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LONGKON EGIS. A IVE

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A meeting of the legislative Council was held yesterday in the Council Chamber, Present:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PR

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leaven. This the inhabitants of the village to the practies that has been followed in this considered a luxury. In many cases, however, Connail for yenes past, and according to the I understand it in all the people partaking of the food were suddenly pro ico,

bodies it ja not customary attacked with foror, they broame depressed. logissative and the skin began to bronze in patches, to record in the minutes replies to question The question has to Subsequently these patches turned white, and 1 literatim et verbatim. HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICEE ADMING the Bufferer lost all sense of feeling, soros appear in the minutes because it is sent in as a THRING THE GOVERNMENT, F. H. MAY, C.M.G. formed, and the boily presented a loathsome notice of a proceeding about to take place but HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL TIL sight." I think these extṛsets ) bave read will when the question has been put the mere faal LIERS HATTON, C.B. (Commanding the Troops). suffice to show there are at all events some that the question was pat by Mr.

Ho A. M. THOMSON (Soting Colonial grounds for living that there may vary and 31. · reples to it is published, but Sourotary).

the answer is not put in; and bor, members Hon. Sir HENRY S. BELEELEY, Kt.likely be a connection

will seo, at once that it wond to impossible (Attorney-General).

to keep the mines, within anything it reasonable dimmusions if the given.

Hon. L. A. M. JOSTON (Asting Colonial Treasurer):

Hop, A. W. BREIN (Registrar-General). Hon. L.A. W. BANES-LAWRENCE (Harbour

Master).

between the con- emption of decomponi fish or badly cured fish and leproy; and I hope, sir, thers fore that this Government will secula to what I have asked for in this mation of mine and will order some enquiry to be made into this question by its medical officers, Your Exeel- lency will seo that I have put it in that general way because I feel in a matter of this sort it will be for the Government to stato exactly what shape in which the cuquiry should be unde Mr. R. F. Joussos (Acting Clerk of aud I did not wish to limit myself to any particular form of enquiry. What I desire to Councila).

bring about Is that this Council should

Hon, W. CHATHAM (Director of Pabie Works).

Hon, Sir C.-P. CHATER, CM.G. Hon. Dr. Ho KAL, Q.M.G.

Hou. Wex A YUK

Hon, C. W. DICKIN

Don. H. POLLOK, K.C.

FINANCIAL

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETÁRyeniden the table time Report of the Finune, Committee (No. 3), unit moved its adaption.

The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER SUCon- del, nad the motion was agreed to.

PAPERS.

The ACTIO COLONIAL SECRÉTABy laid on the table the repris of the Inspector of Schools and of the Acting Director of the Observatory for 1903.

FISH AND LEFFORT.

Hon. H. B. POLLoox movest: "That, in view of the letter which was recently addressed by Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson, F.R.S., to the Times newspaper on the subject of leprosy being caused by tainted fish, it is desirable that the Hongkong Government should cause a enquiry to be made into the question by its Medical Officers." He said-Bir, there appeared in the issue of the Weekly Times of the 20th Jenary of this year a long letter by M. Hatohisson which I assume that most of the hu. members of this Council will have read,

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interest itself in what seems to me to be

a very important question, considering that we have some 300,000 Chinese in this Colony and baying regard to the fact that ws have a epustant strena of Chiness travelling to and from this Colony, amounting to some two ex three millions of persons a year. I hope that one of my usóficial colleagues will second this mation.

Hen, Sir PAUL CHATER Reconde t.

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-Such

an enquiry as is indicated involves protracted bacteriological investigation. Loprosy is not a disease that is prevalent in the Colony and it is considered that the time of the Government Bacteriologist will be botter employed in pro secuting investigations into diseases which more readily affect the public health of the Colony. As far as present scientific knowledge goss the bacillos leprae dons not grow outside the living humsa body. For these ressoun the Government oppose the revolution.

H.E.

THE

OFFICER

ADMINISTERING

at the Governm

answers word We find in

Take a parallel case, the minutes the fast sold that my, the Attorney-General introduced and read for the first time or moved the second reading But the distal of the of a Bill to do so and wo. Bill is not given. Again we find in the minutes a note is mads of the fact that certain amund- wonts were made but the objections are not put down. The minuts is merely a short statement of what takes place in the konse and it would not be right to put the answersin. Everything that is said fully by way of answer to any the daily question appears first of all it papers and subsequently in unsured; aud Dansard, I may say, is a revised version of the Daily Press report; therefore matsbers are not for a single moment is the dark as to the replies to any quistions that are put. There- fore there is no reason to do what the hon. member asks to be done.

I submit in the first

Hon. Mr. PoLLOCK-Sir, I ask leave to say a for words in reply to what has fallen from the hon. Attorney-General. place his case which he put of a Bill is not a parallel case, because as every hon, member knows the Bill is published in extenso in the Government Gazelle, and not merely the Bill with all marginal notes but also the objects and resous win bare induced the framer of the Bill to bring it forward. I would submit that ne re- gards the publication of the minutes of this

Conncil in the Government Gazette there is ab- solutely no reason, if it is found necessary in

answers should not be published. It seems - logical sequence, if it is thought the suficient importance to publish them in

inment Gazell, that it is equally import that the answers should be published.

TUES AY MA÷OH 22ND 1904 Acting Captain Saperintendent of Police has |- been drawn to nuisances caused by bankers and others in throwing rubbish on the streets.

9. Government is not prepared to consider the question of lighting the Peak District at proseni owing to the considerable expense in- volved after deducting the revonus derived from the usual increase of ratez

NEW TERRITORIES, LAND COURT ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second

rendiar of the Bill antitled An Ordinance to stuur aand Two New Territorios Land Court Ordinance, No. 18 of 1900. Há said—

be oljest of this Bill is to enlarge the numbers of the Land Court, nad to give much member sitting along the power to decide maters brought before him, The Bill will, it is beliered, enable the work of settling titles in the New Territory to be got through with that desired rapidity which owing to the enrunas amount of work to be done hitherto could aut be achieved,

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plainant's shopon Saturday afternoon and › sk. ed to see some white cloth. I was shown some, And then the compl·inaal aenged the third ds. fondant of stealing his cloth and sent for a constable. Nobody stole anything. first two were then taken to the station. They did not know whether the third defendant had stolan anything.

TheACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Reconded

The complainant stated here that the calze of the silk stolen was $14. Bis Wors ip asked and the motion was agreed to.

The Council then wont into Committes and Mr. Willin what mousy the defendant hul when arrested, and was informed that the first considered the Bill sertatim,

defendant had 69 cents, the second 3 cents, and the third nothing.

Ne mendiaouts were made. On the Council resmining, The Hill was read a third lime and passed on of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the motion seconded by the ACTING COLONIAL ŠIĆEKTARY.

SUGAR CONVENTION.

The ATTORNEY-UENAL moved the second reading of a Bill titled An Ordinanes to enable offest to be given in this Colony to a Conretion signed the fifth day of March nineteen hundred and twu in relation to sugar. Is In asking that this Kill be read) a send time it is hardly necessary to say any thing as from the title of the Bill on. mem- bers will 100 what the principle involved in the Bill Hon, members are aware that compara- tively recently after many years of attempts in

SHIPPING NOTES.

The ss. Ningehow arrived from Liverpoɑl yesterday with 100 tons of cargo for Pacific transit. She had also3,000 tons for Hongkong. The four-masted barque Lyndhurst-Standard Oil Company-arrived from Kobe in hallast yesterday, The R. Taiyuas from Sydney reports tine to Manila NE galo crossing. Tlass. Tyr arrived from Moji yesterday with 2.025 tons of coul for Mesars. Shewan, Tomes & Co. The Austrian 8.8. Erzhog Franz Ferdinand arrived from Trieste, with 800 tons of curgo for Hongkong, yesterday. Her agents are Mears. Sander, Wielor & Co. The French mail statuer Byday arrived from Shaughai youter lay, having experienced a fine passage. The Shanghai-Canton steamer Chiyuan arrive from Shanghai yesterday and reports strong N. to N.E. winds overeast, and showory. Her report, it will be noticed, differs ultogether from the Swiney's. The sa Sultan Van Langat arrived from the West with 3.880 tous of bulk oil, and 700 cases of benzine, for Messrs. Meyer & Co.. yesterday. The ss. Pak Nam (3ours. Butterfield & Swire), from Bangkok yesterday, had 2.000 tons of rice. Thore no doub thay rety all hi the shop nad

The P. & O. stemor Bengal left Singapore went there for the purpos of e-amitling | for this port on the 20th inst, at noon, with the a larceny by a trick. It was proved by outward English mails, and is due here on the

25th inst., at about 8 a.m, the fact that the men had only 90 cauta,

The P. & A. steamer Indravelli loft Portland between them and yet went into the shop || (Or.) on the 14th inst., and is due to arrive in

at Hongkong about 13th prox.

The Bhire 1 ine steamer Monmouthshire, from

The second defendant corroborated the state ment of the first, and the third said he was uol in the shop at all. It was souther man. He was a farmer in Centon, and can to Hongk ng to become a seamer. He had fired on stearers for some days. He was not well on Saturday, so did not gu to work. He had no money on Saturlay.

His

Best. Worship said

eston-ibly to buy Pegu silk

valued

was

STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

that direction a number of the prest Powers of / $14. They must go to metha' hard labour. London, &c., left Singai ere on the 19th inst.,

Enroe have agreed on nartain terms in a with 6 hours in the stocks.

The third defendant: "I was not in the Convention for the object of putting an end to

at noon, and is due here on the 26th inst., at daylight

The C. & M. steamer Parla left Maji on the

what is known as the nuinir bounty system shop why must I go to gaol?" His Worship 19th inst., p.m., and is due here on the 25th

with regard to suger. The agreements have been arrived at by the Convention and the

THE GOVERNMENT-I might say that I made that publication to publish the questions, why object of this Ordinance is to give effect us far particular enquirice Bacteriologist, who is the only man who con conduct such an investigation, and I am satisfied that a great deal more of his time would be given to it than can really be spared by the Colony.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I think bon members must see that this is a question which could not be settled by any such enquiry in this

Colony.

On a division there voted for the motion: Hon. Mesura, Stewart, Dickson, Follock, Wei Yak, Ho Kai, Sir Paul Chater and the Harbour Master (7); and against the motion the Director of the Registrar General, Public Works. the Acting Colonist Tron- suror, the Attorney-General, tho Acting Colo- nisl Secretary, the General OfBoer Commanding and the Oller Administering the Govern- mont (7).

H.E. THE OFFICEE ADMINISTERING THE

GOVERNMENTgave his costing vote against the motion and it was therefore lost.

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The ATTORNEY GENERAL The questions form part of the minutes.

Hou, Mr. POLLoux-But surely the answers are of equal importance with the question. 1 recognise that Hansard is the official pablica tion but I think Hazard is not so readily accessible to most people as the Government Gazzetta is. One knows that the Government Gazette is not only available by those who take it personally in their offices bat in such places us the Hongkong Clab and probably any other slabs in this Colony; and it is more or less an available and accessible publication; and I think Hanswd is not nearly so available as it is,

vestigation

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"Because I believe you were."

GAMBLING.

Eighteen Chinese were arraigned ou th as this portion of His Majesty a dominious goes charge of gambling at fia-ten on Saturday. to that Convention and agreement. The Bill They denied charge wd said they did not short and provides that whatever may know the game of fan-fan. His Worship said uscemary for the purpose of giving offect to he did, and they were more likely to know, all the agreement to which His Majesty's Govern-about it than himself. C. P. Chau Han, callvit. ment have come mder the Convention with said that what he want to the hours in Peel other countries. The Governor in Council Street on Saturday he saw the first defendant

time whe necessary way from time to

paying out money to the others, and game make such rules and regulations

are paraphernalia was on the table before him. The It sooms to me to be the must first and second defendants, as landlord and required. eficient and best way in which we could deal manager of the game respectively, were fined with the maiter. It is impossible for us just $50 or 2 months, and 3 hours in the stocks; the now to embody in the Bill the various matters other sixteen were fined $5, or 7 days' gaol. which may from time to time be found necessary to adopt. In adopting this mode of Bill giving authority legislation-pemely u to another body to pass rules and regulations the example of the mother country has been followed.

An Ordinance bus been

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by which authority is given to the proper authorities, the King in Council, to pass such regulation, as from time to time become necessary. In fact, it may be said that this Bill now before the Council is an adaptation of the Ant of the Imperial Parliament recently possed for that purpose. I move that the Bill be read a second time.

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the motion was agreed to.

drown

The Bill was left in the Committon stage till in-next meeting.

The Council adjourned till next Monday at 3 p.m.

OTIUM.

Nine Chinese wero arraigned for being in possession of various quantities of opium over and above these their osrtilicates entitled them to have. They had no defines set up and were flaed sums varying from $5 to $20), according to the excessquantities found in their possession. BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GoMPERTE (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE).

ARSON,

Whon

Inspector McNab prosented four Chinamen for attempting to ast firs to house No. 236, Quese's Road, West, on the evening of the 19th inst. The names of the accused ara Ma Ki, Chay Kin, Ma Kwong, and Ma Han. the case was called on evidence of the prisoners was given, and Inspecter MoNab applid for one week's remand, to enable him to colleut bis A remaad was evidence and complete his caseJ. granted until Monday, March 28th, at 2.15 p.m.

dealing with the question of the prevention of leprosy. I do not of course propose to go w through the whole of that letter in detail,

but I will just mention, air, one of the salient points with which that letter deals. The hypothesis which Mr. Hutchinson pats forward is that leprosy has been and still is due in the main to the consumption as food ol decomposing or imperfectly cured fish; and he quotos, sir, various allegations in support of that hypothosis. Samo of them appear to be more or less matters of theory, and he does not state the facts in support of his contention, but he does mention one or two specific facts which to submits in support of his contention that leprosy is connected with the consumption of fish, among people who live on a fish diet, by other decomposing or imperfectly-cured fish Supporting the facts which he quotes in this letter in support of his theory, are first, that "in India those who profess vegetarianism are almost wholly free, those to whom it is a matter

H.E. Mr. MAX-I would like to mention of indifferance suffer in moderate degree, and

one point not mentioned by the Attorney those who observe fish-eating fast days in very

| REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. remarkable excens." Mr. Hutchinson also

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK also moved "That it is General and that is that motions and resolutions are exactly in the same category as questions. points out that "in India, while the general desirable that the replies to questions which are prevalencs is only three or four per 10,000, it pat by Unoticial Members of Council should If you had the answers to questions incorporated fises on the Island of Minitoy, which is devoted to be published in the Gazette in addition to the in the minutes, by parity of reasoning you would bare to have the speeches in reply to fishing, to 150, and in Kaligoon, which is also questions themselves. He said--Your Excel-

motions and in reply to resolutions also publish -fish-curing contre, to 500." He also goes on to leney, it has been the practice, I think for some say that "in sevenl places (Cape Colony, the time past, that the questions which sra pat by ed in the minutes. It is evident therefors that Sandwich Islanda, sto.): the outbreak of leprosy hou, naofficial members should be published the minutes would be swelled to enormions bulk.

Council as Gazette. The ques The minutes of this followed directly the introduction of fish is the Catonment

fre found

ojosa on present ̈in extense, sometimes at put euring." Mr. Hutchinson candidly admits that tious

into the maiter some time page of the this theory of his has not as yet secured the cocupying about half a

to be absolutely correct; and I see official support of the medical profession, but I Government Gazette, and the only information ago

no special reasone for departing from a method think, siz, that the circumstances which which is vouchsafed as to the anewors is some- are stated in his latter must load any thing like this:--"The Hon. Colonial secretary which is correct to one which would not be

Well, Sir, I think that such inform correct. ordinary reader to the conclusion that he replied." makes out a very good case for every Gotion is so brief indeed as hardly to be satisfying vernment, and especially a Government like to the public. Of course I am aware that the the Hongkong Government, which has some answers to the questions are pablished in the of its citizens suffering from this same diconto local Prese, but it seems to me, sir, that of leprosy, having it made incumbent on than it would be a good thing as well that to cause its medical officers to direct a very they should be published in the Govern- close enquiry to da made into this subject, ment Gazells which is of course the official Government Now, air, in the same irane of the Weekly Times newspaper published by the there was a letter by à correspondent signing of this Colony. It seams indeed, ons might biravelf "N," which also supports this theory say, almost absurd that the questions should be of Mr. Hutchinson's as to leprosy boing con. published in ful detail and yet that the anEWUTA nestad with the consumption of fish. The should be of the nature I have stated. I think, correspondent “N” writes as follows-There sir, that the Government Gazette being the is no place in the world, I have reason to know, official newspaper of this Colony published where the disease is so common as in Comaua, under authority should publish not merely the in the north of Venezuela. Very large quanti-questions es has been done for some time past ties of fish are occasionally caught thero bat also the answers which aro giren to thrsa and fish is the staple food of the inhabitants questions. Then, sir, they will be on record in who are cut off by the mountains from the the official newspaper. supply of fresh beef which is available in the central and western districts of the country. Salt is scarce, and fish is to a large extant 'sun-The answers are recorded in Haniard. The cured. The climate is hot and putrefaction singularly speeding in that region. My in- formant is a well-known explorer and natura The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-The question as st. He told me that no house in Cumana is it appears on the paper will appear to be without several leper inmates. This state of reasonable enough, but the fact is the bos. things does not exist at all up the valley member has worded his motion in a manner of the Orice, where the staple food is which is not altogether justifiable. It really beef, though the population and climate are obscures the real question before the house."wis daily sweep and oleanse the surface of to the station. Wong Ho, affirmed, said i wise as the Director of Public Works may

misted by the way in all the public and private streets and roads with lived at 72, Third Street, West Point, thi exactly similar, is are the general habits of the I myself was people." I may also quote from a letter which which the motion bad been framed: until almost their foot-paths, side channels and steps, and floor. He knew the defendants. They liv

a few minutes ago I was under the impression aleo all courts, lanes, alleys, and passages within in his house about a fortnight. Ha did no

Hon. GE BHOM STEWART Seconded.

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY replied

present practice is correct. Therefore Govern- ment must oppose the resolation.

On a division there voted for the motion Hon; Messrs. Stewart, Dickson, Pollock, flo Kai, Wai Yuk and Sir Paul Chater (ö) and against the motion the Harbour Mastor, the Registrar- General, the Director of Public Works, the Acting Colonial Treasurer, the Attorney- General, the Colonial Secretary and General Officer Commanding (7)

The motion was lost, BCAVENGING AND LIGHTING OF STREETS. Hon. GERSHON STEWART asked the follow- ing questions:-

the

POLICE COURT,

Monday, 21st March.

BEFORE MET. SERCOME SMITH (POLICH MAISTRATE),

THEFT SILK.

Al Sam, Gee Sing, and Ah Yuk were charged with stealing a roll of silk from Iman Singh, Indian shop-keeper, at 36, Elgin Road, on Favarday evening. Complainant, called, stated that at 430p.m. that day the defendants came into Eis shop, and the Brai. defendant asked him if be had any silk. Witness took down three rolls, and the first defendant opened a roll and told 1. Will the Government take into consideration the advisabilily of improving as far as

witness to get another roil-a larger one, He possible the present means of maintaining

went to another case and brought another roll. and scavenging the public roads, as things are

He saw first and second defendants talking, and ofton very unsightly from pieces of paper,holding up a roll with both hands. The third hanano-skins, and chewed sugar-cane lying defendant then ran out of the shop with the about?

ailx, two men remaining. Witness caught hold of the two men and shouted to amiber man of the shop to call the police. A spustable then came and arrested tuam. He could not be car- tam that the third man was in his shop. He was very like bin. but he could not swear to his identity with the man who was in the shop.

Bechan Sing, I. C. 136, affirmed, said that on Saturday at a quarter to 5 p.m. he was called

2. In view of the heavy fogs and the difficul- ties and dangers of transport on the Peak roads at night, will the Govorament take into consideration some scheme for lighting the roads after dark, either by gas, or by strong oil lamps, such as the Kitson light, and prepare an estimate of the cost F

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY replied

1. Undor No. 2 of the conditions of these, Elgin Road, and given the defendants to bal Scavenging Contruct the contractor must in obarge. He arrested them, and took the...

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the Government on their completion and will be Telegraph in the issue of that paper on Saturday that it was something other than it in. As the the City of Violoria." It would not be possible know what work they did. They did not tell

to sweep the streets more frequently without him. They lived together. He saw them go out surfaced and channelled by the Govertinent. last as showing that leprosy is conneded with question reads it would appear there is some

on Saturday at 10 am, and the fret defendant Some of the conditions of sale aro rather the consumption of tainted fish. This corros publication in the Government Gazette of causing some inconvenience and complaints kav pondent says:" When ongaged on outpost questions put in this boase, the answers to been recently received concerning the nuisance went back between 4 and 5 p.m. He did not onerous, but on the other hand, permission is duty in one of the Shan states, I halet at a which had bead given but which were not caused in the busy parts of the City by theve anything with him. He did not see the given the purchasers to obtain all the earth Me W. BEWEE & Co., Hongkong and village where there was a collection of various published when the questions were published streets being swept between the hours of 8am aber defendants return. He did not ask him required for reclamation from Crown land in the TTEN CHONG BOOK STORE, Swatow,

vicinity, and labour is not expensive in these Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co., Amoy; races, and I found that leprosy was very What really happens is this. What appears in and 10 am. and 12 am, and 8 pm, when many why the others had not come.

Mesara, H. BLOW & Co., Tientsin; prevolent. Being able to converse with some the Gotement Guacit is not the publication persons cross the streets to and from their offre A. Wildin, 1.D., said that on Saturday he parta The annus! rent of the lot is 82,078. Mrs. A. 3. WATSON & Co., Foochow of the people i sson learned something about of the questions put in the house but it is the Professor Simpson at pags 112 of his final rent with the proprietor of the silk shepta The apset price being 870,400, Mrs Messrs. HODGE & Co. "Seoul Press," Booni, the disease. In raply to my questions, I was publication of the minutes of this house, the report states "The general scavenging of the house where the man pointed out the third Geo. Fearick & Company's representative "KAGABAKI FRESH" OFFICE, Nagasaki; informed that s black fish, caught in the muddy minutes of the proceedings of the Council; and streets is the best in the East, and is remarkably defendant as the man who had been in his called $76,600 and nobody bid against him. WeKORE CHRONICLE" OFFICE, Kobe streams, was aulted and covered for three weeks they are printed in the Government Gazette as good considering the conditions under which it shop. He then arrested him. First defendant are informed that the Company intend to build after which it was eaten with fender mangos they are taken in this houss. Now, according has to be carried out." The attention of the mid he went with the two others to com-slipways and now engine works.

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