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SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, 1st June.

IN BANKRUPTCY,

BEFORE MR. F. T. PIGGOTT (Cher JUSTICE).

YU FAT BANK EXPARTE LEUNG 80 CHAI In this case a public examination by Mr. I. E. Wakeman (the Official Receiver); Mr. P. W. Goblring represented the petitioning cretilor.

Ma Ynen declared-I am a partner in the Yu Fat Bank, of 181, Wing Lok Street. The partners are Ms Fut Ting, So Yuu Sai, Young Tak Cho and myself. There is to partnership agreement. The capital of the bank is $40,000. The shares in the Lauk are Mo Fat Ting, 314,000; Yeung Tuk Cho. $5,000, Bo Yan Sai, $15,000; witness; $5,000, The business of the ink was inking deposits and landing out on notes. The bank com menced basiness about the 23rd or 21th May, 1900. We niso dealt in bills of exchange, and

omatimes received and Yang Tak Clo and I were the partners Thus bankruptcy was caused by too much money out amongst the customers. When we received money ou deposit from clients no documents in particular were given except a deposit note. Interest was paid according to market rates. the lowest being center on a $100 for month. We eat out this moury at market rates

who attended to the basinus.

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 2nd, 1905.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

noon.

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held at the Conncil Chamber yesterday after

I here were present ----- HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNO, BIR MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.

H. E. MAJOR-GERERAL VILIZES HATTON, C. B. (General Officer Commanding the Troops).

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

Heu.. ir H. S. BERKELEY, K.C. (Attornoy-

The bearing of the charge of embezzlément "preferred against Tung Fut, third clark and Coroner's clerk at the Magistracy, was resume before Mr. F. A. Hazeined yesterday. Mr. Hazoland intimated that bo would either commit 12e defendant for trial or order his discharge from custody. Chan Shaw, shroff at the Magistracy, said that the defendant had on nævnerons acuasions deposited his private

He

on one occasion do. money with him,

The deposits wore

made Geral), posited $3.0.. for safe keeping and defendant was in the habit of drawing the money in a lump. The defendout had ou occasions paid in money ris crired by him for fities; bus paid the money tho One morning morning after he received it, the defendant throw 850 down on his desk aud- said for oxpense." He also said something about Saukiwon which witness conld not catch as he was very busy receiving fines at the time. When paying tino moneys tün defendant always. sail 'for expense' or 'cumsha' has also used the same words when making a deposit. Some- tunes he indicated the ease in which the money

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Hon. Mr. J. A. M. JOHNSTON (Colonial Treasurer).

Hon. Mr. A. W. BREWIN (Registrar- Gezeral).

Hot. Mr. W. CHATHAM (Direnter of Public Works).

Hen. Captain L. A. W. BARN28-LAWRENCE R.N. (Harbour Master).

Hon, Sir C P. Chater, C.M.G, Hon. Dr. Ho KAL, M.B., C.M., C.31.0. Hon. Mr. Wa Yux

Hon. Me, GERSHOм STEWART. Hon. Mr. W. C. DICKSON, Hon. Mr. E Showan.

FINANCIAL.

Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Council).

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Sir, I beg to No. 2, and propose its adoption.

WE HAVE THIS DAY

NOTICE.

REMOVED TO No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD,

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renders null and void siis provisions by leaving them to be modified on any terms the Government thinks fit. Everyone should be equal before the low, and the law should be applied equally to everyone, but in this Colony it seems that anyone with infmence who wants a law modified con got it altered la his favour by applying to the Sanitary Board or some other authority. Soch bills are not legislation. What in the use of lawn if you do not enforce them strictly and impartially, and what is the use Premises formerly occupied by Mr. Fa. BLUNCK, silk lace manufacturer, and Next Door to of a law which, after providing over 48 different cluases, leaves it to the Governor to abrogate them all on such terms as ho skall think fit.

Hon. Dr. Ho KAI-The only objection raised? by the lion. Member opposite souls to be to a certain claws in the Bili

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Hon. Mr. SuWAN-I object to the principle. HOR. Dr. HOKAI he principle of the Bill is stated to freilitate the dealing with land in the New Territories, but I understand the

Hon. Member opposite, objected to clause in sub-action 4 of seqfion 1, which gives the Government power to exempt sy landowner, for good reasons, who wishes to bo placed under the usual law of the Colony. That is, of course, in one section, and I think it quits competent for him, while approving the principle of the Bill, to bring forward that ubjection in Committee and have it uttered or expunged altogether. As far as the principle of the EU is concerned, it is coualituted clearly to facilitate the transfer or mortgage of

the

Hongkong, 4th May, 1905.

our Former Address

LONG.

THE VAGRANCE ACT,

sold gold coin. had been received. In the present instanco bring up report of the Financial Committee the New Territory, and on this princis House of Delcation. It is believed that the w

The COLONIAL TREASURER Seronded, and it was carried.

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HOCKS AND MOSELLES.

Bill is, I think, extremely sound, few-much thought the $50 was deposit money and he put it into a drawer. When first questioned by the

the sm-U holders which preponderats in the New Teritory would be presumed not to wish auditor he forgot having the defendant's 850 in

to incur any very great Papeases or spend tog NEW TERRITORIES LAND ORDINANCE. his possession; he was only reminded of the fact

The ATTURNEY GENERAL-Sir, I rise to unch time or trouble in going to law over land during the afternoon when locking up the fine

more the second reading of the bill, entitled. valued at a few hundred dollars. Besides, by receipts books. It was unusual to lock the books An Ordinance to facilitate the transfer of land paying the usual fees and charges which obtain the Colony in effecting transfers of up and on putting them into the drawer he saw in the New Territories and for settling disputes Che $5 that hadlecu given to him by defendust. in respect thereof und for other purposes.projmities and mortgages, the sun left to the them upon a different footing than hereto LIEBFRAUMILCH

Since its recent intri duction here everything present holder would be very smell, indeed. So Witness at once spoke to Mr Haminer about The highest was 40 odd cents per $1, the money, and he said he would take no gotina breu so well stated that it is hardly therefore, ir, I say that a law which will neither of which will be hankered after, as

necessary for me to say anything further. Facilitate matters and save money, time and trouble to pensant landholders is worthy Certainly I have nothing further to recommenal to the house regarding this bill. The bill in of the support of this Concil. And as a designed to ask more easy the transfer of land member legislating for the Chinese, I assure in the New Territory with small bolders who yon. Sir, it has a very beneficent ffect upon ars for the must part of the poorer claas. With the holders of property in the Now Territory that object the bill provider for the establish. Now, we know very well that holders of ment in the New Territory of district offices for property in the New Territory have been and officers and a laul registration office in sccustomed to hold land from the Chinese And the bill provides short, Government, and have no xccated plan of their Hongkong, clear, sinis forus of conveyances and other hold, and constantly you will find that some of formis

them have got feet sometimes yards, I won't f.documents dealing with the transfer and mortgage of landed property. In onder sy miles, but certainly yards, encreaching upon to make the necessary resource to courts the property of others. In there sort of of lew as inexpensive as possible certain disputes: where the property is worth a fow

of it. At both interviews with the auditor defondant said he had paid the $50 and also said something at the second interview about gotting the money from his house. La March the defondant drew all his private money amounting to about $500.

Hearing continues,

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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I rise to ask council to read for a second time a Bill, entitled, An Ordinates to amend the Vagency Ordinance. 187." This is a measure in which I think we have been succesful in grupping and dealing with a diffeait question which hass agitated the community for sometime past and which must in some maro iritate or disturb or effect it for sometime. The chjest. is to stup huskies as far as we ran the

vagranny of whe men, and with this object it is propused to alter in some respect the conditions under which vagrants are at present permitted to reside in the they are trented there, and the unlimited liberly by day which is recorded them is not such us to discourage the very cass of mon who LAUBENHEIMER... do not need encouragement to

go there.

GLAACHER The Bill therefore takes the power to pass regulations affecting the dietary of these NIERSTEINER persons while in the house of detention, placing HOCHHEIMER fore and giving power to make them labour

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HOCK were, by the vagrant, who will be obliged to put up with it. The Bill also provides for the per day, and the lowest was 20 odd cents

amendment of the prosent Ordinance in per $1,000 per day. Wo never lent ont at a

of liability, which now rests upon masters lower rate than we revived. The exponeas

og en into the Colony was become a charge on

the Colony. The present were every year $6,100 or $6,200. The profit

law does not accomplish this. It also leures the we made the first year was $2,000 after

shipmaster in a postion of doubt and diffenlty. GRAVES He has to wake up his mind as to whether paying all expenses; second year. $3,000; third, about $5,000; Fourth, about 87,000; fifth,

man on landing has sufficient means of subsis- tence. In order to relieve the shipmaster from SAUTERNE about $10,000. This $10,000 has all been let

this difficulty and cast upon him a propor out to shops. The fifth year was up to the end

responsibility, he is told plainly by the proposed of lust Chinese year, last February. This profit

Ordinance not to lan any person who has not at the time the sum of 561f a man is landed is up to then. Some of the debts in the stato, ment of affairs can be recovered. Good und hart of Cheang Pat was applied for by the Chines jurisdiction is conferred by the bill on the land dollars may be $100-it in absurd to expect here and becomes a vagrant, a reasonable time Cb. Yquem, 1894 Vintage... 34.00

utter landing. the master will have to satisfy a doble amount to $119,000. I have pressed Governmout on a charge of armed robbery was heer who is empowered to decide any mail that these nier should be able to come over to for pay wont. Ons debt for 341,000 is due be continued before Mt. F. A. Hazeland at the question and settle disputes which also between Hangkung and take the case up fo the magistrate that the man had $50 at the time of land bolders in the New Territory. There is no Supreme Court, employing lawyers, and Aunding. I think, however, this Bill is likely Mr. H. E. Pollock appeared to make the question upon which more disputas urise than possibly couns, when the cast for settlement to do what we wish in respect of keeping away

It is with the object to not twice or three times as expensive as in a new territory. debts are due book as far as 1900. Wei Yapplication on behalf of the t, hinese Government, qucations of landed interests, and necessarily so of the dispute may be quite as much, if from this Colony the class of peisous who but Mr F.P. Halt (of Messrs, Brution, Hettand enable them to be dealt with satisfactorily the worth of the land. It is the principle of this bill to do away with the hardships Goldring) who represented the defendant ob. quickly, cheaply, easily and summarily that this

bill has been drawn up, us is set ont in the of past proprietors, and I say it is jected to Mr. Pollock's appearanceforthe Chinese

clauses. The court has taken steps at the samo worthy of the support of this council. I quite which the bank let out money, nor do I remember Government on the grounds laid down by the time to review the cecisions of the land officer admit, Sir, that there are several points in the the last date on which we received a deposit. Chief Justice, and submitted that although the who will be entrusted. Power is given to allow Ordinance that require more careful and further consideration. and possibly we shall have to There were deposits in the second moon whitlatter gentleman now represented the Crown appeal to the Supreme Court. in certain cases,

from the decision of the land officer relating consider whether an amendment of such pro- ends on the 4th April. We received these

to titles of claim, and also special cases muy visions is necessary or not; but that we can deposits. I thought the money would have les

by special leave of the officer, be tried in do afterwards. so far as the principle of the repaju. I knew then that money was tight, but

the Supreme Court. If the officer refuses Bill is concerned, I say that I, and I believe my it wes only in the middle of the second moon

to allow appeal the holder may obtain colleague, mest heartily support it inasmuch speciel leave from the Supreme Court to 08 we believe that if the Bill is passed that there was a run on the bank. This was

appeal. As it is possible that there may and the provisions properly carried out, it he some owners in the New Territory who will confer a decided hoon on small land hol- are not inclined to tuko advantage of the ders the New Territory. Besides, it will, te may exempt any property from operation of their confidence in the administration et jus. this Ordinance. "I mure the reading of the biititice in a British Colony.

Hon. Mr. WEI YUKI quite concur with for a second time.

what my colleague has said,

the Wang Fang, guaranteed by the Hon. Wei Yuk and another. This is good. Some of the

$3,000 in 1900 in the Arst on the list. This was due in 1960. I do not romembor the last date on

ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY. The adjourned case in which the extrudition

Police Court yesterday.

(being instructed by Mr. Bowley), the previous proceedings rere improper Mr. Pollock pointed out that previously by the absence of the local authorities he had implied authority to appear for the prosecution, and now (being instructed by the Crown Solicitor) he had express authority. He submitted that there

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because people in the street said that we had too much money out. The house, 131, Wing Lok Street, is in my name and Yeung Tak Cho's nauie. There is a mortgage on it for $15,000 was nothing to rauder the evidence that had advantages referred to in this Bill the Governor doubt, give them great satisfaction and recure

There is no other charge on it.

By the Court-The annual profit is not estimated in cash. It was not necessarily in Tand; it was by the accounts. The partners did not draw shares of the profit, but the interest was divided at $80 per $1,000 per annum. There was not a separato account for ench partner; the payments ont were put in the cash book. Sometimes special lendings were given to partners. The partners only drew their intorest. No one overdrew;

Mu Fat Ting said he was a sleoping partner

His saying that he did not see why they wanted torquestion ham about matters reported in his petition caused somé.amusement.

Young Tak Cho, the easistant manager of the bank, a partner, was also examined.

Mr. Hastings, solicitor, appointed trustee. The examination was left open for the present, the case being adjourned.

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In this case Mr. P. W. Goldring niso appeared for the petitioning creditor.

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been taken illegal. Mr. Hott painted out that Mr. Pollock was retained by the Chinese

Government and, as it was a matter of life or death to his client, he must take every possible objection.

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His Worship reserved his decision on the Foints raised, and the case was remanded.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I am using your own words.

will"

Hon. Mr. SuEWAN-I said "who might " HIS EXCELLENCY-You said “who might and

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Unless they are incompetent your remarks are not to the point. Hou, Mr. SHEWAN-I was looking to the fature.

The COLONIAL SECRETART-Ho aleo, Sir, ucensed the Council of passing legislation---

Hon. Mr. SHEWAN- I certainly rise to order, Did I accuss and object to the word "accase." anybody?

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uke Watever to it. I move Bro of that counell resolve inself into a committee of the whole council to take the clauses of the Bill into consideratium.

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The COLON.AL SECRETARY Secondled the SPECIAL SALE

motion, which was agreed tu.

Hou. Mr. SHEWAN-1B that $50 in cash, Sir, or in property

His EXUELLENCY-$50 in cash. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Thy clause means money. He must be possessed of $50.

Hon. Mr. SHEWAS-Ho might have £50. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--The dollar in the currency here, but a man might have. Kifty doubloons or fifty napoleons.

Hon. Mr. HEWAN-And you wouldn't let him hand, would you?

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Oh, yes. Hun. Mr. STEWART-A man coming from foreign place might not be able to get tifty Hongkong dollars.

Hon. Mr. DICKSON-I would point out chat this clause tixes no limit of time for the liability attaching to masters of steamers. A un might spend $50 in a month and become angraat after that.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I don't think the Hon. Member quite appreciates the mean ing of the clause as it stands now. If man becomes a vagrant two days aft r lands, so long as he had at the time of landing the shipping master cannot ba held liable.

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Mr. DICKSON moved as an amendment that clause be altered to read within two months.

Hon. Mr. SHEWAN seconded the motion. A ship cannot be expected to keep her accounts apenfor more than two or three mouths, and if fo wils there is no opportunity of obtaining

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Government in HIS EXCELLENCY-T16 prepared to admit the words "within two mouths of landing."

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had in the Colony in Tone, Pries, and Appearance in First-class German Makes tested 30 years by us.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-If loft as it is METZLER framed, it would to much better for shipowners.

PLEYEL If a mugistrate were satisfied that a man bat means when he came to the Colony he would COLLARD dismiss the application.

The COLONIAL SECRETART seconded. Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-I am sorry I cannot agree The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Sir, it is to he with the Hon. Attorney General's remark that regretted. I think, that the Hon. Momber who the objects and reasons were perfectly plain. opposed the Bill should have poured out his nitials of wrath without frst asking the mean- The Bill before us purports to be a bill to facil. itate the transfer of land in the New Territory.ing of the subsection which is so obnoxious to but is also a bill to give the Governor power, bím, but it is possible, Sir, that it may have without any restrictions, to grant exemption to been a pleasure to bim to find a peg on which THE COLLISION AT WOOSUNG. Crown Lessees on any terms be shot! think it to hang the uccusations of incompetency and In other words we are suppt sed to be passing unscrupulousness against the offers who are Further particulars of the collision of the an Ordinance bat aro leaving it all to the discro-going to administer the Bill,

Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-Sir, I rise to order. Pinguey and Horia Valerie, absent which wa{tion of the Governor. In the objects and reasona

for this Bill it is stated that some owners will Have 1 made any charge of incompetenvy had two telegrams, are contained in the follow-prefer to hold under the usual law of the Colony or accused anyhedy of being incompetent or ing excerpt:-The Chinc Mutual steamer Undoubtedly they will but why should this unscrupulous?" Pingency, Captain Worrall, arrived at Woosung not be exactly provided for instead of being We seem en May 25th from Hongkong and anchored left entirely to the Governor?

to be making one law for the rich and there for the night. At 5 am. next day while suother for the poor, and the Governor's she was bound up river, and when abreast of the discretion at give rise to heartburnings and signal station at Woosing, the Austrian jealousies. The objects and reasons road to ze

It says

As some owners in Lloyd's steamer Maria Valerie, Captain Bor- very curiously.

the New Teritorios will probably prefer to bervich, was met coming down river bound to hold under the usual law of the Colony." Who Trieste. Before it could be sorted the two are the owners who are as good as to prefer vessels collided with a tremendous crash. The the usual law of the Colony, and who are those Maria Valerie was badly damaged in the fore others for whom it is not good enough? The Ma Fat Ting declared--I sm the managing part of the vessel, having a large bols. functions of us unofficial members are, I know, of no avail against the, Government's fixed majority of officials who, I believe, are bound to partner of the Lai Hing firm. The partuera on the port side which extended below the are Quong Ho Ou, Wong Yu Tong, Mo Fat. water line. She commenced to leak, and was vole with the Government and are not allowed Ting (wilness), Shung Lai Kong. Mo Pona once run ushers at the Signal Station, consciences of their own, but to make us pass anch a vague Ordinance as this in reducing us to absolute nonentities. The Government Tong and Chan Ming Ke. Some are not here, Wher the collision occurred both anchors were in Hongkong; Mo Pau Tong alias Lan Wai hanging over the bows of the Austrian vessel, cannot pride itself on its dealings with land in and one of them was lost when the two vessels the New Territory, for it has already made a came together. The Pings reg was but slightly painful exhibition of its own incaparity and greed by bringing in a hill to reverse the verdict damaged and went right up to Shanghai,

fite own Land Court, and actually made the Bill retroactise to deptivo a poor Chinaman of land which the Government's own Land Court had cant granted him after a carofat hearing. If that a fair specimes of our boastal British jus- tice, then

justice raust be a very poor such cases." It not proposed that the Foreign Affairs (Waiwan, and that the Inter BRINSMEAD...... thing, indeed. It was just another. case of peus nt proprietors in the New Territory had replied that upon the apprach of the KIRKMAN Nabath's Vineyard, only that Ahah was not should es a body be exempted from the operexpiration of the Chinese Exchison Theaty, suck a hypocrite as to try to justify him- tions of this Bilf, but certain proprietors Minister Liang Cheng at Washington bad heen PLEYEL self by making, & now law to cover his acquired land recently in the New Territory instructed to delete all clauses of the formes COLLARD GRAND300 wisdeeds. Now we are asked to pass a measure and in such cases, when these proprietors desire. Treaty which had borne bard upon Chinese which, if in the bands of incompetent or unscrap they can come audes the existing law of the entering the U.S.A. and ulso to at such LUNAV

There is not the slightest doubt as it was thought would be more just

Having done that the Governor-in-Council will take their the treatment of Chinese.

so Minister Liang Cheng was instracted to applications into consideration.

the approach the U. S. State Department subject. Apropos, Minister Liang Cheng had PIANOLA ROLLS 25% discount. since reported that the U. B. Government had refused, so far, to discuss the subject, while, on the of her band, it had been linted to him that the U. S. Government had in mind the investi-

Chune in.

Mr. Gedge said he represented Mr. Lan Wai Chune, who denied partnership.

Tho Official Receiver said that witness had bw away from the Colony, and had not filed his statement. He asked that the examination be adjourned for u week during which time tho

debtor be required to file big statement.

To this the Court assentol.

Mr. Gedge said that his eliant Mr. Lau Wai Chune denied partnership and asked leave to question witnes

This was permitted, and in answer to Mr. Gedge witness mid that there was no proof that Mr. Lan Wai Chune was a partuse except by -witness's statement. No one knows about it

and there was nothing in writing.

Mr. Goldring and Mr. Beavis, soting on behalf of creditors, objected to these questions. The case was An issuo is to be tried. adjourned.

Workmen were sent down to Wousung from the dock to wake some temporary repairs to the vasset and she was afterwards tafely dockel at Shanghai. At present it is mat known whad was the cause of the collision.

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The amendment was agreed to, and council on resuming, adjourned until Thursday, 8th instaut,

THE CHINESE PROTEST AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMERICAN EXCLUSION TREATY.

HIS EXCELLENCY -So nearly that I cannot appreciate any difference.

Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-Very nearly but I did not accuse.

COLONIAL SECRETARY-The Hon. Member refered to recent legislation on land as inequitable antl unjust That, sir, I say is not the case. The legis ation gave power to appeal to the highest court in the Colony, and if the Government was successful on that appeal it receivel a telegram from the Ministry of Com KRAUSS only argues solid reason for taking that measure. merce (Shanghai) informing it that the decision OWN MAKE it will, perlups, consols the Hon. Member if I to boycott American goods, ste, asrived at by. Shanghai, has been handed to the Ministry of explain to him that words on such terms the various bodies of mercha ts gentry in HOPKINSON... as they shall think fit" really mean

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The following Chinese Imperial Decree of May 25th, translated for the Y.C. Daily News, betrays by implication the sorry state of things in oficial Chira:--

alous officials, would only make confusion worse Colony. A decrco, in reply to a memorial of the confounded and leave the door open for grave Shangpu, Ministry of Commerce, stating that abuses. I think the Building Ordinance had such important Western commercial enterprises some such cluase, and what has been the rasult On the motion for the second reading of the as railways, mining, agriculture, and handicrafts If over a Bill has been more honoured in the Bill being put, Hon. Mr. Shown was the only are being locked upon with indifference by many breach than in the cbservance it is that Bill dissentient, and the Bill was read a second Viceroys and Governors in the provinces, su Wo were cold ad nauseam that housse must not time. that crafty and evil-minded merchants and be higher than ens and a half times the width

of the street, but look at the size of the houses The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second trailers are encouraged to defy the rules ra- gulating these Western-commercial enterprises that have since been built, and the amusing part reading of a Bill, entitled, An Ordinance gaticz in detail of all Chinese in the United issued by the Shangpu, to the detriment of of it is that the very sanitary expert for whom to onsend the Sugar Convention Ordinance States, honest merchants. Then, again, decrees have the Government spreially made a place on the of 1904." He said Hou. Members will provinces, etc. The Waiwupu farther stated the CLIMATE. been repeatedly issued commanding the high Council that he might drive it through with the remember that last year an erder was that the day before a telegrath had been sent to provincial authorities to protest all Chinese weight of his authority, now sits as Head of the made giving effect to the convention Minister Liang Cheng informing bim what BAIN DAMAGE,

who have returned to their homes from Sanitary Board, and merrily grauts dispenstions which most of the powers of the world are steps of retaliation had been decided upon by stay abroad and to give strict injunctions to all and sundry to break its provisions. parties to relating to sugar. In respect of Chinese merchants in the South. That Minister Paris of the City were flooded yesterday to subordinats officials to prevent evil-minded Hon. Mr. MAY-I rise to a point of order. such as is bounty fed an Ordinance was passed had also been instructed to nes every argument

members of the gentry. morning by the deluge of rain, the drains in the and dishonest

Hon. Mr.SHEWAN-I am trying to point out by this council, but in the course of working of with the U: B. Government in order to obtain low lying areas being unable to cope with the rowdies, and desperadoox from oppressing what happens when that right is given to the that Ordinance it hecame eventually necessary more just forms in the new Treaty which is to

and extorting from the returned emigrants. rush of water. The water at Arsenal Street, for Their Majesties now mice again desire to im authority. Now the very man who made the this Bill is to effect amendments. These objects

Governor or the Sanitary Heard or some sach to amend it in some slight way. The object of bo sigue.»U. Daily News, instance, was quite four feet doep and Major-press upon the officials in the provinces the law now site and recommands the Governmut will be carried out by special conditions which General Villiers-Hatton was conveyed in a best necessity and importance of giving full protecto bring a fresh ordinance to break it. Tant will be

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On the Jsi at 12.3) p.m. The aromalric tion to all returned emigrants, and again call may tappen here. I will not continue

The CCLONIAL SECRETART seconded the 3.00 to the stairs leading up to Head Quarters. A

changes on the 8. and BE. coast of Chins are retaining wall at Mr. M. J. D. Steavens upon the Viceroys and Governors of provinces think I am ont of order. Such bills are a motion, which was carried.

On the motion of the ATTORNEY GENERAL, | unimportant. to keep vigilant watch over the conduct of their travesty of legislation to be brought bore, and hoass on the hill-side collapsed bat, considering ambordinates in this and all other matters, and made to pass sugh lacs by a majority which is seconded by the COLONIAL SECRETARY, Council Gradients are apparently slight for S.E. that it was of red brick instead of the usual to denounce in the strongest terms all officials compelled to vote with the Govert ment and resolved itself into committee to consider the winds over those areas.

ForecastS.E. and variable winde, moderate; rubble, this was not to be wondered at. Portions who have been found derelict in their duties in

knows not nor cares anything about them. I Bill clause by clause. this matter so that they may be adequately oppose the Bill because instead of stating clearly

No amendments were made and on council thundershowers. of Prays East looked more like a canal than punished, and more respect paid to those ou what terms the Government. propose to again resuming, the Bill was read a second, time anything else.

engaged in commerce and trade.

exempt Crown Lessees from its provisions it and passed.

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WEATHER REPORT.

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