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SUPREME COURT,

Thursday, June 13th.

IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION. BATORE BIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF

· JUSTICE),

OPIUM DEALERS FAILURE.

Be the E. Yuen firm of opium dealers, Mr.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held on the 1Stir ington in the Connell Chamber.

PRESENT:-.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICE ADMINI

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 14TM¤, 1907.

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fact

"TANSAN

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The only genuina TANSAN bears the name of J. CLIFFORD-WILKINSON on the labe

it was only about six weeks after the petition | had been forwarded to the Governor-that was before the final draft had been passed by Beware of Bogas Imitations!!

to the the Council-is any came about a month before that bill became law. Mr. Hooper in writing to Sir Henry Hake referred

in Excellency arme question of compensation and it was

your

Hooper

teilma perfect y true that be made use of the words quoted by memorandum. (Reads.) Mr. that when he wrats that isitor it was in moment of inndvortenon which he regrets,

your

He

TANSAN is the Softest of all Drinking Waters. "Hard water baclone the arteries; Soft Water helps to keep them elastic and pulse-responsive TANSAN is entirely free from the obnoxious tasto peculiar to salted or other fabricated

WATERS.

Morrell, from the Crewn Solicitore Cfice, asid | stsRING THE Goyerambat, Hon. Mr. F. H. that a great Sanitary Board, to the olcerse not thorongbir conversant with the new TANSAN mixed with Milk, Wines, Spiritu, etc., neither impairs nor in any way saltera,

the arm bad issued a noticesuspending payment The asset amounted to $200,000, of debts. and the liabilities to $.60,000. Sent to Cham. bers.

WITH DRAWN.

A..(D.

Hou. Mr. A. M.THOMBON(Colonial Secretary!harughly clean their own domestic dwellings.instance of the landowners. That is Mr.

Hoo. Mr. H. H. J. GETZ (Attorney- General).

Hon. Mr. C. McL. MESSER (Colonial Tren.

In the case of Esther Oliver, of the New Travellers' Hedel. Mr. E. J. Grist said thes watter was adjourned wilh a view to a compro-surer), mian being effected. The petition was filed bacause ako wa kuablu to carry on the business Works).

HON. Mr. She bad now come oring to the high rent. to terms with the landlord and with his Lord-Goneral). ship's consent be would withdraw the petition.

Granted,

AN AUMENT THIRD PARTY,

Ke the bankroptes of the San Long firm Mr. P. W. Goldring applied for the public emmination to be uksed. He questioned Tun Shun Tai as to the wheraboals of ong Lun Shan, who was alleged to have deposited $1,000 in a bank in which witnes was interested

Examination closed.

BUILDING SPECULATIONE. Connected with two firm, each of which failed, involving bis in a total loss of £63,909, Chen Bon Kai, publicly examined in bank. ruptcy, explained his losses.

Mr. Hursthouse, appearing for the creditors, anked debtor if he was not the owner of an inland-lot which he mortgaged for 380,000 There was a second mortgage for $1,000, a third for 825,000, a fourth for $12,000, a fifth For $8,000, and a sixth for $5,000, Hua mitied baring after that entered into a sale of the property free from encumbrances except the fret mortgage and received $10,000 hargain

money.

Did you ever carry out your contract for the sale? No, the transaction has not been completed.

Did you ever return the $10,000 bargain money?-No.

Then they have paid you $10,000 and got uothing for it? That is go.

On the very day, 25th March, you executed a further encumbrance, & mortgage for 88,000?

-Yes.

And subsequently you secated a further encumbrance for $5,000 --Y+E.

A. W. BREWIN (Registror Hon. Mr. F. J. BADRIWY (Captain-Superin. tendent of Felice).

Hun. Dr. Ho Kм, M.B., C.M., C.M.G. Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, KC. Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWETT,

Hon. Mr. E. OSHINE. Hon. Mr. H. KREWICK.

MINUTEN

The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and confirmed.

TAPERS.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of

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WINE AND SPIRITMERCHANTS,

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that the transfer of the Chairmanship may ba bic, and I am quite prepared to be convinced must remain in the hands of the Board. fe cirdinance should be concelled, and the powers ROBINSON PIANO of the Board reisatated. advisable, hat the control of this department

received one of these plans not long ago that the Government should take advantage of to the question: in regard to that and

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of oficial etiquette that TALKING

His Excellency the Acting Governor, laid on floor, The lessees of the cors, if the floors fall Pint to which I must refor. We grote the bon. Menor or any other hon. member!

MACHINES

AND

studied it not in my office in an arm-chair but by going out into the town and revisiting blooks of houses with which I have been well acquainted during the last fourteen years owing

to the opportunities offered to me while in the police, while I worked in two plague epidemics, and while I was a member of the Sanitary Beard. The result of my inspection, I would like to say hero, is that than I bad that the town as a whole is for more sanitary conditon just now

I bave known it before. I think

dral of credit for thin

before it was finally passed. When he ever

wrote that letter he was under the impresion is due to the who had the direct control of the suitory sleff

that the Government had bonestly and loyally

put forward tury staff itself, and lus but not MAJOR-GENEBAL R. G. BROADWOOD, C.B., and to the sanitary MAT, C.M.G.

leart to the Chinese comunity who have adopted the recommendations learned to appreciate the value of keeping the report which had been drawn up at the to me one thing, Hooper's explanation. I think it is only right But my inspection proved

that your Excellency should Lave given me, as of making a per and that is that the existing law relating to oubicles has failed, (Hear, bear, and applete) you have done, the oppor

and considerable weight which We bepod, gentlemen, those who sat around sonal explanation in this chamber in view of Lion. Mr. W. CHATHAR (Director of Publio this table for many weeks considering that great attached to the letter of Mr. Shelton Ordinance, No 1 of 1503 and No. 23 of 1903, has been ich be tells me was written that by prohibiting cabioles in new houses Hoopor,

under a misapprehension. He would never have that written what he did had he realised that com teil I misy you should fores landowners to pat up a more sani- tary type of dwelling.

just

dus had been and was only their eliminated or rather had not been approved happens is this. Hooses have to our hopes are wrefully disappointed. The vort pensation which owners had so strongly insisted of thing that

Hrs EXCELLENCT-There is just one word architects and in plans to us be rebuilt

tion that the honourable member aft bat ant thank Year Excellary for allowing we to showing the old doop fanaelad shaped type of. That is the explanation and I beg to of be lighted fore and

are familiar make it. I do not think that it was quite right I would like to say. It is in respect at the side with which wo

a moment of inadvertence on the part of a gentle. ha lest

all other principal questions I am only I

the policy which received the myself and we wrote to the architect on

Wu said we beg to man who had some five years later been a mem

With regard to Your continuing

final endorsement of Bir Mattber Natbea It is Bo irre- behalf of the owner.

before he left this Colony. cubicles will not be allowed on the floors. The Excellency's remarks generally I can only say

"you that no doubt there will be full opportunity fragable law Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Conacile, remind you that when these bones are built der of the Commission,

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the Acting Governor should merely continue architect wrote back in polite terms

the The cubicles are given to honourable members before long to

policy of the departed Governor until such naind your own business. ragulated by the law and we know the law cuss the report and the papers bearing upon it.

What will be the fate of That being so it is quits unnecessary to reply in time as his successor arrives. However, gentle. men, I shail of course weigh anything that as well as you."

but! is one 18

the assurance by Your Excellency Another war who will sab-let them by the

accept

I wish you to bear in mind that I am not ini those houses? The owner will let them to detail to wist Your Excellency has said.

I tru-t are inhabited as tenement dwellings, will sub- that the Government are prepared to receive has to say on this point or on any other peint let them to a number of different families, the report in a sympathetic manner. As soon as the familias come in they will put Your Excellency that that will be proved by tinting any now policy of my own. That would facts hat I can only say that judging by thebe su act of disloyalty to the Governor who bas up cubicles. In comes the sanitary in..

official papers which have been laid before this left the Olony. I am simply carrying on the The Hon. Dr. Ho KA-I beg to put the pector, down go the cubicles. Out goes the

sanitary inspector op go the cubicles agaic. And Council I fail to see any real sympathy on the policy whob I know he himself would have

part of the Government towards this report. adopted if he had been here. The gentlemen who collaborated with me in this kind of Sisyphean jugglory goes on. You

this report and myself spent a great deal of questions standing in my name,

never really get rid of these cubicles. After a

r than we bed any idea of when the disease. There is time for longer

HIS EXCELLENCY I have never had any per- time along comes an epidemic and Be

PO Bl feeling in the matter of this report at all. LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMEN← year-in serioasig considering one of the most

ally! It is the privilegan a Colonial Secretary to Europeans are attacked by Government doing? Why don't they clear out these hotbeds of disease? The hotbeds are then important questions that has arisen in this Colony an immediate eatery what is the negligent we were called upon to act, emounting to nearly

Clearly therefore when such an apparently thought that these criticisms were cleared out. An interval of some years elapses for a great uumber of years and which practically the same people come forward and say "These important question was brought up there should conceived in a spirit which did not militate

It abould be that during which plagas is checker bat trade aEocts not only the Government but every single criticise. I criticised and Six Matthew Nathuu at the same time as the report of the Commission. or whatever you like to call it,

in

they were, taken on gets very bad sad things are depressed. Thon resident Government officials are well named blightars, be no question of parochialism or party politica at they should be printed and laid on the tobe MUSIC:

He evidently thought for they blight the whole land by their unreason-

the whole, useful comments on the report. Im So sidering the report to trest it in the most

very pleased to have heard the remarks of the Chinese families to lire without cations F"

Member and I have not the slightest able regulations. Whoever hear of asking the the sincere wish of all those engaged

olution which will bring about the end to which the sordid story goes on to the end of the sympathetic manner and try to arrive at a con chapter. Now, gentlemen, I am perfectly rou vinced that you will have this cubicle question un enve all the offoial and non-offioin! members hon.

use to the Colony. I must say with all due respect that I regret satisfactory to everybody and of considerable with you as long as you lice, unless you take are working, that is the very hest interests of the doubt that we will amonget us be able to arrive

RONGKONG AND BRANCHAL BANK steps to force the owner of property to put up Colony in which we are situated. That being at conclusions on this report which will he be built in which Chinces families cau decently Your Excellency should have made

The Hon. Mr. KESWICK moved the second live. I believe such can be done without loss, word abase.

larger sunitary houses in which subicle like rooms can We have made proposals ander which

The Hon. MR. HEWETT-I leg your pardon, reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to deceny nitary houses than were allowed under

receding number of people will be allowed to inhabit

a whole will take this subject Anyhow you spoke of the report having given Corporation from time to time to increase the hope. I am is great hopes that the com- Your Excellency. 1 withdraw my remark. authorise the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking munity as into their most serious consideration and the Government a broadside. That was not Capital of the said Corporation from the sum of

me. intended. There was no question of an exchange Ton Millions of Dollare to a sua mot try to arrive this time thod of dealing with this question which of breadsides between the non official members the sam of Twenty Millions of Dollars, and to 1999, with regard to Corporation Ordinance, will all ottle it once of all. It is very and the Government in this matter. In the continue incorporated for a further term of 21

absirman stated that the gross revenue for the serious matter and affects the prosperity of the report the members of the Commission honestly, years; and to continue to force for a further

affairs, That Other side fuice of dissars besides plague to be nearly a year's esceful consideration, what they of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Colony. Plague mass loss of mener, but there are sincerely and fearlessly stated exsatly, after period of 21 years the provisions of Section 3

beater on denund. In doing so be said half-year ended December 31 last amounted to or £21,000 less than that for the thought of, and as long as an inmaitary type found to be the existing stats of

subdivided ander of house is allowed to be built ad infinitum, it was a must ungraciousand difficult task we the Excess Issue of Bills and Notes payable to dividend and bonus therein recommanded, the

I am about to move, asy other, that has gone before it there will dir Matthew Nathan first asked me to become? ever be any permanent, improvement, Goa member of the committee and later chairman of

the table the report of the Registrar-General for the year 19.

QUESTIONS.

The questions were as under:

(1) What steps dorn the Government propore to take, and when, in regard to carrying out the recommendations of the Public Health and Building Ordinance Commission?

(2) If the Government does not propose to carry out the recommendations of the Commis- on in tole, which of such recommendations

do

the Government propose not to carry out (31. Will the Government make a statement

of what they propose to do with regard to the recommendations of the Commission?

The COLONIAL STORETARY replied as follows: (1) A precis is laid on the table showing how Government has dealt with certain of the re- commendations, bow it proposes to deal with others, and how many are still under consideration.

Although, with the exception of the first, you had offered to sell this land free from encumbrances you put on other two encamb- rances after receiving $10,000 bargain money?. No that $8,000 was borrowed before.

As regards the proposed isle you farther encumbered the property which prevented you carrying out the contract? Yek.

What did you do with all this mortgagra money, $15,000-The Erst, sud seonnd were handed over to me.

What did you do with the money from the third mortgage-I bought a piece of land.

Did the whols of your land speculations turn nat badly?There was some profit. I made no profit within the last three years.

Do you expect there will be sey surplus?

Yes.

From what From plot 423: You know it has been sold by the first mortgagee ?--Yes.

There is nothing left?—Yes.

But nothing now will come to the state from that?--YUB.

the sale had been allowed to go through. The property was sold by the creditors for $140,000 Examination closed.

Mr. Hurstbours then made formal application

(2) An Ordinance amending the Public Health and Buildings Ordinases will be necessary and stegs are being taken to prepare It is impossible at present to fix a definits date for its introduction.

(3) Recommendations that do not require an amendment of the Law and which are approved will be carried out er soon as possible having regard to the circumstances in each case.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS

ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.

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of the

usp HIB LICELLENCY-I did not use the word abuse.

The Hon. Mr. HOWET-1 trust you Excellency does not think I was personal in my remarks. I was discussi g it in an impersonal

MARDOY.

The motion was ogroed is.

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Hongkong, 29th November, 1906. EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRAL- ASIAN, AND CHINA TELEGRAPH

COMPANY

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Sir J. Wolle Barry presided over the 67th was held at Electro-house. In proposing the half-yearly ordinary general meeting, which adoption of the report and the payment of the

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first one insanitary typo of bousa to replace an- realised from the first. When His Eroellency The Bill, the second reading of which period of 1905, tho decrease being Health and Buildings teen, I have made these few remarks becanas the commission which resulted, I knew perfect-three beads-First the inorenze from time to mainly owing to the cessation of the abnormal

reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Public Ordinance, 1993.

'The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, In

were

T consider that of all the points that lively well from my knowledge gained during / time of the capital of the H. & S. 8. C. from traffic created by the Russo-Japanese war. The

a greater bracing on the prosperity of the Commission there is no point which has

Chinese population.

The HON. Mr. HEWITT-Your Excellency, Colony than this question of the housing of the with your permission I would like to make a said and sisa in regard laid on the few remarks is reply to what you have just your Excellency will no doubt inform me of table this afternoon. the fact and I will then give notios of what

There being no reply, I propose to say inter an

The Hos. MR. HAWETT continued-Your

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to

shall not be altogether in order in so doing Excellency has spoken soparally on the wording ith all the powers of a Royal Co-I think you will agree with me that it is most "gregated £8,156. But for this special ex

a

teu millions to a sum not exceeding tray millions: second the incorporation of the Bank continued to show a steady improvement; and for a further period of 21 years; sad third, the continuation for a period of 21 years of the they were still holding their own in the keen my knowledge gained during three or four years

the Gorerament Pacific cable and the company's compelled to pass very strong criticism upon provisions of section III. of the H. & S. B. C. competition which was being carried on between note issue. Besides its very large interest in doing so he said-In connection with this the

years had been spent in Hongkong, and from

question of compensation may arise and I

austoral come:quence I certain sections of the administration of this Ordinsare of 1899 with regard to its ex system for the Australasian trafic. The work the this Colony. Use Bank is by far the mosting of other expenses for the half-year amounted

December balf of 1905. This was great department and as

important financial institution in China. £13,000, or £4,000 more than those for the beg to lay on the table a copy of the petition

work on the Sanitary Board that we would be

presented to the Governor by landlords with regard to compensation under the Bill of 19%

commission to sign my name to comments on to the paper laid the the official action of gentlemen who have been aud the scope of its work is so well known to be the supplementul lories accounted which subsequently became law in 1903. Frem

should bare unfortunately as a member of the personal friends, some very good personal friends, all hon members that they cannot but ap. been found necessary to make in the sinff to the sanction of the Government for an increase meet the rise in exchange in the value of the dollar greas number of fears. In accepting prove the desire of the shareholders to ubtain

The items referral How do you expect there will be a sorpius this it will be seen, that the landownerS

perfectly well satisfied with all the concessions

that my colleagues and myself felt that except one which was subsequently granted.

event we might have to make of capital. That the shareholders also wish the into Straits Settlements and China and the

would have from that?-I had half of it.

HIS EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen. Before I

for a

justified by the fact that His Fr incorporation of the Bank for a further perind exchange differences affecting expenditure due to

of 21 years burdly calls for any comment, the same put the question to the Council concerning

felt constrained to appoint a Co-

identified with the Colony. As regards the cables having been exceptionally light daring Mr. Hurstbonse seked that a prosscntion be the passing of the first reading of this Bill I would beg leave to make a few remarks. I

did our du y as

all human and failible note issue, which is a matter of public interest, the past half year. The net profit for the six dircoled,

We are

I would remind the bus, members that under

s brought forward, there was an available which wil! only too glad to receive Your bottom. Wo The Offic's Receiver questioned debtor as to but pihaps the Council will grant me the in- of the report. I can only say an a member of

We realise that it the recommendations which could

the existing deed of settlement the Bauk months amounted to £139,385, and, with the the sale of the land first mentioned. Det er dulgence in the present circumstance. This is this Council and of the late Cezom inity. Tam mission so as to sift the whole thing to the desirable to have this loading Bank clowny detresse of about 14,990, the 10g the to its present capital against the interim dividends of 28. 6. per share were paid and be conld have paid off the mortgageos if the fret instalment of the decemmendations assurances that

presumably were made in toe interests of the and liable to error.

a more impartial munner and jus less hostile deposit of approved securities for 1/3rd of the auring the past year, and it was now proposed amount with the Crown Agents of the Colony to distribute a dual dividend for the year of community at large will receive the fallest would be absurd to expect the Government to are a few points to which I would like to expected that that report would he received in

in London. Though permission is asked to like amount, making a total dividend of 5 per possiblu grayathy of the Government. There adept car report is tato but we thought and is authored to of 316,000,000 against that balance of £227,000. Tas usual quarterly refer. The fist neint to which I would like to refer, with Your Exellency's permission. spirit than has been displayed by the words you used in criticism of this report. The last words Sir Matthew Nathan said is reference to this increase the capital to $200,000, you are gent. In addition, a bonus of 4s, per share doubt aware that the Bank does not. propose to would be paid, making a talat distribution of is the paper No. 4, a copy of which has

increase its capital beyond $15,000,00 at been laid on the table and which includes a

The Bill before us continces the per cent for 1906. The usual additions had tenance ships insurance and depreciation trusted it would be discussed in a spirit of im. Sir Henry Excellency

conditions attacking to the Bank's present note bees made during the past your to the main- addressed to His Blake by Mr.

in which members of the Commission By wing noter. That lottery particity, or words to the effect. That is the prettin

specially us your Excellency will remember, was

Considerable ativation was Council would wish to approach the subject. apen the Bsak to deposit coin and or securities

Foochow and the Foochow-hanghai cables, Ucvernment either in London or in Hongkong. Was carried forward During the past year The lengths of partially reaewod, directed in that memorandam to the statements I sinosely trust that in the interests of this to the full value thereof with the British miance to the general reserve fund, £17,344 the Commission.

I will pot detain this Council any lot ger, then made by Mr. hetou Riceper. Having been Colong: for which I am sure we are all working a member of the Commission, of which he was also that that will be the spirit in which we will In the general interests of the Colony the their two New Zealand cables, the Hongkong-

debited to the general reserve food. came about that he had signed along with other members of the Commission therecat mendations Excel enoy. The questions of cubicles etc.

the

body of report in sre burcing questions. We specially stated in the Hongkong Government-dellar for dollar e esble inserted in these Enas aggregated which were.contains raw of that letter. Mr. Hooper explained to the report that the subject of cubicles was one and a continuation of this permission is 45 nautical miles, and the cost of tho me that the latter was written under a zis which required further consideration. What provided for by the last clause of the Bill, reals, amounting to £44,160, had been are adequately protected by the conditions obtained a concession from the Dutch Govern gay faken the form of a personal explanation in discussing this report the necessity for that the interests of the public nanocolors munication with Far East, the company

meeting each other fairly and frankly, and opprehension, consequently what I am about lo I do ask and hope is that we will recognies 1 think hon. meubau will my rea witolda viaw, to further improving lographic ima As for behalf of him as obe of my cokesgnes on the stiv and sincerely endeavouring to discuss of the B. I now move the second reading ment for laying and working a submarine cable

that a prosecution be directed inasmuch as topled as

had attempted to defraud his clients out of Government report of the Commissioners copy of the letter dated 3rd December, 1902, i report"before leaving the Colony were that be

$10,000,

His Honcer-I don't think you will get a conviction on that.

▲ 31OTEL-KEEPER'S PAILURE.

honestly with

The public examination of R. Matthaey, late of the Occidental Hotel. Kowloon, was coatina ad. Debtor and ke wasn civil and starins engi Leer. He took over the Hotel in 1904, having bad no experience in that line before. He paid a deposit of $500 and went into possession in January, spending over $2,400 in painting and Alterations. The reat was $1,1m por month not including an extra $56, The hotel, includ-duty ing the ground, would have cost about 350,000. His takings amounted to $4,001 or 88.000 por month.

in

been

a member, 1 very naturally asked him how it be met by official mambers of this Council, ¡ Bauk was allowed in 1898 to just as well as the Saigon or cable, had

Your

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of its

authorized issue,

bullion

the deposit of eois

or

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had

between Jave and the Cocos Islands. The

become necessary owing to the made by the Commissioners who have inquire'l into the administration of the Sanitary Depart sent. I trust that this Bill and the precis of the Government thereon will be of those recommendations containing the pro- an earnest of the fact that the to deal thoroughly and what I may It would appear, gentlemen, recently call the domestico-political atmosph ro has been somewhat surcharged with electricity. It would seem as if the impression was abroad that the red to in your memorandum on the report of and, I om ure, my quiffeis! callsagues on the isone, but for the increase of 5,000, it call funds, and, after adding £75,509 of the favouus Government did not proposes to deal in e of the Commissioners. Now, gentlemen, I sympathetic manner with the recommendations wenld beg to remind you that the report of the Commissioners criticises in a seathing manner a department for the administration of which the Cererement is more or less responsible, reply to It fell to the lot of certain officers to those oriticisms and in their turn to criticise, tbe ficers upon whom It happened that the

represented the trose, the Chamrock

a spirit of the Bill, you that if you rengbly bandis the rose or the

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the nd the Thistle. Now, I need hardly reraind thistle they are kound to prick you

of Mr. Hooper to make on explanation this question, here or elsewhere, in that innocent little plaut, the shamrock, is late Commission. I trust I shall be allowed Du

The Council resolved itself into committee As Your working in the best interests of the Colouy. resolution was agreed to.

to consider the Bill clause by oisuga. What were your expenses?—I do not know; it not the emblem of a race which is accustomed showing that bo bas been perfectly consistent of perfect good friendship and nuanimity,

under a grievance?

On resaming, to sit down siler that in this matter they thronghent in what he has written.

The Hon. Mr. Keswick moved the third I never had any money over.

103 was put before the public the principal remarks, which I would not have done as a Coatianing, debter said he put $8,000 in onsk

the Commissioners charges them in fact with

The COLONIAL SECRETARY woonded, and into the basicees and later on $960 more. He have somewhat of a grievale, for the report of Excellency will remember when the draft bill of I regret having felt called upon to make those

the resolution was sgroid to. a report paraginph by paragraph on this into the discussion. I don't say that it is reading of the Bill. borrowed $3,000 during the first year and $6,000 adopting an unsympathetic attitude on what landowners in Hongk; ng, including about twelve member of the Commission bad I not felt that

NEDERLANDBOK INDISCHE HANDELSBANE.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first during the seccad, When the howloon ferry may call their plague policy towards the firmus, zied a certain number of architects is accttain emount of personal feeling had crept

Bill entitled An Ordinance for received a broadside from the Commissioners all.

28th September, 1902, enclosing a copy the few articles which appeared in the local

reading of s wharf was charged it made a difference of from Chinese population. Well, gentlemen, having all This was done. These bndownere subse- altogethar en ene side. I regret that we have

of favour ja in Ho bad told the and having returned that broadside we are now

Colony the of the report of these architects. In the draft papers, but I feel convinced that the feeling

in regard to these Inndech-Indische Handelsback certain facilities landlord that he could not pay the ront and a only 100 auxious to consider in the most gently forwarded petition to the Governor wet hed public feeling expressed more than is

one of the cat contentious in the existing horugh reform of the Lepartment. There giving to a Foreign Company called the Noder-

for carrying on its business in the Calony,

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and reduction of $250 was talked of but never sympathetic manner the recommendations sed

7 that it is (Applame.) I indicated as much in the few made.

Page before us. I gather from in ratifed. His liabilities amounted to $26 600 and suggestions which the Commissioners have bill patap rush 370, whieb in new par graph 175,0

BILLS OF EXCHANGE ORDINANCE. his estimated users $16,500, of which $11,000 remarks Irands at the opering of this session Ordinance, contained reference to open spaces is only one point.

butromehow or

or other these remarka seem to have reads) The criticism by the committes was recommencations which have just been laid

The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the third then compensation must be inslated, ap. The department. Your Excellency, I can say

of the oxisting The asumination was closed and the Offal been forgatten or in the heat of controversy they that if these words "by the near, an n. proposed to retain the Administrative Head of this was agreed to.

Amongst the several re-

Eention 175, now seotion 180 have been discounted. Receiver applied for adjudication, which was

Ordinenca, siso spoke of componention with looking at it entirely from the point of view

which you understand met bold I consider reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance granted.

sioners there is one to which I would like to refer

The COLORTAL SECRETARY seconded, and ntrol of a Govern- Mr. Kemp also applied for an allowance for commendations sad suggestions by the Commis

at some little length, That is the question regard to back lanes and so forth. As originally

Council stands the bankrapt. There was a son of $4,000 in

but on the representatiene of certain property ment should not be ran as an entirely Gavarn. 1885.

HIS EXCELLENCY~~The cre in band end about $6,000 in equal accounts of cubicles. Now, gentlemen, that is a most drafted no provision was made for ermpensation that as stated in our report the Eanitary Depart-to amend the Bills of Exchange Urdisence, this morning and may be expected to arrive here

owners words were incorporated in entsection ment Department under the control g important subject, fox it touches still cutstanding, which would he difficult to

5 section 175 providing that the emunt of meat Official, and I feel sure that further this was agreed to. col} c'.

of the Chinese community. I havo during

compensation to be paid to the owner should be consideration and discussion will show this to bo Mr. B. F. C. Master and M. D'Almada living aeromodation of the poorer claseer

At the time Mr. the consensus of opinion in the Colony. That adjourned till this day week. the last few months, since my return from

determined by arbitration.

■ Government Officialmay to admitted to befensi- opposed the application unless a reasonable

leare, devoted a great deal of time and a great time were set as limited.

deal of thought to this question. I have Hooper wrote the letter, December 3rd, 1902, the Chairman of the Sanitary Board should be i

$300 to 2400 per month.

were book debie,

Mr. Grist supported the application, and His Lordship granted $300.

Government

the

length of cable involved was about 820 anatical A portion of the cable would be supplied from miles, and was estimated to cost about £30.000 their stock at Singapore, and the remainder side. The new communication was expected to ould be manufactured and sent out from this be opened towards the end of the current your, and it would provide a useful alternative route for their Farast trafle. The Marquis of Tweeddale s-conded the resolution, which was carried unanimously.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The H.A.L. Segovia left Shanghai on 12th June at noon and may he expected here on 16th The Glen Line str. Glenroy left Singapore Jane p.m.

on the 18th June,

The C.PR. ar. Empress of Japan arrived Kobs at 2 pm, on Wednesday 12th Jane and left again at 7 p.m. same day for Yokohama where she is due at 6 pm. on Thursday the 13th June.