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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TMa, 1906,

concrete was very bad, but that evidence FRUITS OF THE COMMISSION.

altogether failed in view of that given by Mr. INSPECTOR 1 J. W. GIDLEY COMMITTED FOR Carter, who stated that concrete deteriorated in

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The hearing of the charges of bribery pre- ferred against Inspecter Hubert J. W. Gidley of the Sanitary Board was coulianed at the

very short space of time. He added that it was practically impossible for pure concreto to completely sot in the lower levels, and he wont on to say that it was quite possible tho conorela

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on September 4th at the Board Room. The Hos. Dr. F. Clark (president) presided, and there were also present-Hon Mr. W. Chatham (Vice President), Dr. Pearse, M.OH, Mr. E. A. Irving, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett,

Mr. II. Humphreys, Mr. F. J. Badoley, Mr.

The

REGISTRAR-GENERAL minated. -I recollect that this man was given permission through this offico to use his own boats, What he says now, and quite fairly, is that having been given this permission the Government has no right to charge him for using their own boats, when by their authority he had boats of his own at their disposal.

Mugistracy yesterday afternoon before Mr way in a better condition when examined by Liout.-Col. Joslia, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper The DrueCTOR of PUBLIC WORKS In what

H. H. J. Comparta (Eirst. Polico Magistrate).

defendant than when it was examined by him-

way do you mean that permission was given

Mr. H ... Bowley, Crown Solicitor wolf. His Worship would also remember that Fung. Wa-ehun, Mr. Lan Chu-pak, and Dr. through your office? prosecuted and Mr. C D. Wilkinson (of those two mon held different positions. The G. A. Woodcock secretary).

Messrs. Wilkinson and Cristy represented thei cle fondant

Muk Hos Shan, five-broker, suil I have known Chak Hok-king for ton yours. I d

defaciant, inspected premises for the purpose of ascvetaining not if they were built in nccord. ance with the provisions of the Building indianes but to ascertain whether the floor were reasonably sacient to withstand the

broking business with the Yuen Put longinrends of plages-infected rats. A sanitary surveyor went there for the purpose of iuxpert ng the buildings much more thoroughly Apart from Mr. Carter's evidence there was the faci stated in the notices that it was the Inty of plague-inspectors to do as little dange as possible to premises which they

addition du rico broking. I net as a runner for I know the defendant by sight. I Lik Ka first end him at the beginning of the 10th to last year.

Lik Kee tock to defendant's family is Lik Koe spoke to him and said

If there is any business. This is my friend or when the ambera for concreting ats out, inform him."

Part of the evidence at this stage w irandible. It referred to his eonversation with defendant and his interpreter.

LAST #KETING'S MINUTES. The PRESIDENT—Is it your pleasure, gentle, mon, that we take the minutes of the last meeting as rond.

Mr. Hoorn-I would liken few wordsuicides

with regard to the resolution I moved about C.9.0% I would like the following werds inserted, as they were my reason for having

moved the resolution :---"The President having

declined to answer the question as to whother. he was instructed." That was my reason for moving the resolution, and the minutes go to

The REGISTRAR-GENERAL The correspond. ence was conducted, through the R.G.O.. wird the D.P.W. asked me to tell the man this might be done.

The DIRECTOR of Pesta Wonks-The

proposal made, when the contracter was told he would have to provide his own boats, was that he should hire the dredger from the Govern- meat. I informed you that I was propared to recomoud such BK arrangement to Government. No further steps were taken this mather, ilo termas not wing

in

that suit! Bot

I wrote on the paper produced inspected. It was their duty to be reasonably the Governor to-morrow, so I would like bim to ccepted. He had previously be informed

safisted that there was ground for supposing that everything was not in order before the floors were lifted. Mr. Curtor had tell them that humping the doors weuh be a sufficient test in his opiniou.

Witness continued - scent with the Indian

From the fact that his erk to distri'mate the congreling notices

client went round the whole of those houses thump- Immediately afterwards I gave one of the smal pieces oť paper bearmy Lip. Kie's name to aching every part of the floors, and there being an

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know my reason for the stand i took.

he permitted to pro

renoting th The PRESIDENT-Your reason is given fa vide his own joke for

material when the dredger was worked by the Government in the ordinary way, I can do nothing for him..

the newspapers.

Mr. Hooper-But I have no officelui rope. nisance that His Excellency, reads the news. papers.

Bou. Mr. HEWET If the hon, the Registrar. General, on behalf of the Government, informed The Present--If that goes in.. my pres this contractor he could use his own boals, [ think this should be binding even though it may not have been agreed to by the Director of

The papers were like the one produced, invidence that he bed neglected his duty, ir visus statement will have to go iu.

I gave tist particular notice to the fonaut of a proof of which he had two or thres months shop in Quero's Read West. Ireminder tinglater renemended that one of those houses ba

sent one day by Lip Bouta' the Yoen. Fat honk- That was after I had left one of these papers It was about the beginning of thus tenth merit. At the Yuon Fat hong I had a conversation with the people there and took two pieces of proper which I received from the Yuen Fat lang, back to Lap Key

I have sexo the two papers pro- duend before. They are the papers of which I apake, Jåp Korwent out taking the two papers with him. When he returned Jus hauded the papers to me and teak them to the Yuen Put beng That ull took place ni the man day. Nextilny the Yan Fat bong seul up some mancy. I went the Yurg Fat-hoag in Bas morning and went.

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recourretel, Mr. Wilkinson sabinitud that his cheat had nothing whatever to do with norept- ing bath. Nosoan, in those circumstances, wanti ba fool enough to pat his head in a poose fike that He asked his Worship to weigh the facts carefully, and if his Worship were satisfied the e was no real exetes biler than that of Ulian Hok- king, he submitted it would be wrong to send defondent for trial. It would Im impossible for any jury to conriet ont such evidence.

His Worship My duty is to hnd out whether thew is prima facie case. I find it is established.

Defendant was then formally cautioned. Defendant have a sialement to make.

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Mr. Hooren-I luve an objection.

With this readment the mindes were Public Werks. confirmed.

GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS,

The reply from the Government relative to tlas submitting of C. 9. O's to the Board was as follows-

"With reference to your letter No. Indofthe 3rd instant forwarding a copy of the following! resolution adopted wm, com, by the Sanitary Board, That His Excellenry the Governor he asked if he Las given any diretions to the administrative heat of the Sanitary Department orgto the President of the Sanitary Hourd to withhold from the Board any C.8.0.'s dealing with matters which have been considered by Lỉư Board I am directed to state that His Excellency has issued instructions that all communications of the internment with the Sanitary Board are to be by letter and that the papers of this office (sienial Secretary's Offies) on which matters are discussed between officers

of the Government, are only to be sent to such officers,"

Mr. A. Suautos HUCPER minuted As this

subject is intimately connected with the question of administration about which the Commission will report to H.E. the Governor direct, I see no useful purpuss in dealing further with this mutter at the Board.

Mc. LAP CRO-PAK-Thorn appears to be seine misunderstanding. I don't think it is reasonable to make the costrurter pay twin he has he misled.

The matter is to be considered

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No.. BAILEY, Further correspondence was submitted with reference to an application by the owner of No. 17 Old Bailey for exemption from complying with section 175 of Ordinance 1 of 1965 with regard to open space.

Mr. Hooren minted--I am still of the same opinion, and think the application ought to be granted

Me LA GRU-PAR-To refuse this applica tien is to inffet hardship on the owner. Mung Corner house of a worse type than this hare been exempted from providing back yards, is Board's previous decision is not consistent, Mr. Peso Wass-The Board ought to

be consistent.

Blr.

FIX

Waenes's' motion for the

granting of exemption which was seconded by M.. Heren, was defeated.

THE SCAVENGING CONTRACT,

The report of the committen appointed to consider the sevenging catract was laid before summbers.

each

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KODAKS

AT HOME PRICES.

No. 3 FOLDING POCKET KODAK (£3-12-68.) $38.00

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(£5-15.04.) 300,00

LONG. HING & CO..

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CHAMPAGNE

OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

MOET & CHANDON. DRY IMPERIAL.

GOLD FOIL.

PER CASE 12 BOTTLES

SOLE AGENTS:

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$37.00

260.00

H. PRICE & CO..

12, QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL.

WINE MERCHANTS,

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THE WATKE MUPPLY.

The Government Analyst wrote as follows- Government Laboratory, August 25th, 1996,

THE

CO., LTD.

BUILD

THE MOST SERVICEABLE

PIANOS

FOR THIS CLIMATE.

SOLIDLY

CONSTRUCTED

AND ALL PARTS THOROUGHL

AT OUR FACTORY

REASONED

HERE.

PRICES FROM 8390

CASH OR CREDIT.

Sir, I have the honour to request that per ROBINSON PIANO mission may be obtained to attach the enclosed

eirenlution minute for

00 the monthly analysis of the public water supplies. Owing to statements made at the last inviting of the Sanitary Board, it is foured that confidence has boen shaken as to the quality of the water and as to the methods hitherto employed for analysis, By mara caineid nee the routine bacteriological examinations (arranged for a considerable time ago; have boen commenced during this mouth by the Bacteriologist, The latter reports) up with one of the people to Lip Kee. Before Plus story fold by Chak Hok-king is utterly

will, I presame, be published by the Water! I left the hong I saw the ercountant meal sotsie

I have never at any line accepted

Authority Ľud an idea may get abroad that the lank note, $275, to a foki mungud Kwok whom I | huiles from bin ve from anyone else. I remem

A faulty! recent disenssien bas shown u accompanied to Lip Ken wipe he handed the ber the occasion of my visiting the houses in

and therefore practically sales method of money to Mr. Chuk, who then went out. 1 question under warrants which mulled a to

aramination, which is now to be supplemented by THEY ARE waited for him and after he returned he said | pick up mal -camine the ground. Roors of the

additional bacteriological tests. I have the izonour to be. Sir, your obedient servant, - the Inspector wraid go up. I went to Queen's Chompes, The warrants were givou m

FRANK BROWNE Bad West near the Civil Hospital nevompanied plague inspect a und I. vtredived it to be my

We three waited duty to as

The minute was as under-At the last meeting a foli and another man.

I always have done, not to examine there till the Inspector arrived. I saw him the house to retain if they were

of the Sanitary Board there seemed to be sl little misapprehension on the part of some] enter seven houses. I did not go inside. After accordance with the provisions of the Ruikling

members as to the conclusions which might be the Inspector bail buished, I wrat to¤ Queen's | ordiaager, bit, to examine the ground Hoors

drawn from a chemient examination of waters, Road West. following Chok op king ↑ with a view to ascertaining if there were, any

the Dispretre. All of them went reasonable growls for fearing that plagne Hon. Mr. E. A. HEYET--The form to be

Applying this method of testing (1) to the Pat houg.

clid not gerne might be introduced through the floors adepted by the Government in communicati

The PRESIDENT This report has been called systematic examination of water sneh rs the bear anything Chak Hopking said to the as would be the case if they were broken ping with the Sanitary Board is of course a

for in connection with the disposal of refuse in monthly examinations of the public supplies, defenbat. Later Ig Chak Hopking at his for in an apparently had con-litien. My instrue

in such, a'u mereus tests are performed so that matter to be decided by His Excellency. The

the city The prints tied were that it is wasily pessible to see whather & water shop between Lựu and three Dekork. Itelious ure ter do as little damage us possible.

resolution passed by the Board was somewhat

contract should be divided into two, one for the recintos in ang particulay from mouth to returned to me two pieces of paper, which had and if therefore there does not appear thastity drawn up and on further consideration

Should a water been polluted seas now red ink marks. I remember the Bariness be any reasonable grounds for believing the

Somers may be in aul condition I do not might well have been better and more clear!!lection and one for the disposal of rablish month.

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calling upon the about concreting in the twelfth meta-

to be dangerous, the contamination would ha worded. I understand that what was proposed

contractor to place the staff on fand aud at Duce discovered. The chemical method in one fran the Yuen Fai bong came to the ip consider it my duty to make holes in them. really angnated to this that all commmies

burn it, he should be reputeed to carry it such systolic analyses, i1: itself Kee shop. went down to see. He Yuen Fat. I did make a certain number of holes in tions from the Governinant to the President in

out to sea and threw it overboard. With sufilieut for ensuring the safety of the i saw a paper 1 tint produced and tack it to these houses and examined the concreto | his reparity as President, and not as P. C.

water supplies, hot for many years a Chak Hop-king. Kert morning the Yurn Fat's which son moit tu me to be sufficiently good to ¦ M. D., must be communicated to the Board, regard to the objection mined by the Vies.

ruush President it has cerure to me that perhaps the | bacteriological fest- the sogar text for secontest hunded me 250 which I took to reader in unnecessity for sanitary purposes that that the President of the Board Chak Hop-king, who then went out faking the show? require at to las relid. In the case of not carry on vorrespondence with the Govern- better way would be for the Government to the botection of sewage has been applied to all

waters so as to have an additional met y with him.

Ķe œsturped and said the ruch houre I carefully thumped av or every pari | ment... or

else his ejacity own the boats and supply the loach to carry Inspecter would inspect the place. I was prosent and could fell by the sound that the ground as President without the fall knowledge the rubbish away. One of the venszus why the detecting imparity. Speaking as one practi- The PCM6. holds a very price of the contract is so high is that it only diy familiar with modern chemical and at the inspection, which was at B Bonham

I can give as of 11 Bourd.

The Tales morrespondent, wired from Peking Strand Wiet and 157 Wing Lok Siregt. After explanation of the charge haring been made different position towards the Grocerument than lasts for two or three yours, and the man who kaetoriological methods of testing water, I am on July 31st: The Chase interfeed in the this inspection I went back to the Lip Kee, against me by Chak other than that suggested the President of the Beard, and in the former accepts it has to purchase all the boats he satisfied that no one in this Colony need have adinistration of the Customs service cause the slightest anxiety as to the water supplies increasing anxiety. The assurances given to the where I waited for the return of the paper. It by my solicitor that on false pretences he dil capacity the Hourf has nothing to do with the nine, and at the end of the contract those tre

left on his hands. Ithapsit would be better after they have been certified to answer the British Legution that there would be no change ju the methods of alministration are daily was handed jo zaeby Chuk Hop-king and 1.turk himselt revvine money and bus pocketed it.

te discuss the question us 10 whether

nsual les'. The subject of chemical v. bauteris ignored as was foured by those who know how it to the Yuen Fat,

have had very little to do with the man. Before

two contracts Showbi 1 aade. and

logical methods of audysis as applied to water is soldom assurane's given by China are worth the 1 ersuined the bonses in question he told me

whether the favement should provide

somewhat controversial so that I do not wish to paper they are written cr, and who quote as an he represented the owners and asked me to but

the boats or a separate contractor. The extol and other at the expense of the other. It exuple of formal rates the promise of him know when i prejossed to exactine them,

currency reform and the fact that conki

.crusidered

never har might be well, perhaps, to state that. I do not wish the confusion and the official corruption of the And I li That is my statement, your

question winthee rubbish should be dumped over.

in any way to underestimate the usefulness of a

coinage Leen greater.

considered here Wonship.

His Worship then committed defendant to

board, because there is a prosision of the bacteriological examination, as an additional essential, in order to counteract the effect of the dreres transferring the control of the Castoms. take his rind the nxt Criminal Sessiożer, bail being fixed at $504,

be dumped in the efficiency of filtration. With regard should be given the same pablicity and forco. that rubbish shall not

[ waters of the Colony, and to get out of occasional chemical examinationa, such 14 He Imperial darrers

oral any rate that they the waters of the Colony I have a chart of shallow

Cases the shoubt be communiested to Sir Robert Hart which will show that the boats will have to pochemical analysis afords, clear and conclu. for the instruction of the service. China declin- to comply and our Government considered it à very ecusieralde distance. I know staff is sive evidence, but sometimes a well is submitted, | urbe comary to press for such an essential condi dumped overbrand now, but not with cur which although not at the time of ausysis tion, with the result that the assurances have showing any dangerous pollation, bas displayed never been communicated to Sir R. Hart, ver permission,

to service, nor to

to any Chiness official inside Me. Hooran-The present roatrnet expiros certain chameters that at once pointed to) al th end of the year?

possible future contamination.

The result is an ominous weakening of the Mr. PRESIDENT-Yes.

usually examinetant reported upon again after anthority of the administration.

At every EVITY giron by the Chinees Comptrolleri-

What did you get for your trouble, in thổ

$203-Ten dollars,

And in the ober: Three dollars.

- Who paid you that -Chak Hop-kinge. Cross-examinist--In Dijes course id my business

i went often to the Yuen Fat hong whers it was well known i was a vice broker. I to

ever taken any other slip of paper to my step before the one referred to as E. I took everal

on that day. I showed then to Lap Ke beton

I took the Witness was questioned at length:

as to his visit to defendant's house and the appearance of the premises,

This concindeal the case for the pror Lion.

Mr. Wilkinson submitted that his client was entitled to be discharged, inasmuch as

was solid and the stue il ret

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CORRESPONDENCÉ

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OUR MAIL SERVICE.

THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS", September 4th Si-Reuter his peently informed us that utel the new contract the Canuliàu Pacific shorten the mail route from London te

Esidues had been aineed which justitied his |- Hongkong by 2 days, and to Yokohama and being committed for trial. The sale evideney Shunghai by dogs." The latter part of this in reality against his client was that of Chan | telegram has puzzlein good sonny people, bat information infined to be covered Hok-kjuj but assuming for the sake of argum want that his client were guilty of the offeurs ¦'evidently is that there will be a saving of S with which he was charged the position of that says in transit between London and Yokolata. wau Chun Hok-king was that of an accomplice or Landon and Shanghai-- that is touy thee will bene increase of speed between Yokohama und and it was a well known rule of practice, which had the force of law, that no tan could be con- Shanghai and on the ran from Shanghai to Hongkong another day will be saved. A saving of victoi on the uùcorroborated testimony of aa accomplice. Having referred his Worship today is safliciently remarkable; but there are "Best on Evidence," Mr. Wilkinan proceeded still greater surprises in store apparantly, for to show that there was no evidence in corrobora. Reuter to-day informs as that the Empress of tion of what Chau Hok-king bad stated. id's muil is expected to reach Hongkong There was the statement of the fskie of the in early a week's less time that the rail via Yrien Fat hong alleging that money was taken Snez,

From there to Clan Hok king and paid to him Every resident, I am sure, will be keenly for tho express purpose of offering a bribe. interested to learn how this is to be done. That was the evidence of other accomplices.

amount

to

eridence

The P. & O. steuer Devanha which, accord-

Apart from that, what did that evidence ding to the Post Office announcements, is due Moner was paid to Chan here at Ga.. to-morrow (Wednesday) is bring. ing the London mail of August 10th. The hat there was 10 Hok-king

mall will thes have been only twenty-six days that the money

was paid by hi to defendant. He submitted that it suggested in tranvit from London. It seems to me that whoever is "expecting" London mails to reach what was probably the actual fact, that Chan Hok-king obtained that money by false pretences from the Yuen Fat hoagand concocted the present story in order to prevent himself being prosecuted for a serious offence. There was no evidence to show that his client had besa guilty of improperty passing work or that

Hongkong by the C. P. R. route in about twenty days is expecting a great deal too much,

It seems imposeille-Yours ofo.,

OUTIS.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT.

ADY

Work of the Presideul.

DISINTERMENT OF DEAD BODIES, The report by the Committes relative to the interaunt of dead Ladies was as follows:- We recommend that disintervient should be 'cariei out at the close of seven years after Laniai-the disintermonts in be confined to the fe rection of the rewsteries, the genes in the

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HIRE FROM 510 PER MONTH.

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CHINESE CUSTOMS,

POSITION OF NIE 1. HART.

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cther sections to retais undisturbed. The work Merchant Shipping Oinance which y Lehock on the purity of water, and on that the assurances given to the British Legution

of disinterment should be ridertaken by the Tung Wa Hospital, the cost to be defrages by the fiorernmen', and six months' notice should he given by the posting of notices near the cemetery and by advertisements in the press before the work is commenced."

The report was signed by the Hon Me A. W. Darwin, Mesra. Fung Wa.chnu and Lau Chu- pak

The PRESIDEST-As the lon. Mr. Bresin.

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Mr. HOOPER-Therefore anything we may he will not affect the present enutreet?

the chairman of the committee. is not present, I beg to more the adoption of the repart. It

The PRESIDENT N. But we want to pet dests with the points referred to by the Board. The other matters will have to be takes up later the conditions filled up as soon as possible

31r. HeoPER-It bas ecenrred to us that it Hon. MR. HEWETT-The two points in the report ought to be considered. Ga is, I might be advisable to call for alternative teadus anderstand, that these disinterments only refer ürstis for the divided contract and sendly for to one section. How will it apply to more the whole extraet. a81, there cont be a expensive sections? Are people whose friends condition as where the rubbish should are baied there denied the power of Reposted: Also alter what you said; Sir, I

think Cher, ruight be another alternative that disinerring?

price be given on the assumption that the Government will provide bouts.

The PRSI XT--No, that is not the point, The point merely is what is the period of the tenure, and it has been laid down as seven years, Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Disinterment after serou gears is rather a hardship. Maybe the people are poor and cannot afford to take the

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Such well is the service, nor to the native Fress

six sontls, and recal such wolls have been treaty port there is already friction. subjected t» such extra scrutiny. Diffiendly

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appointments.

with such wells is not experienced only in the General, as Tabling and Tang Shue.yi are words iD obomicul examinations. The Chinese are not

accordance

with Impotia adict." Tich-liang very partieniar as to the cleanliness of the and Tang Shao-yi began by installing expensive a lurgo staff, paying them. selves froz the Customy, ressis ed for drawing water. Moreover ser oficus and

Year: though impurities are satinually dropping in from the 7,560 and the latter 4,700) surface so that I don't if hardly a well would in both bold many other paid this Colony pass the engtotoary bacteriological apparently they are taking exception to the tests nule such accidental impurity be exposure in the recent Customs report of a nave which is typient of the aethods of the allowed for. Even in England the sume difficulty dention' of duties by the native Unstous. San- is experienced with shallow wells. Attention is tou, near Fu chau, where in 1901 under native

1 drawn to the almost complete immunity during administration 510 officials collected £1,600, is 1905 36 officials many years of this Colony from water-borne now unter Sir R. Hart and

collected £13, The Comptrollers have given disease, a fact, whiel in itself speaks volumes orders that in future no reports or

or statistical for the efficacy of the methods employed returns can be published wafil after they have

the application of s

of a Chinese censorship to the in the tateratory. It was unfortunate that heen submitted to them for approval, This means

a well were Statisticul two opposing reports

Department and obstruction of the recently submitted to the Board. The samples work of that excellent branch by which China's were taken at different times; the draw vessel in trade has been made known to the world. What the one case may not have been scrapuloasty guaratee in thore that there will be no manipula tion of the figures As a studied humiliation clean, or a searching inquiry might have shown to Sir R. Hart the Comptrollers have ordered Hon. Mr. HEWETT-And then tho stuff! some quite accidental circumstance which Peking a Cantonese Customs clerk frodi a relative of Tang Shao-yi, to be might cause two workers to arrive at different Ha shovelled overboard.

to Sir . Hart from the Comptrollers. for the bacteriologist and myself after further it is diffenlt to see how Sie R. Hart, finding experiment to Lave arrived at an agreement as his authority usurped in every direction, can to the potability or otherwise of the water in continue; hence it question.

HOL. MR. HEWETT-When you speak of the Government providing boats, are you cou templating that they are to provide proper barges to carry the stus out to sea? That

remains away.

would be very exponsive; would probably run The PELSIDENT-The cost does not fall on into a lakh or two of dollars. the friends, but on the government.

The PRESIDENT-My idea was to get some- Mr. HEWITT seconded the motion, which thing of the same sort as the contractor has at was carried.

Fresent juuks of a certain size.

DREDGING AT DOST HOT STATIONS.

Correspondenca was submitted relative to the petition of Leung In, scavenging con. tractor, in respect of dredging.

This matter was previously before the Board, when a satisfactory arrangement was supposed to have been arrived at, but apparently aci account for $1,570.44 for dredging done at

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The PRESIDENT-Yes, but if a question of conclusions. It would have been gaite or to carry orders am! instructions

copper barges is coming up, personally I should rather see a refuse destructor. The expense would probably be about as great,

Members agreed to Mr. HOOPER's sugges

no surprise to hear that he contemplates un early retirement. Meanwhile he is passing the summer at Pei-to-be, Sir R. Mr. LAU CHU-PAK minuted that there was Bredon carrying on his duties.

The Chinese GoTornment has ordered th Commissioner of Castoms to go with his staff

The N.Y,K. str. Telomi Mart (Bombay Live the dust boat stations along the city franttions, and as complaints have been forthcoming nothing to fear, notwithstanding the fact the he had received anything for doing so. left Bombay for this port via Tuticorin, which the scavanging contractor has been asked about the Kowloon contract it is to be dealt experts differed.

Evidenes was given by Mr. Gale that the Colombo and Hingapore on the 2nd inat.

to pay, has revived it.

with the same way.

The papers were laid on the table.

to An-tang and Ta-tung-kan on the estuary of

| the Ta-le to organize the Customs at both ports.