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are sponking I think of a member of the Board and ko Colonial Hecretary.

Dr. HALTIOAN Faid he was speaking of the gentkauan who had signed the letter,

The PRESIDENTI not think you shoul -peak of him in that way f

Dr. ARTIGAN will withdraw any part which you consider wrong, but I maintain that the same sort of thing has been inserted in previous letters: If I have said anything which is not in accordance with the etiquette

of the Roard.I withdraw it.

The Hon. F. 11, MAY-As far as my mm nry gʊns in, said the writer of the letter was an opponent of every sanitary reform and a master of carnisty, and I think that is most uncalled for.

DE. HARTIGAN-I bag to my most phatically that I said nothing of the sort Naid

opponent of this Board

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The PRESIDENT Anda muxtor of caenisty Dr. HARTIGAN-YO The PRESIDENT-I think those words should

be withdrawn,

Dr HARTIGAN-I will not withdraw opgion ent of this Bourd," but I will withdraw master of castity if you think the expression oflen sive. I am sorry so much heat hus been engou

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The PERSIDENT-Order, order, order! This is a very wrong way for you to speek, Dr. Hartigan.

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Dr. HARTIGAN-Do you object to the ward **avasion ?"

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1901

before, even if not worse Note:-Thore is a very large wholesale poultry store in Saying peon which requires 1,100 square foot or three

The following minutes were appended Mr. McKit Mr. Ladda report disclosos a most satisfactory prospect which fortunately it is not too late to take steps to improve.

Dr. HartiganThis requires most serious consideration. We require very much more not les accommodation than at present provided Erory member of the Board is agreed as to the insuficiency of markot accommodation.

Mr. Osborno: Mr. Ladds toport in revelation, and if tho Now Western Market is to be saved from becoming a fianco the whole

to nak the permission of the Board to withdraw the resolution!TAL CON

The PRESIDENT presume the Board has no objections OUREN

DY HASTIOAN acorded. RES

was garging the pa

The PRESIDENT supported, and the motion BEİNDERFEST AT MAGAGANIG

stating that inderpost had broken out thoro

The PEESIDENT read a letter from Nagamki The better was referred to the Colonial Voterinary Surgeen for his information.

THE PLAGUE.

Reports of cases of plague in Singapo, Kartchi, sil Formees wore submitted.

Dr. CLASK said that with regard to Formosa

Government to declare Formosa infected with moved that the Board should recommend the 79 cases und 46 deaths were reported. He

plague, so that vessels coming from there could

motion was carried

The ion. F. H. Mar

i question will have to be considered de nero part of the city, betworn Poddor's Wharf and be medically inspected. ended, and the away their old, out-of-fashion, cruel customs;

The Hon. F. H. May:This report is mis- lending. The site of the new market was chosen by committes, on which the 31.0. E. had a sent, to say nothing of the D. P. W. Mr. Chator. Mr. Wei Yuk, and Mr. Basil Taylor, Let us have the plaus plained to us by the D.P.W."

The PRESIDENT I. ceo now it was a mis take referring these plans of the Western Market to Mr. Ladds, and I should have opposed it at the time. The Governor lina agrend to let the Board so the plans of such buildings, and Dr. Haftigan had not proceeded much farther make suggestions. but I do not think it was when he was again called to order. Ho mid-Thoeryor contemplated that the Board should pass whole raspondence is further proof of the theso ou, not even looked at, to one of their folly of striving against the official phalanx subordinate oficers for report. I presume the which can never do wrong. You as officials-1 Eord do not expect me to enter into a draw that line distinctly are all equally masters controversy with Mr. Ladds, who has ofévasion and equivocation:

failed to understand the design and fallen into many ogrogrions mistakes. The plans were prepared by one of my officers she is an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a first-class honour medalist for designing and constructing at Kensington. In consultation with the Medical Offer of Health, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and myself he has provided against the mistakes aade in the Central Market designs, and in my opinion has done his work extremely well. It is simply absurd that his plans should be xbmit ted for the oriticism of a veterinary surgeon. I abilities in his own line, and would be very have no wish whatever to reflect on Mr. Ladda sorry indeed to put my opinion against his ou anything coumeeted with the treatment of animals: but he should not meddle with archi- tecture. If the Board are desirous of having the plans of the Wastern Market again put on Fisher, to attend here and explain any points the table, I shall ask the architect, Mr. wished for.

The FRESIDENT-It is a very improper word. The Hon. F. II. MAXI object to the word "equivocation." I am not accustomed to being oulfed lios, and I ask. De Hurtigan to come outside and call in one. I consider it nothing less than an insult to charge members with boing guilty of equivocation

Dr. HARTIGAN-1 expected the President to call you to order when you asked me to come ontsile, but as he did not I ask you for

him.

The PSDENT-I think so. Dr. HALTIGAN (there being no response from Mr. May)-We will pass it over then. They us certain moans as officials which they acorn The PRESIDENT Tlust I absolutely deny. I considor that most insulting-too--

in their unothicial capacity to use

Dr. HARTISAN-I am very sorry."

through.

The PERSIDANT-Have you any resolution? We have renty a great deal of business to go The Hou, F. H. May also objected to Dr. Hartigan proceeding, alding: There is no resolution before the Board. Ho has been meandering about and what he means I don't know,"unil I a sure nobody else does."

the colegy."

THE WATER SUTFLY,

MARKET.

if

THE HEALTH OF THE COLONY.

Dr. CLARE, proceeding, said that argu- ments with regard to the height of build inked been gone over so frequently that it sooned almost ningeossary to go over them again. He then proceeded to trent of the various points raised in the report and ended by moving its adoption, adding that it be sent to the Government with the strongest resom mondations of the Board for its early adoption, to the notice of the Board one point in Mr. OSBORNE said he should like to bring connection with this matter. The contral the Naval Yard was the only part devoted to pablic buildings, offices, and so on. There was no room for expansion custwards, towards the Namal Yari, and very little room for expansion westwards, on account of enormous possession of land for Chinese houses. Therefore, if ac commodation was to be provided for expansion at all, it must, in these instances, be in the height of the buildings. He did not think last rear. that regulations meant principally to apply to domestic buildings should be made applicable to buildings mch as those lis had suggested. solution. When. Ordinance 34 of 1899 was

The Hon. FH, MAY supported the re-cueding week 31. before the Board, there was in the original draft of that Ordinance a clause limiting the height of buildings to one and abalf times the width of the street; that was what they wanted to get now. He thought, with the Medical Officer of Health, that this was really a most important sanitary improvement, and the. time had now come when they should fight as hard as they could to get this law passed.

The PRESIDENT. Osborne, are you pre parod to make an amendment P

Mr. OSBORNE I don't think it is necessary to make an amendment; incorporate it. in tho report."

Dr. CLARK's motion was thon put to the mesting and carried?

13th was 161, against 178 for the previous The death rate for the week ended Jaugary week and 200 for the corresponding week last year. The rate for the succeeding week was 20.0, against 23.0 for the corresponding wook

POLICE COURT. VIN Wednesday, 6th February.

BEFORE MR. HAZELAND.

ASUT

VIOLATING CROWN PROPERTY. IT formation of Sergeant Macdonski, with splitting Four stonecutters were charged, on the in

the Director of Public Works, at Choang Sla stones on Crown land, without a permit from Wan on the 5th fust

UNLAWFUL PURSESSION OF ARMS. Soren Chinamon were charged with the un-

from the Captain Superintendent of Felice, on lawful possession of 12, rifles, 2 revolvers, and 1,000 rounds of ammunition, without a license board a fishing junk in the Harbour on the 5th...

inst.

in the danger of falling into the slothfulness. stnggishnors, and indifference to sports of the Chinese. It may be urged that there will be danger to European boys to follow the pharis- ical customs of the Celestials. Do you think that there is any European boy so foolish as to prostrate Lisself before his superiors? An to shut up his wife and daughters in a borem? fetter himself with formalism Not at all. As to bind up the feet of women? As to

Chinese might extirpate these bad customs, This suggests another question as to how the

the Europeans, but by imring them both edu Certainly not by separating the Chinese from

exceedingly glad to see that many English was fined $10 or 14 days;, the others were dis- They pleaded guilty, and as the first defen- cated in the same school side by side. I aradant was admittedly the principal offender, le speaking young men are gradually putting charged.

but I am very sorry to see that not a small number have picked up only-I believe what the Bishop wishes, to customs of the house may indecent and bad and in this-in this tram up the Chinaran to be a Uhinaman and not half a Chinaman and half an Englishman.". Few things more I should like to dwell upon The first is to have a school especially for small The deaths in Mano for the week onded children to be educated side by side with old children. it is not a good thing for small January 19th numbered 32, and in the sxo-boys, and the lack of this Colony is such a school, If after all, many wish very earnestly to have a school particularly for Enropeans, I think thus the Government, being supposed to bo impartial and to look after only the waifare of its people, should not lend its help, but leave the whole matter in the hands of those who are interested in it. As the Government ought not to show any particular favour to one re ligion to the exclusion of the other and must do things with disregard of religion, so it ought not to show particular favour to one race that the defendants boarded the junk with From the evidenco adduced it uppoared to the exclusion of other races and must do the ostensible purpose things with disregard of race. Religious Lopium. In reality, however, they were there of searching for berty has been the cry of Eutops. Race Liberty for no other object than that of larceny, is the ery of the World. Protestants can open and in pursuance of that object stole schools for Frotestants, Roman Catholies for box containing two sums of mousy S dana, but the Government should not endew Roman Catholics, Mohamedays for Mohame and 98 belonging to members of the junk's. erew. The robbery was discovered as the twa

DEATHS IN TACAO;

27th January, 1000, give & total of 40 deaths.

The mortality returns for the work ended

This was all the business.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.] EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN

HONGKONG.

They were romanded till Saturday, 6th inst. at ion a.m., bail of $150 each, being alluwort,

BEFORE ME. KIMP.

THEFT BY A CHINESE WATER POLICE EMPLOYS.:

Police and a cook were charged on the informa- A civil coxswain in the employ of the Water

with the theft of $58 frous a trading junk in tion of Inspector Komp, of the Water Polite, the Harbour on the 5th inst. They denied the charge.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.

Hongkong, 4th February. Sun-The speach made by the Bishop in the Diocesan Hore has created quite a com column of the paper: I, being a born, subject open school for English, Indians for Indians, ashore, and they were pursued in another motion, as will be seen from the correspondence By one of these: therefore the English can men were getting into their sampax to go of Hongkong, naturally feel nyself interested Japaness for Japanese, and Chinos for Chia- hout by some members of the junk's uter, In Jnuo, 1898, the in any question pertaining to the wolfare of ese, but the Government should not in this whose cries and gisticulatious attracted the

schools should be free from Religion and Race case endon any of them sekoola. Government

my own people and that of people of other racos, and therefore feat myself under obliga. ion to express my opinions, however meagre to this all-absorbing topie--for all educational puerile they may seem to others, in regard questions are important.

and

It is a latent desire implantod in the heart of an animal that he should preserve himself in the struggle for existones which, howover, in the it is quite natural for the Bishop to say, without ense of man, is under the Law of Love. Now

East, it seems to me quite strange that it has As Hongkong is the emporium of the Far

sity, where Chinese and fornigners can go and not a Technical Academy, much less a Univor have equal rights and an equal footing. I would like to suggest that Queen's College night he changed into such if the Governor takes the matter into his hands, while funds for such an merchants, both foreign and Chinoes. undertaking can easily be obtained from the

study given in Queen's Collage do not give It has been in my mind that the courses of

foreigners. What a grand thing to have this quito & liberal education to many Chinese and

learning of the Far East!Yours, etc.,

arried out and make Hongkong the seat of

WANG CHUNG-YU.

SOUTH AFRICA.

the beginning of the war.

attention of Inspector Kemp, ou patrol, with

the result that the defaulauts were arrestad.

They are sentenol to one month's hard

THEFT OF A SOLDIER'S JACKET. Kum Chi, watshed builder, was charged with stealing a jacket of the value of St from a gunner in the Royal Artilory at Kewloon ou the 5th instant. He pleaded not guilty.

The complainant said he was going on

dane was standing near by, and in musver to a parade, and faid the jacket on one side. When he returned the jacket was gone. The defen

article, replied that he had and took tho com- question as to whether in bad soon the missing plainant to a mathel, where the jacket was found hanging on a nail. The complainant thereupon arrested him.

The defendant said the jacket was given to him by the complainant, who threw it on the ground with the remark, "Cunsha.

His Worship passed sentence of 14 days' hari labour.

THE RESULT OF THE COLD WEATHER.

ATTEMPTED THEFT.

The report was to the effect that the Govor legislation on the subject of the height of build. ment should be urgad to introduct further ings in relation to the width of the streets on which they front. board unanimously recommended that no do testic building should exceed in height one and-a-half times the width of the street upon opinion. In the reports of the Medical Officer which it fronta, and they were still of that of Health would be found particulars us to the In reference to thoso plaus, Tr. Bell had the excessive surface-crowding in the City, roaching following two questions down on the paper in some of the health districts to more than 800 Wers, the plans for the woe Western persons per acre- density of population that so, when? (2) Were any improvements in large cities of England. It had been clearly Market submitted to the Sanitary Board, and compared very unfavourably with that of the the plans suggested by the Board, and if se, shown by authorities on sanitation that the death premeditation probably, that he did not beliovo in what direction In view of the President's rate of any district increased with the density it was a good thing to put the two races side by statement, however, be now asked leave to of the population. The most dousely populat side in the school. Had I boon in the Bishop's withdraw them, as they had boon put andered districts of London had in 1881-90200 per-place I would have spoken thin sarue thing pur a misappréhension. Dr. HARTIGAN said he was sorry if the

Mr. OSBORNE WAS of opinion that it would sened. Taking health districts 1 to 3 of the believe unwaveringly that the Bishop was

sons per aero, which was being apreciably les-laps as the Bishop had spoken Anyhow I Board Lad not read the report which he was be a very excellent plan to have the Public City of Victoria, comprising over 200 acres, the tasted by para motives in proposing such a. taking point to point. In conclusion ho said Works officer there to explain the plans At density of population amounted to 698 persons thing, but pure motives do not necessarily I have oken strongly, for I felt deeply that the same time, the Board would be wanting per acre, which could not be regarded as sani- make a thing right are motives must be an endeavour has been made to cast, publicly in duty if it were to entirely pass over Mr. tary. The present regulations as to the height substantiated by facts and sound philosophy. and officially, na unmerited slur on our straight. Ladds criticisms. These criticisms were really of buildings in this olony resulted in deficient It is not enough to have pure motives while forwardus al veracity, I make no motion, dealing with facts, and one of the most por light on the lower floors, and this was most prefacta and principles are all disregarded; and if believing it would be useless.

funt of these facts was that the accommodation judicial to health, and encouraged such fith both of them are against them, it is time for as The subject then dropped,

to be provided by the new site was not such diseasen as bubonic plague. An example of the to put away the question. us at present existed in the old Western Mar excessive height to which buildings coul Replying to a recommendation of the Board,kot, One of the chief reasons for building be erected was seen in the fact that the the Colonial Secretary wrote:-

new market was to provide more acconino buildings on both sides of a lane exceeding I am direted to inform you that the Prindation, and if the colony were to be given, by even an inch or two 15ft in width, pal Civil Medical Oficer has been instracted in place of the existing one. a new and land may be raisel te a height of 40ft. In the to furnish the Sanitary Board regularly with a some building, but with less stalls than the Liverpool Sanitary Act of 1846 the mini- copy of the Government Analyst's monthly presont market, it would most certainly bo umum width of streets permitted was 30ft, report on the condition of the water supply of retrogrado movement. It would therefore be and no building may exceed in height the Faro puple; if not, I hope the Bishop and those your to-day's paper the news that the will o'ing open a box containing clothing to the THE LIGHTING, ETC., OF THE NEW WESTERN ing be commenced, to satisfy themselves on regulations contained in the Newcastic Improve advisable, before agreeing that the new lild width of the street it fronts. The sanitary that one point. It had boon said that by andment Act of 1870 required a minimum street A report by Mr. Ladds (Colonial Veterinary by they would get the site of the Harbour width of 40ft, and gave the municipal authori Surgeon) as to the lighting, etc., of the propose made to that effect, and considering the of footpaths in all cases. In London, it was Ofice, No definite promises, however, had ty more discretion as to the minimum width od near Western Market was submitted. Mr. Lakin anid that as no plan of the elevation of trouble encountered in getting the market understood, no building could be erected to a the building was given with those which he accommodation increased. there did not seem greater height than the width of the street received he was unable to offer an quiuion on the much chance of their getting that site.

on which it fronted without the special permis lighting of the building. The situation of the The Hon. F: H. MAY said it had never beension of the sanitary authority, and similar proposed new building was a good one, but the contemplated that the site in front of the restrictions were now in force in other large ares of the plot upon which it was to stand was Harbour Office would in itself be sufficient. cities of England. far too small. The number of shops and stalls The sites recommended were two in front of shown in the plans was 108, as against 100 in the the Harbour Office and that of the Harbour to bring forward was that of the resumption of The second question the Committee washed old market. The poultry shops numbered 19, Ofies when it was removed. He suggested insanitary or obstructire buildings. Ther at present, but instead of getting 13 square feet that the Gorerament he asked to int the Beard were may private lanes in the city over one or ach as they ought to the architect had only see the report, when the matter could be fully both entrances to which owners had in the past allowed 168 are feet. The total stall are gone into.

been permitted to erect dwellings, thus convert shown on the plans was 7,870 square feet and

ing these streets into what was terknically of this 6,180 would be required for 15 poultry

known as "courts"the most insanitary type of shops, thus having 1.490 square feet, which ought

building. The Committee recommended that the to be alan utilised to provide room for tires

Government should beslutely forbid the-orec. more poultry shops, fur further expansion of In reply to your letter of the 18th January, trude. The poultry shops would this absorb I am directed to enquire whether, in view of at the same time proceed gradually with the re tion of any more of these buildings, and should rhou of the space in the new building, the fact that it may not always be possible to sumption and demolition of those already in and this Jett 148 other shops ind stalls to behare a straight drain ander the conditions ex- existence. Under the Hensing of the Working provided for in the second of the proposed new isting in Hongkong, it would not have the same Classes Act of England, the entire cost of auch markets, which he understood was to be erected effect of the words wherever possible were resumption would fall upon the owners of the upon the dite of the present Harbour Office, deleted and the words unless the written per remaining hours in such courts whose proper. The total ares of the present Western Market mission of the Banitary Board Surveyor hasty would be materially benefitted by such was 28,850 square feet, with a stall area of first been obtained to lay it otherwis were sanitary improvements. , about 15,000 square feet, but the avenues or substituted in bye-law 13 of the Drainage Bye

public thoroughfares were far 100 narrow laws.” and much more space was really required. This was shown by the new plansbere they had 21,124 ataru fest total ure of both doors and only 7,970 total stall space. Hance as the area of the plot of ground upon which the present Harbour. Os now stands was 8,200 aquars fset the railable stall space of a second new market bulit upan it, supposing it to te com posed of two flours and arranged upon B. some- whatsimilar sale as the proposed firstnew market buikling, would be about 5,470 square feet. This added to the total stall area given of the first to move:-- new market was 7,970-13,440 square feet, being That the Board again direct the attention even less stall arca than is contained in the old of the Government to the urgent negessity for Western Market. If the views of the present amending the law governing the height of

This proposal was adopted, BYE-LAW 18 OF THE DRAINAGE BYE-LAWS. The following letter from the Colonial Store tary was submitted-

Dr. CLAUS said he himself saw no objection to the deletion of the words wherever possible," and he did not suppose that the Sanitary Board Surveyor had.

The PRESIDENT thought the situation as suggested in the letter would exactly meet the case, and proceeded to put to the Board the re solution embodying the alteration.

This was agreed to.

THE HRIGHT OF BUILDINÀS, Dr. CLARK had given notice of his intention

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COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Connoil will take place to-day, Thursday, 7th February, at 3.p.u.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DALY PRESS."

help as greatly in this question whether flo The Utilitarisa philosophy of Bentham cau

Mak Tang, a junk-stersman, felt cold on Hongkong, 6th February. good aceruing from excluding Asiatics in certain

SIE-Your extract of a letter from a cor-

Tuesday, and built a fire on his vessel, forgetful schools can counterbalance the evil resultorespondent in South Africa reminds me of the do so in view of the fact that the junk was that it was a contravention of the Bye-laws to therefrom. If so I am exceedingly glad to see tittle neglected by you. We know that tha

fact that the South African affair has been carrying dangerous goods-to wit, korosone oil. this carried out to perfortion for the sake of mankind at large, even at the expense of my

He paid the fine of $25. long ago plauned invasion of Caps Colony by. the Boers has become a fact. You publish in

Bishop as a lander in this absolutely essential The Boors have by this time more than 31,000 married womans, with intent to steal the sante, who have followed in his wako au hailed "the

Wong Bui, lawker, was charged with break- the wisp De Wet has succeeded quee more. Faine of $40, the property of one Chai Chau, reform" will reconsider the matter again.

The int point to be noted is the race elementi men in the field, ie. 1036 mon mcre than at on the 5th instant. He pleaded not guilty. history of the world will convince any one that pect of the war is still very serious, oren more which she refused. He then wrenched the lock involved in this discussion. A glance at the

We must therefore acknowledge thut the as-

The complainant said the defendant, who is a relative, asked for the loan of some money. hatred between one race and another game that gaged in the Transvaal, the British Army has contents had not the complaint called the the so many wars are only the manifestations of thun at the beginning. Kitchener is busily an- off the box, and would have gone off with the the obliteration of distinction between races in

now Do Wet in the lack and all kading con- nese were, as every one knows. quite anti-that it will take a whole army to have pezou re- the one great progress of the world. The Chi-tinental newspapers agree, at least, on this point polico and given him in chargs,

The defendant was discharged with a caution, foreign, and not until lato years have they been stored only in Cape Colony. one's desire to see the Chinese living in friendly you kindly dwell again in your saluable leading led to catirpate that idea. It must be every. So I think you would please many of us if terms with foreigners; and in order to oftet articles on this very important subject-Eu

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE. race feeling; and school, I believe, is the great closing my card. I am, etc.. that there must be some way to neutralise this factor to accomplish this, where, when the minds of children are passive and plastic, they may be educated together and then very NOGU they may forget the race element existing in their hearts. It seems to me that it is the into this important matter and give every duty of the Government to look more seriously facility to that end. Now to exclude Chinese from certain schools means to go agaiust the law of nature and to aggravate the hatred between Chinese and foreigners, and henes in fealt and mutual misunderstandings will be tercours between thea will become mare dif.

very soon precipitated. The chier work that. Christianity has done and is still doing is that of extinguishing out the rage element feeling anl of consolidating the different races under les ont of your valued paper, little I was at school one thing struck me very much gainst the Boers, often taken over from con- one Faith, one Fooling, one Sympathy. Whun articles, containing the gravest accusations and gave me the greatest pain, and this thing temporaries, whilst you norsk insert extracts was that the line between Chinese and foreign from leading Russian, Gorman, French, Dutch, ers was too plainly and sharply, drawn, and it or other papers, giving other ideas An application for permission to erect six water closets and six orinals at the new lub put a stop to this. Therefore the Bishop, if

was thy great desire then to find some means to hongs for the Club Germania was grautod he knows this, will instead of advocating such APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A so-called reform, lend a helping lund to fuse BUILDING OVER 76 FEET HIGH. the two races together and blend their dif. Messrs. Palmer and Tarper, architects, wrote ferences in feeling into matual sympathy. that they were about to erect a block of build- It is worth noticing that man always tends jugs on Reclamation Lot No. 7 and C, at the to lower himself down morally; and ät junotion of Des Voeur and Chater Ronds, which that Chinees at the very beginning gouerally & fact

Mr. Fang Wa Chuen minuted-Tharecom. mendations contained in this report appear to me to hear very hardly and unequitably on one for the benefit of all the rest. Unless some clase of the community, who will alone suffer, compensation for the loss they may saffer is offered, I do not seo my way to agros,

AN APPLICAZION GRANTED.

·

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS!".

Hongkong, 6th February SIR-I read in your this morning's paper the comments of a correspondent from South

Africs on the Boers staggering humanity." will not discuss here the contents of this letter, but, no doubt you will agree with me, should have a look into the mattes from both that, in order to have a right judgment of the value of such conmannications, your readers

sicles,

Now I regret to see you frequently publish

Of course in every country there is a "Gutter Press, but should your relere not take in treat in extracts from reputable papere, whion, althe","pro-Boer," "don't abuse the Britishors, as the Bours are done by the letters. etc., appearing now and then in your paper? Audiatur et altera fa-I am, etc.,

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HUSTNESS. 1. Financial Minutes. (Nos. 6 and 7) 2. Koport of the Finance Committer. (No. 1.)

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

Ordinance to repeal and re-enact with sunud- 1. Second reading of the Bill entitled An ments The Defence Contribution Ordinance, 1896.

4

Ordinance, 1991. Ordinance, to further end the Bankruptcy. Third reading of the Bill entitled An

Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law

3. Second reading of the Bill entitled Aa relating to Public Health in the Colony of Hongkong

Ordinance to consolidata and amend the law 4. Second reading of the Bill entitled An relating to Rating

5 Second

dinance to amend the Criminal Law as regarde v

reading of the Bill entitled An Or- certain indecent outrages and assaults.

6. Second roading of the Bill entitled An Or- dinanca, to consolidate and amend the lows ré- lating to Trustees.

R. F. JOHNSON, Acting Clerk of Councils. NB.-A meeting of the Fiunnen Committer will be hold immediately after the Council.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

7. Sound reading of the Bit entitled An Or- diuaties to amend and declare in, certain ruspects OUTSIDER the law to bo administered in the Supreme tenants as to the Accommodation-required have buildings, and beg to recommend that no build would be over the 76 feat allowed under Ordin- learn what is bad in foreigners, and aice versa, lünkk that we only qucte articles containing ordinance to establish to Code of Procedure

Our correspondent does us an injustice if he Court. not yet been obtained, be recommended that this ing be permitted to be erected in future to a auce, and they would require that the Board which condition iss deplorablathing. The Bishop grave accusations against the Boers. A refor

8. Second reading of the Bill entitled Au should be done through the Regishur General, greater height than one and a half times the world sanction their bullding to a height of 100 and his followers might justly denounce sach, ince to our file will show that this is not so. for the regulation of the Process, Practice, and not necessarily with the view of embodying all width of the street on which it fronta.“

foot from pavement to parapet well. The site and infor from it that Europeans should have Wo should quote more from the leading Con- Mede, of pleading in the Civil Jurisdiction of the stall bolders” maggestions, but to gather their Attached to the notice was the following was retangular, and the roads were 75 feet wide separate schoola, whereby they may not be continental papers, did those whose remarks reach the Supreme Court of the Colony. general views upon the subject, and to meet them minuts by Dr. Clark

so that there was no question of want of Ught taminated with the bad morals of the Chinese. us not slow symptoms of such violent Anglo-Ordinance to repeal various Statutes relating as far as possible. Should it be the intention. "In view of the proposed consolidation of the and air,

9. Second reading of the Bill entitled An But we must know that this deplorable condition phobia. We do not see what end could be served the Goverment to place the proposed new build- Building Ordinances at an early late, and the The following minutes were apponded.--. ing under the charge of a European, as in the grave importance to the sanitary welfare of Dr. Clark I recommend refusal. Queen's sacritice i permanent good for a temporary, on dislike of England, not by any sense of justice with.

is inevitable, bat undoubtedly temporary; and toy the republication of remarks dictated merely to Civil Procedure or matters connected there case of the Central Market, he begged to paintout the colony of the question of the height Building, which is on the sea-front, is only 80 is a thing unrecommendable. To sacrifice the or love of the Boers. If our correspondent will that the bedrooms accommodation as shown upon of baithings, I think the Board should feet in height (not inslading the domes), and Ihappiness of the future world for that of the give us examples in which the other side of the the plan- viz., 19 It. 9 is by 10 fl-appeared not neglect this opportunity of again urging think that 76 feet is as high as any ordinary present is a great mistake; and for the mere fact case is fairly and temperately put forward we to him to he very inadequate, and would he felt upon the Government the absolute necessity of building should be in Hongkong except on the that European boys might be infected with the shall be very glad to see them.Ed. D. P.. sure be found very hot und uncomfortable duraending the existing law upon this point, if ses front, as the width of the streets is reduced bad morals of the Calestials, the great perman ing the summer months. La conclusion Mr. the colony is to be preserved from future somo 12 ft. to 18 ft. by verandaha. went good of extinguishing out the hatred r Ladda said

epidemics of those diseases which are fostered The Hon, R. D. Ormsby:"I am in favour sulting from difference of race, from combining From the figures given above it may be by want of light and air. There is probably roof sanctioning this. The building might be the rats elements together, may be sacrificed-dencies continues to increase, notwithstanding Plague mortality hall, the Indian presi- gathered tiut I am strongly of opinion that other British colony or possession in the word 112 fest high, namely one and a half times the such thing, if actually done, is greatly to be every available stop being taken to stay the the two proposed new markets which it is where a building can be put up to a height of width of the streets, under the strictest rules in lamentod. intended to erect as a substitute for the 46 fest in a lane only 14 feet wide. The whole of force anywhere."

ravages of the scourge. During the second prescut Western Market will not at all the recent sanitary enactmentsare beingstultified

My experience goes to show that as a rule week of last month there were 1,700, deaths Dr. Clark The U.P.Wa minute is not European boys in sehool generally depreciate in Bengal, 575 in Bombay, Madrag 37 and meet the requirements of the case, and that by our present rules as to the height of baild exactly correct, as the rules in force in London things Chinese, and therefore there is no need Mysore State 341. The total for the whole they will not, both included, provide as ings for the Chinese and other property owners are that no building may exceed in height the to foar that European hoye might learn any bad of India was 2,839 death in the seven days, mach stall and shop accommodation as already have at last hegnu to realise that where they width of the street on which it fronts, and there method of thinking peculiar to the Chinese, against 2,463 in the proceding week, and 1.379 orists in the old market. It is a very great now have a two-storey building the law allows the streets are not reduped 10 to 20 feet in while, at the same time, these Chinese who in the corresponding period last year. The pity indeed that a fine two-storeyed building them to put three or four storey one, and width by verandaha

study English generally make an effort to im Deputy Magistrate of Mongbyr recently was not created upon the site of the present daring the past two or three years an erorions Dr. Hartigan—** I agres with M.O.H" itata anything Europesa.t has been my great sentenced a native of that town to three years Western Market, which is admirably tasted number of plans have come in adding to the Mr. Chau A Fook Refuse, sud adapted to ench a purpose, and that the height of existing building or replacing the

pride to see so many boys of my own coun- rigorous imprisonment for assisting in taking Dr. Bell-Refuse," proposed new building a shown upon the two-storey buildings by more lofty ones

try interested in sports at Queen's College, away à plagas patient who subsequently died The Hon. F. H. May- Befase. This whereas five years ago, when I was there of Dharara plans was not allod en 'supplementary market. Dr. CLARK said that since giving notice of comes of giving an

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carcely could there be found a boy taking Then the requirements of the Western District this motion the report of the recently appointed Mr. OSBORNE proposed that the application any interact in bodily exercisee, much less i would have been met for a good many years, committee on sanitary improvements in the City be granted. The building would have efort ouldeor morention and sport This condition Company's Extract will soon be known as AN OLD FRIEND BY A NEW NAME-Liebig whereas the present, asrangurent will leave the of Victoria had been headed in, and that report on two sides and would be used entirely as has been brought about by manciating the LENCO, the new name placed upon it and com situation, so far as still accommodation in con- had quite taken the wind out of his mils. It offices. Therefore the argument as to surface Chinese with the Europeans, while I sincerely posed of the Liebig Extract of Most Company's ceraed, in much the same position as it was represented his views emotly, and he wished crowding did not apply.

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the 5th January at turdiff by two goals and a Wales. beat England at Rugby football on try to nothing but the English forwarder played so well that, had the backs bean capable of taking advantage of the opportunities made for them, the result might well have been

players, but their score, as a matter of fact different As it was the Welsh halves and three-quarters oufinancoved the English gave little indication of the real nature of the game. Wales scored once in the first half and 1145 tries in the second.