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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held on the 25th inst., the members present being!--

HIS EXCELLENCY. THE GOVERNOR, SIA MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C MG

HON. MAJOR-GENERAL VILLIERS HATTON C.B. (Commanding the Troops).

F. H. MA, C.M.G. (Colonia) Hoo. Mr. Secretary).

Hon. Sir H. & Brawler Kt., (Attorney General

Hon. Mr. L. A. A. JOHNSTON (Coloniat Treasurer).

Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewis (Registrar-General). Hon. Captain L. A. W. Ratnes-LawRENCS, B.N. (Harbor Master).

Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM (Director of[Pablis

Works).

Hon. Sir C. P. I'HATER, C.M.G.

Government for an Agreement for the jolai working ofa Railway Line of 4ft.Hiin. gangsfrom Canton with one from Kowloon to the frontier of the New Territorias. It is proposed that this agreemout should be on the lines of one cuncluded by the Colonial Office on behalf of this Government with the British and China Corporation. Before any agromment with the Chinese Government is made binding on that of Hongkong it will be submitted to you. You will doubtless be glad to learn in the meantime at a party of surveyors engaged to loesto the fine within British territory left. England on the 12th of May. (Applause).

Among other malters that are of necessity occupying the attention of the Government at the present time aro questions of neutrality arising from the state of war which unfert- unately still exists between their Majostics the Emperors of Russia and Japan. This Govern ment adheres and will continue to adhere rigidly to the procianation of Boutrality issued Mr. A.G. M.FLETCHER (Clerk of Couneita, Mr. Muy on the 12th February. 1974.

Hon. Dr. Ho KAI, C.M.G.

Hos. Mr. WA YUK.

Hon. Mr. R. SHEWAN.

Hon. Mr. GERAHON STEWART.

Hon. Mr. C W. DICKSON,

GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS.

111 EXCELLENCY 20ist:-Gentlemen. It has Locomo necessary-to-open a short session of the Council to deal with curtain financial businoks and to add to the Statuto Book four Ordinaces, The most important financial matter is a volo for the equivalent in dollare of £18,988, due to the Imperial Post Offee as arrears of mail subsidy to the P. and O. 8. N. Co. for the

In conclusion it is with song satisfaction fist I call your attention to the fact thut, so far, the visitation of plague this your has been a rožki co. I-am-not prop rod to say tint this compara tive immunity, which we pray God may con- tinuo, is entirely or even mainly due to the savitary ocasures taken by the Govorement and by the Chinese community in concert with the Government. But it is noteworthy that there has been during the last six years diminution year by your in the general death ruto of the Colony which in 1904 was, the lowout recorded (Applause).

PAPERA.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 26гx. 1905

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Yes. That includes our share of the abilitional £10,000, which is the addition made to the contract now rouning.

SHIPPING VOTE.

The Governor recommended tho Conncil to vote a sum of Two thensand Dollars ($2,000) in aid of the vote, Harbour Master's Department Lighthouse, Gap Rock und Waglund Island, Other Charges for Gunpowder Charges and Tubes for Fog Signalling Guns.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The excess is due to the extremely foggy weather we lind during the first three months of this year.

PER LA NOKS,

The Government recommended a

vote

of $3,600 at 1/8=2300 in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for improving Now Rifle Ranges at Kowloon City,

The COLONIAL. SECRETARY-This is in order to enable now rauges to be put in use, so that the old ranges in the King's Park rany be finally dispensed with.

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which is entirely debited to the United Kingdom. I thoroughly agree that Shanghai ought to pay arrange. We thought at one time-- had not something, but it is rather a difficult matter to then the figures before us-that we were to be debiled with some portion of this section between not Hongkong and Shanghai, bat we charged with Boy portion,

were

HAEBOVE MANTER'S ADDITIONAL CLEEK. The Governor recommends the Cospeil to rote a sum of Kight hundred and ten Dollars

W

E HAVE THIS DAY

NOTICE.

REMOVED TO No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD,

3

(5810) in eld of the vote Harbour Master's Premios formerly occupied by Mr. Fr. BLUNCE, silk laos manufacturer, and Next Door to

Depart ant. Personal molumenta, for Balary of an additional Clock, and incrossed Salaries of lerks from 10th May tu lat Ducombe, 3903,

This was all the business.

epormon" amount of

our Formar Address,

LONG.

Hongkong, 4th May, 1905. CHINESE INLAND TAXATION.

following items: Fursitures and Fittings for patronage, dirvot or indirect, BIAY_Come into / forriguntur of a messure whereby the!

HING & CO..

DEALERS IN PHOTO Goors.

TRADE

MARK.

LIGHT WINES.

HOCKS AND. MOSELLES.

AN IMPORTANT NEW ACT. The general indifference to the Public Trastes and Executor Bill which has now emerged with not a few changes from thie Standing Committee, is somewhat sirsego sul The Tacs of April. 24th published the anreasonable. Here is a measure which way. following telegram:-Shanghai, April 22. The indeoi, produes small feet, and none for sounier Cousal having protested against the years, but which may, on the contrary, one day position of heavy likin on cattle brought affect a very large part of the property in the from the interior of the provines for the country. The State embarks in a new business. supply of the foreign settlements, the Shang HANKRUPTCY INCREASE,.

A new Government department is to las created, boi Tuotui has replied that the provincial The Gore per recommended a vote of $900 in with a staff of known size. Labilities, nothorities are fully within their rights and aid of the vote, Judicial und Legal Departments.ecessarily indelinita, are to be assumed. Private that China is entitled to use her own discretion

ax to the levying of internal dues. Land Registry Ofice, Other Charges, for the property is to be hoid by the State as a truster:

and incidentally un

Community is muleted about £15ÁRU¥ Official Roceiver's Ofoe, 33100; Hent of Ofeis! the Lunds of the Government or of afleials. Il anually for the benefit of the local mandarin Receiver's Office for eight months from Ist is a secondary matter that, if the measure affords a good opportunity to remind the May, 1905, at 275 per month, $600; Total $900. Pres a suce, it can scarcely fall to divert Chinese Government of the terms of the Angle

certain kinds of basiness now transacted by German loan agreement of 1898, whereby the LAUBENHEIMER...

likon collection of this province and other The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The items are solicitors. We do not name these fucts as in

GRAACHER. revennes were placed under the effective super- principally due to the beasy work of the Bank superable objections. They justify, however,

NIERSTEINER prove very much larger than it looks, ruptcy Court at the present time necessitating careful examination of a measure which may

The British HOCHHEIMER and

which, in the opinion of competent judges, including the President of the Law Socisty is

LIEBFRAUMILCH not in its present shape a workable measure. which is now projected. Power was given on fehle attempt was made in 1886 to do that application to the Court to appoint a judicial He might be any it or proper person nominated for the purpose; or au fficial of the Court might be so usmed. To meet an obvious difficulty, the Court might assign to him what re- 31.600 manoration it thought fit, payable out of

extra accom.inodation at the Land Offico.

were

Custons, and an Imporial Edict was issued vision and contro: of the Imperial Maritime to this fact on March 2. Government at the time laid stress on the importent benefits to trade which control of the likin collection inland. It is certain to follow an equitable and systematic CALIFORIA RIESLING typical, however, of the inisser faire policy agreement effective.

POST OFFICE PERS NAL EMOLUMENÍS, The Governor recommended the Council to The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table vote a sum of Three thousand nine hundred and the following papers--Report of the Medicalirty-one Dollars ($4,931.01) in aid of the vote, meut consented to the questions in dispute being! Officer of Health, the Sanitary Burveyör and † Post Office, Personal Emoluments, for the fol- trustre to set either jointly or a sole trustee. that nothing has since been done to make the

woven years oading the 31st January, 1943, These arrears have been the subject of corres pontience, that has gone en for the last 3 years, Of this correspondence all the important doen. mouls are printed as Appendices to Financial Minute No. 13, which I buve drawn up to summarise it. You will see that this Govern- put before an independent arbitrator and that its voare, together with the cases of the other Eastern Colonies, wore carefully prosented to him by the Colonial Offies after consultation with the Colonies. In these cironinstances the Colony should accept the award, which results when certain accounts are brought up to the 31st of January last, in on additional pag- ment at the rate of 22,240 per ounum for the last seven years.

The subsidy to the P. and O. 8. N. Co. has been raised by £10,000 for the 3 yours of the extended conizet which torminates on the 31st, January, 1908. The Contribution of Hongkong to the subsidy thus raised will be £12,599 per ann am against £12.170. the amount that will have been paid after the settlement and against £6,500 paid ponding the settlement for the preceding seven years. I would point out to you that from the apparent additions of £5,670 for the last seven years and £6,029 for the next three years have to be deducted amounts of between £3000 and £4,000 that have hitherto been paid for wa postage, in addition to the provisional subsidy. Financial Minute No. 5 provides for the in- crease for 1st February to the end of the year.

You will absorve from Financial Minute No. 11 that provision is wade for lighting the Peak as promised to the Council at their last mesting. It is proposed to meet the expenditure incurred in maintaining the lights by an addition to the rates.

The necessity for the expenditure represented in the remaining finance minutes will be ex plained to you in Finance Committee.

Of the four bills which appear in the Order of the Day for first reading, the first is the most important. It has been drafted with a view to enabling end owners in the New Territories to be registered and lands to be conveyed, mortgaged and released from mortgage by simpler processes than are possible under the existing law of the Colony. It als euables the Land Officer to decide questions relating to land in a summary way. The necessity for these provisiona will be realised when it is remembered that, in ti-6 small cultivated area in the New Territories, hardly more than 40,000 scens în extent, there are over 350,000 separate ofs held under the Crown Lease, which I have recostly issued to confer appropriate fitios on individual owners and managers of clans, families or tongs. I nia satisfied that the small possent proprietors will appreciate machinery which will enable disputes about their fields to be promptly settled on the spot. At the same time it is possible that lands may pass into the hands of persons who would prefer that they should be dealt with under the ordinary law of the Colony, and provision is made in the Bill for their being so dealt with.

The ill to amend the Sugar Convention Ordinance 1904 Las been drafted mainly to meet a suggestion which was brought forward but not pressed when the principle Ordinance was before the Council to allow the importa. tion of bounty fed sugar in transit.

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the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for the year 1901, report of the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, report of the Captain Superintendent of Police, roport of the superintendent of Victoria gaol, report of the Registrar General, New Territories Land Court report on work from 1900 to 1903, report of the Botanical and Afforestation Department and financial return for the same year, Financial minuto No. 13, report of the Director of Public Works report of the principal Civil Medical Officer, report of the Tung Wa Hospital, report of the Po Leang Kuk, raport of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, report of the Post Office, and Financial Minutes Nos. 4 to 14, which he moved be referred to the Finance Committee.

The COLONIAL TREASURER seronded the motion, which was carried.

FINANCIAL.

The COLONIAL SECRETARI-Sir, I beg to bring up the report of the Snance committee No. 1, and move its adoption.

The COLONIAL TREASURER-I beg to second

The motion was carried.

ADDITION TO OPIUM BYE-LAWS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved that tho addition to bye-law I, of the bye-laws governing opium divans contained in schedulo "B" of Ordinaco No. 1. of 1903, made by the Sanitary Board under section 16 of the said Ordinance, be| approved by this council The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded the motion, which was carried.

COOLIE SHELTERS. The Hon. Mr. GERSHOM STEWART put the following queston :-

As the public continually find great difficulty in getting chairs whenever it comes on to rain, will the Government provide shelter for the coolies at various important points and pass some regulations to prevent them from deserting their chairs with impunity and leaving the lying in the public road without bearers?

The COLONIAL SECRETARY replied-The answer to the first part is-Yes. The answer to the second part is that the Police can und will deal with such cases for causing obstruction.

FIRST READINGS.

On the motion of the Attorney GeneraL, seconded by the COLON AL. SECRETARY, the following bills were read a first time--A Bill, entitled, An Ordinence to facilitate the transfer of land in the Now Territories and for settling disputes in respect thereof and for other pur poses; a Bill, entitled An Ordinance to amend the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904; Bill. entitled, Au Ordinance to amend the Vagranog Ordinance, 1897.

With reference to the first Bill the Hon. Mr. SHEWAN said-I do not wish to raise avy dis onsion now, but Sub-section 4, Clause I vininte" the whole of this Kül.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL-Questipas can be naked at the second reading.

H18 EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOK-Council stands adjourned notil Thursday, 1st instant.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Committee was held after the council-the Colenial Secretary, the Hon Mr. F. H. May, 0.M.G., presiding,

The following votes were passed : -

You are aware, gentlemen, that the question of destitute Europesus has of Inte been the subject of considerable discussion in this

STAMPS AND STATIONERY CHARGES. Colony. The nuisance of vagrants is one that

The Governor recommended the Council to we can hardly hope to do away with altogether,

vote a sum of $890 in aid of the vote, Stamp but the Gercrument believe that certain improvements in the methods of dealing Offico, other charges, cost of adhesive Stumps, with them

be offcated: first by &c, for the year 1904. making other arrangements than sending of Detention for those to the Hones Destitute Seamen who are believed to be thus destitute through no fault of their own; The Governor recommended the Council to secondly, by making more rigorous the treat vote a eum of £5,526 116. Bd. being the differ. ment of vagrante in the House of Detention; ence between the Contribution of Hongkong towards the Eastern Mail Service for 11 months thirdly, by discouraging the landing of men in

from lat February, 1905, at the rate of £12,529 the Colony likely to become destitute within a very short timo.of their arrival there. Arrange. per anaam in accordance with the award of

ments have been made with a Benevolent Society in the Colony and with the authorities of the Sailors' Home with regard to the first of these matters. The second and third are dealt with in the Hill before you,

I do not propose lo prossed to-day with the fourth Bill that appears on the Order the Day Gentlemen, since we last met, negotiations have been opened at Poking with the Chinese

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-This is a small item remaining over from last year.

EASTERN MAIL SERVICE.

Lord Balfour of Baricigh and a Contribution for the same period at the rate of £6,500 per unui as voted in the Estimates for the current

year.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-This item you will fad fully explained in a memorandam on financial minute No. 13.

The Hou. Mr. SHEWAN-Did wo agree to submit it to arbitration?

lowing items:-

HONGKONG-From lat May to 31st December, 1905,

5 Clerka at $480 each per annum, ==

Do. Allowance for Extra work at

365 each pur anda...

1 Shroff at $80 per sunam

Postmon at $1 each por antius,

Do. Allowance for Extra work at

$1650 each per sunum,—

Do.

Lodging allowance at $24 each per annum,

SHANGHAI From 1st January to 31st

December, 3905.

2 Clerks at 2660 each....

Do. Allowance for Extra work

at $130 each,— „

Total

$1,320

260

32

2,331

1,580 ...$3,931

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-This is due to an increased staff both in Bengkong and Shanghai.

PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT AND

EXTRAORDINARY.

Since the British Government appose to be unaware of tho fa lure of China to give effect to the latest tresties, the non-fulfilment of this icon agreemost is not surprising.

THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS IN

JAPAN.

1 doz.

2 doz.

Bottles,

Bottles,

$13.00

$15.00

14.00

16.00

15,00

17.00

20.00

22.00

+

26.00 24.00

་་་

6.5h 7,50

Do

HOCK

WHITE WINES.

6,50

7.30

2 doz..

Bottles.

Hottles

$8.50

$ 9,50

"Superiour"

"Superieur"... 10.59 Do HAUT... 14.00 Do HAUT (Hapoppier) £7.00

10.50

11.50

8.50

9.50

11,50

16,00

Do

SAUTERNE

-Do

Cl. Yquem, 1894 Vintage... 34.00

H. PRICE & CO.

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

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SPECIAL SALE

Its not result has been that the internal taxation of trade has enor mously increased popular antagerian to the foreigner and has correspondingly developed impediments to trade in a worse degree than the trust property; and, in order to skate before. At the date of the agreement ir GRAVES

Robert Hart stated that two years were required 17the objections of men of business to accepting an 320 office often fraught with perils, the truston was to to organize the foreign Customs control, and 100 be excusable for breaches of trust if he had acted subsequally be increased the period to sir Eron this extended torm has now bonestly and reasonably. The Act has not been a year. dead letter. But it has not quite answered expired, but, as anticipated, the functions of the expectations. Difficulties arose in practica; and Imperial Maritime Customs have been limited for one reason or another the Act of 1890 has to receiving from the Likin collectorate funds been somewhat of a failure. It is now proposed sufficient for the service of the loan without to create the office of public trustee," compcising any executive nuthority. est to act alene or jointly, and to have all the powers of a private trusts, and subject to the sume co trol. The public trustee rany obtain probate, or an excentor may transfer to him an estato of which the former bas obtained probate. The public trustee may also hold property jointly with any corporation. One provision is to be regarded with suspicion; if, in the course of the administration of small estates of deo need

Several hundred Russian prisoners are being persons, it appears that they can be admin- istered more economically by the public trustes kept in the town of Matsuyama, which is than. by the Court, an order may be made that situated in Shikoku, eau of the most beautiful they shall be administered by the public traster.isluuds in Western Japan; ranges of mountains, We can conceive this provision, if it became clothed nearly to the summit with ars, protect it Lew without qualification, saddling Government from theculdusterly winds, which swoop through with a multituds of cost y, perilous, and unre- the country in the early Spring, palms and manerative proceedings. It is to be noted that orange tre s flourish in the valleys, and bamboor the Consolidated Fund is to be liable to make form evergreen foresta interspersed with many good any losses by reason of fraud or negligence flowering shrubs. The prisoners are allowed us Walk S of the public trustes e his officer. The Lord much freedom as possible in the ci cumstances. Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Tres They may go into the town for shopping,

How far as the ses shore, about ten miles distant, and say officials he will bare under him, or whet bathe in the hot springs at Dog, and skin

is to appoint the public trustee. will be the limit of the expense of the offos, is considered a specific for rheumatism

Bui the officers obafe under the loft undetermined. Obviously Parlament ist in listasex presence of a very large measure. Nor can the unavoidable restraint, and complain of having policy of it, if once adopted, be gone back upon to go eat lika schoolboys, six at a time, in charge Before the Standing Committee it was suggested of a Japanese officer. They also consider it a that the statute should be in fores only mutil great grievance that their letters must be 1911, when the results of the experiment would censored. One of them intends writing his Time hangs heavily on their be known. But, as was pointed out, this would experiences as soon as he can do so without be to ruin the project at the outset. Few would supervision. think of commiltaug their affairs and prop rty hands, as they have very few books with therú, the Tearites arrived in time for the Russian to a department which might coms to an end in but a consignment of games and literature from Christmas. Most of the elder men, usp-cially the nuval officers, are sad and depressed. Ne having been in exile from six to eight months, und elbers rescued from the wreck of the Burik.

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of Six thousand tire hundred and fifty Dollars ($8,550,00) iu aid of the vote Public Works Recurrent and Extraordinary-

PUDIIC WORKE RECURRENT.

Maintenance of Gas lamps for 3 months, $1,050

Lighting of the Peak Roads,

PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.

Total,....

5,500 86.550

The Governor recommended the Connell to rote a sua of Forty-four thusand seven hund. red and ninety-three Dollais (344,798) in aid of the votes Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure and Public Works Extraordinary, for the following items:-

PUBLIC WORKS ANNUALLY RECU RBENT KIPENDITURE. Maintenance of Telegraphs,

PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY. Disinfecting Station. Kowloon. Gunpowder Depot, Green Island, ...

Total,

$7,600

The COLONIAL SECEZTARY-- They are really telephones in the Now Territory, but owing to the induction by electric trams they had to be put in new circuit.

The Hon. Mr. CHATHAM-They are Govern- ment appliances.

P. AND O. ARREAES,

A-fuw-YURTE.

censure.

AT

ROBINSON'S

OF

PIANOS, PIANOLAS,

MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

PREVIOUS TO REMOVAL.

GUARANTEED NEW INSTRUMENTS BY ANY ENGLISH MAKER

WILL BE SUPPLIED AT LONDON PRICES.

We supply Superior Value to anything to be

had in the Calouy in Tone, Prics, and Appearance io First-class German Makes, tested 30 years by us.

COLLARD

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$350 formerly $ 475

425

500 "3

630

700

Do Grands Do

950:

1,400

425

650

22

430

27

650

575

1

750-

625

750

525

650

585

650

300

450

600

31

700

100

750

325

290

150

Much has been done to south the path of When he the honest trustee and executor former is puzzled as to what he may do, under me xmbiguous instramost, with the funds at

Ra fons con-ist of a daily allowance of 1lb. his disposal, there is now a cheap and rapid

ment or flab, 14lb. bread, about 111b. vegetables, od of obtaining the directions of the Court.

butler, lan, sugar, piekles, &o. Privates hare 2.800

When he does nuintentionally make a slip, te 34.393l be trasted with greater fairros than was much the same, but are supplied with the black METZLER

PLEYEL once accorded to anyone who had venially rye bread to which they are accustomed. This $44,795 Committed a breach of trast. In foot, every fare can be supplemented out of their private one, nowadays, agrees with Lord Justice Selwyn's purses, as they are allowed to receive money from their friends, as well as letters and The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The first item saying that the main day of a trustee is to com. is principally due to putting in metallic mit judicious breaches of trust. Certainly, if packages The hospital, which is situated about a mile from Digo, on the outskirts of the town, circuiting on lines which had been affected by be does as to fiduciary property what be does as

The prudent man with he own he will escape is built on the same plan ne other Japanese What were once viewed as grave hospitals, with the same comfort and een- the Hongkong lower level tramway.

Voleness; there were 943 patients at the end ALLISON umonnts for the Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, misdeeds are now treated as peccadilloes or mere for the erection of machinery and for the errors of judgment. Apart from the powers of December, and another building will soon be Gunpowder Depot at Green Island are re-votes of absolution given by the Act of 1890, the ready to accommodate 1.000 more. The officers RACHALS

attitude of Courts t trustees has notably as in large wards, divided into cubicles to held of money oot spent during last year.

changed. All the ame, the difficulty of inducing two, with white hanging in front. They are, on the WINKELMANN The Hon. Mr. STEWAET-Are these flovern-competsut pereans other thus spicitors to get whole, tall, fine looking won, with fair hair, but

as such is rowing. t is at best a thankless zomo of them are very stoat. Burgeon General HAAKE ment telegraphs P

office, and many of those upon whom it is forced Kikuchi is a marvel of patirace and isot, which KRAUSS to say.

Go to the public trastes; he is safe." ment of a colonel whose mind is affected and brimpertunate relatives would be glad to be able he has shown for msuy weeks in the manage- Then, too, there is a elsas of persons, friendless who gives a great deal of trouble, as he is under OWN MAKE or inexporic need, who are the reatly prey of all the impression that he is stil in command and HOPKINSON... sorts of sharks. To them the services of a public the hand of the hospital. The ivatos are of trantee, who had nothing to gain by diverting unequal height, many of them being no taller BRINSMEAD... trast funds into any particulariovestment would than Japanese, but they are not as muscular or bu invaluab e. Whether the advantages likely strongly built as the latter, and they give the KIRKMAN

much to accrue from the creation of the office would impression of nat using equel to as counterbalance the inconvenience of creating a strain or fatigue They eagerly crave for PLEYEL Dew Government department, and saddling the news from any chance visitor, and a few Consolidated Fund with indefinite Libilities, is, of them oon speak German. One of the COLLARD GRAND300 of course, disputable. The President of the Tear's hantamen feels his position keenly, and, now that he is convalescent, longe Law Society has condemned the measure as necessary interference with the private administration of trusts, and as threatening a serious iuroad upon the pockets of the con- The Hon. Mr. DICKSON-As the Government munity. On the other hand, many hold that the has now committed itself to this expenditure, it creation of a public trust would be profitable

to the State and useful to the public,

A few of the wounds are serious, but, 43 One aspect of the matter has received loa is hardly worth while referring to it, but I would point out that according to the figures little attention. If the project becomes a reality rule, they all heal rapidly under the skilful care of the surgeons. Nothing en excood the Hongkong pays 30/6 for the oversea mail and the administration of many small estates is against the Struits 228 and Ceylon 21/2; that to be carried out by the new publis department, attention of the Red Cross nurses, who ara is, Hongkong pays 40 per cent more than the the concentration of its work in London would always smiling and good tempered. The men be highly inconvenient. Estates which might like watching them, as they hit about the wards high caps. dresses, and quaint high at Newcastle in their white Straits Settlements for the sea carriage of its be administered economically, say, 18 Nang et dainty little figures will soft hands, and gentle

or Hall could not be baudied here moils.

The COLONIAL SECRETAR --The arbitrator ruinoas expense. The creation of local centres way, well deserving the name of "Little Farte melodious vorces, and they often join in points out that this is one of those matters it is is a neusssity if the measure becomes a success; Mothers." Many of the Russians have fine impossible to come to any thoroughly logical and the possibility of this extensio to some singing, but their songs are weird and sad, often conclusion on. Of course, bing at the farthest parently contemplated. It may occur to some end of the line I am afraid we will have to pay who study the scheme of the Bill to ask, "Why in a miner key, and they sound like a captive's It is one of the disadvantages of being "create new machinery? Are there not existing lament. Many of them, no doubt, ace contented

with

a comfortable life of enforced idleness, Four "departments of Courte whick might with no in our somewhat isolated position.

The Hon. Mr. S1EWART-Do Shanghai and "great changes fulfil all the duties likely to de- bat eons are longing for freedom, and the upon "volve for some years the public trustee?" courteous and obivalrous Japanese do all in Yokohams come in this list.

1 he COLONIAL BECKETAKY - The line Sir Robert Reid referred to the District their power to give them a little pleasure, and

Timer. between bore and Shanghai is entirely Probats Revistries as capable of being utilized.to weet their wishes whenever it is possibla. paid for by the Imperial Government. This matter and many others require careful Notice, for instance,

page 22 at the consideration. The point which we desire at heading where the amonat is divided to present to press is that, if the measure becomes the differenet sections of the line. After law, it may lead to consequences which its Singapore and Hongkong the next item wo anthers have not fully recognized or clearly come to is Hongkong and Shanghai £15.000' stated.~Times. -

The COLONIAL SECRETARY. With regard to His Excellency's remarks referring to the arrears due to the Imperial Post Office on a contract with the P. and O. Co. which has now expired, I trust that the very full minute prepared by His Excellency bimself. will explain matters to

members.

more.

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