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Hon. Mr. Hewery said he was very glad that the question had been raised by Mr. Hooper, It seemed extraordinary that the Retrenchment Committee, which, after all, ondorsed the riows expressed by the Public Health Commission, should have recommended the compulsory retirement of the very best man they had, and that men whom the Commission recommended should be dismissed as soon as possible should be retained without any reason at all. If one man

could be pensioned off twenty men could be pensioned off.

The PRESIDENT suggested it was possible that dat point had not been brought before the Government. It was probable that they might not on it.

Hon. Mr. Hewerr added that the report had been submitted to them for discussion. The Board was asked to state how many they considered necessary before they could deal with the question of getting rid of inspectors com pulsorily. He asserted that if one man could' be summarily pensioned that the others could be summarily pensioned:-Thers were a good many Isme ducks who could be removed with advantage to the servics and the finances.

Dr. FizzWILLAM asked if they had any rouson for thinking Mr. Carter had not beell pensioned at his own request.

Hon. Mr. HEWETT replied that Mr. Carter was not pensioned off at his own request. ·

The PRESIDENT Raid he had no information on the subject, but it was news to him to learn that Mr. Carter did not wish to accept the pension.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

*DNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 1909.

on leave as they were was unquestionably, primary came that were number of men

Only a few weeks ago su serving in a tropical climate. The staff might be occurring now!: rodecad by sickness. If there were two or three anopheles was found in Mount Austin BarroĚCH, on leave and severut sick, what wore they going which was 1,300 feet above sea level. Hei to do? He thought that all reductions should attributed the present apparent immunity to be carried out gradually, and he advised the the wimple fact that there was very few Board to reduce only one for the first year and natives at the Peak, and empecially to the fact that there were na native children, Rushing into great re

who ware ses how it worked.

a means of spreading ma- lario. dućtions was always a danger. "

It was only necessary to glanec The PRESIDENT moved that in the opinion of the Board 24 inspectors exclusive of thest ether tropical island colonies to read storskeeper wAH the minimum with which lesson which all in Hongkong should take to the work of the Department could be carried heart. Three years ago the 1,400 foot level at Mauritius was practically free from malaria.” on efficiently,

Now the population there was being decimated Mr. Hoopan proposed as an amendment that by it, and villages are simply becoming waste places. The same thing happened in Madagas the number be 23.

car, where the disease spread from terrace to Hon. Mr. HEWETT seconded. Only three voted for the amendment and the terrace until it got to extraordinary high

altitudes, and in the French island motion was carried.

Dr. FITZWILLIAMB seconded.

Other minor matters were discussed.

With regard to the lighting of the markets, the PRESIDENT took the opportunity of conveying the thanks of the Government to those members of the Board who were sponsible for the large saving which been affected on this particular item. The report as amended was adopted.

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SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, Augnet. $1st.

*IN CRIMINAL JURISDIOTI..

-BEFORE THE CHIEY JUSTICE (BIR

F. P1000TT.)

THE OPIUM CASE, The case was continued in which two men and woman stood charged with being concerned in the theft of 164 balls of opium, valued at $4.000, from the as, Kutrang,

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The Chief Justice said it had occurred to him that a great deal must turn on whether it was possible to prise open the hatches of the steamer, and he had therefore arranged that the jury should go on beard and make an inspection with the sasistanse of the officers of the vessel.

Mr. Potter said he had a point to raise which Réunion it had gone up over 3,000 feet above if upheld, might mve the trouble of visiting the sea level. Therefore he viewed with no feeling ship. It was that there had been no identifica It was fatore of the upland tion of the alleged stolen property. of confidence the districts of this Colony. For that reason necessary when the charge was larceny that it he cordially supported Mr. Hooper's pro- should be proved that the goods which were the poeal for doing away as far as possible with subject of the charge were in fact in the ship all undergrowth, because not merely did it at the time the larceny was committed. afford sheltering places for all the mosquito His Lordship said flist was a point for his tribes, but receptacles for an seumulation of consideration Ister.

CHINESE SECRET SOCIETIES.

The public has soaredly hoard of Chinese secret societies since the collapse of the Foxer

THERE IS SKILL AND

revalt, says writer in the Pall Mall Gaselle. THOROUGHNESS.

Even those who take interest in this carious subject hare seldom found an allusion to it in the news from the Far East. It might well be supposed that in our colonies at least these evil associations had been reduced to impotence, if they cannot be suppressed. But the sharp shows that they are still active and defiant; little fight at Kuala Lumpur just reported indeed, I recall no former case where a gathering another illustration of the results of the of members has resisted with firearms. Is this

Гарашене triamph

Kuala Lumpur is the port of Perak, a large and Blourishing town of its sort, inhabited by Chinamen, Mulays, and Tamila-poacetal am igrants from Southern India, who work on the societies are forbidden there, as everywhere dee, plantations in the neighbourhood. Bouzet in the Malay

OF CONSTRUCTION

IN ALL

PIANOS

WE IMPORT

countries; but three or four days STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAY age the authorities learned that a meeting was wait to be attacked when the police camo in to be held in a temple, The Chinamon did not sight they opened fire, sad, though defeated SUPERIOR VALUE with a loss of twenty-five prisoners, they opened fire, and, though defested with a loss of twenty- inspector and a Bikh constable severely. Wa five prisoners, they wounded the European hear that the Chinamen were dressed in red, a BUILT THROUGHOUT · FOR significant novelty. But the whole incident is

THIS CLIMATE. novel.

The report of a solest committee Appointed to water were to be found beneath, and those wars: The jury then left the Court and proeseded Clark, Governor of the Straite Settlements, to

consider the question of amending the market bye-laws was submitted,

Mr. HOOPER minuted—I think the police should have access to the markets,

The PREBIDENT stated that he had submitted

nurseries for all varieties of mosquitoes. Again, so long as the ground was shut out from view, they could not tell the course of the nulisha ur what marsh lands were underneath.

Hon. Mr. Hawarr entirely agreed with what had been said by the proposer and seconder of the resolution, and reminded the Board that

by launch to the steamer,

When the jury returned,

Mr. Pottar desit with the question of identification of the opium and argued that there was no evidence of proof that the opiam found on the cargo boat was over on board the Kutsang. There being no such evidence, the the opfam came off the ship. It might be that somebody from Calcutta saw it taken from

PIANO

It was the turbulence of the Hueys, as these societies are called, which obliged Sir Andrew occupy Perak, in 1888, at the instance of the Rejah-Malay, of course. The mines there had attracted not less than 50,000 Chinamien, an army quite beyond the control of any Malay Government. The Hajah of Perak did not try to govern them; they were careful to pay hi ROBINSON

CO. LTD. lows-industrious and good-natured, content dues, and he luft them alone. Individually. doubtless, the Chinsmen were excellent fel.

hard day's work. But they all belonged to e beneat Hueys. These, in their raison d'être, are societies and co-operative stores, admirably managed, with the experience of countless gen. erations. Their evil practices are an excres-

Hon. Mr. Hawrrr replied that Mr. Carter with the report of the Crown Solicitor, who agreed, did not know a short time aga ka was to be to the members of the select committee, that pensioned. He was at homea good many months the old byslaw, "A sufficient number of police some years ago he brought up this very question | Prosecution must fail. It must be proved that with a little gumble and a little opium after che enjoying his holiday when he was unddenly lu formed bis services were not required. He might have been looking for further employ- ment during those months.

The PRESIDENT asked if any member wished

to make a resolution.

darks

Hon. Mr. HEWETT asked that the views they had erpressed be hid before the Government.

Mr. HOOFER expressed a similar wish. The FRESIDENT said a copy of their would be forwarded to the Governor,

Members wished the Preas to oblige. ME. LAC CHU PAR said he wanted it to be recorded that he supported those remarks,

for the maintenance of order in the market, etc," was ultra vires, because the Board was not in a position to unforce it. The Capisin Superin tendent of Police could not be summoned for not obeying byelaws, but it would be arranged

that police should be there.

On the suggestion of Mr. HOOPER the stand. ing orders were suspended to relieve the Secretary from realing every olmuss.

The amended bye-laws were then adopted.

BRUSHWOOD AND MALARIA.

in comection partly with the clearing of ground and the draining of nullaba. In con- nection with the Mount Austin barracks, he previously found that mosquitoes were extreme- ly bad there, but unfortunately the P. M. O, who was then a member of the Board, after visiting the barracks reported that there wors no anopheles, and consequently no action, was taken.

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the ship.

His Lordship-Then there would never be

thief imprisoned. There is no law especially applicable to larceny ou board ship

Mr. Potter-There is a special provision and special punishment.

Hie Lordship-Then all the thief has to do is to drop it overboard..

The MEDICAL OFFICE OF EALTH entirely endorsed everything that had been said with. Poiler--If he is seen dropping it over. regard to the absolute necessity for clearing board that might have a bearing on the matter. His Lardalap-Your contention comes to scrub and brushwood. In the present year the this: that there being a special provision in the Sanitary Department had cleared many thou sand feet of brushwood, while on the upper law to protect shipowners from thefts on board

to prove a theft

regular business. conce, kept most scrupulously apart from the

Rival trada auiobe never lack grounds of quarrel. But the Hueys in Perak--something less than half a dozen, I think were offshoots of parent societies fong established at Penarg, on British territory. And these latter were

WHERE IS BRITAIN ?

CHINESE RAILWAYS AND BEITION MANUFACTURERS.

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Mr. HOUFEE, pursuant to notice, meved.

That in the interest of the Public Health of this Colony ft is desirable for the Government The Poard agreed with the recommendation to clear all brushwood from Crown land in the that one sanitary nurveyor was sufficient for the close proximity of dwelling houses, which in levels the work had been done by the Attom ship, it is so drafted that it makes it impossible in the Far East Singapore, still greater and Japanese. If the whole lot were American, we

needs of the Colony.

tion that the number reduced.

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likely to be detrimental to the Public Health owing to its harbourage of mosquitose on the ground that the existence of such brushwood is

a autentice detrimental to the Public Health.

wood is on private land the owners be called upon to clear it at their own expense."

tation Department. He thought the byclaw dealing with anopheles ought to be amended to cover all varieties of mosquitoes, as there were many diseases, and more were being found day by day, which were traceable to other varieties than the snopheles,

far as he was aware,

for

The Board then discussed the recommend

of inspectors be

The cost of such work to be paid for out of Mr. Hoorzsaid he was not able to agree with the President and Dr. Fitzwilliams, butke Public Fonds, and that where such brush- hold the view expressed by the Retrenchment Committee, which included the Colonial Secre tary, the Colonial Treasurer, the Presiden, of the Sanitary Board nd Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart That Committee, after taking evidence, had recommanded three inspectors be dispensed with, a view with which he agreed. However, he was prepared to compromise and accept an amend ment striking out one. In a mercantile estab- linkment where there was a fairly large staff, when any members want on vacation their duties were distributed over the remainder and he suggested that that principle should might be apply to the Department. It argued that if they had an epidemic of plague or any other infectious disease they would not be able to cope with it, but he

6 nuisance which was liable to be summarily Mr. Hoorne thought that whether necessary might point out that if they were pushed dealt with by the Pablic Health, Ordin or not all sorub onCrown landshould be removed. they might borrow from the police, who badance, and because brushwood was on Crown by the Government at their own expense, noted before sa sanitary inspectors. At present and it was not free from that Ordinance. The ratepayers paid rates to include that as they soted as sanitary inspectors in the subar Sir Matthew Nathan, when Governor of the much as they paid for scavenging..

The PRESIDENT pointed out that what was suggested in the resolution was practically In doing so he said that a few days ago he being done at present. The notion which would have thought it superfluous to bring such appeared in the Daily Press the other a motion, because he was always under the day was, so impression that where anch a nuisance existed people who wished brushwood cleared from owners and people interested could be called about their houses at the Feat. The idea was upon to abate it. But he saw in the that people could get it cleared at a cost of fifty Daily Fress the other day a notification that cents per thousand cubic feet. In all fistricts that paper was officially informed that the where the scrub was known to be a menace to Government were prepared to remove brush-health the work was being done and would void from their own land at the expense of be done. The Botanical Department doring private individuals. Thinking that there must the present year had cleared 633,590 square be something wrong he considered it better to feet, while the Sanitary Department had ventilate the matter here. To allow brushwood, cleared 451,343 square feet from various parts which harboured mosquitoes, etc., to remain was, of the city.

and in the districts beyond the jurisdiction of the Board. They were sufficiently intelligent to act in cases of emergency. When plague broke out in 1894 and they had not sufficient. Therefore, if there were any places in this

wanted once every two or three years. The

it was cheaper to pay for the special aid when wanted.

The PRESIDENT did not view with favour the reduction of the staff to 21, and gave figures to support his contention that if this were done the men would not be able to overtake the in-

Colony, took Counsel's opinion and found that Crown lands came within the measures of the Cology in close proximity to private dwelling houses where mosquitoes were harboured and.

The motion was carried.

Mr. Potter Not at all. There is no witness who could profe that the opium found in the are bout was even in the Aritsang. I admit it is only a technical point, but technical points will, as your Lordship knows, overthrow aBU indictment. It is an accepted proposition of law that where the evilence against any prisoner is only the evidence of an accomplice or accous plices, the learned judge presiding would withdraw the case.

Hia Lordship-Unless it is cerrahorated. Mr Potter--Yes, my submission is that it is not corroborated.

His Lordship-I think there is sufficient corroboration.

The drak prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour, and the second (the quartermaster) was sentenes to seven years hard labour, while the woman was discharged.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE HONGKONG POLICE FORCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ HONGKONG DAILY PRESE."]

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8-It was with interest Fread your account of the Colony's Police. It would interest some of the public to know how they are recruited. A great portien jom at home at the age of 25 years, their passagersid and half pay on voyage: I myself sorved 111⁄2 years in H.M. Royal Mariuss. On purchasing my discharge I Inft with a very good" character, and on applying to the Central Police Station I was informed was toboll at 29 years, after serving my country Would it not save the Government erpenes for close on 12 years.

Conan's Constable,

Wuchów.

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The Pell Mall Gazette says:→ Reuter's detail as to the opening of a new Chinese railway line--the sunning Tanaban section of the Ning-Yeung Railway, to be exset are not altogether agreeable reading for the friends of British enterprise. This line

Chinese money,

and by Chinose any, with

engineers, with was built by a purely Chirprise. ont any foreign nasistance. So far, there is no ground for complaint. But of the sine locomo- are American, the steel rails German, the sleepers five six are American, three German; the cars

might explain that by the fact that the Chinese director-general. Mr. Chin Gee Hee, spent forty-

De single three years in America. But the German and British one, do not indicate that British enfor

it Japanese details, unaccompanied by

might be. prise is being pushed se

In s subsequent issue of the Pall Mall Gazette the following letter was published.

SIR-Being one of the four or five English- men present at the opening of the Bunting Bailway

the remarks in your Occasional Notesterday were of great interest to me, because it gives a chance for a British engineer in China to open his month

reason no British you that the saatorial was used in connection with the above- mentioned railway was not owing to lack of East, bat of the deadly dalness and the fatal enterprise on the part of the Englishmen in the sickness of the English manufacturer, who ces not possess su ounce of foresight. The British manufacturer does not make anything of course, is what is wanted in an educated but machinery of the very best quality, country, but in China it is not wanted. On some of these railways in Chins, which are really quite experimental and are not sure of being a commercial success, the promoters do not wish to incara large first cost; but if they are succoastal they will bay, when the line has

divided into two feotions, savagely hostile. From the time of its foundation almost, the at no long intervals by a series of marterous great and wealthy city of Penang was disturbed engagements between these bodies in the streets, an unavoidable calamity, to which man is subject White residents bore the infliction as if it were still more wealthy, suffered worse on the whale, until the last intolerable outrage. But if the hostile Hueys ventured to carry on like this regiments of British soldiers within call, we can ander the guns of the British Fiset, with imagine their proceedings in Perak, when there was actually no force to restrain or punish them, The various sections up and down took to fighting as the employment of their leisure--and fighting meant killing. At holiday time they concentrated far real battles. Bir flugh Law oficially credited the statement that 30,000 men were sngugal in an action nt. Ti-ping, when two thousand perished. Their bores were turned up in laying out a tennis ground fifteen years I can-tell after.

These glorious victories and shameful defeats mothers demonstrating in sympathy with their found an scho, naturally, at Pensug the opring Excitement grew from year to year, and trouble with it; until in 1876 a tremendous riot Doourred. The Chinamon showed what they could do in the way of courage end out at an early stage they did not cease fighting determination. Though the troops were called one another for more than a week. A theand at least were killed in the streets--many, honnes were burnt.

Something had to be done. A District Grand Master and some high officials of the Hueys were prosecuted for conspiracy to mardar, and convicted. Bat the Colonial Office still refused to take notice of the scistior. Two years afterwards a riot even more renowned in the annals of the Straits broke out at pore. Then, at last, the intelligent

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men safe in Whitehall consented to the Ready

societies had 1 room.

At that

THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE IN

JAPAN.

earned

which

ned money, material of the very best quality. The gentleman you mention, Mr. Chia Ges He told me himself that he knew that the material he had used was no use for very heavy or fast trads, but that it was what he wanted to 'mart with

AN ENGINEER IN EXILE.

VALUE OF ADVERTISING.

At the All-Ireland Industrial Conference at resolation was adopted to the effect that it was Belfast, Councillor S. G. Mercier presiding, desirable for Irish Rems to make better known, adopting the most up-to-date methods of adver- tising, and upon a larger scale than hitherto

the both in Ireland and elsewhere, their wares by

Now, where our American and Continental friends get ahead of us in here: they will have were they suppressed-nominally.

a well-designed machine, and will turn it out in EVANGELISTS IN HONGKONG The party of which Dr. Wilbur Chapman and

date the official return gare eleven scoret socie-several quales, which the British manufacturer ties in Singapore, with 1,122 office-bearers, and

the business than turn out a second-rate machine, staff the military undertook the work, and to maintatu a force in time of peace that waż became a menace to pablic health, it was for Mr. M, Alexander are the landers held the

69376 err; in Penang Are societies with will soorn to do, saying he would sooner refuse equivalent in many cases to that in time of war the Government to remove the brushwood, first of two meetings in the Theatre Royal kit.

361 ofice-bearers and 92,581 members. By the and that the business will come to him later; bat

wis, when their usuces were so straighened,

bighly, improper.

I have boon home from China about three He agreed with the Likewise, brushwood of such a nature on private night, but the attendance was not large, the

census of 1881 the whole population of Chique he is wrong: and he forgets that makers in bered the official return of residents, including

weeks, and I have reluctantly decided that I Retrenchment Committee. He thought that dwellings should be removed by the owner or weather militating against indoor gatherings.

in the Straite was 153,532 thus the enrolled other countries can turn out good stall he wall

It has been admitted that the Hueys perform must give up trying to sell British material, two inspectors might go, but if three were pre-occupier at his personal expense. The speaker However those present seemed to be inspir

members of secret societies notually, ontauro se bed, and that they have got their foothold. hoped the Medical Officer of Health would ed by, the presence of the missionary land.

women and children.

and must make connections in other countries. posed he would accept that;

sxcellent service. But after attending to the various interests of the members, the committee, This course is most distasteful to me, being an Hon, Mr. HEWETT disagreed with Mr. second his resolution. Mr. Hooper here spoke Mr. Alexander used his wonderful voice with rare effect, both in speeck and song, and the adhere to the original recommendation of the were injurious to public health, and thought' audience enjoyed being tapght to sing a number by employing ex-servicemenlivingin the Colony se to termi it, proceeds to make money by every Englishman, and being at the head of an Hooper in one matter. He thought they should of other insects than the snopheles which

unrestrained by any sort of moral feeling Faithfully yours, J. H. INWOOD,

This language

not exaggerated. Mr. Picker.

August 5. at the same time amusing incident was when Mr. Retrenchment Committes. Epidemics had been that was sufficient to show that a unisance of new hymns. Perhaps the most interesting and even if they are 3 or 4 years above the standard trick which Chinese ingenuity can device, English fire, but I 300 40 viher course o pon

existet, and everyone who did not do all

ing, Protector of the Chinese in Singapore, exceedingly rare during the past twenty years,

described thats officially as "combinations to and he thought it was absurd to keep reserve they could to have such a nuisance abated Alexander declared that the hymn books placed

carry out private quarrels, and to uphold the Why had on the seats belonged to hire but that he would would be wanting in duly,

interests of the members in defiance of the law; by larying 1097 on the staff on the chance of there being the Government put in this notification asking give one to anybody who would sing correctly

to raise money by subscription and military had assisted them before, and he thought the public to do it? Was it from a view of horas just introduced to the assembly, A CROWN COLONIES AND THE NAVY

is a nuild term for systematio Mr. Lamont (Bateshire, Min.) asked the fees on brothels and gambling houses sub

scription retrenchment f He could not think that, rst it looked as if no exe would accept the

Bat because he was given to understand that the challenge, but eventually two gentlemen and a

whether the Legislative Council of the Island removal of brushwood cost nothing. He wady stood up and sang the chorus, There Under-Secretary for the Colonies recently blackmail, enforced by ruthlees murder

books." Another vocalist rose in the gallary annually one per cent of its revenue towards

Mr. J. McDowell (Belfast), in moving speaking subject to correction, because only this now," said Mr. Alexander, "I've lost fliree of St. Vincent had offered to contribute there is much more to be said about these secret

resolution, said it was through advertising that manufacturers found their consuniers sad their week he found that this clearing of brushwood was done under the supervision of the Sanitary and a fourth book was won. After song and the Imperial Navy; and whether he could give olonel Sealy (Liverpool, Abercromby, Min.).

names became household words in the mouths of the

purchasing public. Advertising acted as Department, whereas he thought it should have comment by Mr. Alexander, and a rendering of any farther information on the subject.

animously passed a resolution introduced by

a forerunner to travellers or agents, and then been done by the Afforestation Department, a hymn by Mrs. Asher, Dr. Chapman deliver-The Legislative Council of St. Vincent has

The recent earthquake," says Dr. Koto, who their colleague. Otherwise it was impos- followed and the meeting concluded with more and pay unconditionally into the Imperial

was despatched by the Government Earthquake ible to get goods into distributors premises.

answer was, Treasury an amount approximating to 1 per Committee to investigate the ares effected by the The oft-repentod

"Create cent of the ravenus of the Colony as contribution towards the Navy. After referr disaster, was not limited to the vicinity of Lake demand and we will stock up, and without ing to the comparative smallness of the amount Biws, but was a world-wide phenomenon, which

He thought he the resolution states that the principle involved trust certainly live boon feebly felt in parts of advertising a thorough knowledge of the www justified in saying that experience had in the practical acknowledgment of a debt, of Americe far beyond the Pacific Ocess. The goods was not obtainable, gratitude for assistance and protection afforded three districts on the north of Lako Biwa were

Epeculati re Another case in which two chair coolies re-

In the past and present and of loyalty to his in fact the contre of a great seismic movement shown to a large extent that advertising could fused to accept a fare me on for hearing Majesty the King. The Secretary of State extending from the Japan Ses to far beyond the uncertainty, and placed in the realm of judicions his Majes. other side of the Paciffe, The reason why these and profitable investment, Advertisement could COLONEL BEDFORD secondled the resolution. before Mr. F. A. Haveland at the Magistracy has replied in a telegram expressing

share severely is that their geological formation is ef

any ordinary commercial enterpriss, but the What Mr. Hooper proposed was really in yesterday, when Mr. Ross, of this Public Works tys Government's high appreciation of the districts, sepecially Higashi Assi, suffered be undertaken with ne great assurance of BROCORS

patriotic desire of the Council to assume:

measure of the success depended upon the accordance with the viowe which the Military Department, prosecnted.

of the Imperial burden, and cordially welcoming the surface. The ground is thus very stable, quality of the publicity employed and the

ing and, with water only ten or twenty feet below

It had been

the Complainant informed the Court that be assistance offered, but adding that, in

路 Eo that

the

of many Amboritius here had laid down,

Mount Ibuki is a not an unrematcrative outlay; it weu a secure volcano. Nor is it of and paying investment if properly handled. laid down as a working axion that no secub or bailed the defendants their near the Peak present circumstances, more particularly

Bowen Road. As soon se the coolles baw him examination by the Conference now assembled, limestone hill and not Bowers should be permitted to exist within one

advertise." ME. HOOPER asked if the arguments adduced hundred yawls of any inhabited military build approaching they attempted to run away, but they would prefer to postpone for the present volanis formation. Consequently the sugges. He emphasised the two words, Specialise and

overtook them and took the number of the setual consideration of particular offers of suption that the disturbance was connected with an landslides on the mountain were due to the by St. Vincent. by the President had been before the Retrenching. This clearance was one of the recognised chair.

One of the defendants rated the excose that och sa this, which is zo generously made eruption of Mount Ibuki is absurd. The great measures in all anti-malarial campaigns. The

Mr. Menzies (Lanark, 9., Min.) inquired detachment of parts of the hill by the hock In short, they were results of the earthquake,. His Worship informed the defendant that not whether any other Crown Colony bad made a

not the canse of it. The place of origin of the The PRIDENT replied that he did not know speaker quoted figures dealing with the-death he had a sore leg.

rate from malaria in the Colony, and said only they, but nearly all the chair coolies in the similar offer: how the Committee obtained evidence.

Colonel Seely-Not towards the Navy, so far disturbance cannot yet be definitely ascertained, fature malarial history Colony, were carrying on in this way, As soon COLONEL BEDFORD endorsed the rises he thought its

attempted to make off. Each defendant would contributions towards Imperial defence in other affected areas. Shocks will continue to be felt for some time, but as they will not be violent expressed by the President and emphasised was by no means assured. The Peak at as they saw a heavy man approaching them they as I am aware, but they make very substantial but it was probably not in the locality of the

there is no cause for uneasiness. certain present was comparatively free, but it be faed 35. necessity

creased duties cast upon them. He was pre- pared to compromise and reduce the number to 24, but they should not be reduced to the ir. He knew of his own knowledge that brushwooded a brief serious discourse which was closelynofilial members offering to vote annually

reducible minimum. By the proposed reduction on the banks of a stream surrending they were doubling the duties of the Artillery mess bed been cleared by a staff staff, caefing upon them plagus work and of 150 old Chinese women who got per- scavenging supervision in addition to their mission to remove it free, and did so because

duties Aftor other

detailing the work it was a marketable commodity. The only cost to the Government woukl be mupervision of an inspecter, the President said they could.

by an officer, who would see that the clearers not reduce the staff beyond a certain limit at the expense of efficiency, and he was prepared did not damage public or private property. to recommend that the number be reduced to 24, exclusive of the storekeeper.

Dr. FITZWILLIAMS seconded, The PRESIDENT added that at present there were 25 inspectors at work in the Colony, and he

music.

WHERE WEIGHT TELLS:

DISADVANTAGES OF HEAVY MEN,

the

ORIGIN OF THE BBOCK.

houses.

be removed from the domain of

&

Whe antisfied that each one had a full day's work brush wood other than cultivated plants and Tram Station; and in auded proceeding to whole question of Imperial defence is under { collapse severe tremor naturally causes the udgment exercised in its use. Advertising was

to perform.

ment Committee.

the

having of

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he

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ways.

The resolution was carried.

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