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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 07, 1900

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVA

COUNCIL

Yesterday afternoon meeting of the long koug Legislative Council was hold in the Counell Chamber at the Government Offices, there being presont

His EXCELLENCY this GOVERNOR (Bir Henty Blake, V.C.MQJ.-M.

His EXCELLENCY Major General GASCOGNE, C.M.G. (Commanding the Troops

The HFI-MAY, CM.G. (Acting Colonial Secretary):

detes in the moantice. The Conneil meets tain day week; ile you wish for a longer post- gouement thau a week.

The Host P. CALTER-I abould say a fortnight.

The URMAN oborrit that there wore officers going on leave to England and they would like the cutter settled...

The Hna. C. P. CHATER The postponement would not affect them, henase the Secretary. of State for the Coltuies bay auctioned the because from the beginning of this year. Therefore n fortnight sooner or later does not

Hon. W. MEIGH GOODMAN (Attorney-Gano matter. rai)..

Hon. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer). Ho R. D. ORMSBY (Director of Public (Works).

Hou, C. P. CHATER, CALG

Hon. Dr. Ho Kat-

The CHAIRMAN-I no not see much harm u the matter being postponed, for a fortnight...

Tha Hon. T H. WHITEHEAD-I wish jost to express my regret that wo should here Ben qeplef adopting dog-in-the-ranger polity on this question. I consider that that reranck was entirely uncalled for, espacially coming from the Honourable the Colorin Texasnrer. My objectiu supporting the senior unofficial member is to audeavour to see that F. JOHNSros.(Acting Clerk of Cou-justice and fair stealing is dous to the other

civil ervants,

Bon TH WHITEHRAY,

Hoa, E. R. BEUTLIOS; U.M.G./

Hon War A YUK.

Hou, A.. W: BigWIN.

Mr. cils).

PAPERS.

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Iail on the table the report of the hentinaster of Quter's College and of the examiners appointed by the Gerning Body for 1899 and the report of the Captain Seperintendent of Palico for 1999,

FINANCIAL

The Actise Arrosser laid on the table Finansi.1 31inute No: iad mo ed that it be referred to the Finance Cômmirtee.

The COLONIAL, TREASURisu seconded nai ike motion was carriell.

laid od

TRACTING COLONIAL SECRETA the table the report of the Fungo Committe (No. 2 and moved its adoption.

The Co ostar. TRENCHER seconded and the motion was carricil.

SATUGALISATION.

A Bi elite an Oclinings for the Nataras lisation of Capitoline João Xwior na M entitled au Onlines for the Naturalisation of Fi Si-alias Foo Yik Pang, were read a third time and passed.

TAT READINGS.

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Tag follan Bilik were real a thint thr [1][jharz] :

The Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amond the Post Offie» Ordinance, 1897.-

The Bill titled An Ordinanes to farther Suru? The Patio Efalls Óclinanos, 1947,

The CHATEMAN--I do aos think the hignone able, the Colonial Transeer want anything. En made uss of the expression as a mere col loquialism. There is no inöre: business before the Committee....

Theo Hon, T. H. WHITEHEAD-T a Porry, sir to son that the Honourablo, the Colonial Prensaver line not seen fit to withdraw the un warauled espraɛsion.

This was all the business.)

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

FROM MIDDLESBROQUER ANT- WERP, LONDON, COLOMBO AND SINGAPORE.

THE Compday's Steamship

"KAWACHI MARU" haring arrived from the nuove ports, Con- signees of Cargo sro Tureby informed that thoir Gonds are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf and Gedora Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted ont mark by mark and devery can be obtained as song as the goods are landed.

Opifanal, goods will be landed. here unless instractions are given to the contrary before NOON TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 13th-lustant mil be subject to rent.

No Fice Insurance has been elected.

All ship-damaged packages must be left in the Godowne, where they will be examined on MONDAY, the 12th just, and SATUR. DAY, the 17th inst, both days at 10 AM..

All claims must reach the undersigned before the 17th instant or they will not be reoarraised.

· NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

1722 Hongkong. 7h March, 1900.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNSES. THE P, &.0.S. N. Co.'s Steamship

"CANDIA"

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ, BOMDAY, AND STRAITS. Consignees, of Cargo by the above-named

are hereby informed that their Goods being Jended and placed at their risk in Hongkong tal Kowloon Wharf and Co- down Company's Godowns at Kowloon where each ocasigument will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are Inndel

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This vessel brings on Cargo:-. Froar Italy, er ss. Themes. Fram Andras es s.s. "Loodiana. “

Optional goods will he isnded here unless instinctious are given to the contrary before SP.3.TO-DAY.

SCIENTIFIC, MISCELLANY,

osoby ECONOMY IN FRANCE-CLIMBING

ELEPŘÍÓ LOGŐMerive-drrré COM WHAT?-A MILITARY STEREOSCOPE STAMF MERING AND SKULL DEFORMATION-ox me CURE FOR ROT-ROME'S WATER-KEEPING THE DEAD UNCHANGED-WELDING, KY ALUMINUM HEAT-EARTH-BILER, Reviewing the resnits of Fronch experience with automobiles, A. & Forestier coursindes that the stain engine best meets the require tent here there evo sudden demands for per ors, as ou step grados a id in acts on apsurd' inclines, whin na internal combustion motor is autisfactory ou fairly level roads, and has much lose weight Motors of both classes have shown increasel economy siure the warly tests of 1897, with the prospect of further improvement. Details of the trials of light vehicles runot be easily summarized, bat the cost of running a cal inay be placed at 19.20 Francs per day by horse. 16. 7 frases hy gasoline, at 1878 fraues The Hon. ". H. WEREAD-With re-by electricity, while the corresponding figures ference to these bills I would suggest that in fora delivery waggon ars 16,72,129ud 1850 future the course which was previously adopted. Franes Interest, depreciation and the main- I followed, as this is tt, when importat tenance of electric aceamulates are jucluded alteratib are made in a Bill at a previous mretia of the Council, espies of the Bill 42 amended shoufl be seút từ members of the Council a die or two before the next mating of the Conwall at which the Bill is to be tipallymantín Railway. The motors are placed un- passed, and at which it com un for the third rending. This used to be the custom, and it is -u very good mustang

The Bill outitted As Ordinance to anilocize the imposition of fees for the issue by the Government of Hongkong of certain certificatos to Pertain Chiuse.

His EXCELLENCỶ the GOVERNOR-I asked the Attorney General about this, because the asant conese is that when amended the Bill is referred to the Attorney-General, who goes over it to see that the amendments are made. The custom referred to by the honourable mem ber shati be observed in future.

Ph nnst powerful rack-wheel machivo jet endstructed is said to be the new electrio locomo tive for the stoopast juurtion of the Taugfran der the passenger car, the truck. of which has too driving axetween two tearing axles: Two motors, each of 125 horse-power at Bo revelations per mlaute, delve the toothed wheels through duplicate gearing, and if required an be worked up to top hires power. The enrrest is conveyed overhand at a Lain of 5'10 volts.

Goods not cleared by the 12th inst, at r... will be subject to rent

No Fire Losarazce will be affected by me in any case whatever.

All damaged packages must be left in the Godowgs and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown. Company within ten days. after the vessel's 'arrival here, affær which aoqlaims will be recognised,

Consignes of Cargo from Furope and Egsp. finn Ports are requested to sign a General Averag Boud Lefore Bills of Lading ats countersigned.

H. A. RITCHIE,..

Superintendent.

Hoogkong, 6th March, 1981). IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

"V NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE

Steamship

KOENIG ALBERT,”

OF THE NORDDEUTSCHEN LLOYD. In the world's use of power, Prof, Lynge rés

The above named steamer having arrived, zognizes three grast porods-that of coat, au Cousignees of cargo are hereby informed that The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-The only Bill in that of solar energy. We are now in the second their Goods, with the exception of. Upium, connection with which may alteratious vere period, but the incritable failure of the anal sopTreasure and Valuables, are being landed and made in Council was the Fable Healthply must bring us to the third with a few cell stored at their risk into the Godoras of the Ordinance, and the amendments suggested turies at most. Mechanical industries must Hongkong sad Kowloon Wharf and Gudown in Condril were incorporated in the Bill as then depend upon the vast energy of the sau's Co., Limited, Kowloon, whonce delivery may be read a third time. Possibly the reason.jays, partly transformed into water power.- obtained. the Bill as amended was not sent out ng this occasion was that it is sach a very short time sized the last meeting of the Council, and it would have been very difficult to get them pri

ted in time.

Optional cargo will be forwarded nuless Vast numbers of small fish are destroyed on notice to the contrary be given before Noos, the British coast by mnglera ä; well as by steam-TO-MORROW. trawlers. Mr. F. G' Afiala pojat, out that the No Claire will be admitted after the Goods latter waste can bet be avoideit, but that most of have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR asked the under sized fish caught by anglers could being undelivered after the 12th March, will members of the Standing Law Committee to rosaved if the law compelled their prompt reftirs be subject to rent. main after the testing of the Finance Commit- to the water, too, as the Attorney General was very anxious to consult with them as to the Land Court Bill. The Hon. T. WHITEHEAD Buzgested that before the Bill was brought before the Council the members should have at least three days in which to go eacefully through it.

Neglect of military opties siems to be among the causes assigned for the defents of the British aruis in South Africa. The great range at which action is now began has made necessary not only the use of rangefinders, but also

HIS EXCELLECT FUR GOVERNOR said he unbetter equipment of field-glasses for studying derstood that the Bill was almost ready and the enemy's position and locating entrouch would be segs out at ouer. So he thought the menta, The scientific Germans have not up- members told here apple time to go through plied every battery of their artillery, with a kind of long distance stereoscope, called the

it.

The Conue then adjourned until Thurglacisors scope." bus ubject is to give,

dext.

MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THE SALABTES' QUESTION,

A meeting of the Finance Committee was

relief to the images of the Ald glass, thus bringing to riów light ralves and depressione that are liable to escape detection. The apparatna opens rertically, like a pair of suis- sors, and the object glasses-may this brought as much as five feet apart; separating the planes

rision wald do at a quarter of a mile. It may be noted further that this wide separation of the longes makes it possible for the operator të 49 one or both tubes of his glass while he is himself shielded in 'n treub or behind a tree.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Grodowas, where they will be examined on TUESDAY, the 13th Marob, and MONDAY, the 19th March, at 9,30 AM.

all claims must reach us before the 21st March, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Billa of Lading will be countersigned, by the andersigned,

NORDDEUTSCHEL LLOYD.

WELCHERS. & Co.,. Agate,

Hongkong, 515 March. 1906

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1, MEIRION, for 12

held momentely alter the Cound meeting of an object, five caller gray as crash as ordinary No. 1 N, The Pat

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the Acting Colonial, Secretary presiding.

The CRAISMAN Fail-The Government re- commends the Conucil to vate a sum of $26,199 to defray during the current year the increases in salaries of Government Officials suctioned in the Secretary of State's Despatch No. 20 of Btb December, 18907

A remarkabla cure of contrned wering

The Hou. . P. CHATER-I beg to ask that a boy of thirteen lise be brought to the at- the posideration of this vote should be posttention of t: Paris Acozens of Medicine by poued for at least a fortnight. The fascial Prol. Jaatsen of Pachian His theory be minute which lux just been voul, wis received ing that tife daféol is often las ton fattening by the unofficial members late last evening and of the left side of the head, prereating develop. we have not had time to go into the matter as ant of the skull prer the part of the brain to thoroughly as we should like: Parseually whieli Eron assigned sperell, his operation con- have 10 rbjection to the vole, but I should likesistad in cutting essus to relieve the dara to havá a good deal me information before theater at this point is success hade to the vate is passed. I should like to know whetase aus uiry whether the wystifying teeranaings by other officers of the Guzzont have asked for surgeons of the later stout age mag unt are incrensus, and if so who they are and what ber of their appliedion, and what reusous buy gave for asking for increases before this vote is fudly passed by the Council The sus given in the papars for the incread

he perforated to relieve stamtring

Thuringian peasanta, gecording in a cannular port. prolent weed potatoes against wat by

think, are very good interl, hat they usual-ding them out in a stinsy place with fre Jp applicable to the other civil servants as they

the turnings, until they use themghly

are to officers who are oing to be affected by this Chee are then placed in cellar antil

Moderato

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for Four months from 16th Doonwher.

PLOOR PRAZA CENTRAL suitable for WO LARGE ROOMS on GROUND

Offres or Godowne,

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February, sheu they are rouge, to a partially warned From antil pleating time. The potatoes 29 not only keep well hut do not-sprout until plan- ted, a hrger and better exp resulting

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A history of Boue's waterworks bas bein

Therefore I think the unofficial memes roud like to bave the fell facts before the before they are prepared to vote on the milter, The Holy T. H WHITEHEAD-I quito sup port, sir, what line been said. If the reasons gire du support of this indregso 'to certain Loads und assistant beads of deprints are preserved in twa baoks by Froutines, water applicable to them. I maintain that they are commissier in 17 A. D. A recent translation still more applicable to the clerical staff in the shows that niae aqueducts hul ben built, and civit service, and that it is an equitable that that the daily consumption was alur gallons the heals and sistaut bears boukh recaitersen-although cyclopedias give this as increases whilst the inters and clerical stallons, or three times fint of American

cities should not particijuite in an increase which per- haps they are more entitled to than the beads and assistamų kvada.

The goat preservative power of Torunka

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The COLONIAL TREASTCERI seems to me have act with little faco to us. The what we cali a degr-in-lia celcy to de-sac is of social a leantage, however, foto, GOUGH HILL Furnished Ito- prive the heads and assistant Loads of increases bardening and keeping Habby animals.ch se which are admite la justifiable infelly far and it is coronies the field "others has not get them,

collector on weesnt of its saíall Bulk, is the

The CHAMAS do not know whether commercial fiaid requires dilution with 26 times honouralde mers la onrefully at the co- its volume of water before neer while specimens respondance which was laid on the table I forget can be packed in it much claser than in alcohol. -the exact date fortaight or a month age fo Maoritius, M. Camille Bumi has begu with refereuse to the witlar. You will ob. experimenting with da apparaissing con. res from that hender date 2ord July, 1809, stated by Dr. Of the chief Brassel His Handling Governor forfaded proposed memorial frum certain members of the Long-For this method is claimed the advantage of

preserving specimens as at death, the tiss

·kong Civil Service on the subject of the in- dequacy of the salaries of pollicereranta bot being bardoood and hair and feathers being Dat was a routeral representation made to the uninjured la texture oe-colour. In the trinis Segrotary of State for the Colonies. Practically made, a guinea-pig was.in periest condition the reply to that is contains in despatch after twenty age in the apparatus and right No. 280. I u not think there is any objection, days in the open museum. It is declare that if you wish it, to postpris le consideration the process not only offers great possibilities

in natural history, bat, what may be of more popular interest, that it may be specially valu

of this financial miante, especially as it only reached you at a late hear; but I draw your attention to the opasnudence. It is not able in esses of suspected poisoning," us "bodies question of certain members asking for increases can be kept any desired time in a soudition for of entaries and of distinctions lanting, how oxamination.

male between the applicants. If you carefully

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rend this correspondence I do not think very Host From the burning of powderad alominam much more can be laid before you. You seems found other applications besides the reduc the Secretary of Stath for the Colonies bastion of refractory oxides. Ia Germany it is. practically decided the question for himasaif, used for welding copper, und steel, and the

TO LET. The Hon. C. P. CATER-That may be the process is available when nithy or electio ind cass, bat. we bars to give car rote ong way or

is not at head or readily available. For weld

PARTMENTS at KOWLOON, with Bourd, ag, molten irou is produced from aleminen Suitable for married couples or single The CHAIRMAN-I merely mentioned it...

and iron oxide is a crucible, the contents of The COLONIAL TREASURER of the ths being poural into a crnde mould round gentleman. Tennis Court

Apply to The apparatus is fory have not gonn" increase, and they", wunt ta the parts to be joined. deprive others. Those who have not got up riable, and as the temperature depends upon.

Fis: ioureuse would have a better excuse for apply the miscunt of aluminum fel, control is uny log after this rite is pryseed.

another.

The Hou, C. P. CHATRU-I Bil that the The sisibility of the entire last disc gear fosapist minute was received by unaffilial the tim of new moon has had oations explana

Mas. HATHERLY,

Isadale, Kowloon.. Hongkong. 17th Jane, 1898, PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

members late yesterday afternoon and where tions. some of which here barn collected by s MRE GILLANDERS has the honour to

audonuce that she has now REMOVED

not bad rofoient time to go over ville French astronomer. Posidonius held that the We songki like to esseider also winter thy mógu was more ordesy transparent, and that the to GLENWOOD, 21, Caine Road, formerly other offcurs in the Gorer est perelos hizo, duit glow resulted from, the sun's ears skiuist kapen as Kingeclars; tau minutes from Olook

made similar applicatious form I-ness of throught. Illamization by Vaunt was Ty the Towers g. 10th February, 1800, 16475

reasons" do they give for the sal dition, by the misù of sunlight reflected from the earth,

I for one have absolutely no object in to the was discovered by Leonard de Vinci. rate liefore us, but it is buztinmake ons jono

the whole thing:

The enacial favours, odors, consistencies and The CHAIRMANA I said, there in 20 colours of salt-preserved foods are fund by D objection to a postponement. I wad vuly A, Patteryou to be okisfy, produced by varieng

your attention for the printed whitero-organisms.

HARD AN REGLUENUH.. YOMFORTABLY FURNISHED

RMS, with Board.

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