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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon in the Council Chamber. Prosout:---

HIB EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR

MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.

HON. COLONEL, L. F. BRow (Commanding

the Troops).

Hon: F. H.. MAY C.M.G. (Colonial Secretary).

Hun, E. H. SHARI, K.C. (Attorney-General) Hon, L. A. M. JOHNSTON (Colonial Treasurer).

Hon. A. W. Biswis (Registrar-General). Hon. Captain L. A. W. BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N. (Harbour Master),

Hon. P. N. H. JONES (Director of Public Works),

Hon. Dr. Ho KAL, C.MG.

Hon. WEI A YUK.

Hon. R. SHEWAN.

Hon. GERSHOM STEWART.

Hon. W. J. GRESSON,

Mr. S. B. C. Ross (Clerk of Councils).

FINANCIAL.

-The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table Financial Minutos (Nos. 49 and 50) and moved

·HE EXCELLENCr-There are certain points that the hon. Colonial Secretary did not touch on. in reply to the speech of the hon. Mr. Showau. with which I will deal. I could not understand the first point raised in connection with tho

Estimates.

ENLARGEMENTS

The beat way to preserve your Pictures is to have them enlarged. Small priute are liable to be thrown about and thng mado dirty or lost; while enlarged ones, framed and hung up, will last. for ever, besides carving as decorations to the willa.

LONG, HING & CO.,

PHOTO GOODS DEALERS, 17à, QUBEN'S ROAD,

(Same Premises no Messrs. Ah Choo). 138

Hongkong, 8th August, 1904.

Court, Now Territory, other charges, før ropairing the house-bout used by the Land Court Department as a branch office in the Now Territory, which was damaged by the recent typhoon.

The roto was passed.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30г, 1904. living on your spital, they are not revenue, surely plenty of new buildings and streels that I wait and see their completion and then criticise End 75 years' leases will not improve that demand. could be used for the purpose. If the old nams the building. He advised the Government to "It is the old official story. In 75 years we shall could be restored to us without offence I am pat another storey on the Post Office. Perhaps all be dead and goue, and after us--the Delug sure the community would hail it with delight, he has forgotten that it is actually going to be But you must consider that in a fow you but the wretched sycophants who wore responsi-done. There is one storey more to be added these frases will have run off considerably, and ble for this miserable piece of time-serving to it to be kept in reserve for the expansion capitalists who are looking for land for their surely deserve and will surely receive the eo official business that is cortain to take enterprise, or Chinese and others who want to tempt of every sight-minded war. As for lack buy property for their families, will look very of imagination, ous has only to go through the place with theexpansion of the Colony. The lust askance at property which has only a life of streets of the town and see with what an absence remark I made a note of, Sir, was concerning our roads. I have not been at Tsingtau, but if perhaps 50 or 60 years left. It is true that of any care, taste, forethought or imaginathey are got better roada in Tsingtan than we

Somehow or there is some condition as to option of renewal fian the pace has been laid out. for another 75 years, but the terms have to be other it seems impossible for as to look ahead have in Hongkong, all I can say is that we are

fortunate, re-arranged, and who is going to fix the new and try to imagino what Hongkong will be price, or premium and the new Crown rent, etc.wenty yours hence. I don't say that the Go- etc. It is altogether too vague and indefinité venment are the only sinners in this respect; for businessmen-they can do better elsewhere--

we the people are just de bad. We had so little and the consequence: will be that Government foresight that we built the Hongkong Club on and on such terus will grow more and more ont half the piece of ground we could have obtained of favour. Talking of land reminds me at the ridiculous price of $3 a foot. A year or I have seen Hongkong in its darkest days, two afterwards we had to buy half the remainder whon houses were to be had for the asking, at double the price, and had to build a bridgo and with no rent but payment of taxOS, across the roal to get at it. A little imagination but I never thought that I should see it there would buvo soved us a lot of money and reduced to scraping the hillside for revenue, or given us a much better club. It may be too lato the Government doing the very thing that it to do anel for Hongkong, hat in Kowloon and has often fined and imprisoned old woman

the New Territory the Government have a for deing. The great Colbert took erodit fur anetable saving for his master Lonis the Fourteenth by substitating imitation lace for real lace on his officers' uniforms, and this cheese- "pon our present Prime Minister. For the last few weeks the Colony has been singing in thet chorus the old song Wolman, spare Tree," to the Colonial Secretary: but in spite of whal Shakespeare says about the man that is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, bo has turned a deaf our or hummert a song in reply that sounded very like the Budget is coming, of money that prevents you doing these things rerepas with land sales. I believe that is a How question that has been very often considered also discussed in this Council. It

TRADE

TELEPHONE No. 185.

TAIPINGSHAN GÅRDEN. The hon. member stated that The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred Dollars ($500) in "miscellaneous receipts" ought not in his opinion to include conservancy contracts and aid of the vote Botanical and Afforestation profits on subsidiary coins that these are suffi- Department. Other Charges, for Taipingshan HAVE YOU TRIED clently important items to be separately dealt ¦ Gardea-levelling and laying out.

The vote was agreed to. with under the healing details of "vercane." It seems to me that they are so separately deult with. It is perfectly clear that $54,150 is enti- cipated to be derived from conservancy contracts. and $120,000 from the preste on eubsidiary coins.

THE APPROPRIATION RILI.. The Committoc proceeded to consider the Appropriation Bill item by item.

HARBOUR ERFUGE.

Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-What I wanted to point The CHAIRMAN said he was authorised to ont was that a small item of $5,000 of interest | inform the Committee that it was regrettel

that they be referrel to the Finance Committee paring spirit of income seems to have descended shade-giving trees down them. But the thought has a separate heading, while this item of that it had not been possible to include any

The COLONIAI. TREASURER seconded, and We uietion was agreed to.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY lail on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 10) and moved its adoption.

The COLONIAL TREASCEER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

APPROPRIATION HIL

The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding five million eight hundred and thirty-five thousand four hundred aud soventy dollars to the Public Survica of the year 1905.

The COLONIAL TREASURER: seconded.

Hon. R. SHKWAK said-Sir-Before von. turing to offer a few remarks upon the estimantes now before us, let me congratulate the Council and the Colony in general on the change that has recently taken place in some of Fredoriok the our most important offices. Great when he began to perceive, what manner of man the great Pitt was is said to have

eisclaimed, “England has been a long time in Jabour, but at last she has brought forth a man." We may say the same of the Colonial Office, for

barrah, hurralı?* Well, it has come now, and.

we find that the country is to be saved by the magnificent sum of $30,000, and I am not sure thut oven that shot. If you must gat'revenue from your trees why not plant rubber trees ? They grow very well on this island, and the

splendid chance of luying deep their plans for the future. We want over there, main roads, 125ft., not 30ft. wide, with broad boulevards und avenues with. I was going to say, rows of tine of so much firewood running to waste would be too harrowing to the feelings of the Colonial Secretary and his friend the Woodcutter when they took their walks abroad over there. Don't tell me that it can't be done, we are tired of hearing of that word "can't "; if you won't de it then give as good reasons; if it is want

properly, then let us have a Lean. humiliating how mortifying it was for me to

$120,000 is under “miscellaneous receipts.”

His EXCELLENCY--It is a small thing; it is a matter of typo.

Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-It is a matter of hook-

keeping.

HIS EXCELLENCY-The hon. member went on to refer to the disadvantage of crediting

and

sum for the construction of a harbour refuge. When an hon. niember asked a question about this matter recently he was informed that it was being considered. It had received con. sideration, but owing to the large requirements of other works. principally waterworks, it had not been found possible to include it.

THE NEW PRISON, Referring to a vote of $10,000 for a prison, the CHAIRMAN sail that last year, on the re-

be told the other day by a German friend who seems legitimato to do so in view of the fact comuendation of the Public Works Depart had recently been to Tsingtan, that there was that we are spealing largely out of the revenue

for public works that we anticipate will be ment, a site on Stoneentiers' Island was selected not a road in Hongkong that could compare reinuserative. With regard to the remarke for a prison, and the spin was actually inserted! Colonial Secretary cau enjoy rimself tapping gentlemey. Hongkong, the fifth port in the made by the hon. member on the sabject of in the Estimates and voted by the Corneil for }

or milking them for revenue without des. troging and devastating the landscape. If the beauty of our hills, of which we have long been proud since we planted them, is to be sacrifice to the exigencies of finance, the next thing I suppose we shall see will to that the Public Gardens bave been turned into market gardous, and Othello's occupation being gone, the head of the Botanical Department will find useful em.

ployment in hawking vegetables round the town Nearly half a million dollers spent upon the Sanitary Department must give us pause and make the ordinary mau wonder if we get our money's worth, and if it is worth all that expenditure. It does seem à sabject of reflec tion that, in spite of our expenditure and precantions and our boasted Western medical

with those they have in Tsingtan. Think of it,

world.

I do beseech the Government to look ahead, for there will he tramways and railways same day in. Kowloon, and we should not always

leave work till the last minute and I

There is

cutting trees, I think that he forgot at the responsible for the work of the Departments in moment that in so far as any one person is the Colony that person is myself and not the Colonial Secretary. It seems to me nearly un necessary to have gone out of the way to bring in the Colonial Secretary in that particular direction.

Hoa. Mr. SHEWAN-I thought this was inaugurated before your Excellency Sarrival by the Officer Administering the Government.

then do it in the scrimpiest and cheapest manner possible. Before I sit down must make one honourable exception to my charge of lack of imagination. one man who through good report and bas remained steadfast to his evil roport

He was

His EXCELENCY-The Colonial Secretary belief in the future of Hongkong. derided for his Praya Reclamation Scheme, but the Whirligig of Time brings its revenges; has stated what I have also learned was the case, that while we were successful this year in he was right, and time,bas nobly vindiented himi,

keeping down the number of cases of plague Need I say that I refer to the senior unofficial to considerably less than what it has been in member, the member for the justices In the most years since 1894. u epidemio raged in far off years to come, when this Council and all Canton as baily as ever. I de not myself connected with it shall have valshed from this attribiste very mucli importance to that, but I earthly plane into the limbo of things forgotten, do think it is our bouuden duty to carry they will take the globe-trotter down to our

it las sent us a man who I am sure we shall delight to honour-one who we think and feel will prove a good Guverner for us, who will take a real interest in the Colony and in us and in our affairs, and who will deal justly science, the plague should ran its course here, just exactly as it does neither sooner nor later in Cantno, where nothing is done to contend with it. I am glad to see so ranch put down for expen-new Fraye, and they will show him the build-out such measures as scientific men who have fuge which have tutely sprung up there, and studied the question tell us to be necessary to improve the health of the community. they will say of Sir Paul Chater, as was said The hor. member threw some dont on the once before of another noble knight, like him,

between man and man, whether he be official or unofficial, Chinaman or foreigner. He may even in time succeed in overcoming the hide- bound prejudices of those oficials whose only God seems to be "elo oustom.“ Heniblins micht we canna tell", even induce them to "tak a thocht" and end their ways by keeping the minuis book properly, for why we should have to go to the minutes for our questions and to local newspapers for our answers-

HIS EXCELLENCY-That is seatedly what the Bill before us deals with

diturn on public works, but I hope Mr. Jones will not at the end of the year tell us, as some of his predecessors, have dore, that they nover expected to spend all that money or do all that work, for they never had the men, etc, etc. If ho feels that way he should speak out now, or

for ever held his peace. When are the promised experiments in wood paving and other mate- Ion. Mr. SHEWAN-I am talking of the rinis for read making to be wornced? When is he going to remove the Clock Tower wilci obstructs Queen's Road, and, I hope, cast it into the ses Will he how push or vigorously with

Clerk of Councils' business, and his salary is in The Estimates.

HIS EXCELLENCY-That would be rather a

question to be brought up when we come to the consideration of the items. The hon. member should speak of the matter before the Council.

Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-The official members have

marvelled why their questions should be printed and their replies not be given. That is a thing none of us can muderstand. I also think we

ar fortunate, in fart I am sure, in our new Director of Public Works, for he has already shown himself to be a man who is able and willing to rise above red tape when neces sary to do so to accelerate the business of the pablie. I really believe that under Mr. Jones' regime my friend and neighbour Mr. Goot when ho next gives a dance will not have to wait six weeks for a permit to put up a little matshed, and only receive the said permit duly signød, sculed, and delivered long after the matched itself had been put up and taken dowa and the dance was a thing of the past.

HIS EXCELLENCv-That is hardly a matter of finance.

the Law Conrts and the Post Office? In re-

that

gard to the former I still think that it should have been designed by local architects, who are now putting up buildings worthy of any Euro- pean city, even Birmingham. There is an old Secttish saying which Sir Walter Scott was very foud of repeating, should knop our in fishguts for our ain SeamEWS," It is not a sentiment that I am over much in love with, but it is the doctrine that Br. Chamberlain preaches. A little prae- tice is worth a deal of precept, and Hongkong work should not be given to men who may have won prizes at scheel in Birmingham, who knew nothing of climatic conditions out here nor any. thing of the trepies, or what kind of buildings are best adapted for life in this part of the

the construction of such a prison; but now it was the reason being that the military authorities, proposed not to adopt the site ou Stonecutters

le obrious to hon, members, wanted control of for reasons which he thought, would.

the whole island. It was hoped that a site which would commend itself equally to the Public Works Committee would be found for the constraction of this prison. They would be

kel to deal with the matter. The different items in the Bill having been approved, the Bill was loft in Committee.

This was all the business.

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Mr. Hobart Hampden, in the last British Consular report from Yokohama, remarks that when any foreign article unteles the native tasto and comes into general use, as in the case of IT AS A SPLENDID ACCOMPANIST. cigarettes, clocks, hanging lamps, blereins cleaks, cloth caps, &c., the Japanese have almost invariably mucceeded in turning out a cheap

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a mighty workman in bricks and mortar, S Public Works Department spending all the production competes with foreign imports. A YOUNG AND OLD CAN PLAY THE monumentum requiris, cirenaspice.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Sir. The re-

Hon. Mr. SREWAN-I did not apply it to that gentleman. I applied it to the gentleman who advised the last representative of His Majesty to do that.

money provided for them in the Estimatos. As a matter of fact the works we are now carrying out are the contracts that have been entered

Cotton velvets for clog-strings, to cite a small instance, ore produced good enough for Japanese wants at-7d, a yard, where the impor teu article, naturally of somewhat superior quality would cost 9. a yard. Mr. Hobart Hampton also comments in the remarkable metalware of the Japanese. Their silverware produced for the foreign market shows more imagination than the Chinese, but it also falls

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imitation suited to their wants, making up the LT MAKES ENTERTAINING VERY care of cloth caps. kus to be imported. Ten goods in Japan even if the material, as in the years ago a report was drawn up showing the fadustries on European lines in which native new edition would show a list greatly lengthened, and would even present instances of an in- cipient export to neighbouring Far Eastern marks of the hon. member have certainly

countries of Japaness imitations of European goods, such into for some time, and that are going ou

cotton yarn, carpots, underofoth- furnished two surprises which I myself nerer

enough money so

at there should not paper, lamps, &e. An instance, serious for Manchester of an import being partially expected to experience in this Council Clam-moothly and rapidly and we want to haveing, buttons, toilet soap, boots, umbrellas ber. One is the actual praise that has been

be & cheek on the work for instance, of killed by native production, is found in Fr subordinate officials in Houg the Law Courts and of the Post Office, which cotton piece-goods. It was recently pro meted out to a long which I thought was a thing that never the hot ember lenght might possibly occur. phesied that we must be prepared in Japan could happen hore, and the other is that a gentle. The small question of the Clock Tower in oned in the yarn trade, which died by inches, for repetition in cotton-groods of what hap man, sir. an Englishman, a member of this Queen's Roul is one that I am not able at importers during a period of some years attri Council, a man who holds a considerable posi-

On the large buting to bad timaos what was due to the com- The prophecy Ins tion in this Colony, should stand up and in present to give any opinion on. the presence of two of on: Chinese fellow question of employing local architects in pre-petition of local production

ference to getting designs from the best indeed, already to some extent found its ful

Bilment subjects and of the Press, who will duly report architects in England. I am not entirely in kis remarks, employs torm regarding a former W3

representative of His Majesty the King in this accord with the hon. member. He talked of want of taste in this Colony. I do not know Colony which I shonki have thought aus man

that it was quite in connection with this subject would have been ashatood to utter. Now, sir,

At any rate I think, we are bettor. here for there are--

having some good examples imported from ont- sirle and I do not think we can go to a better plaen for such examples than to the office of Messrs. Aston Webb and Ingress Ball, the gentlemen who are now designing the most The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The distine important buildings in England and in other tion, sir, is so fine that it can hardly be termed parts of the British Empire. Certainly the best From what I heard when the plus adistinction ́nt all. The hon, member mentioned building we have in the Colony, which I recently first came out I formed the idea that the court. Canton coins and wondered why we did and tas pleasure of inspecting, was designed by room, as designed, would be about us light not restrict the coming into this Colony. the same architects who sent to the designs of I would like to ask him how he who seems the Law Courts. The question of roads at and airy as the Black Hole of Calenta I know that the Government architect devise groutly interested in the finance of the Colony-Kowloon has received the very careful attention this, but I do not think that gentleman had would like to hear of the Viceroy of Canton of the Public Works, and probably the hon. come to the Colony when thoss plans first prohibiting the flow of Hongkong coins into member if he has recently been there will arrived. As for the Post Office, we paid an China. I think

our profit on subsidiary have noticed some steps in the direction in enormous sum of half, a million dollars; or $20 &

would very rapidly disappear which he argned. I should think it is

Ho next criti foot, if I recumber rightly, for the site; and I such action were taken..

of granting 75 years quite likely that at Taingian they have can see no reason why we should not utilise the oised the system Barnacles is not yet extinct. I also con ground for all it is worth and get all we can ont leases, and told us that this, would depresinte splendid roads. It is part of the German gratulate the Colonial Treasurer on the full and of it by putting up another storey and putting property in the future in this colony. That is policy. When I visited the German colony-al- clear statertent ad explanations he has given of the Harbour Master and all his works into it a cry that was raised at the time that the incent to the Gold Coast last year I was struck the items of revenue and expenditure; but I am He would have a fine view of the harbour; ho change was made, and all I can say is that the by the great expenditure they had incurred sorry to see my old friends "miscellanoons would be in a much pleasanter situation thu land sales over since the change was made lase on ads. I was much more struck by the fact receipts" and "miscellaneous services" still he is at present. It would be much more

fully justified the wisdom of making it. The that the German residents of the Colony itself bulk too largely therein. Miscellaneous receipts, convenient for shipping people and the ship land appears to be as much sought after as it seemed to consider somehow that the repudi- for instance, is composed abuust wholly of two ping firms; and Inst, but act least, the Colonial was under longor leases. He nort animadverted ture had ben in excess of any adrant ge that

was likely to be derived from it. amounts $120,000, profit from subsidiary coin- Treasurer could eke out this Budget with the

on the policy of the Afforestation Department, matter which remains for me to refer to is that age, and $52,200, from conservancy contract; and proceeds of the sale of the old site; which must and all I can say with respect to that, sir, is that hore I would enquire why there was no profit be rory valuable. I think we in Hongkong it is oue zaore example of the innate aversion question raised-cin not think very fortunately from subsidiary coin the first half of this your, suffer from two things, partly from want of Englishmen have to anything connected with by the hon. member as to the want of taste. and more especially why the Government allow taste and still more from lack of imagination, science. They do things in a bull-dog sort of think that is a question which was answered this profitable business to be spoiled and inter If there were a name that was endeared to all way; but to do these in a scientific way and they by the siteuce will which it was received.

The second reading of the Bill was agreed to. The COLONIAL SECEKTARY moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee.

The COLONIAL TREASURER Roconded, "and"} the motion was agreed to.

Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-Sir, I am finished. We lungh at the Circamloontion Offies and "how not to do it," and we say that Dickens ex- aggorated, but here is something quite worthy of that picture, and shows that the race of Tite

world.

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The Connell adjourned sine die.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The only

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times more, than it is worth, and the work is wanting in solidity." Of late years the Japanese have turned their attention to iron, producing small pieces of repousse work with a dui surface which might be described as slight. ly frosted were it not that the blacker the metal, the better. The latest craze among the foreign community--it las not touched the Japanese fancy-is for brassware, and it is timu daintiness, that it appeals peculiarly to the considering its quality of massiveness rather feminine taste. This ware, of which the best quality is prodnied at Tokyo and Ise, the cheap- er varieties coming from Sendai and Kuga is turned out in quantities. There are hal? a dozen shops in Yokohama which deal in nothing eke. Old braziers are deservedly sought after they are used as coal scuttles, and £4 will be raid for a good specimen. Old temple ornainents,

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SHIPPING NOTES.

MISCELLANEOUS, The P. & O. intermediate 5.5. FormOBO

arrived from Yokohama and Foochow yester day, on her way west.

The China Navigation s.s. Kaifong arrived from Cebu yesterday with a cargo of hemp.

The Chinese &s. Hongbee, on the Singapore- Amy run, this trip brought up 870 tons of cargo and about 600 Chinese passengers.

“Tho es, Attata arrived from Canton yester- day with 300 fous of oil in bulk for Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

The s.s. Lilia, from Saigon, brought 2,700 toas of rice for the Man Fat Wo Hong.

The China Commercial s.s. Clavering, from

fered with by the wretched Chinese coius that old residents by old memories and associations seemed to have no appreciation whatever. are flooding this place. Turning to the esti- it was Peddar's Wharf and it was more He next deplored our expenditure upon plague mates themselves, the first thing that strikes one snobbery and toadyisu to alter it to Blake and said they got on just as well in Canton is that there is not much margin between Pier. In the old days Peddar's Wharf was, where they took no precautions. I think he revenue $7,195,000, and expenditure of $7,170,000,

and still is, the centre of the life of the harbour. begged the question. He adduced no evidence and if the Opium Farm, which is put down thero If was the starting point of all our little at all that this year, when we have been practi for $2,200,000, or land us, which figure expeditions and adventures to the mainland cally imzaune, plague has not raged sory stately for $500,000, should fail us, we shall be in neerand of all our picnics and butlung parties; in Canton and vicinity. My juformation and Street. Land sales, however, will probably dot commemorated the name of a naval öffinar the information of the Sanitary Board is to the held after the Council, the Colonial Secretary kok yesterday with 2,030 tons of rice and 200 all that is expected, for the Colony is prosperous, who had rendered good services in his effect that during the current year Hongkong the population is increasing, and land will pro- time to his Queen and this Colony, has been conspicuous by its freedom from bably continue in good denund; but you must and if it warp necessary to advertise the remember that in these. land sales you are name of any particular official there were

plague, with plague all comid it. As for his

A meeting of the Finance Committee was Peru, brought on 3,500 tons of coal from Moji.

(Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G.) prosiding.

LANT COURT.

The Governor recommended the Council to Tomarks on the Law Courts, all I can say is, vote a sum of $250 in aid of the vote Land

The as. Andree Bickoners arrived from Bang-

tons of timber for Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. The ss. Onda arrived from Moji yesterday with 4,900 tons of coal for Messrs. Jardino, Matheson & Co.

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