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TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] HORRBLE CATASTROPHE AT CHICAGO.

Loxbox, 31st December, 11. 40 a.m.

637 DEATHS.

A fire occurred at a matines performance of the pantomine at the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, a building only one month old. 1,700 people were in the audience, of whom 687 perished. The fire started with the Twe gas-tanks limelight on the stage.

HÓNG KÔNG SANITARY.

BOARD.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18г, 1984

(approximately) in the City of Victoria have windows fronting on lanes which are loss than 13 foot in width ?

(2.) Is it not the fact that the dimension of was inserted in the definition of A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held 19 fest

Hon. "external air" in Ordinance 1 of 1903 because yesterday afternoon in the Board room. Dr. J. M. Atkinson prasided, and there there was a mistaken impression that every Chatham, third house would be pulled down and would WAYU ∙also present Hon.

W. thus enable every cubicle to be lighted by lateral Director of Public Works; Hon. A. Bromin, Registrar-General; Captain F. W. windows opening into a spres thirteen feat Lyons, Acting Captain Buperintendent of wide? If you contend that the above is not the Police; Mr. Fung Wa Chun; Mr. Lau Chu fact, will you, please, state how the said Pak, Colonel W. E. Webb, R.A.M.C., dimension of 13 feet came to be fixed upon in Mr. A. Ramjabu, the said definition, and will you also please refer Mr. E. A. Hawett, Dr, W. W. Pearse, Acting Medical Officer of me to any speech, document, or paper, in support Health; Dr. B. Barnet, Assistant Medical of your contention ? Ofoer of Health; and Mr. G. A. Wood- cock (Becrotary).

EXTERNAL AIR.

Mr. HzWETT put the following questions-- (1) With regard to the discussion which took place at the meeting of the Sanitary Board on

The VICE-PRESIDENT-Before replying to the questions, sir, I would just state that I am here as an ordinary member of the Board, and no member of this Board has any right to give notice of questions to me in the form in which these have been given netics of here. At the

The PRESIDENT mid he understand the appliesnt wanted the lissace only until Chins New Year.

The application conditions.

was granted

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The limewashing returns for the fortnight ended 22nd December showed that 771 honees in the Western District had been cleansed.

Vad.

BAT KETURN.

The rat return showed that during the fortnight snded 28th December 792 rais wore destroyed; of these 9 were found to be infected.

WAVEL ANA) YBIP,

Mr. Frank Browne's rep rt on his analysis of the public water supplies for December showed that he had found the water to be of excellent quality,

explodet. The bodies were twelve,deep the 17th instant ss to the definition of Ex-no time I hope I shall always be found view of Dr. Macfarlane's report Dr, Pearse

the foul of the stairways. The temperature was below zero, and every hospital was overcrowded The stones of Chirago sup- plied many horses and wagon-loads of

blankets and linen.

THE NORTHERN CRISIS.

ternal Air," will the Tridont be good enough to lay before the Board a memorandum showing the the difference which exists between d-Anition as put forward by the Bab Committee and adopted by the Sanitary Board and that now embodied in the Bill en tilled an Ordinance to wond the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903 (No. 1 of 1903) and passed at the Legislative Council Meeting on the 14th instant ?

This information is asked for as the abjects and reasons of the awended Bill state a new LONDON, 31st December, 11.40 a.m. definition of the expression "External Air" is submitted in order to give effect to the Board'a recommendation, NAVAL PREPARATIONS.

The Russian thips Kazan and Ekutermor- lav, with 9,000 troops, and stores and am munition on board, havebeen recalled from the Black Bea.

The Times says that the cruisers Rivedavia and Moreno luve been bought by Japan.

REUTER'S SERVICE,

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

LONDON, 29th December.

Russia bas ordered 1,500,000 lbs. of mos zaent from Cudahy & Co., South Omaha, and 1,500,000 lbs. from Armour & Co, Kansas City, to be delivered in San Francisco by the end of January,

that an

Reuter's Tokyo Agency wires extraordinary manting of the Japonese Privy Council has approved of the issue of Emergency Ordenace The Council purpose expediting work on the Seoul-Fusab railway and providing possible military expenses for the protection of the railway and other interests.

• LATER.

The Russian orders for mess meat are part of an order for 2,000 lbs. given from Vladivostock to the agent of Getz & Co.

Some of the English newspapers are urging the Government to unhesitatingly draw the sword for Japan should war break out, but the majority recommend calm and extreme watch

fulness.

A HARD CASE.

EA

Hindustani,

(2.With regard to the abore amendol Or disance, will the President be good enough to exp sin to the Board the exact meaning of the definition of "External Air" as shown in Sat nection No. 26 of Part1 ?

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WELLS TO BE CLOSED. The PRESIDENT Faid it would be remembered that at last meeting the question had been considers of closing two wells, one on KL. 1,092 and the other at Man La gard ns, and the matter was adjourned in order that the Medical Officer of Health might furnish further particulars. These had been obtained. In willing to impart any information that may be thought it advisablo to a'ose the wells but.. my power to members of this Board in as there was no standcock within 400 garda connection with matters that may be within of one of the walls, saggested that the FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

Public Works Dapartmant be asked to put With regard ap a standcock somewhere near. Be moved the purview of the Board. to question No. 1, according to the M.O.H's that the wells be closed provided that a water

are 9,040 house a supply be otherwise provided.

This was agreed to. report for 1902, there

the city. I 100 quite unable answer the second part of the question. As regards this part a statement of narrow lanes is contained in appendix 94 of the Insanitary Pro- perties Commission's report, 1699: Itshows about 807 houses as fronting oa lanes under 13 feet in width, and of these about 232 front on lanes of 12 feet it with or over. These figams have probably undergone modification since the report was published as, ander the Building Act of 1889, Louses fronting on private laues had to be set back at least 7h feet from the

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This was all the public business.

NEW YEAR GREETINGS.

The PRESIDENT-As this is the last time on

SIEMSSEN & CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA: ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO. ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT.

which the Board will meet this year I wish you SOLE AGENTS IN CHINA FOR: all a happy and prosperous New Year. (Ap- plause.) AMENDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH BUILDINGS ORDIN NON,

The Board afterwards sat in committee to consider the report of the sub-committee ap- pointed to consider what amendments appear advisable in the Public Health and Buildings Bill.

SUPREME COURT. Thursday, 31st December.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

centre line of the lans upon reconstruction, and doubtless some of the houses included in the statement have been reconstructed. As regards question No. 2, Public Health and Baildings. Ordinance, "External Air": the original BEFORE HIS HONOUR A, G. WISE (POISNE Pabllo Health and Buildings Bill was dated 1902, and was read a first time 7th July, Section 149 in it contained the 1902. following-"For the purposes of the four

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The SECRETARY read the replies as follows: (1) The Pablie Health and Buildings amendment Ordinance definition of external air differe from the Board's definition of external air in the following respecte: (1) The Public Health and Buildings Amendment Ordinance definition requires the open space in all cases, to be 13 feet wide and to extend parallel to the foregoing seations the expression external

sball mean a clear and building for at least 5 fuet, (2) The Board's air definition allows an open space which extended space extending the whole along the side of existing and new buildings of the wall in which such window or windows to count if it extends three-fifths of the depth have been made, and of a width throughout of not less than one-third of the height of such wall. There was no provien of any kind as to a | modification of the above requirement being made in any case. The above Bill was with- drawn on the 8th November, 1902, never having got beyond the first reading on account of the Governor's (Sir Henry Blake's) reture

12 feet wide

of the building and IN (S) The Board's definition allows a street 8 foot wide in front of an existing building and an open spaos which extends con- tinuously along the side of the building and is 8 feet wide to count as external air. The attached diagrams will explain clearly

the differences between the two definitions. (Diagrams laid on the table.)

(2) This question is answered by Diagram A. Diagram laid on the table).

POWERS OF SANITART INSPECTORS, Mr. RUMJARN asked the following ques tions:-

after that ovent.

to the Colony soon the same date, 6th November, 1902, an amend ed Bill was road a first time. In it External Air" appears among the defuitions Section B and is defined as a clear and anobstructed open of a width throughout of крвов

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CHARTER-PARTY CLAIM.

The Hanseatische Dampfer Compagnie aed Messrs. Wo Fat Sing & Co. for $594.14, being the balance of the bira of the plaintiff's steamer Emma Layken under a charter party dated 11th March, 1903. Mr. H. G. Godge, of Messrs, Johnson, Stokes and Master, solicitors, appeared for the plaintiffs. Defendants were absent.

The Emma Luyken was chartered by the defendants for $6,500 per month, and after rariona payments on account the amount sued for remained outstanding..

His Lordship gare judgment for the plaintiffs

with costs.

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POLICE COURT,

Thursday, 31st December,

BEFORE MR. T. SERCUMBS SMITH (POLIEN MAGISTRATE).

STABBING AFFRAT. Alur. Sheehan, a sailor balonging to the Auxerican, steamer Queen Mary was charged with stabbing and wounding ons Ching Wong, a shoemaker, working and residing at 132 Wellington Street, at 7.30 p.m. en Wednesday,

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The complaisant, called and sworn, slated that at about 7.30 p.m, on Wednesday he was in his shop, selling shoes He was standing bobind the counter. The defendant came in with a puked knife in his hand, and, leaning over the counter, stabbed the complainant in the neck on the right side. The complainant Sale Greater Than the World's Product of pat up his hand to ward off a second blow, when bie fingers were ent by the knife produced in court. There was op quarrel, and the defendant SEAMEN'S MISSION, HONGKONG.did not say why he cut the complainant.

The complainant went to the hospital, w Sold Wherever Civilization Has

were dressed, The Annual Tex and Meeting of this socioly his was held on Wednesday evening, the 30th ult.. stating that they were not serious, On

the Seamou's Institute, Kowiona.

J. Radzledge, P.C. 122, of No. 5 station, | proceedings commenced with a sumptuoue tes of deposed that hoaring a policeman's whistle h which samo 200 men of the Naval and merchant went to 193, Wellington Street, at about 8 p.m. services partook. Subsequently the annual on Wednesday. He there found the defendant meeting was held in the upper room, and standing in the doorway, brandi-hing the knife Rear-Admiral Robinson made his first public produced. He was idly drusk, and, ind-ed, flagsnamed mad with drink. He fell down flat at te Appearance giaco his appointment to rack. Needless

88y, he received astation while being charged. He did not faint, Chun Ching Ke, shoemaker, also of 192, but appeared to be in a fainting condition.

of that of the complainant.

The defendaut, when called upon, said he had been drinking ffe had no recollection of the affair, and had no witnesses. American citizen, born in Pennsylvania. His was crazed with drink, but as that did not Worship said that it was evident that the man justify his going about slashing people with a kaite he, the defend .nt, most go to hard labour for two months,

not less than la fest." The amended bill also contained the following proviso to Sect. 152

to

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Millions of the world's best people ass Cuticura Soup, assisted by Catienra Cintmant care, for preserving, purifying the great ski and beautifying the skin, for oleasing the scalp of crusta, scales and dandruff, and the stopping/ of falling hair, for softening, whitening and

(1) With reference to the answer given at the last meeting to my question No. 4, will the Vice-President te pleased to quote the Section Provided that, in the onso of existing buildings, attendance on the platform. and sided by some Wellington Street, gave evidence corroborative sootjag red, rough and sore hands, for baby' (if any) in the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 3 of 19 3, under which he, a the Building Authority, is empowered to autho- riss Sanitary Inspectors to enter and inspect domesticbuildings for the purposeyf ascertaining the existence or otherwise of "building anis

the Governor in Council shall kare power in spécial cases to modify the requirements of this section in respect to the external air. The words upon such conditions, if any, as may be deemed expedient" were subsequently added, otherwise the defuition and proviso passed through the Legislative Council.

Speaking from memory the dimension of 13 feat was arrived at in this way. Most of the ordinary Chinese bouses are three stories in

(2) Will the Secretary bo pleased to state under which of the provisions of the Publis Health and Buildings Ordinance, No. 1 of 1903, or, under what authority, notices for the abate-height. The height of a three-storied house is ment of "building ninances" are being made about 40 feet and one-third of this is about 13 out in the office of the Sanitary Board instead feat. Instead, therefore, of leaving the do finition as it originally stood, namely, one- of the office of the Building Authority?

(3.) Will the Secretary be pleased to state third of the height of the wall, the width of the under what authority or standing order (if any) | open space constituting external air was fixed Sanitary Inspectors are engaged in serving at 13 feet. This was regarded as singular

whilst definite notices for the abatement of building, auisin.and

'T'ho

follows:-

SECRETARY read the answers

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more

practically,

cos" and in attending the Police Court to prove gising affect to the intention of the original the existence of such nuisauces, on behalf of definition. It was recognised thní dimension

would abant over the provision of thes+ the Building Authority?

the sides of ordinary Chinese spaces at houses it an intermediate house wara demolished in whole or part, but in case it did not the power There is no of modification was inserted. speech, document, or paper, so far as I am aware, leaving out the above statement, as the matter was settled at a conference held at Government House in October, 1902.

A case has just becurred here in which through the nuwarrantable and unjustifiable interference of a Sikl constable, No, 570, no doubt werking a little cheap notoristy,ances"? An Englishman has been discharged from his position in rory prominent business The facts, os related ouncer in Hongkong at Live Mugisirney, are th se. The gentlemAU in question was returning home from party, between 1 and 2 am, on Wednes day, and being very tired, he dozed off in the ticketa. lle was awakened by for ling a clutch on his sarakter, and on fluding ims-lf accosted

Sikh polierman, said, in by

tumko chor do, tum Kota Kara" (which, be- ing interpreted, mens simply, "Lens me slous you black crow!) For this, and thesocompany- ing push he gave the sikh's detaining arm, the gentleman was arrested and charged with ussaulting a policeman in the execution of his ds, and using abusive language. The Sikh also stated that other language, unfit for publication. was used. The gentleman in question to d His Worship that finding bimself suddenly in

(1. Seótion 227 of Ordinance 1 of 1903, the grasp of the Sikh who woke him up. b pasled away bis

(2 and 3.) No authority is required for the used tho a: d

expression black aron" but ward no other. Mr. T. making ent of notices or for the cervica of such. The making cut and serving of ustices by the Surcorate with, before whom the case was

Sanitary Department are inter-departmental called, sent a constable to find the ricksba man, and the case was adjourned for his appearance. Qu being called and evorn, the rickeha-puller arrangements Under Ordinance 13 of 1901 said that the gentleman was perf tly suber, did there were many matters dealt with by the pot assault any policeman, and did not appear Sanitary Board's officers which on the pissing to be using say "bad language. He was quite of the present Ordinance were transferred from quiet, and fur po way excited, and simply the Public Health section of the Ordinance sppoured to be tired. When asked why hestoppel

(Part II) to the Building section (Part 111). the gentleman, the constable said "Bethas he was asleep in his riokaba." The Magistrate When it was discovered that the Board had addrowed a few, but earnest, words to nó power to take action with regard to any Sikh constable, pointing out that it was a most nuwarrantable proceeding on 1 part, matters-e.g., backyards, window ar a, cubicles for. and far scending bis duty to interforé with á 1 —with which it had previously concerned man who going quietly on his way home, itself and to which the sanitary inspectors who was socer, and doing nothing to anybody. It was no breach of the law for a man to dere in all along had been giving their attention as his rickske on a long ride, sud unless he was being part of their routine work, it became orvating a disturbance he must not be interfered necessary to come to some agreement with the with. It was proved that the gentleman was Building Authority on this matter. It was respectabe and doing no harm to anybody, and decided that the sanitary inspectors should still the constable had no right to molest Lim. There was no assault and go abusive language, continue to inspect their districts in the same and the gentleman must of course be discharged. manner as before but that the legal notices with And the constable ?

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WEATHER REPORT.

You

the

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-

On the 31st at 115. The depression lying * over NE. Japan yesterday is slowly moving

away over the Pacific.

The rometer continues to fall over the China, coast owing to the depression lying over N. China;

:

Pressure is highest over W. Japan,

moon is interrupted in the North and mosa Channel. Moderate monsoon over the Chine Bea

-E. or variable winds, molerate to

regard to any nuisances reported by the inspectors should be issued under the hand of the Building Authority,

EXTERNAL AIR.

Hon Mr. Posioca had given noties that Le would usk, the following questions of the Vico-President :-

Bouson

(1) Will you state how msoy (approximately) there are in the City of Vic- toria? Will you also state how many housos {ap,...ximately) in the City of Victoris will require exemption by the Governor in Council, under the defnition of “external air" which appears in Section 2 of Ordinance No. 23, of 1903? Will you also state how many houses

The PRESIDENT -With ruforence to the Vice-President's remarks concerning the form in which these questions bave boen put, I think nerabers would be more in oriter if in future. questions were put to the President. Then I shall sodeavour, mysl, or from any other soarco availablo, to gifs the information asked

OFFENSIVE LATRINE.

The choir of S. Poter's Church was in

friends rende vd à namber of Christmas carols in a very effective manner, under the direction of Peter's Mr. H. Sykes, Hon. Organist of Church. Soos were sung by Miss Golding, Mrs. Brown, Miss Cissie Low, Mr. R in a Boat was given by the Hoo. H. . Piercy, and a recitation from Three Men Pollock is such a manner as to call forth

tho the frequent applause of audience. the platform wore the Amongst those on Reva. F. Icoly, RN., C. Moore, R.N.. Bunbury, W. J. Southam, end 3. Jenkins. The Chairman (Admiral Robin-on) read a letter from the Bishop of Victoris, Ipressing his great regret at not being able to be present.

G.

THEFT OF KEROSENE.

He was an

calmly

Ho Kwai Sine, a cselin, walked into the

and store godowns, Government appropria ed a tin of kerosene oil, valued st 31.60, the property of the Crown. For his act he was sentenced to 2 months hard labour,

DISOBEYING & BANISHMENT ORDER,

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other medicated soap over compounded is to be compared with it for prarving, purifying und beautifying the skin, sent. hair and hands. The report of the work accomplished during

Wong Kwai was banished from the Colony No other foreign or domestic toil t soup, how- the past year was read by the Rer. T. Wright. Owing to the lattor having been single-handed some months ago, the order against him being over expensive, is to be compared with it for all for the greater part of the your, the statistical "perpetual banish mort." Not appreciating the the purposes of the toilet, hath and unrsery. be again Thus it combines in one soup at one prive the most effectiv skin and complexion soap, and rutoras in some departments were not quite so meaning of the term "perpetual, favourable as in the previous year. Still a great paid a visit to Hongkong, only to be arrested. amount of work had been done thanks to the and yesterday His Worship sent him to 12 the purest and sweetest toilet, bath and nursery

soap over compounded. generous and self-d-aying nesislauce of maay moutha' hard labour, with 6 hours in the stocks.

ILLEGAL, POBSESSION OF OIL. Tay helpers of both sexes. The congregations

The case in which Un Kwong, a marina stone- The keeper, of Wing Un Street, was charged with and offertories at S. Peter's Church had been Al maintajued throughout the year. Mission Launch Dayspring had been kept being in possession of 150 pients of oil, valged busy in the work of visitation and in conveying at $700, was called on and adjourned for further men to and from the services, concerts, evidence. temperance meetings, &c. Over 100 temperance semen had boon enrolled. God work bud been dove in the prisen amongst the seafarers there, and a large number of pardals of reading matter placed on board outward-bound ships. Atten- tion was drawn to the great need of a new institute for sailors ou the Hongkong side of the water, where men où love would be able to refresh mind, body, and spirit. The pesent accommodation was inadequate to meet the sortsin times of the year more especially. The requirements of the seafaring community, at Kowloon Institute had been doing steady work during the year and was likely to be able to meet Il the needs on the mainland for many years THE FAVOURITE BRANDY OF THE design in Italian and American Murble and

to come. It is now nader new managemont and is likely to be a centre of mach neofalness during the ogning your..

Amongst those who add essed the meeting sulergaratly were the Hon. H. E. Polinok, K.C.,

of

On the motion of Mr. HEWETT, seconded by Mr. LAU CHU PAK, it was agreed to recomRov, C. Moore, Rev. J. France, and Admiral Ro- mieud the Government to rename the block at 2, Gough Street, in which a latriun is plseed.

EXEMPTIONS. Exemptions were grate? 'n respect of 31" First Streat, for the provision of a backyard for the provision of open spaces in respect of certain houses on Kowloon Inland Lots 1089, 1991, 1093 and 1093; from the provision of open spaces in raspect of Nos. 48 and 58 De Veer Roai Central; and from the provision of full open spaces for Nos. 2 to 7, Star Street.

MARKET ACCOMMODATION. . Further correspondence was submitted ro. lative to the application for the renewal of a licence to all fresh pork at No. 18, Weet Street.

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the need of enlarged accommodation for the sea- binson. The latter, in a racy speech, emphasised faring community, and thought if some our local magastes were approached and the need pointed out to them, the matter would soon come within the realm of practical politics. He drew attention to the fact that Hongkong owes everything to its shipping.andconsequently duty lay upon it to do everything possible The 100. H. E Pollock also for the sailor who brings it its wealth and power. spoke on the same subject, and urged Even their cheapest quality is recommended upon the friends of the sailor, as did also the Rev. C. Moore, H.M.S. Albion.

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delicate people.

The Senior Chaplain (Rev. J. H. France), in a neat speech proposed a very hearty roto by the Medical Faculty for Invalids und thanks to Admiral Robinson, who had made au excellent chairmen, and congratulated him in the name of the pallora of Hongkong on bis well-deserved promotion. The proposition was seconded by Bev. T. Wright, and three ringing Mr. Rumjaba minuted "It must be admitted that market accommodations are not cheers testined to the popularity of Admiral and Mrs. Robinson. His breezy bonhomie sufficiently provided for the needs of the Colony contributed greatly to the success of the gather- bence prices of food are ever on the increase,ing, and when the benediction had been pro The more, licpuces are granted there would be pounded by the Bev. J. Icely all fult that they

bas spent a most enjoyable evening. a greater chance to lower down the prices."

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