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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon in the Council Clam- ber. Present:-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRFSS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20TH, 1904

the Electric Tramway Company, have powers conferred upon them by Ordinance. In every Case notics to and authority from the Director of Public Works is required.

(2) Companies are required to complete the work for which they have broken up any od

he came on board the ship but beesme lunatic' on the voyage. The real principle of elementary justice was that where two persons were squally innoceu in this caso the shipowner and the Colony he who the public of

enuse of any cost arising thould bear it. The Colony owed no wax the approximate daty to a stranger brought bore by the ship. him bero.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINIS. With due diligence or with all convenient speed owner, who got bis passage money and brought.j

TERING THE GOVERNMENT, F. H. MAY, C.M.G. MATOR-GENEIZAL VILLIERS HATTON, C.B. (Commanding the Troops),

Hon. A. M. THOMSON (Aeting Colonial Secretary).

BERKELEY, KL

Hon. Sir HENRY S. (Ateney-General).

-Hoa, L. A. M. JoissTON (Acting Colonial Prensnrer).

Hon. A. W. Btz648 (Registrar-Generul), tion, BASEL R. II. TAYLOR(Harbour Master). W. Chath&M, (Diretor of Public

Elon Works).

Hou. Sir C. P. CHATHI, C M.G.

Hou. Dr. Ho Ka,

M.G.

Hon. Wei A Yox.

Hon, G. W., DICESON.

ffon. Gratsrom STEWART.

and to restore the rand to good condition to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. The powers of the Government depend upon the terms of the agreement, the conditions of the permit issued by the Director of Public Works, or the provisions of the Ordinance affecting the case,

(The Tramway Ordianoce 1902, section 12 provides such a penalty other cases must depend upon the terms of the agreement or purwit.

(4) No, but where it is brought to my notice that the crossings are inadeqante I call upon thu Company to provide increased faciition. The responsibility for any accident, damages or injuries rests with the Tramway Company (vidu 8. 79 of Ordinace No. 10 of 1902).

UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS.

The Conncil went into Committes on the Bill entitled An Ordinace to provide for the Re- covery of Charges incurred by the Colony ou account of certain undesirable porsous introduced

Mr. R. F. JouxSTON (Acting Clerk of into the Colopy Conturil).

PAPERCH

The Actixo COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK mored that in the ith line of Section 3, sab-acetion, the words "Health Oficer of the Port" he substituted for teli- cal Officer of Health." His reason for moving the tables the Report of the Committed printed this amendment was that it was the Mesfica. by His Excelleury, !lm Governor to enquire into Offer of the Fort who ordinarily went off to the causen në Chinese infantile mortality in the bourd vessels, and therefor it would he can

· Colony ; a Report by the DP W. in Ty matukiout that permission in such cases should The ATTORNEY-GENERAL accepted the Walorworks Scheme for City and Hill Distrial manute from him as well as from the P.C... Supply and a paper dealing with an increase amendment and it was agreed to. of the Police Force.

FINANCIAL.

On a division being taken the amendment was defeated by a majority of 11 to 1 (Hon. Mr. Pollock).

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK next moved that in the last and second last lines of the same sub-section the words "five thousand dollars" be altered to "one thousand dollars" He thought $5000 was a very heavy p nalty in view of the interpretation being at upon this section. In the case of the The ATTORNER-GEMERAL Bid this was not Upium Farm the maximam penalty was $1,000. a poults.

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK retorted that they were practically poualising the abipowner.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL suggested they wight strike out the proviso altogether.

Hou, Mr. POLLOCK said it seemed to bim that the hou, member was entirely flippant and out of order. $1,000 was quite a sufficient penalty.

Other Charges.

..$ 1,900 Clothing, &c. Lodging allowances during alterations te

Central Police Station...

500

Total Other Charges......$ 2,400 Public Works Extraordinary. Addition of Storey to Central Police

Station

...

...$28,000 Grand Total... ...$42,845 TRAINING NELLAHS, The Officer Administering the Government Aum of recommended the Connell to vote s 39.50) in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, to meet cost of training nullabe in the vicinity of the Bay View Hotel, and filling up water holes, &o,

SANITARY DEPARTMENT, The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Conseil to vote a sam of $4,823.90 in aid of the vote Sanitary Dopart- ment under Personal Emoluments :--

1. Assistant Becretary from 11th

January to 31st Desember, 1904.82,335.50 Assistant Secretary Exchange Com- pongation.

2. Core spondence Clerk (additional...

Salary)

Total

1,868.4)

420,00

NOTICE.

Owing to the Great Increase in the Furniture Business of Messrs, ACHEE & CO., we are requested by them to Resum Management of the Photographic Business hitherto carried on in their name on our behalf. From this date we will continue the Photographic basinem at the same place under the name of

LONG, HING & CO.

All outstanding crodit and debit accounts of the Photographie Business will be collected and settled by us.

Inspection is invited to the New Stock now on view.

Hongkong, 21st December, 1903.

THE

| LAHMEYER

LONG, HING & CO.,

PHOTO GOODS DEALERS,

174, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

138

ELECTRICAL CO., LD..

LONDON,

AND

ELBCTRIZITAETS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT VORM.

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

$1623.90 FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought the hoo. member misconceived the meaning of the pro- viso to the clause. It was put in by way of limiting the liability of the shipowner, not of imposing any hability upon him. If a lunatic was brought here and keps for 10 years the cost of his mainteaares for that period but 2. Tui Po Road the shipowner would have to pay the whole of it was thought that a maxion might be fired 3. Extension of Wanchai Markot ...

So far from his Reconstruction and limited and so the Government on the pro-4. Cattle Depot Extension position of Mr. Dickson put it that the liability 5. Public Mortuary, Extension and should not exceed $5000. thought they were extremely necessary and to the point. rearks being frivolous and out of orders

The Officer Administering the Govermant sum of recommended the Council to vote $25,395.24 in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, for the following items:-

at Kenuely Town 1. Extension of Inspectors' quarters

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK remarked that this was a limitation of liability and be was asking for a further limitation. When he was asking for this it was entirely flippant and out of order on the part of the Attorney-General to ask the

to $5,000.

Total

This was all the business.

Apply to--

SIEMSSEN & CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA. SHIPPING NOTES.

...$ 1,250.00 5,000,00 645 24 15,000.00

The U.S. mail arrived from San Francisco 3,500.00 | vid Shanghai yesterday afternoon. $25,395.24

WEATHER OUTSIDE.

Moderate.to strong N.F. monSOON,

TEIAL TRIP OF THE 8.8. YING KING.

U.S. MAIL..

P. & 0. 8.5. "JAPAN." The P. & O. intermediate 8.8. Japan, Capt. E. Poray Martin, IN.K, arrived from Yoko. bama via Shanghai yesterday. She experienced northerly wind, strong monsoon gale in Formosa Chaunal

AMERICAN FLOUR,

mored that they be referred to the Finance I occurred to him that there were a good deletion of the clanse restricting the liability at home" yesterday to its friends and patrons, Tacoma yesterday with a full cargo ef four.

Committee,

The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

that the

SHIPPING AT AMOY.

Hon. Mr. PouLOCK next moved that in the 5th and 4th lines from the end of the same sub-section the words “became lunatic, idiotic or was

The 8.8. Wyneric, apt. Niven, arrived frem The Yuk On Steamship Company, Ld.. was The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on imbecile after" be deleted and the words

the occasion being 's trial trip of their now Her agenta are Messrs. Dodwell & Co. the table Financial Minutes (Nos. 1 to G) nudspparently sane at the time of" be substituted, many cases of people who became violont

Vessels at Amoy on the 14th inst. were:-) during the corse of a passage although when

steamer, the Ying King This vessel has just been built by Kwong Tak Cheong for the It might happen that such persons bad been

Canton Hongkong run, varying it on Sundays British barque Osaka, B.I. 8.8. Purnca, British they came on board they were apparently sane.

by a weekly trip to Mac. The Fing Kingas. Queen Mary, and American 88. Tayabas. in a vessel of Lui tons gross tonnage, having a There were no men-of-war in harbour. Vensuls previously imbecile. There were a good many cases of lauacy in which the periods of

of 8 foot, and L. power 892, and covers sanity would lost sometimes for some years, sometimes only for a few days. Therefore a good long time. He thought $5,000 was not longth of 200 feet, 38 feet beum and mean draft expected' were the Dongles steamers Jaiching It Was very important that this matter

the ground at 134 kants in a measured mile, and Thales, and the C.M... Fetching. should he placed on a clear basis, bocanse

the engines and boilers being supplied by n Hing. She has two sets of compuand it might be sugg sted thereafter that if it

terior fittings are entirely of teakwood, and engines, and condensing engines. Her in was proved that a person who was apparently same at the time of embarkation and became

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETART laid on the tuble the Ropert of the Finance Committee (No. 13) and moved its adoption,

TREASURER COLONIAL ACTING The Becomiled, and the motion was agreed to.

KEGISTRATION OF DOMESTIC BERVANTS. Hou, H. E. POLLOCK-Your Excellvucy, I

polition which has been sigued by numerous ladies in the Colony with reference to the regis That petition, tration of domestic servants. sir, is not formally addressed to the members of this Council, but it has to do with legislation. and therefore, sit. I think it is fit that it should be laid upon the table of this Council.

When a

His EXCELLENCY printed out average cost of a lunatic was about $700 a year, so that $1,000 would cover little over one year's expense. came to the Colony, too, he was generally diffent person to get rid of and stayed a very unreasonable. In the original Bill there was no liultation at all; they limited it in deferance to the representations made by certain unofficial On a division the amendment was defeated by members. Mr. Dickson was not present at the previous raby plash. She has sccommodation for 25 The ATTORNEY.GENERAL moved a verbal first and second class, and 1,100 steerage division.) amendment of lines 5 and 6 of the same sab-passengers with very spoions saloans and all conveniences, in the way of electric lights, and section so as to make that part road Abells, bathrooms etc.

The Ying King left the wharf at King Lok followe:any person who being at the time of landing a louatio, ideticer imbecile shall become Street 21 1.45. am, and after a most successful within & trio of somation that and enjoyable trip round the harbour, during as to make it clear up a misapprehension which an excellent lunch was served ander the mangement of the King Edward Hotel Co., the effect of the section as printed was to

returned to her moorings at 6 p.m. Captain A. man who was not a lunatic at the time he landed. Arnold, Mr. J. Ramsey, chief officer, and Mr. make the shipowner liable for bringing here a

landing.

would ask permission to lay upon the fable a violent during the voyage hai at some 11 to 2 (Hon. Meyers Diokson and rollock). handsomely furnished with upholsterings of

prior period been a lunatia, idiot or imbecile, the shipowner could not escape liability. He wanted it made clear that the shipowner was not to be held liable in auch cases.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, thought tha sug- gestion was hardly one that could be accepted. The words of the Bill were quite clear and specific. The bon member wanted them to substitute the words "apparently sane at the time of," Apparently to whom to the shipowner or to some other person on board not named? To substitute these words would be to

the ship of excusing itself for bringing here intruded that the onus should be thrown apez a lanatic and making him a charge apon the Colony and such erotze was to bo pruef that the men became luuatio after embarkation.

Hon. Mr. FOLLOCK replied that the partytrol of any person va board. He mayed that in line 1, before the word "Esery." the words

Among the guests were Cuptain Dayle, Captain Browe, Glr. Winterburn, Mr. E. deposing that a person was apparently sans would be liable to cross-examination in a court In case such permission as aforesaid is refused of justice as to why and ander what sirena be inserted; and that in the 3rd and 4th lines Clarke, Mr. W. Maanington, Mr. Brekine- stances he said so; it was a matter that could be the words without such permission as afore-Filtar-Erskine, and Mr. T. Clarke, investigated.

HIS EXCELLENCY-I think the 'hen, men bor's petition is not in order and cannot be laid up the table of this Conncil, I jadefeat the whola intention of the Bill. it was bat became such within three months after J. S. Murray of the fing King extended every

think the hon. member must have received Colonial a letter addressed to him by the Secretary by my direction stating that as the petition is addressed to the Offer Administer- ing the Government and not addressed to the oo, wounbers of this Council, it is therefore not in order.

course

Bou. Mr. TOLLOOK--Of to your Excellency's ruling, bat petition has to do with legislation it seems to ine that it could be isid upon the table of the

Council.

SANITARY BYE-LAWS,

I bow 18 tho The ATTORNEY-GENERAL remarked that the principle of the Bill was that the person who hrought an imbecile here was liable; but there was a just exception made, in order to prevent bardship upon the shipowner, that provided the lunatio so brought was not a lunatic at the time he embarked but became so on the voyage, then the owner would to hold excused,

The ACHING COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table and moved the approval of a repeal of

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK said that was quite bye laws made by the Sanitary Board under reasonable if it was defined what was meant Sub-section 7 of Section 10 of the Public Health by becoming a lunatic. If it meant when any and Buildings Ordinance, 1903 The Bye person was embarked who was apparently abso. laws under the heading "Nightsoil Carriers Jutely sane that the shipowner was not to be held liable merely because such person had heon contained in Schedule 'B' of the Public Health subject to periods of launcy prior to embarka and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, are hereby tion, that would gat rid of his objection.

The ATTORNET-GENERAL contandod that He said Sir, this is rendered repealed."

"became lunatio" was a very explicit phrase.

HOD. Mr. POLLOCK said the party might necessary by the now system.

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WOT us secorded have beou ant of his mind five or six times prior

to the voyage in questin the motion, and it was agreed to.

SUMMONING OF

CHINESE ORDINANCE,

HIS EXCELLENCY did not think there was a member wished to substitute were really too great deal in that point; the words the hon, indefinite.

Hou. Mr. POLLOCK asked whether it was intended to make abipowners liable supposing the party had been a lunatic before?

The amendment was agreed to. With reference to section 3, aab-section 2 to confer on the captain of a ship absolute con- Hon. GensHO STEWALT thought it seemed

said" be deletail.

This was agreed to.

Hos. Mr. POLLOCK proposed an addition to that sub-section making it compulsory on the P.C.M.O. or the Medical Officer of the Port to give a certificate to the master of a veset to the effect that he had refused to land eu ha person in the Colony,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had no objection to that.

After some discussion it was agreed that this amendment should take the form of a sub-section, No. 3, as follows:-"In every case in which permission to land from any vessel is refused under the authority of this Ordinance the certificate to the master of said vessel if so officer refusing such permission soal give a required by him."

courtesy and Lospitality to the guests during the trip, all on leaving expressing their appreciation of the enmo with the hope that the Yuk On Stamship Company will have another steamer to send on her trial trip in the near future.

SUPEUE

COURT.

Tuesday, 19th January.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR A. G. WISE (PUISNE JUDGE).

CLAIM BY A PARTNER. Tong Sua On, trader, 2, Sai Yuen Street, claimed from Was In Nam, trader, master of the Kran Wo Tung firm, 52. Aberdeen deposited by the plaintiff with the defendant Village. the sum of $175.67, being monios as to $10 on two separate deposit receipts of $50 each written in the Chinese language

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Moved that the short title of the Bill be altered to "The Im-and dated 5th Angust, 100%, and as to $15.87 becile Persons Introduction Ordinance, 1903. *

This was agreed to.

The Bill than passed through Committee. HIS EXCELLENCT suid it would be printed and be ready for next meeting.

The Council adjourned sina die.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

on a deposit receipt written in the Chinese langage and dated 4 December, 1902, Mr. J. Hays, of Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Master, solicitors, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. E. A. Ronour, of Messrs. Donnys and Bowley, solicitors, for the defendant.

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the following resolution :-" Whereas by section 5 of the Summoning of Chinese Ordinance, 1899 (No. 40 of 1899), it was ennetod that the mid Ordinance should only continue in opero tion for the periost of two years from the coming into operation of the said Ordinance and for such further period or periods as might, from time to time, be determined by Resolution of the Legislative Council, and whoress such operation has been coutinned by Resolution of would agres that it was a general principle of 67,000 in aid of vote No. 19. "Cable for complete his shore in the partnership account,

A meeting of the Finasse Committes was held immediately after the Conseil-the Acting Colonial Secretary (Hon. A. M. Thomson) presiding.

The following votes were passed:

CABLE AND TELEPHONES, The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to voto aim of Observatory and other Telephono lines to. Kowloon,-Public Works, Extraordinary."

LEPERS AT AUTAU. The Officer Administering the Government

The case had been ap on a previous date, on which svension an adjournment had been granted os the application of the defendant to permit of Some partnership accounts being translated.

Evidence was taken. That for the plaintiff was to the affect that the parties had at one time been partnas in a business concere, but that this money bad been deposited with the defendant apart from auy partoership transactions. Evidence for the defendant went to show that this money was advanced by the plaintiff to His Lordship gave judgment for defendant, and costa.

PRO ISSORY NOTES CASE, Chow Cheong Hing claimed from Chan Hi, Mr. E. A. due on three promissory notes. Bonner, of Messrs Dennys & Bowley, solicitors, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. H. K. Holmes, solicitor, for the defendant.

Evidence having been taken,

Its EXCELLENCY said it certainly was. Only recently a case oovarred in which a man who had been in a lunatic asylaw here was Hon. Mr. POLLOCK argued that that was a seat back; he had haerme a lunatic again, case in which the shipowner had no knowledge of it, and be thought the Attorney-General English law which was founded on the moat thie Conseil till the 30th day of March, 1904, entary principles of justice that no person inclusive :-It is hereby resolved by this Council or body of people should be subject to a penalty that the Summoning of Chinese Ordinance, 1895, unless they had got criminal intention. Why shall be further continued in operation fer: the should a shipowner be liable whon a person recommended the Council to vote & anm of trading as Chan Tung Sang, the sum of $889,50 | further poriol of two years from the 3 stmbarked, simply because he might at some $800 in aid of the vote. - Polies Other previons stage, absolutely unknown to the ship harges" on account of rations for Lepers in day of Marob, 1994, inclusive." He said-Iwner, have been a fanatie?

His EXCELLENCY said there was a law which to Asylum nt Autan in the New Territory.

The Olcer Administering the Government may say, sir, that the working of this Ordinance

said you were not to bring a person suffering

•has been found to pat no hardship on anyone. It from leprosy into the Colony. If you were to recommended the Council to vote a sum of is a small convenience, and it may well continusqualify it by saying "apparently out suffering" $3,600 in aid of the vote Education, Inspector you would never reach prohibition at all. of Schools-Other Charges" to meet the cost- There were several precedents for the prius of participating in a scheme for the visual as regards the The ATTORNEY-GENERAL second ed, and the ciple of this Bill. There was the Vagrancy instruction of children

Ordinates in this Colony. If you had to geographical features, lile and industries of the motion was agreed to....

qualify it by saying that the shipowner would various parts of the Empire. be exempt if the person was apparently out destitute the object of the Ordinance would bo defeated.

in operation for other to yours."

OPENING OF STREETS.

Hon. GERSHON STEWART asked: (1.) Under what conditions are public com panies or private individuals permitted to pick up and obstruct the public highways?

(2.) In the event of the party responsible being dilatory in the completion of the work involving the picking up of public roads, what powers have the Geronment to compel them to proceed with expedition?

(3.) Cun offenders be fined so much per diom If found uegligent.

4. Ar the crossings provided during the construction of the low level tramway, where the public highways aro picked up, passed by the Public Works Department as proper and adequa's for the traffic they have to carry?

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WOLKs replied as follows:-

(1) Bome Companies, such as the Gas Com- pany, bave powers under agreements entered into with the Government; ethers, such as

EDUCATIONAL VOTE.

POLICE VOTE. The Officer Administering the Government sum of recommended the Council to vote a 812,845 for the following:-

FOLICEL

Personal Emoluments.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL added that it did not go so 1ar us the Alisa Immigration Com mission. He read a cutting from the Daily Mail quite recently, in which the recommen- 50 Chinese constables at $150 each......$ 23 3rd class constables promoted to 2nd dutions were stated and among others. they re-Ration allowances... class; differende ... desirable and destitute within two years after commended that all immigrants becoming un-

Allowances for 6 detectives Increased-ration allowances

landing in England shall be liable to expulsion and repatriation at the cost of the shipowners who brought them there.

In reply to His EXCELLENCE,

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK said he wished to press bis motion if the Government intended that the shipowner should be held liable if he took a passenger in good faith without any knowledge of his being out of his mind or there being any reason to suppos0

that he was so at some presions stage long before his embarkation.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied that what. they said was that if the man was at the time he landed a lauatic and became within three

on Fs thereafter chargeable to the Colony then We shipowner was liable unless he could prove that the man he brought here wasnot lunaticwhen

8 let class constables promoted to be 4 1st class Sergeants and 4 2nd class Zorgeguts difference... Increases to 52 seamen

2 Barrack Bergeants at $240 instead of

$169 each; difference

2 Station Sergeants at $168 each instead

of $144 and $156; difference

16 3rd class engineers and coxswains st $216 to $240 each instead of $216, and 8 stokers at 8144 to $168 inslend of $144 each (previous service to coaut); difference......

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT CRAETERS. The litani Bussan Kaisha steamers Thura- (4,000 toni), and Ariake-maru 2,275 tons), and tho Osaka Shoson Kaisha's steamer Fukuoka- gisan-maru (4,123 tons gross), Manilasin-naru

maru (2,714), have been chartered to the Govern- mont as transports.

CHINKSE EMIGRANTS AT HONGKONG, A few lines about Chinese emigrants at Hongkong will be of interest. The number arriving daily varies from 50 to 690, according to the demand. Hongkong's business with men, and not as slaves. Daily, the emigrants them is to see that they love the colony as free may be seen undergoing an examination at the Harbour Office previous to leaving for Singapore, Penang, Perak, Selangore, Fabang, Kedau, Siam, Boruso, Indo-China, Burma, Calcutta, Bombay, Australis, or the United States, as the case may be. Emigration to the United States, however, is very much restricted on account of the poll-fax levied on all Asiatics. Notwith- standing, quite a number of the working class monthly for America. pay the required sum, some 150 to 200 leaving

HALE OF A STEAMER,

The steamer Victoria was pat up for auction at Shanghai a few days ago. Intending pur chasors were conveyed to the steamer, which was at Tangkadeo, in the etenm-launch Louie. There was a large crowd of Chinese and a few Japanees present. It was some time before there wes any bid, but eventually it was started at 20,000 tals, going up by bide of 1,000 to 22,000 taele at which gure the vessel was knocked down to Mr. Ching Chong, en iren merchant. It is believed that he will break the ship up for the old iroz as it is not thought that she is worth the making of any extensive repairs upon.

JAPANESE CLELBANÇES Included in yesterday's clearances were the Japanoestoamers Tolo-mara and Bombuy-mara. Kobe is the destination of both vessels.

C. P. R. 8,8. "FUPRESS OF INDIA. The 8.8. Empress of India arrived from Vancouver via Shanghai yesterday, She had troope, and 318 Chinese passengers on board Chinese mostly from altogether there were 471 passengers. deaths occurred during the voyage. 0. P. Marshall, R.N.R., reports fine, with

N. E. monsoon.

Vancouver;

Captain

CARTRIDGES AND DETONATORE.

Two

The Greman se. Emma arrived from Ham- burg yesterday. Amongst the cargo on board is 1,745 packages of cartridges and detonators. Captain Yiegenmeyer reports strong N.E. monsoon and high sea. The agents of the vessel are Mcasra. Saudor, Winler & Co.

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His Lordship gase judgment for the plaintiff, THE FAVOURITE BRANDY OF THE the Connaught House Hotel, and costa.

The Court adjourned, ·

POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, 19th January,

BEFORE ME. T. SERCONDE SMITH (POLICE MAGISTRATE),

RETURNED FROM PANISHMENT.

7,500

600

690

360

1,675

Li Chung was charged by Inspector D. Me. Donald with having returned from banishment. Defendant admitted the offence bu pleaded that be could not find any work to do in the country and was forosil to come back to Houg kong. His banishment order was issued only

1w months ago.

Hia Worship Rentenced bim to 12 months 720 imprisonment with hard labour and ja he ex-

posed for six hours in the stocks,

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DISHONEST WATCHMAN.

While on watch on beard a lighter at Yau- Imati early on Monday morning a Chineso 86 watchman improved his opporincity by decane- ing with a loukfast box containing some $90, ''The polica were informed, and on a search being made the thief was arrested aboard a boat at Causeway Bay, with the box, intact, in his 96 possession.

Total Personal Emoluments ...$12,445

Sentence Six months' hard labour and six hours in the stocks.

FRENCH IS

MARTELL'S

* $26.40 PER DOZEN,

*** $31.00 PER DOZEN.

V. §. O P. $51.00 PER DOZEN.

V.IV. 5. O. P. 398.00 PER DOZEN. Even their cheapest quality is recommended

by the Medical Faculty for Invalids and

delicate 'people.

SOLE AGENTS.

H. PRICE & CO.

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (41

Hongkong, 5th Jarmary, 1904.

THE HONGKONG AND CHINA BAKERY CO., LD. (In Liquidation-)

Till CHASE, bahing and supplying THE above Company, being in Liquidation, Bread, Cakes etc., after the 31st Tastant.

THE HONGKONG AND CHINA BAKERY CO, LD. LANE, CRAWFORD & CO., General Managers.

Hongkong, 16th January, 1904

Test

YING KEE, KEFRESHMENT CONTRACTOR and

CATERER. Ball Suppers, Dance Suppers, Picnics, Lur chepns, and At Homes Catered for.

Catlery, Crickery, and Table Linen on hire. For Terme, apply to YING KEE,

(Firat Flour) 50. Des Voeux Road Central 3434 Hongkong. 12th December. 1903.

IEN TING.

SURGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultation Free. Hongkong, 21st March, 1903.

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