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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24TH 1908

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NOTICE.

different from the definition of external sir as this house. So I said in my appended objects was merely to make clear the meaning that the FINANCE COMMITTEE. it appears in the Public Health Amendment and reasons that in order to give effect Government had in its mind when the A meeting of the Finance Committoo was Bill. Therefore it seems to me that this defini- | to the Board's recommendation a new principal Ordinance was passed. It does held immediately after the Council the Acting tion has boon passed through this Council and definition of the expression external air is not indicate any change of policy, and Colonial Secretary (Hon. A . Thomson) requested by them to Restima Management of the Photographic Business hitherto carried on in

presiding. puzzto WORES.

J

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-No, sir. "I think I must leave my motion formally, on record. I would just like to mention one point.

HIS EXCELLENCY-I am afraid you are not in order now. You have spoken twice,

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I thought, sir, that it would obviate my writing to the papers to explain. There was no omission on my part.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-You have got the information you asked for,

QUESTIONS,

Hou, H. E. FOLLock pit the following questions.

1. Does the Government propess to take any and, if so, what stops to prevent the publ latrine near the No. 3 Folice Station from con- tinting to be a nuisance to persons passing along the Queen's Road Bast?

of the Prays Fast Who is paying the cost . 2. What is the object of raising the roadway

of such work?...

Owing to the Great Increase in the Furnituro Business of Messrs, ACHEE & CO., we are their name on our behalf From this date we will continue the Photographic business at the The Officer Administering the Government same place under the name of

LONG, HING. & C.O. I recommended. the Council to vole a sum of

ordinary aid of hos vots Public Works, Extra- All outstanding credit and debit accounts of the Photographic Business will be sollestond nid ordinary, andor the following itoms: 1. Resumption of Kowloon Inland Loté

$24,000

1012 to 1015 Be umption of strip of Kowlook

land Lot 1087

Total The vote was passed. This was all the business.

Bottled by us.

. .' ` |

Inspection is invited to the Now Stock now on view.

2,500

$26,500

LONG, HING & CO.,

PHOTO GOODS DEALERS,

Hongkong, let Docember, 1903,

THE

174, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

SUPREME COURT.

| LAHMEYER

CO., LD..

Wednesday, 23rd December.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

ELECTRICAL

LONDON,

MAAND

ELECTRIZITAETS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT VORM.

W. LAHMEYER & CO., FRANKFURT A/M.

BEFORE, HIS HONOOK SIR WILLIAM M. FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

GOODBAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).

ARMED ROBBERY IN THE NEW TERRITORY, Chan Bar and Wong Hing Kwai, who had been committed op a charge of being

thoft of concerned in several Taitung village in the. Now Territory on "the 28th November, were brought up.

sota

At

SOLE

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come into law under an erroneous impression as submitted to the Council. Turning to Hansard members of this Connell may rest assured that to what the Sanitary Board recommended what do you find that I ald? "The greatest no hardships will be imposed under the amend and therefore, sir, when the question of diffinity the Government have had in preparing ing Ordinanso that would not have been im further amendments to the Prablic Health Or- this Bill for presentation to the Councils is to posed under the principal Ordinance. The dinance comes up as it is sure to do shortly I get a definition of external air which would be position practically remains precisely the same hope, sir, that you will allow this question of capable of being given effect to.”. That was as it was under the principle Ordinance. I the deinition of external air to be treated as an

our difioulty. We consulted the Sanitary take it that the hoa, mamber withdraws his open question in consequence of the erroneous Bd. We consulted the Principal Civil motion. impression which has bocu conveyed to the Coon- Medical Officer. We consulted other persons. cil with regard to the recommendation of the We consulted our adviser the Building Savitary Board. I do not of course complein, Authority. We consulted gentlemen uncon gir, of the fact that the bon, Director of Publio | nected, altogether, and we consulted among Works thought that another definition of ourselves; and our greatest difficulty was to find external air from that which was approved by 4 of all the various recommendations made to us majority of the Sanitary Board was advisable that which would be the most capable of He has got a perfect right to his own opinion giving effect to the expression, extorsal air. in that respect, but what I do complain That was what I said in Hansard, nothing

ho that of, sir,

the only about asking the house to pass a recomman being member present at the Council who could dation which was in substance that which was stata from his own personal knowledge recommended by the Board. Then I protood- ed:-The amendment of the present existing exactly what decision was arrived at and what debuition was agreed upon by defuition is made on the recommendation of majority of the Sanitary Board did not get the Sanitary Board." So it was. It was made up in the Council in his place and explain on their recommendation but not in their words. what the droleion of the majority was.

"They report that at present the definition The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Sir, the Co-renders it almost impossible to give effect, to lonial Secretary has laid upon the table of the the real intention of the Ordinance with respect house a paper containing information in respect to the proper amount of light and air that to the details of the suggestions by which the should be admitted into rooms." That is what Sanitary Board conceived that the recome they told us, "A new definition therefore mendation which they had made to the Govern will be sumitted for the ensideration of the ment to amend the thon existing definition Conseil which I believe will be found to at last of external air, all that could be obtained by the achieve the difficulty of exeatly saying what was resolation has been obtained and it would not meant by external air." Where is there a word kare buon necessary for me to have said any about asking this house to adopt a definition thing except for the misapprehension that which had the sanction of the Sanitary Board exists in the mind of the hon. and learned and was in substance that which, they had member for the Chamber of Commerce. What Focommended? What I said was that the(1) The Government has already taken steps I understand the hon. and learned member to Sanitary Hmrd had recommended that the to remove the cause of the complaints made. any--and the house will remember that the hon.existing definition should bo" amended. We and learned member was not presont on the Baca considered that recommendation, One of occasion to which he has referred as to what the most diffimalt things we had to do in occurred on that cession was this, that owing this

Bill was to get such a definition to an unwilling misrepresentation by myself of extornal air as will be capable of to of the fact of a certain definition being made in understood and I submit for your by the Sanitary Board, the house had been consideration a definition which I believe indaved to accept a definition which I will sobiere that purpose. That is all I said.seworn to be brought up to ench a level that they proposed of the meaning of the expression If the hot, and learned member had been external air and it passed it accordingly, bo present in his place in the hoses he wouldve the electric tramway lines were laid along the oan be extended out to the new Praya front. If lieving it to be it not ipsissima verba, at all understood better than he apparently has what existing Prays the public would be put to great events in effect the definition which received T asked the hopss to do. At the same time I inconvenience later on, as the tramway trafia armed gang of robbers on the night of 28th in which the vines have not been so muchi the approval of the majority of the Sanitary Board. All I can say is this that had the hor and learned member been present in his place at the time I proposed the definition about external air and heard the definition there would not have been this expression of opinion to-day, for from nothing which appears in the printed statement of the objects and

appended to the Bill

nor

from anything which appears in Hansard

Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., barrister-at-law, who appeared, for the Crown (instructol by Mr. H 3. Hare any, and, if so, what stops bean taken Hursthouse, of Messrs. Donnys and Bowley), by your Department in connection with the in-eaked that the second defendant, Wong Hing tradaction of the rider main system into the Kwal, be discharged. City of Victoria? By what date do you antici pate that the rider main system will be in Victoria What grounds have you for that proper working order throughout the City of

anticipation P

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY replied:

Tho door at Queen's Road end has been per manently closed and the side windows have also been permanently elcsed. A ventilating shaft with an electric exhaust fan has been installed.

(2) Before the Praya East Reclamation can be taken in hand the existing Prays roadway must be raised so as to enable the draina and

am pleased to say I regret that in framing the would be seriously interfered with by this objects and reasons I did not make it raising of the road, and the relaying of the abundantly clear by iteration and reiteration lines. The cost of the work, which is being which I did not think wors necessary-what dene under contract, is debited to an advance

Was

mernt.

I did

not think it was account and will be recovered in due course from ecessary to say anything more than I the new Praya Reclamation Fand when that did say, that in order to give effoot to the Fand is established. A vote was taken for the recommendation of the Sanitary Board that the definition should be amended we after grave

work on the 10th August last."

The DIRECTOR OF FORLIC WORKS replied:

His Lordship stated that the Attorney- General had informed bin on the previous day against this man as he did not consider the that he was not going to fie any information

eridence satisfactory; and as thers was to la- formation fled the second defendan; had better. be discharged by proclamation.

Wong Hing Kwai was accordingly discharged. The case against Chan Sia was proceeded with, the charge being receiving stolen goods.

He ploaded not guilty.

The following jury was empanelled Mesare. EH, Sammers, A. T. F. Bane, E. J. Spittles, G. H. May, C. B. H. Schumacher, A, Becker, and W. Domnich.

Mr. Sharp said the charge against the prisoner was receiving stolen goods knowing them to have been stolen. The goods, consisting of clothing and jowelry, were stalen by an November last from two adjoining houses in Taitung village and were found stortly after wards in the prisoner's house in the asghbouring village of Ping Un. The only inmates of the houses where the robbery occurred vero women, who were so terrified that they was unable to charged not with being concerned in the robbery identify the robbers. Therefore this man was

but with baying recsired the stolea, goods, Taras cerere seen by the women inmates,

PRIVATE ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS A SPECIALI Fully detailed Estimates drawn up free of charge upon application to the above. Hongkong 3rd Decembar, 1963, CORRESPONDENCE.

THE 1903 VINTAGE. ·

.TO THE MUITOR OF THE ** DAILY PRESS,” London, 20th November, BIR, It is much to be regrett d that we have encengain to refer to the generally unsatisfactory results of this year's vintage throughout Europe, owing to the extraordinary woather that has prevailed with hardly an exception in the wine- producing cone tries and elsewhere. We sabjoin particulars:

TRANCE.

2184

3338

TRADE

MARK

TELEPHONE No. 195.

Bordeaux.-Hard frosts in spring and veryTHE FAVOURITE BRANDY OF THE many disastrous thunderstorms in the summer teintage, while the product is for inferior to grenly reduced the quantity of the 1903|

FRENCH IS that of previous years; in some few districts exposed to the weather us at other places, some decent wine has been modo possessing a saficient degree of alcohol, and it is to be hoped that the greenness the wine now shows will generally disappear.

The official statistics always given by the French Government as to the total quantity of wine produced in the Bordeaux districts has not yet been given for 1908, In was stated to be 1,271,600. 1902 the total number of hogsheads produced

Burgundy-The quantity of wine may be reckoned from a third to one-half of a full vintage; at present we can only approximately endare most capricious and irregular weathero

MARTELL'S

* $23.00 PER DOZEN,

* * * $29.00 PER DOZEN.

V. 8. O P. $47.00 PER DOZEN.

V. V. 930. P. $84.00 PER DOZEN.

that I said on the occasion is the hon, and nd carofal considoration af last submitted (3) The necessary materials for the work but it was beloved the gang was larger. The judge of the quality, the vines having had to Even their oheaport quality is recommended learned member warranted in saying that I told Proposal for a definition which we believed and staff to supervías it have boon requisitioned two houses were rifted of everything of value-with a most arequal temperature, but at thei

Board did renommend was not practicable, Hon. members will see that it was absolutely inpossible for us to have given effect to their definition in the shape as to details in which it was to be given effect to. We have given effects to it in a shape which I believe will be accepta ble.

to

from England. I anticipate that the work will be completed in about two and a half years from now. This is merely an estimate, there are no grounds to go spon.”

in das case to the extent of about $100 and in the other of $60 or $70. The robbers intimidated

the women with freaénis and the latter ware so frightened that they hid under the bod-clothes. A low days afterwards, in consequence of information received, the police obtained & warrant to search the prisoner's house and

whole of the

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK moved the adjournment of the debate in order to get a further answer to Question No. 1. He said-The hom Colonial Beerstary has stated that certain stops

found there nearly the have been taken in putting a doorway in Queen's stolen property, Soms of it was concealed Road and of the latrine and ales with Ona baadle of clothing was found in reference to B6me ventilating fan. I should like

tub of grain. 5

Sa it

was perfectly these matters were begun.

what date evident that the man tried to conceal the fact

The ATTOENET-GENERAL-Give notics of

that he had these goods in his house. He was that, and you will be answered at next meeting.

at first charged with actual robbery and he then made a statement which amounted to as admission of the offence with which he now

gathering the weather became dry and someho warm, thas providing for a certain amount of

needed fermentatin; on the other hand the

iue lacks softness and suppleness.

Champagne-Spring frosts caused heary damage this year in the champagne districts, although to a less extent than in the south; in the arena valy do a maid summer time were hardly a dozen really fine days, rain backward, and when somewhat later in the and cold weather prevailing kept the grapes

season the grapes showed signs of ripeness for the frnit had bat little magar and rather was more' an appearance than an sotual fact, more than the normal amount of acidity. The result is a very thin wins, not worthy to be desiganted as a vintage wine.

by the Medical Faculty for Invalids and delicate people.

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the members of this house that the definition I would achieve the object. What the Sanitary proposed was in substance the definition sub. mitted to the Government for consideration by the Sanitary Board. That is what he has just said, that I unconsciously and unwittingly led the house into believing that I was recommend ing for their adoption a definition which was in substanco that which was recommended by tho Sanitary Board. If you turn to the printed

HOD. MY. POLLOCK-With all dus deferenco

the Attorney-General, the objeels and reasons appended to the Bill you

inference will fad what is printed there is as follows, which I drew from his language was the Before I go any further however I may say ipference which 9 out of 10 would draw that the printed objects and reasons With regard to the point he mentioned more which ars put on a Bill here form no than once about not having given effect to part of the Bill itself but are merely in com- | the ipsissima verba of the clams about definition pliance with the custom which I balioa has always obtained in Hongkong. I am not aware of it being the oustom in any other legislative body either representative or zominaties as this is. The nasal practice in most logislative assemblies is that when members get n.Bill they substance one from the other. It is not a last 10 days is about the period of its being fact, he admitted the offence of receiving and the genuine cogano will in consequence become cake, scones, hot tea-biscuits,

reasons.

definition

recommendation

inserted in the Bill, I would say simply and shortly this, as hon. members will see themselves by comparing the Bill as passed into law and the recommendation of the Souitary Board, that they are absolately and entirely different in question whether the exsot language or words of expressions or phrases of the Bonitary Board are used, but there is a completo diversion in substance

to know

st

for an adjournment of the debate and to ask that the answer be particularised.

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-1 am entitled to move

The DILECTon of Puatic WORKS-I an unable to give any possible date as to when this fan was installed, but I think within the

| brought into soon.

ATTOENET-GENERAL'S FSES,

The ACTING COLONIAL SBOBETARY seconded and the motion was agreed to

stood indicted. He gave the name of the man who organized the robbery and sail that this msa hrought the goods to his house and asked them knowing them to have been stolen. In him to take care of them for him. Prisoner took

Saumur.--We think there was really no vin-

ing during the greater part of the year has tage in this distrist owing to the bad weather,

Cognac-The wet and cold weather prevail- resulted in a very poor yield; we should think vintage. In consequence of this it is expected no more than the quarter of an ordinary good

rather than send it to the still. We think that that the growers will sell the product ad mine

expensive.

GERMANY,

the jury, Mr. Sharp sald, should have no hesita tion in flading him guilty of that charge.

In this country the weather was good in the After hearing evidence the jury found the prieg until April, the vines consequently. prisoner guilty es charged:

blossomed late in the year; during the autums, and particularly in October, the temperature imprisonment with bard labour.

His Lordship passed sentence of two years' helped matters somewhat, and a fair gusality of wine was made; this affords hope that the wine mads will improvo as time goes on. The vines in the Palatinate have been much damaged by rot, sidium, &c.

The Court rose.

SHIPPING NOTES.

WEATHER OUTSIDE,

A NEW AEBITAL ·

FORTEGAL

Of this year'a vintage we think that the wine made will be in a great many districts of Arrivals from both east and west report very mediam quality, but in the Douro districts strong NE. monsoon with heavy ses

the grape rip-med better, and the fermentation has been very thorough. In the north of home consumption, the vintage has been a Paringal, where the wines mads are used for complete failure. The production of grapes generally in Portugal was much smaller than was anticipated.

Venigor, arrived from the west, and will shortly The Gorman warship Sperber Captain proceed up north. This is har first visit to China. The Sperber is a oraiser of 1,120 tons; 1,500 Lb.p. She was built at Wilhelmshaven In 1888.

get the Eill and the Bill only. The draft is disenssed before being passed into law, and on the second reading, whoever the member

The ATTORNEY-GENKBAL moved the wond may be who is in charge of the Bill

reading of the Bill satifled an Ordinance to makes an explanation, of its objects and

HIB EXCELLENCY-I regret very much that provide for Payment of Counsel's Fees by the But in Hongkong the custom ob there should have been any misunderstanding lezing party in certain esses in which the taias-and I think it is most con in this matter and I think it may perhapa sasist Attorney-General appears sa Counsel. Be venient one-of appeading the objects and to a better understanding of the question if I said-It is not necessary for me to say anything reasons for the souvenience of members before gate briefly the policy that the Government that is not apparent in the Bill itself, except to they came to the Council and to accelerate and has followed and intends to follow in the future say that the Bill is futanded to remove any expedite the business. These are stated shortly in regard to the matter of amending the Public doubt that may obtain sa le the payment of the and sucointly, not in detail such as you give in Health and Building Bill. When that very feep of the Attorney-General in certain cases. moving the second roading of the Bill, but the voluminone measure was passed the Govern where he appears as counsel; the fees to be taxed objects for which the legislation in introducement undertook that for some years to come against the losing side. It is proposed to I come to the objects and reasons themselves it would not introduce any fresh sanitary remove any doubt by asking the hones to pass If you take them you will find in the third para tegislation if it could possibly be avoidel doing this BiB. graph these words "In order to give so. Therefore in the amending Bill which effect to the Board's recommendation a sew passed the Council at the last moting only of the expression external such apisadments as were abiatutaly necessary

The Bill was afterwarda considered in Com- air is submitted to Cound." What I were made in the principal Ordinance. The mittee and was read a third time and passed on say there is "In order to give effect to the amendment of the definition of external air

the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL # certain definition is

took the form of merely verbal alterations to seconded by the ACTINGCOLONIALSIORETARY. submitted to the Council. The learned and the origins! deflaition which is found in the hon, member will see that it is not stated in principal Ordinace. That dapition has not what shape that recommendation should been found to be unworkable, and it is not be giren effect to.. The Sanitary Board anticipated that it will be found to be unwork were not the only body that brought able, because the principal Ordinancs givasto the ander the notice of the Government the Governor in Council absolute discretion to necessity for considering a new regular defini-grant exemptions for buildings which do no tion of the expression external ex. They made comply as regards external air with the from the scope of the Bill, and a proviso added recommandation. Others mado recom-defluition in the Ordinance. Therefore the limiting the aggregate liability of persons mendations. The roommerdation of sack Governor in Council can really allow anything bringing undesirable persons into the Colony, for was duly and properly considered. The at all to be regarded as external air. The their maintenance to $5,000, recommendation Was toomalie ner amendments to the definition must not be taken The Bill was left in Committee to permit of ́amendment. It was not that the Government to indicate that the Government is taking up the consideration of several winendments pro- was bound hand and foot and this hours tied a difwent position or going to adopt posed by the Hon. Mr. Pollack.

Taking things all round, the vintage may bə The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued pronounced to be a good one. The sister island down to pass whatever not the Sanitary Board differen, policy from that which it took

the following report

of Porto Santo suffered badly from went of rain. but a majority of the, Sanitary Board in their up when it pamed the principal Ordinance.

On the 23rd at 11.40s. The barometer has HIS EXCELLENCY-As this is the last meet-risen over E. Japan, fallen on the Chine coast. care and wisdom thought beat. The duty of Every application for exemption from the ing of Council we shall have this year I beg 10

Marsala --The result of this year a vintage in the Government on receiving their recommen provisions of

The anticyclone povers Chias and the greater better than was anticipated, the quantity the Ordinace regarding wish your Excellency General Hatton] and part of Japan, the central ares continuing to his produced is said to be one-half of an average dation was to give effect to it not necessarily external air will recrivo just, impartial the other members of this Consolt a very happy | over Chins.

Myield. The result would have been much better monsoon in the Formosa Channel, rather steep phyr Christmas and a most prosperous Now Year. Gradients slight on the count with fresh had not many vines been destroyed by the pots

over the China Bes with heavy morṇoon.

We are, 857 Your obedient servants, Forecast-moderate NU, to N.winds; fino

CUTLER, PALMER & 60,

A

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VEDESIRABLE" PERSONS,

The Council went into committee on the Bill satitled a Ordinance to provide for the Recovery of Charges incurred by the Colony on account of certain undesirable persons in troduced into the Colony.

LATEST STEAMEE MOVEMENTS. The M.AL steamer Polynesien, with the next French mail, left Singapore yesterday morning, at 7am.. for this port vie Saigon.

The Boston Tow Boat Cola steamer Lyrz arrived at Tokohama on the 19th inst. left Singapore for this port on 22nd inst., p.m.

The steamer Gregory Apear, from Calentia, The T.K.K.steamer Rovetta Maru left Manila yesterday afternoon, and la expected here to morrow, at 5pm.

The N.T.B. steamer Hiroshima Karu (Bom- bay Line) left Lloji for this port on the 32nd An' amendment was made, excluding lepers inst, and is expected here on the 27th inst

The NT.K. steamer Tarento Mars (Austra

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.

in the language of the Sanitary Board's consideration by the Governor in Council (Applanas). The Cougil stands adjourned recommendation but in such language as and I can assure bon. numbers that the sine die. would commed itself to the approval of fact of the definition having been amended.

lian Line) left Kobo, di Moji and Nagasaki, for this port on the 22nd inst., p.m., and is expected

bere on the 28th inst.

WEATHER REPORT.

ROYAL

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rolls, muffins, crusts, etc,

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The medical officer of health and public analyst for the city of London, England, reports the ROYAL a Baking Powder chemi- cally pure and giving the maxi- mum possible yield of leavening gas,

ROYAL BAKING POWDER rê«: tains its strength and freshness, under the variable temperature and moisture of every climate. Manufactured by

SPAIN. Skerry...This year's vintage has been extremely small, caused by the ravages of insoticide, aided very much by a very dry summer. The wine made seems to have fair strength, and will, we hope, prove to be of an

doing well, and there is very reason planted with American vines seem to be to believe that their introduction into Spain will prove to be a success. In a normal year the quantity of wine produced would have been much larger than it is. As for the quality of this year's wine be mestos are still on the lea and until they are racked in the end of December nothing can be said about it.

average quality. The vineyards that have been Royal Baking Powder Co.

Spanish Port or Tarragona-1903 vintage he turned out a lamentable failure, the crop is one of the smallest on record. Unfortunately also the must, with few exceptions, is found. to be poor and natrustworthy,

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