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| native labour, while at the indignation meeting above referred to the mover of the resolution, who is described in the Times report "468 4 recent arrival from New Zealand" talked of a hundred million natives in Africa, mentioning Moors and Arabs as a possible source of supply. Against this we have to place the dictum of men like Sir GeoROE FABRAS, one of the largest employers of labour in the Raud. A liberal estimate, he says, gives population of 6,000,000 natives South of the Zambesi of whom quly 370,000 could be counted upon for work. The deficiency of Perdor. Per bot native labour for the gold and coal mines on the Rand was 91,084) the labour required five years hence would be 300,000; and added $12.00 $1.00 to these were requirements of labour for rail- way construction, public works, etc., also for Rhodesia, amounting to about 90,000.

·George Farrar, the report adds, did not anticipate much success from efforts to recruit in other parts of Africa, and finally gave his opinion that Asiatica provided the only solution of the question, which he regarded as a vital national question. He stipulated time if Asiaties, unfortunately have to be brought into this country they Mean only be brought under Government control and only as muskilled labourers, **and must be prohibitel from trading and holding land and competing with the "white man."

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

The children in the city of Manila may now |-- play on the gruas on the Lanets and in the Botanical gardens to thair benet's delight, says the Manila American. Tula has been made i possible by the Municipal Board. The Board has sent Instructions to the Department of Parks and to the Police department that the | children will be allowed to roam at will on the grass and that no one is to disturb them,

Tho fact that the new Filipino do lar is to be

a coin of the same weight and fineness as the British dollar coined at the Bombay mint and circulated the Settlements, Hongkong ond southern China, may tend, it is said tur-the Journal of the Amerieju Asiatic Association, to facilitate the international agreement which

is

being sought after in regard to the regulation the gold standard of exchange between countries and those of Eastern Asia. Id the

present movement to introduce stability into the value of the silver coins of Indo-China, Siam, and British Malaya, there is a notable absence of any general understanding us to the coinage value which is to be placed on a certain number of graina of silver.

FRIDAY, MAY Stu, 1903

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE KING'S TOUE.

TONDON, 5th May.

The King passed the night on his yacht at English Offlcers on beard. The British and French equadsons illumipated.

Cherbourg and entertained the French and

.

LATER.

The King, who has arrived in London moti with an exceptionally anthusiastic reception pussing the approolation of the results of

bin tour.

----- THE IRISH LAND BILL.

LONDON, 5th May. Mr. Wyndham more the second reading of the Irish Land Bill. Mr. J. Redmond severely

criticised the details and entreated the Gavara- The Canadian Minister of Agriculture, in his ment to adopt essential amendments to which annual report, states that when he wrote it the both landlords and tenants agreed; should · the Japanese anthorities were putting up a Canadian

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

C&, Wins secorded, and said he quite con- curred in the President's view,

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held Mr FONG WA CHUR opposed the nation yesterday in the Board Room Hon. Dr. J. for the simple reason that the theatres ens 2. Atkin, Principal Civil Medical Offloor the only place where the Chinees could have (President), presided, and there were also little pleasure, and he thought it beitar that present Mr. J. Mol. Moser, Acting Registrar-hey should be encouraged to go out of drea Gneral; Colonel W. E. Webb, B.A.M.C.; Mr.the evening rather than confine themselve Fang Wa Chus, Mr. Lan Ohn Pak; Mr. ill-ventilated, badly-lighted houses. Baddes E. A. Harett, Mr. G. A. Woodcock (Secretary) Chinese thostise and leave the English theat H. E. Pollock, K., Mr. A. Ruwajahn, Mt. was not fair for the Board to close the and Dr. W. W. Pearse (Acting Modical Officer pan. The Board must be impartial. of Health).

M. HEWETTIn the event of the theatres being alosed, air, do I understand tko, unter

NEW MENDER,

The Sentary laid on the table a formal to extend to all places of entertainment, each r

such establishments hora, letter from Hon: E. H: May, C.M.G, informing-gong "houses P I wippcan there not

The PRESIDENT-No; merely the receisol Chinese theatres.

ing the Board that HB the Governor had been pleased to appoint Me. E. A. Hewitt a member of the Sanitary Board in place of Mr. E. Osborne resigned.

FIODES OF OPIUM DIVANS.

Correspondence was laid on the table dealing of opium dions. with the question of concreting the upper floors.

Mr. HEWITT-Mr. Fung Wa Chun h referred to it as the closing of the only plroes of entertainment open to the Chinos Weald any compensation be paid to these people if the theatres are closed by the Government

pavilion (for whichi Canada was to pay 59.30 Government not udopt the amoadments the opium divans on other than ground floors-that Governmont would afford

for the Ouka Exhibition this spring, sed that

thoroughly representativo exhibit of such Canadina produeix as seem likely to suit the saxrket in the Crimit" had been prepared.

• It is thought," the Minister says, “that in the avar future Jupun, whose population is

Nationalists would not support the Bill.

SOMALILAND,

LONDON, 5th May.

It is rammurod in Aden that the Malish

The PRESIDENT said that according to the first of the Bye-laws dealing with the question of opiam divans the fluors required to a laid with concrete. There was a number of these was to say, on first and second floors. The matter had been referred to the Board to make a ruling in respect of this. Personally be thought that at present at any rate they should limit their operations to insisting apon these cement floors only is the opium

a great hardship on the proprietors to

Mr. Fuse WA CHUN-In 1901 comperaatios was paid. However, that is not the question.

The PETSIDENT said it was highly necessity that these theatres should be disinfected and deaned, and the closing of them by the an excellent opportunity to do so. The theatres contained thousands of pooplo when they were full-t or three thousand could get ints the Ko Shing Theatre and a pablic health gronads it is desirable that those large gatherings should not take place at present. With reference to the performances were going on there just wow.

As an ceadment, Mr. Lap CHU PAK moved that the theatres he closed for cleansing nd disinfecting purposes once a fortnight, and not cloeed altogether.

increasing very rapidly, and whose imports of attacked the columns at Geladi and was repulsed divaus that were on the ground floors. It would English theatre, he was not swore that any Every effort is apparently being made in

food must increase correspondingly, will to a with heavy lose, the British losses being in South Afrien to obtain native labour, but the supply even as the present time fails turparket in the East open to our Western considerable.

provinces somewhat similar, in a minor degree, to the market which our Eastern provinces havs in Great Britain." Japan now iraports much food and lumber from the United States, and a special effort is being made to get a shar

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have to concrate the first and second floors, because that would necessitate in some cases, he understood, the putting in of iron girders before they could lay coment on the upper doors.

Colonel Warn seconded.

Mr. HEVETT presumed that as it had been coneidered ascessary that this bye-law should apply to a opium divans generally, licensos for such places would be issued only for ground floors. It was very necessary that the terms of the Ordinance should be brought into force as sova us posible,

The PRESIDENT said that could be done as the divan kopers appliet for new Licens

The motion was agreed to.

PLAQUE-INFECTED HOUSES, Correspondenca was laid on the table relative to the removal of furniture, bedding, etc., from

·ཟ plagae-infested banter.

In a letter to the Board the Colonial Score-

"A DREAM OF RINALDO.” Co. is seeking permission to import 1,000

For people who hure other and to them more Chinee is an experiment, and it is also suggested that the Goreminent itself might

serious pursuits in life than that of stagecraft, the performance given in the Theatro Royal on import 2,000 for works of construction on

Wednesday and repeated yesterday evening by the new railway lines, under a scheme which

the Mock Gaiety Gang of, H.M.S. Rinaldo was proposes the repatriation of the mon at the

a very creditable one. It perhaps did not quite end of two years. It is urged that if this

attain the standard of excellence that hi hoon gebeme should prove successful and no hitch

Un Wolnesday night Mr. John Roberts set for it, but the performers were sailors. firat Gecurs with the Chinese, authorities, impor- the billiard Champion. playel an exhibition | aud foremost, and on such their plack in 2.00

iation might be extended still further. game with Mr. E. H. Hinds in the Chiness Club, inviting public eritiam in the other role is to 2.00

before a large assembly of spectators. Mr. bo admired. Their objective, to, the giving of 2,25 Whatever else might be said of such a

scheme, it must be laitted that it offers Roberts eceded his opponent (5) ià a game something to clarity, was at once most cum- 30.00 2.50 40.00 3.50

bat little chance of reproducing in Sath of 1,9 up: ho scored slowly at the beginning mendable and sufficient to ensure a tolerant view but increased his score rapidly towards the end. of any defects that may have existed. They Africa the "Chinatowns" of Calif.ruin.

| drew levaj at 2:31 and ran out whon Mr. Hiuds did their best, and more than that could neither Pardoz. Perbot:That being so the agitation against the im

farce was 951. The champion's best break was 187 be asked nor expected. Following a $16.50 1.40 port of Chinese tour loses its main prop.and ha abs had do. 41, 57. 118, 719 31 and 62

entitled Ond y Tane, the main part of the But in spite of all pressure, the Imperial Mr. Hinds's heat 27.00 2.25

Were 29, 26. and entertalement, 4 Dreaza of Rinaldo, was sabay asked: Has the Board considered the authorities will not probably remain

Afterwards the players sugigs in three guns mitted. It is an extravaganza, parely and bedding, etc, in plagas time without a permit ? question of prohibiting the removal of furniture, sitting on the fence until the Report of the of pyramids in which Mr. Roberts conceded four simply, and the plat raus as follows:-The It would stop the removal of infected effects A. S. WATSON & CO.|Commission before mentioned has been bulls and of which he won two. The evening's horo, Ben Brack, « King's “hard bargain,” is

received and duly considered,

given to reading listorical remands in his from plague infected houses before the police occasional intervals of sobriety. From the or sanitary inspector arrive on the scene. paturo of his dream, his favourites would appear

The Secretary wrote:-"This may be done to baro buen Tasso's "Jerusalem Delivered under No. 2 of the Bye-laws for the Pravention and Ariesto's "Orlando Furiose." Ben Brace or Mitigation of Epidemio, Endemic or Co. breaks into the canteen beer supply, and indulgestagious Disuse," The final of the Lawn Tennis Championship frenly. Regaining the quarter-deck of his ship, was held atthe Cricket Cluhidround on Wedges.he succumbs in the arms of Morphens and dreams day, thu Bualista being Mr. H. Hancuck and Mr. Powifex. The first at was won by Mr. Hancock, His second by Mr. Pontifex, third by Mr. Hancock, fourth by Mr. Pontify, and ifth by Mr. Hancock. The ground was in good order and the play was witnessed by a consider able untaler of people including a larg propor tion of Indies. The Band of the 19th- Bombay Light Infantry was in attendance and played an enjoyable programme of music.

The final of the double handicap will be played to-morrow at 3.30, the players being Mr. Man and Mr. Edwards against Dr. Atkinson and Mr. Grist.

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HONGKONG, 8th May, 1963.

The Russian gunboat Vuoqchileiny and the twa torpedo berls which have been in the harbour for some days, loft on Wolnesday for Port Arthur,

Yesterday's plaguereturu noxtainel teu casen. - fatal. Four of the tem bodies had been

due ped. The total number of cases for the year is now 518.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alics Memorial and Nethersolé Hospitals begs to neknowfeilga with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-

Ewoad and Hurston Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G. Chi Kwai Wa

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By permission of Major Ra-leliff and officers, the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play the following programme of music in the King Edward Hotel this eveving during dinner from, 7.30 to 9,30 p.m. - March......... "My Okl Dutuba,” -

Williatan Overture..... "Le Carnival Komain."...... Berlizz Selection "Los Clucien de Cornsville," Planquette Song The Choriste,... Sullivan Solection "The Shop Girl,'

Ivan Caryll "Amour, Amour.

Aliaso Waltz

"Irene,"

Vandervill

1x the politics of the Rand the question of introducing Chinese labour into South Africa is still a very burning one and little disposition is shown to wait the Report of the Commission which has been Dagce. sent from South Africs to San Francisco and China to view and investigate the problem in all its bearings. Last month

.

#God Save the King.”

If ignorance is a source of wit, the Corea-s

may be considered to be about the wittiest

a

entertainm at was brought to a close by the Champion performing some weaderfal Fancy shots.

LAWN TENNIS.

THE V.RC..

The V.R.C. will hold two scratch races-n four-oured rage cad a double-saulis race-to- morrow afiornoon at 4 p.m. The starter will be. Mr. W. Armstrong, umpire Mr. T. Meek, and Judges Musers. L. II. B. Mitchell and E. M. Hazeland.

The Secretary's lounch will lease Bluke Pier with members and friends at 3.30 p.m. sharp.

GOLF.

of "Rinaldo” and a continy brought about by him. Ao encbaated isla and general festivities also figure prominently in his muddled brain. He is carried back to his younger days and dreame fondly of his relations, recalling old ties and the happy times of his childhood. "Einxido," a favourite hare of medieval romance, and R famions, warrior, was one of Charlemagne's Patadine and a cousin of Orlando. He wYUS outlawed for yourder, banished, and led a crusade to the Holy Land.. "Armida" was a sorceress employed by Satan to nic her wiles to prevent the Crusaders from reaching Palestine. She suc- ceeded in luring "Rinaldo" to an enchanted islo. Such was the structure of the piece on which the Rinaldas exponded their art. The dialogue in placer was smart, but, being mainly reminiscent of the sea and things thereon, its application was often lost on that part of the audience whose arocations do uot, bring them into ca. fact writh "dottare," telescopic sights, firing targets, and so on, of the uses or misuses of which they wore consequently not in a position to judge. Songs, some of the Lausing parodies of popular compositions, were rendered, and a quartette of "handy men"? gut up asgirl-varg well got up they were, too

The

The final of the championship of the Royalexonted a ballet, whilst another invaded Hongkong Golf Club will be played between the loftier regions of the skirt-dancer. Mr. C. E. H. Boavis and Mr. W. W. Clark on orchestral music was excellent, and the scenery Wednesday, the 13th instant, at Happy Valley. reflected credit on those responsible for it, a Members will be at home at the Usif House fine-painting of the finalda on the drap cartsin from 4 p.m. to 6.50 p.m. and lades are invited. arousing very favourable commont. It is to be hoped that the two performances given will enable the charity for the assistance of which the entertainment was organised to be materially bonested.

a mass meeting of upwards of 3,500 people people in the world. Recently, says a contem at Johannesburg declared itself overwhelmporary, a high Zigaitary in Scout called upon ingly opposed to the introduction of Asiatic Jajauem who was staying there in connection labour, but the reports of the speeches unde with the Seoul-Fusan railway, Incidentally the on the ucension contain little or nothing talk turned on the question of bow long a time. which can convince a dispassionate student it would take to travel from the Corean capital of the problem that the outery against the to Fun when the railway was completed. introduction of the Chinese coolia is well About twenty hours would be enough for the based, especially when all the arguments are purpose said the Japanese. The Corean sesun- ed a very perplexed air. "The distance requires considered in the light of the restrictions

at present," he remarked with a knowing look, which the advocates of Chinese immigration about aix days. How should I spend the England willpay Treland. By kind permission remaining five days and four hours by train? The prospect is very perplazing." -

propose in order to protect the country from a replication of the evils of a China- town such as exists at San Francisco and ong or two other places. Chinatown in San Francisco is drawn by the opponents of Chinese, labour in the Rand in most

We have received from the Secretary of tho Tientsin Chamber of Commerce a copy of a pamphlet on

A Gold Standard without a

POLO.

The first round in an International Pole Tournament will take place to-morrow, when

of Col. Wylie and officem, the Band of the Sherwood Foresters will be in attendance.

CATTLE FOR THE PHILIPPINES.

Mr. Foxe WA Caux seconded, but an division the amendment was lost.

The PRESIDENT's motion for the closing of the theatres was carried by a majority

LICENCES REFUSED.

Two applications for liccaces for the sale of Fork were refased on the recommendation of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and another for the sale of fruit was similarly dealt with after the President explaining that the Beard wished to keep each goals within the markets if possible.

LIMEWASHING.

The limewasbing return for the fortuigit ended 28th April, showed that 2,554 bones in the Central District had bean dealt with,

The PRESIDENT referred to this return as very satisfactory.

LAT RETURN-THE PEAK. Daring the two weeks ended 27th sit, sed 4th inst., the numbers of rats destroyed vers 3,62% and 2,193, of which total 321 were found to be infected.

The PRESIDENT took that opportunity of dwing the attention of the public is the fact that a rat-citoher and a foreman bat ban pointed to the Peak District. The Estilary Board would be very pleased to retire sep application from residents of the Peak who had rats on their premises. On receiving mach appilostions the rat-catchers would be sent to the houses. This, he thought, was rob generally known. It did not involve any expense to the Captain Lyons "A copy of the Bye-laws pereori a plying for the rat-catchers as they-- in question might be attachod.”|

would be sent at the expense of the Sanitary Board.

Mr. Folbek minsted:-1 don't think that the Rye-lare cover all the ground which is covered by the Colonial Becretary's minute."

Mr. Fang Wa Chan-" General prohibition is advisable as it interferes with the freedom of the people. As far as infected houses are concerned the idea is good."-

The President: The Crown Solicitor'states

KITCHEN FICORB.

A winale was submitted from the Acting

that this bre-in empowere the prevention of the removal of furniture, etc., to or from ang premises in the districts defined by the Board." M.OH. stating that he should like to base come The PussIDENT said that according to No. 2 | definite understanding as to what materials vee of the Bye-laws for the Frevention or Mitigation approved by the Building Authority as suitabla of Epidemis, Eudemio, or Contagious Disease, for building floors. Canton (red) files wes it was evidently illegal for any person or rot non-absorbent. Ses Bac, 140 of 1 of 1983. poraons to remove clothing or furniture from one house to another in any distriot that had bcen dafined by the Beard. The whole of the districts had practically been defined by the Board, and inferentially the police and sanitary inspectors had powers to stop the removal of clothing or furniture from one house to another, Mr. POLLOCK-What do you take to be the meaning of the words "during such time of this cleasing" at the beginning of clause No. 2-what does it refer to ?

The D. P.W, stated in reply :-" Cement com rate; cement rendering; asphalto, the tile paving bricks made by the Doep Water Bey Works. Those are all the materials that are likely to arise in practice at prevent. If there any other brought forward I shall be prepared

consider it.

to

The PRESIDENT suid dat Dr. Perreo asked for a ruling. It appeared that ordiairy Catton tiles were not impervions. He believed he was right in saying that at present most of tha The I'R BIDENT-I think that simply refere kitchens were paved with these tiles. It would to cleansing operations actually going on in nake something of an inconvenience to have to infected house, or a house in which a cans of concrete them over or obtain impervions tiks

This, he thought was not an argent nowity, plague bas ocurred.

Mr. Pellous did not agree with this interpre- tation, and on tho motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded by Mr. FOLLOCK, the matter was referred to the Attorney General for his opinión.

BANITARY SUBYEYOK'S REPOET,

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Mr. LAY CHO PAK-You Carot concrale -

Mr. FunG WA CHUN-I think so-caler the officers have not been doing their duty,

the kitchens on the upper floors...

Mr. RUMJARN-I think it is possible to lay

The Sanitary Surveyor's report for the first quarter of 1903 was laid on the table. It stated that plans lad been passed for the drainage of 54 houses, and 713 were carried forward. The The Government of the Philippines have drainage was completed of 79 houses, leaving 1984 course of encaustic tiles on the top of sent a commissioner to Bhanghai and the Straits to carry forward. Notices for repairs or altera. Chinese red tiler. I have done so. THE "ZAFIRO" CASE VERDICT. to purobase 10,000 carabao for the islands. tions of drains of houses to the number of 154 The FEESIDENT-There is no doubt it is This is a first move on the part of the author were in hard during the quarter: 74 wore possible. Thequestion is whether it is felbe. By inadvertence the verdict of the jury in ties to expend part of the appropriation for completed. Certificates had been granted for

Mr. Fund WA CHU-I do not think it is the Zafire trial was stated in our report as being the relief of the agrionituralists. The greater 137 new homes. Drains of 39 houses had been feasible. harrowing detail and set before the people Gold Currency. The papers appeared anony given in favour of the plaintiff. It should, of portion of these animals in North China reported upon; 34 regaired amending. In

Dr. PEALSE made a statement with referenss· as an awful example of what might be mously in the columns of the Peking and course, have been in favour of the defendants, consist principally of Indian ballooks.

Tientsin Times, and have now been roprinted, the China and Manila S.8. Co.

addition to the above, 7,722 houses had been to the large extent to which these tiles wer expected in South Africa were the demand with the consent of the author, at the expense

sach point bide will be advertised for inspected by the drainage inspectors and 421 used for kitchen floors. These tiles had been of the mine owners for Chinese labour once of the Tientsin Chamber of Commerce. The

to supply these animals

and in this minor drainage nuisances were discovered. 91 found to be impervious to water, which was nut conceded. A lot of wild talk seome to have author still preserves bis anonymity but ex

way it is believed that the best service nuisances wire reported to the M1, O. Hand 91 satisfactory, but he admitted that it would be can be secured for the money exponded. All to the D. P. W. 792 choked drain traps on been indulged in about the Chinese event presses in the preface his obligations to Mr.

rather hurd on all these householders to compel the animals must be inccalated and declared private property had been cleared.

them to taka put what was pradically a good ually owning South Africa, and for some A. M. Lindsay, C.I E., a well knowu sathority

immune from the rinderpest before they will

fior and put la an Impervious floor. days before the meeting placards were ou Indian currency, and the greater part of

be allowed to land. The average weight of the paraded in the strects showing the China the credit for the scheme itself, he says, is do

animals must be about 1.100 pounda mala, and man trampling on the Union Jack. All to Mr. H. Houston a banker of experience

300 female. This atrod antwal, it is believed, will mest every requirement and the this, of course, is sheer hysteria, and not and an scale of the institute of Bankers,

distribution of the first batch of 10,000, will be likely to convince anybody. London, who has for some years dorated mach attention to the question, All students of the The cruz of the whole question is the surrency queation in China, will be glad to have Formosa Channel during the next 24 hours throughout the provinces at cost and liberal large members of people at such times as the sufficiency or otherwise of native labour these papers in a convenient forma, and Messrs The advocates of Chinese labour declare Kelly & Walsh are now in a position to gratify. that there is a most serious deficiency of the wish,

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday morn- ing issued the following report

The depression is moving away from NE. Japan where the barometer is now rising.

Fressure has given way conciderably along the Ching out and are the Touch depression lying over Chino yesterday having moved out to sun to the 8. of Shanghai this morning.

CHIENÉ THEATERS AND PLAGUE,

The PEBSIDINT thought this matter might The PRESIDENT moved that the Board re be left to the diretion of the Medical Officer of commond the closing of Chinese thostres during Health to effect improveteants gradually, the prevalense of the premat pidemis of Hr. Hewer suggested that in nor houst in the way of an experiment with Indian cattle, bubonic plague. It must be evident to members or where floors were being repaired non- Wind probably freshening from NE. in the The saimals will be sold to the farmers of the Board, he said, that the congregation of absorbent material should be used

him winds over the No Parts in thought that in three months the causal patys landplable to 190 Light Bn SE. N. of terms will be given for payment on the purchase.

the kame Forecast-8. winds I moderate or light; will be on the way and the agriculturists can use

GearNo Wows pursued and be thought it very fue at fire, becoming unsettled later.

thom during the coming sunsom,

desirable to take this precarifiem naw

The President's proposal was agreed to

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