oosist of eleven members. I am to add that if it is considered by the Board that the Princips) Medical Offer should be regarded as an officist member His Excellency seas no objection to the reduction of the number of official members to threa in place of four, in which event tho Board would consist of ten members.—I am, etc." SECTION 175 AGAIN.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH, 1907.
When articles are received from the } issued. Crown Agents the invoice shall be carefully examined and chocked with the notual receipta by two responsible offers of the department, and the condition of the stores shall be returned for the signature of the Principal Civil Medical Ofloor and the Colonial Secretary. For arti- ola purchased locally an order book shall he
THE COMMISSION.
MEMORANDUM HY HON. MR. E, OSBORNE.
"TANSAN”
of procedure that takes place, plaas have to go to the Building Authority, and separate plane for drainage to the Sauitary Board, and Beware of Bogus Imitations!!! certain plans with regard to the height of Incorporated with the Commission's repert fuildings have to go to the Sanitary Board for Don't you think that if the Building was the following memorandum:
Authority were done away with altogether, or 1. Having bien & Member of the fanitary nigamsted with the suitory Board, and wa Board when the Public Health Ordinan The had a sanitary and building bosed, composed TANSAN is the Softest of all Drinking Wators,
am familiar with the under discussion I
The only genuine TANGAN bears the name of J. CLIFFORD-WILKINSON on the label.
"Fard water hardens the arterios; Soft Water helps to keep thern elastic and pulse-responsive.“
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A toply from the Government relative to the kept. All ordera shall be numbered consecuti (controversy ibat took place concorsing it, and Engineer and a Medical Officer of Health who TANSAN is entirely free from the obnoxious tante peculiar to salted or other fabricator
modifications of eestion 175 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903 in respect of 21 Station Street North, No 191 10 Mongkokiani, was submitted as follows-Sir, Ju reply to your letter of the 3rd instant I am directed to state for the information of the Sanitary Boned that au inspection of the promises Nos. El to 231 Station Street North, Mongkekisui, showed that they are of a very objectionable type, haring no ventilution or light in the rear, except from the kitchen dooy which is owing to the woke of cooking usually The matter is, foroface; referred kept shut back to the Beard for consideration of the ni unReuni modification permitting half verandah
and half kitehru.
It was greed that the Board should adhere to its former resolutic.
Another Gowenannt reply was Koceived relative to a modification of the requirements of the same section with respect to Now, 112, Wing Jack Street and 231, Des Voeux Road Contral. The Colonial Secretary stated that the recumbasadations sahmitted in the Board's ketler of April 4th had been approved by the Governor in Council.
Consideration deferred.
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HAUKIWAS,
A lellar from the Dirrator of Public Works stalad I beg to forward for submission to the Sanitary Heard a plan showing accommodation
for the reason that drastio measures seemed im vely and all orders shall be duly signed by a parative I, with a hors, agreed in the main 2. Ten years have intervened. The Ordia. responsible officer and the counterfoils examined with its provisiona from time to time by the Principal Civiluce has had fall and fair trial, its provisions initialled by kita. No have been enforced at a larga sacrifice to the material welfare notwithstanding Medical 'Offcor and articles shall be written off the stook books as Culony's unserviceable except with the concurrence of the which plague has not disappeare, and I doubt
extent. Board of Survey and with the approval of the whether it bas even dimin shed to soy largs Governor. At the end of erory your this stock books shall be balanced. The stock taking shall be made every year, and as far as practicable, by izdependent offers not The results shall responsible for stores. be forwarded from the Colonial Treasurer to the local department at the conclusion of such look-taking. On no sencunt, shult ary crusure
be made in the books or vouchers, necessary alterations must be initialled by the oficer making them.
MOMFICATION
WANTED,
Mesare. LEIGH and ORANGE applied for a mod:fication of action 188 with respect to No, 155. Des Vivax Road. Dr. Clark minuted that he failed to see any necessity for the extra fole. The house was wel as a proserved fruit store and there was a kitchen on each door,
recommended refusal of the application. Mr. A. SHELTON HOFER failed to see, from
a sanitary point of view, what objection ther could be to granting the application. The matter will be considered.
MORTALITY STATISTICA.
3. Under these circumstaneen the time has surely arrived for a revision of Ar methods, sures legalised by the Publis Health Ordinans antess evideum be forthcoming that the mid- have resulted in more good timu is apparent on the surface.
1. Tho abolition of cuticles renders it in the Colony or it drives llom to the use of impossible for a family of mali means to live curtains as partitious, which by reason of their filth are a worse uvil than the old wooden ones,
very mach as it is now, with an Ex-entire should report to the Board, and the Board masters of the situation, that it would be a deal better than the present mode of procedar, and a better carrying out of the Ordinance?
A.-Yes, I think one Executive Engineer to do that work of both Departments, wouk ba
ften Bnished before we got permission to de preferable. As matter of fact, various small
them. I get the contract and the plane out, but jobs we de af the Kowloon shares small
did. I might wait indefinitely. cannot always wait for the permission. If I
The Chairman. Year or pariance is that you don't got the plans passed, so promptly as they might be ?
A.-No.
Q-How long do you have to wait on an average for small work, ama 1 repairs
A.We rarely get periaission under a furt. night.
I saggest a modified form of cubicle be all-w- ed, made of painted woodwork and glass (or iron and glas) raised from the floor and of such COTTON GROWING IN THE EMPIRE, height as not to ar‹ lude light, and kir.
kur.
5. The so called limewasbing antails expendi ture by tenants (for feuauts pay in the ran with no corresponding goal, as the mixture slopped on to the walle i valneless except to accentuate the laug rounding dirt. It is, I believe, admittal to sentsi un disinfecting properties so that this expenditure, generally mugnised as an ignorant mistake, is continued in violation of
common serBC,
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ance, the Earl of Elgin presided, and was ROBINSON PIANO
acompanied by Mr. Haldane, the Secretary for War, and Lord Twoodmouth, the First Lord of the Admirally.
The following resolution was passed :--
proposed to be provided in the new market for 27th April 1907 show that the death rate effective closing of run should be no time an era when one of cur greatest industrivation of the military foress of the Crown in
the Wostaru portion of Shaukiwan village. I also forward a block plan showing the proposed site of the warkof itself on the north side of the rond, and immediately beyond the lets recently purchased by Mosers. Butterfield and Swira for the erection of workmen'a dwellings. The site is about three quarters of a mile distat from the existing market at Shaukiwna East, but this distance will probably in considerably dimi uished by the reclamation of a tay round which the road runs. The construction of the market will be somewhat similar to those at Taikoktei Quarters will be provided for a Caretaker.
The plan is to be considered.
▲ SUGGERTION,
An application was reat for a modification of the requirements of section 130 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1903 in resprèt of No. 580, Quern's Road West.
Compulsory limewashing should be abolished, and in its place I suggest that more effort be directed towards the destruction of rats, and ordinary classliness. The most effective method of destroying rats is te starve them in their The mortality statistin for the week onding runs, involving the ramers of ceilings and the with wement mortar mized with broken glass. enfor from stresia and lanes. Drains from 1.4 per thousand comparsi with 24.9 in the openings in walls on ground floors for rats to corresponding was of last year, and that
now, but through the door will so that when the door is closed the rat is excluded. the death rate for the wholu. Colony was 20d floors should not be ll through wells as par thousand compared with corresponding week of last year,
in the British and foreign community WAH
RAT RETURN.
185 in the
Ordinary cleansing, I believe, to be the most effective preventive of plagas. Short simple instructions should be posted in Chinese lusos to ba olesed and rooms The rat retura for the year 19 showed that requiring rat runs in Hongkong and Kowloon there were 30,701 cleansed, every house inspreted, say, once a month rats killed, and of these 679 were found to eat a fixed hour on a day, the contents of the room planed in the centre, obstructions to fight and infected.
POLICE COURT.
Tuesday, May 28th.
BEFORE MR. F A. HAZELAND (FIRET POLICE MAGISTRATS).
ARMED ROHENKT.
on this resolution was initiated
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At the sime time Mr. Haldane outlined a series of definite proposals which the War Offies were of opinion might be matters for the aos- wideration of the Imper in Guttal Staff. This MUSIC: may be summarised as follows:-
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"That this Conference welcomes and cordially approves the exposition of general principles emboliad in the statement of the Secretary of It is hardly neessary in the days to dwell State for War, and, without wishing to commit on the vast importance of the movement initiat any of the Governments represented, recaguises od by the British Cotton Growing Association, sud affirms the need of developing for the TALKING unit un exhibition opened last month at the service of the Empire a General Staff, selected offens of the Commercial Intelligence Branck of from the forces of the Kapire as a whole, which tho afal purpose of marking the rotsble shall collect and disseminate to the various the Board of Trade, Basinghall-street, will serve shil study military sciones in all its branches, progress that it has rande. The exhibition has Horezaments wilitary information and intelli
organised by the Associating in conjunction gence, shall undertake the preparation of schemes with the Board of Frade, and establishes beyond of defence on a common principle, and, withour debt the claim of the Association that it has in the least interfering in questions connected proved that cotton of every quality required by with command and administration, shall, at the British spinners en be grown within the request of the respective Gaverus advise confines of the Empire, baralding at the same as to the training, dacation, and war organies
bo seen many ex-
The discussion wain supplier. There are to will no longer ba dependent on America for its every part of the Respire in the British West Indies-laces, embroidery, before the Conference,
He euphasised the fact that the resolution cartains, gloves, and handkerchiefs of all sorts amples of manufactures usde from cotton grown by Mr. Hullane, at shuse suggestion it and sizes: and in respect of the last mentioned was only an affect to "foous the bread purpose
would take a hesh expert to distinguish them which animated both the Home Government and from silk. This is due to the wonderful lustre the Colonial Governm»uta. of West India cotton. Lawas, piqués, and muslins manaiactured entirely from this parti cular cotton, and made in this country, are also exbibited. Among the many instinctive photos air removed. The Inspector should examine graphs wore some of the ginning factory ut punctually at the time appointed and grant a St. Vincent, which was eranted at the cast of cortical a that the room is clean. Following the Local Government and of the British Cot the Inspector should come the olearing gangston Growing Association, but is now being to cleans three floors which the Inspector has taken over hy the planters. On the walls are not passed, I venture to was that if this tables of statistics showing the rapid strides procedure were adopted, within a few months male in cotton growing throughout the Empire there would be few floors left for the cleansing during recent years, and referenes may be made to one of them. It gives the approximate ganga to deal with.
Hongkong, 9th November, 1904. estimate of cotton grown more or less directly under the auspiens of the Association, the
Colonies in the fort most agreasbis to tha- numbers being of hales of 400lb. In 1903
Whether the Colonies contriḥnded or the total from West Afrien, Eaat Africa,
That the small arms supplied to any foros selves. and the West Indies was 1,900, and the 6. Regarding the concreting of fours and
which may have to act side by side with the not, the Admiralty would do the best to secure approximate value £19,000; in the fellow other structural repairs, I think, that after a house has been put in order a certificate shoulding year, with the slition of one hund-treeps of the United Kingdon shall fire the see them from ever-son attack.
rod and the head of "aundries" the total Was 3,50) and the raine £75,000, Brind was incinded in 1305, when the total was 11,300) and the value £150,000. Last year the total WAS 20,000 and the value £270,000, while it is timated that this year's yield will amount to Sea Island cotton from the West Indies the exhibition includes samples of Egyptian coster from East Africs, cotton of American Upland type from West Africa and from Queensland, and short maple cotton from India. Among George, the President of the Board of Trade, the earliest visitors yesterday was Mr. Lloyd who, under the guidanes of Mr. J. A. Hotten, chairman of the Association, made a cle é inspection of the various exhibits.
Tauksasat present (but more of them) should perambulate the streets daily containing plain boiling water for killing verain by immersion
Sis natives were arraigned on the charge of Armed robbery at Shatin, in the New Territory Arising therofrom it was resolved at the The defendants are alleged to bave broken into of mate and trestles.
a farmer's house, cowed the inmates, and depart- ed with money, clothing and other valuables to the value of 2625.
The case was adjourned.
last meeting of the Board to recommend the Governor-in Council to make an amendment in section 180.
The Secretary minute--It has been laid down in No. 628, C.S.O. that there is no pawer to modify the requirements of section 186 (1)(b) The diealty might be overcome by com.
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bu given absolving it frota farther Sanitary
airernents for a period.
Where ne cubicles exist a larger number of persons might be allowed to ocoapy a room than is permitted by presoat regulations. The allowance of 50 fest of our area and 550
Each Colony eball provide, as far as possible, for its own koal murity.
Arrangements should be ona by which mutual assistance would be rendered on definite lines by the different parts of the Empire in time of supreme common need.
The maintenanes of sea supremacy, widch can alone ensure any military co-operation at all.
The asairailation of war organisation through. out the Empire, and the adoption of a uniform systern of comenclature in regard to such or-! ganisation,
ammunition as that supplied by the latter.
The provision of adequate reserves of stores in poses time.
The desirability of the self-goversing domi nions, where possible, and without interfering with their own arrangsmeats, given orders for tion through the War Ufo
sidering the modification of section 180 {1: () opium, and opsion of a quantity of illicit cabio lest of air is excessiva when it is considered £500,000 in value. In addition to the silky ordinanga stores, particularly arms and ammuni
asa modification of section 150 (1) bat this is, I submit, au unestisfactory mode of prossiture and i lug to suggest that the Board reoGamed that the sub-seo jos of 189 (1) be re-arranged and sub-section (a) be placed after sub section eight, and thus empowar the Governor in Council to grant modiñcstinas (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) (g), (h). The Board might also consider the advisability of recommending that sub-section laj be amended by inserting the words "or res pt From". As the Bection now stands the Board ean grant an exemption from the provisions! of a scavenging lane but the Governor.ja Council cannot grant an exemption from the provision of an open space or any other requirements of the section.
Members will consider the maiter.
SALITARY STORES,
The Colonial Secretary forwarded a letter with regard to the central of stores. Mr. R., W. Dawson, Sanitary Insgeator, is to be appointed utorakenpor, a-ciated by two Chinese stationed al Heaconsfield and the Disinfecting Station respectively.
that for eight months of the peer the window and doors remain open day and night.
Wong Sau was discharged from Victoria Jail on Monday, and when he left, is said to bars mentioned something about turning over a new lest. thn Tuesday evening a lukeng found bis at Mongkok in
to arreat bimo. The defendant, after throwing away the opium,
8. Drains, as far as possible, should assalted the lukong and attempted to osoape...
abalikbed เท surfaoe chennais substituted. The policeman, boracar, managed to take his
9 Gratings to drain pipes should not be man to the Yaumsti Police Station, and be appeared before his Worship on charges
ay they r fred. assault, aud of being in possession of illicitised upon as the tenauts smash them soon 10. Kitchen sinks are not used by Chinos, and should not be required. opium. On the Erat count the defendant was fined $15, and on the second $25,
AN UNUSUAL CASE.
of
An unusast case was beard when Lai Fok, of Canton, was indicted on the charge of fulonionsly, and without lawful excuse, boing in Possession of 8317, the said sun being part of a sum of Tacks 1.000 stolen by the defendant as bailen on April 9th.
The complainant in this case is a merchant haring shops at Canton, West Point, and Yaumati. Ihe defendant was a foki is the Canton branch, and on the day in question was sont to deposit the Tre's 1,000 in a Chinese bank. Insteart of doing so, however, lue came on to Hongkong and lived a life of pleasars In the Ioney, with part of his master's midst of the comforts which money can procure, however, he was evidently troubled with a conscience, aut one day returned 8400 to his master at Canton. This brought the cam. defendant soon followed, the pleaded guilty pleinaut to Hongkong, and the arrest of the
11. As instancing what can be done by ordinary cleansing I may mention that plague. was very bad during the years preceding an in the Wharf Company's employees' quarters at Bowlsh
In 1901 they were overbunked, overy rat and znas destroyed and every possible breeding place filled up, since which the premises have been flooded with light and air dally and every floor cleansed about once a month.
The effect of these measures has bees that ly one case of plagus bas occurred during six plague Beasons, notwithstanding that the disease has raged in the neighborhood.
Mr. Lloyd George, in declaring the exhibition open, said that 28 Britishers they must all feel very proud of the Fucoesy which had wet the efforts of the British Cotton Growing Association.
The organisation of an Imperial reserve of offer.
The arrangement of the uniform military. code for the whole Empire.
The discussion which falin well Dr. Haldane's apasch was of great interest.
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After general discussion it was decided that the question of naval defence should be adjourned to a later meeting, the Colonial representativa being meanwhile invited to confer seperately with the Admiralty regarding the position of their respective Colonies.
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At a meeting of the Huangpu Conservancy Board held on May 28th we naderstand that it was decided to acep', -anbjust to certain ove Bir Froderick (Canada) expressed general ditions to be agreed upon subsequently, the concurrence with Mr. Haldane's statements. Dutch tender for the dredging works at the He expressed himself as strongly in favour of Wonging Bar, Tires tenders it will be re exchange of affisers between the Colonies and membered, were pat in, the lowest st Tis. the United Kingdom, and dwelt upon the 1,615,970 by a German Firm, another at Tls. advisability of developing the means for manu. 1,697,201 by a French Firm and the highest
vory sulset there was reason to believe that. factucing maritions of war in the various Tis. 2,187.798 by a Datoh Bradioste. At the Colonies. He wished especially to enu-
Mr. Deakin (Australia) welcomed the state the German tender was based ou a mino- gratulate the president (Sir Alfred Jones), because he had done a vast amount of work ment of Mr. Haldne. He observed that the cepting, and we may conclude that the Con- in this matter.. Its eness was very largely Commonwealth fully acepted the principle serrazoy Board in arriving at itwdecision 1 of dns to the roal, enthusiasm, and characteristic of interchangeability of weapons in the various opinion that the work could not be done satisfac- The award to the highest teadarer, who happen energy which he had thrown into it. He also parts of the Empire. He saw difficulty in torily at the sum quoted by the lowest tenderer. to be of the same tutionality as the Consalting congratulated Mr. Hutton on the fact that in axobanging waits, but spesially pressed for an his year of office the operations of the associa extended int rehauge f offers
considerable Sir Joseph Ward (New Zealand) generally Engineer may give rise to comment in certain tion
bal approached such
The great cotton famine of the endorsed the principles snunciated by M-quarters, but there is every reason to believe dimensions. Sixties proved what diesters might susue from Haliline. He hold a most prouonnost opinion that the Board has gone thoroughly into the Byndicate as the only tenderer really capable rather remarkable that in of others. and it was
Bovere lesson
Dr. Smartt (Cape Colony) put forward the of carrying out the work in a Boient man. we got being too dependent on one 5-ld of supply, in fa our of interchange of quits, not merely matter and has satisfied itself that the Dutal spite of the very then nothing substantial, nothing very practical, possible anggestion that the South African Thin community will learn with satisfaction that and re-nrolled on the footing that a certain at and that there in a prospect of the conservancy We may now hops to see the finances of number of the forces should be under obligation scheme being put into operation at an early the Board pissed upon a wound basis.-N.-C. to serve with the consent of the Governments, dats. anywhere in the Empire.
to the charge, and was commilled to prison the question of plague in connection with several done until the last for yours to remedy permanent defence forces should be disbanded) a decision in the matter has at last been arrived
for six months.
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Mr. Moor (Natali expressed general coucas: Daily Dos. The defendant
The following regulations are to be put in
Mr. R. H. Craig, Assistant Superintendent feros at en early dato-Clothing shall be issued at stated periods during the year, except in the of the prison, charged his house boy with case of offlers returning from leave, officers the larceny of a gold brooch,
after stealing the article placed it in pawn His Worship found the offenes proved, joining, etc, when, as far as possible, part worn clothing only should be issued for use during sentenced the boy to six weeks' imprisonment. augh time, as may be necessary, pending to and six hours' stocks, and ordered the pawn. regalar isere. That articles of clothing requir{ broker to return the brooch. ed for departmental use shall after the report of the Board of Survey to written of the books aal taken on again as rags. The storekeeper | shall sign a receipt for property returned to iks store by men leaving the department. The value of all articles not accounted for shall be entered on the back of the receipt by the alorekeeper who shall notify the secretariat and the value of such articles shall be deducted from he pay duo to such officer or servant. The whole of the stores in charge of the Sanitary
TWO MILLIONS SPENT ON HONGKONG.
In the House of Commons on April 3rd the Eupply, the polisy of the Admiralty being Nary Estimates were taken in Committee of explained by Bir. Lambert and criticised by Mr. Tee, Mr. Balfour, and other speakers. In the course of his statement Mr. Lambert mentioned that on the extension of the feckyard and coal ing facilities at Hongkong nearly £2,000 had been spent. Dr. Robertson announced, on
It takes me one hour per week to iospect 84 tours (they are of cours prepared for inspection Cily can be treated with the sapia thoroughuses, and although I do not suggest that the whole I so no reason why similar methods in a modified form should not be adop' a
E. Having given evasiderable attention to was Wa thousands of employees I claim to posse KOLDS knowledge of the subjret from the Chinese Proportion of plague caso comes within the point of view and I am curined that only a knowledge of the Sanitary Authorities; indeed, as a rule, only those Rafortunates are reported who are without friesde to send them out of the Colony and those whose home is in Hongkong. 13. The Colony maintain a'large staff whose efforts to cope with plague will never, in my epivien, be successful without the cu-operation of the Chinese and this co-operation can only be obtained by giving the Chiness freedom to treet the sick in their own hemes; and by applying existing regulation only in such accord koop their praises clean. instauce where the people will not of their ow
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department shall be kept in the godowns at half of the Gorerament, that there was no first patients not boving boon isolated. Beaconsfield or at the store house at the Dis.inton tisu to abandon the scheme to establish
nural base at Besyth. The various votes were
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infecting Station, Caine Laue, or wherever passed. specially authorised by the Governor, and shall be marked with the lotters "S. D." belere king taken in charge by the storekeeper. Heavy sterer, such as coal, wood, etc., will be delivered at the place where they are required, but they will not be taken in charge until their delivery
bas been certified to as pcrrect by the store-
keeper. Leather, sta., required for the making of coolies' boots will be taken in obarge by the
A shower of blue-black ink, a volley of profane adjectives, and indescribable uproar were the salient features of an extraordias general meeting of the New De Kaap (1906), Limited, held at Salisbury House on April 25th. An acrimonious discanion onded in a director
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that state of things, as far as we were concernail. the greatest exporters of cotton fabrics in the world, und, therefore, it was our duty, our ustural duly, to see that at any rate the supply of cotton should be as reliable as we could That was why possibly make it, and as secure. that association was founded, and he con- gratulated Mr. Halton upon the real triumph that its efforte had met with. rarely an association could claims such a success is so short a span of time. He believed there was no anywhere in the world finer gotten produced than that which was produced in the British dominions, and be hoped that even greater years of prosperity were before tho British Colton Growing Association.
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On the proposition of Mr. Emmett, M.P., seconded by Sir William Holland M.P., A vote of thanks was passed to the Frankdent of the Board of Trade,
WEATHER REPORT.
renes in the principles enunciated. He halls you the federation of South Africa was an essential Natal was stap to military efficiency there.
more
CHINESE RAILWAY SCHEMES. or less in advance of the rest of the Empire
H. E. Chang Chih-tung Vinnrey of the in possessing a compulsory militia system
General Botha (Transvaal; said the existing defence arrangements in the Transvaal wero Ha-Kuang Provinces has sent in a memoria] not satisfactory, sal the position would be suggesting the purchase of all railways, which hazardous if the imperial troops ware withdrawn. are now either in caurstof grastruction or to be His idea was that if it was as yet impossible to built with Chinese mercantile funds, at the end federate South Africa politically, they should at of 39 years after the formal opening of the lines any rate try to federata in the matter of defence to traffic. But the Peking Government is of Sir Joseph Ward, refering to Dr. Smarit's opinion that the shareholders should receive a 'he treatment of sick Chinese in their own
suggestion that cash or the self-governing little more consideration than would be the case Colonies should raise a special contingent for in the circumstances suggested. The Ministry bomez was, I understand, tried experimentally
service in the defense of the Empire, apposed of Posts and Comunications is in favour of the idea of any discrimination in the enrolment drawing up some special rules concerning the aader Bir Henry Biske's régime and records slow that plogne ran toore or less through tho
of the forms on the ground that it would matter while, HE. Trên Chun-hsusu, New who's block of konses experimented upon.
involve legislation, and that the people of New President of this Ministry, suggests the purchase deduction made from this is that the disease
Zealand did not want to bave paraded the by Government of one salf of the shares of the spread through the block in consequence of the
mentioned so that the annual profits may ba The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued possibility of having to go outside the country Chinesa shareholders at the end of the period
to Bght. deduction which it seems to me may be made the following report
They wasted that it should be a voluntary equally stared by the government and people at On the 8th at 11.45 p.m.-The baromater with equal justice is that in this instance the patients were not concealed and the real extent has fallen over China, particularly on the Eoffering on the part of the Government and all times and also that they may bo suabled. the individual to fight overses, he said, and they to build fresh lines for the improrsment of communication at half priso after the purchase of the disease was for once made knowc,
At one sitting of the Commission, Mr.
knew that thousands of man could be g
by the Central Government. The bustier is still Osborne gave sworn testimony, a follows:
bas The Chairman. Do 1 understand from you,
under discussion by the Yashusapa. In order to encourage well-to-do Chinese to invest their sas-nted to the request of the Ministry Mr. Osborne, that the Building Authority and
money in railway enterprises the throne Sanitary Department had practically passed buildings. but, because the certificates were
The resolution was then pat, sud passed, tempo arily exempting from Customs duties not promptly forwarded to you, you lost a
and likio taxes uit descriptions of materials unanimously.
Lord Tweedmouth then explained the general purchased from for iga sanatrien for the con- priuciples un which the Admiralty held that struction of railways is the Provinces of fortnight's rent
the naval defence of the Empire should be Kinogen, Kianges, Anhui, Fokien and Chokiang the the Chinese Railway companies at Sachow,
by He especially insisted on organie d
Nanchang, Auking, Foochow and Haugchor in. He explained that the so aim of the the same way as the Peking Hankow, Peking Admiralty was to maintain the naval forces on winds,light,eosity for anity of control of the Flest. 6. winds, such a scale as to ensure the retention of the Henan and other lines built with foreign Capital.
Gaol, and on the conversion of the same into Larltag a heavy inkstand at a shareholder, who ogression from the date of passing by the
of
A-We lost rent. The original agreemont with the tenants was that they should tako had made number personal charges The boots, etc., they will be taken in charge by the inkstaud missed its mark, and Battened itself Government, and the certificate from one Sanitary Department. The storekospor shall against the wall within a few inches of the bead Department came in one day, but the certificate The from the Sanitary Board did not some in for be held responsible for the stores placed in his of the person at whom it was thrown. charge, and on us account shall the storekeeper result is that the wail of one of the largest halle ore days afterwards, so that it was not com. in the building is bespaltered with imperishable plately passed by the Government, and that receive or issue soy stores without the Buid, the attire of two lady shareholders is interval loat the Hotel Company some bundreds
of dollars. of The beyond the magic of dry cleaning, and one production of the proper voucher. storekeepr shall keep a book in which he the directors goes down to posterity as a marksman without fear, bat not without stall outer day by day ail stores recaired or
roproach.
Mr. Shelton Hooper. From your experience, past member of the Sanitary Board, having to do with buildings, and knowing the mode
Duas!.
A depression is moving Eastwards over N. Chica, and a second area of low pressure lies to the North of Hokkaido. Presenre is high over W.
Moderate S. winds may be expected in the Formoea Channel, and light S. or variable winds over the North part of the China Sea.
Hongkong rainfall for the E hours ending at 10 s.m. to-day, 0.00) inches
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon S.E. or vari- to-day is as follows:- Hongkong & Neighbourhood able
Former Channel... South coast of China batween Hongkong and Lamecks Soath coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan
Dr. Jameson (Cape Colony) said that thinngh he quite agreed with his collongue, the sugges tion of Dr. Smartt was perhaps an advanced idea to be thrown out for evnsideration at the next Conference.
fair.
Yingkow, the Peking syndicates railway in
modarate.
Same & No. 1. Same as No. 1. cordially welcomed the co-operation
ses in any roucnably probable contingency.
As the Yash-Han or Canton-Hankow trunk
He stated that he did not desire to prees for line is to be constructed with Chinese mercantile but funds, the company has been given the same farther contributions of men or meet the privilege-NC. Daily News,
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