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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 10rk, 1907.

In

of a

JAPANESE IN MANCHURIA.

The number of marriages folemnised daring rate of Crown Roat. The prayer was mat by | REGISTRAR GENERAL'S REPORT.

the year was 125, 19 compared with 149 in 1995, an undertaking to fix the present resis for 75

It appears to be extraordinarily dioult t the years and the desi-ion of the Government wa were contracted at The report of the Registrar-General for the Twenty marriages

Registrar General's Ofee. 295 permits wara accepted. In May a petition was received from discover what are the Esota as to the extension year 196 is published in a supplement to ieaned to fie crackers on the pression of Chinese the inhabitants of New Kowloon complaining of Japanese trade and commeroist influence

gainst 2012 in 1995. St. of the difficulty they experienced in complying Meucharia, or of the policy, which is being Consequence pursued in connection with the Jae-owned the current Gaste. Here are mets marriage, as The revonua collected during the year amounted Andrew's Church, Kowloon, Gout. Not. No.with the building law.

$65 of

196 and the Wesleyan Chapel, decline in the value of house property in Victoria railway. Dr. Morrison's recent message and the indignation it bas aroused in this country are still frosh is the articles rapratly ap valuation

In another to $177,94.21 and exceeded the amount collected

Aberdeen Street, (Govt. No. No. 1080 of 1 a pstition was presented in May signed by fi3 wore licensed for the solemnization of marriages. Chinese land-owners praying for a ve

eslame wo reproduce two articles The Births registered during the year were as but it was impossible to accads to their request

as the right of appeal bad lapsed on the 6th pearing in the Loudon Times, written by The loss of boats in the typh on of the differgut errespondents, and conveying radical One writer, as the April fellows

19th September resulted in the issue of a largely different, impressions. number of new best licences and duplicate licencos, as damaged boats were repair and new bosts bought or bait. Betwson the 9. September and the close of the year the number of licences immed was:-

Chinem.

Males.

14 181

Females 341

Total.

1,028

132

female

93

8.15 476 1,321 Including two males and one Four hundred and fizteon (416) births wero registered after the orpiration of 12 monthe. registered during the year in the West Point registration offices in Victoria. The total number of Chinos births registered in Victoria shows a slight increase over the number for 1905. On two occasions the Chinese Tress Javs kindly inserted a notice pointing out the benefits of registration and there are no doubt better appreciated than they ware. The unmber of destis registered daring the year was :-

1,087

in 1905 by 84,335:39. The estimated reveu for the year was 81":25000 The principal increase are under the Lead Hawks and Markole. The uerber of hawkers' lies ares was 14,165 compares with 13,782 in 1905. The Non Chines increase of 88,976 is the revenue from the leane of market promizes comea principally from the Central, Western and Yanghom Markets, but the now Monghoktani market aku contributes 8. This market contains 40 stalls and by the Aist April they had all beer let at a monthly puntal of 3101.59. In the usual course rents began to find their proper, lavel and had failer to $79.99 in Ieertaler. The Now Western Market was completa during the your and by the end of November the poultry and fix-dealers had been transferred from the The tenanta complain old to the unes morket. that there has been a great falling off in their business since their removal to, the new pre-3 Jaises and I believe there is some foundation for the complaint. The accommodation provided for the poultry dealers has been found in- sufficient.

Rous

Chinese, Non-Chine,

242

1.9 105

375

WAH

out

result of inquiries made on the spot, denies that Japanese owned railway carrier freight for Japanese marchauts on better terms then for In support of the denial he quotes others. the Chinese maunger of the largest trans- Duplicate Liesners. Now Liomoss.portation company and the manager of que

123

of the oldest es ablished British shipping Cargo hats,

Arms, who bath said they were quite certain Rowing boste, 59

there

foaudation for abwolutely Other bosta ... 45.

the accnsation. On the other band, the Shanghai or spondent of the Times, the author of the second article. implies that there forential railway rates brought against the in substantial ground for the charges of pro- Japanese, and urges that now Cina's complsto aos-rigaly has been reasserted on Manchurian soil, is evidently to Japan's interest to fulfil her undertakings without delay and to readjust the revenue and railway administration on the op-door principle."

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Pumour had it that this administration of the Poor Lawal Swindon, Wiltshire, was not all it should be, no Mr. A. H. Loe, a member of the Board of Guardians appointed himself as Special Commission, and disgalsad as a tramp May 1st.

The Master reported be bad received letters set about securing evidence. At a meeting on

member of the Board through entering the from Mr. A.. who, it is contended, has disqualified himself as House in disguis and receiving relief as a

Mr. Lre: As the Muster has banded the let saal paper), and hand handed them to the

dritom & on the ageuds (correspondenes)?

The Clerk: We might take them with the other correspondance. He then read them as follows:-

Lee (the member of the Board TALKING

Clark.

in 1905. Of thin increase 83.731.38 were spent typhoor of the 18th September, but copies of might seek anfety there. Failing that the Toness feeling which he garls is rife at that era to the vlerk will the Clark read them un- !

Total 839 It is difficut to was how to increas the Without proportion of births registered. domiciliary visits, it is imposible to ascertain The licensing of Postmen and are a birth has oncurred. Something may be to make registration no convenient hy fostal Hongs was taken over by the Post an increase in the number of offices but it is not Offee on the 1st May, and the licensing of certain that convenienes of itself is a suficient inducement to per-uts to report a birth. It is boats by the Harbour Department at the close tiny a district office was pened at Hongkong, of the year. The total expenditure during the The registers of births and deaths at the your was 8383,947.46-compared with 831,761.82 Shamsbuipe district offes were destroyed in the the entries up to the 30th June bad already been made and forwarded to the Registrar on the Census which was taken on the 211 November. The actual expenditure fell short General's Office. Three hundred and thirty-six of the estimate by 89,415.45, of which a little pormits were issued to exhume human remains the height of for removal to Chion or for re-burial in the dre 10 over $8,500 18

the stuff. The Colony Six hundred and six certificates rern by the Polica, for removal of bodies from exchange and changes in number of wouru dote ized under warrant the Colony.

Vaccination returns have been obtained from 462 iu 1905 WILE 15 compared with 299 persons were admitted into the Po Leung. the villages. They are not quite satisfactory, hat at any rate a commencement has been made charge of Kowloon City oflee thinks that in number of cases where the children baso been Taccinated

ne cartitiosto is received by the This is I registrar

Shankiwan, Yaumati at other out districts as well. The increase in the number of vaccinatione is most satisfactory House-in-house vaccination was carried out by Victoria in the Public Dispensary doctors in thee i nesson of 1905-1908-331 vaceiostions were performed-and is being carried eat this rold seween nat only in Victoria but in Yaumati

nl Hunghom as woll.

27, Western Street, Swindon,

April 17, 1967.

W THOUT PREJUDICE, DEAR SIR,Will you kindly forward in the

Kuk. Of these oight were unaway maideer with the keeping of a record. The ecor in subsidiaryopt amounts over two dollars in position, and that their manners and moralenolowed stamped envelope the cost incurred

vants.

The total number of persons sent by the Registrar General to two institutos during the year was 31, 10 to the Italian Convout, and

The fees for duplicate licences were remitted that escapot undamaged and boats brought to be the Governor-in-Council. The cargo boats the Colonly from Canton and elsewhere, made big profits out of the necessities of merchante Charges even or eight and ship owners. times those pail before the typhoon were made by cargo boats, and the Government realising the necessity for attracting boats to the

uf Here we bars to radically different state ments of the conditions prevailing, and it is Calony and for hastening the repairing wrecked bin and the building of now

fran a dislao to say which view is in closer sanctioned a charge of four time the legs difficult for an obersor regarding the situation fare. On the 2rd November won it was thought the state of affairs had become ver with the facts. From the pint of view on the spot rather than with him who judges normal, it was decided to enforce the legal of evidence, the balzuce of teatim ny should is scale of charges under pain of cancellation of with the correspondent who has made inquiries licones. The site of the second typoon shelter is under consideration. The bont-paople prefer from a distance as fer away as Shangbai. And Are at Shanghai of participating in the unti-Japa Kennedy Town if a shelier cenkl be bhit large the correspondent who writes from Southern nough to accommodate if the boats that Mincharia may perhaps suspect his colleague Lacidentally is explanations in favour of a shelter at Mougkokisui,

of the feeling against the Japanese preval: February and the early spring it was necessary Trusty poet. to again have recourse to water boats to supple-

out the supply of water through the mains ling among foreigners in Chins are some. The soarity was felt more particularly in the what conflicting.I think." he says, "that Western part of the town but the Chinose the reason of this [nutipulby) is that the business quarter was also affected. The great Japan-so by his cicilisation and progress e aims depreciation

in the value of the local subsidiary equity, and justly enough. with the European When eassess that coinage was felt by the Crowa tenants in the and America in China.

to refuse to

house on Saturday last. April 12th inst. New Territorios when the Government decided some of them are people of no education or

The retail business of the coin.

leave much to be deyird, one cannot be surprised by my entering the casual ward at the Work- at the Japanese claims." In other words, it is

wish to reimburss the Union for such. Colony among the Chinese is transuuted ia

Yours very respect fully J. F. Kilby, Esq.

A. H. Lee. to au which exasperate the foreigner, who when he subsidiary coin, and insistenco no payments the virtues rather than the vices of the Japanese being made in legal tender was equivalent

ezce to your letter of the 17th inst., re the

pamper, Crown rest. The sila selected by the Chinese education or position. Later on, however, the

orst of your maintenues as a ormulai **Th Cause for the astipathy shown.

beg to inform you that I think it advisable to Che approval of the Medical Department. It is

Manchuria he says,

place this watter before my Board at their for their emall-por hospital did not maet with writer indicates the existence of another

next meeting (tas May) and ask for their in. towards Europeans streetions thereon." dificult to find a site in the neighbourhood of Japanese in the lown which mouts the latest requirements long mostly to the lower rougher classes, of sanitary experts, and in the case of small-pox and theic demes our the Chinese particularly dread exposure to wind especially if these behave in an arrogant way, is often exceedingly impolite and unpleasant-in bodies foot, any one who has seen the Japanese in teir and treatment on the water,

The sdvisability of axhuming all buried in public cemeteries after an interval on delightful country could hardly credit that of seven youre was discussed in the Sanitary those men are of tho sauce race, and it in this Board, but the Chinese would not deolare rude behaviour of the lower classes in Manchuria themselves in favour of aunts a practies except that has no doubt, to a large extent produced Board his bern regarded." So that, after all, there would seom in the sectious where burials are free. A the intense dislike with which the Japanese are to be some reason besides mero blind antipathy for the feeling displayed by foreigners. Sub-Committes of the for the more well-to-do class of the Chiness, appointed to select a sito saitable for cemetery in which it would be possible to purchase family burial places and build to cubs of the customary design. It is hoped a convenient site The local Chinoso Preas which has developed considerably during the last few years cousisted at the beginning of the year of nine te wspapers with an estimated circulation of 27,000 copies, Two anti-dynastic uewspapers died daring the is to commence after the Chinese New Year. year but another one was started, and a senend

91 to Miss Eyre's Refuge. Tae amber soul loan Citt but bably true not only of ingrases of euren or more per cent, in the Alislikes the Japanese is generally a person of no The Master replied as follows:-" With refer

under warrant was six and seven respectively. Both these places of refuge bare boon visited Miss Fyru's more than ones during the year. has been lately, mered into more roomy and suitable premises. In two cases in which the production of a girl, when called for, was guaranteed under bond, the amount of the hond has been forfeited.

*

Mr. Lee again wrote:-

I

DEAL -I am in receipt of yours of the 19th instaut, and in reply thereto I may pecuniary liability to the Union for the ex

Hence I have enclosed a un casual pauper. say that I am desirous of discharging my

P.O. value 28 ed on secount, an acknowledg pense which it was put to for my maintenance

ment of which (for which a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed) will greatly oblige

Years respectfully.

Á. F. Lea

The Master's reply, dated April 24th, was:- "Your letter with enclosure is duly to hand. 1 Wednesday Dext

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Hongkong, 29th November, 1906,

CHINA AND JAPAN.

91UNIFICANT PROCLAMATION IN

MANCHUKIA,

fa7

year. Of the remaining3, 6 or 10 per cant. WEID. | roommend what safeguards should be adopted, can be found aud approved by the Government. expresses that to all intents and purpes will report receipt thereof to my Board on the agilations on the part of the Mukden

men Esd got seared.

فان

hare

SANITARY BOARD.

It is

A Mukden dispatch to the deaki states that athorities for the recovery of Chinese national The Clark said be wrote to Mr. Leo enclosing autonomy have hemome greatly intensified of

ohuris, acting under the instructions of Mukdea an agenda, and saying that he regretted the late. Du the 25th instaut, continues the dis (the Clerk) would print ant to the Board that General Chon, issued a proclamation prohibiting fast that his having received relief hal dispatc the Local Government Act of 184 aid that the people under their respective jurisdictions

Japanese, qualified bim for the office of Guardian. Ho patch, the Prefects of all districts in blau- a person should be disqualified as a member from selling mines to the of & Board of Guardians who had since biz

election received Union or paroolial relief. The Clark also read the portion of the Local Government Act in regard to the declaration of a vacancy when a member beesine disgnalified Mr. Lee: Before you decide what to do with

At the meeting to-morrow (Tuesday) Mr. A Shelton Hooper, pursuant to notice, will Board will ask the Government it the Schedule be a large increase in the volume of Japanes the letter and money I went, I should like to in Paking and the Chinese Government for the

1. Whether the President of the Sanitary B in Appendix to the printed report of tha Public Health and Buildings Ordinazos Commission which was sent to the Board and laid ou the table at the last meeting is true copy of the Schedule B report.

the original

If not, in what respect does it differ, and by whose authority was any alteration er addition made

3. Whether Schedule A of Appendix No. 1

В

of such report which is stated in tus on and American trade sent to the Board as not printed, is printed in whole or in part, in such copy.

Other "orders of the

two letters relative thereto.

are

The Chairman: But I think you are entirely out of order. You are not a member of the make a few remarks on the subi et.

to address the Chairman, You have by your Board, and you certainly baren't any business notion disqualified yourself from being

Mr. Le: I take it matil the seat is officially member of the Board. declared vacant I am a member of the Board, The Chairman: But how can you be? Mr. Lee: Will you allow me to make a for remark

The Chairman: No, certainly not; I bave no right to di: it.

Prebendary Pitt: I suppose Mr. Lee is not disqualified from standing again!

The Clerk: I may say this much, that if tui seat is declared vacaut I shall stand again. If signed, and I have a certain number of roles the Clerk will be bound to accept it. my nomination papers are valid, and they are

The proclamation is to the effect that the mines now werkist by the Japanese hava bona acquired by them nader private contracts. This infraction of the Treaty, and negotiations are action of the Japanese, it is contended, is an now in progress between the Japanese Minister recovery of the mines acquired by the Japanese

The

people are by these illegitimate means. Bither for personal gain or from fear of Japanese reprisals. The peoples are warned that infrac bibited from selling nines to the Japsasse

tion of this proel-mation will be followed by severe punishment. The dispatch ade that the Chirese will in future hesitate to sell i ass to the Japanese, and the resistance will form a enterprises in Manaburis in the future: great obstacle to the promotion of Japanese

A WARNING TO THE COLONIES.

The Land Nationalisation Society has memorialised the Colonial Premiers urging them to take warning from England's land system, or lack of system in the past.

The funds of the Tang Wa Hospital are in satisfactory condition, the credit halanes The examination of emigranta is qunducted at the close of the year being 817,782.98. The by the Assistant Registrar General and occupied readiture was $72,519.63 as against 867,644 in 1995. A trusted employee of the hospital about 109 boara: this is exclusive of the time spent by the Registrar General in re-examining abacended at the end of the coar sad defoleaticos

However, this is a somewhat barren and Huspected oases Cut of 11071 women and to the extent of $5,927.95 were discovered, childres examined before embarkation, 35 or This amount was roade good by past aud 0.32 per cent. were detained for enquiries as present directors of the hospital and others. A to enquire

unfruitful topic. Our readers are more likely small committes was appointed

to be interested in the view which this writer against 78 or 059 per cent in 1995 3 cases were stauder consideration at the end of the into the keeping of the accounts and to was submitted to His

Japanese trata competition with other forsiguers report

the Антрапона ultimately allowed to leave without any order and their

Excellenes the Governor. There are certain

in Manabaria does not exist. Notwithstanding being mede, as against 4 per cent. of the emi- grant examined were going to the Straits te disadvantages connected with a complete change

their strategical position, he says, meufs. On two occasions during the your I have every year in the personnel of the Board of

have signally failed, while the few onterprising Directors and to reduce these and to obtain

Burcpean and American firms trading in business and profit steadily increasing. visited ships taking Chinese third class passen-

That in a somewhat optimistic view. Successfal

to the Straits Settlements and bare keep continuity I have invited sixteen gentlemen

Manchuria have soon with gratification boir in deterting a certain number of in mist me as an Advisory Board. This is aa

soargely borne out by the statistics given cases in which men or boys were being taken informal bedy not provided for in the

by the Shanghai correspun out. What seems abroad under falso pretenses. It is expected constitution of the hospital but its duties All members are

to have occurred is 'that a seriona diminutiou an opportunity will soon be given to discuss the are purely consultative

kus shown itself in Japanese exports to whole question of emigration to the Straits past directors and sight of them

On more than one

Newchaug, dne in all probability to their as Chairmen. Settlements with the Secretary, for Chiunse acted Affairs in that Colony. On a third occasion occasion I have found their advice of great

Salar

The hospital has vacated the old dis-

diversion to Tairan or Dalny, while there has Sergeant GRANT brought off from a ship t

export to Tientsin. There the duffes paid on men who wore unwilling to proceed on their pensary building and leased it to the Po Leung the hall jecines the secruiter who had brought thena Kuk, and out-patients are now seen down to Hongkong, he disappeared, and the of the new wing. The Government has ramotion

imports by vessels under the Japanese dag have normal year) to 513,512 taels in 1906. On Hongkong is also ed the establishment of a hospital for Chinese

increased from 226,596 fails in 1993 (the last almost all heads there has ou a matarial directly interested in emigration of Chiare in the Kowloon Panissain and promised to

increase ia voiame, and it is scarcely credible to British North Borneo. As far as I provide a site. A committes has been formed,

that this should occur at Tintin without

similar have an opportunity of judging, emigra and estimates of the host of erection and

expansion being shown in the tica of al curers to that Colony from maintenaren have been drawn up. 337,850 have subscribed but it was thought unwise to

imports entering Manchuria proper. Wat been Hongkong does not seem to be very flourish

is by no means improbable, however, is The class of men who now go compare орен a publie sub-cription list til after A public meeting has been

despite Japanese competition British that ing.

in Manchurik in very anfavourably with the Hakka fam-Chinese New Year. Jabours who used to be recruited see yours held at Yaumati and the hospital will recent,

maintaining its lead. According to the figures I think, the active support of the inhabitants age, bat the terms offered or the tobacco-planta-

new published, American imports into Tientsin tions do set seen attractive enough. In the of Taumati and Hanghom.

The Chinese Public Dispensaries were in- Canton river delta the form labourer receiven

2. Letter from the Government forwarding for 1908 show a slight falling off as compared with 1905, while British imports show a slight BIG doubtless 336 a year and board and ledging, and something stituted in March last under the style of Tung

Wa Hospital branch offices. It has now been conies of the Cemetery By-laws.

increase. Japanese impor 3. Minute by the Registrar General relative more than that will be needed to attract gond

thought better to ever a mennection -- which Jabona es. In June a unmber of occlies were

Partly owing to the granting of the national discovered

was almost nominal-and to regard them us to a temporary district plague bospital to oreeping up, bat we can't agree with the corres beard e.s. Maurang bound for

distinct institutions. At the close of the year be erected on the hit! side to the northwest pondout from Southern Manchuria so far as to

land in past timon by kings to their favourite British North Borneo. They were shut up in

that Japanese trade or competition will now, or a committee of nineteen was froued to under- of the Disinfecting Station, Kowloor, with believe that there is no immediate prospot

The Chairma This Board of Gaurdians curtiers, the social points ont, and partly the wheel-house and forepeal. They had all

take the charge, of the diapensaries and it is been questioned before embarkation and had

in the immediate future, carry all before it in

has nothing whatever to do with the questiouexing to the enclosure of the common tanda by led ultimately to obtain fuller support is

Mr. Lee: I beg to enter a prolest against the Parliaments which were composed entirely of expressed their willingness to go. There is no

KING EDWARD AND THE R. A.

notion of the Chairman for not allowing me to landlords, the vast majority of the people are direct emigration to Saxon from Hongkong. Victoria by the formation of local committers,

The evils of our own land system rany recur but it is believed coolies are taken from the similar to those which mannge the diepe

North China, Japan Chranice.

saries in Taumati, Hanghem and Kowloon City, usighbourhood of Hongkong and Canton to

in the British Colonies, owing to the alienation The dispensary at Kan Ue Fong for the

A curions story is told in explanation of the spsk. This was met with very pronounced landless.

The Chairman: The gest is vac10. Swater and embarked there. In Junes pla.

CHINA AS A STORM CENTRE.

transfer of Mr. Conrad Dressler's model of the disapproval by the Bouril.) card was found posted in Queen's Rond por- central part of the town was completed on

marble bust of Queen Victoria Eugenio of

Mr. Lee: If a us were to die and rise again of vast tracts of public land which has been the porting to be a letter addressed by a Chinese 416 September at a cost of $1.782.50. The cost

Spain from the New Gallery to the Royal

Mr. T. M. Richards: It reminds me of signs that the danger has been rasguised a labourer in Sames to his clansmen complain of the building and, of the furniture and equip-

The Japan Mal saya-The Asahi Shimbun ment will not be a charge on the disposary

least tw New Zealand, and a mesetant for the exhi The migration from ing of ill treatdent.

Lord Tennyson's" The Passing of Arthur work, and Mr. Dressler kas previonsly

daughter). Swatow appears to be conducted under regia. funds, thanks to the generosity of Mr. le in a strongly worded article confirms the view Academy. The bust is a beautiful piece of beeld bake his stal no the Board (laughter) policy of the younger States, although there are

bited it at the Royal Academy.

Australia. has sprung up in Kom-long whe made a gift of $20 for that the Chinese Local Authorities.

sing rather than the sale or gist of State and The completed work, a pressot from the

Surely

consideration of our English During the year lotel-lionces and paro-o. The site cost $3:301, One-third of it frequently expressed in these columns that

experience must make masilat to pracy dow emigration house licevers were isstech The has already been promised and I am sanguine China is the main source of danger to the peace that the remaining two-thirds will be forthcom- of Enal Asia. Indeed our Tokyo contemporary

country the necessity of facing this land ques former bouses acomodate men and women,

with

The Chairman: Who will wore it? Great Powers of Europa are sent out to Spain about a month ago, and the Japun, the

Mr. T. M. Richard: I am prepared to more Lick while there is still time. You have as yet and aro patronized not only by intending ing. On the th May a dispensary wes spened so far as to say that, in rogotiating entantos ladies of Ragland to the King of Spain, was

by

Tiitors

te Hongkong. The in Yeumati at exequest of the habitants, and

to China that their attention should be chiefly 3. It was rejected. Two days later it was sort emigrans but

directed. Twice during the past thirteen yours to the New Gallery, and promptly acordet an it. It isn't a personal matter. I give ne vast areas which remain pubic property, and it Take the fall to you to consider what mau is the most wede use of by male arether at Hanghon on the 17th Jone. Well patting the saddle on the wrong borse, for it is morel was sent to the Roynt Aeudony on April beating houses are

and exc-flent position. Meanwhile, the King quarter and no quarter is given me. emigrants er celarning emigrants, of the attended public meetings were held

onee wilt. the world. It is not likely that licensed

emigration houses is satisfactory, and umber of patients treated is three times the

will repeat such exploits. But she certainly to the amoretary of the Royal Academy saying who might have come in here and be pushed out, secure its present development, without ent cling the be attributed perhaps to the supervision bumber treated in the Dino months of 105

One European during which the dispensaries were oper ̧

Lesepro and profit of be few. exercised by the Felice.

perit. Her great scheme of administrative of Spain, by Mr. Conrad Dresler, to be accept-

sleeping rough.. Sergeant is detailed to board emigrant ships number of death certißeates, four times. The has developed a mood suggesting much segative that his Majesty erished thu bust of the Queu and go on the road again, and weald, perhaps, upon the future the gross evils roaulting from number of infants brought to the ore in les, reform, though it has proved comparatively ed by the Royal Academy. On April 23 Mr. have laid himself open to being run in for synd being gradually app opriated merely to the and visit emigrant houses, and reports

but it is satisfactory to find at 267 infauts gularly to the Registrar General.

turbance and for eresting a dangerous state of of the Royal Academy asking him for the bout. were treated at the fire dispensaries. The abortive, is responsible for much domestic dis- Dressler received a message from the seerotary The work of enlarging the Central District

practice of leaving dead bodies in the streets in Watchmen's Quarters at Tapiogshan was

motes prevalent than it was in 1995 but political unrest. Then we have her rights. He explained that it was on exhibition at the

recovery programme which does not seem to New Gallery. have been at all weakened by the ill encore

Mr. Fred A. Eaton, weretary of the Royal completed on the 1st March. The balance to

this is due to the increase in infections diseases. the credit of the fund on 31st December ans

Thirty-three patients were received into the that has hitherto attended it, for it is new Academy then wrote to Mr. Leonard C. Lindsay se retary of the New Gallery, waying that the $10,976 as against 29,452 for the rear i Kowloon Flygue Hospital mostly from Yaumati. openly avowed by every section of the nation,

and has already more or less alienated the President and Council would be very much The total expenditure for the year is

Tho bcapital was built as was mentioned in my less by $7 253 than for 1905, hat this is more

t report as the expanse of Kowloon City and sympathies of several foreign powers. Add En ohliged to the directors of the New Gallery

of maintenance than accounted for by the small pinditure last:

with neighbourhood, but the cost

this state of affairs the fact that not many years if they would allow the bart to be removed, Hangban and new quarters--3,607, compared

Wages show during

by

cat elapse before the strong hand of the Empress in order that his Majesty's wish may be

complert with."

the Boyal previous year. $12,347 for the

Mr. Dressler subsequently wont au increase of $749. The item rent has new Tanmati. The hospital-which was a matshed

administration, to be replaced by one of the

Academy, and, in a conversation with Mr. disappeared from the accounts. It was in-disappeared in the tpphoon of the 181b Dewager is withdrawn from the control of build September. There is every prospect of the focal woskust sovereigns that has uger sat on 1897 that it was first decided to

Lives then quar- committees in the Kowloon Paviasuis opening Throne of the Middle Kingdom. All the Powers Eaton, told him that he had no wish to remove marie for the watchmen.

district which all the watchmen are now arcom-

plague hospitale in 1907.

was to respect the Japan for the preservation of China's integrity of the Royal Academy. however, pointed ont persoas

"Mr. Dremier modated Lare keen built in Taipingetan, at pingue hospital was opened at Nos. 63 and 65, of the West may be said now in league with the bust from the Now Gallery. The secretary

Third Street in Balingpan, ond 18

replied, West Point and at East Point. Ons hundred

remarked, "that the command did not refer to were treated there. It is managed by the local and for the maintainance of the opendoor paljoy. that Mr. Dressler's duty was and sixty-eight convictions before the Polies Magistrate through the in- committee and is under the charge, of the But the fulfillment of such covenants pro- King's command.

public dispensary doctor. The Government suppores a certain dgree of competant co- strumentality of district watchmen. The Dis

line provided a sum of $1,000 for 1907 as a grant operation on China's part, sad that is precisely me, but that I was, under the circum-tsoves, factor which seems likely to be lacking. willing to have the bait removed conditionally that it Was given a prominent position. trict Watchmen Committee met eleven times

The deuhi is very positiva that the ententes now

toeiving an assoraars on this point, I conrent- during the year. The Committen lost by re-iu-sid to these hospitals.

in course of aegotiation are practically defectira signation the services of Mr. Chat Pan-po, a

the Royal Academy." #ationen universally respected. Mr Choa

in that they do not take China herself sufficiently ed to its transference from the New Gallery to into confidence. Leep Chea was appointed to fill the vacancy.

tirns made

the

both

4. Minete by the Director Public Works forwarding a complete plan of the proposed market to be erected in the western portion of the Shaukiwan District,

hid

The Clock sid that as he was disqualified the Gardians had to resolve that the saut was vasaut and have declaration pisted.

В

Inbouring clues. The increase in the aumber of pinces to mark the opening. Iu Victoria the China has been at war: ones with Japon interceped, and Sir Dighton Proben had writion | case of the really deserving maa on the roadapt in the circumstances of each country to

By

Tear.

on

were

ro

obtained

the

year was seared

district

Early in the years petition signed by 800 of the principal inhabitants of the New Territories Was presented praying for a reduction in the

the

21

afr. Wildera seconded the motion which waG:

carried.

The Clork said he would take the necessary regards disqualification of candidates, that was steps to fill the vacancy within one month, As not for the Board to say.

Mr. Lee then left the room.

Mr. Protheroe: How about the 2 U17 The Clerk: The blaster will sead that back.

By blustering miods lact is easily mistaken for culpable inaolion.

The wisdom of serpents always reaps a

restor reward than the gentlenes of doves.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The NYK. str. Fuwota Moru (Australian Line) left Manila for this port on the 8th June and is expected here to-day.

The N.Y.K. str. Kumme Maru (Australian Live), left Nagasaki for this port on the 7th Jane, is expected here to-morrow.

The E. & A. str. Empire Jaft, Bydney on the

and Manila). 5th inst. for this port (via Queensland Ports

and

The C. P. R. str., Athenian left Vancouver on Friday, the 7th June, a., via the usual ports of call.

The P. &O, str. Delia leit Singapore for this port on the 8th June at 8am. with the cutward HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your rom English Mails, and is dus bere on the 12th Jans plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmant, Lait at 4 p.m.

The IG.M. str. Preussen carrying the Ger Charmant and Special Skiu Tonic and Pondre Charmant will enable you to do it. Herman Mails with dates from Borlin of 21st May Specialities for the Skin are the study of a left Colombo on Saturday the 8th Jane pus, and betine. A. E. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents. may be expected here on or about Wednesday

654 the 19th June,

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