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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was hold yesterday in the Council

Chamber.

will be

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 9г¤, 1909,

Council then resolved itself into committor to deal with the hill clause by classe

STAMP ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.

Hon. Mr. STEWART-The object of the bill is to prevent anyone landing on the island who

On resuming, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL re- is not entitled to and who might be undesirable during military operations. I take it there ported that the bill had passed through com no objection to bathing parties mittes without amendment, and moved that it going nearer shore than 100 yards in full day-be read a third timo, light, the military being there to see that there is no intrenching upon their privilege. I

The ATTORNEY-GEKEBAL moved the thing SIL'] understand it a launch lies ont more than 100 LUGARD, yards from the shore it is inconvenient to

people who are not strong swimmers, and a hard-reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to ship would be entailed on a considerable number amend the Stamp Ordinance, 1907, as amended The COLONIAL SECRETARY secondod, and of poople who cannot get away early enough to { by The Stamp (Amendment) Ordinamoo, 1902. baths elsewhere, but who have just time to get us far as Stonecutters. I should have thought the bill was read a third time and passed. that if some words were inserted such as "after dark" or "from oight in the evening till six in the morning" the case would be mot.

The following were present: HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR,

Тоня DEALTRY FREDFLICK K.C.M.G., C.B., D.8.O.

G.O.C.)

Hon. COLONEL DARLING, E.E. (Acting Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Asting Colonial Secretary)

Sir HENAY BERKELEY, K.C. (Acting At torney-General).

Hon, Mr. C.MT.MESSER (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. P. N. H. JONES (Acting Director of Public Works).

Hon. Mr. A.W. BREWIN (Registrar-General). Hos. Mr. F. J. BADELEY (Capt. Superinten dent of Police),

Hon. De. Io KAI, K.C., C.M.G.

Hon. Mr. E. OSBORNE.

Hon. Mr. W. J. GRESSON

Hou. Mr. MURRAY STEWART.

Hon. Mr. WEI YOK, C.M.G.

Mr. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Councils),

MINUTES.

The minutes of the fast meeting were read

and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES,

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minuto No. 30, and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee.

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

FINANCIAL.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 9) and moved its adoption,

The GENERAL OFFICER-COMMANDING-It is not intended to apply to bathing parties. The power is desired by the Offleer Commanding to enable him to deal with the sumpar people who come read thore, and foul the fort and land and steal wood after dark. We had great difficulty in keeping them off the island, and the power desired is to enable the military to deal with the large number of people who swarm round there. It will be used with die oretion. We don't want to prevent anyone

bathing. As a matter of fact this will be rather to the advantage of bathers, as the sampau people come there just where parties want to bathe and throw rubbish overboard.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-It in power for the military to have.

WiBO

PATENTA ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I move that this bill be deferred for consideration at the next mooting of Council.

WAS

TRAFFIC OF THE SUEZ CANAL..

BRITISH AND GREMÁN SHIPPING.

A White Paper isaned contains statistics re lating to the traffic through the Suez Canal: The net tonnage for the past year shows a The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the decrease of 1,095,151 tons, as compared with that of 19007, and an increase of 187,77 tons sa com pared with 1906. The decrease in the net bill was read a third time and passed,

tonnage had the effect of reducing the gross receipta which amounted in

1908 to 108,452,235fr., as against 116,000,696tr. in 1907 Fessels which passed through the Canal and 108,161,896fr. in 1906. The number of 3,975 in 1006, 4,267 in 1907, and 3,795 in 1908, of which 2,353 in 1906, 3,651 in 1907, and 2,333 in 1908 carried the British There has been a decrease of 1,193,066 tons fing. last year as compared with 1907 in the tonnage of British vessels, which amounted to 8,299,931 tons in 1906, 9,495,868 tons in 1907, and 8,302,802 tons in 1908. During the same period the tonnage of German vessels has increased from 2,155,552 tons in 1906 to 2,253,651 tous in 1907 and 2,310.507 tons in 1708. The porcentage of British vessels and their not tennage

decreased in 1908 in comparison with 1907, being. 58.8 and 609 respectively, as against 62-1 and 64.5 in 1907 and 587 and 617 in 1906. The percentage of Germen vessels and their not tonnago was 15.4 and 169 respectively, as compared with 136 and percentage of net tonusge of the other maritime 153 in 1907 and 148 and 160 in 1906, while the nations using the Canal in 1907 remained practically stationary as compared with the proceding y

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

HIS EXCELLENCY-Council will adjourn until Thursday next

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A mesting of the Finance Committee was then held, the COLONIAL SECRETARY presiding. The following vole was passed :--

CHARITABLE SERVICES.

The Governor recommended the Counoll to vote a sum of Five hundred Dollars ($500) in aid of the vote, Charitable Services, Other

Charitable Allowances.

The CHAIRMAN.—I am sorry to say we have had so many calls upon us for the first six Hon. Mr. STEWART-Yes, so long as it is months of the year, that we have practically understood by the public that there is no objec-spent the amount rated, and we ask you to vote tion to their bathing within 100 yards from the another $500 for the next six months, *kore,

The ATTORNEY-GENESAI-Your object will be attained by having called attention to the

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

BAILWAYS ORDINANCE.. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill entitied an ordinance to

regulate the construction and management of railways. In doing so he said-Honourable members are aware that a railway of which great things are hoped for the benefit of the Colony is being constructed between Kowloon and the border of the Colony to connect with a railway from thence to Canten. The object of this ordinance is to authorise the construction of that railway and to provide for its administra tion and management generally,

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

HE EXCELLENCY-Do I understand there will be objection to anybody bathing there in the day time?

The GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING

Absolutely none. It is only to prevent sampan people coming there. Nobody would be so narrow-minded as all that,

Hos. Mr. STEWART It is perfectly clear. Is it not, if you use the words" native craft!”

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Yos. Will the words" junks or sampan sait you !

Hon. Mr. STEWART-No, there might be an undesirable steam Launch. If the assurance of the General Officer Commanding is mianted, I think the object I had in view will be fulfilled... The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-It will appear in On Council resuming, the bill was read a third time, and became law.

The Council then went into committee to Hanourd. consider the Bill olnuse by clause.

On clause 5,

Hon. Mr. GRESSON asked-What does "railway administration" mean?

HIS EXCELLENCY-It is among the defini- tione in the initial clause,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-It means per xous who have the conduct of affairs,

On elance 55,

-COMPANIES (LOCAL REGISTERS) AMEND- MENT ORDINANCE.

LOCAL SPORT.

WATER POLO SHIELD. COMPETITION.

V.B.C. V. 88TH CO. XGA. At the enclosure of the Victoria Recreation

STATISTICS FOR TEN YEALE.

ECHOES FROM EVERYWHERE.

THERE IS SKILL AND

HIGHEST BRIDGE IN THE WOULD. The final plans are now being prepared at Twin Falls, Idaho, of what the engineers daim THOROUGHNESS will be, when completed, the highest bridge in the world. It will serve to carry the tracks of an electric road across the Snake River Canyon

OF CONSTRUCTION at a point a short distance below the Great She shone Falls of that river. The under side of the bridge will be 700 feet in the clear above the water.

MARK TWAIN'S ADVICE TO GILS. Mark Twain, speaking at the breaking-up There said, according to the Telegraph"; ceremony of a girls' collage, at Baltimore, are three things, young ladies, I want to advise you not to do. The first is, don't smoke. that is, don't smoke to excess. The second is, don't drink, that is, don't drink to exceIN. The third is, don't marry, I mean to excess.**

IMPERISHABLE WOOD.

IN ALL

PIANOS

WE IMPORT

A eurious source of wealth is reported by the French Consul at Mongtze, in Upper Tonkin. It lies in wood mines. The wood originally was a STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAY pine forest, which the earth, swallowed in some cataclysm. Some of the trees are a yard in diameter. They lie in u shanting direction and SUPERIOR VALUE in sandy soils, which cover them to a depth As the top branches are of about eight yards. well preserved, it is thought the geological con- vulsion which buried them esunot be of very great antiquity. The wood furnished by these BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR gladly buy it for coffins.

THIS CLIMATE. timber-miuse is imperishable, and the Chinese

THE PROMISE TO OBEY, A barbaric piece of redioralism was the description applied by a Lincolnshire gentleman to a certain feature of the present church of The sponker 8 England marriage service.

Spalling,

1. Mr H. R. Mansfield, M. P., for he was speaking at some festivities at M Flintshire, in connection with the marriage of his eldest son. He was glad to notice, he sail, ROBINSON that in the service at the old Presbyterian the bride, promised many things she did not Chapel the word" obey was not need. Although promise to obey her future husband. He thought that it was about time they got rid of this barbaric piece of medievalism." Everybody knew that the promise to obey was one that was not as a rule strictly observed in married

In the ten years 1891-1900 the annual net tonnage ranged from 8,698,777 tons, to 9,738,152 tons, and the transit receipts from 83,422,101 fr. to 90,623,608 fr. The average of the net ton nage was 8,588.947 tons and of the transit repainta 80,006,013 fr., while in 1909 the net transit receipts to 108,452,235 fr. The mean net tonnage amounted to 13,633,283 tons and the tennage per

vesel, which in 1891 was only 1,517 tons, rose from 2,057 tons in 1891 to 2,926 tons in 1901 and to 3,592 tons in 1908. During 1908 196 vessels passed through the Canal for the first time, 16 of which were warships and 54 belong ing to shipping companies whose vessels regular-lito. ly use the Canal, and who furnished over 75,000 net tons to the traffle.

NUMBER OF TROOPS CARRIED.

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KAISE'S PROFESSOR OF POLITICS.

PIANO

CO., LTD.

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The umber of troops carried through the

There was an increase of 772 French, the 88th Co., Royal Artillery. The teams were: against 34,033 in 1907, being a decrease of Club last night the home fear met and defested Canal during last year anonted to 71.917, as V.R.C.:-Tata; Alves and Remedios; Barro; 239 Dutch, and 318 Italians, against a decrease A. H. Carroll, Boza Pereira and L. F. Lammert: of 9,221 Turkish 3,873 British, and 480 Ger. than troops as compared with 1907. The num- Artillery: West Hardy and Debenham; bor of civiline passengers amounted to 110.736 McAllister; Thomas, Snow and Beattie, in 1908, as against 105,092 in the preceding From the start it was evident that the year, being an increase of 3,674, while the .R.C. team had an easy thing. The repre- number of pilgrime, emigrants, and convicts was 36,132 in 1905, as compared with 54,455 sentatives of the team soon learned that they in 1907, or a decrease of 18,323. In the year 1870, 25,758 civil and military passengers were were much faster swimmers, and that they were more expert in the game, but they continued to

carried through the Canel; in 1830 the number well the noore as though it were the last chance, rose to 98,900, in 1890 to 161,352, in 1900 to Taking no chances is a commendable game, and 292,203, and in 1908 it amounted to 219,024, scription: "To a professor of politics. His tain the precise differences in the growth of

as against 243,580 in 1907,

a game that has often been advocated, but at the same time there was no necessity for a crack Seam like the V.R.C. to, in vulgar parlance, "rub it in." There were few men in the losers'

team to equal the V.R.C. representatives, but throughout they played their best, and taking

SIR H. MAXIM ON FLYING MACHINES.

to attend the gatherings of the association. One branch held at the inducement: "Mothers may also bring babies or other work." course, there were difficulties in the way of the Once, says TP Weekly the future Kaiser, workers, ne lady had written to the executive when in incognito with the than Prince of

as follows concerning her branch: "President Wales and Prince Rodolphe, aired his political dead; secretary retired. I am secretary pro

of a husband.'

THE KAISER AB FAMER, present took exception to the point of view. preh clenched fist, he advanced towards the most congested" of a group of cabins who were opinions in a Vienna tavern. The largest, the tem, but I have three children, to say nothing The Kaiser has introduced on his privato Frince. Then, changing his mind, as though estates at Dahlem, a few miles from Berlin, a disdainful of dealing with so feeble an remarkable new system of stimulating the

excisim

growth of planta by electricity. Experiments adversary, he contented himself with ing, his great, red, hair hands gaping which have been systematically conducted under the Prince's aboulders. No good insisting, the supervision of the scientist, Dr. Hosch- youngster. You would have a better chance of stermann, have already demonstrated that the setting fire to u river thun of understanding growth of plants, flowers, and cereals in fact,

William, in the anything about politics. meantime, took his number, and sent him the all kinds of vegetation hitherto tested

Further systematic them with electricity. next day a magnificent knife, rnamented with stimulated by charging the air above and around his arms and Initials, in addition to this in experiments are now being carried out to ascer papil of a day, without ill-feeling Frederick plants when the atmosphere is charged with William, Royal Prince of Prussia,"

electricity and of plants which grow under normal conditions, and also with the object finding a cheap and simple method of charging the atmosphere with the necessary electricity. At present the system has one serious defect. The apparatas whereby the electric entrent is now produced in extremely dangerous,

JAPANESE PHILOSOPHY.

The Japanese system of philosophy teaches that death is the easiest means of escaping from the troubles of life, and from statistics Sir Hiram Maxim took the chair last month published in a French economic journal, it is seon that suicide is something appalling, as far at a meeting held in the East London Colleges numbers are concerned, in the Land of the Thurston on aeronautics, the portion of that

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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to arend the Companies (Local Registers) Or into consideration their lack of practice, they to bear the first of three lectures by Mr. A.: Chrysanthemum." From 1890 to 1897 7.000 not be repaired except by experte if anything dinance, 1907. In doing so he said--The object of this ordinance is to facilitate the working of the Companies (Local Flegisters)

keeper had An

acquitted themselves fairly well. The goal arduous time throughout he made some remarkably clever saves. The score stood at the finish.

goes wrong. Dr. Hoechstermaan, therefore, in endeavouring to construct a perfectly simple. apparants by means of which every farmer or Beide with electricity without any trouble and at

Hon. Mr. OSDORNE asked Is there any ordinance by enabling the Registrar of Com the match, and although he was often defeated. Hira Maxim said that sixteen years ago when 9,000, and in 1904 it was 10,000, Sixty per peasant can charge the atmosphere above his

elsuse compelling the Railway Company to put fences along this railway? It says If a fence is provided."

The AttorKay-GENERAL-It is no offence trespassing on the railway unless it is fonced.

Hon. Mr. OSBORNE-In England com panies are compelled to fence their railways. HIS EXCELLENCY-It they trespass on the line and it is not fenced, there is no offence,

Hon. Mr. OSBORNE-If there is not a fence there is no fine.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-No, No lonce, no -fine.

After the schodnie had been read,

pain to entertain an application without the necessity of referring it to the Governor-in. Council. The bill provides, while giving the Registrar discretion, that he shall be subject to. any instructions he may receive from the Government. The amendment, it is believed, will be found to be in the interests of the public.

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

Council then resolved itself into a committee of the Council to consider the bill clause by

clause.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the

V.R.C..

10 goals.

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Artillery, 88th Co....

TWIN BOOM ON THE STOCK

EXCHANGE.

AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES,

of the

GIRL SOLDIERS IN CAMP.

NUBBING YEOWOMEN.

The following is from a recon London paper: The most remarkable military camp in the world It is a comp where no single swear word is heard from dawn till dask, where every trooper is being held at Lee this week,

weare & skirt, and almost every N.CO. has a diamond engagement ring.

A detachment of the Nursing Yeomanry have lance wagon, their horses, and their stretchers, are hard at work from reveille to lights out pitched their tents there, and, with their ambu-

Hon. Mr. OSBORNE asil-There does not following words be added: "A fee of $10 shall picturesque forma. The "karbstone brigade and ground enough to experiment with h of the instruments is provided with three din resening and patching up imaginary wounded

2001 to be, Sir, any provision against the provention of fire caused by sparks froin engines. In Englund railways are compelled to have appliances fitted to an engine to prevent sparks coming up.

The ATTORNEY-General-It does not come

be paid to the Registrar for an authorisation

under this section.".

HOR. Mr. GRESSON-Deos this affect the Shanghai Companies chiefly Ÿ

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-All companies outside the Colony that want to keep registers. in a bill of this kind dealing with the construc-It will be a convenience to them, but entails a tion and maintenance of the railway.

good deal of extra work.

Hon. Mr. OɛBOXNE-Is $* enough, Sir? The AITORNEY-GENERAL-I should have said $100.

Huo. Mr. Osnong-Sparks from engines are likely to cause grase fires in the winter.

The ATTORNEY-GESERAL-That question pan come under the regulations of the railway.

Hon. Mr. OSBORNE- Grass fires in winter are liable to be caused by sparks. The engines at home are fitted with appliances to prevent this.

The ATTORNEY-General-The mattor will |

come under clause 32 “management and work of railways.". It is a matter of management.

Hon Mr. ONE-There is a law to compel people to do what the railway want, but nothing to compel the railway.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--We can add that to the regulations.

Hon. Mr. OSBONE-But the railway is not compelled to. A private railway would be com polled to take all precantions.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Thers is no need to put it in the bill.

Hon. Mr. OsrONE-I move that a clu use be inserted.

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men.

subject to which the address was devoted being cases were recorded; from 1898 to 1902 there Flying Machines Heavier Than Air Sir were 8,000. In 1903 the number exceeded

a low cost.. heavier than air people declared that his repata women. A comparison is made with other tion was ruined for life, because such machines countries. From 1887 to 1901 Denmark show- he began to experiment with dying machines cent of the victims were men, and 40 per cent. belangod to the eatagory of the philosopher's el 253 per million of people, France 218, Sweden 119, Bavaria stone and perpetual motion. At that time there Switzerland 216, Prussia 197, Japan 184,

122, were no data applicable to the subject, Newton's Austria 159, Balgiam law was at fault as much as twenty to one where 116, England 80, Norway 80, Holland 58,

Scotland 55,

in Japen the Unsee

aga ordinary speeds were concerned, and perhaps a haudred to one at very high speeds, No two majority 52, and Ireland 24. In he PICTURESQUE SCENES OF FORTUNE MAKING, mathematicians were agreed on the subject. One victim is 50 and over. The principal causes aro chronic ill-health. May and September show French mathematicina proved conclusively that mental breakdown, dificulties of life, and

the highest number of these deaths. Throgmorton-street, says a recent London & goose, when flying, consumed 12 horse-power. paper, is well worthy of a visit by the st dont Another mathematician brought it down, how{

There has just been inaugurated at Hille It is many years ever, to one horse-power, and ultimately a third

sheim a telephonie system which abolishes the of human nature just now, since there was a "twin boom" on the Stock concluded that a twelfth of one horse power was He (Sir Hiram Maxim) had to Exchange, and the effect of the almost faverish the figure activity in the Kaffir and American markets in discover all the principles for himself, and the intermediary, that is to say, the telephone yanng him £20,000. If he had had a little more time where it gives, it seems, excellent results. Each reflected in "the streat" in a variety of extensive experiments which he undertook cost ladies. This system was invented in Americo,

They are living under regular military condi- out-and-out gamblers without City

He alladed which is numbered form 0 to 9. The subscriber offices and often withent substantial moans would have succeeded, though he had failed to plates, similar to the face of a clock, each of -were in strong force yesterday gazing hang. take one factor into consideration. rlly at the doors, and ready to poance upon to manwarring. It was as necessary to learn who desires a communication, places himself tions, grooming their own horses; managing brokers' olerks for the latest prices. There wore the manoeuvring of a flying machine as of a the needle of each of these dials in the manner their own canteen, and taking sentry-go men in tweeds from the country, prosperous bicycle. The machine le made, however, actual to form the number of his correspondent. He night. The only concession to drawing-room bell sounds at the subscriber's house to whom in black dresses and white caps. The Nursing Yeowomen wear a working uniform of khaki, indexy lifted a ton more than its own weight and unhooks the receivers wed at the same time a conventionality is the presence of camp servants with forage caps and chia straps, and on the arm dependable-looking

the general public has at last come into the that of the three men on board, and it was

a. red cross. while they are in Kaffir market. Net so, however, the American gratifying to him to know that the system he he wishes to talk. The conversation ended, the

which Prevents interruption

They are all daring horsewomen, and in the Although a small portion of the worked out was the one used to day. (Cheers.) two subscribers book up their receivers, also that market.

wan obliged to employ a public bare been buying Steels and other He, however,

engine, because when he was at communication, and the caller up brings back

exist. the needles to zero. One is assured that the pouring rain of yesterday afternoon, without industrials, the American "boom" is an artificial steam one manipulated from Wall-street. In the work light petrol engines did not

Mr. Thurston, speaking of the pioneers of automatic telephone is a marvel, and that it great costs, they rode and wheeled and exercised immediate neighbourhood of Throgmorton. street the restaurants are doing immense Aying said that Sir Hiram Maxim's machine saves the happy inhabitante of Hildesheim much under the orders of their commanding officer. business. In the dreary slack times of the embodied a principle which, though not used in time and impatience. It will be extended by Captain Baker, with more enthusiasm if past winter the tex shops were full at noon of the latest machines, would certainly be employed brokers, jobbers, and clerks, who had nothing in future. It was the principle of automatic better to do than imbibe hot milk and gossip stability. Fifteen years ago he offered £50,000 There is no time for gossip, or even for practical for a successful flying machine. Applics "I am glad to jokes in these bustling times. But suitable tions for the prize were made by all kinds of Hon. Mr. GRESSONI think $100 is too Incheons for clients are the order of the people, and his usual reply was: mach. If Shanghai people think we are dis day, and brokers who not long ago we hear that you have invented a successful dying criminating against them, it will have bad necessarily content with a sandwich are now machine. Fly round with it to my house in results. A lot of the companies are very email, ordering expensive repasts for their friends. the morning and then we will fly to the unk and some are private. I should think that $25 weeks the City hotele have been crowd. The prize was never wou. Braces Will

the last two years, and was largely due to the was quite sufficient, and move as an 'amondmented with worn-out brokers and clerks who had with machines heavier than air had come within worked in their offices until the small hours. that that amount be substitute.

The inaunger of Armfield's Hotel, South-place, discovery of the internal combustion engine, tern pictures and by models lent by the been obliged to convert bathrooms, and even the travellers' sample rooms into bedrooms and Aeronautical Society. dormitories.

Fortunes large and small have been made during the past three months, and provident clerks have shared in the prosperity of their employers. The mystery which surrounds the rise in Charterats has not prevented hundroda of astute business men from making immense profita in "option certificates," and the buying from Germany and France, which is stronger and merchants know something."

Hon. Mr. OSBORNE-Is it payable once a your?

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Yes.

Hon. Mr. OSBOENE-I move that we make it

$100.

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less precision than a regiment of Bines

novelties that animals fresh from Salisbury Lancers. They were, in fact, far more at home

Plain did not understand. with their horses than were their horses with

The following is the time table of the Nursing them, for side saddles and flapping skirts were..

Yeomanry camp

Reveille

degrees to other German towns. The Paris journal from which we take the foregoing adds

another one muslways have recoume to that the new system is only applicable to City services, for to communicate from one town to central burdan.

A story is told of the manner in which the other officers and their wives, succeeded in Bell call captain, who was on an excursion with two

A GOOD STORY.

Night after. night during the past few of England and get the money." (Laughter avoiding payment of his share of the expenses. Breakfast..

On the amendment being put to the meeting informed à Press representative' that he had Mr. Thurston's lectare was illustrated by lan. for by the three men. During the stoppage for |

it was lost by ten rotes to two.

The motion was then put and carried by the same number of retos, the Hon. Mr. W. J. Greason and the Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart dissenting.

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Conncil then resumed, and it was reported that the bill had passed through the committee

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Sabmit a clause, stages with slight amendments. You ne idu't do it to-day, though.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-AS it is ni

The bill was left in committee, and Council adrantage to the public and a general conveni-than ever, suggests that Continental bankers

resumed

STORICOTTERS' ISLAND AMENDMENT

OUDINANCE.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the seconů reading of the Bill entitled an ordinance to amend The Stonecutters' Island Ordinance 1869, In doing so he said-The object of this bill is. to prescribe a limited distanon within which junks and other craft may make fast or anchor, The island has now been handed over to the military authorities.

ence that the bill should become law as soon as possible, I move that it be read a third time. The COLONIAL SECEUTAHY seconded. Hon. Mr. MURRAY STEWART-I object. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Then I do not press it.

The third resiling of the bill was deferred. INTERPRETATION (FURTHER AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Moved the second

THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL CREST ON CURIOS.

The Arahi states that in consequence of

Parade

M.10.

p.m.

7.0

Dinner.

1.0

7.45 Parade

2.30

Tea 8.0

5.0

Stables,

5.45

10.0

Supper...

9.45

p.m.

Tara in

10.30

...

12.30 Lights out

11.0

A large-type notice in the camp informs

WEATHER REPORT

The three non and the thres ladies bad taken

paid the car, luncheou, and dinner were to motor-car for the day on the understanding that Exorcise horses. 9.0

Aaside, and, telling him confidentially that luncheon, Captain Marix took Lieutenant Stables...... he knew Major to be rather shert of members of the corps that No talking is allowed

in the tents after lights out." ready-money, suggested that it would be a friendly act for and Marix to divide ex- for the meals and I'll pay, "You NEW CHIEF OF STAFF IN INDIA.

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id Lieutenant A at once. for the car," said

A little later in the day Mariz took Major It is understood that Maj. Gen. Donglas

told

I him."Don't you think we might divido Haig, C.B., will succeed Lieut.-Gen. Sir Beau B-side. A is rather hard up, he champ Duff as Chief of the Staff in India.

Certainly," said Major B ихроився Maj-Gen. Haig, who is in his 47th year, joined the 7th Hussars in 1885 and became Well, then, I'll settle for the car," said Captain After passing the Staff College in 1897 he first B-paid for the meals, Lieutenant A-- for adjutant of the regiment three years later. Mariz, you pay for the meals. Major saw active service in the Nile Expedition of the the car, and Marix paid nothing.

at the

"GABDE AND "BCBAP following year, when he wa

Lady Doroth, Howard, hon. corresponding of the British Women's Temperance Association,

hatties of the Atbars and to fund.

T

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eived a brevet majority. On the ontbreak of secretary, in her report to the annual cop

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report: -

On the 8th at 12.20 p.m.-

The barometer has fallen moderately over the S. coast of hins and the Yangtze valley; and risen slightly in N.E. Japan.

A depression appears to be developing over the Upper Yangtze, and pressure is still relatively low over the N.W. part of the China- Sea

The high pressure lies over the Pacific to the E. and S. E. of Japan

Moderate winds between 8. and E. may be

the Bouth African war he accompanied Sir John French to Natal, and served throughout ference, said that so of the branches of the the campaign both on the Staff and in command association Leid jumble sales, at which mem- expected in the Formosa Channel and along of columns. He received in succession thebers sold their old clothes to each other. Other the northern shores of the China Sea.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending branches held "American teas," "Garden brevets of lieutenant-colonel and colonel, and

Teas," and "Scrap Teas." She did not know at 10 am, to-day, 0.08 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon was made an Aide-de-Camp to the King and a Companion of the Buth. During 1901 he was what" Ainerican Teas might be, but " Garden reading of the bill entitied an ordinanes to

sppointed to the command of the 17th Lancers, Teas" wore sure ways of raising money, for the forecast for the

Formosa Channel ..........winds, mod'te. wore somewhat novel, but they had proved very South coast of China between Inspector-General of Cavalry in India. Pro- The COLONIAL SECRETASY seço aded, and the amend the Interpretation Amendment Ordin-proceeded to the shop kept by the owner of the which he held for two years; when he became ; who could help giving when walking between Hongkong & Neighbourhood(*)

years later appointed Director of Military successful in getting money. Te, these the

Hongkong and Lamecks. arce, 1938. In doing so ho said-This bill has

moted a major-general in 1904, he was two tulip and forget-me-not beds? Serap Tens Council then went into commitice to consider i become necessary because of a mistake in the that the owner bought the articles from certain ining at the War Office. This post he ladies brought their own provenilor, and paid i south coast of China telwoen ] Hongkong and Hainan... Ordinance we desire to amend. But for the

exchanged 18 months ago for that of Director 34, each for the privilege of sing it. The branches held out many inducemente for people preamble it would be difficult to give any partien lar moaning to the Ordinance as it was passed.

motion was agreed to.

the Bill.

On clause 3,

the receipt of reports that some Kyoto dealers had been selling foreigners articles bearing the Imperial erest, the Kyoto police searched a room in the Kyoto Hotel in which carios for sale to foreigners wore displayed by local merchants. A number of pieces of porcelain bearing the crest wore there seized, and the police then articles, and confiscated many others of a similar kind. The manager of the shop told the police Peers, but it is believed that he and other dealers have been in the habit of fabricating goods bearing the Imperial vrent.

of Staff Duties.

Same as No. 1.

Same as No. 1.

(") E. and B.E. winde, moderate; showery,