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LICENCE TO SELL PORI, An application was made by Chung Hing, 71, To Kwa Wan, for a license to seli pork at that address.

The PEESIDENT in moving that the appli cation be granted stated that such applications word now granted by the Board. The premies had been inspected by the Veterinary Surgeon, who recommended the granting of the license, Me Fund WA Caux seconded, and the motion was agreed to

LIMEWASHING,

The limewerking reftrin showed that during the fortnight ended 4th inst. 1,310hones in the Central district find boez treated.

RAT RETURN

A report was submitted showing that during the woeka exded 19th and 20th inst. 3,570 and 3392 rats were destroyed. Of these 330 word found to be infected.ige er

THE SHAUKIWAN PAINT-WORKS.

Further correspondente was laid on the table with reference to paint-works at Shaukiwan, in connection with which sanitary objestions bad been put forward on the ground that the liviar quarters might be rendered dangerous to health by their contiguity to the white-lead store or works.

The PRESIDENT called on the Acting Medical Oloor of Health to make a statement in the måtter.

Dr. PEARSE sall it appeared that the original letter requiring stess hours to be provided with backyards was sent out on 21at January. Two months alapsed before the owners took any notice of that letter. No exemption was asked for and no work had been done. At the end of these two months it was represented to him by the Inspector at Hungbom that no notice was being taken of the letter and he gave instructions

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS PRIDAY, APRIL 24 H 1909

THE FAMINE IN KWANGSI

PROVINCE.

Hlavosigutisha."} I may tell you that Memia. Butterfold & Swire have dudly undertaken to tae him up to Foochber and back, and the Chinese Telegraphs have anderfaken that all messages on famine business shall be sent free. I might add that Mr. Clementi himmelť has declived to accept any paymiset of expensce incurred in connection with his mission (Applauso.). I have here a letter which I think I had better read to you. It is from Mr. Ho Tong, whose presstico I was anxious to have here today. He writes from Mueso on the 22nd inst. :——

LOQAL NEZIEP VLASURES. A meeting at which H.D. the Governor presided was held in the Clonudil Chamber at half-past twelve o'clock yesterday to consider means to rellevo as far as possible the state of famine at present existing in several parts of the province of Kwangel. The attendance was good, and included the Hon. F. H. May, C.MG., Hov Sir H. 8, Berkeley, H n. Sir C. P. to prosecute. That was on 24th Marob. Afierin- | Chator, C.M.G., Hon. Gershom Stewart, Hon. structions for prosecution had been given aletter R. Shewan, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G., Your favour of even date reached me this was sent in by the owners seking for exemption. Hon. Dr. Atkinson, Hon. R. Murray Rum-evening. Owing to absence from Hongkong I It was too late in coming to prevent the summons sey, Hon. Wei A Yuk, Von. Archdesoon regret my inability to attend the meeting at going on. In fact the first time bis attention W. Banister, the Reverends T. W. Pearce, the Council Chamber to-morrow. I sball, how- was called to the latter was at the Police Court, C. H. Hickling Less, and Southem, Lieut.-over, he most happy to associate myself with where it was represented by the legal adviser Col. Candy, 14th Burmas, Mesers. Ho Fock, the charitable work wh ob your Excelleney is so of the owners as being an extraordinary thing Fang Wo Chun, The Chu Pak, A. Bamjabu kindly going to initiate, and to request you to that the Board bad ammmoned the owners on Tang Loi Tann, Tang Las Hop, Yin Wai Chi, put my name down in the subscription list for the very day they had sont in the letter. Of Ng Pak-to, Siu Un Fai, Lam Teun Tak, Li the sum of $1,000.". (Applauss.) course that was not so as the summons Shiu Wai, Chen Kan Ming, Chín Sík Yin, and Le instructions to Li Chuk Yu. Lady Blaky and Mrs. F. H. May prosecute, given on the 24th. However he were also present. pensented to an adjournment sine die, but as ho said in his report he did not feel himself in a position to recommend that this exemption

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The Acting M.O.H. minated that these wit should be granted for the reasons sinted therein. I before you some fanta brought to my notice with Christian and Missionary Alliance, detailed way or for the Official Receiver to conduct aja statement stating bis bankruptcy and clears

white-lead works, the process employed being a Danger modification of the Dutch process. aroes in this process of plumblem from the nhalation of fine white lead dust by the work men. To reduce this to a minimum the stacked up sheets of lead covered with the white carbe rato abenld be moistened before the sack is teken down, and the white carbonate scraped off the sheets while thoroughly moist. After the white-lend is washed it should not be dried before packing so ermpletely as to render it dusty. The quarters above the stern at the works were used now for storing cases in which lead had been packed. This should be stopped at once. In fact it would be advisable not to allow these quarters to be used for domestic

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The P.C.MO. minuted that the room to be ured for quarters should not be used for storing cases containing, or which had contained, white- lead. If this were complied with, he thought a certificate of occupation might be granted,

The PRESIDENT moved that a certificate of occupation be granted on the conditions mentioned in the above paragraph.

Colonel WEBB seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

HEALTHY VILLAGE. ........ Correspondenco was laid on the table relative to the old Tai Hang Village.

With reference to the scheme of improve wents proposed by Dr. Clark, His Excellency the flovernor had asked for the health returns of the village for the past two years.

The Acting M.O.I reported under date 1st ult. that only one case of infections disense (small-poz) kad occurred in the To Hang village during 1901, 1902 and 1903.

His Excellency wrote that this did not seern at all a provsing matter. He wished that one could make the other portions of Hongkong as healthy as Tai Hang Village

The P.C.M.O. minoted that he understood. that the improvement scheme was initiated by the M.OH. to improve the general sanitary con- dition of the village--not because of any special

outbreak of disease,

TROVISION OF BACKTARDS. There was submitted & further letter from

Messrs. Humphreys & Co. in connection with certain houses in Bulkeley and Market Street, was asked from Hanghom, for which exemption: the provisions of the new Building Bill with reference to backyards.

Messrs. Humphreys submitted as a further plea for exemption that (1) the honses were built in accordance with the building regu lations in existence at the time of their con- struction and were duly passed by the Board and the F.W.D.; (2) to comply with the noticea by providing window space in the rear of the main taking it would be necessary to do away with half the existing kitchen-apses and the fnfringe the Ordinanes relating thereto, and

HIS EXCILLENCY said thore were three

under his own Addressing the meeting, Hra EXCELLENCY sald-Ladies and gentlemen, I have asked you to

Thus invited, the Rev. Mr. Hess, of the meet me here to-day for the purpose of laying The PRESIDENT and it would be noted that reference to the famine existing in portions of what be personally know of the famine, laying the notice referred to by Mr. Romjahu was a the province of Kwangs. On the 17th inat. before the meeting facts that have already been letter sent to Mere Humphreys by the Board. there was submitted to me a letter written to published, and all of which went to show how There was no obligation on the Board to isene the Bishop of Victoris by Mr. Byrds, of Wa-grierens is the state of the people in the afflicted this letter, therefore it was quite regular for chow, in which he declared that in cortain districte. the Board to take proceedings under the districts of the provings of Kwangai famine new Bill. Neary two months elapsed be- existed, that the people had no food, that their tween the sending of the original lofter and rice creps had failed for two years, that they the taking out of the summer. With reference were dying of banger, and that they were sell, to open spaces, there could be no doubt that ing women and children into slavery to Have backyards were open spaces; but all open spaces their lives. I made some enquiries from Mr. were not backyards. If that were so, Queen's Fox, the Consal at Wuchow, who was in Road, being an open space, would be a backyard, Hongkong on that day, and I heard from The Aeling Medical Officer of Health could him a confirmation of the statement made by not recommend these houses for exemption and Mr. Byrde. I then communicated with Bishop be thought the Board would do well to follow Piazzoli, who was kind enough to make en bis advice, He therefore moved that the appliquiries among his missionaries in Nanning. cation be refused, and that Mesers. Humphroys Ons rov, gentleman wrote to him, and here are be informed that the work must be put in hand some extracts from his letter:- at once.

that.

"Father Poplat, of the district of Koln Yan, The VICE-PRESIDENT seconded. He might wrote to me in October, 1902: Rice is already mention that there had been a great ontory selling at more than eight plastres the 100 about the great amount of overcrowding that Chinese litre. The famine is horrible for our went on and about people building over all their poor peasants, already so tried and impoverished arollable land and so procacing an insasitary by the rebellion. Those who are more daring state of affairs. The Board had now obtained go out to pillage in order to live and our powers that enabled them to somewhat modify Christians are polluted like the rest. In klate of affairs, and it would be a November he wrote to me, I almost envy vory mistaken policy, in his opinion, it your lot. At any rate you have not, like me, the they did not enforce those powers wherever pain of being prosent without being able to there was any ground for supposing that they prevent the slow ageny of so many poor people would lead to improvement. In this particular who are dying of hunger. I am daily besieged case the amount of open space in the rear and implored by uumbers of unfortunates who. seemed to be very small in relation to the depth having nothing to eat either at home or of the buildings, and if they passed over this abroad, come to extreat mo to help them case they must be prepared to deal similarly and to give them something to eat to prevent with almost an unlimited number of similar their dying. Even after having had a little rice and somewhat regained strength they refuse to go away telling me they cannot endure seeing their families struggling with hunger." Then be goes on to make myernl statements with reference to the absence of rico and the presence of famine, ant from the statements of various missionarias brings the situation down to the present time.

Mr HUMJAHN proceeded to quote from Or dinance 18 of 1901, section 55, sub-section A, to prove that backyards were open spaces, and that open spaces had already been provided to

the house

Capt. Los That Ordinance has been repealed, basn't it?

Mr. RUMJAHN-Yes..

Capt. Lross-Then what is the good of reading from an absolete Ordinancs? It is a waste of time, 3 think,

Mr. Runsaan proceeded to show where other houses similarly placed had been exempted from complying with the Ordinance. A particular case was that of IL. 1591, situated at the ecrner of Wing Lok Street and Dea Vounx Road..

The VICE PRESIDENT The case we are

dealing with is this particular case is Hungbo, and I don't think we should consider other cases in other parts of the Colony.

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Well, gentlemen, I even went further, because I was anxious not to make any move in this matter until I had satisfied myself that there really was much a state of famine existing in Kwangsi as would justify me in coming be fore the people of Hongkong and saking

them to subscribe for its alleviation Mr

Ho Fook was kind enough to make enquiries through some hongs in Kwangsi, and he writes

as follows:-

*I have sent to the Wing Chai Yaon, Fook

considerable business with Kwaugui, and learn On Cheong and Kwan Mey firms, which do a that the famine in that province is very bad, The rice crops for the last two years have failed;

things that remained to be settled (1) the siteat of the famine, (2) the collection of relief funds, and (3) the distribution of those funds. For the carrying-out of these items he proposed the following committee-Colonial Secretary, the Registrar General, Sir Pani Chater, Messrs. Dickson, Gerakom Stewart, R. Shewan, J. R. M. Em.tb, D. R. Lew, N. A Eelts, S Ledlim, A. J. Raymond, H. N. Mody, C.. alicholaa, Dr. Ho Kai, Wei Ynk, Fung Wa Chun, Ho Tn ag, Chan Shin Kee and He Fook Hon. Dr. Ho Kat proposed that the goblemen whoce names bad been read ont be elected as a committee, nud that the name of His Excellency as President be added.

Hon. Wer A YUK seconded, Archdeacon BANISTER said that, with regard to what Mr. Hess bad said, he bimeelf had just returned from Wachow, and from enquiries he made up there was fully persuaded that the statements that had been made were true in every particular.

His EXCELLENCY said that as there were that no dissentients he would take the Committee had been elected as proposed He had great pleasure in accepting the position of President of the Committee, and would give any assistance be possibly could in the carrying out of whatever might be necessary.

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This closed the proce dings before the mest ing, which dispersed after receiving His EXCELLENCY's thunka.

The Committee met immediately afterwards telegram to Mr. and decided to send & Chroenti at Wackow appointing him the representative of the Committee and giving him full discretion regarding the distribution of assistance.

The steamers running to Wachow have kindly offered to send up rice free of charge.

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, 23rd April.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

BEFOER H18 HONOUR SIR HRNKY 9. BERKELEY (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE),

SIEMSSEN & 00.

[470 Mr. Brution-it is an entirely new practics cannot attempt in any way to get in the estate. He cannot sell anything or doanything whotso-here.

His Lordship-It is known now that I must over; and until the estate is placed in the possession of a trustee it is almost impossible have it. How can I know that a man is bank. for the statement of affairs to be verified in any rupt without a statement of affairs. If he files oat I am not to know that that statement is public examination.

Mr. Bratton-That is an act of bankraptey and he is liable under the Bankruptcy laws and His Lordship--He is committing an sot of is a bankrupt to all intents and purposes bankruptey on which he may be made backrupt if he appears to be bankrapt; but the Court not make man bankrupt if he is possessed of must be shown that he is insolvent. Yez can- wealth suffloiest to pay all his debts."

His Lordship There are powers in the correct Ordinance by which the trustee may be per- mitted to appear on the public examination, but examination is on the Official Koceiver qua prima facie the duty of conducting the public Offial Receiver.

Mr. Grist-Perfectly trae, but the difficulty in Hongkong. The Offcial Receiver takes is very great of getting a statement of affairs persepalen of the property of the debtor.

His Lordship-But I cannot make any mat bankrupt until I am satlefied he is baskı upt, and I cannot be satisfied of that until he is special circumètsuees. pubiely examined, nuless, as I said, under

Addressing Mr. Bruce Shepherd, the Official Receiver,

His Lordship asked-When can you hold a public examination, Mr. Shepherd, and why The Officeial Receiver-It has been impos- have you not held it before? sible to hold it before. There has not been any statement of affaire filed.

Mr. Grist-It is frequently done at home, His Lordship--Show me an authority. Mr. Grist-I cannot do so right at the woment.

His Lordship-I will adjourn this case and when it is next called perhaps you will be pro- pared with an authority.

Mr. Bratton Will your Lordship make an was passed by the creditors that the property order for sale of the property. A resolution then in the hands of the Official Recirer should be sold.

His Lordship-If the creditera desire that, I His Lordship-It is quite impossible for me shall do it if I can, but I am not olear that I to hold a public examination and declare a man can until I have made him bankrupt. You bankrupt before he has lodged a statement of cannot sell a man's property until he is bank- attoirs. After reading the section of the rupt. You must prepare the way. Show me Ordinance quoted by Mr. Grist, his Lordship on the statement of affairs and after a public continaed-The whole Ordinance contemplates examination that the man is insolvent or is will justify the adjudication. You say the that adjudication shall be made after the con- put before me such a statement of affairs Mr. Grist-With the greatest deference, I do man has afsconded. There is no evidenco clasion of the examination of the debtor. not read it so myself. The property cannot in as to that. "I will adjours this case. If you cannot get the debtor by reason of bis running any way be realised.

His Lordship The moment the receiving away a statement should be got by the Official He has access to the papers and order is given the Official Receiver and the Receiver. creditors should be diligent in seeing that the must make up the statement. The Act gives property is got in, should hold a meeting of the Official Receiver power to compel the debtor reditors at the earliest possible moment, a to give him every assistance; when the debtor The Oficial Receiver-I have employel, two statement of affairs should be called for and. goes away he must do it himself. with the assistance if necessary of the Official possible; and os soon as possible thereafter a itself, and they cannot even make out a proper Receiver, should be made up and filed as soon as experienced Chinese accountants in the shop public examination should take place. I must statement of athirs from the books.

His Lordslip-Until I get a proper state- have a statement of affairs before I can adjudi-

ment of affairs I cannot give this adjudication. man bankrupt. There being no

statement of affairs, I quite cate statement of affaire and no public examination, I must beve having been held, I cannot grant this applice appreciate Mr. Bruce Shepherd's position and sympathise with him, but that does not make tion for adjudication Adjourned.

The Oficial Receiver-I do not know that my duty suy easier. anything can be done in the case.

His Lordship-Kindly make a report to that effect, Mr. Shepherd. I make this note: In the matter of Wong Fat Hing ex parte There being no statement of affairs and no Wong Hoi Shaa, petitioning creditor, Mr. F. public examination having yet taken place, IC. Barlow of Messrs. Deacon & Hastings, hold that I cannot make an order for adjudica solicitors, appeared in support of the petition tion in the estate. Adjourned sine die." I for a receiving order on the estate of the would suggest for the future that before making debtor, who had gone away from the Colony.

The affidavits being duly in order, an application to me for adjudication in bank!

His Lordsbig granted the application and ruptcy you will see that there is a statement of affairs and that a public examination has been appointed Mr. Brace Shepherd Official Receiver

on the estate. held.

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The OBoial Receiver-That would do, your Lordship, in the ease of a debtor's petition; but in the case of a creditor's petition that would be another matter..

His Lordabip-I require them both.

Mr. RUMJANN vas continuing on the towing to drought and instead of expertiog rice he said, on behalf of the Official Receiver and of should be a public examination.

lines of argument when

good,

The PRESIDENT Gold-Really it does no 6s the Director of Public Works has said, dis onering properties other than the one we are dealing with.

it and the price they are paying is about twice as in former years the people have had to import sa much as they should pay for the same thing in Hongkong. In addition to the short crops they have been plundered by robots and then by lies. They are selling their children in order to save both themselves and their children from starvation. The Tang Wa Hospital bas, ré- mitted two sums of $1,000 each."

(3) exemplion bad been granted in other cusas After further remarks r. HUMJAHN soldiers who are sent up to suppress the rebel-

where & Government lane provided the open space required under the Ordinance.

The Acting MOH. minated that he wen

The PRESIDENT-One at a time, please. In answer to Mr. FUNG WA CHUN, Dr.

Well, I found on enquiry that the Tang Wa Hospital had been approached in this matter, because that really was the barometer that

A COMPOSITION. Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, solicitors, appeared in support of an application by O. M. Madar for approval of a composition scheme. This was an application, the debtor for approval of a composition passed creditors, to be sanctioned by the Court. The and confirmed at a special meeting of the debtor proposed to pay $40-s the Official Receiver, which would allow of a

His Lordship approved the composition. composition of about 50 per cent.

AN IRREGULARITY.

month to

Ng Sheung and Ng Kan Tong, trading as the Bhing Kee firm, made an application for adjudication in bankruptcy,

Mr. Grist, who appeared in support of the application, said it was made under Section 19 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1591.

His Lordship-It is a debtors' petition, and now you apply for adjudication P

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Mr. Grist Supposing that there is a creditor's petition, the usual grounds of a creditor's peli- tion are no doubt that the debtor has absconded. His Lordship-The usual ground is that he owus so much money and does not pay it.

Mr. Grist-But it is quite possible that there cannot be a statement of affairs, and there Hie Lordship-There cannot be a publis examination if he bus absconded.

Mr. Grist-Nor a statement of affairs. His Lordebip-But it is not the case here. However we need not discuss that. There may be exceptional circumstanses in which adjudica- tion should be made, but that is not the case here. Noxt rave. --

AN ABSCONDING DESTOR,

In re the Wong On firm ex parte the debtors, Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton, of Mears. Money & Bratton, solicitors, appeared in support of an application for adjudication in bankruptcy.

the expense the owners were put to. With PEARSE Eid that no such houses as these undue i would, show me whether the Chinese were usual form, and that the Official Receiver, be would holi that here the circumstances were i

proposed that the summons against the Humphreys Estate Company be withdrawn.

The FBZSIDENT You have already proposed as an amendment that the application be granted. not prepared to reconsider his former recomMY, EDMJAHN-Yes, and also that the sum.

From a sanitary mendation in this matter.

mona be withdrawn. point of view be had nothing to do with the eaNE or difficulty with which, required open space could be provided, nor with regard to the statement that by complying with one section of the Ordinance namely, that requiring yards to be provided-another section would be infringed--a mely, that requiring on kiicken to be 60 square fent-ho might say that it was possible to open out half the present kitchen and reconstruct the house, so as to enlarge what won'd then be left of the original kitchen toen area of 50 square feet without encroaching on the yard provided under Section 175. The reason why he was not prepared to trest these he uses in the same

ask for assistance in Hongkong, and 1 discussion had been granted exemption from such distress that they felt compelled to complying with the provisions of the Ordinance,

The smendment for granting the application noticed that, with its usual charity, the was lost, the mover and seconder, being the Tang Wa Hospital sont 81,000 on 27th March, 20,000 are being sent by the Tong Wa Hospital only members in favour of it. They voted another $1,000 on 6th April, and I believe to-day. (Applause) Now, gentlemen, that against the PRESIDENT'S motion, which was carried by a majority, de

seems to me to be a considerable amount of com

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There was laid on the table a minute by the Sanitary Surveyor (Mr. J. f. Bryan) repom mending that certain Chinese contractors be approved of by the Board to carry out drainage

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Brastion of what has been said with reference to the famine, but I went stiil further, for thought it was well we should have somebody connected with ourselves who would write and

Mr. Grist said it was an application in the

was an affidavit filed by Mr. d'Almada, the appointed trustee in the bankruptcy There soliciter in the case, for whom he appeared, in which it was stated that on 13th March the creditors resolved to adjadicale the debtors bankrupt and to nominate the Official Receiver

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His Lordship-A public exomination has not been held in this matter?

Mr. Grist-No.

Mr. Brution said the circumstances were very much the same as had been stated in the last case, but he was in hopes that his Lordship

had tried his utmost to get hold of him but it exceptional. The debtor had absconded. He was absolutely impossible to do so.

His Lordship You mean the man who is the debtor has absconded?

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The cpso was adjourned sine dis.

GONE AWAY.

DECEIVING ORDER

Mr. Bratton appeared in support of a debtor's petition for a receiving order on the estate of Wang Cheuk You.

After hearing the affidavits read,

His Lordship granted the application and appointed Mr. Brace Shepherd Official Receiver on the estate.

The Court adjourned.

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Mr. Brutton-Be bas gone aw67. His Lordship-Then I dismiss the polition. Mr. Brutton pointed out that such a K proceeding would be hard on the creditors The petition was granted they had a chance of His Lordship remarked that he thought a getting something; if it was dismissed they He understood that his Lordship did not order the bankrupt to be application was made. public examination ought to be held before the would get nothing. In this case even although cases in which the Court might make an order Receiver be appointed trustee. The Receiver had not always been the case, and there were adjudicated, he would ask that the Oficial We have older and more expensive Whiskion for adjudication without a public examination; was now in possession of the property; it was The lankrupt was not be a public examination before adjudication. nothing with it. After the debtor had filed his statement of here, and there could be no public examina affairs he should be publicly examined in open tion. He would ask therefore that bia Court in order to test the statement of affaire. Lordship make an order for the sale of the It did not follow necessarily that a man who properly for the benefit of the creditors, or let was bankrupt on the fans of his statement of this case be an exception and adjudicate the affairs was shown to be bankrapt after being debtor bankrupt. publicly examined

-Way Be many others whieh bahad recommended Works under Section 191 of Ordinance No. 1 of tell us what he observed in Kwangsi. Sobat it would be seen at once that there ought to there in his hands and yet he could do!

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for exemption in Hunghom was that in the case On the motion of the PRESIDzar, seconded of these other houses yards already existed, while the houses referred in the petition had no by the VicE-PRESIDENT, the contracte Were yards at all. The other houses were of two #pproved. Der bl alories while these were of three stories, - The

It was reported that the death-rate for the Goven ment, lave between the fr rows of konser concerned was therefors boundedsek ended 23th uh. was 25,7 per 1,000 of the on two sides by three-storied houses without population per annum as sourpared with 36.1 in the previous week and 26.4 in the corresponding week last year, h

Buy yards at all. As the lane was only a ten- fest one he was not prepared to recommend

option.

In reference to the original porrespondence in this matter, Mr. Ramjahn and Mr. Lau Chn Pak both ressed the opinion, in the form of a minute, that the Board in summoning the owner for not complying with the Ordinance had soled irregularly.

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His Lordalup Where does it appear that be has absconded

Mr. Bratton-It does not appear in any MOUNTINGS OF THE NAVAL affidavit, dig dental

two days ago I requested Mr. Clementi to proceed to Kwange and to report direct to me what he observed, the extent of the famine, and his advice as to the best method of distributing any funds that might be collected, and as in'e oss of this kind we cannot wait for

Mr. Grist That is perfectly true, but I be public meetings, I authorized him to expand at

use 81,001), if necessary, for any immediate lieve that it is only very reedatly in practics necessities that cams under his observation. I here that this has over come before the Court have not heard from Mr. Cleme yet, but I the question, I mean, as to the time in which a

to nisi should be adjudicated bankrupt, shall probably hear from him:

His Lordship will tell you the time morrow, I gues kim

when he appears to the Court to be bankrupt. tever tɛ. Mr. Grist Yes, my Lord; but the in left it to his own

have convenience of wait until after the statement unfea of affairs had been lodged and until after the examination has been bald is very great for many remous, particularly in Hongkong. The adjourn this case, and you must come before me that Oficial Receiver can simply take possession of in strict accordance with the lines I haro Isid

hin the property and can do nothing further. He down.

The standing ordare having boun suspended, the PastIDENT moved that pullying districts where plagas had occurred be defined so as to enable the necessary steps to be taken for deal-

with the disease, The VICE PRESIDENT BECmded, and the thea motion was adopted.

This was all the public busines.

His Lordship Then how do I know P

Mr. Bratton-I have tried to get the mana and be la not to be found. Your Lordship will appreciate the difficulty we have with these debtors. They have simply to go on board a steamer and get away.

His Lordship-But there is no o evidence that he has absconded. There is no baldavit. I will

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