of fraudulent ing of the Origanos 15 of 1894, and, moreover, the Board shall from time to time dirent, and Maifesl Offloor of Health and a member of the report by the Hancurable the Surveyor condinot against this directore of the company that there were no partition rooms either above shall be thoroughly dizinfected and then returned Sanitary Board: Time have been a great many Ceneral, the Honourable O. Chadwick, un to the war worn thereof." If the cases of plays this your. The plage began to Mr. Ladds, referred to in his (Be Ladda') caknowingly and unwillingly. They may be or below the lot except in one case, No. 80, true or false; bat that is a question which will and that was forthwith me. Therefore defendante wore going to set that up counsel appear about the second week in January. On report dated 12th January, 1601?

the 27th February the western d'strict was bar to be decided on the evidenzes. If you those pusklofts complied with the requirements would submit that the section did not that declared in infected ame and on the 2nd April ment has soon the rupart in the Daily Press of

He corteiled eneo permit such a publication as "this, any state by Dr. Clark, and if his letter was to portions of hopsan peson may file a petition in the Court in order correct no permission was required from the thaze w nothing in the by-law or in the castern diatrist was also declared infected, the 16th March. The question of the hon. waro affusted within that member was referred to the Sanitary Board, that it may be published in a newspaper, and Sanitary Board for their retention, and coase the Ordinance which authorised the Board These hous thas it would become the vehicle of grievous quently no permisalon was obtained. On the 8th to pull down oucklofts, whether legal or illegal, district. Some police constables were appointed when hir. Edo, a member of the Board, ex Bir Korecies Robinson has been raised to the injury to individual character. I cannot acosde May last, within a month after the receipt of Dr. and remove them. If the cocklofta were illegales additional sanitary inspectors and P. C. 52 pressed the following epinica "I think the Peerage.

to any arguments urged in eacties for euch Chrk's letter, certain officers of the Sanitary the defendants should have applied to the was sing trem. I personally supervised the statement asked by Mr. Whitehead abonld not, I may say that in this on not Board and a ging of men, consisting of soldiers Magistrals for an order to remove them. The cleaning of the houses. The house to house for the Sanitary Board in concerned, be The Board sets under the au- Heerly are these pleadings published, but there is and explles. mut to the houses and proceeded defendant, by thair newer, had defied their visitation was ecammenced on 8th February in given.

a note to this offoot The snit in a test case to pull down the cocklofte, or portions of them. liability, but bad pait into Court team of the western district. The visitation was made thority of certain laws, and as for I know and is brought to try the right of the Extiary They did not treat all the house alilo. In $60, and they asserted that that sam was enfin order to thoroughly clean ssd disinfect the ed in accordance therewith in respost Board to enter premises and pull down cocklofts No. 80 they pulled down a portion of the flatent to satisfy the claim of the phiuti, houses and the instructions givon to the of the cattle plague at the Dairy Farm. It tal form of pleading cleansing ganga were to remove all fur would be a vorations Paste of anergy and without getting a Magistrate's order. The cookleft at the back of the shop about font That was

out all windows and tile to furnich such a completo and detailed: they netically tako upon themselves the foot in width in No. 82 they pulled down in this oclony, and counsel lid zot re-niture to open

the whole coaft; No. 84 they treated in member sagthing like it before, It was other entitating openings, to olemn the doors statement of the actin position of mattem Hberty of defining the faces in the matter. It not for a public paper to do that. The mach the ante mera No. 80, pulling material to contidor the effect of such a pleading with water and disinfecting fluid, and to re from day to day, and I am entirely opposed to

down a parton of the back; in No. 86 The rules in England provale for the payment or their own discretion all wood the principle tvolved in supplying principle laid down by Lord Hardwicks in

were so filthy and rotten as to be enable connection with this matter against the Ear Resah v. Hall (1) appears to me in every way they pulled (own the back of the ecckleft with the defence darying all liablity, but work, each as partitions and cubicles, which this nature. If any person being reports of applicable to the present cass. It is in these and removed the floor to the extent of four the Code i Hongkong did not zece to con words Nothing is more incumbent upon fest on each side in No. ES they pulled template such a payment. Sub-section 2 of of retaining anything infections. I con lary Board he had better state it." With Mir Courts of Justion than to proserca their pro- down a portain of the west side measuring esotion 3b of the Code says, "Payment into sidered the ventilation wes necessary ba Edo's views the other member of the Sanitary eedings from being misrepresented; nor is about 7 fet inches in No. 90 they pulled Court, whether made in sotiafaction of the cause I found that in many cases windows had Board and the Government conce

Hon. T. H. WRITEHEAD-ded as regarde DEATH OF SIR JOHN PENDEN.

there anything of atore pernicions consoquence down a portion the back of the shop. Not only plaintiff's claims generally, or in satisfaction of not been opened for months and perhaps years We regret to learn, through the courtesy of them to prejudice the minds of the public did they do that but they actually removed a co semenpoolfe part thermof,operatenaanadiansome were nailed up. The house to house the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's reports for We regret to learn, hanner of the Coble batet persons concerned an parties in coses aiderable amont of the materials of these cocks of lichility to the extent of the amout on 1st Mag. Or the 8th May the houses number

visitation began in the eastern district on the 1889 and 1880" Companies, that information has been received before the cause is finally hoard wish to lofts, boardings and joists, and carried them and no more, and for no other purpose.” A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED of the death on Today evening of Sir John underline the word "fully." It has always away. After that some correspondence pained. Therefore nouusel took it that this paymenting from 80 to 9U, Queen's Road East, were okjoelfon to the kon: member wing these

Ponder, G.C.M.G, the Chairman of the bean my opinion, as well as the opintor of On the 15th May he (omansely wrote to the Eastern Extension Australasia and China those who have sat here before me, that Begrotary of the Sanitary Board mentioning Telegraph Co., Limited. Bome months ago hornch a proceeding ought to be discountenanced. the pulling down of the cocklofts in the houses had paralytir stroke, from which he rallied. The passage was cited by Lord Hatherley and pointing out that there was no justification but not for long. Sir John formerly set in the when Flee Chancellor, in Tolborne . Mostyn for pulling down the cock lofts as they were in House of Conacne for the Wick Burghs Itwas, 2) and adopted by him as the rule of the no way illegal, He therefors requested the kowever, his connection with submarine tole Court. The case of Dawn Elby (4) is scarcely Rard to re-imbuse the owner. No awer graphy that stamped him as eminently "a man applicable to the circumstances of the present was received to that letter, and on the of the timo" and that will cause bis name to be

case, although stillnetrates the same principlo 3rd Juno he gas wrote regretting that HONGKONG, JULY 9th, 1896.

remembered in the future. When efforts woI Now the general rate in hers laid down. It no reply had bot sont to him repeating being made to lay the first Atbutie cable and

is this: "It papers to me that wheparera the claim for damages, and asking if the Tus papers in connection with the petition had repeatedly failed. Bir John saved the project paper, either on its own motion or at the Board admitted their ability; if they did not On the same day from shipwreck under cironmstances narrated in instigation of othora, publishes the provendinge proceedings would be taken. to the House of Commons praying for an the following extract from "Men of the Time in a casco before the bouring it tends to prer McCallum, the Beucatary to the Board, Mr. John Lemam, architect and building amendment in the constitution of Hongkong "The Gaite Percha Company found that it juice the minds of the public. The present wrote asking if counsel's alleas would specify have now been published. It will be seen

was surrendering it acousteraad business in caso falls within the rute, and I must regard plearly and distinctly where these premises wore favour of a repreme object, and in the failure the pabliestion of this petition as a contumpt and what they were, although counsel had That although the colony has not got all it of tast uns purposes might lose all. It was here of Conft." That won as far as the newspaper clearly specified the premises on the 15th May. asked for, it has nevertheless, obtained a

that the genius of Sir John Pender roze to was concerned. Now us regards the soleitor On the 3th June Mr. B. Johnson wrote hernis. Delsy would have been fatal to an engaged in the matter. There can be no doubt coplying to the letter of the 14th May and very material and valuable concession, ilsutie nable, and to all the capital, approach that the solicitor naturally wished his eliant to stating that the Board, after consideration, wore namely, the appointment of two unofficial ing two millions, tout End been expended. atcaged, and in allowing there pleadings to go unable to comply with the request confined members to the Executive Council. The The Gutta Parola Company were asked by Biront of his office by Loading them to the groin the last paragraph of the letter, and the With regard to the John what amount of guarantee they required. sentative of a newspaper he must have known correspondence closed. constitution of the Legislativa Cancil re-quarter of a million sterling was the answer. they were intended for pabliration; and if he law of the case bonusel mantioned that the first mis practically the same as at present, Will you take my personal guarantee for that bad considered that the publication would five defendnuts were mombers of the Sanitary with the exception that the General is to be monal Tee Wall, you live it. And have had no beneficial effect on Beard, which was establish by the Public in a few weeks mure, Glasa, Elliot and Company client he certainly would not have allowed it to Health Ordinan be of 1887. The Board was appointed a macabes and that an' addi- and the Gaita Percha Company were formed be published. Again, there was no consent of to some extent a legislative body, as it had ex tional unoffical members also to be into the Cable Construction and Maintenance the other party asked for, so that renders the tensive powers of making bylaws, but it was Company, with Sir John as chairman. The blication practically an ex parte not. When also an ozsentive body, having certain dutice to appointed, in order to leave the voting cable was not only successful-luckily for Sira petition of this kind sharges the defendants perform which were carried out by its sor strength of the official and unoffel eddor Jobs sad the world int the mame expedition with wanton, and legal conduct. It is most vants. These duties must be performed strictly as it stands at present. The appointment that laid it covered the cue that had been irregular, and it is a contempt of Court for the in accordance with this power conferred en of unofficial members to the Executive lost and the two companies, Atlantic and solicitor in the case to engage in such a tran the Board by Ortinance, and if the Board went Anglo American, were brought back supeass action. Now then, there is a case, reported in beyoul these powers and did acts which were Council, it is fair to say received the been endingh to crown the adventures of any wroto, under an asizmed name, a letter, which liable in damages woordingly. It was therefore one ansh; bát there was no glass sesh in any off cila

fally to life and land. Thái mult would bave Law Reports, 7 Equity. There a solicitor unauthorised they brooms trespassers and wore port of H.E, the Governor and also R half wan, bet Bir John had no Booher seen the was published in a newspaper, taking part in a |iumbent upon the Board to justify their pro- the other five hotises. There were signs of bearted support from the present Colonini Secretary, but we may safely assure that no anch concession would have been made liad it not been for the strength of the agitation for artonded political privileges on the part of the community. We cannot "suppose, however, that the community will rest ant isfied with the partial victory that has been achieved, and for which we are indebted principally to the untiring afforts of the Hom T. H. WHITEHEAD. Notwithstanding the Secretary of State's statement that his decision is final the agitation for a fuller messure of local control over purely loen affairs will be continued as time And circumstances, scen to favace it, but as it seems to us, it should now be directed rather to the establishment of

No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or gronny, or that appear to bayer been used fex say other paranse than that of containing Aeratel Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by us.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

·Hongkong, 28th May, 1898

The Daily Press.

had a Municipal Council been seked for at first it wild probably have been granted.

FUND

Referring to what has recently appeared in the papers about the awful catastrophe in Japan,

tione in Hongkong.

the andersigned will be glad to tece to entsorip

Hongkong and Rhangbai Back, July, 1890.

(81) T.JACKSON.

SUPREME COURT.

8th July.

IF SUMMARY JURISDICHON,"

PULKE JUDGE.)

YEUNG SHIUKAN V. HOM, F. 1. COOPER

AND OTIMES.

Bir J. Hastings (of Mr. V. H. Dracon's office) appeared for the plaintiff's and Mr. A. Jou

was an admision of the plaintiff's chim to the visited. Two cases of plagus had occurred amount of $60, and so, whatever. I result of among Burcreans at No 60, and thero bad bebi the action whether plaintif enoceeded or not over a hundred cases within a radius of a be scald be entitled to the $60. That view quarter of a mile during the previous two was bornosut by the case Bardon Greenwood, months I visited the houses Nos. 80 to 10 39 Law Times Reports, new suries, page 223. and gave instructions that the back of the cook The plaintiff in antitled to thesaroney paid in lofts should be removed to sable the windows whether be succeeds in the notion or not. In to be opened,

The case was then adjourned until this this case the amount at stake was not very

the nature of a text care, brorning." large, but it was because there a certain other claims which will be induenood by the result of this action.

Evidense was then called.

saves or practising in the celery, said-In April last the plaintiff fastracted me to make plans of the houses mentioned in. Quem's Broad Font in order to get permission of the Canitary Board te rastein the cocklofts. I examined the cacklofts. The wood was sound, although it was dusty. In No. 96 there was a shelf under- path the cockleft; but there woze no partitions in the other houses I advised the owner to remove the shelf. Teenta plan into the Sanitary Board with a letter requesting permition for the continuance of the cockinfts. In reply I received the latter from Dr Clark. Jinformed Dr. Clark that the houses had bem eracted before 1894 and consegnantly no permissÜCH was obtained

Cmimized by Mr. Johnson-I visited the hous, No. 80, on the 7th April. It is a furniture shop. The oakloft was used for storing furniture on the top No 82 was occupied or a watchman. I took only the men surements of the cocklofts; they did not prevent the window being opened. in No. 20 there was

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

TAAL COUNCIL.

The-COLONIAL SECRETADY-There is po

reports if they have not been published."

·Hon. T: H: WHITERRAD-Will the Govern-

THE COLONIAL VETERINAET. SUEGEDN. mant inform the Couroil what stope bava bear taken or are proposed to be taken to record the imediate Burrices of a Veterinary Surgeon, and is it the intention of the Governmwat to provide in the future against the contingeney of the Veterinary Surgeon going on leste?

The COLONIAL SECRETARY--This question was referred to the Sailtary Board, when the Sorelary wrote the following minute I can hardly think the Board will recommend. the engaging of an Assistant Veterinary Surgaon-and that seems to be the only, rea

A nesting of the Hongkong Legislative scuable reading of the questica-inch as,

Council Chamber, Present Connal as held yesterday afteraven in the if it were not for the work which has to be done in the managing of the public His ExaRuLKROT the Governor, Sir Welaughter-bouser and food markets, there XXAM ROHINSON, K.C.M.G

would be practically nothing for a Vateriasry Hos J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Surgeon to do. It was because it was felt, that

Veterinary Surgeon world he on the whole- Secretary

Hon. F. E. POLLOCK, Acting Attorney. the best kind of man to have to supervise the importation of cattle for food, this management General

Hon. AM. THOMPSON, Acting Colonial of the publio alaughter longes unl markets. that the Board nrged some eight or nine years Treasuərək

till then recommended and adopted was Hen F. A. COOPEE, Director of Pabllo ago the appointment of such an officer. The Works

Inspector of Livestock and Markets When. the title was changed it was specifically laid down that it meant, no change of dution The mere fact that a trading company has been so unfortunate as to lose by far the grostor num- ber of their milch cows does not soon to me a reason why the ratepayers of the colony should be saddled with the salary of a car whose

Hon B. MUERAY BUMSEY, Harbour Master. Han COMMANDEN W OIL HASTETOS, Acting Pellos Magistrate.

Hoa C. P. CHATER. Hon Ho Eat A Hoh¿T. H. WHITERMAD.

Hon. E. R. BELILIOS, CM.G. Hon. J. J. BELLIRVING,

Fure.

Mr. F. J. BADELEY, Acting Clerk of Coun- post would be for all practical purposes a aine From the views expressed by the Secre try, with which all the members of the Ecard,

MINUTES.

To minutos of the previous meeting were including Mr. Ede, agreed, it appears that an Assistant Veterinary Surgeon is not zegemary, THE NEW FUELIO OFFICES.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Vavoidable de

Atlantis es established then, he proceed sortain discussion. Held, that the solicitor ceedings is this case by samo legislative sash bag there befoe, as the hinges could to work indefatigably in the organisation and had hon gally of contempt of Court in anthority, and as the third paragraph of their by sen. In my plans I do not show how the read and confirmed.

ME. CHAMBERLAIN'S DESPATCH. HIS EXCELLENT-Gentlemen, I have thươ development of the Mediterranean Eastern writing for publicatku letters tending to inaawer they justify their achon under the proocklefts obstruct the windows. I risited the

Hon. T. HWKITDUBAD-Will the Glorera- of the Cleand Horses and Elsaningy

Chen Kam Ting, 80; Queen's Roul set, spoke honour to lay upon the table copies of the our mant infozia the Council the canes of delay in and direct African cables in short a world was board befors Lord Romilly, Master of the Dwellings Ordinance 1894, and by the by system, of which the Amoriaan is now but a Bells. He said, "Then it is to be observed as made therannier. Before referring to to the Sanitary Board officers going to lis place respondenco which has passed between myself and taking steps to obtain by public competition segment.

that this is written, not by a mera stranger, the provisions under that. Ordinance counsel and ordenag bim to take away twe joists The Lord Hipon and the present Colonial Secretary phas and designs for the proposed new Gor.. Sir John Feader was the father of Tady who might say that he really knew nothing at tmitted to points to his Lordship. The man went ap to the cookieft and regred the of Stats in referance to the petition addressed ornmont effices, including the Post office, the Des Voux, the wife of our last Governor-all about the canso, but it it written by the Erst was that these occklefts were perfectly its nest to lank wall put them in a cart, and to the House of Commons, praying for soms Supreme Court, &o. au irected: socas Uime ago

soliciter of the gentleman who is opposed to logal as they stood and the senend point we carried them away. The windows were also amendment of the constitution of this Colony by the Governor P

**** Mr. Chamberlain apologises for not haring Mr. Daw in Ub puit. Surely that in a very it even if they were legal there was to taken away on the 8th May THE JAPAN TIDAL WAVE RELIEF ng fentare in the case, be must wind that power nuder the Oriilianos cr ander the by Cris-examined-Witness, was prepared to answer this important petition and dispatches far has arisen owing to the time required for

his client should excecel; and I venture to BaJ Laws authorising the Benitary Board to pull say that as ono caire tail gave notice of the at an earlier date owing to pressure of business eltaining and scheduling the information R there is no solicitor who would not in the same them down. On the contrary, a different proce intention of the Sanitary Board officials to at the Colemial Office; and he informa me that preparing the conditions which must le position feel the same thing, and it is impossible dure was laid down by the Ordman, Section 7 visit the pince. Its saw P.0. 52 on the 8th as Lord Ripon stated in 1804 that he (Lord definitely decided before competition can be that a solicitor, gan safely not is a matter of of Orumsoce 15 of 1891 repealed, section 24 of May, but he did not remember seeing him on Binan) could hold out so hops of Hongkong invited The scheme of erecting new Govery- this description in writing an article in a Ordinance 35 of 188), the Building Ordinance the 7th May, notther did he see the Inkong in ceasing to be a Crown Colony, he (Mr. Cham mant office has been referred to the Secretary paper which, if beloved, inuat laver's boneficial Bab-section of that-Ordinance was ropenfer Cours on the 7th May only on the 6tix oberlain has come, to the same cebolasion of State for his sanction, and he has called for Hosoys Neither can I hold out any oh hope, further report, especially in regards the effect upon his client, and afterwarila say 1 by sub-section ) of section 7 of Ordinance 15 tice was given on the 8th and on the it they had no intention of that sort at all, however of 1894, and it ma follows" It shall not be pulled the wood down. Witness on that for I conceive that in the Band Hongkong manner in which it is proposed to meet the much I may with for it? It must be lawful to constrais, but ap, continus, or toy pulled them down the day after motivo representative Government, on whatever form expendituro required to carry out the proposaÁ

of franchins it might be kared, and with what scheine, PANDA regnised as an endeavour to intorford with maintain in any room of any stemmeside building woe Lyes,

ANNA BANITARY BOARD ELFORM. Chui Sim, watchman, who watchesiz houses ever supposed safeghards as to the Executive the duo administration of justice. Where is now or hereafter erected or in course of

Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-Does the Gosera the line to be drawn It is highly important areolion any mamine floor, storey, or cocklats for the plaintiff mid he showed P.C. 12 a pian, power would be wholly cut if place. He then a Municipal Council than to an onlarge

that the Court should not allow steps of this where each room is partitioned or divided of which heyfused to look at and threw it on the can to say that two practical points remain mint intend to take any action for the re sort to be taken by the officers of the Court is into separate compartments without the per ground, and went into No. 82 with a number of to be decided. One is whether any further construction of the Sanitary Board in accordance ment of the unofficial element in the Legis

ones in which they are engaged, which pas mission in writing of the Banitary Board men med to pull down the cockluft representation on the Legislative Council, as with the opinion expressed by the British lative Council. From the tone of Lord

sibly may have an effect favourable to their Thorefors in order to bring a cooloft within There were sixteen jolais altogether, but thirtyel for by the unofficial members can be members of the community at the ballot taken Riton's despatch it may be gathered that BTORE HS. T. BEECOMES SMITH (Anring olieut, or unfavourable to the other side, and that sub-section die roem in which St is toen were left and the remainder wer put fatehad, and the ether is whether the unoffelal on the 16th day of May last, the result of which I may further say that if I am to go minutely mast be part:tized or divided off into separate srubbish cart. The plants were also put into, element, as I recommended, should be intro we duly reported to the Government by Mr. N.. into every gratence of a letter which is written onpartaments. Therefore it was clear that a cart and taken away, The cockloft was used duced to the Executive Council. Mr. Cham J. Ede PRADNJA

The COLOSTAL SECRETARY-Thoquestion of the commtenation of the Sanitary Board has been in a publio newspaper, to say this is question enb-section did not apply to this case; and it for the shange of goods. Nobody slept there, berlalu has agreed to add to mandhere to the able, and that is donbtful, and the Like, it is was adinitad by 1f. Clark in his letter that no Thore was no partition on the grand foor, Igelstive Council, one of whom he states Young Shit. Kam brought an action to re-imposing a task and a duty apen the Court permission was ecsscary Sub-section ef and thers was no door leading from the should be the fleer Commanding the Troops, referred to the Secretary of State for his final Is another colunin we repert some recover 8530 damages from Hon. F. A Cooper, which it would be imposible to performa section 7 referred to ballange ervetud nfure the ground for to the yard on the Bab May, at the second parson belonging to the decids, and he has been informed of the result

THE COST OF GAP BOOK. LIGHTHOUSE, AND marks made by the Arting Faime Judgo is Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Mr. H. B. H. Lottbricgs. There is a distinct line to be drawn, which is passing of the Ordinance; the houses in question although tra had been one many years Chinese community as the element which of the ballet to which the hon. member raters. the Summary Court yesterday on the pul Constable Ene.

Dr. F. W. Clarke, Mr N. J. Ede; and Police this that gentlemon who are cenouraod for wore rooted before the parting of the Ordinatico, ogn. There was no window sash en the day is feast represented whilst it is by far the most.

contending clients in this Court, whether and be (coussal) thought it was perfectly clear the homes was visited, but ono bad existed years oueres. He says he would regard un valk HE SPECIAL LIGHT DUES.

Hou. T. H. WaITERAZ Will the Govern lication in our columns, before the co

solicitor or counsel, should abstein entirely that neither of those two sub-sections applied before. There when opening in the wall, but able any step which would tend to attach them came on for kering, of the pleadings in a

from discussing the merits of those questions in to the present coelofte; it could not be a gurit contained no window rashed more choly to the British connootion and to in munt ly upon the table a statement showing sou (Crown Bolicitor) reprocented the defendants public pelat; if they do it at all, they ought to that the subteragus applied to them. There CrometomiredWithem did not seep in the crease their practical interest in public affairs, the cost of the omstruction of the Gap Book suit brought against the members of the Bia Lordsbin-Before this case proceeds the at their names to their communications; but fore, what was the law with regard to these cockloft, The boils ware kept in the cockleft, (Hear hear). With regard to the adding of enlighthouse, and the cost of laying down, the Sanitary Board. Such publication his Court is bound to take notice of the pablication to let the publle suppose that it is merely done cocalafts? The prevision which is containot but the men alope on the ground for The offeinl members to the Executive Council I re- cable connecting Uan Root with Hongkong: Lordship holds to be contempt of Court pleadings in this case before the case come on

in the Daily Press of last Saturday of the by a person who takes a great interest in, and in the Bailding Ordinance Pras repented, and beds zor kept in the ecckleft berbuss the commenced in June, 1894, that two mamborg the total cont of maintenance of the light has a grest knowledge of the ambject, and the consequence was that with regard to the ground for was continually damp It was unofficial members should be added to the and the cable to the 30th ulta; and (3) the His Lordship is good enough to say, how for hearing I believe that the, panding cle dixousses is from a public point of view, when, opeklofts erected before the passing of the Ox not a foot that because they did not Executive bedly and to that recommendation; total proceeds of the special Gap Book Light appeared the Telegraph, what if the fact or known, he is the solicitor of the dinates, and in which there are no partition use this cockloft they did not cleas it was I am very glad to say. Mr. Chamberlain has house rate, imposed for the specifio parpon ever, that he is satisfied no contempt was gates. I am a reader the defuntants and has the strongest peable are not performed on the 7th May, P.C. 50 ta them assented. Ho leaves the election in my of reimbursing, the Government the cost of intended, and that we can confirm, so far as Telegraph obtained thern in the same way as interest in his cuentas, ie, in my opinion, hights the law as far as couser hul beu able to disco wash the place and they did so. Provime to hands and be trust and he fauls Eire, the the Gap Hook Hight and the connecting cable, this journal is concerned. It is right the the Daily Prass obtained thom, or whether the reprehensible. The spirit of that judgment over. Therefore he submitted that the corklefts the 7th May the cockdate was washot cuce of selection will be mado in accordance with meelt, from the slate it was levied to 30th ulta.

and I am sure you will be all very gind to hany, The COLONIAL BECENTARY-In reply to the we should express our regret for any Telegraph simply out thom ont. of the Detly distinctly applies to the present case. Nor were perfpotle tagal aad did not contravene anytice a math.

In the case Ortiusage of this ocny indood Dr, Clark by Two Chinamen who slept on the ground floor having that latitude or discretion given rae, hon. member I beg to lay upon the table the Press, Thy thats of the case as far as the does this case stand alone Daily Fratar ensarted are gu fellows. 1 of Tichborne Mostyn the publication his letter, impliedly admitted nich. The next garo similar evidence as to the palling down of I have chosen the senior member of the surflezal stelement for which he has inked. The state.

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body, Mr. Chafer, and Mr. Bellving, and ment in as follows-Cost of coartration, de representative of the Daily Press, wout to the was held to be content of Court. In the ship's alfaction was snotion 11" which gave the belieye pek anbject to correction-the of alldarits filed on tabalf of the plaintifs section to which cocusol would asil his Lord, the cookief

Wong Tank, of 88, Queen's Road, also to hereafter, when the Royal Instruction comes of Gap Rock Lighthouse-1830, 372,632.83 in the future, tonsider ourselves bound by ion of the solicitors for the plaintiffs and prosent caso I do not believe that any con Boat porbe to Inspect promises upon resuscribed the removal of the cookiefe. In Dui, hit Chater and Mr. Bell-tring will be 1896, 199.177.81: 1891 349,302.66 1892 obtained a copy of the pleadings the petition tempt of Court was intended, but I feel uble notion to the decopters or owners is this ross-examination he said notice was given on the added to the Ezreative Coast The Chiness 530,805.52 total $192,00838; Improvemente

Council Mr. Wei Ynk, gentleman who is laying down the cable, $87,058.83 does not commend itself to us as being either and the answer from the selititor. After strongly on the print and am honod to take case no motion was given to tas complers same day at the officials came Airlon lived gentlemen I have selected for the Legislative $3,978.78% grand total $194,987.16. Cast of..

that the pleadings-the petition and answer notice of it. I am ret siene in my opinion, as or owners of the houses before the cock lofta thero altogether. ZATUR

Reetamined-This was a registered lodging well known and thoroughly representative of Maintenance of Gap Rank: Lighthousa good law or sound poling, None of the appeared in the morning spec. Now, I before taking any sokan I consulted the Chief were pulled dowa Under that action, the cases quoted by bis Lordship aroon all fours do not think that anybody in the Court Justice, and I hope the views I am exproning Board had power by its offers to enter and house. The Tounce we taken ons for sixteen the Chinesa ouananity and well suited for 186934,598.62 1583 38,051861894,

$4,587:41; #stal; 239,694.945 SAANAN with the present one. If the petition had has ever seen pleadings published in news with regard to the newspaper and the solicitor inapcot, upea ressonable action to the complers personnages

show the appointment for which I hare selected him. 87,889.47: 1895, 38,645.58; 1898 (6 months). papers before the action comes on for will have the effect of proventing an air or owners say wilding aut cartilage for the Yei A. Tak, of 10,, Queen's Road Fast, sheo CAPEREST

The COLONIAL Szcampany laid the follo Proceeds of the speelal Gap Rock rate uf been published without the answer the hearing. I ayself bare dyer seen it, and I regolarily again. On the sound occe on the purpose of ascertaining, the sanitary condition. gave eriilmpo as to the removal of the backlofts. atticiares of the Court would have been have spoken to the Chief Justice and he has Court will have to take Borious notion of the cleanliness, or good arder thereof or of any part Mr. Wiliam Danty was then on led and gold hig papers upon the table Eeturas of Su 11 cents up to 9th Jane, 1886-1830, mes thereof, and of the partitions, meatamins foram srohitect and surveyor and lave perior and Bubordinate Courts for 1895; the 358,250 1891, 853.370 1802, 254,941, 1898, well deserved, but the answer was given there it or heard of it. On the face of it matter

therofore, cenas gross Irregularity has occurred, M. Hastings My Lord sa regonls what had storeys, and cocklora Therefore if they en practised in this colony for the past 20 your I Harbour Master Report for 1895; the Re507206 1904, $65,890 1895, 389,902 1893

MOTION FOW HANITARY BOARD PAPERS, equal prominence with the petition, and that impalarity mesus in fact, a contempt fallen from your Lordship I would pine crab for lezed and inspected tasy were perfectly this visited tas Heuser in Queen's Road Threo port of the Pastmaster General for 1885 the (6 months), $35,861,

jeiros had been removed from the sockleft Report of the Director of Public Works for

Hon. . H. WHITEHEAD Sir, I rise to mov public and semi-representative body of Court The law on the subject will be your Lordship that the pleading which have their pawozs.

found in the case of a Cheltenham and beat published are publio documenta

Hi Lordship Upon reasonable notice. No. 4. and the flooring beds to 1895; the Report of the Superintendent of the sued, in the names of its members, by Swanssa Rodway Carriage and Wagon Com Hi Lordship The only thing the Court Mr. Hastien Yes, apo reasonable notice. the width of about ift. hal ben sawn Botanist and Afforeplation Department for the resolution, of which I have giren dure notios, of amined the floor boards, they 1895; the Reports on the Hongkong Yolun calling for the correspondence and papers con- private individual for what is alleged to be paky portal in Law Eupora, Equity, Cases, can hour from you in an apology, I shall bear Continuing counsel mid that his Lordship was

aware that if a e under wore 386%, page 550. There a petition for wind no explanation 1

reptionally good and made of toore, the Report on the Water Supply the noted with the necessity for the proposed a wrongful set, the subject being one in log ap company containing diargus of Mr. Hastings-Certainly my Lord, if yon ponent commented page armor Carns the paned, songs, and grooveland 1 Report on Plague the Aeting Colonial Surs reconstitution of the Sankary Board." Ordin which the public is vitally interested. We mod ugslust the dietary was published think that the publication of these pleadings is he became a trespasses. Supposing the oock frohes in thekhoes. The realning is were geen's Report for 1805; the Report of the Ban. anos No. 4 of 1887 in entitled The Public fail to res in what way the administration satezza, in a newspaper before the bear contempt of Court. It was not intended to be lofts were not legal action, Ind down the good and averaged fire to an inhos in itary Superintendent for 1895, the Blue Health Ordinance, and was not sanctioned by of justice could conceivably be prejudiced in the petition. Held, that the pub-an by yellor, I am sure by the represents procedure which las Bond alwald have taken alameter None of the wood which I saw was. Booky the Report of the Flogging Committee the Home Government without the fullest hewspaper had somitted fire of the Daily Press, and for zoy part I sponbeection B said Brory: person who shall rotten or unit for me Thore was a door appointed by His Excellenty in connection enquiry The ansatment passed this Connnit by the palliation of the pleadings, and it content of Court, and they were ordered to logise sincerely to your Lakdakip it yes think eastmot, put up, contato, or maintain any in the rou underneath the coalef leading with two case which had been commented after protracted debate and discussion on the the state of the Inw be as the Asting arthrusta of a motina to commit. This was that anything of the kind hat owacred. As your balcony, versch, putine Acce, storay into the yard and also a window upon in the public press, the Financial Ed. 23rd September, 1887, but was act attented to Falene Judge describes it, we can only my lore ant pallialire of the Bristol Davis soled to to slowed to publish the dociants, vidons of this Ordination hall be liable taken down only

apps on behalf of the company, to commit Lordship says, the presentative cans and cockluft, or parition wall contrary to the proon ng thất thi window mahes Ind been turna; the Report of the Committee appointed by the Governor until the ith day of May, The bounds of the to consider British trade in the solong and 1388. The Noorstory of Statos dostatok that in our judgment the law is opposed to and Mover for prising and grilisband as they were bin dustments ind he on summary ariston before Magistrate cook loft are parantly clean when I am the Registrer-General's Report for 1885, antherising it stipulated that this legislation reason and public policy. It is a matter of reater part of a petition presented to onld have lunposted them and takon o copy for to penalty at amceeding 125 and may them so went into No. 82, where the The Apting ArTORNEY-GENEAL laid upon should only be carried out newly and by

thest for the winding up of the Company 60 cente

Magistrate may arise the removal of much coloft bed hens ramoyed. I saw was of the table the Raport of the Law Committee Jagases, and with every dine nouideration Judges' law, r. ferta used in contradistinction The patron contained grave charges of traad

this Ordinance which created the present Bland, Elit Lordship-But not to publish them. illegal construction and inficta pently nou similar collalt to the one in Na 8. Iyapon the Boglebration of Bisha and Deaths for the interests to be affected thereby. It wa and misconduct agate the directors, and was Mr. Hastings-I thought there was ne harmorceeding $5 for usok day, ancha oader la not (zo signs of any parutions, only noting the Ordiname to statute or common law, and we wouldrizitoi in enfonso in the abörn named mergand I may say. I confind Mr. Tescos before complied wifi". Thero y no word in the marks on the wall of the supports thai sarried: ALES FONGKONG MEDICAL COLLEong (tary Board in 1898 in section é statos that respectfully suggest to the Hongkong

to Judges that the case is worthy of reconsiders exception of one paragraph, in which the both snaidered there was no laid in Teting to secertain, giving us Shutary Board power to comprising the cookloft and evidendy been business and the Order of the Day, w, bo not more than six moficial morberede Daring

technical offence that we may inadvertently

have committed, and we shall of course,

the ruling of the Court, though that ruling

tion.

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