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life," but "Your money and your life." The fantastio absurdity of this kind of mirepre- › sentation rendere it all the mere dificult to destroy, sud, irritated by the idea, one in at times disposed to agree with those who contend that this part of the legeay of the Great Mogul carse. In the desire to be rid of it

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, 1908.

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SUPPLEMENTARY MĚTIMATE.

I gympathise with the zealot. I envy him his fall within the walls of Westminster. But it is marked. confidential and I could not therefore tion account for the year 1907 in which full clear view. I cannot adopt it because of the complicated nature of human affaire and recance of the complicated problems arising in conneo. tion with it. The question is complicated by the fact that our Indlan fellow subjouts have

to be trouble. Every English statesman ought | dealt very fully with the points which have been to know this. No English statesmen ought to raised by the hon member and my learned friend on my left and other speakers, namely the forget it. We in this Colony humbly aspire to remiad one of that fact. The voice of Hong-napoial condition of the colony, and the way in kong souls dimly in London. We realise which the closing of the divans would affect the We realise only too well. revenus which we receive from the Opium Farm, that only too well. that the veios of this Council can hardly sound at. In the Secretary of State's zaply, which was read it to you verbatim but of which I gave you the main purport, he agreed to await the arrival of my despatch conditional upon steps walng taken to give effect as far as possible to the policy which he had enunciated. In his eriginal 'elegram also be said that despatch follows. I think, therefore, that although I personally agree with a great deal of what has been said by different speakers to-day that it is somewhat premature to deni în heroics at the present stage of the matter, I think, I trust that we can rely upon the statesmanlike qualities of the British Cabinet. Wo know, na the first speaker pointed out, how far they have committed themeaires to the policy which headvocates with regard to opium dens in their Licensing Bill

We know that both sides of the Honae, Un- ionists as well as Liberals, joined in the general policy in regard to the suppression of

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The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Sir, I riss to move the firat reading of a Bill optitled So Ordinance to authorizs the Appropriation of a Supplementary sunr of one hundred and sixty- six thousand seven hundred and thirty-fiva dollars and eighty five cents to defray the charges of the year 1807. In connection with this Bill, Sir, I lay on the table the appropria- explanations will be found of the various items There is only one item which I of

item $10,251.65 for land exchanged at Taim think calls for any arplanation. That is the Sha Taul with the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company on page 28 of the Draft Account. It will be noted by a supplementary vote of this Connell, the that that is the only item which is not covered BOLE AGENTS reason being that when the money Lame du at the end of the year there was no time to ask the Conneil to write a sum. Therefore Your Excellenor desiring to pay the account before the accouute for the year were closed i-sted & cheque in expectation that this Council, will legalise the payment in this Suppl wentary Bill. If any other information is required by hon, members, I shall be happy to gits it when the Bill is referred to the Finance Committes.

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

THE MAN MO TEMPLE. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a bill entitled An Ordinance for the Temple to the Tong Wu Hospita',

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our duty to uplift it hoping against hope, and impelled by a sense of that duty I move-

"That the Members of this Council view with concern the action of His Majesty's Secretary of Stats for the Colonies is issuing an order affecting the revans of Hongkong vast interests which we have allowed to grow up and for whose protection we are responsible, without having previously given sufficient and as a member of this, Council I deem it yetise to the Colonial Government to admit of the matter being referred to this Council; and duty to opporo zealotry in this matior inasmuch

desire to record a protest against any steps as it threatens to invade thoss principles of con- sistency and that confidence hitherto existing being taken to carry out the order announced under British rule and supplying the open secret in Parliament on the 6th instant, until His of its success. I admit santimental objection Majesty's Governcient shall have been fully informed of the prospective financial effect and to coining revenus from such as sourov, but un-

before this Council shall have been called upon "fortunately in the imperfast world it is not

possible to order our affairs in conformity with to consider the methods by which it is proposed the notions of an ideal polity. An ideal polity to re-adjust the burden of taxation.".

Hoa. Dr. Io Kai-Sir, Irise to second the wild preclude many of the ways and menus that even the most civilized States and respect resolution which has been so aloquently and so able institutions adopt to support themselves, ably put to the Council by my hon. friend whe To the present aspect of the time-höneurod | bae just sat down. I will not follow him in his opium and as the mover of this resolution, road transfer.of the properties of the Man Mo Exibilion, which opened at the New Dadley

fight of oratory, for I have neither the ability nor the desire, but I with most emphatically to associate myself with him and, I hope, with the uncial, members of this Connoil in main. taining the dignity, the rights and the privilegen of this council-(applause) in maintaining the laim that is Ubanoil shall be consalted on all matters affecting the finances and the welfare of this fair colony of ours and in maintaining also the right of the public of Hongkong to have some voice in a matter which affects its prosperity and it's revenues. I associate myself with my unofficial colleagues in trying to save the colony from serious loss, especially at the present moment when our revenus is on the declins and money is required for important public works, and also in asking to

fluances and the burden of readjust our taxation. For these reasons I join most heartily

very striking passage from Mr. Balloor's speech showing how Istrongly he feels that steps taken to restrict the liquor tree in Bugland should be taken gradually and with dus consideration. I crast therefore that we may hope that both sides of the great parties in England will recognise the necessity of dealing with this question also in a gradual and not by basty and arbitrary logislation. The mover of the resolution asked why the Government did not ask what the

manner

The Hon; Dr. Ho KAI seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

LIQUOR LICENCES, The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the second

Miss Elisabeth Williams, hon, secretary of

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the society, who made the war dress tea-gown. BANJOS

explained its advantages to an "Express" repro- sentative.

"The Rameses' gown is one of the most com

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predicament created by the contest between Iden and real conditions, we find ourselves i difficulty. In a difoult situation Mr. Asquith has recently said you ought to try and found yourself, if you can, upon some principle that appeals to common sense and emmes justion In the hope of discovering same principle referred again to the "Times" report of the recent great dabate on the Licensing Bill. For the second time I read the speech mate by the pres nt Prime Minister in introducing it. found it a rich mine of reasons agalant the courge which he has presumably sanctioned with regard in our opium establishments. I found no single reason in favour of the justice of doing away with them by any instantaneoux process. I did not find what I was looking for, but I found this in. Mr. Balfour's reply. "The result is going to be that you are not going to diminish the amount of liquor consumed; you are going to transfer the consumption of that liquor with my unofficial colleagues in the protest await the receipt of the despatch which he instance where a brewery auder this Ordioane designs... Diamonds, rabies, and emeralda hase?

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from premises oror which the Magistrates and the Police have control to premises over which

Furthermore, precise terms of the statement, were. The tele. retail. The wholesale licence requiren, a' fee of Anction of long chains, which 1 have lately i

hare suoient time to

Bram was in itself, I think, sufficiently ex- in the House of Commons and in the long plicit. We know practically the words used telegram which I went in reply. I gave every opportunity to the Secretary of Stats if he wished to add anything to the information which I suppose he gave in the first telegram. that his view was that it would be sufficient to

promised and the receipt of the despatch which he had agreed to await from myself: I have already replied to the only other question of the mover of this resolution which was practically as to whether there was any Bharat sting in the telegram for which reason I had refrained from quoting it in fall. I may assure the Council that there was nothing of the sort, in fast the. parport of the telegram was practically as I gave it The resolution which has been moved in

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pisited leather on which coloured beada are copied from old pictures. They are made of

strung."

reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to extend the provisions of The Liquor Ordin-fortable designs possible," Miss Williams said, ances 1848 ami to provide for the grant of it is like a loose teu-gown with a GIONS OTHE brewery licences, In doing so be said: The bodice which resembles one of the fashionable the Bill and I don't think I have much to add,

The gown I made was fashioned of brilliant objects and reasons are grated at the end of It creates a new form of lience known as ultramatiar, embroidered with a pattern of lotne

In the principal ordinance

Acother Egyptian.novelty is the intro- brewery licence. there are two forms af liesace-wholesale sadower indull mauvos and purpless $1000, and the Government having regard. the brewery which was a new institution Thought

was framed. It introduces a new form of large sam in its early stages, and this Bill is would be rather hard to saddle it with such

licence, a bravery licenne, to he granted and makes it free. It also extends the power of the Governor in Council and enables him to revise from time to time the fees payable in respect of

create a new form of liquor licence. For liquor licencse and also gives general power to

would be empowered to sell bar, and where it was afterwards found that was desirable to retail beer for consumption on the premises, power would be vested in the Gorerter. in Couroil to grant the required licence. Clauas 7 of the Bill gives general powers, The whole object is to lay down a cortatu basis and make the law more compreensive so that it will not require to be amended boreafter.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, seconded, and the The Council then set in committee to discuss motion was agreed to. the Bill

Some wonderful fashions are to be seen at the Dress Designers, Exhibition. The artistic -mother-cna-obrose between the wwecking if fron count for her obieran a rock the elaborate smoking of Nottingham, the more

The latest jewellery is copied from antique simple and beautiful design of Buskingham, and

been discarded. In their place chalcedony, opal-matrix, almanding, lapis lazuli; tourmaline;" fornelian, and red and green gate are to bu

the fine needle-work of Dorsetshire.

seen.

This sammer our rooms are to be made to resemble our gardeur, with art curtains for the flower bordars The curtains at the Dress Desiguers' Exhibition were embroidered with poppies, daisies, iris, blaubells and candyLuft, primroses, larkspur, coraline, Canterbury bells,

Every womnu in the hall felt surious of ons of the exhibits a marvellous opera oloak made of pale lavender cloth, with a heary gold not On the Council reening,

oollar embroidered with clusters of purple The ATTORNEY GENERAL moyed the suspen-grapes and dull green vine leaves. The olak Bion of the Standing Orders.

contained in this resolution. At the same time I wish it to be understood that I do not support this resolution because I think the closing of they have no control. That is a deplorabla ra.

the opium dené is a mistake or is undesirable salt which curtainly will not conduca to tem-

- १५ By the simple expedient of altering or that the opinn fartu is a benefit to the perance. the word liquer" to "opiam these words, colony or is necessary applause). I think, if take the opinion, especially of the applied in our case, sem like words of wisdom, you The Government will love a source of revenge Chinese community, you will flu a great in addition to losing control. By giving up majority will be against the opium farm control of the cangamption you will not make on account of the great inconveniences and

of The very eloquent terms and which has been people give it up. As long as the vics in popa-indignition placed upon members

10 secorded and spoken to by hon. members on my lar its votaries will flad a place to practise it in, Chinese community by the searchers,

blot right and left in scarcely less oloquent terms is There is a strong opinion that if you try to fact, the opium farm is regarded as prevent the people from smoking opiam they on the isi awe of this Council and as one which practically conveys a densure on the will eat it, and if you stop them from gutting it dragging the otherwise splendid and glorious Secretary of State and the Howe Government to eat that they will take to alcolic. I do no name of our colony the mad. Therefore For that reason I am unable to accept it but I propose to diseness the relativo merits of popular I say. reat out all the opium dong, the farm will promiss the Council that not only the reading of the bill entitled An Ordinancs to

resolution will be forwarded to His Majesty's and everything else.

Government but that I will forward alus the snaard copy of the debate which bas taken place upon that resolution this afternoon. (applause).

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poisons. 1 may nothing as to the comparative value of the opium vice and the drink habit us a relief to the monotony of hard

the and so on. Fat as to and ceas:low toil, probable increase of crime and insanity if the latter replaces the former. I do not even propose to discuss the merits of the opin policy of His Majesty's Government in relation to China, Tho sues do not arise it of the resolution and in any case they hare ready beon decided. But iu passing I may perhaps be allowed to say that I wish that more prominence had been given not to the question whether China is vincers but whether she is ospible in the matter. Unless a man like Peter the Great arisss to create Cosmos ont of Chaos, it seems

Ion, Mr. POLLOCK-I do not propose to

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Sir HENRY BERKELav—It seems to me after the explanation given by Your Excellency to this Council that it is unnecessary for this.

TLS COLONIAL. SECRETARY-Public Lenses Hon, Dr. Ho Ka-Anything. Opium dean I for one will not support and certainly the Chinese community will not support, thow. But to close the opium dens without regard to cost and in obedience to orders, that is something that sticks in the throat of every piblio spicited member of this Connel to proved to a division on the rosolation Beloquently put by the hon menaber opposite. Council. I say it is not right that we should No one can but sympathise with the object of not be allowed some time to consider our pithe kon member that objeut being to enunciate tion and devise means to meet whatever de- and oxky olear the undoubted right of this taken or adopted which in any way affects the folency may arise from closing all these opluts Council, to be consulted before any measure is revennes of this colony. With that principle, I deas, or doing away with the opium farm

am entirely in secord and every member of the altogether.

Council whather official or unofficial must, if he is hardly probable that anything effectual will be detain the Council more than a minute of two uphold the diguity of the Council of which is to A member, also agree with it. But it is not. done. Still Clins having applied to the British but I feel I ought to say a few words lu support Government, I do not see her say British of the arguments which have bean put forward porastemake fik mend that has been attacked. I understand from Minister could have mot her appeal without by the mover and seconder of this resolution,

the 18marits made by Your Excelleney with ympathy and with a blank rofnes) But I agree with them in thinking that this a

respect to, and in explanation of, the telegram though Sir Edward Grey extended his sympathy matter against which this Colony ought to

which you have received that you have not be did not abandon caution. The contents of protest very strongly namely that, without any received, as we hitherto understood, orders to take measures which will affect the revenues the White Book recently issued on the subject previous cousnitation, an order should bare boun

of this Colony. As I understand, telegram contains ample proof of it. The arranga sent out from home to the effect that the

bas been received in which it is intimated meat made between him and the great opium establishments in this Colony wore to be to you that steps should be taken and that closed down. I agree, Sir, with the hon. member, steps are to be taken and that your Excellency philosophie Slatesman who presides over the troubled destinius of Iodis is admirable the mover of this resolution, in deploring the has communicated with the Secretary of State the communication has arrived from this in that respeel-so admirable that I had fact that a similar courtesy as to consultationarking him to withhold his decision until wide and that you have put bafore the hoped that we were to 1 allowed to partio which appears to have been extacried to

the pister Colonies of Caylon and the Straits Secretary of State the reasons against the pate in it. In that sett

Settlements was not also extended to this immediate closing of the opium dense expressed by the ton member who represents the Chamber Colony. I would also venture to suggestitit of Commerce If Your Breelloney takes steps to communicate this resolution, with the the sathorities at bown should hava fonad a way ranch halter than the arbitrary method Hansard report of the debate thereon, to the adopted, of closing the opinn establishments Secretary of State, it seems to me that all that is desired will be achieved. I yield to none in pri possu with decrease of the poppy insistonos upon the independeung of this Council atid I reiterate that it is not right from any point of view to insist upon rights until these rights have been infringed. I would suggest that the hou, member who representa the Chamber of Commerce should be content with the premise of His Excellency and the debate that has taken place and not press the resolution to a division fapplause).

would bure been

cultivation la Chins similar to the method

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I anggest to the bou mover of the resolution that the House divide on it,

The COLONIAL SECRETALT-You are out of order.

Hon, Mr. POLLOCK-I am not. I am speak- ng upon the question of a division. I would suggest that a divison be taken,,

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SOCIAL VERDICTS.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the is fastened with gold cards held by amethyst

and gold buttons. motion was agreed 10.

Amarvellous oroation introduced a

A very frank and lively production, is Lady The Bill was then read a third time.

fashion in evening dresses The skirt was made Gordon's "Unforegone Conclusions," just of aukin blas setin. The bodies was formed published by Messrs. Hoddar and Stoughton, of lolas flowers in shades of green and blue. It is just the thing for holiday reading- arranged as if they were growing against a productive of a chuckle on every page. Lady Gordon's mind is a quaint blend of seriousness back ground of barat orange chiffon,

and sarcasm--particularly when she is dealing with her own fair and fickle sex, for instance: Most women, on looking back on their youth, remember with a smile some man they would willingly have died for-some thing of sardust in a white waistoont they took for the Apollo- Belvedere come to life."

THE EVIDENCE ORDINANCE, N The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the second amend The Evidence Ordinance 1989. Io. said the alterations were purely clerical.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY sounded, and the motion was agreed to.

The Council then sat la committee tu disonse the Bill, and on resuming, the Bill was read a thirsi tim............

OPIUM EXPORTATION. The ATTORNEY GENERAL m ved the second reading of the hill entitled An- Ordinanco to probibit the Exportation of Prepared "Opinm to China. He said-It is unnecessary for mas to add anything to what Your Excellency said at the last meeting of the Couser).

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Beconded, and the motion wis agreed to.

REGISTRATION OF CHEMISTS,

Hints on new summer gows were to be found in abundance. A pretly idea is the new "picture" hist. It consists of a hand-painted picture of a dainty dress framed in gilt. Round The picture are arranged the trimmings which will complete the costume.

JAPANESE COTTON SPINNERS.

ACEITICISM OF THE RESTRICTION OF PRODUCTION.

"Celebrities in biting, to say the least! * No woman in this world can gira such as, impression of prosperity as an authoress who has gone into a fifth edition-no other woman In a well-written article, tempered by a voia such an impression of intellectual vacancy." of humour, the Tokyo Asahi protests against Dealing with the perplexing subjunt the lezina sud stupidity of the Japanese cotton of Fancy Religions," Lady Gurdon says. epinners, liscently there came into existence that a dowager of the old school rocently The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the seachd amongst the Japanote sugar refiners an agrac. remarked that in the days of her youth reading of the bill entitled An Ordinaue toment putting a restriction on the amount of there were three things nobody ever discussed

has now by a similar undertaking and their money matters. Druggists and to regulate the Sale of Poisons provide for the registration of Chemists and pro now been followed by s Jury taking in good society-thair religios, their inside among the cetlon spinner. In this age of In these degenerate days there is no exag He said-It has been found advisable to provide for the registration of chemists and surprise. Dertainly in the event of a caration geration la stating that these thres tonius are druggists having regard to the sale of surprise. of a congestion the most universally discussed in the highest prisons. The object of the Eill is to protect of the market brenght about by over-supply circles." When looks and shares remain at the public by plasing the dispeasing of it may be pary to restrict production to to gloomily monotonous a level to induce con medicines in the hands of properly qualified within certain limits pending a revival of versation, and a temporary lull in appendicitis the market. Suob, however, is not the oceary, our beliefs still remain a subject of persons. The Bill is based upon the English case with the Japanese cotton spinning. To absorbing interest. precedent, with some modifications to meet

considerable Christian science is summed up sardonicsily. focal requirements I may say that it has begin with, there has been a teen considered acceptalde by the medios falling-off in the export of cotton during Our aathoress tell us that no belief which faculty, who have had an opportunity of the last few years. In 1899 the export of brings men into direct collision with facts can yarn ampanted to over 100 million kin ont exist for long, and the gouerality of mankind in 1903 to 92 millions. Sines then, however, will continue to swear when stung by a wasp considering its details.

its export has been on the decline with the till the day when they, succumb to a microbe? increase of the domestic demand, and the "Christian Scientists never seem to recover amount of export has never Binca exceeded 80 from anything more serious than toothache Why don't these won- millia kiz. Bet this was not due to a diminu land biogele accidente," tion of the demand in China. While the sale drous fait bists drink poison or stick a infpin of Japanese yace was falling of, that of Indian through their heads instead of throngh their

en hes been steadily increasing Up to 1902 Lair? the import of Indian yare to China had never! There are some ospital things in Flistation" reached 40 million, taels in value, that for 1990 We are told-and we are assured that Lady being only 20 million tuels. Since 1993, Lowever, Guidon knows--that the hightest development the amount has increased to 40 and 50 million of the art can only properly be played by taels. From theis facts it will be clear, that experts: it is one of the unfortunate ironies of the diminution of the export of Japanose yarn to life that professional Airts rarely take to one China has been the result, mat of the decline in another.

A man firts when he has po- the demand, but that Japan had not a sufficient more exciting scopation; a woman has no surplus to satisfy the demand owing to the sut more exciting occupation. The woman who denly increased demestic requirements. In the has never smiled on one wau, sighed for meantime, Indin yarn has steadily encroached another, kept ons dangling, and snabbo.1 nother may make an excelent muiden aunt, upon the Chinese market.

Buch being the case, continues the Tokyo but she will be a hopeless failure as a wife,"

Women's slabs are not treated kindly. "A journal, the Japanese spinners ought to strive hard to socover their lost ground, instead of few have attained a somewhat unpleasant remaining idle by the partial sepansion of notoriety; in one, hairdressers of the malữ work. It seems the height of absurdi y that persuasion are no longer permitted into the the spinners staald unite for a reduction of premises; and it is said of another that the notices up in the production while their Indian competitors are committee proposed to heug actively pushing their way in China. The hall to the affect that. inariteble result of sich a conservative policy KISSING IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE

CORRIDORE. market for Japanese yarn. In other words, must be tha further narrowing down of the

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to FUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS OF DINANCE. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved that the Connell go into Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinanan to amend to Public Health and Buildings Ordinsuse, 1903, and The Fablie Bealth and Buildings Amendment Ordinance, 1963.)

The COLONIAL SECESTAY seconded, and the motion was agreed to,

On Section 2:

Hon. Dr. Ro KAI moved to omit the word Ho annshade from the definition of budding. said it would be a great hardship if Chinese had to send up plans, signed by an architect, of svery sunshade proposed to be erected.

Hon, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS replied that there were powers to waive that.

Hoa. Dr. Ho Kat said successive authorities might not waire it, se

It was agreed to amend the clause so as to apply only to sunshades over any street,

On class 8.

WORKs The DIRECTOR OF POBLIC aald the Sanitary Board had recommended su stendment which would permit of iron flose to the top of brick chimneys,

no need for violent legislativo"ennament Under that agreement the Opisal Trade would have died out in Hongkong in tou yours if China kapt to her part of the bargain. All we had to do was to close down upon it ten per cent per annum concurrently with the Indian reduction, We could, I think, with reason havo set up claim to ground the local reduction of our adopted in the great dependency of India. I licensed bogses upon the principle which jesti think, Sir, that in closing down the deas at once fied cautions treatment of the Indian revenue in this Colony which aftar all represents in the uuza ber of Chinese inhabitants only a thousandth and which applies with equal force, to cur revarus. It seems to me that a great Crown part of the whole Chinese Empire, the Hom

Government is certainly rauning into an act of Colony should not be treated with less consider- ation than even our greatest Dependency in righteousness, and I think, Sir, it is very mallors - affecting internal ennemy. Thess, deplorable that they should have taken this extreme and arbitrary measura without pausing however, all bigbly controversial matters, upon which opinion differs at so many points that for to consider what would be the result upon the any one man to speak for any gaber of others finances of this Colony. As the bon, seconder of this resolution bag pointed out, we are at this is manifestly impossible. I can only claim to speak. for that section of the community which time in Hongkong somewhat in low water, Mr. STEWART-I do not proposa to

But the proposition was withdrawn, as one of I represent by keeping to the clear contention financially, and as is well known there are withdraw the resolution. I wish it to be pat

the decision of the Japanese spinners may be the most influential members said that if such that, whether any now development of the public works which repairs to be curried out. the ConnollNERAL-On the point of

described as a boyoots in an inverted sense. ridiculons restrictions wera made nob dy gould The

Their inconsistency is Leightened when it is be expected to join. Among the valgusly upium policy adopted towards China, by Prominent amongst there is the typhoon refuge order, I would point out that before the reso

considered that efforts are seemingly being riball one wellknown club is described as His Majesty's Ministers are in themselves as to which there is considerable dificulty in lation can be withdrawn, the permission of the

made at Shanghai to dispose of yarn at an Finol and Tickle." none of them

exorbitant price by doubtful means. If cotton- I wonder," saya Lady Gordon, do those good, bad, or indifferent,

one finding the ways and means. I associate Council to withdraw should be asked.

Hon Mr. POLLOCK-NO,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. ought to have been made to apply to this myself therefore with the protest moved by

spinning weres Japanese monopoly the spinners quite nice-looking girls one sees really like the Hon Dr. Ho Ka-Ee

might succeed in their selfish aims, hat unfor whiskies and sodas they call for iu so lordly a Colony without reference to this Council. the hon member (Vr. Stewart).

withdraw.

The N.Y.K. str. fyo Maru (American Live) tonately there is a formidable rivel bidding way in the smoking room? If it were not for this clear contention I lay claim to speak for the

His EXCELLENCY-Gemlemen, the telegram Hon Mr. STEWART-I do not sak for its

left Shanghai for this port ca the 28th inst., with boldness for supremacy in the Far Eastern the look of the thing, I firmly believe they would commercial community as a whole. I speak with which I received from the Secretary of State withdrawal,

market, and unless the Japances are prepared infinitely profer a box of Faller's boobons and the voice of a community united in protesting for the Colonies on the subject of the closing of The ATTORNEY-GENTEAL-I beg your and is expected here on the 31st inst.

The NYE Moyori Maru (Bombay Line) for great and continued efforts they may a flirtation with the most vacuous young man. in the Guards to the niost earnest discussion against the inconsiderate exercise of arbitrary opium divans does not refer to the whole of the pardon: I misunderstood you.

The resolution was then pot when there left Kobe for this port via Maji on the 27th ultimately be driyoa from the field altogether.

with the groutest intellectual feminins light of power. The inconsiderate exerci sa of arbitrary oplum establishments as has been stated but to veted: For the resolution: The Hon Mr.inst, and is expected here on the 4th prox.

The Japan Herald has the following touching the club." The N.Y.Kat Nilko Marú (Australian power is not to ho folerated without challenge the opium dens as they are commonly called Marray Stewart, Hon Dr. He Kui. Hon Mr. Line) left Thursday Island for this port via paragraph The Japaness bands which do dnty

The self-conscious girl is dealt with in a very even when exercised in the name of the Sover in Eugland and which I read to the Council at Pollock, Hon Mr. Sinde, Hon Mr. Wei Yuk

and is expected here in enlivening jooal processions should exercise Against The Harkuar Master, the Dirao Manila on the 28th in little more diberetion in the selection of the pretty pazagraph: "As she grows while her looks frequently diminish, her sell-Bonsoidas- eign people. Englishmen are very ready to the last meeting stated that stops should be tor of Public Works, the Colonial Secretary on the 8th pro

The C.P.. str. Lennar arrived Kobs at music. This afternoon a band heading mess only increases, till daily she cannot even repose their trust in despotis fórmulas, but it is always on the understanding that they shall not taken to alose the opium dens but did not state the. Registrar General, H.E. Mejor General

that the opian dens were to be closed to-day or Broadwood, the Attorney Govers!, the Colonist on Tuesday, the 26th inat, and left Chiness funeral party passing through Main talk to a man on the telephone without instine- again at 10.30 am Thursday for Narasaldi, Street played the familiar tane se tively putting up her hand to feel if her hair is Whenever there

The old cold ground... It was, to my the lens. be used in a despotic manner.

to-morrow and I may say that in my reply T Treasurer and Sir Henry Berkeley.

tidy The Morning Leader" where she is dns to arrive at 11.p.m. to day is even a show of that using power there is sure

not asking to

The Clause was allowed to stand over, Clauses up te, and including 43, were passed Clause which refers to the demolition of the upper floors of every third insanitary house, was not considored,

His Excellency adjourned the Council for a week.

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