1906-02-23 — Page 3

HONGKÒNG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of this Council was hold at the Council Chamber on February Mod.

PRENENT:

His Exen es Major-General VILLERS HATION, CB. (Gendrat Lifeer Consanding Thus Troups).

Hoz. 32. T. Sacoste Smeru, Colonial Secretary).

"Gonoraby,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23ud, 1906.

This was introduced by the Attorney General on the second reading of the bill, and the bill was ultimately passat neminé contradicente. I was afterwards informed by the senior anoflicia! member of the Council that the non-officiat HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Mazomers bed, uat understood the conducat Bud were apposed to it. I need not say S MATTHEW NATHAN, KALMG.

that the ine.bers of the Government did not wish them to vote in favour of a bill which they did not understand, and in consequence propore that the Ordinance should now be amended so as to restrict its seepo to what as I of the bill. said was the main purposa The con bill before you is for an amend- of the Magistrates' Ordinance. Mr. mont Comporta, who was acting as polico auagistrat some time, made ons a list bufore he wont boo of suggestions with regard to the, jarisliction, and power of magistrato Alegntagu wan Inken laat ssion of tho amendment to the Women and Girls' Protectión Ordinanca ta adopt one of the suggestions. The other forwar are suggestions which

the delsila Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Councilsį, ambodied in the present bill,

of which will be explained by tho Attorney The minster of the propious racoting were General whom the bill in Tel a read and contrived.

gistrar

Hon. Sir í 5. Brakezes, K.C. (Attorney Hon Mr. A. M. Thoms (Colonial Trau

! W. BREWIN A Hon. Mr. (oueral),

Hon. Captain L. A. W. BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N. (Harbour Musferj.

Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM (Director: of Public Workuj.

Hon. Mr. 17. E. Pontoer, K.C. Hon. Dr. Ho KA1, M.D., C.M. C.MG. Hon. Mr. GERAHOM STEWART.

Hon. Mr. WE YOK.

Hon. Mr. C. W. Dresses.

MINUTA,

HIS EXCELLENOY'S ADDRESS. Bofors business commenced, His Excut.. LNCY, in an address to the Council, sil:- Goatlomon, the need for the meating of the Council to-day is no to the requirements of Ordinanca No. 6 of 1847 and that the Jury T.lst for the year, which comes into ferue on March lat, should previously bo nousidared by the Council. It is also neevsary to-day to continue the Summoning of Chinese Ordinance of 1899,

-pul be

second

The Hon. Mr. GERSHON STEWaur—I beg to ask the question standing in my name.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The answer to the question put by the hon, member in "Yes." (Applause.)

The Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK-I beg to auk the questions standing in my nome,

ANSWERS TO HON. MR. H. E. POLLOCK'S QUESTIONS.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY acid---In reply to question No. 1, no steps are being inken to educate the Chiness tenants of houses, bat instruction in Hygiene has been introduced into the curriculum of most Government and Grant-ia-Aid Schools in the Colony, with the results in the first year that are set forth in the paper laid on the table this afternoon,

In reply to question No. 3-Since the 12th of July, 1904, when a similar qustion was asted by the Honourable the member for the Ciamber of Commeros on behalf of the Honour- ate the member for the Justices of the Peace, Mr. Wodehouse, Assistant Superintendent of Police, whilst on leave in 1905 has made inquiries in tendon as to the system of fire alarmas in uss

MAGISTRATHE" ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. Tho ATTORNEY GENERAL mored that an Ordinance further to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1800, bu read a first time.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY esconded, and the motion was agreed to.

ESTABLISHMENT OF LUNATIC ASYLUMO, The ATTORNEY GUNERAL. mored the first ronding of the Ordinance to provide for the minblishment of Imautic Asylus.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY soronded, and the motion was agreed to.

JURISDICTION OF SOYREME. COURT. The ATTORNEY GENERAL mored that the Ordinance relating to the Jurisdiction of Supreme Court be read a first tims,

The COLONIAL SECRETARY secondes, and the motion was agreed to. adjourned.

KODAKS AT HOME PRICE.

No. 3 FOLDING POCKET KODAK (E3-12-61.) $28.00

11

4 CARTRIDGE

(45-15-0.) $60.00

LONG. HING & CO..

No. 17, QUEEN'S, ROAD.

JUST LAND D

?

The Conncil then GUICHARD POTHERET & FILS.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A mesting of the Finance Committen -wil then held the Colonial Secretary presiding,

The following votes wers approved :--

THE HOTAL VISIT. The Governor recommisaded the Council to vote a sum of 88,000 to most the expenses time. With regard to the Laustie. Asylums Bill, the Government has been adgjord (hul

incurred by the Treasurer of the Reception Metropolitaa Fire Brigade, and reportal Committee and for illuminating the publi while there is authority at curomen low for the

Win the arziom was not considered to bandings in consactios with the visit to this detention of lunatics, it will be arfer to take statutory provision for moh detention. This entirely entisfactory. Reference was then made Colony of H.R.H. Prines Actuur of Con- bill is intandad to make that provision. The to Singapore to learn how the "Gamewel naught,

écessity for the Lupation' Ordinance Rill arison System" reported to bo ir operation there was from the fact that the powers of the Suprema Court in relation to the persons and estates of working. The reply, after sume delay was that It 1s proposed, to instruct there was no fire alarm system of any kind în Singapore.

unties have hitherto been conferred by the Imperial Eunotments Exteusion Ordinance of

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

9

(35

SPARKLING RED BURGUNDY,

PER CASE 12 BOTTLES

17

24 BOTTLLS

SOLE AGENTS:

$32.00

$34.00

H.

PRICE & CO.,

WINE MERCHANTS,

The report for proantation to the ahara.

on March 8th is as follows:-

The Governor recommended the Conveil to vote a sum of six hundred and sighty-ons dollars · CHIN FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD and sixty cents (8691.60) in aid of the vot Miscellaneous Services, Telegraph Service- which expires on the 30th March. This Ordin. 1856, which extended the Lunacy Regulatious Mr. E. R Hallifes. Assistont Superin Contribution in connection with Signalling holders at the thirty-seventh ordinary mesting

tendent of Police, who is going on leave this Vessels aul Messages to Obervatory. T'ho Lannoy

make full inquiries into the spring to system in vogus in Great Britain and Iccloud but ratil his report is receivul no estimate of thote a sum of Bre thousand two hundred and enst can be framed. The answers to the other fifty dollars ($5,250) in aid of the tute, Pablie questions will be given by the Hon. Director of Works Fatraordinary, Rifle Range at the Peak. Public Works.

ance eunbles the Registry-General to summon Chinese from tho Now Territories for the purpose of any inquiry into matters scorning the inhabitants of thess territorities. It is not often used, but it is desirable to have is power of summoning, and the Registrar-Govern has requested that it should be continued for at any rato another two years. Advantage is taken of the wooling to-day task the Council to vete the auma auteral in the Piumee Minutes Nos. 1 to 5 that are before you. The first of those is a

Act of 1953 to this Colony.

Aut of 18 has iuce boon Regulation

That snperseded by the Lannoy Act of 1990. supersession dock nut involve pan facto the maparsussion of the oarlier by the later Ordinanes, and the Chief Justice hus advised that a an Aet ahruld now take the place of the former Acts in the legislature of the Colony.

JINANCIAL MINUTES.

The HON. COLONIAL SECRETARY- Sir, I have the honour to lay m the table Finnuce vote for the sum of 28,0° to mest the expand-Miantes Nos. 1 to 5, and beg to move that they turo in connection with the visit of His Royal referred to the Finance Committes. Highness Prince Arthur of Connaught. I authorised this expoadituro being incurad with the fall confidence that the vote would be

passed by the Council. (Hear, her) The serond Financial Minuta deal with the pay ment for sorviews rendered last year by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Compray. After the prosent your and in future years thia payment will be considerably redond by direct camisa- the establishment of tion between the Harbour Ofhios and the rarions signalling stations from which the Prevision for approach of ships än siqualled, this direct communication has, as you will remember, been made in the estimate for the year. Finaco Miante No. 3 is on account of the new riffo range which it is puposed to establish on the Park, mainly for the use of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Associa tion. This is in pursuance of the general policy of the Government, a policy which, I am glad to my, bas recaivul the support of the public, to extend as much is possible the practice of rifle shooting in the Colony Finubes Minnie No 4 consists of Iwo parts, of which the first, $65,201, is a revute of sums voted last year for extraordinary public works which were Lot completed dering the year. Such srovote is necessary for this year if it were not possible to spend the exact amount sanctioned. Last year the rarots amounted to

The HON. COLONIAL TREASURER seconded,

the motion was agreed to,

PAPERY

RIFLE RANGE AT TRE PEAH. The Governor recommended the Council to

L

PUBLIC WOLER EXTRAORDINARY. The Governor recoramended the Conneil to. The HoN. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKя.

am of sixty-fire thousand two replying to question No. 2, said The hundred and one dollars and fourteen.cont question is anderstood to refer to a trench (865,201.14) the vote-Public Works Extra- Bacteriological Instilate ... $2,844.94 Government Civil Hospital-Extra- recently opened from Middle Road northwardinary, for the following items:

sion of Staff Quarters Cuti: der Depot, Green Islans? Harbour loo

for a distance of ahoat 170 yards. It is for the purpose of raising a water main consequat upon the level of the road having been raised. It was not possible to carry out this work The HON. COLONIAL SECRETARY laid of the simultaneously with the construction of starxa table the report on the Widows' and Orphans

water drains and sewort recently undertakvo Poon Fund for this year 1995, and the repertThe opening was begur on the Februnzy 8th on the teaching of Hygiene in the schools of

sad it is antici, ated that the work will to Hongkong.

completed and the road restored to its proper

SUMMONING OF CHINESE ORDINANCE.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I rico to move state by the 3rd March, the following resolution -

Whereas by section 5 of The Summoning of Chinsas Ordinance, 1899" (No. 12 of 1899), it was on acted that the said Ordinanzo should only continue in operation for the period of two years from the coming into operation of the said Ordiuauce and for such farther perind or periods as might, from lines to time be dotor. of the Legislative mined by Resolution

operation has Council, and whereas such boan continued by Ros olation of this Council until the 30th day of March, 1906, inclusivo: it is hereby resolved by this. Council that "The Summoning of Chiness Ordinance, 1899," shall be further continued in operation for the further period of two years from the 31st day of March, 1900. inclusive.

after the explanation which your Fizcolloney

Tytam Tak Scheme-First Section.-The dam, which will be about 90 feet in height above ground level, has been constructed for folly half its height. The new road is far advanood about 3/4 mile of main has been laid and oroction of the pumping engines is about to be begun It is anticipated that the whole of the works will be completed by the end of this year and that the dare will be completed in time to enable the reservoir to be filled during the coming Szboto-Secoud Tytam Tuk wet person. Section Surveys in connection with the preparation of working drawings are pro- cooding. Kowloon Water Works-Gravitation Sohem--The dam, which will be'about 100 foot in height above ground level, has been con trusted for half its height. The main from las

has tendered to the Council of the necessity for storage reservoir to the service reservior is

will shortly this resolution continuing this Ordinsnes, nearly completed and

I need not occupy the tio of the Conucil with utilized for conveying the

be

$71,836, while this year, as I have stated, it in any remarks. I will eatinfy myself by moving govaral perennial streams, the materially

the reaclution 1 have read to the Conseil.

water from

The HON COLONIAL Senukrany seconded, and the motion was carried.

The filter It beds and catobwater are in oregress,

QUESTIONS.

inoressing the present supply.

is anticipated that the whole of the works will Notice of the following questions had been be completed by the middle of next year hat will be so far advanced as to afford a sufficient givou :-

Post Office, Shanghai...

ohael, Vaumati

Tri Po, Quarters for Officers Volunteer Headqoctors(Contribution) Miscellaneous Drainage Works Korleon Roads --- Green Island Light Improvement.

Railway-Survey Kowloos Canton

and Freliminary work

Bacteriological Institute Green Island Light Improvement... suspowder Depot, Green Island Compensation to Lersees of Quarries

D. 16 and D. 17, Lyoman

The Dizesters have now the pleasure to sub- mit their Gaxual report and statement of the Company's accounts wads up to December 31st last.

1994--The balance i

predit of working

accotat as per last

report was.. ...8260,374,35 Add premia since

received

46,630.41

Deductolaias paid...8151,220.61

3,000.00

Dduct rotur pro-

mia, ko, ko

14,389.56 6,926.53

15,000.00

1,88239 5,086.00

24,385.86

$307,054.76

175,608.47

Balance of proft......8131,448.29 It is proposed to. apportion this sum as 24.56 326.85 follows.--- 5,600.00 88.12

$120,000 to shareholders as dividend for the year, at the rate of $6 per share, and the balance 10,532.68 of 811,449.39 to credit of extra reserve fund, which will then stand at $229,499.02. 866,20141 1,920,00 370,00

1,

2,000,00 86,020.0

The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I should like to ask a for questions. The first is, When is the Gunpowder. Depot at Green Island to completed!

The HOD. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-It is completed now, and occupied,

The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-What about tho Harbour Office?

The Hou. DIRECTOR of PUBLIC WORKS- The Harbour Office will be falshed in a few mouths.

JUDICIAL AND LEJAL..

The Governor recommended the Council to

19.3. The balance at credit of working se count as the loss of this year was $344,008,98, which is a sati-inatory increase compared with the previous report.

DIRECTORS.

Hon. Mr. R. Bhowan and Mr. N. A. Biebs retire by rotation, und, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

AUDITORS. Mewers. W. Hulton Potts and A. R. LowA

have audited the annexed accounts and offer themselves for re-election.

A. G. WOOD, Chairman.

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1st January by 31st December, 1905. Dr. To charges account -----

lent, salarina, legal and ar

veyors foes, taxes, starips,

41,388.8G stationery, 20.......... Tetora' and clitors' fees 7,300,00

To come leion saecurit :--

Agents' anomisiona

To czekargo account ---

Difference in exchange....

To lhes Account, 15.--

Claims after deduction of re-insurancea To amount written off :-- Furniture acOGUN!..................... To balanc

Q.

48.788.86 41,773.13

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING

CAPTURED.

$36

Among our insular industries, there is none that occupies a more important position than the shipbuilding. Therefore, even the most thorough-going Cobdenite must experience grave misgiving ou receiving proof after proof

ม That this great English industry is in course transfer to the foreigner, and that, ten, ab scoolerated spoed. In order to escape the prohibitory Italina tariff on imported tonnage, Mears. Thornycruft have decided to transier to Genon and Naples the order they lately rocsivod from the Roman Government for fifteen torpe- de bonts. It is further arinounced that for the future all motor boats and motor vehicles ordered from the same quarter will be exconted by Italiau labour, instead of at Chiswick as heretofore. The firm will restrict its part to. preparing designs, and after these are put into shape they will be dispatched to British ship- builders who have planted yards on the Italia littoral. The whole system, it will be observed, Fast on the thecry of Coblenism. Messrs. Thornycroft produce their goods in a cheap labour country and soli their goods in an artil cially protected market at uinch more remunera tive profits than would neerus if they had to pay getting away from the fact that the British artisan, despite his superior skill, is being oustod by the foreign craftsman. Unhappily, akipbuilding is not the only English industry thus injured by the hostile foreign tariffe. It is reported that Mesars. Vickors and Maxim have just transferred to an Italian Bem at... Terni for extention an order for guas they lately received from the peoiasta Government. Yot, in presence oven of those portents, no- callad Freo Tradora continue to pretend that there is no occasion resort to retaliation für the protection of British Industry-Glabe.

FANNING CHINESE PREJUDICE,

the

import duties. All the same, there is no

A private letter from a missionary near Nanking shows the kind of stories that are circulated among the igaonut China. The allusion is doubtless to the fumigation of arriv ing immigrants, but in its distorted form tho story is well aloniated to arouse antipathy to American methods. The leiter soy:--

"At Chino Ling, a market town, Mr. Garrot found an official proclamation at the recruiting station telling the people that the Americati are petting men and worden nakal through 2,972.48 anlplus fumigation till they are half roasted to doath, also saying that two months had been 68,218,2given to the Ataericane to repent, but in vain. The people were called on to boycott American 344,038.38 goods.

I noticed grout piles of cases of Standard 5505,031.60 oil for sale at Fu Keu, as if Lawson and the boycott did not exist. One dealer in Nanking .said he did not dare to keep more than a few oans at a time so if they came around to give bim trouble he could say it was suzca old stock left over

100.00

vetu a sun of three thonssad and forty dollars (83,010) in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Departments for the following items;---- Magistracy, New Territoris, Other Charges, Furnishing of the New Tai Po Quarters

... $1,320 Land Registry Offles, New Territories, Other Charges. Furnishing of the New Tai Po Quarters

1,520

...$3,040

By premium account -

Premiums after dadnetinn of ro-insur The Governor recommended the Council to

By interest account:

Ammins at redit, including interest.

due on deposits and investments, &c. 184,030.09

-

Total ... MEDICAL DEPARTY ENT.

supply for present requirements by next dryote a sum of sixty dollars (880) in uid of the vole, Medical Department-Other Charges, B. -Hospitals and Aerlums, New Territory, Rent seneOD,

of Temporary Dispensary at Tai Fo

305.201. There is a further vole in the sa Finance Minute of 86,020 to cover some-addi- tional amonats hitherto provided for the Bac fari ogical Institute, the Gunpowder Dopot at Green Island, and the improvement of the Groan Island Light, all of which now services have

By Heu. Mr. GERSHON STEWART-Will Hear completed. By this small additional vote no excess is involved on the approved total the Government take into consideration the estimates. A further amount of $1000 is for advisability of approaching the Proprietors of compensation to the owners of certain lauds at the City Hall" with a view to acquiring the "Building" in orlar that it may be altered to Lyamun, compensation necessitated by the.

mast the aesessity of the growing community To reply to question No. 6-By arrangement oxchango et lands with the War Department.

By Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK-Will the with the owners of the Peak Hotel, a portion The fifth Finanes Mianto is for a sum

sover the cost of furnishing the Government state what stops are being taken of the road referred to, where it affects their $3,040 to officers quarters erected at Taipo. Those to alucats the Chineso tenants of houses in the property, is to be made new. -quarters are occupied by junior oflcers who principles of us nitation and ventilation which arrangement has been fulfilled, the Government | could ill afford the expease of furnishing the

of

house themselves, and it is proposed to charge them five per cent. on the vale of the furniture which will be made available fo them. The last Finance Minuts is for the small sum of $89 for the reat of the house

In reply to question No. It is anticipated that both buildings will be complated by the end of 1909.

When this

With regard to question No. 7, the question of improvod communications in the locality referred to is at present receiving the attention of Government and the suggestion of the Hon. member will be considered.

applicable to the houses in which they live For what purpose was Robinson Road, Kow. look, oponal up and on what date? When is it antisipated that the work will be completed and the road restored to its proper stats ?

Will the Government state what steps they in Toipo village where the government have taken, and what further steps they intend dispenzor resided.

In reply to question No. 8, I have to state It had been suggested to take and when, in connection with the that this should be provided for in the buildings installation of a system of fire-alarms? Will which it is proposed to erect for the magistrate the Government also state what is the estimated that the cost is roughly estimated at from $25,000 to $30,000. As there is no prospect of of Taipo, but it was ultimately decided to con- cast of such installation? tinue the house in the village arbeing more Will the Goverment stats what programs funda boing available in the near future to accessible to the Chinese villagers who sought lins been made with the works for the extension carry out this work, which is not of great the services of the dispenser. In addition of water storage at Tyta m sad at Tytan Tuk public importance, it is not considered ulvisable and the other and at Kowloon Will the Government alasat present to incur the expanse of making the financial boviness

detailed surveys proliminary to forming a referred state when these respective works are likely to

first be completed?

-estimate.

to this

I Lave which Eusiness four bills are down to be read a time. They will not be proceeded with until the legislative programme for the your is ready. As they have been drafted, I thought it advis able to have them introiluces so as to giva

When is it paticipated that (a) the Now Post Office, (b) the New Law Courts, will be completed?

Is it the jutention of the Government to make

JURY LIST.

When the Conncil resumed the jury list for 1906 was considerai in comera.

This was all the business.

Cc.

By transfer for account:-

Amount at erilit

5

...... 271,162.48

139.74

2595,231,69

BALANCE SHEET 3let, Docenter 1905. LIANILITIES.

B

Capital account...... Reserva fund?

Extra reserva fund Investment fuchation socount... Accounts payable

405,900,00 1,090,000,00 329,498,02 2,616.75

Dividend for 1395 Louses outstanding and maUH

urios Werking account, 186-

Balance at credit

$ 0. 120,000,00

21,086.48

141,080.48

"HUSTLE" IN THE BAST. After an interval of twenty years, the editor

Aa twelve-month-oliday in England. will complete the road. The estimated cost of of the Straits Times bus left Singapore for a

ati..ded "end-off" dianer

by all the doing this in $9,300.

some interesting com Singapore pressmer, submitted the toast of the local press. He said ments were made. The Rer. N. J. Couvreur be u difficult it always appeared to him to matter to fill a newspaper without offending coise oily. Every reader was a critic, but le would not say he was always a good oop; and | Cast at bankers....... it was frequently observed that the greater the Fixed deposits at kanke --- his criticism. He then referred in satisfactory ignorance of the reader, the more severe was terms to the harmony that existed among the pressmen in Singapore, and congratulated them power to enlighten the community of matters, upon the fact that they did all that lay in their topical or otherwise, that came before the public generally. The local press had been genuine in all its criticism and he had never known of any cake, at any rate within recent years, where the editors had been censored or pulled over the cool for having over-steppend the bonadary of fairplay. He was proud of that fact, because it showed that to local press was wholesome and pure (applause!

The HON. MY. POLLOCK-With reference to the answer of the Hon. Director of Public Works to the last question, might I ask

to Victoria, Gup?

The Hox. DIRECTOR of PUBLIC WORKS

honourable mombore as auch time as possible in a road from the top Tram Station to Plantation whather this estimate includes taking the road thanked the Kev, N. 3. Couvreur for bis kind which to study than. The first of these bills is Road? If so, when? What in the estimated the Sawmary Offoncea Further Amandment cost of such road?

Will the Government procure and lay before Ordinance of 1906, the object of which is to con-

the Council an estimate of the cost of prolong fine the Summary Ofences Amendment Ordin uce, which was passed last year, to the main paring Kennedy Road in a south-easterly direction poses of that ordinance to stop ho solicitation from the point of its junction with the Wauchai by prostitutes in the streets Ton, members Gap Road so that it may lead down to the

Race Course at the back of the Mahemmedan

Assuring the hon. member refers to only one of these alternatives being adopted the estimates will not be affected by the change,

SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE

The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved that the Summary Offences (Amendment) Ordinance, 1905, be read a first time.

may recollect that on the second reading of the Cemetery? Ordinance of last year an amendment was Will the Government procare and lay upon introduced which extended its soops by the table an estimate of the cost of continuing making police regulations which applied to Harlach Road round the north side of Victori publle atreste applicable also to private atrests. Peak(a) back to Victoria Gap, (b) to Barker, the motion was agreed to.

Road

A Chinese scholar suggested to me that the boycott was mainly a blind. The real aim was to combine the people in an anti-dynastic effort."

Cablenews,

THE ROBINSON

PIANO CO.. LD.

THE

APOLLO

344,008.98 PIANO PLAYER

$2,£17,290.84

$

28,352.08

C.

Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation. 197,635.53 Chartered Bank of India,

Australia and China Hercantile Bank of India,

Limited International Banking Cor

poration ....

Investments

Chinese Imperial

90,000,00

20,000.00

25,000,00

772.435.58

Govern-

76,058.53 mong E. Londe.... Hongkong Club debentares 97,100.00 Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited,

debentures.

50,000,00 Shanghai Land Investment Co., Limitet, debentures. Shanghai Waterworks Co., Linitel, debentures... Shares in public companies... 132,899.00

Lesus on martyagy:--

Hongkong

Office furniture, &c.. Accounts receivable-

49.877.40

8,472-22

354,403.15

IS A

MUSICAL TRIUMPH.

You should hear it.

RECITALS DAILY.

NEW

MODEL PIANOS

BY THE MOST NOTED EUROPEAN MAKERS.

"OWN MAKE"

IN SOLID TEAK.

EMRODYING THE

MINIMUM OF COST

WITH THE

1,373,300.00 MAXIMUM OF EXCELLENCE

043.10

In replying to the toast, Mr. Horbert Los observations, and for the tribute he had paid to the local press. He pointed out that there was Ing- a vast difference in the character of the presseries it Ho of Singapore and that of England. In. and there was a tendency to hustle; here more conservatism, was shown. But it must be anderstood that in the East circumstances. existed which militated against the emocessin working of a big enterprise. They were all aware of the nature of these circumstances, and to him it seemed sometimes remarkable that

To make people believe anything, it is only the publio of Bingapore got any newspapers at necessary to pound it into their ears often all. Personally, he disfavoured any method of

Premin due from agencies, interont do": ou deposite and investments, &c.......

94.255.37

$375 AND UPWARDS.

52,117,290.23 VICTOR TALKING

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, stahustling in newspaper life-a newspaper with enough, or let it flare before thoir dull eyes with bustling management was apt to be unreliable persavering magnanimity. The trick is bound

in many ways.

to succeed-in time. To be constantly assured of a thing is to end in believing it.

MACHINES,

WITH TAPERING ARMS.

LATEST OPERAS & SONGS.

Hongkong, Jst January, 1905,

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