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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Comell was held yesterday tu the Council Chamber.

The following were present:--- HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVELNOE, SIR FREDERICK JOHN DEALTHY LUGARD, K.C.M.G., C.J., D.8.O...

Hon. COLONEL DARLING, BE. (Acting G.O.C.).

Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Acting Colonial Becretary).

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

Hon. Mr. C.ML. MESSEE (Colonial Treasurer), Hua. Mr. P. N, H. JONES (Acting Director of Public Works).

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

Hon. Dr. Ho. KAL, K.C., C.M.G.

Hon. Mr. E. OsnoRNE.

Hon. Mr. W. J. GRESSON

Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWETT

Hon. Mr. Munday Stewart.

Hoa. Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.AŁ

Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Councils),

MINUTES.

ean surely afford to pay what is, after all, a very small sum for each company. There is no doubt it entails a very Brge amount of work, which the Colony has to pay for.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 16TH,

HA EXCELLENCY-This is rather a Atient matter, as you have selected one out of many damages that may occur on the railway. The milway stands like any other company to be

for damages. I am prepared to give a promise that that shall be one of the regula tious mado

Hon. Mr. HEWErr-It is a distinct advant-sed age to companies formed outside the Colony to be registered in the Colony, and I think they ought to pay for it. I will second the Hon. Mr. Osborne's motion,, and it can go before the Committee in the usual way.

HIS EXCELLENCY--I think we are all agreed that there should be a scale of sorts.

Hon. Mr. HEWER-I think the scale of the Government is too low.

HIS EXCELLENCY-I will put the hon. meni bor's amendment to the committee. It is, "That there, shall be paid for an authorisation mader this section a fee of $1 por thousand on the paid up capital, but in no me shall it oxseed $250.”

On the amendment being put to the meeting it was carried by eight votes to fire.

Council then resumed.

Hon. Mr. OSBORNE-I am satisfied with your assurance, Sir.

On Council resuming,

The ATTORNEY-GENEBAL reported tant the B01 had passed through Committee with slight amendments, and moved that it be road a third The COLONIAL SECRETARY Boconded and the Bill was read a third time and passed.

timo.

PATENT: AMENDMENT ORDINANCE

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-With referance to the next Itom on the orders of the day, the Com mittee on the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Patents Ordinance, you will remem ber when last I spoke on the subject I stated The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Sir, I beg to that the Bill had been sent to the Committee of the Law Society for consideration. The Bill is just returned to me and I have not had time to give consideration to the recommendations they have been good enough to make. I would ask that the Bill be postponed until next meeting.

report to the Council that the Bill has passed through Committeo with slight amendments, I think we are all agreed upon it, and as there The minutes of the last meeting were read will not be a meeting of the Council for some

time to come. I move for permission to have the Bill read a third time, and that the title be deemed sufficient

and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.

The COLONIAL SECRETASY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the taldu Financial Minute No. 31 and 32, and moved that it bo referred to the Finance Committee.

The COLONIAL TREASURKE 500onded, and the motion was agreed to.

FINANCIAL.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 10) and moved its adoption.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY sooonded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.

THE RAILWAYS ORDINANCE.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--I move that the Council resolve itself into Committee to take the Bill entitled an Ordinance to regulate the construction and management of Railways into farther consideration.

Hou, Mr. HEWETT-With regard to what the hon Attorney-General has just eald, tho Patante Bill is rather an important one and I trust you will agree- and I venture to suggest it might be a useful thing if Your Excellency agrees to sand the Bill to the Chamber of Commerce, because a good many members of that body would like to have an opportunity of expressing their opinion on it at the next

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Beconded, and meeting. Council went into Committee on the Bill.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-It will be in the recollection of the Committee that clauses 11

The COLONIAL TRE-SUZER seconded, and the motion wae agreed to. COMPANIES (LOCAL · REXISTERS) AMENDMENT and 13 were left over for further consideration

ORDINANCE.

HIS EXCELLENCY-Council stands adjourn ed eine die.

FINANCE COMMITTED..

21909.

THE CALL OF THE WILD.

DRAMA IN BEAL LIFE. -

LIBUTSNANT SHACKLETON AT THE"

SAVAGE CLUB.

THE GREAT SILENCE.

We

THERE IS SKILL AND

TOUGHNESS

CONSTRUCTION :

IN ALL

Antarctic travel is sitting in the chair here le- night. (Cheers.) I was ninety-three days with him over that'snow plain and I thought I would never be as hungry again in my life. But I found I was just as hungry, if not moro so this time, and I have qualified for a savage by eating horse meat raw, when we had not oil Lieutenant Shackleton, the Anterotio ex- enough to cook it. (Laughter.) We boomG plorer, was the principal guest of the Savage primitive sarages daring our journey. Club at their house dinner last month. He certainly kept a little bit of that idea of giving sat on the right hand of the chairman, Captain way one to another in the matter of food, bat R. F. Scott, a member of the Club, whilst in the hearts of each one of us we looked sistributed down the table were the following onviously at the pocketed bit of biscuit gat members of his expedition: Sir P. Brocklehurst, away by other men Dr. Marshall, Mosers. Wild, Marston, Macintosh, Joyce, Armitage, and Buckley there more work to be done down South, and novar

Othara present

He agreed the Captain Scott that there was included Dr. Scott Keltie, Bir Sir W. P. Treloar, Mr. Henniker Heaton, M.P. until the British flag flow on the South Pole Mr. H. 8. Wellcome, Colonel Bosgarth. My would the work he accomplisaod, as regarded Courtice Pounds, Captain Adrian Jones, and that sentimental portion which swayed ha General ir A. Turner. A special menu manity so much and was the saving, gre was designed for the occasion by Mr. J. of this commercial age. (Cheers.) He know Hassall and Charlos Dixon. The centre that the Savages there that night would picture represented the Nimrod among ice-flees, uphold that sense of art, drams and music, and the border cousisted of panguins smoking and other things that made both the STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAY sigars, Union Jack planted on a snowfleld, lighter and serious side of humanity the things with Lieutenant Shackleton in his explorer's that made life better-he knew that they would hood, and Captain Scott in naval uniform, have the same sympathy with the sentimental Underneath was inscribed "Welcome to Lien-

PIANOS

WE IMPORT

as with the other side of the work. There was SUPERIOR VALUE

always that call to go back, always the time when one was sick of make-belief and show, when they all had known the great White Silonce. Lieutenant Shackleton added:

Have you known the great White Silence,

not a snow-gommed twig aqniver, Eternal truth that shame our soothing

lies?

Have you broken trail on snowshoes, mushed

your huskies up the river?

Ave

Dured the ooknown, slatched the prize?

è yon mapped the world's void space, mingled

with the mongrel rases,

BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR

THIS CLIMATE.

Feit the savage strength of trate in every ROBINSON PIANO

thow P

And though grim ze Hell the worst is, can you.

round it off with ourses ?---

CO., LTD.

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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Bir, with respect saran subject. I move that sub-section 1 of them hold, the COLONIÁL SECRETARY presiding sonnection was that the Club stood for support time at the job; he know that when it rough men to work the ship remained on hoard,

to the first item on the order of the day, the third reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Companies (Local Bogisters)-

as they appeared to deal practically with the

clause 13 be deleted, and that sub-section 2 be struck out.

Hon. Mr. STEWART-What was the object

A meeting of the Finance Committee was

The following vote was passed :—

POLICE AND PEMON VOTE.

The Governor recommended the Council to

way.

Ordinanca 1907, I move that the bill be ro. of patting both clauses in the original instru- vote a sum of One hundred and fifty Dollars which have before them than the drums as he resumed his seat amid loud and prolonged liner strmok the Sapple beneath the steel deck

committed to Committee in order that we may reconsider clause 4.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and Council went into committee on the Bill

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Bir, it will be in the recollection of the committee that at the last meeting certain words were added to clause 4 which were, in effort, that a fee of $100 should be paid for an authorisation under this section to the Registrar of Companies. The Committee will remember that the Government

ment.

The ATTOES RY-GENERAL-Section 11 was really attempting to put in clearer, shorter and more comprehensive language all that is contained in section 13, clause 1. Sec. tion 11 is supposed to be better drafting than section 13, and we do not want them both.

Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Sub-section D of section 13 seemed to give great protection to the rail. way se opposed to heal agriculturists or whoever might be wanting to do things they should

not do.

($150) in aid of the vote, Police and Prison Departments, ́ A.—Police, Other Churgos, Furniture.

The CHAIRMAN-It was suggested to Gor ernment some time ago, and it has been decided to make Monst Gongh Police Station partly a sanitarium for the polico, and $150 is required to furnish extra utensils necessary.

EDUCATION,

The Governor recommended the Council to

vote a sum of One thousand nine hundred and seventy-six Dollars ($1,976) in aid of the vote, Education, Other Charges, Grants, Principal

HONOURED BY TRINITY HOUSE.

conferred.

there are surious facts about this accident. "Sailors are suppose to be superstitious, but Our boat is H. M. S. Sappho, on Saturday after- noon we passed a boat named Sappho, at night we were rammed by still another Sapphe."

GIRLS AT THE LIFEBOAT,

tenant E. H. Shackleton.""

Captain Scors, in proposing the health of their guests, said he thought that the rule of the Club checking speech-

ch-making had been rightly suspended on that occasion, when they had among them men who had shown in the highest degree qualities of courage, fortitude, and endurance, and had added a a glowing page to the history of this country. He did not know exactly what the connection was between the Club and explorers, but it had become a tradition and a custom, which, he believed, served as an incentive to explorers to dezorvá the hopeur, whick the Club did them. Two years ago, in looking at this vased question, he thought that the probable connection was that the explorer had primitive and savage habits. laughter.), "I remember," he said, "submit- ting as a claim to be considered by yon the fact Then hearken to the Wild, it's calling you!" that I had been for ninety-three days without n It is calling every man who is standing and bath. (Laughter.) Well, that record, like sitting here to-night," Lieutenant Shackleton many other records, has boas handsomely went on, It might be late when the next there quite quiet, except that they cracked a few broken by our friend, Lieutenant Shackleton, axpedition went, but when it want he knew it jokes. We might have been practising. The who has been more than one hundred and would go with the sympathy of those who were pisauce and the cutters had taken londe ashore, twenty days without a bath" (Loud laughter.) okter, and had been longer at the job, and loaded up again, and departed before the first of serious, perhaps the of the newer men who had had but little the two lifeboats arrived, The officers and But to be more to the drama, It cusouraged dramatie art, and did go-and might it bo soon it would carry and some hours later the good old Sappho was dramatic art-was-f founded-on-drants in real with it the good wishes of the Savages, and

towed life. What more magnificent drams in real life with that I thank you," added the explorer,

Another member of the crew mid: Tho could they

had been enacted by this handful of men | cheers.

of the wing bunker on the port bow forward. within the last two years (Cheers.) They

The orders were then given Full steam ahead. hid only the outlines of the expedition st Among the bonours which are being showered Beach her, but the water poured through the present, but there was no Englishman who on Lieutenant Shackleton, the Antarctic ex

side und soused the fires. The other Suppho could not, to some extent, fill in that outline plorer, not the least notable is that which is to struck us right the coal bunker, that was with his imagination. We start," said be paid him by Trinity House. He has fortunate, as we had just taken 600 tons of coal Captain Scott, by seeing this man in a London accepted an invitation to become a Younger on board-The-watertight compartmente-in office, blind to the ailurements of this capital, Brother of that ancient Corporation. The accordance with regulations, had beba closed working steadily to organise and prepare an letter of invitation intimates that the bestowal

some time before. rght through see him there working day and of this honour has the entire approval of the through very great stress of circum Prince of Wales, who is Master of Trinity stanoms, and inally we see him gathering all the Hous. It is a noteworthy fact that this is best in his hand and embarking the organisation only the second time in the history of the on board a small vessel. We see that day vessel go out to the rough sea, the smallest ship that Corporation that much a distinction has been

( of had proposed that $10 should be the fee, bat, on

aver burst into that sea. Wo see the band men with us te-night who were on board that the motion by way of amendment of an

ship. We see them landed on that inhospitable Antarotic shors, and I, at lexat, who well know hon. member, the sum was raised to $100.

the place at which they landed, can see the next Since the Committee roee. It has been sug

few months of that winter. We can see the gested to the Gorerument that a more

CHINA SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

picture of horses and men starting forth for oquitable way of calculating the fee would

that great snow plain, we can see them pushing A home religions journal makes an appeal for on day after day, the miles going by, and yet be on a sliding scale, the amount of which was

interest and practical sympathy in the work of each footstep planted, mind you, in the soft to be based upon the amount of capital of the It was agreed that the whole of sub-section 11the Chius Sunday School Union. As many snow. We see them coming to the glacier H.M.8. Sappho, a protected cruiser, was rHIN- Company making the application in each case, of section 13 should be deleted and that the already know, says the journal, the Chinese beyond any former footsteps, and we see them mod in fog on Saturday night a mile off That suggestion commouds itself to the Govern provisos C. and D. eherald be added at the end have boon wakened from the sloop of centuries monating the plateau 10,000ft. high The Frangeman by a Wilson liner of the same name ment, and I will now move that the amount be of section 11, that sub-gestion 2 should be erased the long labours of Christian Missionaries, ponies by this time have departed this life, the Bappho. The Hinor escaped almost the back of the cottages the Romney Marsh

by the invasion of Western traders and Think of the position of that party. They were undamaged; the cruiser had a breach eight feet and placed at the end of clause 13.·.·

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-As the Council in the late war. They are seeking Western goal of the Scuth Polo, and they had a limited and began to sink. But every soul was saved, especially by the victory of Japan over Emai on virgin sail and they had before them the by four feet co her port side near the stoked, will remember, at the meeting of the Com-knowledge, and are susceptible to Christian supply of food. From that point, to me at any and the braiser was banchod of Dover eighteen mittee the bon. Mr. Osborne suggested that teaching as never before. It is spring time for rate, it was impossible for them to do more miles away with every prospect of salvage.

than they actually did. They reduced their The finest traditions of the coolness of the some provision should be made by which the the Christian Church.

This is notably true in regard to the children, food to a minimum, and that is a combination sailor in perl were maintained. Water quenched Railway Administration should be compelled and the ancient prejudice against Christian which startles one. They got over the snow the cruiser's furnaces, the engines stopped, the ta provide some means by which the sparks schools is dying. Chinese parents in many plain, but endurance and food could last no pampa were useless, the electric light went out emitted at times from locomotive chimneys places are not only willing frut eager to send longer, and they planted the flag of this country the wirelaen call for resene could not be sent. at the farthest point South. (Chess.) I say But her 273 men, sleepore as they jumped from should be as far as possible prevented from their children to the Mission Sunday Schools,

In these circumstances the China Sunday that was an ast which stirs every Englishman their banks, fremen in tronsors As they ruled setting fire to the surrounding country. The School Committee has a noble opportunity, and (cheers) and it does not and there. They were from the stakehold, stood calmly at their posts; saway from their base, their the vellision mats did they work; the boste hen. member has very kindly sent me a clause special responsibility, seeing that Sunday hundreds of miles

of the Churches. Nor are the workers in to get back. I think that that mech back is the shors. the field indifferent. The Rev. W. Nelson perhaps more dramatic than the march out, Dungeness is only a hamlet and the best of sirely there. We pulled and tugged with all Britton writes:

"I addressed last year because it was a question of actually travelling its men were at sea. Brave women and girls, our might, and with the aid of morable gliders magnificent gathering of Chinese Christians

on their outward tracks, and if at any point however, helped to haul the lifeboats over the we got the boat over the two hundred yards in the Canton Medical Mission Chapel. This they mised thens, they missed the food placed shingle into the res. A motor-laanch (belong. level shingle to the beach. By this time the building seats 1,500 people, and it was crowded. there to fulto them homewards. The leader of ing to it. Bates) responded to, the end scon is an admirable one, but should be given The friends estimated an attendanos of 1,779 the expedition had paid a tribute to his roaring between 150 and 200 of the cruiser's men were effect to not by a clause, in the bill and the meeting was enthusiastic. It was in the Discovery, "Well, all I can say is," sahore and provided for. but regulations which the Ordinance gives wonderful sight to find this mastor of Chis commented Captain Boott, If I had a hand in the Governor-in-Council power to make from tlane earnest about the teaching of the young rocking his Antarctis cradio I am very proud of time to titas for the good order and general in the name of Jesus Christ in a city which it, and I think you will allow he is a healthy for so many years closed its doors to mission product of that cradle." (Laughter and cheera.) working of the railway. It would be better if ary enterprise, and against the gates of which the suggestion were given effect to by an the pioneers of missionary work in China administrative order rather than by a legislative Morrison, Milne, and Parker-seemed to beat in vain. The second century of Protestant missions in Canton finds its chief expression Sunday Schools. in a determination to undertake the work

altered from 8100 to 125 in case of companies having a capital not exceeding $25,000; to $50

In cases of companies with a capital exceding $25,000 and not exceeding $100,000; and to $100 in case of companies whose capital sroeeds $100,000. I am not sure whether that engges- Hon will meet with approval, but it seems a fairly excellent basis on which to go.

Hon. Mr. HEWETT - I think we may reason-

ably ask for $150 from companies whose capital is over half a million, and for 8200 from som

►

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-It is a matter of language. Section 11.is all we want.

"The ATTORNEY-GEŃBEAL—I have 110 objection to add a proviso to soution 11.

Hon. Mr. Gasson –I would suggest trans- ferring C. and D. to section 11.

Grants under Graft Code.

a

| RITISH CRUISER RAMMED.

THE RECENT COLLISION OFF DUNGENEN,

Yesterday's mail brought particulars of the recent collision in a fog of Dungeness whereby HALS. Sappho was badly damaged. The report reade

The news that a ship, which proved to be H. M. 8. Sappho, was in danges of sinking off Dungeness Point was made known there shortly after nine o'clock on Saturday night by rocket signals sent up by the warship. The coast- guards, the fishermen, and the women of the tiny hamlet responded nobly.

The land surrounding the point is perhaps the most desolate of the Kentish coast.

A little to

mile distant, set among a monotonous ses of

the west is the lighthouse, and juland half level shingle, are about a score of cottaget. At

observed the lifebest, housed near the lighthouse stretches for miles.

Within a short time of the signals being and close to Lite ses, was manned and launched. The launching of the second lifeboat, named after the Royal and Ancient Crder of Buffaloes, was more difloult. That it was launched very shortly after its companion was due mainly to the devotion of the women and girls of the ham let. This is the story told by one of the girl helpers, a tali, straight-limbed lassic, herself the daughter of a dead Hfeboat here:

When I heard the signal Iran just as I WAA, without hat or shawl, to the boathouse.

panies with a capital over one million, but r to this effect: "All locomotives which from Bchools have been established in only one-eighth safety; and their home comfort, and they had were got out, and Kares and guns called aid from Several of my girl friends and a few men were

don't hold very strong views on the subject,

Hon. Mr. MURRAY STEWART-May I inquire what foes are charged in Singapore!

The ATTORNEY GENERAL, We don't know,

Hon. Mr. STEWART-- We don't want to drive companies away to other porta.

Hon. Mr. Ostoang-The object, Sir, of this amendment is to charge less to the small comm panies, but as this woule stands the company with a ospital of $25,000 pays $1 per thousand, When it comes to a compary with a capital of $100,000 it pays fifty cents a thousand, while a

company

with over $100,000 capital pays $1 per thousand, so that in two instances companies would dollar and is the other instance fifty cents. My amendment is that the fea

the nature of their fuel are liable to emit sparks shall be equipped with spark arrestors or other effective appliances for the prevention of fires

caused by sparka." I think the suggestion

ast

THE MEMBERS. OF THE CREW.

of

for the safety of those in danger. was launched. Then we felt happy, but anxious Presently the two lifeboats and the Sapphos own boats landed some 150 of the warship's Of course, there is no sailors" home and the available accommodation was seant, but the householders, and especially the women, did. their utmont to mako the shipwrecked mon comfortable. In all

crow.

Meantime Dover sent her powerful tags, one of which was lashed to the craiser, pumping 800 tons of water an hour from her to keep her afloat. Even then abs was down to Her most pertholes. Other tags towed her slowly Introducing severally the members of the to Dover, while the rest of the crew in their crew, the speaker introduced Mr. Wild by his boats formed a shipwrecked flotills in the rear. nickname of "John o Stamps. (Laughter.) By masterly seamanship the Sappho was beach.

railway company the suggestion of the Attorney. Hon. Mr. OSBORNE--If this was a private

Mr. Macintosh, he said, had perhaps a harder ed east of the Prince of Wales' Pier and the fate than any other man in the expedition, work of salvage began almost at once because he had lost an eye out there, and they all The Sappho's crew was made partly of reser- General would be all right, and no doubt the

Obviously that work cannot be undertaken sympathised with him. With regard to ir vista and volunteers, he had only loft Ports. Government would make regulations com in the first instance in this country. During have left it in the Antarctic

without money, and the money must be found Philip brocklehurst, he was minns a toe, and to month a few hours before the accident happened,

Lieutenant Shackle..

MEN(CUVIES. She is one of the older slaps I do not think the Government is likely to mous strides. The Comittee is now oiron-on whispered to the sporker, and amid much whose auclens oraws in non-manosure times make regulations to compel itself.

lating thousands of copies of the monthly les laughter Captain Scolt added, "I hear he has have been so much criticised. The accident HIS EXCELLENCY. I think the hon. Attorney nearly completed by which the serrines of an

sotul, E picture cards, etc. and arrangements are brought the too hack in a bottle. Continning, vividly recalls the ramming of the destroyer Captain Scott said he believed these men had Blackwater by the Hero off Dungeness a fow Secretary will be secured. Hon. Mr. OSBORNE-The capital authorisad General mesus that the Government will give Organising

a plodge.

Generous help has already been given by a few done great and historic deeds. Pelar travelling i months ago and the disaster of the warship ! dwellers in the hamlet. Bon. Dr. Ho about the penalty?

was How can the Government make regulations/Guinoss, in order to establish at once a dopôt in pon the desire for how to avertenten, before a trap when hit in a vital spot.

Solent. Even a protected cruiser goes down

and impose a penalty on itself?

the cottages the lower rooms were converted men were pat up in the Dungeness schoolhouse. into sleeping apartmente. Some eighty of the This building is need for Church of England services on Sundays, and on Saturday night an sprovised altar wax set up at the eastern and night the building was packed with sleeping. Bgares, and two worn-out sexmen who could and no other room in the schoolhouse utilised the sloping sides of the altar table as a pillow.

The men were loud in their praise of the kindly attention showered on them by the

should be $1 per thousand on the authorised polling a private company to do this, but the past few months the work has made or- } (Laughter.) At this point a great honour. to join the Blue Fleet for the secret Navy in readiness for the morrow's service That

capital, and that in no case shall the foo exceed

$250.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL What do you mean by the authorised capital P

by the association.

Hon. Mr. HEWETT It must be the paid up capital. A company may have $100,000 and $50,000 paid up. The paid up capital is the capital they are working on.

up

·

but

BLUEJACKET'S STORY.

A member of the crow of HM.8. Sappho

"We left Portsmonth harbour at 7.30 a.m.

WEATHER REPORT

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:

and Polar travellere, above all things) Shanghai and to meet existing claims. Thirty and a true sportsman was not jesions of

This five Faineas were contributed at the May record, nor slow to praise those who surpassed The COLONIAL SECRETARY-If by not taking meetings of the Sunday School Union, and we it. He arged that for the honour and sentimont Hon. Mr. Osborne-All right, make it usia Proper precautions an engine set fire to crops command the appeal for the residue to the Sun-of the country the South Pole must be discover. gave the following narrative of the collision=-

the Government would have to pay.

day Schools of Great Britain.

ed by an Englishman. "Personally I am pre If 500 schools will pledge themselves to give pared," said the speaker," and have been for the on Saturday to take part, as we understood, iu The COLONIAL SECRETARY-This is an add home did not use this spark arrestor until they present need be mot, but & secure foundation object(chour)—all I have to do now it to thank Spithead to Await our turn to swing compress is rising in Hongkong and falling over Tong- Hon. Mr. OSBORNE-Private railways at 1 lg, a year for five years, not only will the fast two years, to go forth in search of that the North Sea mancaveros, Wo anchored at

will have been laid for the up-building of a great Mr. Shackleton for so nobly showing the way.

Wel left at 1 p.m. and proceeded up Channel. were compelled by the Government to do so.

and beneficent Bunday School system in Chins. (Cheers.) What I feel is that in the immediate Foint. There was very little ses, though

future, and before other countries can step in, peas we must take the crodit of the results of these great deeds of Mr. Shackleton and that this country should come to the fore and organise another expedition." (Clisers.)

tional not imposed on the Registrar of the Court, and purely an administrative sot. It would not take any more time or expouse in the case of Que company than in the case of another.

Hon. Mr. GRESSO¤—I quite agres with the

HIB EXCELLENCY-The railway can be sued as a private company.

Hon. Mr. OSBORNE-I understand that the.

cannot be sued.

Colonial Secretary, and I think it is very, very Government can do no wrong and that they

hard on these companies to have to pay such a sam. Take the Shanghai Investment Company, for instance. It will have to pay $250 for a - minimum of work, and I don't think it shonki

be asked to pay it.

Hi EXCELLENCY-What fee would you propose?

Hon. Mr. GRESSON-I think the fees at present in the Fill before us are quite reason-

able.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-What, $10 P. H. Mr. GRESSON-No; $25, $50 and 100. / Hon. Mr. OSBO NE-I think, Bir, that if there is any advantage whatever in these companies registering in Hongkong they

HIS EXCELLANCY →There is a clause in the

Bili

THE CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT IN

JAPAN

PROGEESS DURING THE PAST FIFTY, YEAĖS,

In connection with the recent celebration of Yokohama's Jubilee, and the review of Japan's Hon. Mr. HEWETT-I take it, Your Brool progress during the fifty years, a correspondent lenoy, that if a private company's railway call the Japan Gazette's attention to the follow- destroys property they are liable to being statistics, taken from "The Christian Moremont in Japan" for 1908. The figures called apox to pay compensation but I do not refer to Protestant missions only 200 the advantage of compelling the Govern Native Churches, wholly self-supporting ment to fine itself. It is merely taking money Native Churches, partly self-supporting.. out of one pocket to put it in another.

Preaching Places other than Churches

(where the Gospel is proclaimed not less.......... The COLONIAL SECRETAEV-Thore can be

then 6 times per annum)......

-911 ordained ministers Native damages.

Hop. Mr. OSHOLFE-We do not want to put a farmer to the expense of wing, the Govern- ment if the action can be prevented.

79

350

469

Native unordained ministers and helpers Native Bible women... Native full Church members Native baptized persons, not yet full

members...

626 208

57,830

10,554

. About nine o'clock we arrived off Dunge

it was somewhat foggy, and our vision was limited to less than three hundred yards. Sud- denly we saw a large steamer coming down Channel on our

Captain Christian and the

and Port (left) bow.

lientenant, r. the navigating Stagg, were on the bridge. Signale passed between the two ships.

·Mr. D. Ê, PEAC ex, the hon. secretary, an nounced that Lieutenant Shackleton had been elected an honorary life member of the Club.

"In our case, the order * Hard a port' [that (Load sheers.)

Lieutenant SHACKLETON, in reply, said that ton is, the cruiser's bow was turned to the right] was given and the Sappho obeyed at ones. We seconds ago he could not have addressed them as

brother Savages, but he was now proud to be could see that the merchantman was riding able to do so (Cheers.) He could very insdo light, and perhaps she did not answer her helm quately reply to the enlogy which his late com quickly as she would have done had she leon -rounder, Captain Scott, had passed on him and more heavily laden. She struck

at 8.56.

on the members of his little band. He had said She did not meet us hows on, but struck as with not one word too much about the services they the rounded side of her bow, crashing through had rendered to the success of the expedition, our port sea boat and carrying away the davits, There was no confusion and not even a There are six of them here to-night,” he said, and they are six pala, six comrades of wine. semblance to a panio on board. One thing I do want to say," he went ou: "I have been praised, and the members of the expedition have been praised, for the work that we did, but I cannot forget that the pioneer of

On the 15th at 5.50 a.m.-Siguals lowered, On the 15th at 12.05 p.m.-The barometer

king,

The typhoon has passed into the Gulf of Tongking by way of Hainan Straits and now threatens Psiphong.

Pressure has increased moderately over N. Luzon, Formosa and the E. coast of China, and given way considerably in NE Japan.

The high area remains over the Pacific to the South of Japan, Į

Moderate E. winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel and B.E. and E. winds slowly decreasing in force, along the B. coast of China. Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending 10a.m. to-day, 1.66 inches,

at

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:

E. winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood(*)

moderate. Formosa Channel.... South coast of Chins between 7 B.E. and E.

Hongkong and Lamooks. winds, fresh. South coast of China between

8.E. galo. Hongkong and Bainst... (*) 8.E. and E. winds, slowly decreasing:

**Just before the impact a bugler sounded the order, Out with collision mets, and then when our damage was ascertained came the command

Lower the boats. The crew went here and i squally, showery.