little behind: Leek lagged. Shamrock con- tinued to goin. Kornblume was ent of it. Leek Leonred third place, with Thistle keeping a little behind. An easy wiu for Shamrock by 4 lengths; Rose second; Thistle third.
Time, 7 minutes 36-1/5 seconds. FIN ON BULB-KEBLED YACHTS. Including all yachts alussed as first, second, and one-design in the club races of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, Prizes, omps for 1st and 2nd boats. Handicap.
Thons that started were:- Vernon...Commodore C. G. Robin-
Bon, AD C. R.N..... ...H.E.F.H.Mey, C.M.G....
Scr.
Dime Aileen
Linut, Col. L F. Brown,
RE.
*
Elspeth
C. A. Temes
Mts.
•Ali...
Frica Bouile
J. Hastings
...A. B. Rouse
La Cigale E. M. Hazeland
Capt. Crichton, RA.
A. Denison
Iris... Gloria
Offloors, R.A....
1Y
Chanticleer. Staff surgeon F.W.
Doree Fayre
Parker, R.N.
...Major Prati, RA. ...OfLoore, R.E.
Mist .... A. Tomea
"
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Vernon came in first: Aifren succnd; Pune third; Drone fourth. Ou time allowance Payne is the winner; Vernon secund.
ALL OPEN BOATS, ANY BIG (Chinese-owned boats excluded); kes allowed. Handicap,
Several Abion's piousco won this race. starters, but a very pour race; two-thirds of the boats, in fact, gave up. When the race finished it was quite dark.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.
All were pleased to see the Germans win the Ladies' Prize for their good sportsmanship. As the winuing crew came up the poop they were warmly cheer.
Ar. Austen sid she had much pleasure in introducing the winners of the Ladies' Prize.
Miss Buckley said it was a most splendid and exciting race,
HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD.
BANITATION-TEACHING IN SCHOOLA,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, DEO MBER 18 1908
The following latter from Mr. Chamberlain was laid on the table:--
would be saved in folure it no notieos or summonkos were issued without the knowledge or consent of the President or the Hodies! Offteor of Health.
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legislators contend that, in the case of an existing four-storeyed building, say 55 foot in haight, a roum having be required window, opening into a 15ft. open space in the Hon. Mr. Pollock :-"Instrmations abrularear or in front, can be maintained, but in the
bo A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held to given to the inspectors in accordance with cas of existing two-storeyed buildings, say 30 foot in height, no room can waintained yesterday afternoon in the Board Room, the resent dosision arrived at by the Board."
Mr. Rumjahn-"I received on the 26th if the open space is saly ton fest? If so, ind Hoo. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil
respect of nine honses, threw this is enctly what the now definition socks to Medical Oficer (President), prosided, and ult. four notices in there were also present Hon. W. Chatham, of which were unoccupied and locked. It is legianto, I venture to refer them to Part Y. of Director of Public Works; Hor, A. W strange how the inspector went into the ocked the Landon Building Acts, 1894-98, wherein
inconsistently regulated. Brewin, Registrar-General, Mr. Fung Wahonser, as the caretaker informs me that no one the spou spaces abent buildings are net To comply Chao; Coherd W. E. Webb, RAM.C. had been irside those houses. Am writing to
with the provi ions of the propos definition of Mr. B. A. Howeit,
Mr. A. Ramjaha, the Secretary about the notices served on me.""
of Mr. Hewett It is very evident that the external air it would be necessary in the mee Dr. W. W. Pourse, Acting Medical Oficer of Health Dr. B. Barnett, Assistant Medical inspecters are not fit persons to interpret tho refusal of modification by the Governor in Officer of Health; and Mr. 6. A. Wood- meaning of the Ordinance, and they should not Council to ta o down nud saz bsox the front wall of haudreds of existing buildings, and to cock (Secretary).
bo permitted to issue notices such as are mentioned by, Mi. Fung Wa Chun without re-construct great many of them. The in- vefart 2.0 to one of the Ennior officials of the sanitary defects the dosage and honed are in LAHMEYER Sanitary Beard"
and laying out of streets and Innes are in- The PRESIDENT said that the senior inspot-doubtedly due to negligence of the Government "I baro the honour to inform you that my
tors bad ben instructed that these notices for placing the laying out of the city in the attention has been drawn by the Sanitary conterning fireplaces were to bo withdrawn hands of oficis devoid of sanitary experiencs Institute to the difficulty of making effective
t was on the 20th November that the matter and training. For this neglect owners of Use of recent discoveries in Traplod hygiene was brought to their howledge that the property are now maths to suffer the equivalent without the co-operation of the people mort puliren were being issned by one of the senior compenzation for their has in land, and scrifice likely to beneft by them, and to the cone-quant desirability of spreading the elements of inspectors, Inspector Coroll. It was afor-any income being dezid them contrary to the knowledge in such mations through schools Funate that the mistake abould be conrred. Acts of Parliament governing such matters.
Mr. Lau Che Pak miunted: 'It is no doubt It showed the difficulty that, who aglasin in tropical colonies, Valuable the Colony dealing with a new liuance of this sure, strange that the public the commendation direction has already been done in the Colony Part 3 dealt more capicially with rating to hellove that it was on the recommendation of Lagos, and I cuclee for your formation extracts from a despatch addressed to me by oil and did not exac ty som i the of the Sanitary Board that the definition of Sir W. MacGregor describing the muchos by purview of the Public Health iepretors or external air has been modified to what it now which instruction in sanitation is given in
at any rate some of them. The suspectors reads. I distinctly recollect that when the re- had been obtained from home practically port of the sub-committer was submitted to the glad to learn that Colony. I shall
to deal with nuisances that are in the Colony Board for adoption the majority of its cumbers whether any attempt is being made on simfler lines to touch to radiments of nad they did not know what these his plat agreed that nuy unobstructed open space, fuvies war at least hasp or Conolly did foot wide in frout, foot wide on the bygiene in the Colony under your Govorament,
not know--and in his opinion theo platforms sides, and 13 fest wids in the rear of existing or whether you consider that ithor ten here or
is many cases were not properly constructed. buildings, bonid be reckoned us external air. sebool children can u-fully bo given such
As soon as it came to the knowl.dge of the M. {The Director of Public Works was then the instruction. It seems to me that ski). i, he explained that these platformas wore only metabor who insisted on providing. 13 feet arranged leasons on the natural history of the used as fireplaces generally by the Chinese and in front. Evidently, I was on his recommends. It was reported that during the fortuight mcat important tropical disse is might be made
that these notices should be withdraw. This tion that action has on taken, and the now endei 14th D.com en 916 rats had been destroy- very attractive to children and that such teach.
had been dona
defnition worded to what it now lands befored. Of these, 9 were found to be infected with ing would be of practical utility in the future,
the Legislative Council. The question of 13
plagae. II a demand for such lessons were to become
foet had been thoroughly and eu fully upparout it would be possible to armnge for
thrushed out at the many sittings of the the preparation of suitable hand-books and
sub-committee, and found to be excessive primers on the subject.
and drastic. If it were to be strictly enforced frouting on laurs under lo feet in width would be condemned as aut for habitation without Len in connection with the fatal showing of a coat of compensation. 1 beartily join Mr. Mr. McGregor in the Now. Territory will not Raijulin in his protest. It is all very well be proceeded with. The Wild D-l murder for members to be reminded that, serving on
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Apply to
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Rou, H. E Follock" These wolls should be clutad at once?
once
Mr A. Kumjehn--"Clezo," Mr. A. Hewett:-"Certainly; close at It was agreed to olem the wells. This was all the important public business. BAT RETURN.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Mr. Bieb, thashed Miss Berkoloy for present ing the prizes. The race, said he, was a particular one, it being got up by the ladies. Ha
proposed threo hearty cheers for Miss the Board should reply heartily endorsing the explanation of the President refered to hanses more than a hundred of those tenement bouderstand that the case against Police-Sergeaut
Berkeley and the ladies of Hongkong,
Three hearty cheers and a tiger having been given, a veicot the back; proposed three cheers for the winors. Three good ones were given. The prizes were four handsomely chased English silver Bow-bowls, with silver-gilt netting for arranging the flowers,
Mrs. May presented the prizes of other events. Major Chapman, in asking Mrs. May to do so, unde a fow remarks, saying how the second day, being the ladies' day, was the best of the Regatts. The events of the function had been closely coulisted; ops oven, in fact, ending by a win by only two feet. Caprain Cowlishaw deserved the greatest thanks for so kindly lending the Brilliant.
The prizes were then presented, each rooipient being cheered ir tura. Commodore Robinson, who won the sailing race, not being present, MTH.
Robinson took Lis
Mr. prize
The PRIDENT Ravi bo might take it that scheme and stating that they would do all they could to further its objects.
This was agreed to.
CLEANSING WORK.
Mr. As stated that on the previons day be had seen otices datoil the 10th fast,
Tho V PRESIDENT said it was quite reasonable that such notices should be carrod if promises wers koking in that respect. The where they were tied up in non-compliance with what had hitherto allowed to be used, 1 hore was some excuse for an inspecter going wrong in the matter of, serving such notices He presumed that the notices referred to by Mr.
were provided at all Mr.
The Criminal Sessions begin. today. We
Li Trai, deßlement of a girl under 16,·, James Frederick Los. (No indictment fled.) Toi Lia, Le Cheong, Fung Lia, alies Chan Lin, armed robbery, and La Kun Tai, receiving stolen goods.
Dr. Pearse reported that from 10th November | Rumjalin were for incomplete or defective the Sanitary Bard, they are looked, upen as trial is among the oases down for disposal; al-ul till 12th December 12,38 flours hd be cruetion of the Greplaces. There were a cleansed under the supervision of the phique inspectors. No complaint had bees made by good many old Loaste here in which flux Buy inspector of any serious opposition to the P RUBJARN replied that the honser be cleansing, nad no complaint had been received from the prople of any less sustained er undue referred to were built 10 years ago and Lolonged to the West Point Building Co.; they were all hardship inflicted in consequence of this work.
The PRESIDENT said he tight take it that provided with chimneys or smicka-files,
bad bad notices served upon him in repbet of the work was proceeding satisfactorily. Practi-
new houses which were not yet occupied. cally more than half the houses, had now been
Mr. BEWETT said it was satisfactory to know dealt with.
Mr. FUNG WA CHUN was glad to hear that that these notices had been withdrawn. The reply given. by the Vice-President was like the work was being carried out so satisfactorily driving red horring nornss the path. The Board should easider that their inspectors, by their own showing, were not qualified to upret the A6. The Board had a very dificult to ping the keyrument to carry out a
by the hinese.
J
12
Teang Tim Kwai and Tsang Shang, murder. Chu Kiu, suffering an unmarried girl shove years and under 16 on her premises to be
earnally known.
advisors to the Governout, only on things a charge of manslaughter gainst a Japanese, savitary, and not on matters otherwise. But in The list is as follows legislating for sucitation, as fur or other objects, I presume I man correct in aying Aute prples of justice and that the fairplay must not be lost sight of. The exist Heing insanitary buildings, as is only to true, word erected with the approval of the trovera mert, and its advisere, our predecessors. It is certainly unfair and abusonable to make ther owners suffer for the salary defects that are being, or may baresiter, be detected. I may at the same time point out that in most cases stort of total resumption ne actual improve ment as regards the condition of the Colony can be effected. Apart from the gross injur tice it is not polise to try by drastic uni salair measures la vex prople into giving up their lands without compusition. For the past eleven yours, the instanea of the Sanitary Board, vast sume of public money which might have been more useially eroplaged in reaming sta andotheriosanitery properties have bred Engend. gingly spent without any pradical renn., Fer baso ebary of paying compusation. The VICE-PRESIDENT—It is scarcely reason- Mr. Funga hou mine I distinctly abismatch pe ramecks about the inspectora.ramember that the recommendation of the bound Mr HWTT (Wuly)-Itisperdally reason with regard to the-fitia of tend nie, Ar Vice-I read at, amf I hope you will air is quite different from that propused by allow me to nukeny remarks. We have had zotines the steading ball The new dubsition is served, on certare property owners which have practically the same as the existing our.
Board her nerer enforced the law as regards en repudiated by e President, and I mais- an I am abstly right and that my remark external air as far as the bad dings in marrow was perfectly righd y ben I did this the inter-Laies are concerned. If the proposed new anti- 2. Under whose complaints the Totices alovepretation of the details of this Bill should not witor is made law hundreds of treases have bo it serio ucited people who are return to were issuid; and before the is ne
Mr. Av CRU PAK remarked that it was F. D. Bain received the heartiest applause very gratifying to hear the report. If gave fur viuring a cap prese ated by the Hon. II. great satisfaction, he was ep, to the members E. Pollock for the winner of the test races that the result. ad justified the concession givea in the regaling of 194-1, 39 2,-1903, Aled to the Chinese. Theres no dont that little and rigorous sanitary measure. Every possi la consideration should be paid to rous silver tea set nas prested to Captain sympathy such as was being shown appareily had owners and properly owners. The Board Cowlishaw for so kindly putting bis ship by the 61.0.H, and his bordinates. wen. &
hd do what they could to see that no undue at the disposal of the slab. The good long way in pacifying the safe this friction aro and clearly if they got a lot of skipper was lost for words in answering the und inducing them to care forward nad co-
qvedng đed or gumi educated prople out from call for a sperch; he was cheered again and operate with the Boud fe congratuled them to read interpret the low he maintained again. Last but not Just Was Tevoatation Bourd's officer on the successful and satisfactory } they were going to work on altogether wrong the public good the Goverument should not Jobo's Cathedral posturday afternoon, when
munner in which the work had been carried out.
Mr. P. W. White, late a cretary of the V.R.G. He has acted for three years as secretary; the token, a barilor inscribed watch, was a beftring taken in recognition of Mr White's inestimable services. Mr. White in res ending spoke highly testerling qualities of Mr. Austen, his sarresor. The closing scene wasa premutation, by Mr. Choptoun, ein beauifal | bungo, to Mr. Blay. Janked bet and said they hoped to see her this again. Three cheers, is th u, were then given for Mrs. May, H. G. Mr. May, Mr. Chapman, the Sterolory, and the India. The band then struck up "God Say: the King," and the rompeus crowded into the Fame for convogoneo nshore.
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, 17th December.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR BIE WILLIAM
M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).
A CHINESE BANKRUPT BEN" TO PRISON, Man Tit applied for his discharge in bankruptcy Mr. Bine Shepherd, the Öffeisl Heceiver, raid there were ne asveta
The bunkrupt stated that he entered into partnership with hen others as a building contracita, putting in S, as his share. On the first contract that they entered into them was a low of $700, and n be second 34000, He krew nobing about the building trade. After this the firm continued to traile, but did not tuka on any new work. He bortówed $2,000 from Judian Joovey-lunders to pay his debts, He did not ted them that he was la finencia difficulties. When the loss was incurred in
The bankrupt also stated that when he borrowed the way be was expecting payment of sono comission from an Enropean firm, He took a lens of certain property from Marx David & Co. at $10,200 a year as a speculation.
FIREP. ACES IN CHINESE KOCHER.
Mr. KUMJAHN pursuant to notice asted the following questions:-
1. How many notices requesting now of houses to comply with the orions of Sections 140 and 14 of the Public Health and Boillings Ordinance, No, I of 1943, in respect of 69, places, chinipays or met fes, here by served by the officers of the Board since the ist day of November, 1903F
1330.
of such notices, whether euy vecification had eompetent. I mafutain I om perfectly right beos mado as in the cercetess or otherwins.ying that in the interests of the Colony at las un summons of this ustara ehould be of such compinists?
served unless it has been put before one of the senior officers of the board, and a semi-alucated inspector on a small wlary is not a properly
til man to interpret the law. P PELBIDEST-1 am afraid I rust call 3on to o deg, "
3. By whom the notices slovo referred to were rande out, and by whom they were signeti ?
4. Under what etilarity co by who justrue tions shond the officesof the Board concerned in the question of the prap reconst uction. otherwise of fire-places, chimneys, or sick. Blues; such matt re being duainety lad ows in Sections 140 und 112 64 tas Publio Henst ko Buildings Ordinance, No, of 1902, us wholly and solely concerning Luilding Yuthority
The PRESIDANT replied no follow.
Mr. HEWETTI maintain they are not 'qu»ified tɔ indorpentina Act of Parlintoont.
The VICE-PRESIDENT That is another mater. You are quddying it tow.
M HAWW bag your pardon. We (1) There have bee: 117 notices sed under du at ret lighly educated men inspectors, and they thou not be entrusted with the Section 140 and 207 n the lasted uter Section interpretation of a B which paris our best 142.
The notices have fat issued at the com. adhorities, hiding the Ator of General plaiult-of the-district inspect, or it in the. The way in which this Board is werking by saly of the senior is cs to sfy the come powers in the hands of the inspectors wil land us in dificulties. Here wa plaists of the district inspectors,
to set back and re-constructed,
Titu
Lam Hing. (No indictment.).. THO Lia and Lo Chenng. (No indictment.) Aizo Shamiza (No indictment.) Tesake Tabai, daughter. WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL A very pretty wedd ng took place at 8.
Mr. Harry Wright, steward of the Shanghai Club, was joined in the bouts of holy wedlock with Miss Mary Autio Smith, who arrived from bome on Westuesday. The Roy F. T. Johnson, chaplain of the Cathedral, afficiated.
The bride, who was tastefully gowned in the orthodox whito with orange, blosscn19, was given away by Mr. Moore, and was attended little Miss Kitty Monro, daintily by
th
It has been dressed in white silk, as bridesomid, The
Jewel was Mr. B. man repeatedly raid that sanitation is an known best
After the coremony, pity amongst the Chiuse.
The ling
was made to
staid showers of rice, a more Pelham Houre, where wine and cake were partaken of and the Health of the happy pair rank in bampere. Mr. and Mrs. Wright leave for Shang) si to-morrow,
in narrow lanes have been erected with the P. & 0.8. N. Co. consent of the Government, according to the tanitary principles of the time; the plans of the inauitary Chinese houses now in existence were prepared and passed by those wei- in guitation. It is, therefore, clexe bat these buildings are now found, to be insintiary it is not the fault of the owners. It is LOUN unfair to bld Chinese' owners to blame. In Englund compensation is paid in all such case. and it is but just and fair that in a britis Colony that justice and fair play should be copiou from the Mother Country.
The PRESIDENT remarked that the deter- minstion come to by the Government on this mattor did not agron with the recommodations made by the Board ou the subject. The antier had been practically settled, as he thought shey
(3) The notices are made sat in this depart. ve tin Presidens spudiating the dution of take any further action.
ચ
10 of his OPENVAIM,
EXTERNAL AIR.
ment and signed by the Boilding Authority.
Tho. VICE-PRESIDENT Matonded that it (4) The Building Authority, There was spimitted a letter from Mr. Fung was not a question of education but of form of neúsh action, and it seemed to him quite reason- Wa Chun stating shot sesal uistinu by able that ane, bowver bighly aducated, might Mr. Tooker on bebulf of the Building Autority easily go ustray in dealing with this matter, the business ha did not know of it.
Lad been served on owes of propery f-quir
Mr. Jwere explained that when he used Bis Lordship-It was your duty to knowing them to provide trees in every kitchen about the business if you were a partner. under Section 140 of the Puble Heath and the term "semi-educated" he did not at say Building Ordinance, 190, and also requiring reflection upon the deation of the easitary them to provide every euch fireplace with a inspectors, What he did say was that from proper chimney Re-tanner Bijou 142.thon traiary they were not qualified
almost every at of Chices tenement to put a legal construction upon the Act." bonus is provided with a platform on which whe placed chatties for cooking pu posts and osse
hood is erected for the Lourer His Lordabip said that a man who had no this platform Boury had no right to enter into aration of smoke, which compes through an
Do
was omning in the smo, or chinney, is a speculation of $10,000 a year, Batised not only from randing the report been customary, to treat this platfoin is a of the Official Receiver, but from reading the replace. The platform was to all cents If the antices bankrupt's own statement made in Court and purposes fireplace, he pubic carmination, that he had continued served had been issued at the instigation of the to trade after he knew he was insolvent, and Board he would ventore to suggest that no Retion should be taken until this atter had certainly incurved debts without having at
bean fully threshfil out. the time any reasonable or probable ground or uxpectation of being able to pay. Under the girenastonces, his Lordship said, he would sns ved fes upcrafien of the order ne fiselage for 12 months and would summitly eenteboe the bankrapt to three months' imprisonment with hard labour,
Mr. How gate notice that he would ask the President to make a statement on behalf of the Board showing where the differences be- tween them sed the Government iny. It was only right that the public should know the posi tion the Board look np.
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS TO MACAO.
"WING CHAI?
It is now dedoitly announced that the North German Lloyd St-chip Company bas pur chased eight steamers from the Rickmers Rice Milla and Shipbuil ing Company, two of which APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION,
are still the stocks, while the remainder re An application was submitted for exemption engaged in the Chinese coasting trade. The of Nos. 17 to 23, Macdonald Road, Yamati.
André Rickmers Madeleine Rickmera, E forbeth from the provision of open spaces in respect names of the ven els already available are: Mr. Rumjah minted The corner house, Rickmers. Ellen islemere, Maria Bickmera, and Dorothea Rickmera. Then vessels have all No. 17, has a side street 30 feet wide. It is eastonary. (o grant exemption to houses been bu It in recent years, and their innstruction similarly situated. As regards the o her houses, is specialy adopted for the conveyaves of on the recommendation of Dr. Clark many Chinese, passengers and Eastern cargo. They houses having a back lang of 14 fost have brennen ot about 2530 tons hardea.
The .D.L. has hitherto mada no profit ont exempted, and on the recommendation of Dr. Pearse many houses in Queen's Roat West of its contend with the Gormar Government.
During the first years the losses were extremely favourite passenger »tcamor having a public street, also bent. 14 feet width, in their rear, but on which other bos & heavy; in 1895. for them was a love of frost. bave also been exemptedt, by dividing m.900,00 (£13 000); in 1896, however, there
Will run special trips to Mact on the 26th, the kitchens as suggested by the applicants, tras a profit of m85.000 (£4,250); in 1807 an Doctors as a ruler disagree, but the Board ought increased pot of m.600.00 (£30,000; and in 27th, and 28th DECEMBER, leaving her 1898 n profit of m.1,400,000 (£79,000). From to be consistent in its actions."
The application was rifusad; it was stated April 1, 1890, themailservice was extended to the Wharf in Hongkong at 9.30 A.M. each day, and that a new application would be made in China rite in conjunction with the Hamburg Macau at 7.30 P., arriving Hongkong about
line.and the profits rose to m.,000,000 Fare:-Return ticket, available for 3 days,. (£10,000). But frem 1800 onwards a period respect of Na. 17.
of deficits way rounded, in spite of the Chizza Ines of expedition. In 1900 there was a
.2700 (£1,350); in 1991 is loss of 498,000 Jos m.1, UN (£24400); in 1902 a £6). These losses are uniformly attributed to the heavy services which have to be rendered by the steamabip companies to the State in return for the subsidies. Among the conditions imposed are the observados of fixed routes and calling at particular ports, great speed, the carriage of mails, and the probibition of agrionitural produce as a cargo for the retara
AN OBSTRUCTION.
Mr. A. Humjahu, writing as a member of the sub-committee appointed to corsider what emendments appeared desir blo in the Public Lealth and Buildings Ordinazos, 1903, and as a member of the Board, protested against Government utilising the following the reason for introducing the new definition of external sir" as embodied in the Bill In order to give effect to the Board's recommendation a new definition of the expres sion "external air" is submitted to Conuel. According to his reading of the recommendation
of of the sub-committee and, subsequently, Bard in reopen the dus the
Thero was laid on the table an application for air," the Board never recommended such n defini tion sa proposed by the amending bill, and saul, the renewal of a fruit licence in respect of No. definition if it became law and was enforced 237, Queen's Read West,
The M. O. H. minuted that the tenant of the would cause the abitation of many valuable buildings to be illegal without a reasonable stall was really tarning the pavement into a compensation being paid to the ownershop.
Hon. Mr. Pollock-It would appear from Captain Lyons Notice and summonses thereof; and against the arbitrary and drastio
man measure be bad already sabaitted many reasons. the M.O..'s minata that this should be served through the Secretary."
Mt. Lau Chu Pak-It has already Mr. Rumjaba minuted: Although obstructing & Eney thoroughfare, which should
under provim fe introduced at the end of section 153 abould not be allowed" been decided by the Board that
Mr. E. A. Hewett agree with Mr. Section 343 no hood of sheet metal need by the amending bill giving the Governor-io- be provided where the fireplace is not Council power to modify the requirements Pollock."
Application refused. adepted for the use of charcoal, The fireplace upon such e nditions, if any, as may be deemed on Marine Lot 185. Mr. E. J. Grist, solicitor, in Chinese houses, as correrly explained by hr. expedient, applications for about 90 per cent, of Fong Wa Chan is a platform on which chatties the existing buildings have to be made for
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
DAYORD HIS HONOUR A. G. WISE
(PUIGNE
JUDGE.)
DISPUTE ABOUT BUILDING & THEATRE,
Le Yow Lee firm ned Troi Tenng for 8065. 7, Loing balance due for work done and materia's supplied in respect of the buildings
The D.P.W. It is nurtunate that in the case of such a matter as tus the inspectors do not take the trouble to squice of the 11.0).. what is intended by the use of the won? Are servo uctions place before proceeding to broadcast. The fact that pratically all houses are provided with the same shape of cooking hearth ought to be sufficient to cause them to endhire.
ANALTS S OY WELL WATER.
journey LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
*pp ared for the plaintiff. and Mr. R. Hardip are placed. In both cast the notiera have been exemption. The condition to be imposed upon reported that he had analysed two samples of pore on the 16th inst., and may be expecta: here
M. Frank Browne, Government Analyst, The Glen Line stenmor Glenlochy left Singa-
solicitor, for the defendant.
gardens.
The N.Y.K, steamer Kaga Maru (American Mr. Griet stated that the defendant was a wrongfully served. No subordinate officers of owners of property would be dependent upon water from a wall on vacant ground in the rear on the 2nd inst. contractor and had contracted to build a theatre the Board should to allowed to interpret the the taste of the expert for the time of K.I.L. 1092 and a well at Man Lari
the being in power,
there noHo was of opinion that the water was so tainted Libe)-left Shanghai for this part on the 17th on this Lot. Plaintiffs were sub-contractors law in their own way independently of
bo Defendant had engaged the plaintiff to de M.O.H. Complaints have been too often retelling how often & building has to be altered to with impurities as to be unfit for potable purist, and is expected here on the 20th iust.
stearer Benledi injurious to besith. fås had been paid money can time to time, being carried in other something gotizely onl od upon from time to time for their opinion. The Rapistrar-Genorg! Before deciding on the 10th is for bedi loft Fingapore certain work on this lot, and he had done it.ceived that one inspector insista on certain things comply with the wishes of those who might
Ufferent under the same Ordinare. In fact This would be obviated by the introduction of whether these wells should be closed there
The P. & O. sleamer Mazagon left Singapore Do, our as to their position and whether the water is for this port on the 17th inst., at 8 am. people do not know what is actually wanted, 1 ponistent and Emprehensive defuition as should be faller information before
expected here on the 23rd ines. thick a great deal of annoyance and frouble that proposed by the Board.
but there was this balanco outstar ding.
After bearing part of the evidence, his Lordship adjourned the case till to-day
B
11 P.M.
$9.00.
The stormer uillabo run on Christmas Day, leasing Hongkong at 8.30AM and Macus ut
PM.
`MING ON & CO. Hongkong, 17th December, 1903.
NOW ON SALE,
(3475
A BooK FOR THE GLOBETKOTTER, FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON
BY THE PEARL RIVER."
CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD (8.8. “HAYKOW" With Illustrations, Maps and Flous.
Price........
$2.25
On Sale at
Hengkong: "DAILY PRES" Office.
Mossra. KELLY & WALSH Meera ISKEWER & CO. Merry, A. S. WATSON & Co.
Canton: Hongkong, 944 October, 1903.
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