Page
2
INTIMATION.
THE HONGKONG
Tax Report of the Food Supply Commission, signed by Mesers. E. OSBORNE, A. M. MAt BHALL, F. MAITLAND, FUNG WA CHUN, and Dr. W. HARTIOAN, which was published in the Government Gazette of Saturday last, is an interesting document, even if it bringe nothing very startling to light." The reason
A. S. WATSON & CO., for the extraordinary delay in the Report is
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
SCOTCH
WHISKY.
-THORNE'S BLEND...
B. GLENORCHY, MELLOW
BLEND, a fiue 'Soda"
10.80 Wnky of great age
C.--ABERLOUR-GLENLIVET 12.00
D.-H.K.D, BLEND of the Finest
***
ROSS. TUESDAY, APRIL 16th, 1901
of meat
the ninth, tenth, eleventh the Repore deals fit the width of stock-breeding and vegetable growing in the New Territory, and is in a way the rost important of all. For this reason we must postpone ita consideration for another casion, as it is impossible to do justice to it
in
a few lines. The New Territory, as it now
Toniga engineers are reported to hated from Hankow for K welchau toperimi foto the mineral resourch of the province, co
The appointment was notified at the Ad miralty last month of Assistant Paymmi bear U. A. Underwood, to the Tamar, to date 14th March.
The Mother Superior of the Italian Convent
begs
to acknowledge the receipt of the follow surus for the extension of the Convent Nicholas Post, Esq....
$200.00
C. Klingemann, Esq. (from Japan) 25.00 Japanese papers consider it probable that HB.H. the Duke of York and Cornwall will pass through Japan on his way from Australia to Canada, but that he will decline all public ceptions on account of the mourning for the late Queen.
set out in the letter of the above-mentioned is, is the colony's "white elephant," except gentlemen to Mr. FRANCIS, K.C., and that of from a political and strategical paint of view, Mr. FRANcisinreply, which we reprint to-day It brings in practically nothing in returning in anothercolumn, and there is noneed for fur for its cost to Hongkong, and to the no- thercomment. The Report being at last made official mind the slowness of its exploitation public, nearly eleven months after the Com-is inexplicable. Without denying that the mission was appointed, and little less than Land Court and Police work is being done four months after it was forwarded to the very throughly. we do not think that it is Government, it remains to consider what too early to consider such a scheme as the The remarks the Commission has been able to discover Commission put forward. on this very important question. The table of Mr Lands on the prospects of cattle of percentages of rise in the wholesale and breeding in the New Territory (p 47 of the retail prices of common articles in the Report) should be read. We shall, however, course of five years fully bears out the return to this subject in a future issue - universal complaints about the price of It is satisfactory that the time of the living, culminating in the petition presented Food Supply Commission and the money "to" the "Legislative Council on the 29th devoted to it were not spent entirely in vain.
when we consider the months which elapsed between the appointment of the Commission and the forwarding to the Government of the result of its labours, But at least it embodies concisely in amount of material calling for serious attention, and there is no doubt that some, if not all, the recom must ultimately be mendations made adopted.
Per done. March, 1900, by the Hoa. T. H. WHITE-The report is not an sumbitious production,
HEAD on behalf of 152 ladies of this colony. $10.80
The enormous rises in the price of fish, beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, rice, ground. nut oil, and firewood are enough to make even those whose income is least likely to feel the hardship, pause and reflect what is to happen in the future. Europeans and natives of all rates are effectel by the rise, and as indications point to a continuance rather than an abatement of the trouble asy steps which can be takes should receive Old Malt SCOTCH WHISKIES 14.40 the most earnest consideration of all con- cerned. It will have been seen that the E-WATSON'S SPECIALITY Commission arrives at the conclusion that
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH WHISKY ... $15.00
of superb quality and great
age. Pronounced by all
connoisseurs to be the BEST
BRAND in the FAR
EAST,
the main causes of this increase of prices have been, apart from natural fluctuations
of supply and demand," five in number, viz. (e) depreciation of silver; ) in creased cost of rice; (r) West River pirang; () increased rents; (e) enforcement of sanitary laws. The last item. it seems to us, is hardly clear, and the Commission vouchsafes no explanation. The enforce ment of sanitary laws by checking over. crowding helps to send up rents and regulativas as to the slaughter of cattle and sale of food, by limiting the supply, beighten prices, which we take to be what the Report The other causes are plain A. S. WATSON & CO... With regard to the price of rice,
"LIMITED.
refers to
the evidence of Mr. A. W. BREWIN before. the Commission on the 23rd July may be read. Mr Baewis-said: "When the price of rice rises, the price of everything in "China goes up. There is then less poultry [35 | « and less pork in the country.
- It
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY comunications relating to the news columns chould be addressed to THE EDITOR
Crorespondents must for ward their games and ad- dresses with communications addreined to the Editor, not for publication, but as evidence of good faith.
All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that have
already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESs should be sent before 11 am, oa day of publication. After
Cash
"Telegraphie dddress PRE-A÷B:C: Code.
P., Box, 33, Telephone No. 12.
The Daily Press.
throw no little light.
+
19
The Tokyo correspondent of the Minichi reports that a section of Japanese politicians is advocating an alliance of Russia and Japan, as recently suggested in a Russian journal. They urge that Japan should abandon all opposition to the Basso Chinese trenty regarding Man- churia, and concentrate her entire strength in Cores, Strange to say, le correspondent writas, Ponssis has given up her designs on Corea, and the politicians believe that Japanese good deal of policy will undergo a change shortly. This report must be taken with a
reserve.
Fresh missionary troubles are reported from Kiangsi and Sarchuen. Recently sa American
RAMS.
AN BARVICE
FROM OF CORESPONDENTS.
SHANGHAI, 1
1. 15th April, 8.20 p.nz.
A NEW CAPITAL FOR CHINA The statement is confirmed on good
Hupeh, is to be the future capital of the authority that Halangyang, in Northern Chinese Empire, in place of Peking.m
Wood and Mr. Almada e Castro
bought land at a place called Kianfn, Kiangsir.entineer
in order to build a chapel. The people rose H.M.S. Goliath left yesterday for Shanghai,ap and hindered. The local official could not manago the affair, so the American talographed to his Minister, who told the Tsung-li Yamen, They ordered the Kiangst officials to settle the
and the Lizard for Canton.
We are reqnected to state that. Mrs. Gascoigne's Thursday afternoon “At Homes" will be discontinued until further notice.
CORRESPONDENCE.
^AME MORTAL:"
·TO THE EDITOR OF
Har of the
peare to be little or no anything farther funt not from say
der to make the
then
GENERAL NEWS, lato Grin
› London, 14th April, 2.15 pm.
HAGUE COURT OF ARBITRA
The Powers have notified that the Court of Arbitration has been const Lut China, Luxemburg, Mexico and have not as yet signed the conventions
THE MARKETS. The cotton markets are que and steel market at New York an advance in prices is probable.
SANITARY BOARD ELECTION,
A FIASCO; According to a notice published i vernment Gazette, and pursuan W. Norton Kyshe attended at the "the Public Health Ordinances yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, of an alertion by the ratepayers 4. bors to the Sanitary Board to take the of Dr. Hartigan and Mr. Mcki who rosigned their seats in the Board,
attended as
The ratepayers pressat were G. C. Andarros, C. Collins, A. Charingham, J. S. Haren Dr. Hartigau, E. Osborne, G. W. F. Playfair,
"Coallengy the provernor, he T H. Reid, E. Bobinson, A. H. Stelton,
The New Clock-Tower at Halis M. Watson, Messrs. R. C. Wilcox and G. F.
On the stroke of the heur the Preadent rome Plor as memorial to car late husen. and said:
Gentlemen, I trust that some public-spirited. It would not only be a filing memorial, bat, be nominated. I am very pleased to see, here out of public funds, no subscription would be some of the leading ratepayers of the Colony required. I do hope that some one will be nominated. know what time and labour it means to some of you, but notwithstanding that, I think we ought to do something during the time we are The directors of the British North Borneo out here for the interests of the place. Perhaps Company have secured the money on their de- Dr. Hartigas vili allow hims 12 te bere benture issue of £200,000. The L. & nominated
There was no response for a moment or two, Express, commenting on this, sags:-" Apart and the President again rose, sayings from the moiety required for the railway, the
Gentlemen, will you allow me to give you other half will be available for other public my experience, just to try and see If I can do otherwise than with your permission, works, which pre much needed is the territory.arouse some interest in such matters. I cannot Borneo is not blessed with the big tiu deposite but i would like to stir up a little interest of the Malay States, but it is not void of other in this matter, if it were possible to do so, possibilities. Money is required, however, for
The President: Well, gentlemen, when I their development, and no matter how energetic fret went to the Straits, our neighbouring a governor or staff may be, it is that alemant Colony, in 1830, the apathy of the inhaarts which is required. A further million of dollars with reference to Municipal matters wa can probably be well used, and this sum is now that I know for a fast, and it came under available. Part of it we trust will be sapended notice at the time, it was the
the Government to do sway in assisting Chinese immigration; for popula-cipality altogether and. I believe, tion, and particularly such good contributors recollection will carry me, to revenue as Chinese usually are, is badly with the view of opposing Ziekled."
by allianz.
saked to dodie
cutter's to day, when the Royal Welsh Fauletu, Szechuen. A Roman Catholic chapel has gentlemen among you will allow Themselves to it having been decided to build this Clock Tower
A musketry camp will be formed at Stone.
will commence their annual course of musketry. for 1901.
་ ་
During the 48 hours there were reported siz fresh cases of plagus, with five deaths (all Chiaoses) and three fresh cue of small-pex ith one death
(two Chinese, one other Asiatic, (Chinese)
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum during last week shows that the former instution was visited by 3 non-Chinese and 3 Chinese, the latter by 110 non-Chinese and 1,814 Chinese.
The 3rd Madras Light Infantry paraded in marching order at Kowloon yesterday morning for inspection by the Major-General Command ing. The 3th Hyderabad Contingent will be inspected to-raorrow,
case to the satisfaction of all. The Methodist Episcopal pastor has sent a man to arrange the affair, Another case has occurred at Ta Chien-
bean destroyed, and the priest driven out. The French Minister at Peking has been informed of the affair.
The annual chess match by "cable," between Auserica and the British Isles, will be contested this year on Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 20. Baron Albert de Rothschild, of Vienna, kas The trial trip of the steam inunck Matulin, again consented to set as referee and adjudicator. which has been built and engined by the Yat
Mr. G. J. W. King yesterday afternoon offered for sale, at the office, of the Public Works
The
under the personal supervision of the owner's representative here. Mr. Jose Guimenez of Mijares, and will be used for towing puz poses at Manika. She is fitted aft with two cabins, one for the captain and the other for
A Voice-Yes, go on!
in any way repaid them for their apathy. Since then in Pennag and Singapore I think you will find very few public-spirited men who have taken interest in Municipal matters, and who have been at all willing not wish to say anything against some of those devote any time and attention to them. I do who are at present on the Municipal Boards at
to
That the public, having subscribed for the Jabile Status of our late. Qua should cont
plete that work by the eroticon thì broning
the four corners emplo
the appearance of
the canop This would
ign and vatly improve la. Fewould only
Ands to do, and surely in raising such a sum,
there should be no
We should thus me only, have o suitable bat also complete mential to e
work which has been standing undulshed for
BELEICH,
too long. --】 man, Ble, vous, Kon
THE RATEPATER'S TELECTION.
THE EDITOR OF THE ALF-PRESS,"
Bis-Refering Tthink the
SA/J3th April. aratepayer's meating of lubis of the attemianes
There are certainly ma
A PUBLIC DANGER.
"TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ DAILY PRISS."
is a sort of extra tax on the people if they
at all that this patheti displayed, but it was simply cause "have got to pay more for their rice, and
lending inhabitants took no interest in "they won't keep the animals if they have
matter. And I am in a position Love this
raterisvers who "got to buy rice for them." The Report
was only when the leading Members of the goes on to allude to the effect of the increased
uld not attend at that time, but who might business men
P what
their Course As we have already stated, the two days" Garri-Sing firm to the order of Mr. Luis R. Yangco community, and the principal inhabitants and naval and military forces in Hongkong and
apathy was leading them to, that they dele mile to do so at 6:15 pm. The poll should
SPECTATOR. Manila, and then touches on a most important son, Athletic Mesting will be held at the Happy of Manila. took place on Sunday inst. point on which the Commission was able to Valley on Friday and Saturday, 19th and 20th, launch is 80 feet long, and possesses a powerful cided to ask for the repeal of the local than remain open till 7 p.to.
inst.. commencing at 2 pm sach day. The engine for a vessel of her dimensious. The law giving them more powers, and. I do not We refer to the impending departure of the Bengal Lancers and speed attained on the trial was 11 knots, steami. think that the powers given to them afterwarda: that hour-the supply is lin.ited. Only supplied for existence of a "ring" to keep up the price Remount Depôt hus rendered it necessary toing at 00lbs. pressure. She has been built of meat. Anyone reading the accounts of strike them out of the mounted portion of the examination of Tuxo WING and LEW | the programme. Stwo-last July will admit that the Commnis-
Hongkong, 15th April. sion does not put the case by any means to
Bra-Are the Capt. Superintendent of Police, strongly in the sixth section of the Report Department, one-lot-of-Crown land, Inland the chief engineer, and the engine-room is Penang and Singapore. I think however that, Ia his examination Mr. LADDS, Colonial Lot 1,635, situated at Talpingshau, which well protected from the elements. In all she although comparisons are odions, there are the Director of Public Works and the members good many men of position and standing in of the Sanitary Board Aware that a publis HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES Vaux ROAD CVeterinary Surgeon, cautiously admitted has an area of 1,800 square feet, the annual is a smartly constructed craft, and will be taken that distant colony who would compare very LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, BC having heard sundry ramoure of people rental being 998. The upset price was $7.200 down to Manila by a crew shortly expected from favourably
who put up prices, and that several. Euro-There was only one bid of $20, and the lot the Philippines. During the trip Mr. Gui. HONGKONG, 16th April, 1901
peans have been interested in the beef trade went to You Shui Chi (for Chun Tin Sun); 12, menez was highly congratulated on the saccess which had attended his labours in the con- bere." He had also seen something in the Gutzloff Street, for €7,220.
struction of such a neat and trim little craft. As was thought probable, the election by papers about it, but never had any netual
Mr. W. F. Aldrich, the United States Vice the ratepayers of two representatives to evidence" Such actual evidence is practic-Cousal-General, has now received official con In the lawn tennis match on Saturday after serve on the Sanitary Board yesterday really impossible to obtain, but the presump-firaation of the appointment of Mr. William noon between the Ladies Recreation Club and Bolved itself into a farce. Bome fifteention, founded on other evidence before the A. Rubles, one of the editors of the Milwaukee the Hongkong Cricket Club, the former won gentlemen assembled at the City Hall at the Commission, laves no doubt in the reader's Sentinel, as Couseni General at this port. Mr.
by sixtern games, the figures being-LR.C., We must abide stated hour, but no nominations were nude.mind as to the existence of this most serious Rubles is a passenger by the ss. China, which & games, H.K.C.C., 69 games. Yesterday's
is advertised to leave San Franciscs to-morrow,
results in the various tournaments were as After an appeal to Dr. HARTIGAN to staudevil, a combination to keep up prices.. again and a brief but interesting discussion It will be seen that the Commission ad. and Mr. Aldrich will return to the United follows:-Championship-E F. Mackay beat Clapham (6-2, 6-4, 6-2); A Class Handicap by Messrs. G.W.F. PLAYFAIK, J. W.NORTON mits its failure to elicit by means of its States by the same steamer ou 25th May next.
A. H. Hollingsworth, 15, beat E. J. Grist, Kysнx, and R. C. Wicos. who between enquiries any practical remedies of real
Arent the erection of a building-for the rick- them brought out the position of affairs value, but its recommendations nevertheless shaw coolies and their vehicles, referred to in owes 1/6 (6-2, 6-3), and Capt. Langhorne, owes 15-1. beat H. Humphreys, scratch (3.0 We have already our issue of Saturday, we are now enabled `to' very clearly. the meeting broke up The deserve full attention.
16, beat F. J. Wild, scratch (6-2, 6-2); Doubles ratepapers by their action no doubt wished written, more than once, on the necessity state that the necessary plans have been prepated 6-3, 6-3); B. Class Handicap-J. Hooper, owes to convey their sense of the absolute for increased market accomodation, and we and will be at ones submitted to the Govern- inatility of the Sanitary Board as at presentare glad to see the Commission put this ment. The site chosen for the building is Handicap-E. G. Barrett saxl F. H. Yeats, owe Marine Lot 205, and the area of the space set 0, beat F. P. Harold and B. Hansen, 3-6 (3-6, 6-3, 6-3), R. G. Garrard, andJ. E. Lee, 15, constituted and controlled. It is in these suggestion in the forefront of the pro.
beat F. H. Greason and T. Forrest, scratch circumstances very unfortunate that a larger gramme. The recommendation to drive out apart for coach-honse accommodation is 4,032 square feet. There will be three ficore to the and more representative body of ratepayers the vendors of tinned food and sach stores building, each containing 2,294 square fept. 2, 6-4), C.-H. Gala and J. A. Jupp scratch tation. They could not expeel members wont spoll in this very locality
bent W. T. Caulfield and A. C. Stevons, scratch did not make a point of presenting them aims at the same object, and is prompted The rear of the lot will be devoted to kitebons, (8-6, 3-6, 6-3), H. J. Gaige and Wei On, owo selves at the City Hall, for we fear that it by commonsense. The suppression of bathrooms, privios and wash-houses, and at the will now be said that the fiasco was due piracy requires no support: ita necessity has frout there will be a spacious versudah. 26, beat J. B. Shottle and E. Butcher, scratch simply to that fatal apathy which been recoguised for years past. The fourth John Lemn of Queen's Road Central is the
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS envelopes public affairs generally in Hong-recommendation is also one which appeals architect.. kong. It was most desirable, if a protest to the sense of everyone in the colony.
We have had several complaints-from-cor-- The Imperial German Mail steamer Konig was to be made in this form, that it should The new Praya Reclaination Scheme is be well backed by numbers, so as to avoid a step in the desired direction, and when respondents regarding the present irregularity Albert left Shanghai on Saturday, the 13th
morrow at daylight. any such "misunderstanding as now seems it is followed, as it must ultimately be in the water-supply. One of our correspon- inst., at 3p.m., and may be expected hers to think the proceedings of the meeting should be it does not wish to be bothered again by LED-
dents states that for the last two or three days.
(9-7, 6-8).
Street!
This road connects the
with those similarly situated thoroughfare between No. 1, Queen's Boud Esst here, with respect to their general apathetic and the military married quarters on the hill attitude towarde matters municipal afraid that, what I have Enid with reference is being eat ny and blocked up by a crowd of
Chinese coolles? to the Straits Settlements applies very mach to Hongkong. I think we must take an in- This is the only suitable road in the vicinity terest in the place in which we live, and I hope which can be trained to connect Queen's Bond that after the few words I have said upon the East with the Kennedy and Macdonald Roads, subject that you will allow yourselves to and I have been informed that it is the inten be nominated, and darote what time you ton of the Government to train this road can to the sanitary affairs of this Colony
the law, notwithstanding its How is it, then, that these people have been per« defects and it is no use of as trying to promitted to ent up this road and entirely block it against it. By proper representation in the proper quarter, probable amendment of it up for private use f might take place. I do not think by refusing inhabited street at the back of Wing Fung to be elected you are doing yourself any good, Lane West, and in case of tre the firemen and certainly you are doing no good to the would have to go right round to Wing Fang community.
Mr-Playfair said that as the president had thrown Singapore and Penang in the teeth of back again. Shanghai was a model community tars This will not only be most dangerous to as well as a Model Settlement." No apathy the neighshing houses in esso office, but the Hongkong he would like to hurl Shanghai be soonpied as a timber yard and sooliast quar-
was there, and here it was not apathy but di gust. In Shanghai they hat a Municipality timber will prove the best hiding phos elected by members of the community and well thiers and other bed characters | It was rat governed, and here they could get the same long ago that some thieves robbet good Government if they had fair represen- ing military married quarters and allow themselves to be browbeaten by Govern ment officials. That was the reason why they ing to attend themselves and say they were going to be elected. The members of the Legislative saw such apathy here. The people were not go
Council should have been present and invited them. They were the people to do it.
Mr. Wilcox said he thought if they were to
The Sanitary Board has been bothered proceed to the election of any members that day
would be something like a farce, and he did not enough by complaints from Kowloon, and ly
it
*
Again, the site which has been selected will.
The Chinese coolies will also necomimod.
Intrine, jand it must not be forgotten that this site is immetistely overlooked by the married. themselves and utilise the place ses privats
quarters and other respectable Chinese family houses elose by.. Ch Ankl
allowed to develop into a farce. There were only The P. M. steamer City of Peking, with mails, fifteen presunt and they did not represent by any plaints from this quartar, gene
means the voice of the ratepayers of the Colony. Hoping these few lines will be ancient to probable. The result, however, is in any by adequate means of rapid communica fearing that the water would be out off sudden- &c., from San Francisco to the 23rd March via
The President: In reply
I think I may induce the authorities endserned to take ime came the same, that popular representation tion with the centre of business, should have ty, he has stored regularly each toorning ssupply Honolulu. has arrived at Yokohama, and left.
were nominated by members of the Legislativmediate action-I am, yours, etc.,
PRO BONO PUBLICO. on the Sanitary Board is at an end. The a notable effect. All further expansion will to last for the day. The water was never turned for this port this morning, via Inland Sea,say that in 1850, Dr. Hartigan and Mr. McKie
The M. M. steamer Inlue, with the next Council. Unofficial_element is all but extinct'; it will in the same way need to be accompanied by off. Yesterday, relying on the heavy rains of Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai,
Mr. Wilcox: There was a regatta on that occasion, and I think that although the atten- cause little wonder if shortly it should be al- tram and ferry service, if it is to be of real last week, he didnot store the usual supply. The French umil, left Singapore this morning, at
dance was small, it more representative than The Japanese Government having decided to The 0.8. S. Calchos loft Singapore at noon
relieve, the garrisons in North China and together extinct. We shall be deprived of the use to the colony. The fifth and sixth re-water was suddenly turned off in the morning 5 o'clock, for the port via Saigon.
Cores this month the forces atationed at pleasure of reading so much of the academic commendatious are less important, but they lefore 9 am, and the result was that he was discussions in which the Sanitary, Boat will, we should imagine, arouse no opposi left waterless. The last notification in the on 14th inst, and is dus in Hongkong on 19th at present.
The steamer Lightning, from Caleatts, left
various places in Chifli will be replaced by inst, when it was specified, inter alia, that balow Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the
three régimanta from the First Army Division has been wont to indulge. For the present, tion. It will be noted, however, that the Guzelle about the water supply was on the oth
at Tokyo, while the garrisons in Cores will be that appears to be all that is likely to Commission is of the opinion that the pro- Caine Road (just below, which our oorrespon 13th inst
The N. Y. K. steamer Kasuga Maru. (A
ar (As
releved by ono battalion, despatched from the happen. Time and the growth of a strong sent market rents are not excessive, and have dent resides) the supply of water would be tralian Line) left. Manlle for this port 14th
Fourth Army Division at Bendal. A number puthe opinion in Hongkong alone can not contributed to the rise in prices. The turned on between 6 and 10 am only. Apinst., and is expected to arrive here on the 16th
of steamers will be chartered by the Japanese last recommendation, which is contained in Iparently what happened was exactly the reverse. I inst. modify the position
inst.
Here the gathering goss and left the room, except one ratepayer, who stood for several moments gazing pensively at the polling booths which had been erected at the side of the hall.
According to law the president and lit at tendants remained in the ball fill & click, up to which time there were no names presented
to All the ground.
Army Department for the above purpose.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.