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into the conditions of the ownership of pro | party. I my it minimises the objection. The element of uncertainty remains, but it is obvious that a contingent liability to contribute towards the cost of improvements is kas of an objection

mendation would come to the Government from the Head of the Sanitary Department and the matter would be discussed as some length.

The Hon, Mr. Sanwaur-I see sa advantage in giving the representatives of the public who

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In the first half of 1907 Japan suffered the ill effects of a violent fall in the share market, (8). If the Building Authority shall within and although in the autumn there was a notable such period of 23 days notify the person sub-recovery, the depreciation of silvor and a patie then a similar liability to contribute towards sit on the Sanitary Board whose special pro-mitting the plans and drawings or his wobilost in America again brought about a depression, the cont of improvements and compensation saving it is to deal with these matters an oppor- or other roprosentative of any matter in respoot

so that on the whole 1907 was marked for Japa well. I understand that the opinion of these tanity of expressing their views and letting the of which such plans and drawings are not sau la trade. In the preceeding autumn the nose by general dalness in the Honey Market Lecognised authorities on property has under- publio know, what is proposed to be done.

in accordance with the requirements of this fever of enterprise had risen so high that mon gone sonsiderable medification as a resolt of

118 EKOELLEBOYI fully as the forms of Ordinance or of any byelaw or regulation made to faltaire, but it was not until the addio of judgment had begun to look askance at the the copcessions made in the reator of com- your argument, but it was desired to all and thereunder, and if such plans wad drawings of January-1907, that the inevitable reaction pensation and that in their opinion the ra, from this Bill all possibility of friction. That

the effects were not confined weining objection is not serious enough to war the road-molive in putting in the words shall be amended by the person submitting the set in, and

entirely to those immediately concerned, but warzent continued opposition to the proposal,the Medical Oficer of Health" to make theme or hii architect or other representative, certain banking institutions fait the pinoh,

the Bailding, Authority shall formal recommendation to the Governor-in

approve and runs took place as the outcoms of "panicky" Cooil in the first instance. If it is the disapprove of such amendment with amour, even upon banks the position of which

was perfectly sound, Not a tow were com- SOLE AGENTS: uninimous wish of members that the Sanitary period of fourteen days from the pelled to have recourse to the Bank of Japan for Bord should be inserted in place of the time the amended plans and drawings are asistanos, and so far as oironmetazoas pertunit Medical Officer of Health the Government is deposited with him, sal it he shall not signify ted relief was given to all thoan banks which willing to do so.

his approval or disapproval within such period ore considered to be in s sound condition. of 14 days the building or works may be som driven to suspend payment. It was not until Certain banks, however, were in May and June menced in the same manner as if the approval the second half of the year that the attitude of of the Building Authority had been received. striot santion on the part of the banks could His Exc&ZLENOT.It is also proposed to be relaxed, and a more liberal polloy adopted with regard to hopeful enterprises. From July insert a new sub-section, sub-section . It onwards, however, the outlook improved step merely confirms the existing practics. It by step, and a good olimistic conditions (4) All plans and drawings submitted to the soomed to promise su excellent rice crop, and Bailding Authority and not disapproved by him in respect both of silk and of cotton yarus and filled there. under ss. 2 or 3 shall be deposited in his ollos there was a prospect of augmented production, there was created in the department of foreign trade a definitely hopeful feeling.

In these circumstances, I do not feel justified in pressing my individual objection to the alause on this ground.. I object in principle to the imposition of rogos and indefinite con ingent liabilities upon any property of any kind unlaré it can be shown to be an absolute neces nity of the public welfare. I am not persuaded that this accessity has been made out. But I am not prepared to ride my own idea to death. This view of the matter is now, I un.

derstand; shared by my unofficial celeagues But though we are agroad about this we are also agreed in viewing with a sortain amount of messines the nature and extent of the power which the clause as it stands puts into the hends of the medical ofloer of health. However well assured we may feel that the present occupants of the offices upon which the responsibility rests are worthy of our un- quationed confidenor, we cannot commit the

The Hon. Mr, STEWART-Pardon me, Not ingead of, but in addition to the Medical Officer of Health. We desire the initiative to some from the Medical Officer of Health. We also

desire that it should be clear that the last word in the matter should be with the Governor-in-] Coscil.

Jon. Mr. SLADE: It is quite clear, tion" Whenever the Beard on the represents In EXCELLENCY read the proposed altere tionof the Medical Officer of Health is entinfled " the Governor-in-Council may direct the

The Hon. Mr. STEWART It leaves out the

demolition."

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Hongkong, 12th June, 1908,

THE CRUISER "ADMIRAL MAKHAROFF.”

WINE, SPIRIT & CIGAR MERCHANTS,

The armoured cruiser Admiral Makharoff ante at La Seyns, has now been completed and built by the Forges et Chantiers de la Mediter- handed over to the Russian Government. there is more of interest about her than her mere size and shape. Tho principal details of the vessel are: Length 443ft., beam 57it: 9in., 16,500, giving a speed of 21 knots; boilers, draught 23th, displacement 7,900 tons, L.H.P. Belleville; engines, two sets of triple expansion; balt armour, Tin, to din.; and armament, twó

community to indefinite trust in the future provision for the statement in writing to the clause. The object of the clanse was to make i exports, though cotton yarna, habuita (5,8,, the gin., eight 6in., and twenty twelve pounders,

Governor-in-Council,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he understood several amendments would be moved to that appeals to the Governor-in-Conneil easy, and he proposed to insert certain words extending His EXCELLENOY--Yes. The statement in the section sad making it general. It would writing to the Governor-in Council whe may be desirable to add. some words in order to diret the demolition

ensure that those appeals to the Governor 3 Cold "not go

in

She was laid down in April, 19 5, and launched in May, 1906, so that her completion has been rapid, whether from the French or from the Russian point of view

It will be noticed that she is an almost eznut

1893.1901. That ship now forms part of the for the Run-ian Government by the same firm in Japanese Navy, sud has been re-named 410.

The Hon, DE, HO. KAI suggested that thewhere the matter, would go before a court, 'as į materials for productive purposes-raw cotton. reproduction of the old Bayan, which was built

words" and secure" be added after the word

hellb,”

The Hon. ME. POLLOCK-There issz amend,

and I for one think, and I hope others will support me in saying, that the noblin would prefer to have the practical working of the olenze made subject to publie discmanion Publicity on be obtained for discussions upon is by reverting to the original wording of the Art of the clanses which placed the initiative with the Medical Oficer of Hesith. It was ment I want to move on the first section. for him to represent to the Sanitary Board Its stated that the comperaation shall be and for

Sanitary Board if they paid by the Government to the

the Owns approved of his proposals to pak on bis in the event of the building haing subject recommendation in writing to the Governor to a sharge or mortgage to the persons having in Councils There seems to be so good snol charge or mortgage. I wenld like the why the Government should seek right of mortgagees and others should be to throw a veil of secrecy over the reasons protected. advanced by the Medical Officer of Health

THREDII

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-The compensa for the demolition of Inssuitary property.bion shall be paid to "such persona", leaving I am very ready to recognise the necessity it is the owner and those poravni to arrango, - that exists for many kinds of State business The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: Wo wish to put it being danduoted with the secreog that on to whom the money should be paid. alone ensure despatch, but business of this sort Hoa Sir HENRY Bankalar;. It would be

for instance the question of nuisances which the Ordinance provided should be dealt with samimarily.

Le anggested and those were agreed to.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL read the alterations

The Hon. Sir Hassy Berkalay said that the effect of the section in giving the right of appeal to the Governor in Council was to constitute the Executive Council into a dirisonal tribunal. Parties who came befors that tribunal ght to have every facility for patting their cams fully before it. It was neo waary that the appellant should know the respondansa vass and have an opportunity of answering it before it. cams before the Governor in Connait It was also necessary that the appellant should have time to prepare his case to meat the case put forward by the respondent, and he suggested that the clause should include a proviso affording the appellant the time that is necessary and the information that is ro Usunod in such a shape as will enable the Council to come to a proper decision. He would more that at the end of the clause the the appellat seren days notios of the hearing words be added “. The Clerk of Couuoil shall give of the appeal and shall at the same time furnish the appellant with copies of all minutes and documents submitted on behalf of the reapon- dent for the consideration of the Governor-in- Council

It is true that the totals for the year showed a balanss against Japan of 62,000,000 yen (over £6,000,000), bat when the details are taken into account it is found that, on the side of foe silks so well known in the Oesident), and sugar show some falling off in consonance with the depressed cistocet the general market- copper, coal, cotton goods, eilk in general, and timber, all show increases over the previons year's figure. On the side of imports, all the oil-cake, iron, wool, and machinery of all sorts without exception show appreciable increases, while, on the other hand, a diminution is soon in the imports of sugar, cotton yarns, cotton and woollen staffs, and in articles belonging to the category of consumption; so that in the excess of imperia over exports there is to inspire hope for the future; sines it was in the direction of. the raw msterlat needed for manufacture that the balk of the increase lay. The exports for 1907 were in value £865,030 above those for the previous year, and the imports were £7,500,000 more than those of 1906, the total growth of the foreign trade of the country in the twelve months having thus been no less than 28,494,00. That, in spits of the continued depresion in the general market at home, the development of the nation's foreign trads should bare proceeded with audiminished-force is a fact calculated to strengthen the national confidence and industry.

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There is, however, a new Boyan, slew of the same dimensions, together with a third ship of The type, the Pullada, now under construction for the Russian Navy, both of these being in ROBINSON PIANO Co., LTD. why Russia should be building theas shipt of a head at St. Petersburg, It is interesting to ask type which everybody else has abandoned. Though not officially described as snols they are be important, if it were possible, to find a "second olse armoured craisers." It would

justification for these ships, which are not capital ships as the large armoured bruisers

and are not achats. The original Bayan was "logio:l enough, she was at first class oruisers of a little lous size and fores; lime when potential scami possessed many she was in fact an "improved Edgar," But nowadays the old Edgars and their sentem.

does not seem to create any necessity for either | rather difficult for the Governmert to ascet quisite to enable him to put his casa before the The one feature to be regretted was that awing poraries are all but obsolete and are not bein

tain the various owners and mortgagoen,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL pointed out that the word "owner" had a definition in the Ordinance which had a very general character inded and added that the suggestion of M Pollok might be met by leaving out the word oquer" altogether. The arbitratom would sea that the compensation went to the persons legaly entitled.

to the commercial panic in the Vaited Statoiled in part by the

réplazed, and after some wavering on the subjact and the depreciation of silver, the export trade should have suffered a set-back sasient to turn the balanes on the whole your so considerably in Japan's disfavour.

CHINA AND TIBET.

ssareny or despatch." Of courag if the Governor- in-Council had to confess his inability to carry out the recommendation of the Sanitary Board owing to the state of the local exchequer ha might conceivably prefer the Executive Council with its closed doors as a confessional box, but I think the community have a right to be consuited in such a case. In such a case the Goverpor-in-Counoil would be able to throw the responsibility back upon the community He would worely have to state his reasons, to put the problem thus for the aqusideration of the taxpayers of the Colony: "If you think the work of demolition' suficiently urgent to meni to ascertain le whom the money was to be the Governor in Council in his decision ought vicissitudes of the unsound companies that was that the Russians, in deciding to perpetuate with all honour in Poking. The Dalai Lama

The Hon. Mr. PutLook it was desirable that lome proviso should be inserted.

Ho, Sir HENEY BELLEY said that it was

a serious obligation to imposs upon the Govern. paid. It was safer to allow the Bill to stand as

The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that minute would not lovers the minutes that pesaad between the Governor and the Colonial Secretary.

The Hoa Sir HENRY BERKELEY replied that auy k enments that would be likely to influenes to be submitted.

Hon. Mr. SrawART~~The <wner will have to information and documents submitted" should "the phenomena which were then witnessed dioult to understand.. "The first Bayan, then has ever, met. His oere ostensibly.

establish his olaim before he is compensated.

HIS EXCELLENCY- Yes,

justify it in imposing fresh taxation I am willing to impose fresh taxes. It is it was. matter for the colony to decide,” This would be a public benefit inasmuch as it would enddle public criticism with the weight of the proposed increase in the'burden of taxation: and would be a useful means of testing the sincerity of any ontory made for drastic Messurée. Publicity in such mattere should be encouraged. Discussion in such matters should

H. DIRACTOR OF PUBLIC WORES-Sach matters nsually pass through the CrownBolicitor who satisfies himself as to the right of the partian.

H. Mr. STAWART-Another argament in

to encouraged. And both publicity and disfavour of publicity. qustion should be welcomed by the Government

H EXCELLENCY-The Government will

money

the 806a to

proper

The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that minutes were privileged. He would suggest that all.

take the place of the proposed phraseology. -wera

Hon. Bir HENRY BERKELEY agreed to take out the word "minutes".

The COLONIAL SECRETARY said the Director of Public Works farnished reports in sash vases. It was those reports that they wanted.

His EXBALLENCY said he was afraid the papers would besomo too voluminous.

The COLONIAL SECE TARY suggested evid- ence and documenta.

This was agreed to. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said there were certain amendments which he desired to insert to the clause and there were other amendments submitted which he was not prepared to scoopt. posed amendment meet your view?

The ATTORNEY GENREAL-Does the pro. Whare a msgistrate is asked to state a cass it le stated by the judicial authority himself and it Ha. Mr. OLLOCK-No. I think there ought the actual point for consideration to the Fall was possible that an instance might szins as to to be some reference to the mortgague or to any Court. The Gorsenor-in-Council might press chargs upon the property,

a certain aspect of the one which engage the attention of the Court and the Building view of any dispute arising out of any Au hority might take a different view. In question on which the Court was asked for direction the Court should have an opportunity of stating a case. -

in all matters in which their actions arounham-satisfy itself through the Crown Solicitor pered by in convenient orders from Home. If the that the Government are prepared to accept the suggested partie amex dment in the spirit in which the suggestion is made it will be an earnest that the unofficial members have not been unduly confiding in agreeing to withdraw the motion for the deletion of the olause. Before withdrawing it we should like to have a statement on this point. I desire

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HR EXCELLENCY-I don't think wa ban

accept that responsibility. Do you wish to press

to make an advance which will bourably cover a retreat, but before moving off the ground I it to division, wish to be a cured of the amicable intentions of the Government. (Applauss)

Hoa. Mr. POLLOCK-No. Os farther con aidoration I think it would be better if the section read compensation to be paid in respect of such buildings."

The ATOBNET GENERAL The arbitrators enact inquire into the rights of mortgages, The amendment was subsequently agreed to. The Dineron of Pomac WORKS geated that it would be wise to provide some elasticity so as to allow of some other remedy than pulling down every third house.

as to such a proviso boing introduced into that The ATTORNEY-GENERAL expressed a doabt section hich was only intended to deal with

consequential works.

Hoa. Sir HENRY BERKLEY aid it was the intention of the Bill. that when the opinion of the Court had been delivered the Governor-in-Coanoil would set in sosorduuse. That should be stated olearly and he would ank the Attorney-General to accept an addition to the oluese giring affect to that.

oarious procedure to have the opinion of the Hon Mr. POLLOCx remarked that it seemed Court remitted to the Governor-in-Council

The COLONIAL SECRETARY explained that Ebie procedure was taken from the London sisted of three exports, who might on their Building sot The tribans in London son own initiative when doubt arose as to a point of law take the cases to the High Court or they might be compellet by the appellant to stato a then remits the case to the tribaas!, case for the High Court, The High Court

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Basssions the British Admiralty bas decided not to build smaller ships instead, "However perfect we ̈“improved Edgarn” but to build a larger set of - The cheering circumstance for Japanese is may suppose a fighting unit, it has ne reison that their productive enterprises constantly similar anita exist; hence proceeds the ides of d'être nor even say praatioal value; unless other, show a tendency to progress, and that last year, When certain companies which had been formed was addressed to the French Naval War Colleg

Baral forces." This statement of the problem for speculative purposes at a season of inflated by Captain Gabriel Darrious, the sabetaneo of

If China intends to consolidato her authority prices on 'Changs had to dissolve or suspend whose lactares on strategy is now being in Tibet we are heartily glad. Nothing could their operations excellent crop of rise and published in book form

suit British policy better than for the Chinese silky with correspondingly prosperone Tesla,“ were being gathered in the provinces and the

The Japanese drew from their experience of suterainty in Tibet to become rostity and for Baanolal resources of the agricultural classes struct ships of approximately similar dimon-all assailants.

war no reason why they should continue to con- Chins to have the power to enforce it against were increasing day by day. It was to the ions, so that it appears to be almost certain have chosen carious way of going to work. Bat the Chiness Government due the impression formed by large section of this type, have been guided not by militie one of the most dangerous enemies Chine The Dalai Lama ia apparently to be received the public that a serious origis had--arison in Japan's economic position; bat

reasons but merely by sentiment. Nor is dus In reality

-intrigues with commanded by that able and enterprising the Russian Barist, дода other than those that are

officer Captain, Wiren, was the only ship of the directed against Great Britain. They really characteristic the worldorar of wild share

Port Arthur Squadron which earned a good struck much more directly against Cuina, for if speculation and collapse, and beyond their repatation. The merit lay, of course, with the successful They would bare resulted in the de- disturbing infances on merce for the time being thay rought on- svil legitimate con-

captain, not with mass of material whose sont claration of a Russian Protectorate which would whatever to Japan herself. On the contrary,

he was; but the Russians seem to have formed have pricked the bubble of Chinese suzerainty. but a vary imperfect appreciation of this, and For these intrigues the Dalai Lama was deponat the list of those companies which ganninaly intonded to oarry out their plaur, and which

think apparently that by perpelasting the type by the Chinese Arabau, and all his requests for made the establishment of their enterprises on a

they will ensure a repetition of the good service at audiones at Peking have been refused. Tras. done by the original ship. It is very poor he may now see on what side his bread is firm basis thely real obj wt, was extended to the logic, bat it is well to point it out, it only for batterad; bat his return to Lhess, restored with degren that, Becarding to investigations made by the Bank of Japan, the ospital of banks the benefit of these people in this country full authority, would be the aigual for trouble. who still grumble discontentedly because the and companies which were newly formed, or which enlarged their organisations during the

the Admiralty has taken its courage in both bande and your ander review, totalled about £52,000,000, improved Edgar." In doing so it se done bos abandoned its projected of which the amount actually paid

an seem to have aggregated over £20,100,000," on the development of her productiveness, and it Japan's economic fatare depends principally is highly gratifyng in the best interests of the country that under somewhat adverse circum- stances that desideratum should even in a minor the British Consul at Kobe, when he declares; degree hare bean attained. The view taken by that the reaction visible after the recent, has probably brought with it a tendency to work to their fallest capacity sach industrial and com- mercis qndertakings as are already in full awing and are doing well, instead of devising numberless sakemer, the encoess of which might certainly be deemed to be more or less: problematical is unquestionably aonarata and expressirs of the resolve which animates Japan's commercial mon at the present time.

· OPIUM AND CHINESE SOLDIERS.

well.

He would at once attempt to nooro off the other visitor to China, the Taski Lams of Lama, who was rebbad of all authority by Shigatas, the epleitast superior of the Dalai the Dalai Lama in the days which preceded the Younghusband expedition. We have sloughed off as many of our responsibilities in Tibet as we can, bat we are, andar moral obliga tions to the Tabi Lamia which it would be cowardics of the worst order to ignore. When the Tashi Lama came to India, to wr

CHICAGO SUICIDE CLUB. Two women and a man have been arrested in Chicago suspected of being members of a

suicide club, and that lots were chosen from against the desires of the Chinese Government, society. called "The Order of the Black Veil,"

It is stated that the society is practically a ship at Badbgays, and to pay his respects to

time to time for a member to commit suicide. black gloves, and black stockings were sent, and of Great Britain. By receiving him we To the member thus obosen a black veil, he virtually pissed himself under the protection the member was expected to take his or her life accepted that obligation, and we cannot se him within a week after receiving thons.

prejudiced. Everything depends on the treat-

There have been aiz known victims (says the mout of the Dalai Lams, and the nature of the till the present to trucs existing members of the to make her authority real, and important "Chronicle"), but the polico have boon ansble action which China proposes to take in Tibet. complications are anggested by the trend of

A SHANGHAI MYSTERY.

The latest violin, however, was a young manereits in Peking.- Times of India. named Herman de Kruyter, and his parents communicated with the police, and through correspondence that had been kept by their sou exposed the persons now in custody.

Through the latter the police bope to secÚTS foreigners. other members of the olab, most of whom are

WEATHER REPORT,

The N.-C. Daily News of June 4th says The disappearsons of Mr. W. J. Harvis, fourth engineer on the C. E. & M. 6, Kaiping" was reported yesterday. Mr. Harvie left his ship, which was lying at Mesurs. Butterfield and Swire's wharf at Pootung on Tuesday evening after dark, and in company with cook took passage in a sampan intending to oro to the Shanghai side of the river. Nothing has bean statement to the effect that when oroming

Sonth of Japan,

The repression is moving Eastwards to the down on them and the foreigner, spparently the river a steamlaunch was observed bearing

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday israed On the 11th at 13.55 m. The barometer has, onlarly on the E. coast.

HIS EXCELLENOX-In reply to the speech which the memler for the Chamber of Commerce has just made I would say that I had proposed to alter the words "Medical Officer of Health" to the "head of the Sanitary Department." I most strongly say that the the object of inserting the words "Medical Offer of Health" instead of "Sanitary Board" was not from any desire for secreoy; the desire

Recently a non-commissioned offleer belong was to avoid the possibility of friction. When

ing to the sixth Division of the Luchun was representations have been made in the past by

in the Capital. The officer was reported to found by a detective smoking opium in an hotel the Sanitary Board to the Governor in Council

General Wang Yir-kai who at once asked the the meetings of the Executive. Council are not

Ministry of War for permission to decapitate public and consequently the fall reasons for

The COLONIAL TREASURER moved certain

the offender. This was granted. The condemned accepting recommandations by the Sanitary amendments dealing with the financial part

man was carried forth to the execution ground and, when he was about to be Lebended, this the following report: Board have not been made public The which are accepteil, and clause 44 às amended

The ATTORNEY GENERAL Mid the object whole division of troops knelt down before Governor in Council had no desire for secrecy was passed.

was to gat a decision on the subject. The words the Geral asking pardon for the officer. The fallen in S. Jopas, and risen over Chins partion of the engineer since, but the book has made and as the gas which will be required for

read The Court shall remic the matter to soldiers stated that she ofloor was not addicted the Government-in-Council with the opinion to the opiam-smoking habit at all, and that be resumption would appear in the estimates for the

of the Court." It was perfectly obvious the was only using opium as a medicine when seen your and would have to be voted by the Council

Governor would act on the direction of by the detective. The General replied that thenthe matter would be discussed as publicly

(2) The Building Authority shall within 28 the Court. He thought the amendment was opina smoking was strictly prohibited among. the Council wisbed.

wholly unnecessary. If the unofficial

the military, and that the offisar had trested the Hon. Mr. POLLOCK moved an amendment

Opium Regulations with aub coming levity, members think this is not sufficient I should days of the submission of such plans and draw- be quite willing to socept the amendment by the inganotify the person submitting the same, or that the words "ehall remit the matter to that if he should be punish-, it was only member for the Chamber of Commerce. But I his architect or other representativa, of overy Court on the oase stated" be followed by and that, as the officer was not addicted to the

the Governor-in-Council with the opinion of the what he deserted, General Wang continued over the N, part of the China Sen. would wish you to consider the point and matter in respect of which such plans and shall have power to enforce suola determination habit, he would be sentenced to 3,600 blowe maturo your views as to whether sufficient drawings are not in accordance with the re by mandamus, injunction prohibition ar other and dismissed from the servies as a warning to

order."

The object of this amendment was, others. The General then informed the whole my money required for the resumption of pro-and regulations made thereunder, and if only to cite an sosdemic opinion a pena question

blicity is not already ensured by the fact that quirements of this Ordinance and of all byekw he said, to give to the. Fall Court power not body of troops that from henceforth if any Hongkong & Neighbourhood. 8. winds, fresh: Isaach to pull up and make a search in the porty must appear on the estimates for the the Building Authority dass not within of law submitted to it but if necessary to enforce Jear and be voted upon by this Council. That such period of 28 days so notify any that order in a proper way. at any rate will dispense with the charge that such matter, the building or works showa in the Government had any desire for secrecy. such plans and drawing may be commenced in The Hon. Mr. STEWART-May I may I did the same manner se if the approval of the not suggest that was the intention of the new classe, to ensure secrecy, but that it had the effect of concealing what was going on from the public, and I saw no reason for that,

His EXCELLEROT-As you point out it would not be rushed through. The formal rooms

His EXOBLLENCY-It is proposed to repes bustions 1 and 2 of section 69 and substitats the following:

After discussion the amendmont was defeated on a division by haren vores to 'six,

On claus 34

mandamus, injunction or prohibition."

the Hon, Sir HENRY BERKELEY moved an, Building Authority had been received: pro-amendment that "nothing herein contained shall video that in the event of ash plans and exempt say person from proceeding by way of drawings having hean withdrawa daring such period of 26 days by the person submitting tha same or his architect or other representative from the ofice of the Building Authority the

The disonssion was not concluded when the Cusnail rope.

and the right of action emitted from this report The discussion on the question of appeal will be giren in our issue to-morrow.]

soldier should be found smoking opium, he would be beheaded without fail.

The N.Y.K str. Yeboahi Maru (Bombay

and is expected bere on the 14th Inst,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

The N.I.K. str. Kaga Mary (American Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 11th inst, and is expected here on the 14th inst Live) left. Moji for this port on the 11th inst.

Foochow on the 10th inst., and may be expected The HAL, str. Scandic left Shanghai via

here on the 16th' inst,

Pressure is highest over the Philippines and the 8. part of the China Ses. the Formosa Channel and fresh 8. monsoon Moderate variable winds, may be expected in

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending 10 am. to-day, 0,05 insbes The forecast for the 24 hours ending at moos tostay in a follows:--

at

squally showery. Variable winds, moderate. Sams sa No. 1.

Formosa Channel... Bouth coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamooks. South coast of Chius between Same as

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landed bim on the Shanghai side well down the rivar. No report has been made by the steain- lanach of the occurrence and even if ap ory for hulp was beard, the presence of the cook on board should have caused the coxswain of the

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