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the serious responsibility which the Carr inspectors are offended in the light of TELEGRAMS. The German newspapers are extraordin

JUSTICE mys the Building Ordinance com-policemen, who are as much exempt from

pels It to hocept What little the ATTOR NEY-GENERAL had to say upon the point in the course of the case tried last week leaves us in some doubt as to whether the Government-do fully accept the repou sibility which the Cuier Justice anyagis CO., theirs. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL merely

CHEMISTS.

DRUGGISTS.

PERFUMERS.

&o, &o, &c.

A FINE ASSORTMENT OF

SELECTED

HIGH-CLASS TOILET

SPECIALLY T

ARTICLES,

punishment for failing to detect the hidden- defects of a building as is the constable who does not prevent a burglary or a crime of any other description in

& public thoroughfare. But after what the Cair Justion har maid on the subject it seems that we must count this among the erroneous

{"DAILY PENSJ" EXCLUSITE SERVIOR.]

ARCHBISHOP OF YORK RESIGNS.

LONDON, November 1st, The Most Rev. Rt. Hon. W. D. MacLagan, Archbishop of York, has

submitted that, whatever may have been the deficiency or culpability of the officials of the Public Works Department, it did not exempt the defendant then in the dock. It was not said by the CHIEF JUSTICE that it did.. HIS LORDSure's point was that Mr. James Macdonald, who returned from | both wore liable. Now, among what the leave of absence on Thursday, resumed his duty F

Cater JUSTICE described as the “ popularan Government Marine Surveyor. fancies" current with regard to this mutter of building inspection by the Government is one which regards the Government as no more responsible for the workmanahip in a builling shan, say, is the public auditor for the accuracy of the books of a company whose annual balance sheet and statement of accounts he is called upon budit. Just as the auditor certifies

popular fancies which are current with- regard to the duties of the Government. Wa at any rate are not competent to say that resigned. the JUDGE's view is ansound.

The Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, who has returned from leave, has with the approval of Exellency the Governor, resumed his appoint meut as a member of the Sanitary Board.

shortly take place, between the Comte do Silgay, A marriage has been arranged, and will

of Finistère, France, and Ankareta, elder daughter of Mr. Cressy Ewens, of Hongkong

arily outspoken, condemning His Majesty's impulsiveness and diwogard of his Ministers, and deploring his reference to the yellow peril whereby old sores are re-opened.

Lord Robarts declines to say anything regarding the Kaiser's plan of campaign.

*MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LLAGUE BAZAAR.

Judging by the large attendance, thers can be no doubt that the Bazaar and Fancy Fite. promoted by the Ministering Children's Leagus ̧ and held on the Volunteer Parade Ground on Saturday afternoon, had great attractions for young and old alike. While the juveniles Lornen, October 30th. The interest in the interview with the would be attracted by the entertainments gro Kaiser continues unabated. The German thither to help the cause of awost charity, for vided, the elders would, no doubt, be drawn Press are especially angry at the disclosure

the proceeds of the afternoon were to be divided of the plan of campaign against their among various local charities for children. kindred people, the Boers; and the pepers The weather conditions on Batarday were all are full of the secret history of the atitude that could be desired. The stallholders of Europe during the war in South Africa. furthering the canss for which the fête was. They also assert that Russia sont fifty Miss P. May, Misa Denalion, Miss Craddock,

•promoted were Krs Tomkins, Mrs Walker, thousand troops to Kushk, besides con- Hiss Watt, Mrs Peters, Mrs Jordan, Hrs Soth, It is announced that Bulgaria bas centrating 176,000 men on the Transcapian Mr Loureiro, Mrs Eves and many others; offered Turkey £2,700,000 as com-border with a view to menacing Indin, the while the Art Gallery was in the capable band pensation.

Boxer outbreak in China alone saving the peace of Europe.

:

BULGARIA OFFERS COM= PENSATION..

LONDON, November 1st.

SIR PERCY SCOTT'S SQUADRON FOR SOUTH AMERICA:

LONDON, November 1st. Rear-Admiral Sir Percy Scott's

LATER.

There is no abatenient in the interest which is taken in the interview with the Kniser.

of Mrs Bird.

merely that the "statement of accounts is liabilities in the statement prepared by the Squadron has been ordered to South is undoubtedly for a strong British Nary, entertainment; a new and amusing burketta

in accordance with the books" as the Government edities that a building has been constructed in accordance with the plan which it had approved before the building operations com penced. The Gu- vernment insists, for instance, on provisioua with regard to light an l ́air, height of ballings and other things, all of which may be shown upon the plans, aud must be ̃ LADIES', GENTLEMEN'S AND CHIL-shown upon the plans before they are DREN'S HAIR BRUSHES, MILITARY approved by the Building Authority, and LEATHER We have heard it, argued that a certificate OVAL HAIR BRUSHES IN CASES CLOTHES BRUSHES, NAIL by the Building Authority may be t'ken BRUSHES, TOOTH BRUSHES, NAIL to mean simply that a building had be

erected in accordance with the plans POLISHERS, NAIL SCISSORS,

submitted by the builders or the architect

Comprising:

AND

FILES, MANICURE JETS, TOILET AND SHAVING MIRRORS, SHAVING SETS,

Inspection Invited,

The balanco of the Colony's scists over Colonial Tronurer is $1,311,229,13. The amot, total $8,685,092.01, while $2,378,801.B is the total amount of the liabilities.

Recsipts into the Treasury from Jaunary int to August 31st total $13,310,392.20, while payments out for the Bazis parloit were $13,558,017.69. The balance of payments over receipts is therefore 3242,625,49,

Mr. P. Jacks, Assis'ant Land Offlour, bas been appointed by His Excellency to act as Land Offogr and Officiel Reasiver in Bankruptcy during the absence ou leavs. of Mr. G. E. Wakeman, or until further notice.

Monday, November 9th, His Majesty's birth- day will be observed sa a public holiday in Hongkong. The Folies Magistrate's Depart- ment is excluded from the operation of the Public Holidays Ordinance, 1875, dg that day,

Saturday "an officer in the Pablic Works Dapartment, named E. Scherrer, was charged with opsting a bribs of 810 from a contrastor on the 15th instant. Defendant pleaded no guilty and the bearing of the onse was adjourned

and officially approved.. If the dictum of the CHIEF JUSTICE is sound, that boonuse the Government has exacted an ordinando Beth Wood, at the Magistrsey, on which imposes on its officers the duty of seeing that building work is properly: done, therefore ít is liable jointly with the builders for results due to negligence in building, it may be argued WATSON & CO. that it follows that the Government in ust

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be bold jointly liable with the actual perpetrators of almost any crine or offence against the statutes of the Colony. There is a law, for instance, against theft, and the Government maintains a large police fores to see, as far as possible, that every person strictly observes the law, but robberies ara committed every day. We have never heard it suggested, however, tant the Captain-Superintendent of Police is liable as well as the actual thief to be imprisoned for the crime. We do not presume to say the Jung's dictumn is wrong. It strikes us only as novel, and it must, we fancy, have come to the Government as a revelation. If the responsibility of the Public Works Department is such as the JUDGE says it is, it is clearly necessary for the Goverament to employ very much larger staff of building inspectors than they now have. It would amount to relieving all the MARRIAGE.

architects of the work of supervision which WAKHAN-KIRGET-MORGAN.On Saturday, #1st October, 1809, at St. John's Cathedral, they now undertake, for if the Government Gro GE Herniet BARRMAN, Land Officer, is liable for the proper construction of the Hongkong, to WINIFRED ANNA KINSEY-MAN building, what read is here on the part of Hongkong Ofrios : 1ða, Des Vœux Road & supervision work which it is, according to the person building to pay architects for LON ON OFFICH: 131, FLEET STREET. RC the Cars JUSTICE, the Government's duty JUDGE's comments uo auts rised architect to perform? In the case w ich alioited the

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The Jay Press. Jenou's comments

HONGRASS, NOVEMBER 2ND, 1908

Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the. Magistrany on Saturday a hawker was prosecuted for keeping a money changer's stall without a permit, and with being in possession of a scale which was Lot of standard weight. On the first obarga his Worship imposed a fan of 825, and oa the Hotond the defendant was ordered to pay $10.

The Postmaster-General announcer in the Garette that after April 30th, 1909, all postage

stamps issed by the Hanging Post Office bearing the head of her late Majesty, Qua If holders of such stamps apply to the Post Victoris, will cease to be available for postage. master-General they can have them exchanged for those of the current issue.

The Hon, Treasurer of the Alive Memorial and Ailiated Hospitals bega to acknowledge, with thanks, the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals ---

Hospital Sunday, St. Andrew's Church

Kowloon. Moiety of offertories ... $12.36 - St. Andrew's Church dona.ion from

Chaplain's Funeral Feas

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St. Andrew's Church Children's

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America.

The Daily Chronicle says that the moral

while the Daily News remarks that the Kailer bas nnconsciously proved the PRINCE BUELOW OFFERS HIS possibility of an entente with Germany.

RESIGNATION.

LONDON, Noveraber 1st. Prince Buelow, the German Chan- cellor, has tendered his resignation, but His Majesty the Kaiser has re- fused to accept it...

A BRITISH ̈ ASSOCIATION IN JAPAN.

Tokro, October 31st. A British Association has been formed in Tokyo, Japanese as well as British being eligible for membership.” Sir Claude Macdonald, H.B.M.'s Ambassador to Japan, has been elected President of the Association.

THE AMERICAN FLEET AT AMOY.

THE BALKANS..

LONDON, October 30th. The Montenegrins have posted guas ia the mountains on the Bosnian frontier, and the whole population is armed.

CANTON.

[FROM OUR COELESPONDENT.)

October 30th,

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAK:

I wired you that His Expellenoy Chang Chi Tung has beer given full control of the Canton. Hankow Railway. This is apparently the first atsp towards the redemption of the line by the Government.

WEST KITRE PATROL,.

Poking off als seem to have been paying more attention to safeguarding foreign-owned vessela trading up the West River from attacks by pirates since the demonstration of the British flotilis on the West River last

year. In connection with this subject, the following translation of a dispaeth recently sent by the Wai-Wa-pn to the Viceroy of Kwang

tug is interesting

"It was distinctly mentioned in the Treation made with foreigners that they have the right to ran steamships from any Treaty Port to inland places and that it is the duty of the

Chinese Government to give adequate protec- tion to all foreign vessels trading in folsod

AMOY, November 1st. Yesterday's programme for the entertainment of the American Squadron included baseball and foot ball games, cold luncheon, boxing contests and a Chinese dinner at night

Admiral W. H. Emery entertained to inland water generally gives foreigners the to 3,000 men, At mid-day Rear-water eo as to guard thora against attacks by pirates. The plundering of forsigo vessels in funcheon on the "Louisiana the pretext for creating serious international Imperial Chinese Commissioners and the Chinese Reception Committee, and in the afternoon held a general reception on the flagship.

The ships at night were brilliantly illuminated

diffulties. For instance the British Govern

River last year. The Board seks the Viceroy to give them a full report of how the West River is now patrolled,"

mant nadertook themselves to patrol the West

THE KIDNAPPING OF HIN TING PING. I have already reported that Bin Ting Plag was killed by the Pirate Chief, Luk' Lan Ching, who is now demanding $14,000 for the delivery of the corpse.

It was facetionaly mentioned in the adver- tisements of the Bizsar that ne shits would be the result of the Basair should prove grati- take. All purchases were for cash, and fring to promoters. Besides the Chinese marionettes who performed during the after- noon, various entertainments weza giren, the programmas including Cinematograph entitled, Tin Tan Iris and Dione May; Variety entertainment;

Tales" by M recitation"The Charge of the Light Brigade," by Mr. W. Leckie, R.; The Goblin-haunted Girl," by the little lady from too; Song by Mr. G Wercester; Coon Dance by Miss Vere David, Song "The Little Irish Girl," by Rav. M. Bong, "The Motor Car" by Mr. J. Cochrane

Longridge, N.; Dancs, "The Highland Fling," by Mias E. Rowe; Resitation, "The- Ship that never arrived," by Lieut R. M. Crosse, B.A.; Whistling Solo Araby," by Lisa!. A. Chapman, R.A.; "A Billy Song" and another by Mr. J. Coobrena,

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LD.

The adjourned extraordinary general meeting of shareholdere in Humphreys Estate and Finance Co. Ld., was held at the Company's' offous at noon on Saturday. Mr. H. Bumphreys presided, and there were also present. De: JW. Noble, the Hon. Mr. II. A. W. Slade and Meara, J. A, Jupp, J. W. Bonnar (director), Enom Seth (secretary), C. B. Bayers, G. Rapp," D. E. Clark and J. M. Wong.

The CHAIRMAN moved that the following resolution, which was passed at a meeting held on October 8th, be confirmed as a special resolution:—

"That Article No. 54, of the Artioles of Association of the Company be cancelled "and the following Artiole substituted therefor Three Members personally- "present shall be a quorum for en Ordinary "General Meeting. For all other Meeting, "the quorum shall be üye," That Article No. 111, of the Artioles of

"Association of the Company be altered by "deleting the words the Governing Director or by two Lirectora on the seventh line "thereof and substituting the following "words therefor―The General Managers," agreed to unanimonały.

Mr. Buras seconded the motion, which was

The CHAIEMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance,

ROBBERY AT THE HONGKONG

AND SHANGHAI BANK

A daring atterupt to rob the Hongkong and

In an interview I have had with him, Admiral Emery, who is in com-

Ic appear that the untimely death of Sin mand of the Squadron, said the tour Tiag Ping was accelerated through the action Shanghai Bank of a aum of 32,000 was reported had been eminently-successful. The of Captain Le in imprisoning and punishing a to have been made by a native on Friday night messenger who was deputed by the Pirate Chief between seven and eight o'clock. The doors of behaviour of the men had been some three weeks ago to asgotiate for the settle the Hank were open later than usual, owing to

rash step taken by him in punishing the to the staff of the bank, the result being admirable and the ships had provedené of the amount of ransom. The Military the arrival of a Chinese insil, and the loss of officers hore are blaming Captain Lo for the the money mentioned was soon made known

Ebenish Mission Chapel Tomorrow is the birthday of HM, the Emperor of Japan. Mr. Funsten, the Acting Consul, is holding an "at home" at his reddance, to which a large number of residents Anniversary of the Independazos of the highly satisfactory, Referring to the have been invited, To-morrow is also the Republic o! Paasma. The Consal-Genera', Mr- and friends at the Hongkong Hotel parlour Japan, Admiral Emery said that if the A. Moreno, will be "at home" for his colleges reception accorded to the Fleet in

relations between the United States

had now been accomplished. The and Japan had needed cementing, that

from 11-30m, to I p.m.

in the Summary out on Saturday morning Before His Honour, Mr. Justle a Gomperts

Borgesat Caelle, proceeded against the Sergeant

captive to be put to death. It is reported that charged the man with larceny of the money anger which, they say, roused the lamper of that a native was detained as he was leaving Lak Lan Coing and he immediately asmeed the the premises. Detective-Sergeant Terrett the Nam Hoi and the Military offers (all of before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy on

themselves to redeem Sis Ting Ping's body. whom seemed to be powerless) are now enden Saturday, and the defendant was remanded rouring to raise the required sum amongst auti to-day.

to recover the sum of $24, which he claimed China's welcome it would be impos- the gaols. Since reforms have been introduced

sible to exceed.

was das for two months' wages. Plaintiff appeared in person, and Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Mesere. Goldring, Barlow and Mocroll) represented the dofondant. After hearing the avidence his Lordship said he did not beliore the plaintiff's story and allowed judgment "and costs for the defendant,

soarabao. Seeing the danger he was in Mr.

IRECTER'S SERVICE]

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

"COMMENTS" ON THE KAISEE'S STATEMENT,

LONDON, October 29th.

AN OFFICIAL PRIN VIAITOR, It was not usual formerly for officials to visit

Provincial Jadge Cheong has visited the Nam Hoi gaul several times. His Excellencs was so kathfied with what her that he intende talking steps to see that the other gols are kept in the same manner.

THE CURRENCE

A Bureau is to be opened is the city to re purchase all the "new dollar coins which were put into circulation by the Provincial Govern- ment a few menthe sgo.

THE ASSAYE'S" PASSENGERS,

on Saturday by the P. and 0. mail steamer Among the passengers who left the Colony "Assays" were several well-known in Hong- tong. First and foremost were Rear-Admirał and Mrs. Stokes who, when they arrived at Marray Fler to procead- to the steamer, found a large party waiting to say good-bye.

The Middlesex Baud was also lined up along the Praya wall, and as the Admiral's pinuzos past adrift the musicians struck up Auld Lang Syne," and, amid cheering and waving THE TAXATIS-OF-NATIVE OPIUM,-

of handkerchiefs, the pinmoë steered for the the arrival of the Admiral and Mrs. Stoken to His Excellency Viveroy Ubang hae reveively." Aboard the steamér others awaited

take a farewell shake of hand. They were His Excellency the Governor, who was accompanied by Captain Hooper, A.D., and Mr. A. J. Brackenbury, Private Secretary, and Major-

was employed in supervising t construction of the building. Whether to JUDGE'S Few cases have recently come before the view of the responsibility of as Govern Supreme Court which have excited more tout would be modified in casea where Fong Tu Kow, Iste cook te Quartermaster Admiral added that the warmth of general interest and discussion than the architects authorised by Government to case tried last week in which a Chinese who practice in the Colony are employed re- The point raised is a very supervised the crection of some dwellingmains to be seen. houses at Shaukiwan five years ago was important one. His London's remarks ne not directed against the present arraigned on a charge of manslaughter Government, but against the Government in becuase these buildings partially collaps the hot which existed at the time the in the typhoon of last July and caused the

houses question were built, but we death of seventcon persons. What is chiefly remarkable about the case is the declar inspectors instead of one the present Go-

scarcely think that with three bulld

Mr George Wolf, of the well known Mäóile ation of the Cara Justice in his charge to verument can feel confident that no building while out saipe-shooting last wook was gored by of Messrs. Castle Brothers, Wolf and Son the Jury of the legal responsibility of the erected during its time will come down in Government. His LOLDSHIP laid it down a typhooa.

It is officially admitted in Berlin that the About twelve months ago Wolf boldly sized the brute by the horns and interview with H.L.M. The Kaiser publish that if the Government chose to make evidence was afforded in the Police hung on in the hope that a shot from one of his red in the London Telegraph is substantially.graphic instructions from the Board of Ordinances providing duties for its Depari Counts that the Public Works Depart companions would dispatch the animel, Mr ments, and did not supply any Department ment was far from satisfied with the Chandler came forward to execute the carabao correct. with proper officers to carry out those quality of mortar in common use

The Kaiser's statements are universally in but bla gan was not powerful enough to carry duties then there was negligence on the the Colony, and it is impossible that without his purpose. The wounds indicted, however, commented upon, and it is declared in Faris part of the Government, and certain officials only three building inspectors the Public caused him to draw off and Mr. Wolf, bleeding that His Majesty did not reject the Franco- would be consequently liable, and it would Works Department can feel confideat that profusely from a severe wound in his right leg, Russian invitalion, but inade its accept- be perfectly possible to bring home a ver- every bit of mortar used in the buildings of to Los Banos where he was attended to by Dr. Frankfort treaty, and that it was thus that was raised from the ground and taken at once ance conditional to the ratification of the

Another passenger by the Assaya" was Mr. diet of nauslaughter against any of them the Colony even to-day is up to the proper MoVean. As soon as (ransportation could be the projected intervention collapsed,

PILOTAGE FEES IN THE

P. P. J. Wodebcus, Deputy Superintendent for neglooting to perform their duties. It standard. If in the case of the collapse of secured he was brought to adsor The Hot Fast by the Kaiser continues. 160s bot if on investigation by Wodehouse goes home on leave, for the purpose

PHILIPPINES.

of Polior, who for a considerable time has haan. may be recalled tum at a recent Coroner house in a typhoon, resulting in the to the St. Paul's hospital under the care of

"11otage 1669 por 18 in the Pullippines undergoing treatment for his night aya inquest when the Jury added a rider death of anybody, the Government official Dr. Me Dill. We regret to announce that and everybody is irritated at His Majesty's board specially appointed by the Insular Col- of consulting a specialist regarding his eyes. to their verdict, censuring one of the charged with the duty of inspecting the Mr. Wolf has since succumbed to his injuries.double-edged indiscrations.

Teeter of Customs for that Furpose, which will

M F. J. Abbott algo left on 'Saturday by officers of the Government, the Coroner building becomes liable to be placed in the

The English newspapers are calm in their meet at the Custom House on November 9.

the P.. and 0. mail on a well earned holiday, There has been a great deal of discussion øyer the officer was away from the Colony, obviously necessary that the Government Charmant and Special Skin Tonic made they consider that the Kaiser mesus well, Manila, the shipowners.plaining that the rates flowett, Mr. Abbott auted as Superintendent of on leave, and had not been able to give should immediately take this view of their Charmant will enable you to do it. Har but that he has missed the mark in trying matter has been taken up, cr ahempts to take return to the East it is understood that he will charged by the pilots are excessive. The the P. and 0. Office in Hongkong On his gvidence in his own defence. We do not responsibility into consideration. At pre-Hatime, & S. Watson& Co., Ltd., Sols Agenta Specialities for the Skin are the study of u

to deduce a reason for the necessity for a

it up in the past have been made, but there was take up his residenos in Japan, whers, he has. know whether the Government-recognises sent, as we understand it, the building

powerful navy.

no general response from the shipowners' or the pilots' association.

long been well-known and highly respected.

How To B BWAUTIFUL-~~~Keep your com-

Kevenne in Peking to inoroase, the tax on native orade opium to 100 taels per pioal and also to send them a full report regarding the production, consumption, and the amount of the tax collected annually on native opius,

General Broadwood, officer commanding the forcés.

DIET.

refused to record it on the ground that dock, ogoharga of manslaughter, it is plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Creme Charmante, Litoraments, regarding bygones as bygones the present rystem of pilotage, especially in During the absence of the Hon. Mr. E. A.

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