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Loe & Co. It was a friendly neticu to wind' up the busiuoSA,

At one time in these proceedings you refused to hand over the books to the receiver, didn't you? -No :wer.

Whou I applied for the books you instructed your soliciter not to haud them over ?—I did not know the mode of procedure, no left the matter in the hands of my solicitor.

His Lordship-Have you any more books in your house-I have one book in a house,

His Lordship-When the examiration is ovor I shall get the bailiff to go to your lion, and if you don't deliver over everything he will report to me and you will im brought up to marrow for contempt. Do you understand?

Debtor-Yes.

His Lonidip adjourned the case sine die and ordered the bailiff to accompany debler to the house where the books were said to be, and search for them. Debtor was further ordered to supply the Official Receiver with farther particulars.

JAPANESE FINANCES

The sixth Bascial and economie anaval of Japan (1996)' published by the Department of Finance, coached us two days ago. It contains, asual, matter for many days digestion. To glance over the tou coloured plates of diagrams is sufficient to gain a vivid impression of the growth of Japanse trade, and to what the appetite for the arrays of ôgures and excellently written Dotos that follow in nearly three hundred -Jg:H,

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held on Juno 26th in the Connell Chamber at 2.30 p.m.

PRESENT

HI EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNON, BIR MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH, 1906. Chinese would be without any dental assistance, I bat I would remark, your Excellency, that there ! It was proposed to exempt Chinese dentists as are a large number of peopl a, Chinese and in the case of Chiness medical practitioners, others, who cannot afford to pay the high fees but the hon. senior unofficial member. Dr. Ho charged by those special exports in the Colony Kal, pointed out there was no such things and have to obtain a certain en uut of rhet Chinese dentistry. Thera was a system of at loss cost. I think it will be admitted that it is not necessary to have the same high Chinese medicine, but yen cannot depo a Chinese dentist as practising & system of standard for dentistry as for medical surgery, Chinese dentistry. It was therefore impersible et according to the Bill you are enforcing a to amend the El in that way. Having regard higher standard für dvatista thon for medical to the first consideration, and in view of the practitioners. The medical profosaton-is prác anyone. According to dificulty, the impracticability from our tically thrown open to

unction 1 of the Ordinance of 1884 the delicat point of view of making the necessary

mendments, and in view of the feelings which profession is open to anyone who has a diploma. a good character. (Quotes pervaded the Committes generally, and which I provided be has om inclined to think is somewhat general section 1 of Ordinance of 1889). Now in the Hoa. Captain L. A. W. BARNES-LAWRENCE, throughout the community, that the Bill is eront of this Hill becoming law, the effect wundl 1.N.Huchour Monter).

Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM (Director of Publically not called for in the interests of thecombe to impose greater restrictions apon dentists Works).

HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL VEL. LIERS HATTON, C.B. Commanding this Tresp)

Hon. Mr. T. BERCOMBE SMITH (Colonia- Begrotary),

HAD SIR H. S. BERKELEY, (Attorney. General).

DI

(Colonia! Hon

THOMBUN Mr. A Treasurer).

(Registrar Hon. Mr. A. W BREWIN General).

Ilon. Dr. H. KAT, MB.. .M., C.M.G.

Hon. Mr. Wet Yux.

Hou, Mr. E. OSBORNE.

Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWETT.

Hon. Mr. W. J. GRESSON.

manity, the Committee came to the conclusion to recommend the Government to consent to the Bill being withdrawn. Therefore, I now mars the adoption of this report.

Dr. Io KAJ Beconded. He said-When the

Mr.. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clark of Councils). Bill first come up for the second reading I did

MINUTES.

FINANCIAL

not oppose it in Conaeil, thinking that in com The minutes of tas previons mosting were mittee some clauss might be introduosi ters sadify the Bill and make it applicable Le wized community in this Colony, that istasy read and confirmed.

that Europeans or those who care to pay a heavy feo for high-class dentisti but at the paras trus the poorer classes, well AM of the community, European as Chinese and others, should as beretofore le

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of

·His Excellency, laid on the table Financial Minutes 41 to 42, sad moved that they be

referred to the Finance Committee.

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded,

Ilis EXCELLENCY-The Best of these two small rates, which it is proposed to refer to the

to do so.

than are imposed on the medical profession. If it became law nobody but those holding British diplomas or diplomas from the American universities would be allowed to proclins whereas

Row people of any nationality can practing ing

doctors.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--No. If a German loctor practised here he must bave English ,ualifications.

Mr. HEWETT-I am a member of the Medical Board. I only remember one application being refused. That was a docter holding a diploma from a college in the United States, and the reason the application was refused was that he had not served the minimum number of years qualifications that were required by the British Medical Board.

allowed to employ the Chines or other dentists who have not obtained the

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enormously to the wealth of the Colony. It is

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Recoudul, and HAVE BEEN REVISED desirable that His Excellency should have OUR power to grant licences nad lenses.

this agreed to..

On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL throughout on Basis of provaflin g high exchange seconded by the COLONIAL SECRETARY, the Wesupply only Council went into committee and considered,

On the Council resuming,

Til the Bill clange by clause.

His EXCELLENT reported that the

throngb committe had passed amendment.

.

PIANOS

OF THE

without HIGHEST CLASS.

Finance Committee, is required on recount of required by the law. I was thinking of intra. If this Bill is put forward in this interests of dentists modifiel. I have pointed out that it will make In ten years ordinary revenue and expenditure there having unfor taustoly been more executionsducing a clause something like that." as in the the public, it will bave to be considerably have risen from 10 million yen (ouch) to this year than last year. The necessity for the Medical Ordinance, that Chinese million yen and 350 million yen respectively,

second stives fren the inspection of weights might be allowed to practice as heretoforu, and dentistry a close corporation, that it will not The taxation per capite in the same dapade has and measures that was made in the Nex fit the provisions of the new Ordinance should improve the standard of dentistry, that it would If that were not afford increase the cost of charges here which ers rison from bss than two yen over five yen, Territory, where it was found there were not apply to them.

the effect would be that a large number of the already sufficiently high, and it will deprive including extraordinary and special tax. genrally rough steal yards not very accurate Ordinary taxation per head stands at three yell, and giving facilities for fraud. An inspector community of Hongkong would be without the poorer class of people of any dental aid at As regards Chiness alf. I can only say, in conclusion, that this Bill The national debt in 1896) was under 400 million of weights and measures has therefore been efficient dental aid.

the does not appear to have been called for, except yon (iss than ten yeu per capita); in 1906 it is appointed, and the vote now asked for is 12 dostistry, so far as my experience goes

Chinees dourists have no system of dentistry perhaps by one or two professional men. nearly 1,900 millious, or nearly forty you per provide standard weights for his guidance.

This was agreed to.

in spask of, therefore if that arsuption wore mujority of the members do not desire this capits. The war was, of course, responsible for

granted, the Chinese would be favoured and the measure, which is absolutely unnecessary and Furthermore, I maintain its protically two-thirds of the debt. The pro-

Europeans would be pat into difficulty. After ualled for.

principles were asjast. They were opposed to duction of rice, silk, yarn, oopper, irgu, coal,

a considerable debate and discursion, it was the principles on which our colonies have been and petroleum all show steady incrons; and in

agreed that for the present there was no need nccessfully guided, that we aduit anybody, ten years the value of imports grow from 175 Bank

for an ordinance of this kind. and for this raon

whatever his nationality, provided he comes million yen to nearly 500 million yen.

I beg to second the notion, and I hope the

there to work honestly anil is likely to deposits nearly doubled themselves in half the

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the adoption

mak›

Why should wa good citizen. B

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the MANUFACTURERS decade, the augmentation of savings being strikingly apparent in the diagrams from which

of the report of the Standing Law CommitteCouncil wili unanimously consent to the with-

drawal of this Bill. these statements are wade. The prices of the which having considered the Bill entitled s

Hon. Mr. HEW.TT-I trust I may be in preto depart from the traditions of our empire and second order of the day, the consideration in! principal bouds and shares all show a decided up Ordinance to regulate the qualifications and to ward tendency. Trufio mileage of railways provide for the registration of dentists, at thres in supporting the resolution that this Bill abould gin to legislate against certain people. Lam committus.of the Dentists' Bill, be discharged.

just doubled itself in the decade, while their earnings were more than trebled in the same period. Stamm tonnage was treblad..

PINANCE COMMITTEE'S RI PORT.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved that the coport of the Financial Committeo be adopted.

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was agreed to.

LAW COMMITTEŻ,

wag

.

glad the Bill has been withdrawn, and I hope that next time the Bill is brought forward it will be free of the öbjoothniable features which this Bill possesses;

His EXCELLENCY Before putting the untien I should like to enquire whether without this Bill it is impossible for dentists not holding s British diploma to recover fees?

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--I don't know. I

be withdrawn, if I state briedy my reasons for supporting the resolution. The hou. Bud learned Attorney-Gauerit just now seemed to suggest that members who had criticisms to offer against the Bill should have done so at the second reading. Personally I disapproved of the Bill, and I am very glad that this course

The COLONIAL TREASURER-That is a has been adopted in connection with it. I did not speak on the second reading, as the hon. andmatter of agreement, Sir.

"His issued Attorney-Geveral had proposed that it be referred to the Inx Committee, and it agreement? seemed to me it would undoubtedly be materially altered in committee. If in my ignorause of the procedure of the Council I deferred my remarks

consecutive meetings, found it practicabla under existing circumstances to frame a measure which would boar equally upon the various races The budget for the Bunncial year 19067 of the community, and ananimously reconi- withdrawn. He shows an increase in ordinary revenue of Youmended that the Bill bo 21,460,000, the gross increase of tagation being said--As horgurable members will observe, Yen 33,600,000. Ordinary expenditure increased the Law Committee, after having had three consecativo meetings to consider this Bill, have by Yen 161,300000 Of a total estimated

como to the conclusion it would be best for the expenditure of 1 million yon, only 241

Government to withdraw this Bill for further milions in normal, the rest being due to the war,

The mach abaton Tobacco Monopoly swems consideration..........The reasons which led the to have started well. The manufacture of Committee to adopt that course I think. I will cigarettes startel in July 1904, and of cut

with your permission, state to you. At the tobacco in April 19, with such good results second reading of this Bill it passed without that the net profit exceeded the estimated any commeal of any kind oxcept from myself. amount by seven million you in the first year There was no opposition to the principle and and by twelve hundred thousand yes in the sesumed that it was genersity Bocepted second. Wo hear, however, what is not stated as a Bill which might pass us it in this book, that the quality of the cigarettes framed. I therefore moved that the Bill be has somewint deteriorated. Other honopolies referred to the Law Committes. I am not are salt and camphor, the latter being recomary certain I am not somewhat to blame in having because the incrossing froo oatpat in Japan withdrawn the Bill by that motion from the was affecting the Formosan business. Many consideration of the general body of the members of the other votes have already had attention in of the Council and referred it to a special boly, our columns. It is stated that since 1904.5 the the Law Coramittee, whose duty is to see that posing qualifications as dentists other than Government has obtained remarkably satis factory resulta from its systematic encourage- sant of live stook brooding. Pearling enter- prises are lately making good progross. There mitte gave its attention to. The Bill came are at present 3,164 fishery associations and back with slight modifications, nothing that 211 marino products associations, encouraged would affect the principle of the Bill which by an Imperial Fisheries Institute.

set forth ilust persons sutifled to praction industrial

regis- companies ameber

dentistry in the Colony should possess certain tored is 2384, with capital of about two hundred millions. At the beginning of the galifications set out in the Bill. derale it was only 8. The export tends the Bill was rod a second time certain-criticisms were suggested, criticisms made with the object to China has grown in ten years from a total value of nine million you to nearly ninety-nine of imposing the Bill no doubt, but criticisma The Ball millions. In the case of Hongkong the increase which it would have been well had they bee was from eighteen to twoty millions only, delivered by members at the table.

was aguio considered in the light of the suggez.

of

The

the Bill in its legal shape is calculated to give effect to its principles. That Bill came before the Law Committee, and that was all the Com

Afier

Не

to a less suitable date I expresa iny re grat. At the second reading of the Bill I think I am right is stating that the ton. and learned Attorney-General stated that one of the reasons is as far as possible to ensure that for the future persons practising as dentists in this Colony absit be professionally educated us sach, further spoke of the Bill as hung liberal in its scope," because it is proposed to permit perso DE those recogaised by the Medical Council of England, to practice. In other words, it is proposed that the large body of American dentists who have heer practising here for miny years shall continns to do so if they possess the qualifications which the Bill requires, that is to say, if they have a degree or diploma granted by the universities of Pennsylvania, or Harfar. We all know, Sir, that Michigan it is the human failing of the fond parent to ignore the faults of his offspring, and I can only suppose that this feeling explains the mental General Las'ad pied towards his child, the Bill attitude which the bou, and harn i Altomey." for the registration of dentists. He claims

though the value climbed to nearly forly twotions that had been nyc, and was brought up that it is a literal measure, but I fail to Gudan

indiostions of liberality in it at all. We know perfectly well that at the number of collags where diplomer are granted the must undergo a severe training, and must is highly qualifted to-outer a position of helping sallering humanity, tul in this Bill it was proposed to doprvé gouti-man who bavo bạn. Idkwing an haufable vulling with stoess to themwices ant safisfaction so their påkvens of their live.

would rather not say.

EXCELLENCY-Can you recover on that

The COLONIAL TREASURER-Certainly, MT. HEWETT The useal practice hera among dentists is to examine you for nothing and give son an estimate of the nest of the

work that may be necessary. ·

His EXCELLENCY-That is not the question I ask.

Mr. HEWETTI beg your pardon. His EXCELLENCY-The question is wh-ther they can recover?

The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I cannot say. There is a legislation on the subject.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-There is an

Imperial Act.

rights.

The motion was agreed to.

REFUSE DESTRUCTOR. The Hon. DIRECTOR of PUBLIC WORKS hid on the table the report of proveedings of the Public Works Committen at a meeting held on June 21st. It read as follows:

The ATTORNEY-JENERAL The Bill has just passed through committee, and as the next meeting of Council will not be for some con siderable time it is well that the Bill giving these powers should become law at the earliest possible moment. I beg to more the suspension of the Standing Orders, and with the consent of this House to move that the Bill be read a third" time.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill pawad into law.

BILL DISCHARGED,

The COLONIAL SECHETAKY ccnded, and

this was agreed to

NAVAL AND MILITARY WORKS, reading of the Bill entitled an Orliganes to –The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the third

authorizs the construction and maintenance of

certain naval and military work upon d avor certain portions, of the Crown forestore and son bed situate, upon the harbour frontage of the City of Viatoria, in this Clory!

The COLONIAL SECRETARY 8-conded, and the Bill passoil into low.

His EXORLLENCY-The Council stands ad. journed till after the meeting of the Financa Committee.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

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A me ting of the Finaues Committee was hald afterwards the Colonial Secretary presiding.

The following votes were pass d

PRISON DEPARTMENTS. The GOVERNOR recommended the Council to vote a sem of one hundred dollars ($100) in aid of the rote, Polico and Prison Department, Prison-Other Charges, Exeontioner's Fes, and for luficting Corporal Punishment.

JUDICIAL AND LEGAL,

On the Council resuming.

WE

of great durability, and are entitled to claim for them greater excellence in every parti eular than any others offered in the Colony ARE THE ONLY FIRM who have had long practical experience in Hongkong as EXPERTS AND

and our vastly superior knowledge is embolled-in-all Pianos e Manufacture or Import.

The latter are personally selected at the

factories, and are therongbly...

AND

PREPARED

PROTECTED

THROUGHOUT

́against heat, damp, and vermin.

THE ROBINSON

PIANO-CO., LD. BRANCHES FROM PENANG TO PEKING.

Hongkong, 20th May, 1996.

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production and placing on the market of the produce grown in the country itself, with the

used

The GOVERNOR recommended the Council to sale of which it is alone possible for most of rote a sum of four bandred and eighteen the people, who in such countries are poor, to The ATTORNEY-GENERAI-Yes, to protect dollars at thirty rents (841540) in aid of the pay for the luxury of foreign imports. Hone rots, Judicial and Legal Departments, B.- Bourishing, much la gow we see export trade

larger quantitien what to be called "maok and track" going forward. Magistracy-Other Charges, Nay Territories, Weights.

more ample freights provided for the shipping. The COLONIAL SECRETARY -As it is under and, above all, more money put into the pockets atod that the Council will out meet till 6h of the farming class, who form the bulk of the September it may be necessary to the mous nativa copalation. There are many articles can only go provided for in the two minutes just passed by produced in Chins which sums of money recommended to be paid in compets with the better quality of similar

from foreign have been products

countries; the committ-e. I beg to report Sir, that as forward at low archange, if they are fe Financial Minutes 41 to

azıd braid,

MADY others which will The COLONIAL TREASURER accoaded, and cour readily enough to readers, and whose approved unanimously. I beg to mose the articles, for instance, as wool, hidas, straw prodution has increed from nothing at all to adoption of the report. this was agreed to,

a very considerable amonat is quite revent years.

The Committee bad before it a scheme for recliruing an area of land immediately west of (extended), and for erecting on this a destructor Cadogan Street and south of Chater Street capable of dealing with 1 tous of refuse por day, together with quarters for a superinten. dect and 300 coolies, the estimated cost being

Reclamation of site, including 50.fout road in extension of as follows:-

Chater Street, Destructor buildings, including

foundations, chimney. piled approach road (inclinej nad sron bondary fence.

Machinery, including 12 cell l furnaces with and engine, two boiler, slab-making ma- obin, tram-lines and truck. clo..

Quarters for Superintendent, Do. B4 Coolles,

Total.

$100,700

His EXCELLEREY-The Council s'and adjourned got Thursday: September 6th, at 2.30 pm when I hope to be able to lay before hon. members the Estimate and also some important legislation.

4-

8,190

8250

15,000

254)

9431,90

is HIGH EXCITANGE AND TRADE DEPRESSION.

The NC. Daily News of June 23rd contais this lealing article:

canses

do

GATE 3

Way

trada of oysay description, excepting that Chinese and other Asiatics who live in the remamier that we are in lebted to the United further staps are taker, the makers of the typ need of cities like Shanghai, thenicsp-measury

Anotuating.

to

suob

No one objects to the enhanced value of silver per se. It is the ever present threat of u sudden fall that paralyses business and which often toduos logitimate trads, so-called, to pare gambling in change. What we all ask stable exchange, and this, if there ware bat woonimity among the

European Power represented in Chino, we might loou We have insisted upon the million in 1901. Imports from China rose

to the Council a second tits. In the tassutina,

since have had. Chinose putting an end to the present condi. froza twenty-three millions in 1895 10 fifty-Aless

of chaos in their finance, in tlos The majority of the foreign residents in Chination millions in 1996, the figures (in round pubers; between the report by the Committee and the

That the Japanese, a nation rejoice when exchange rises, and praiaily

one-tenth of the for Hongkong being eight and eieren wilting of fles Comucil to consider the report, The Bill had hea mbjeated to farther criticism

resources those whose salaries are paid in silver, sesing without

China, were able to reform thoir respectively. The volume of foreign trade, The first point was that the Bill if passed into

that the tel now produces threshillings instead of the two shillings and a little over of four

Fourrency with comparatively no disturbance. beginuing in 1868, was doubled in 1978, aguin

law would cause dentistry be diaper to the in 1988, 1895, and 1902; if the sme rate is

After fatl discussior, it was resolrod uri. years ago, Wo doubt, however, whether on the It may be the day is not for distant when the hole trade did not fourish better soderapia desideria of the famous Mackay Treaty of muiafaited hereafter, the volume of trade inhabitants generally than it is at the present monial. By restricting the uvilag of persons will reach You 1000) 0,208) (2268_900,557) in

the present thar, and that quite apart fremstantis resalts; of which one of the first will, recommend, in principle, the provision of a

are we fervently hope, be a reform of the currency. which of the extraucos tec. Much is hap d in Japan from the who practice in the Colony you will raise the

Buy of Panna canal opening, when it come and also vost of thồ đeut 1 service. The receul objection hand. Quall exception is to be made in mously that the Committee are prepared to regime of low wilver vaines than it doos at 1902 will commence to materialise into sub- relince the trade of China of Its present serious Fruit the railway exploitation of China. Deal. this, that the effect of requiring registration) favour of cantists holding ertificates grasoled destructer for dealing with the refuse of the

of value constantly. log with sst year, the report mys, "The export of dentists would be that the great body of by the thro à maticnu colleges, al sabers will eity of Victorin; but adrise that, before any causing a temporary depression. The great This, coupled with a gold standard, can alono

of destructor which it is proposed elupoentro for the foreign trail of China, je te investigate local litious and unit away. Those who have loose funds here will which depends upon climatic conditious con. Colony would be deprived of dental aid, because States for the discovery of deatistry. Tere fined pandy devstopient in 19. In she unqualified Chinese and other dontists who are in Hongkong a number of highly-trained should be requested to send out a representative and bigk oxelisages inoritably drains

all number of allestion at present waalit pasura me comedon the pustersins, who, if this Bill tender, accompanied by a guarantee for 3 yes, avail themselves of the opportunity to romit.

there er

•to provide for the back with pre EXCELLENCY here they tryhold with the hope of roting it

it most certainly bodied men at the front, and in spite of the time, and would not be replaced. In other wordsman herd te deprived of their livelihood. for dealing efetively with-10 tons of fuse them home, either with a view to investment

the Chinese and other Asiaties would not be | That is to say, Cha! the w grof this provision per day. fact that the people Ind to furnish supplies for

stdy to pay the fees which it was natural to that only thom holding British diply to the Council that it will not be possible to take when silver fails again, as fall it most

fospital creates a szarcity of silver cur aa immense army in oversen lands, the country was able to send an ingreased quantity of expect would be detaauded by persons who wire those who are grannies of the thres universi uction, at once on this report of the Public mast koster or later. In the meantime the the fdiawing report: ---

bas been under my consideration for a long marker, dall. The rate of interest. rules high depression which appears to be muring East- manufactured goods to foreign markets, and properly trained dentists, only this qualified ties in the United Staves shall be entitled to Works Committee with regard to the proposed drait of

perrous would be allowed to practice. It was practice, the effect is to practically nike a clase refuse destructor. The abject is ous which reney and makes business, especially in the stock fallou quickly over N. China owing to

capitalists und small investors who would wards in Shantung.

Preasre is highest dvor the Pueiße to the further was in a position, while paying extra- Ordinary war taxes, to make increased purchases suggested that that difficulty might be overcome corporation. As I have already said, one of thet me. I am pereatly satisfied tiss pro-ision 0.

Mederals 8. winds are indicated in the The adaptability of the people to by nxempting what were called Chinese provisions of the B19 was to ensure that those | such a destructer is the only satisfactory way otherwis put their money into local stock ara

arture the Conueil the matter will not be lost shy of doing so, when there is a chance of the 8. of Japa

presnt gold ralues felining.

At the present time we know that Shanghai Forms Channel and light S.F. winds over circumstances is shown by the fact that the dentists, and so the Law Commitivo at its sm who practised deatistry shall have had a proper of getting rid of the refuse of this city

Bill had these two professional trainiye, but section of the Orlin-

sight of as soon as it possible to rsake the consideration of the

trade in piece-goods, which are the principal the N. part of the China Sea.

Forecast:-S.E. and S. winds, light; shakery. ance distinctly exempts from professional train necessary financial provision for it. wer demands instawi of making inreads upon propositions before it. As to the first of these,

moted ATTORNEY-GENERAL Tho

the articles of import, is almost stagnant. Wharves entitled an Bil their savings, actually increased them, sing, it could not be denied. If they limited the aux men who likes to practise dentistry In

rading of the HD.

and warehouse are groaning under buge stocka Ordinance to power the Governor to grant and the loss to importers in interest alone inst it is explained, "encouraged the practice of

number of persons who were to practice it would Honghong. I maintain without fear if con-

he sery serious and will tell heavily on the port How TO BE BEAUTIFUL Keep your con- leaners to search for and prove minerals and It was as if'a man where be diffeult for dentists to get assistants, and diction from any hou, member pressut, that

at the end of the year to dealer who import-Chatmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poudry

t only do the Chiuose

plexion, Mrs. Eller's Créme Charmsut. Lait no medical wen who are not trained as dentists to grant Berness and leases of land for the had been reduced ten per cent., met the change they could be sure that prices will aui-go down,

Chineza of working mines and minerals. are qualified to set as dontists, and I for one if minerals should be found in the now bat in all probability they would go up. On the by reducing his living expenses üfteen or

Bid-If tnenty per cent. Not the least interesting rond point they had to admit that the criticism should be extremely sorry to put myself into Territory it is well the Governor should have fentare of the book is n BETY ORE, 4

was exact; that unless the Bill was aftored the hands of medical men, where there word

be If they should. devoted to the reorganisation of

who worked among the poorer people--the ero available. I will not go further into detail, found in paping quantities it would add

of the abwer.co of to small

abroad".

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section Korean

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and

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and

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Cheerratory piloring ended

On the 28th at 11am÷The barometer has

ed goods last year is confronted now with Charmant will enable you to do it. Her fresh itsports sent forward of a higher, Specialities for the Skin are the study of a the end trade with backward countries has always to regard as its main factor the facile

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