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(i). Payment of rent at the rate of 2 cents: per square foot per annum, or $971.20 per sere, quarterly, in adipon

(ii) Certain stipulations as to matchede or other structures which might be required by the Contractor.

(i) Reatriotion of cosupation to watchmen (ir) No portion of the ground to be and for any other purpose that the storage or unless the consent of the Director of Public Works be previously obtained.

1) No portion of the ground to be sub-let

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FIRE INSURANUR:COMPANIES ORDINANON. † The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Bir. I rise to move the second randing of the Bill entitled | Insurance Companies from the Register-of- An Ordinsnes to authorise the removal of Fire"

Companies in certain esses. The object of the to give the Governor-in-Council power to Bill, Sir, as stated in the objects and ressons,

fire insurance company proved to bis satisfac the lobite has received the sensideration of ROBINSON PIANO

ith the ocnsent of the wholi eɔmmanify that in the estimate because it was still under die the permanent equipment of the ling Salaries, | preparation of material for the Post Office, strike off the register of Companise.

on any account.

any

tion to so unsound as to be virtually fraudulent.

THE HÔNGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1908.

The Dracron of PUBLIC WORKs replied:- the Finance Committee. This course was adopted this statement. The abandoning of the bank completed, and 465 foot of the lining, which | purposely, in order to give hon. members every made by the Public Works Department involess gives an average of the heading of about 43 Norstraint is placed upon the Contractors for opportunity possible for asking for whatever a small extra debit which has to be borne in the feat week Binge- that date, lut January the buildings, mentioned with the object of information they required, and also to enable new estimate which contains several items we have been making very good progress and limiting the arpedditure on them to the amounta the Government to ascertain in what direction altogether omitted in the former, such as fencing on the 20th January the Agures stood 2591 voted in the Estimates. In 1904 supplement Information warequired with a view to providing telegraphy and storage altogether amounting I feet of heading, and 585 foot of lining, and onary votes were obtained to cover ozows expondi it as fully as possible, My hon. friend on the think, in the new estimate to $111,573, and also some ocasions up to 100 feet have been tare on the Law Courts and Post Office and left assured members that I should be most the east of doubling the bridges and extending done in a week. On the whole the progress is since that your there have been large unexpended willing to give every information in sy power, the onttings. Ms. Bruce's estimate bad I said, the tannel was not very minatory. The balances annually on the amounts voted for PERFECT IN MELLOWNES AGE AND I may go farther and say I welcome this made some provision for station buildings, but Chief Resident Engineer gives us his reason the these works.

the proant, estimate does not make provision unforeseen difficulties which the engineers on: Fa opportunity sinon one has not recoutly arisen to

LAND COCUPID BY GOVERNMENT'

RIGHT WHISKY TO TAKE. NO ILL amke as fall a statement as possible on the for station buildings bat indudes platforma countered, over which they had no control, and

CONTRACTOR. subject of the while course of the railway, A and acreral miles of sidings more than in the secondly the delay in supplying machinery from Hon. Mr. OBROBNE again asked: Will the

EFFECTS.. The estimata of the Dir Ringland, some of which did not arrive until Government state (a.) The torms of Sang certain amount of information on

on the question original estimate --prepared by the hop, member is contained in the voter of Publio Work for reclamation / over twelve months after order. Bridgoa¬ldw||~ 500 a trúancy of the ground used as a builder's PORPEIETORE ;

· The | 4 saving of $259,280 and culverts of $229. yard adjoining the stains of His Majesty the par which has been placed before you. Ho work remains about what it was. naked for information, both, an to the control, quantities are practically the some though The saving on all those three items are King? (b) In this yard, used in connection

referable to the mme CATLES as that on Gnance and rute of the railway, and also the reclamation estimated for by the Director arthworks, as I explained just now, and

with work on public buildings? (c) Will the regards its history, and I will endeavour as fully Fablis work is now being extended is due to the fact that work has been public garden as soon as Sang Lee's occupa SOLE AGENTS :-

Government cause this land to be laid out as a 28 able to do so, to give the information on oach of these beads. You will recollect that in to meet Blackhead's wharf, but the extra cost thrown back in consequence of the Talpotion of it can be determined 1905 it was decided to build the railway by involved by this extension has been made lighter survey; and as time in this section as not The DISICTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS replied: means of a loan. It was not a question of by narrowing theares proclaimed, that is to say, important the work has been carried or to the()The form are whether the undertaking would be

drawing the line a little nearer to the shore present year. Permanent way and plant showed Both the cost of this reclamation and the seawall on increase of $285,309, The reason for this imediately remunerative concern, it—was not question of whether the railway which faces it; bad also the post of the altora was that it had been intended to use s metre would pay interest and sicking food on

tions of the draing to insinde the earth work, gauge temporary line for remoring earthwork the capital expanded, or ovan if it would pay the small piece of additional seawall from where off the reclamation, but as the whole of this soon as the working expenses. It was a question of preserv. the original reclamation ceases from Blackhead's would have to be scrapped as ing the predominanos.of Hongkong. It was a wharf, involved an extra cost of $110,000. That reclamation was completed, it was thought great railway of China should be at Kowloon, retinate of 88,068,000. I may say with regard equently the rails and rolling stock par a question of seeing that the faal outlet of the $11,000 will live to be added to the existing better to use the broad gauge line, and on-only.

the bit of corail that it was not included chased for that work will now remain part of and no other pisos. think therefore, it was the decision was arrived at, a decision which I assion, whether the line should bo drawn quarters, etc. increased $53,096. This ares personally most heartily concur with. The first direct involving the constraction of a deep from an increase found neusssary in the staff. step to take wha to make preliminary survey seawall costing about 375,000, or whether we and also the cost of an outbreak of malaria list and to bass upon it a preliminary estimate, should sat back 150 feet, thereby reducing the summer which caused the doctors to advise that. the staff quarters be built on the hills. Thal Mr. Brace, and I think we can say it was decided on. There remain several items not well done. Those of you who have any personal included in the other estimates in connection to drain the hillside, which cost $12,000. That experiance in railway ecustruotion kcow it is

with the Carminus, nad in order to obtain now has been stopped, and in its plaos a not practicable to expect that a preliminary deep ses... Lírih · for large engel it was regular issue of quinine has proved more This has increase the medical sarvey shall be accurate in all its details, nor is necessary to squire Marine Lote 218,81 and 34 effective. it practicable to expect that there shall

Home charges have in from Meters, Blackheads. Protracted negativose by. $5759, alterations found Decastary in the aligumont stions with the owner eventualy resulted in greased $7950, and stores decreased by $5000 Typhoon damage is the large am of first laid down when it comes to be examined in its purchass for $615,000. The negotiations detail by the constructing engineers, The wore in the made of my hou, friend $16,527

Tas dus to the typhoon estimate made by Mr. Brace Amoanted to on tho left, the Director of Publio of September 1908, and wasnotia $4,470,000 to which bad to be added the estimate Works, ad I think we one congrath the estimated expenditure of the year; also of the her, the Director of Public Works for late him on the very successful issue. The the sum of $17,000 approximately is due to the reclamation of a section which amounted to original estimate win for $12,000. This sum, same cause this year, about half of which was 3585,000, which made the total $5,055,500 together with the $110,000 for ten the in Beptember last year and half to the fire at due to damages caused by a heavy rain storm This setimate included certain land-resump the only additions so far decided upon to tions and station buildings, but it did existing satimate, and bring it up to 38,722,052. Taikoktant. Those charges, properly come cat. To that too, must be added the cost of rolling of the 10 per cent allowed for contingencies, not include any provision for telegraphs, foreing, and I think it included ne provision stock not included in the other estimate: that is and I have directed the Chief Resident for murake gudowns. There also be to extituated at 318 30 JU, Hon, members will, 1 Eagineer to debit them to the works con

cerned. The added subsequently provision for double bridges, am sure, believe that I am mat anxious to give.

not ruult of the expenditore This was undertaken in consequence of clause the fullest possible information on all points, last year only exceeded the estimato by $18,954 2 of the first loan agreement, and I think that but the interests of the railway and of the These figuren generally refer to the work of the same is being done on the Canson section. Colony compel me to speak with reserve 1907, and should a wish to know what con The iron work is for a single line only. It may

од thous matters

clusion they point to, and what anticipations, still undar, digon on appear

hon. members that if many

the subject either of a be formed of the fast couracy of the any and which anticipations were formed of the line going to negotiation as regards land resumption, confident that his estimates will not be seeded. or estimates, the Chief Resident Engineer is be double in say section, those anticipations may be the subject of negotiation would mostly apply to the fanas), since it would regards a working agreement with China. You On earthworks there was a saving of $2500, the tunnel there was an excess of be impossible to broaden it once the lining had are asked in the resolution before the Council o beek complated. I am assured by the Chief to vote a sum of $500,000 for land resume of no excess. On the major bridges he hopes $300,0 0 and on the oth tannis there was Boeldent Engineer that two parallel single and another $50,000 towards the building of has tunnels, paly cost some 25 per cant stations. These matters are now being disc below his rates He hopes to show no for 850,000 and on the minor. $50,000 more than one single doubla tunneled, and it is impossible for me to speak as owing to the space wasted by the beight and fully and frankly as I should wish to do in the excess on general charges and expects a small the area of excavation involved. And he tells present circumstances, but no decision will be excess will be met by savings on other items. me alan that even were the line donble through taken without fall consultation with the The next question you would probably like ant with the sole exception of the fanuel it consulting engineers and the core railway be completed. If the average rate of to have saawered is, About what time will the would cause little block or delay if a signal of the Secretary of State. An regarda station were at each end. I will turn to the the question of station buildings they are to construction bitherto maintained can be kept history of the railway The Secretary of State some extent dependent upon the terms of the up the heading will be templeted in November and the line should be completed by

The task was entrusted to su able engineer, out to $110,000. That cost bag uw boe outbreak of malaria led to an abortive effort to be given up at any time où receipt or Commerce, who are agreeable to the proposal.

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for the Colonies decided it should be constructed working agreement. Tos were asked in We do approximately about one-

it claims that it saves contractors

third of the tunnel year. The heavy cutting had reclamation on this side has been let by contract but not much progress so far has been made, but takes that contract-gires ns every hope that for ompletion, an regards the limit of time Generally speaking I think

(vi) The whole or any portion of the ground three months' notics.

(b) Ausweral in (iv) of the above; (o) It is proposed to obtain the sanotion of the Secretary of State to lay out a garden a piece of ground corresponding in area to the garden of the Hongkong dink opposits to it.

ENFORCING JUDGMENTS OUT OF THE JURISDICTION. Hor Me

POLLOCK asked :—Will the Government lay upon the table all the papers mads with a view to improve the system of connected with the proposals which have been goforsing judgments of the Supreme Court of

this Colony in China a d Macan ?

The COLONIAL SECRETARY replied: The correspondenas tauebing as it does relations with two Foreign Governments is for the most part confidential and mannot therefore be publish- ed If, however the Honourable Mamber takes personal interest in the questions referred to be is at liberty to peruse the material portious of the correspondence in the office of Hon. Mr. Poz oc-I don't think the hon. the Colonial Secretary, a

Colimial Secretary's answer quita doals with by question. I understand that certain the Chief Justice of this Colony with re- proposals have bon made amongst others by

these proposals should not be laid on the ference to this question, and I dont see why table,

The COLONIAL TREASURER-Really, the Gerernment's suswer to the question is no.”- hou. Colonial Secretary I think is a complete HIS EXCELLANCE The answer given by the

answer to the hon, member's

question.

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I think not, Bir. don't think a foreign Government's proposal

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The hon. mom ber is trespassing beyond the limita Sarely be must understand that no matter from what part it emanates it involves correspondence, and the foreign government, is such that it sarnol Ponsibly be made public.

that alterations which further examination/olation because I think it is extremely in the standing of the firm of contractors, who have question, touching as it does the relations with a

viawe can

be made with present year. That matter aiso is largely for compled in asuming than the work is that the Government regarde il an confidential

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we are justified

survey

You must remember.

HOD Mr. POLLOCK-Do I understand that HEXOELLERcr-I cannot allow any far- iber debata on the subject.

Hon. Mr. Portocx-I think tho

Hon. Colonial Secretary's answer is not a satisfactory one to my question,

The COLONIAL TRAITÉRE-Than move resolution,

Hon. POLLOCK-1 submit the Colonial Trea- ærer is not in order to wake that observation,

CHINESE EMIGRATION ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Sir, I rise to

move the sacond reading of the Bill entitled Aṇ Ordinance to amond the Chinesa Emigration Ordinance, 1889. The Bill i designed to

remove curtain restrictions `st-

the Government, and also the Chamber of

The COLONIAL 8. CRETARY seconded, Conneil thou want into committee on the Bill

aud considered it clanse by clauss,

Bon. Mr. OSBORN-Am I in order if I sak why life insurance companies have been taken out of this Bill. They were in when the

Ordinance was drafted,

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Hon. Mr. OSOBNE-Originally the Ordin- snoe in oluded fire and life insurance companies. The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I think the hon, member in thinking of fre und_marine.

The ColoRTAL TREASURER.The word marine was dropped before the first reading

Council reaming GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed TUNED AND REPAIRED* through committes with minor alterations, and it was read a second time.

the

ATTORNEY.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then moved tho third resting of the Bill,

The COLONIAL SECRETART seconded, and the Bill we read a third time, and passed.

His EXCELLENCr-Council will now adjourn antil Thursday week,"

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The following rates were passed :— then held, the COLONIAL BECERTARY presiding

A meeting of the Finance Committee was

-itema

"—" PUBLIQ · WORKS EXTḤA ORDINARY. The Governor recommended the Coupe to

Public Works Extraordinary, for the following and sixty-one delllars (87,161) in aid of the vole. re-vote a sum of seven, thougmad one hundred

Hot Water Apparatus and Bathe, Go-

vernment Hose Queen's College Letrines and Urinai..... osuming and Albing in Fish Fond of Tai Po Time Ball Tower on Blackhead's Hill,

Kowloon

***

Total

$406 810

5900

45

7,161

The Governor recommended the Council to rote a sum of Nize thousand three hundred and

thirty-four. Dollars ($9,834) in aid of the vote, Pablie Works Extraordinary, Refund of part of Premium for the Pier opposite M. L. 198.

EDUCATION,

vote & sum of Seven hundred and twenty Dollars The Governor recommended the Council to

British School, Personal Emoluments, Head $790) in aid of the vote, Education, Victoria

Master, House Allowance.

MORRISONIGRAMS,

of to

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MODERATE charge."

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from Peking to London, nor can a closest candl Thas (China cannot send a closed mail divest

be sent direct from London to Peking At present the Chinese post office sends European letters in a closed mail via Siberia à Germany or France, and then the German or French post offices distribute the letters ever Edrope, China settling the transit accounts for the waACE? way. If the British Postmaster Ganoral would consent to a similar arrangement it would harte the great advantage of the English in Chinnu the prosent director being an Englishman, Mr. The Chinese post office is admirably organised," Hippisley, with a European and Chinesi staff. ported, no development of modern Chins is more of high effoianoy. As I have frequently pa

tonishing thau, the growth of the Imperial

dealt with this year the number rombon post office. In 1901 176 offices were oper's Rom there are 2,670; in 10,500,00 artinies wer

chually dospatched were in 1900 31,000,000 and 180,000,000, while the article and mail master in 1907 50,000,000. In Peking there are 250 receiving stations and sight deliveries daily, and it is posible to send a letter weighing half an eaxes from Peking to distant Tan-man for halfpenny, while the growth of the parool post, money order offee, and distribution of newspapers is simply astonishing.

·ASTRÁL COLOURS FOR WOMEN'S GOWNS.

The question whether shade 'anit the

the chief consideration when the smart woman chooses her spring and summer outfits this year. An authority claims to have discovered that the woman who would be happy, healthy, and way you dressed most robe bersale fo: h astral solour.

on what is known as the departmental syster, the resolution to vote a sum of $900,000 for through the mediums of the Crown Agents. land and $50,000 ss instement towards This in not the time or place for me to criticise building and equipaisut for the workshops. I that system. The Government that adopted propose to erase those figures from the re- probable that there will be an undertaking of of the country, or enlarged or altered boything with regard to workshops in the ont the liability to contractors which would be dependent upon the forms of the agreement. incurred if the contract had already been In the whole question of the cost of the railway being soonomically done, and that we shall wigned,

It gives more direct supervision of I shall use my utmost endeavours to insure complete it in ample time to join the the cost to the Government, and gives it more economy in every detail, but at the same time Canton section by the time it is completed. discretion ar to change. These, gentlemen, are I am sure I would not be carrying out your And I believe that the total cost will not exceed great advantages. The system an adopted in wishes if I confined myself to a short sighted £1,000,000 sterling. practise bag also, however, weak points, the chief prior. I do not think it would be in the that that sum only includes the cost of the of which in my opinion is that the local Govern-interesie of the railway, and might very private land resumed for the railway, and does ment is not in samoiently close touch with the seriously in the faturs detract from the re. not include the cost of the Crown land assigned consulting engineers and does not correspond manerative opacity of the line. You must for railway purposes. In the course of my directly with them, The Chief Resident En-remember, gentlemen, that this line will be the remarks I have alluded ones or twins to the gineer arrived in March 1906. My predecessor terminal section of the main line from Peking to difficulties placed in my way by the fact that In his great anxiety v push forward with the Kowloon, some 1500 miles long, and in them the basis of si int working agreemont aimont possible despatob, resumed lands in she matters of station terminus, workshops and with the Chinese section has not yet been neighbourhood of Taipo and instructed the facilities for shipping, wharfage, etc, any inabi arrived at. I am anxious to begin negotiations Colonial Public Works Department to begin. lity to realise the future of the line might be in this matter, but you most remataher the work at once. In Novembor 1905 the Chief disastrous fór` the future interestauf this completed, and it will probably be a couple of present impéead on bòna fide-tree emigrants,

of the Canton section has only just been

Peking, December 29th. Resident Engineer on arrival, after making a Colony. We arrive than at the following

The Chekiang railway loan dispate still detailed survey, decided to run the line from Agures: the present cost including the sanc-menthe before the first and is turned. The Chand to safeguard the interests of ausistorcupies attention, Bria, the history of the the neighbourhood of Taips somewhat more tioned estimate, $9,000,000, and including the nose Authorities have several preliminary queso migranta z distinguished from in- dispofo is this. In 1905, Shang, Director inland-ban-had been arranged in Mr. Bruce amount for rolling stock and the amount for tions to settle with regard to the administration dividual omigrants. Under the existing law Ganerat of Itallways, taking advantage of the Survey. The former line had run in that seawall amounts to $9,202,052. It is impossible of the line and local control, and until these various class of smigrants are accorded like long time which had elapsed since the protimi

treatment but it is found in practice that a neighbourhood almost completely over the sams. I said, to say what count may be questions have been settled we are not regulation is required to make effective the Dary concession, granted in 1898 for the exten complexion and tones with--the hair will not be bed which involved very costly bridges and required for station building and land, Position to enter into negotiations. I trust it control of contract labour and in the case of and Ning-po, gare the agent of the British sion of tho railway from Suohan to Hang-ahau some danger from heavy sess. The new but I think that if we put the total may be no before the end of this yaar. I HATA alignment was conducted very carefully indeed at somewhere in the neighbourhood of explained sow, to the best of my ability, the free passenger that it is unnecessary and syndicate, who held the original concession in order to endeavour to balanss the amount $9,850.000, that should

tots 1 history of the line and the stage of construction rexatious. The main object of this Bill, Bir, notion that unless work were began within six of entting with the amount of earth required liabilities in respect of the line exclusive to which we have reached. I have gone fully is to amand the law relating to free emigrants, months the concession would be cancelled. A for reclamation. He also decided to make of workshops. Out of the auctioned estimate into the liabilities which we have incurred, and audio propose in committee to amend, the de- complete reply was sent by the agent of the amall tanned from a small hill near Taipo in- of $8,000,052 we have spent A total of $2,894,682, perhaps it may be of interest if I maka's for finition so that contract and labour for hire syndicate, but was suppressed by beng, who stead of going round it and he succeeded in The papers which have been hid, sail which romarks as to the mesze we intend to employ will not be asential conditions. The Bill is informed the Throne that no reply had been

The idea has found favour in feminine sy, finding a way of avoiding the dangerous point will be supplied will show you in detail the to meet those liabilities. You will remember comparatively simple in its form and I beg rosived separet, the cannellation

and not only fracks, hats and ribbɔna ostry out to more that is be rond a seaend time. af which the maximum gradient and limit work which has been accomplished, but I think that in the Autama of 1905 the Govern

the inflatnes of Prince the colour scheme, but the biztoir and bedroom. concession, and "by The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, a loan through the Crown ing curve were simultaneously obtained at it may be interesting if I briefly run through the ment raised

Ching, the incompetent President of the Wni-

are decorated to match. point overhanging a dangerous river. It was work of the past year. In the matter of survey Agents for £1,113,933 at about 3 per cent of the hole, Council to consider the Bill ident of the Board of Commscos, who has studied and worn as jewellery, embroidered on Council then resolved itself into a sommittee wa-pt,, and of his corrupt son, the Pre-The signs of the acdine are being: saxafolly an undeniablo improvement for the road, and the whole has been completed and there is a

in order to pay a loan of £1,100,000 £ 41

olause by clans, the line was at the same time shortened. These permanent saving of #1,537. In the question per cent to the Viceroy of Wuchong. This was

been aiuos dismissed from offlem, obtained the fancy work, and engraved on toilet Slings Al alterations, especially the latter one, unfortun- of land all resumption outside. Kowloon has been repayable in ten years by youdly instalments of

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK spoke as to some minor issue of an Imperial edict on September 23, in the astral colours. Some la lles have gone so ately involved the abandonment of consider. finished with the exception of a amsix piece at 2110,000 with interest, of which we have alteration he thought necessary.

1905, transferring the concession to a provincial far as to have those curiou signs engra ed o able purtion of the work that the Public Works Shatin Valley. The estimate for the year ressived two and the third is dus in October and wording of sections is not worth troubling acted in accordance with the authority granted playing cards. Each month has its own antral The COLONIAL TREASTER~This drafting company. The company adaiittedly has sizes their purees and oard enxan, bandkerchiefs, and Department had been ordered to do. Now land shows an increase of $32,816, and that of next. As they have been received they have had to be resumed, old land bad to be juld. A COUTES. in not necessarily a permanent been used to Ansove the railway, but it the committtes of the Connell with. It ought by this edict: Rosently, on October 26, the colour, which must be adapted to contespond. small lose was incurred on that which forms a increase to the whole estimates. Earthwork is obvious from what I have said that to be referred to the Law Committee, and Hoveromen, under other guidance, regaining with the date of the lady of fashion's birthday. debit in the now estimate, but I think probably was $177,03 under the estimate. The the coat of the lins will much exceed think the hon member should have seen that ita error of 1995, sauctioned the restoration of

The astral colours are ;- for this is that the. the bank railway no longer required will be used reason

the amount Tory

of these repayments before corrected before he came here.

Green: January,/ the concession to the original British armiiosts,

Violet: August. for the formation of a road. There were difficult piece of survey between Shatin the completion of the line. We aball

Boa. Mr. POLLOCK-I think the language of thuas the Colonial Treasurer is most impertinent and to the provincial company.

esetting aside theauthoriastion duly granted Pink February, Deep Bine Septem some other minor alterations in order to avoid and Taipo of which I spoke just now when the consequently have to borrow from the

Purple: Marob.

ber. Rad : Apríl,

Brown: October. the costly resumption of land, and in order to live moved inland instead of running over the Crown Agents and repay it later from repay.most suparliamentary.

The present agitation, which is widely sup facilitate the bridging

of roads several ronds seabed delayed the earthwork is that section, meat we receive from the Viceroy. Wo

The COLONIAL TREASURER-It quite ported in the province, sooke to prevent the Blue: May

Gold: November had to be altered, sapecially Taipo Road, and the sarthwork has been carried over to the provided in the climates for the current year pertinent. This point was raised quite regular Central Government from breaking faith with Bronze Green June.

Grey: Decuper Gecoigne Road and Des Voeux Road. In Juno prosent year. It seemed unnecessary to pay sum of £4670, se interest on this balance and I am answering it.

On Connell resuming the ATTORNEY ment admit that the dispute is of China's own

the provincial company. The Central Gorera-Light Esd; July:

iz Bebut yabei 1907 the Chiat Resident Engineer presented higher rates in order to insure the work being which would mean a capital sum of about bis estimate which amounted to $8,000,052 or done this year, for in this section there le no £120,000 if it were borrowed for a complete GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed creation and that they have no grievance of any

with

FLYING IN A CIRCLE pocrate light mend kind against the British Government, and ex increase of $2,948,14%. The statement hurry at all, since it will be e mpleted in sy year, but as we shall not require to bor. through gommitte which will be lain lafar shows an borcass case long before the tunnel is completed; there raw nutil probably lato in the your the-ments, and it was read second time: prou couldance that the dispute will be settled.

ENGLISHMAN'S ZUMPH 18 THE AT mader ach head, but I propos with your fore we will save any additional rates by intarost provided in the estimates will really

THE STATUTES ORDINANCE,

Peking, December 30th.

Mr. Houry Farmarkas (snys the Paris Dally parmimion to endeavour to give you a clearer carrying it to the present year. The accounts cover a very much larger sum than that I have

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second A

of British residents in Peking Mail) succeeded at Ise in flying full ofroular Dumber grasp of the general reasons of the increases you are asked to vote in 1908.

omplete the named.

We are sleepaying interest on reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinanon to desire me to give expression to a grievance kilometre in his aaroplane without by touch- sumer advanced to the railway, that is to say merp table of figure the first place. {tion for the station yard, and two banks in thod to that account amounts to £8,080 ginng and British protectorates, including Cyprus, entrusts the union rats. Boglish malls sent via Kt. had not advised there Club- in the estimates than can be obtained from a earthwork with the exception of a big molam 230,000 at £3/13 por cont. The interest prased by the Legislatures of British possessions Général. At present the Poilmaster-General |

facilitate the adgresion in evidence of statutes which they haragainst the British Postmastering the ground.

Unfortunately, the flight was definfi fint, for under earth work, the Chief Resident Engineer neighbourhood of Taipo and Shatis. The paid states that the former estimate was hardly half tunnel exodeded the estimate for last year by a total of £12,700 provided in the estimates In doing so he said I may say that the Siberia to North China to the Japanese post anfficient ander the rates, but it is very dificult of $198,977. The Chief Resident Engineer ex-for the current year as our total liability in to know exactly what rates Mfr: Bruce had plaize this, firstly, because labour was more respect to the interest for railway loans. tion of the hon. and learned friend on my jeft. teze, in Manchuria, and then at its own leisure oirottar kilometre. The had deter, he woul Government introduced this Bill on the sugges-office, which receives them at Kwang-sheng ommittee of his intention to snipete for the calentated at, because no drawings or calon costly than had been anticipated, and secondly, We shall have spent at the end of the earrent The object of the Bill is stated in the objects forwards them to Peking, where the Japanese have won it, as well as the Daily Mail priced of lations of quantities and rates were applied much larger quantity of explosives had been year, if we do not exceed the estimate contained ith the estimates, The Chief Resident Engi. used than was expected, The reason for this is in the resolution before the Council, the totaï / and reasons, and I can add nothing to them, It post off is notoriously insfiolent and lacking £100 for a circular ght of bile mik neer says he has since his arrival bera oonsider that in the first thousand wards of each face of sum of $6,8$4,061, I trust, gentlemen, that I of proof by the statute law of other British mashinary few howledge of English and 100 kilometre being five-bights of wild M

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speedy distribution.... Froy day much bitterness is expressed overal improvements in the orient his Since his last fight Mr. Firm hando

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sccount of the delay and insecurity of our English letters; yet the remedy is simple: For machine-among other things covering the Council then went into committee on the Bill, reasons that are well known, China bae nos yet stays with canvas. He started the motor mild and considered it clause by olanse.

joined the postal maion, bat she has concluded he made a fight of some 500 Tarik dis might ided finding that everything worked untisfactorily On resaming the ATTORNEY-GENERAL - arrangements with France, Germany, Houg

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ably reduced the rates he found were paid for the tunnel the material has been found to be have left no point untouched on which I could possion earth work, when he arrived in the Colony. In semi-decomposed granite for which explosives: urefully give information, but if any farther spite of that reduction he says he is quite con are almost useless, yet it is too hard to be information is required on any point it fleas that Mr. Bruce's line could not have removed by pick and shovel. The farther we raised when the molation is referred back to been made for the full extent of the present get into the centre the rock becomes exoedingly the Finance Committee (opplause);

NEW LAW COVET ÄND- FOST OFFICE, estimate. In the same way, as regarda brid. -hard. This lactar: fact may not improbably, Hon. Mr. OSBORNE asked the following ported that it had passed through the com-kong, India, Natal, and other place-but not of about ten fest. He then slighted. In to Hes, these were similarly underestimated, and productive of considerable saving in lialog too little was charged for supervision. The the tunnel. The expenditure on the tannel question: Will the Government state whether mittee stages with light amendment, and it with England-by which those countries middle of the drill ground darked off alterations which I have described in the in the first year in of course exceedingly the contractors for the Law Courts and Post was read a second time, alignment of the railway Lem negared, involve large, because there is included in it the whole | Offos are fres to push on with the work s« Alay The ATTORNEY-GENERAL; then moved the no extra cost whatever, and the Chief Resident cont of starting the machinery, and simo please or are they instructed, to keep within third reading of the Bill Engineer says he is perfectly certain that depositing a considerable quantity of materials the limit of expenditure voted in the the Bill was read third time, passed and The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the consulting engineers will 'bear his out in Lat the mouth of the tannel. In 1907, 2242 | Estimates P

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recognize Chinese stamps; so while letters are 500 yards sach way. We Chew truk bis bearing Chinese stampe are admitted into that in the machine started the motor, and with union when the date is stamped by them, letters perlaat ease described a complete circle within directly by the British Postmaster-General: During the whole of the Light had t bearing Chinose stamps are not recognised the square, at an average height of ifteen feet.

touch the ground.