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HONGKONG JOTTINGS.

I am afraid those who witîleased the market race at the Gymkhana on Saturday would not form a very high opinion of the housewifely accomplishments of the ladies who assisted. Most of them were apparently weak in arith melie, and, though it be ungallant to say so,

HONGKONG SUPREME COURT.

ANNUAL RECORDS.

The report of Mr. A. Sath, Registrar of Hongkong Supreme Court, shows that the Bumber of actions institated in the

In

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 10тĦ, 1906,

FOGS ON CHINA COAST.

The Government of Hongkong have received a special report from Mr. G. Figg, dealing with the phenomena of fog distribution, We make the following extracts -

observations are usually recorded

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tiou, the number of actions indinted was obtain a mean sunnalt if we compare Cho- of Labour. The sanitary condition of the

prisoners admitted to prison with provious | convictions recorded against them was 8.50, a3 compared with 12.28 for the year 1904. Thore were 1,020 punishments awarded for broaches of prison disciplins, being an avemga of 1.47 par prisoner, against 798 in the pracesding The occurrence of fog on the China coast has year, and seven prisoners were sentenced buon investigated from observations made at to be whipped with the birch by the Assistant the treaty ports and lighthouse stations along Superintendent and ons with the ent-oʻ the cost during the five years 1901 to 1905 pine-tails by order of the they signally failed in making out the Original Jurisdiction of the Court during the ingleiva. The ports record much loss fog thaa The Home system of registering prisoners on offiser year 19-5 wze 427, and there were 275 pending the lighthonso stations in their respectivo

onjunction with a Justice of the Pence required bill-correctly. Had the calcula

at the commencement of that year.

Of these, tions been other than in vegetables, say, in 272 were disposed of during the year, 64 being neighbourhoods. But it must be remarked that their admission to prison was introduced

on the haberdashery, the raults might have been settled or withdrawn before trial, and 257 being hours at tho ports, whereas they are mada every complote separation of Arst afandra from

every

siz Int January, 1905, and is working well. The different. Perhaps their pensils needed point. struck out of the cause-book as having three hours at the lightheases. Nevertheless habitaal oriminals has been observed during the

standing over generally for more than 5 year, ing and would not figure accurately, or perhaps leaving a balance of 154 undisposed of. The it would uppsar. that much more fog is year. The sito for a new prison ut Kowloon the ladies metaphorically lost their heads. At total amount involved was $7,845,78034; the found s fow miles onward of the river has been selected and the sum of $10,000. say rate the fair sex can always rely on our debts and donages recovered amounted to mouths than at the ports on rivers a towards erecting the same has been included the Estimates for the current year. indulgence, a feeling which no doubt led a 82,651,943.63; there were three injunctions and little inland. For instance taking the three in cortain gentleman to remark that he would one interim injunction granted; the total ports, Swalow, Amoy and Fooohow, we dod All oor repairs to the prison have beau foom collected and paid into the Treasury that the mean monthly percentage for the year carried out by prison labour. The fndustrial open a school of arithmetic for ladies only."

amounted to 83,519.25, Summary Jurisdict, whereas grouping Lamooks, Chapel Talaud, activity, to in my provions susaal reports on- Ocksou, Turnabout and Middle Dog rosalie, we times referred and no efforts have been spared to In the intervals between the races on Saturday 1989 during the year 1905, and 394 were

percentage of 14.5. We keep prisoners employed in prodneʻive forms I wondered why we were such a favoured people brought forward from 1904.

Of these, get almost the samt in respost of betting and gambling. Nearly every 1,563 were disposed of, 752 being settled or foo with the Shangtang Promontory and low-prisons is good and the appliances for use

394

ki lighthouses, but the difference is not se being

in onses of fre are sufficient and in good week I see caves reported in the Press in which withdrawn before trial, and

struck out of the cause-book ag having reat when Ningpo and Woosung are compared working order. The conduct of the staff the polica havo made raids on nativo bouses where boon standing

with the adjacoat lightbours stations. When throughout the year has been good. over generally for more Chinese were gambling, but at the "pari" we than a year, leaving a balence of 996. The the mean percentage of the whole of the stations could gamble away to our heart's content or total amount involved was 2740,160.34; and their takar, April proves to be the foggiest month. rather to the extent of our pockets and our

total fees enflected and paid into the Treasury 25 per cent of the days being foggy, and Amounted to 58 943.25, The number of September has the least fog, viz., 1 per cont. credit with neighboare. Of coursio ng individuals distress warrants for rent famed was 435, But the time of the occurrence of the maximum we have the privilege of being inconsistent, repr-seating aggregate unpaid rents amounting maximum in March, and Shantang and the varies with latitudo, the 3. recording the

· but we look for better things from our author- to $16,259.92, of which the aggregate sum of ities. Why differentiate between the native $20,092.47 was recovered, 179 warrants having Gulf of Pochili between June and July. and the European? If gambling for matches withdrawn du settlement between the As to the conditions under which fog is pro- parties; the fees wollected for iaating distress need, it is found that the existence of areas of and cents be an offence on the part of John warrants and paid into the Treasury amounted low pressure over the Continent and adjacent

the chief factors. why should the gamting for dollars in tons to $2,800. There were 41 cases and 76 persons waters are

In Spring commited for trial at the Criminal Sissions. the normal high pressure over the confinont The number of persons actually indicted was

is gradully disappearing and from time to 71, of whom 64 wore convicted and 17 wore time low pressure areas take its place. The acquitted. Against five persoas nc indictments north-east monsoon under the latter condition were fad, and they were discharged purwasnt becomes light or enques altogether. At the to the provision of "The Criminal Procedure same time there is an inflow of warm humid Amendment Ordinance, 19 4." There were 5 air from equatorial regions. We thus frequently Appeals instituted during the year, of which have a surface current of light N.E. winds four were disposed of leaving one pending. blowing along the coast of a relatively low One caro we carried to the Privy Council, moisture ladea current coming from the temperature as compared with the wara but no decision has yet reached the Colony. South, the latter, however, not necessarily granted in the case of Tang Tez U, appellant, being marface currents but of low altitude.

and hundreds he counted bariolosa amusement

on the part of those who are considered more enlightened? But the rase courac is not a good place in which to solve problunk, and I coms away still wondering why,

All who have the welfare of the Colony at heart will be glad to learn that the railway operations in the New Territory aro proceeding space. The greatest programs is sõnu in the Laste to uppeal to the Privy Council was neighbourhood of Taip, where sareral miles of

Visitors

completed timbankmentare to be soon. there this Eastertide assure me lust the work is very saietantial, and judging by the expeditions Banner in which the line is being mado, we shall in a comparatively short time be hearing the short of the leccmolive as it emerges from Shateen and comes spording along to Kowloon.

burt, but I should have been better pleased if the committee of the Horticultural Society had not overlooked the fact that the formation of such a society we first made in this journal. Undoubtedly when H.E. the -Governor Euggested that the old society be resus- citated or a new one formed, the movement received the impetus which carried it to success, and now we have no institution which is likely to do good work in inculcating a greater love of flowers and infecting improve. ments in market gardering.

In the interregnum between the cessation of winter sports and the beginning of summer

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THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

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The report of the director, Mr. W. Der- the Hongkong Observatory, appears in the current Gazette, The following are extracts

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BEFORE Ma. F. A. HAZELAND (FICHT POLICE MAGISTRATE),

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12, QUEEN'S BOAD CENTRAL.

TELEPHONE No, 135,

Forssaulting a shopkeeper at No. 102,

neon's Road East, 3. O'Dell, a scoman from 11.M.3. Xent, was ordered to pay a fins of 35.

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PIANO CO.. LD.

NEW PIANOS. $70 Cash

Following the method used in meteorologieni of total and offices and taking the sum partial anocess as a measuro of success, and the

sum of total and partial failure as a measure of failure, it follows that 89 per cent, of the weather furats were successful in 1905. The China Meteorological Register was printed. every morning at the Observatory, and in. formation regarding stormy was telegraphed to Hongkong and exhibited on notice-boards as often and as fully as such information could he justified by the weather telegrams received. Drum stone was hoisted twice, the Red Suur This happened on 90 days in 1905. The Red Cous and Red Drum twice, the Red South Cons alone, once, the Black Drum alone four times, the Black North Cone and Black Drum three times, the Black South Cone and Black Drum twice, the Black South Cons alone four

Stoker Oakley, of HM.S. Kent, appeared to

three times. The typhoon ran was fired once. times, and the Black Coao and Black Ball answer charges of behaving in a disorderly manner while drunk in an eating house at Nɔ. Printed bulletins for general distribution ware issued once. The thanks of the Govern. 223, Queen's Road Central; damaging property ment are due to the telegraph companies, who in the shop; assaulting a lukong and assaulti continue to forward meteorological telegrams the shopkeeper. from outperts to Hongkong free of charge, Defendast pleaded guilty, and in view of his Great strength and Superior to and Australasian Telegraph Company at Sharp

anything in the Colony. Peak, Iloilo, Bacolod and Cebu, who make and transmit observations trios daily.

As oar warnings in connection with typhoons in the China Sea are based mainly on reports of the received from the Gap Rock lighthouse, it is atmost importance that the cable between Hongkong and Gap Rock should be addition to neteorological registers kept at alwaye in working order. During 1905 in about 40 statiuus on shore, 2,074 ship legs have been copied on board or forwarded by the captiva. The total number of vessels whose log-books have been mido uso of was 239, ing separately those, made on board different The total number of days' observations (count-

skips on the same day) was 14,705. The time ball was dropped successfully 92 times in 1903.

The number of sets of observations made in

pastimes, billiards reems to be claiming the aggregate value of the estates was igator the practical importance of the 1888, 15; 1889, 3; 1892, 18; 1893, 37; 1894]

A NIGHT ÜB'T.

let him off with a fine of $11.80 on the four

charges.

BIRDS OF PREY.

and 18 payments of $20 each or $385 Cash.

Four natives were charged with rifling the STEINWAY, pockets of an American bluejacket on the Queen's Staino wharf.

observed "going through" the sailor. When

The evidence showed that four natives were |

they saw a warrant officer approaching them they ran away. The officer, who was joined by an Indian, gave chass and caught two of the

mer,

Inspector. Warnock ioforimad his Worship that the defendants had been in the Colony about twelve months, and during that poriad were never known to be in employment.

This is frequently seen by the wind records and the Attorney General, respondent, com-

at Victoria Fook (1,616 feet shore (M.S.L.) the 4th April. On the 27th July, time for leuds. In monly known as the Cheung Sha Wan case, an

and from the direction of the lower appealing having spiced, the petition for the vertical temperature gradient ordinarily such cases it is found that leave was dismissed with costs ou the applica-obtaining between sea level and the Peak ten of the respondent. In Admiralty Judicis diminished or even reversed, the Peak tion there were nine notions instituted, two of which were disposed of, one having been settled times having a higher temperature than before trial, leaving six pending. The

that at den levol. And it is in March that the number of vessels arrested was three, while lost mean difference between the air tempera I don't mean to suggest that my feelings are the total fees received and paid into the taro at the sirol station and that at the fond also to the staffs of the Eastern Extension good character aboard ship, his Wors P

Observatury (19 feet above M.S.L. is found, Treasury amounted to $818.50. There worn 64 petitions filed in bankruptcy juria. the April difference being very little greater. diction, 47 being ereditors' petition and 17 The intermixture of these two currents of air of quite different temperatures is the thief being potitions by the debtors themselves. The

factor in the production of fog along the umber of receiving orders made was 36, beint. 31 ou creditors' potitions, and 12 on debtor hot weather condition over the continent fog With the completo establishment of the petitions. The number of public examinatious bald was 16: there were 28 adjudications; and practically coases to occur, except the purely two compositions were approved by the Court stations in the summer, and which are usually focal toys, which vecasionally occur at individuat There was on's discharge. The aggregate caused by the cooling of the ground by radia amount of declared assels was $1,967,769.51. and declared liabilities 83,125,657.21. Of the fion. The class of fog occurs usually in the declared assetsonly $217,2

wore recovered. evening or early morning hours and is quickly The fees paid into the Treasury amounted to dissipated by the warming up of the air after $5.202.99 including the Official Receiver's begins to tuorense agala. The alt over the sunrise, Towards the end of the year fog commission as trustee where no trusteo

continent has now become much colder, and bas been appointed by the creditors. There were 180 grants mals by the Court in any inrash towards the cost of relatively warm air, such as happens wh a depression prebate and administration jurisdiction, being Probates, 84; letters of administration, 96.

forms inlaud, is liable to cause fog. To the na

resulta arrived at is this, that about 84,837,794.24 Probato duties amounted $116.601.00.

the beginning of the year whenever it is known Court fees 10 $8,815.15 and Official Administrator's commission paid into adjacent water he may expect to find more or that low pressure areas exist over Cuina or the Treasury to $2.158.57. There were 49 loss fog along the coast, is occurredea be. estales vested in, or administered by, the Official

coming more and more frequent sud its charac- Administrator during the your, reprasant- ing an aggregato value of $31,07700. I

ter probably donser, until the pe iod of the year when the maximum of fog ́obisius in estates were wound up during the year, as

reached on the different parts of the coast, On against 25 in 1904, representing an aggregate the other hand whou Chins is covered by high value of $3,700.60. The total auniber of trust estates in the hands of the Official Trustee at pressure areas he may be tolerably sure that he the end of 1905 was 19, and the aggregate will not meet with fog along the coast, but he amount of frust funds 506,378.6, 8 example, in February, 1905, during the period Times, in which Mr. Lin Hsing-kwoi dealt with will, at times, find a good deal of haze. For certain apstre property, viz., No. 6, Ednazola to 17th inclusive, anticyclonic conditions Chinese grievances at Shanghai. Mr. R. 8. estatos aggregating to $241,264.34 in 1944, and Terrace. The total number of companies ro- prevailed over China, and not a single station Gundry answers it in the Times of March 10th. on the east recorded fog. The mean height of Fellowing is the concluding portion of his gistered from the cotare sucement of the "Com the barometer in Hongkong for the parind letter: panies Ordinance, 1886" was 162, with a grenaded will be a sufficient inder as to pressure Eate capital of $211.794,103. Of the 462 cu conditions over Chine. It was 3126 or 0,11 panies on the register some are defanet, some were not floated, and some were wound up, fogs were general oras the S. coast of Chim, leaving 254 on the register at the end of 1995, re-

the Formosa Channel and the E. const as far presating au aggregate capital of 8128,558,501. There were companies registered in 19th, the North as the Chuan Archipelago, correspond. revenue from which was-Registration fees, and the Eastern Sea. The mean hoiglit of the ing to a period of low pressure over S. China $6.167. Bling and other fees, $1,150, bucometer in Hongkong for this period was The total sums collected 99.38 or 0.17 below the normal. total, $7,583.

righe year by way of foes and commissiona paid into the Tresanry amounted to $61,984.69, as against $49,108.37 in Tho Puisno Judge, Mr. the previous year. Justice Wise, returned from lauva of absence on

time and interest of a fairly large section of the community. Mors than once I have heard the question asked--who is the best amateur player in the Colony? I know several young men. who are expert onessis, but an inherent mods-15 make them diffident about asserting their rights to such a distinction. On the other hand, certain enthusiasts have mads bold to say that the championship was to be found in the Hongkong Club. I have no knowledge of any gentleman who can pose as the Heberis of Hongkong, but I should think this sport-loving community would be glad to bare the question

answered.

The fine now house built for the magistrate at Taipo-a portion of which is allotted for the use of H. E. the Governor has been completed and gossip has it that there was a pleasant house. warming the other evening.

The Sanitary Board has been freely criticised of late for what some consider its extravagance. nct to say waste, and while I have not been able to give my approval to all that they do, I must absolve them from the charge of extravagance,

inch ebore normal, From the 18th to 25th-

VICTORIA GAOL,

the various years was as follows:-1887, 44;

13, 1995, 196, 30, 1897, 9: 1508, 39; 1809, 90, 1900, 48, 1901, 96, 192, 102, 1903, 4, 1905, 112, in 1887 two sets were rejectod as teior palpably wrong, in 1892 eighteen sets and in 1833 twenty-two sets were rejectod on secount of being made mostly in the open air or in situations where light, radiation and sir motion were uncontrolled.

CHINESE JUSTICE.

Recently we reprinted a letter from the

The case was adjourned pooding further in- quiries as to the characters of the defendaals.

CHINESE LABOUR.

MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT.

The following official report on the Chinese compounds, furnished by the Medical Ofear of IIealth for Johannesburg, has been received by Mr. Justice Broome, third Paisne Judge of the High Court of Natal:

BECHSTEIN,

KRAUSS, HAAKE,

HOPKINSON,

WINKELMAN,

OX

CORRESPONDING TERMS,

ALBO

BABY GRANDS

AND

PIANOLAS.

Hongkong, 5th April, 1908.

COLD STORAGE,

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THE 20,000 Cabis last of Cald

Johannesburg Municipality, Jan. 30, 1906. "Mr. Mayor-In reply to your inquiry, Iba Open at 10 AM. and P.M. daily, Sunday Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will have the honour to inform you

excepted to receive and deliver porisuable goods,

WM. PARLANE, Menager, Hongkong, 184) November, 1901. 147

(1) That I have at various times, and without notice to the managers, officially visited each one of the Chinese componads within the Jupiter, Jumpers Deep, New Heriot, South municipal area, viz., at the following mines: Nourae, Nearse Doop, Heary Nourse, Village Deep, and Langlangto Conendated.

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persist in removing to the municipal got the Let us try to secertain, now, why the police prisoners whom Mr. Lin and his friends think got to lie at the Mixed Court. Eight years age, is May, 1898, the then Crown Advocate, 2) That the conditions under which the Mr. II. P. Wilkinson, addressed to the Maui Chinese are living in these compounds are as is administered, a report of the Mixed Court

at Council, by whom the Foreign Settlermont follow prior, in which, mare sinice not only "prisoners ings, constructed, as regards henting, lighting, (a) They are housed in substantial build.

and defendants, but often plaintiffs and ventilation, flooring and air space, trist witnesses, in Chinesa civil cases were detained accordancs with the recommendations of the

from which I trust I may be allowed to quote Transvaal Medies! Booioty; the rooms

clean, the following paragraphs-

comfortable, and in some cases, notably at Jumpers Deep, quite gay in appearance. The atmosphere of the rooms, oven with the full complement of boya prosent, is, in experience, invariably free from the maggy smell so generally noticeable in Judging-houses and barrack-rooms in England. An ample sufficiency of baths (with hot and cold water laid on) and of latrine accommodation is

pro- vided, In addition, there is at Jumpere Deep, South Nourse, Nourse Deep, and Village Deep very fine dining-room, with the corresponding greater classlinea in the living rooms.. At every compound there is a large kitchen fitted with steam-boated cooking pots.

As to the space. The prison is always overcrowded at all times, such as the Chinese sw year, it is so full that it is impossible for all to sit down, let alone le down.

Food-For two days after entry no food is supplied by the suthorities.

If after two days the detained are obviously cathless and friendloss-that is, uusqueezable one bowl of rice and one amal, plate of salt cabbage a day are given them.

Water-No arrangements whatever for are made by the anthurities without paymont first made.

Sanitation.-The role arrangement for the relief of nature is one wooden tub placed in a corner of the prison. To this prisoners who are suspected of wing and concealing any means are fastened.

a policy of retrenchment, No longer would appointed Commissioners for Oaths, &c., so long the number of convicts confined in Victoris Gaol supplying water or tex

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should hold their several offices, viz. :——

The other day I was handed a communication 22nd May, and resumed his duties on the sam The report of Mr. F. G. Badeley, superisten- from the office of that much-maligned authority day. The Chief Justics, Mr. (now Sic) Francis dent of Victoria tuo, nes published in the and was amused? to matine at the foot of the Piggott, who was appointed to succeed Sir Gosornment Gazette, shows that the number of cover the words “Kindly return envelops to Willian Meigh Goriman (retired), arrived in prisonors received into prison during the year M.O.H." Naturally this departure from the the Colony on the 23rd May, and assumed the 1905 was 6,237, as against 7464 for the year duties of his office or the same day. Sir 1904. There was thus a decrease of 1.257 on the custom of ordinary correspondence let me to Frunois Piggott received the Lonour of total number of admissions, as compared with verk a reason, que after muok cogitation 1 osime kuightbood on the 24th June,

1003. the previous year. The number of convictions to the conclusion that the Board had commenced During the year the following gentlemen were from the New Territory was 159, against 30 for the previous year. The following table showS charges of wasteful expenditure be levelled at Mr. J. W. Lee Jones, Duty Registrae and on the 31st Desember, for the past ten years thew with any semblance of truth. No, they Accountant, to hes Commissioner for taking

No. of man of the married women more easily then in the supply of stationery. En- Wakeman, Land OBeer, to be a commissioner velopes which cost about thirty cents a hundred to aduister enthe, &e.; Mr. C. A. D. Mel- need nøver be bought after the first purchasa bourne, Assistant Land Officer, to be a commis- if a little care and forothought be exercise, sioner le administer oaths, & Mr. P. Jacks, Assistant Land Officer, to ve a commissioner For instance, what mero simple than to to sdminister onthe, &c., vica Mr. Melbourne mote on each that it should be returned whose commission lapsed on his severance Office. The Registrar, to the department from which it was issued from the Land

Percentage to Estimated Population.

016

were determined to economise, and nowhere deeds to be executed by them;

acknowledgements by

Your.

Mr. G. H.

1898

Convicts.

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1897

31

1898

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95

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141

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Mr. Amibnou Seth, received the honour over of a Companionship of the Imperial Servico

Register Geuoral

Assistant

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243

216

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In any case, the latest arrivals are placed pear this tub and have the duty of cleaning it. In this room deaths are frequent.

(b) The Chinese receive an ample, not to say generous, diet of good food, which I have repeatedly tasted, and which is prepared by Chi- neus cooks. 1 append the daily contract diet to which cash coalie is entitled, but the list actually given is still were liberat, as is aeon from the Village Deep scale:

Villaga Doop scale. Bice ad lib. Sos fresh meat.

12oz vegetables. Ten ad lib.

The prison to the left of the entrance is

Contract diet. reserved for female plaintiffs. defendante, sad

24lb ride. witnesses in Chinese vivil cases and female "Soz fresh went or flash.

• 3oz vegetables, prisoners in police casos,

This prison is kept on sxactly similar prin.foz too. ciples to those described above,

"Žoz nut oil. In this room the detained are occasionally

*Balt

8oz white bread instead. Salt ad lib.

THE

PURE FRESH WATER.

HONGHONG STEAM WATER- BOAT CO., LD., ia prepared to supply ANY QUANTITY of PURE FRESH WATER to the Shipping, both for Deck and Boitora.

Call Flag W.

J. W. KEW, Manager,

Hotel Mansions, 3rd Floor, Hongkong, 8th August, 1905.

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DUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS.

Established 1719, CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Seal).

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.,

Bole Agents.

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Hongkong, 17th May, 1905.

CARTRIDGES.

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again. In the same way a whole theet of roto-Order en the 24th June, 1905, J. H. Kemp, The number of prisoners admitted to the paper should never be alilised to write a com- Deputy Registrar and Appraiser, acted prison on 1906 for offences not of criminal munication which extends only to a few lines, as 2nd Magistrate from 24th March to 12th nature was 3,183, made up as follows: beaten by those in charge in order to extort (e) The coolies receive competent medical attendance in well-equipped special hospitals. It should be halved, and the other piece reserved April, when he proceeded to England on three Convicted by Courts Martial 6; under the money.

months' vacation leave, followed by uine months Opium Ordinance, 1,307; under the Gambling Farther investigation showed that a room At the Jumpers Deep there is a resident quali- for subsequent nee. Some may describe this as leave of absence on balf salary, the discharge of Ordinance, 342; under the Market Ordinance, measuring 15ft, by 18it, contained 15 women, fied Chinese doutor, in addition to the English With CHAMBER for CARTRIDGE- meanness or parsimony, but without applying the duties of his effes being arranged depart-268; under the Arms Ordinance, 19; under and another, measuring lift, by 12ft, contained visiting staff.

tha Vehicle Ordinance, 85; ander

(3) Having had over ten years' intimate any particular name to it I am hoping that this mentally. Mr. J. Dyer Ball, First Chinese Sanitary Bye-laws 141; under the Harbans 14 women and girls at the time of inspection.

The Municipal Council heroupon baill a gaol official experience of the housing of the labour in the small begimaing from which great results Interpreter, was appointed to act

the 10th August, his Regulations, 68; for drankenness, 74; for more in accordance with foreign ideas of ing classes in England, as medical officer of may be expected.

place being led by Mr. Li Hong Mi, the trespassing, 47; for disorderly conduct, 270; sanitation to which rule Chinese dealt with at health for the geantry of Shropshire and the BANYAN Second Interpreter, Mr. N. G. Ncian, Inter for vagrancy, 52; for contempt of court, 5; for the Mized Court have since been consigued, county borough of Stockport, and assistant preter at the Magistrary, taking the place of assault, 206; for obstruction, 124; for catting Lust year cells for females also were completed, medical officer of health for East Kent, I beg. The Japan Weekly Herald contains an The latter.

trees, 86; for fighting, 250; for mendicaney, 5. and a matron placed in charge, but the Tactal in conclusion, to stale that in 1 my judgment the intorosling sketch of the ceremony of the

1,778 persons were imprisoned without the opposed the removal of women from the Mixed conditions under which the Chinese live in the RATES Emperor's investiture with the Order of the

option of a fines; 1,989 served imprisonment in Court to them. Hine illa lachryme. Hones compounds within the municipality of Jobsu- Optimism and pessimism are och derived defauit of payment of fines; 837 Enes were paid prolonged controversy between His Excellener nosburg are, without

ut any manner of doubt, very Garter. His Imperial Majesty is standing on from an overpowering vision of one half the in full, while 719 were part paid. There were and the Treaty Consuls and the unseemly fracas the canopied dais with the left foot resting truth. Either can lead to violent mise nduct 13 deaths from natural canses, three exocations which has been described.

prison, 83 juveniles wore upon a stool and Prince Arthur of CounRught in thought and praction, or else to besotted and two births in the

Much might be written to throw further is kneeling in frombof the Emperor and clasping resignation. Yet vither can produce the most admitted into prison, 35 of whom were sentenced light on the conditions of the judicial system the garter around His Majesty's kuu. Belay inspired masterpieces both of poetry end of to be whipped in addition to various terms of which China has been promising for nearly 40 the dais, the British representatives are standing, diabolic, but sometimes divino.

active life. They are a madness, sometimes imprisonment varying from twenty-four hours' years to reform, but I have already encroached

detention to one month's imprisonment with too long on your space, facing the Emperor.

hard labour. The percentage of convicted

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