Page
ing that if a moon intentionally takes a married woman under his fear he shall soconut for it and pay damages I may state that on going into committee I will move a few formal amend ments which elaborates somewhat the chinery which is regarded by magistrates es necessary to carry out the warrant for distress,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Scopadod, and this motion was grant to."
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1910.
good
assembled at the Registrar-General's and dis cussed this Bill clause by clause. The introduo tion of this Ordinance does not differ in any material respect from the clause in the Medical Ordinance by which Chinese practising medical art among Chinese themselves can do so without being forced to register, and if the argument of
hon. friend opposite holde iny then the Medical Ordinance is useless, and that clause exempting practitioners from practising [amongst their own people will go against the whole spirit of that Ordinatoo, and make it susuitable. On the other hand, the Medical Ordinance has done a lot of good, and will do mors when we have the facility for sunbling Chinese to nequira Western medical learning. Until flint time exemption of this kind must be The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Yes, it is the introduced into any Ordinance. I may remind the hon. gentleman that there are Chinese Maximum.
Council them Appolved itself into commitice to considor the Bilclause by olayer,
On the now-ab-section 3 introduced by the Attorney-Goned with regard to the scution
of a d'atros xurrant..
Hon. Mr. KESWICK asked if $200 was the maximum price for a wife. It seemed rather a peculiar sum to settle on.
Hon. Mr. KESWICK ---Do you consider that adequato?
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and yassed.
HIS EXCELLENOT-Council stands adjourned autil this day fortnight.
INTERNATIONAL LAW,
BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND CHEQUES.
The dual sitting of the Conference of the FINANCE COMMITTEE.
London, was doveted to discussions on the subject International Law Association, at the Guildhall, of bills of exchange and the unification of A meeting of the Finance Committes was.
Colonial Secretary cheques and the adoption of various committes hold afterwards, the
reports. presiding. The following voten were passed :-.
NEW TERRITORY IMPROVEMENTS. The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to voto a sum of Forty-five thousded Dollars ($45,000) in aid of the vote Publin Werks, Extraordinary, Commer munications, New Reads. New Territorice.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
of
"HILLS" "OF" EXCHANGE-LAW,
of the laws concerning bills of exchange. He
be
delegates of the various Governments at The Hague nort year.. Nobody could have listened to the discussion on divorce jurisdiction without feeling that this was an important subject which must be kept strictly within the lines of international purview, in order to remedy a able to the civilited world. At the close of the state of things which was vory far from Conference they could look not only to the material and moral results which might flew from their work, but they could take pleasure in new friendships-formed.
3
THE TOUR OF THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE,
The London Daily Telegraph of August 9th has the following leading article on the forth. coming tour of the German Crown Prinos
our
who, like ourselves, have consistently adronted There could hardly be better news for those the advantages of an improvement in the rols- tions between the British and the Germa races, than the information that the German Crown Prince is about to enter upon a course Dr. F. Meyer, Judge of the Prussian Court of
of extended travel in the Far East, and will Appeal, rond the Brat paper, dealing with the
spend a considerable period of it so our guest in India Whatever may be the causes that from position of Great Britain and the United States THE QUESTION OF MANCHURIA.
time to time have introduced an element of discord into the relations between the two America towards the question of the unification mentioned that Jane of this year Con-
The first food of comment upon the Russo-
races, there can be no doubt that by far the ference was held at The Hague, to which 39
most important, and, indeed, the almost omni- States sont delegates, which ought to make Japanese Agreement has subsided, but there
prosent, cause has been ignorance. There is uniform through international agreements the impression that the position in Manchuria is baka remains in many quarters, says the Times, an
no truer proverb than that which says that The Onoor Administering the Government rates relative to this branch of the law. still in sound respects obscure. Every nation forgiveness waite upon full understanding. recommended the Council to vote a sum of One Whether this result could be achieved depended. interested an welcomed the Agrominent, with belong into our
Among the most important. the matters that point thoreand four hundred Dollars ($1,400) in vid in his riew, on whether a residents in this Colony numbering 400,000 souls.vote Medical Departments 4-Staff, found midway between the presont systems of varying degrees of warmth, because it removes that Fery rosson are ten and, perhaps, for
possibilities
of friction and tends to the preser-interprutation is the administration of our great A great number of these are warried ladies, Other Charges, Health Offeer of Port, Repairs this
Anglo-American and German legal role o
sation of peace. The whole world is con. subject. There was no essential difference cerned in
true that the direct There is a great probability that most of
between the French and Gorman, laws on this tor anderstanding in the Far East, and rejoices in tentative rather than asiaal. But, as all
measure which makes for a bot: Asiatic dependencies. It
bot interests of Germany in Asia are at the present The principal difficulty in the way of at the them will be having children and the
disappearance any canno for approhan the world knows, the slow disruption of certain chouces are that the number of midwives who
The Officer Administering the Governorating a proposed universal law was 97-
sion. At the same time, the public, in Great
States compelling an ever greater are qualified according to Western methods are
in Eastern affairs on not yet been they
the fully participation in unity only about fourteen in number. They are quite recommends the Council to vote a suta of four used by the British delegates to The Hans Britain at any rate, have home reason to foot Oriontal
hundred and fifty dallars (8450) in aid of the of the existing law would disturb the legal acquainted" "ature of the develop shown to reinotance to join in
with the
the great Powers of Europe; and Germa inadequate to meet the dormand, even if we forced vote Police and Prison Departments, 4-Police, of the British Empire, since the principles of ment
recently taken place, and delicate the Bills of Excsmugs Act had been ed Indie, as in Contraf Chine, there is still a certain batter for all concerned than that the future the Chinese to utilise their services, and until Other Charges. Language Bonus,
Now, if this intervention Around railway questions in Manchuria, os most British Colonies, by the Empire of
is necessary and inevitable, nothing could be we have a larger number of midwives trained
and by most of
of the United States of America The Ofleer Administering the Governmsus The representative of the United States at the amount of haze which requires dispeling. The German Emperor should have in Western methods it is impossible to make a
full oppor Involve giring express powers to or sending a swooping Ordinance of this kind. Again, native | recommends the Corneil to voté a sum of Three Conference declined to discuss the question aboth Russin and Innan undertake to maintain knowledge of the more vital of the many prob of obtaining a personal and tret-band
Hon. Mr. KESWICK-If you are satisfied I think my hon, colleague opposite will support me of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary. Britain and the United States the sought for malting from all the treaties, conventions, ** no experience of them, and, like our American
midwives charge only a very nominal fee. I hundred and twenty-one Dollars (3321) in sit uniform law. Without the co-operation of Great and respect the status quo in Mar
in Manchuria, "lems of Asia. At present the Germans have law could not be achieved, as
as the Anglo-Ameri Buildings, Staff Quarters, Tai Po.
other arrangements sóncluded up to this date, com
st, law ruled jo the regions which жего of Den
either between Russia and Japan, or between cousins, are, perhaps, a little inclined to under- greatest commercial significance, and English those two Powers; and Chins."
ara take the responsibilities of auch interference with As regards
arasi money was the world-wide mediam of payment. London the clearing house of the
bills of exchange would make gegement between Russia and Japan, we are too light a heart. Forhaps we, too, have now entitled to asanma, a China hae endy and then been guilty of a similar reckicsenoss World He seemed, that the
Clanse III. of the Treaty of
iR
the
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--$200 marinuos that can be awarded ander the New Territories Small Debts Ordinance.
Bu
Hon. Mr. Keswick-It appears to me inadequate price.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL-If it is more the magistrates who are now appointed under the Small Debts Ordinance for the New Territory would have no power to deal with it. That would
magistrate over there on purpose.
raise no objection.
in saying that the obsyges váry from fifty cents Hon. Mr. HEWETT÷Can magistrates only to a dollar a case, deal with a case up to $200?
Hou, Mr. WE YUK-That is so.
to Launch,
POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS.
STAFF QUANTEIS AT BẠI ĐÓ.
PUBLIC WORKS.
Conference, and that was, that the modification
cat fa
A uniform law of
that asi
And
govern
game.
part of
hez
difficult
provise with regard to criminal conversation peas-trained midwives, I think their charges one thousand four hundred and seventy-two did pot agree that the grouvek of objection on ing the situationincipal instrument ready this matter; but we are older hands at this Dollars and twenty-five Cents (831,47225) in the part of Great Britain and the United State Portsmouth, the provisions of which, with the habit and if we have recently arred from
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then submitted a
being barred by such preceedings before the magistrata,
Hea. Mr. OSBORNE - Cana mau be prosecuted for the same offence twice, supposing he pays 8200
were justified. If the Motherland or if a
aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, more just eat the American Union should Communications, Raising Chatham Road,
The Officer Administering the Government Hun, Dr. Ho Kat-And in the case of Euro-recommended Council to vote a sum of Thirty- range from $5 to $15. If the Chinese wero required to pay $5 or 815 a caso, the majority would have to go without any assistance what seever, and that would be worse than the present circumstances. The Ordinance has been intro- The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICY duced beasuse the Government first of all wished -If he harbours the woman after.
to reduce infoatile mortality among the
Hon. Mr. Ossons--If he harbours her he
can be prosecuted again ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL - Inco-respondent is maleted in damages he has to pay the damages, but the lady is his own property,
The Bill was left in committee, and Council resumed.
KELLET 18LAND AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.
TRANSPORT,"
The Officer Administering the Government
recommended the Council to vote a sum
of
The thousand Dollars (33,000) in aid of the vote Miscellaneous Services, Transport of Gorezquent Servants.....
WINDMILLS FOR IRRIGATION IN CHINA.
been
But
Public
(optimism and willingness to trust the absequent agreements which bare grown out aro, indeed, resping the aarious burvest of re- Oriental, we are quick to see our mistakes. We of the Treaty set out to change its law, the Colonies in the
cent temerity at the present moment. For that one rate, or the rest of the. Americat
condition offensis Peribe the fit States in
проп
the statorent concerning very reason no time could be better chosen to od centres
arrange- interest soon follow after, as was shown, for the other, ould in
Would
their own well-understood
bring home to the Crown Prince the unsleeping ments between the two Powers and China,
vigilanes, the everlasting spade werk, and What is the nature of these arrangements, and
the example, in the case of the Bills of Exchange
which are Chinese. Its existenos is also das to the leading
Act and the American Negotiable Instruments agrements us have been troventions and other sedition, and spot robellion mispresentation Law. Only during the transition perind would been from time to time dis-etition, opon
closed We presume, though it has never maintain au imperial position in Asia. For the if a European Pewer hopes to build up and Chinese who subscribed to the Maternity Hon.
some difficulties present themselves.
Dr. E. J. Schuster, London, expressed the character of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, and Orientals as an Oriental Power would treat thom, officially stated, that in pursuance of the time in post when a European Power could trost pital, and to acquiring a lady doctor for the
Fiew
that the feeling in Great Britain would be the intimate relations resulting therefr
therefrom, the training of midwives. The Maternity Hospital
opposed to a
to a uniform Bills has been doing good work, but at the same time
The
memorandum of the Institute of Bankers, China, or between Russia and Chino, which come side of Indion life
Exchange law. nature of all arrangements between Japan and aud if his Imperial Highness learns this one truth in India he will have learnt much. Of the deeper it takes a long time to train a midwife. In the
which set forth the diffenities in the way, had within the scope of the new Agreement, bus boo
the ordinary hurrying tourist. circumstances I think my hou. friend opposite
beea submitted to Chamber
soos but little. He is intent, and naturally se A primitive Chinese system of irrigation in
communicated to
to the British Government. will see that it is imperative that we should Shantung Province that may lead to the installa. in the United Kingdom, and they had all this is not e mattor for Governments alote, upon making acquaintance
with the The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Moved the second a the remarkable marvels, natural and artificial, of the country through reading of the Bill entitled. “An Ordinance to or ten years we may be able to expunge it, for dear bed by the Ameries Consular officer in the Conferisco should not attempt the impossible, chorio, as well as those of other countries, which he passes: the dull questions of administra-. the Chinese cominanity may then be able to Chefen. During the drought last year the but should caly attempt what it was possible to makes it very necesary that there should be
ordered achieve. It
tion rarely ovoa win from
thought, in no uncertainty as to the degree to which the might be possiat The Hague, magistrate well should be dug for every 10 mow British law the principles
bo affected. In doing so lo said-This is purely a formal i make não of the services of better trained nurses. that doop well all acre) of land. Those but that should be done by the ordinary methods new Rosso-sentase Agreement affects third except in so far as his personal convenionce may
In this parties. (mow equals one-t
totally wrong Recent Consular reports show that the trade-
spootiva is
is often obtained. Matters of ar
cardinal they owning less that 10 now were compelled to join of English legislation, and not merely by trans-
well
do not with their neighbours
The lating a cut and driod code received from the of the British Empire with Manchuria, after importanes are neglected boonu
leap to t the eyes, and, indel it sinking of the wolle was supervised by an
suffering for some years
e often. caused by the war, in gain from the confusion seelal and military life of the only the a visitor official who had the general oversight of the scheme In this way 3,560 wells, deep
A paper by Dr. Bernat Sichermaun, of the that was lost. Last year at the port knows or cares to know. He was a wise man
of Brand said that we fudin The COLONIAL SECRETARY reconded, andthe objection to this clauso 13 was intended tooxclude enough that an abundance of water was Hungary, on the unification of the laws concern-1 alone were more than double those of mainla Tet, we venture to assert that neither Courts and the jadgment of the Land Revenue available in dry times and watering 35,600
small com-gods it from the Bill, because if we are going to put wow, were dug. The water was raised by thing cheques had been referred to a
mittee for • report. Th
The author pointed out the
1907: motion was agreed to.
and reached a total value of 11 million
Nosely
the ore nor theother of these prosaic topics claims half of this total was primitive rope windlass basket method, which wide discrepancies between the various cheque-storing Council then resolved itself into committee to it in, we might as well not have the Bill at all.
the attention of the tourist in India for a solitary Hou. Dr. HO KAL--Half a loaf's better than kopt two men busy night and day, and it was not laws and the great inconveniences arising from chased from the British Empire, and consisted half-hour of his mag, unters, inlevel, he be consider the Bill clanse by clause.
unnenal for a man to fafat from exhaustion on
would be no brend.
great and useful largely of Referring to the
from India.
be a great | the estisfaction to these participating in this travel with a parpose. There is nothing more Hon Mr. Kawk--If you'd ever been the hot daya. It was found that, owing to the influence of the Budapest rules
introduction of fadustrial auterprises, wages had endeavours made for the unification of hwa portant trade if they could leard definitely comedia India than the visit-of-such a hungry you would dad half a loaf pretty useful, so advanced that labourers were not available
Hon. Dr. HO KAI-Whon a midwife does not for this arduous work and it had to be done by corning hills of exchange, he suggested and Russian control of the Eastern traveller, and in the present case we may be sure the subject of cheques for the www is in future to-be exercised. There that no efforts will be spared to make the visit hold herself out as Western-trained her fea is the farmers themselves. The installation of consideration of the committee to which tusold in no ambiguity, and no room for donht
smerd the Kellet Island Ordinanco, 1898."
matter. The occupation and control of Kollet Island has beon recently transferred to the Admiralty by arrangement with the War Office, so the terms contained in the existing Ordinance
are inoperative,
On resuming,
The ATTOREET-GENERAL CỪported that the Bill had passed through committes without amendment, and moved that it be read a third time.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a third tiranand passed.
MIDWIVES' ORDINANCE.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to secure the better training of Midwives and to regulate their practice."
It doing so ho said-This Bill is based, I think I may say almost entirely, on the Imperial Midwives Act of 1902. It has been considered that medical science is sufficiently in advance
Hon. Mr. KESWICK-I am afraid my hon. friend has rather mistaken my words. I had no intention whatsoever of suggesting that the Chinose community should make use of the Bervices of foreign-trained midwives. My
about a dollar,
of Changshan, in
Shantung,
in common
Continent.
them,
to
embody in
THE LAW CONCERNING CHEQUES.
rales
windmills is now advocated as a means of paper i had been referred. avercoming this handicap. The Changshan
On
yarn
the whole of the conditions under which
eye
Mr. Justice Phillimora, the convener of the or for the
who
Fof
hit a
way a
asing t
to the very small number of those who
of the German Crown Princo more, than merely
Hon. Mr. KESWICK-If you want to stop magistrate reported the results of his experiment commitico, announced that after daliboration | As the antepagation of unworthy allegations a delightful holiday, has it, however, there is
illegal practices, which I take it is the chief object of this Bill, and insert clause 13, in my opinion the sting is entirely taken out of it.
Hon. Mr. OSBORNE - What. Sir, has given rise to this Bult
HIS EXCELLENCY-The matter was brought forward by a case in which a midwife posed as being a European-trained midwife, whereas she was really a Chinese married to an Australian,
to Gorerner Sun Pao-obi, with the result that the latter has ordered wells to be dug in every dry region of the Province.
As the Latin poet
difficulties between the two the committee eliminated certain of the rules, Powers have been satisfactorily adjusted, neith. nothing to forbid the communication of in- but agreed to submit the following seven to the ex should be unwilling to state, with greater formation in a pleasant toanner, and whether or not the Crown Prince elects to study deeply Conference, with a view to their being laid clearness than hitherto, the pos
the vital issues of Asiatic government, we can, of such a state- kok of
at any rate, be assured that he will bring back ment is the sole cause of the occasional, and pos
poto Germany the kindliest rocollections of his visit to India. For India life can be made
before the International Conference at The Agreement confrms. The Losition which the
Hague in September, 1911
are
U.S. INTERESTS IN CHINA.
(1) It shall not be obligatory to insert into the context of the instrument an indication Mr. Roosevelt bag repudiated the published sither of the account to be debited with the statement that be is planning to visit China amount or of the balance out of which the pay next year, on the invitation of Prince Teai Tso.ment is requested. He states that he has received no such invita
(2) The cheque shall be payable on demand now in Hongkong to ensure that midwives here I think. Anyway, her name was spelt Lam, and tion, and has no expectation of making the trip. only; it shall be dated, and specify the place Chinchow-Aigua Railway, The persons in marble palaces that fringe the Pichola Lake and
The original repart
probably arose out of a mis-where it is drawn. shall be placed under proper safeguard. The she passed herself off a Lamb, taking understanding. Mr. Roosevelt met the Prince
(3) It shall not be obligatory to write the day Bill was very fully considered and received the European name. She attended the wife of a during his Earopean tour, and it is a consideration of my hon. and learned friend Portuguese, and owing to her gross ignorance general assumption that he discuss for of ef`date all in letters, nor to have it written by / claim to be told quite clearly the Bosnian jewelled courts of Agra and Delhi; he will stand
(4) A cheque, though payable to a particuls | Gurernments are disposed to take an unfavour. on the Ridge at CommSWED opposite: Section 13 has been inserted stating in treating the case the women under treatment the Chinese situation, as he certainly wish land the hand of the writer of the context. that this messure does not apply to Chinese died. This Ordinance would catch a midwife med to his own country, and some remark by less there are express words prohibiting traze-er is considered to infringa, the rights of the wanded. He will shoot tiger in the Descat, and
anies they use the name and title in English. It was decided at first on consideration that we bad better go by cany stages, as it would be undesirable to impose on the whole Chinese community the formalities required by the Bill, The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
and Chinese practising among Chinese and trying to fly a little higher.
Hon. Mr. OSBORNE By this Ordinance Chinese can practice among non-Chinese. The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Bat represent themselves es European-trained.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-This is an im
cannot
discussed
the
sibly quite unneccesary, fears which are expensete concerning Ju Manchuria. It is a somewhat similar absence more varied and more interesting to the intel- of unreserved and definite explanation, more ligent and sporting visiter than can any other part of the world. No doubt bis Imperial High- over, which is to some extent at the bottom of
nese will arrange to visit the show-places of such feeling sa prevails regarding the mach debated project for the construction of the Hindostan. He will in turn see the glittering red fretted magnificence of deserted terested in this Chinese undertaking have some
y the r
a precise groazda Fatehpur Sikri; he will wander through the прод which the Japanese and
and beside that silent He will see the it in Gormaay. Prince Tsai Too has just re-person, shall be deemed negotiable to order, un-
able view of the scheme se at presont put white memorial at The manner in which it infringes, practical military
the North- never wholly ᎬᏆ him may have been exaggerated. There før. several reasons, says a New York correspondent,
(5) Inland cheques shall be presented for
might
very well be enndidly she expresses the wish, the Maharajah of explicit and an
might be given for accepting Mr. Roosevelt's denial of the payment within one fired period limited by the plained,
Nepal will,
course, throw open to him that but it is report,
egasily the fact that if such a
the Upper Chins has the right, ander Article IV. of the Teral; if he cares, he may stick the gamest of
the trap bocame practicable, there are many infine shall run from the date of the cheque.
Portsmonth Treaty We are convinced that Mysore Keddah. If rolics of a tial find people who would be glad to see the ex-
Foreign cheques shall be presented for pay
in Coool Bebar, or round up elephants at a President stating the American case at Peking.ment within the period limited for presentment way she thinks
a dead and bagone from the point of those who are interested The situation at present is none too reassuring, of inland cheques in the constry where the the cause of international amity, which is the
to Ellora or Ajanta, or lonely
are
in
forward.
two Powers
aDawer
де
where active service is
of
Law of the particular country, and this period to the rather angry critics who insist that benniest hunting-ground of earth, the oat of
to build the line in the
Connoil then resolved itself into committee to | portant British Colony, we are day by day American devolopment in China, bat with a the timeyable- ruming from the last day of object of the Russo-Japanese Agreement, wili India olsims his interest, he may make his.
consider the Bill clause by clause.
Hon. Mr. OSBORNE—Has the Bilf bean rub- mitted to the Medical Board for their consideration?
HIS EXCELLENCY-Yes, it has Hon. Mr. KESWICK-With the amendment, Sir, to section 13?
HIS EXCELLENCY-We can discuss this clause when we got down to it. The Medical Board advised on it.
Hon. Mr. OgвORK-I am a member of that board and have not seen it,
Hon. Dr. Ho Kai-You were absent at the
time.
Hon. Mr. HEWITT-Clause 13 was submit.
ted to the Medical Board.
The COLONIAL. SECRETARY--And they mo divided on the queation,
On clause 13,
The Hon. Mr. KESWICK said-It appears to
sue that section 13 takes the sting out of the
growing, and as far as we can we are endeavour ing to follow upon English laws,
But
it has been pointed out by representa tives of the Chinese community that this Ord. inance as it stood is a little too far in advanco,
Therefore they suggest that it is quite im- practicable to apply the Ordinance in existence at Home, and we shall for the time being ex- empt them.
Hon. Mr. KESWICK-After the remark of my hon. friend on my right, I have no further demur to make.
On Council resuming,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through committee, and moved
that it be read a third time.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
SEGREGATION OF LEPERS,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the Council go into committen on the Bill entitled, "Au: Ordinance to provide for the segregation and treatment of Lepers."
forward movement...
cheque is
for forwarding the cheque in necessary for friend of America at the Chinese Foreign the usual way from the place where it is drawn Offee the moment may be opportuno for to the place where it is payable.
(6) The duty and aathority of the drawee pay the cheque shall be determined by the drawer's countermand of payment, as well as by the notice of an availabls not of bankruptcy committed by
death.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday isaned notice of the drame,wer, but not by the mere
the following report:
denti
The provisions of the British Billa of Exchange Act relating to grossed cheques are to be maintained, and it is highly desirable that they should be accepted generally.
be
terially advanced if an answer is furnishedmin-dei. But wherever he may care to go,
Wo
to the important in- as possible
he will be assured of the heartiest of welcomes. hara
indicated,
will be and
spared, As we have said, the impression of mistiness No trouble and no expense is not confined to Manchuria, Farther south he will appreciate his reception the more when in the Chinese Empire the exact position of the be learns how the work on his behalf is invati. schemes for the Bankow.Canton and the ably cloaked by the traditional shrug of the ich Indias oficials are Hankow. Szechuan
neede
shoulders more elu
elucida
by which an Railway
accustomed
the tion than it has yet received. After
to minimise prolonged
antiring trouble
for others' and laborious negotiations, an arrangement was they are always willing to
benefit. That there is another and an even arrived at in Faris regarding the extent to which financiers of Great Britain, Germany, more significant truth awaiting his Im France, and the United States were to participate perial Highness in the sub-continent. Wherever in these large enterprises; but China remains ha may go, and with whatever magnificence he
be received; however fully his into which she has entered. The
great future are recognised and Authorities position
take On the 1st at 11.55 am.-The barometer has
at. Feking are apparently unwilling to face the honoured by kong, and fallen quickly over Tongking and N. risen moderately in the neighbourhood of Hong
Lord Justice Kennedy, before the members opposition of the provincial authorities, who long to understand that among the three nontrad Annam,
of projects which they honour and respect i control to gain
millions of natives
claim anons of natives by far his
greatest separated, delivered a brief address in which he are quite incapable of completing. The foreign honour and r
is that
the is the great-grand- Bon of the "White Empress." No other claim The typhoon is moving into the North part congratulated them on their labours, The Con- financiers draw attention to another source of notion he way possess can be one-half so ferenso, he thought, had not falion short of any diffcelty, quite apart from their chinese valid in Hindustan as this tie of kinship with
4 predecessors in size or in importance, an
complaint against the
On the 31st at 1.33 p.m.-Black South Cone hoisted. hoisted. Typhoon 8.8.W. of Gap Rook moving At 4.30 p.m.--Black Bouth Cone and Bull Westwards.
At 9.30 p.m.--Sigral lowered.
of the Gulf of Tongking.
The Conference adopted the rules after dis-eluctant to carry out the undertakingetics and greater cials, he
onssion, though individual membera dissented from various portions of them.
of its
THE WORK OF THE CONFERENCE.
are eager
to
be
and pleasant link between himself and his many
hat anderstanding
The depression lying over the Gulf of Pechili ference had dealt withinternational arbitration, in financing thereof. That
to
The barometer is falling rather quickly over N. Formosa and the E. coast of China under for this they owed a debt of gratitude to the Government. They dwell upon Russia's claim one whom the untutored native has already half the Indnence of the other typhoon, which is now general secretaries of the Association, whe had to participation in the southern railway loans, deified. And, as he is a shrowd man, he will sitasted to the NE. of Formoss. It is moving displayed a great amount of zeal in the work and ask what is the present position regarding grateful that there always will be a continual Westwards and threatens to reach the Chins they had undertaken. In the domain of what the Anglo-Russian understanding about rail
he might call public international law the Conways, recorded in 1899, if Russia is to participate hosts. It will give him a key
much that coast in the vicinity of Fooohow.
says in the
otherwise be misunderstood, and it will assuredly b yesterday, is moving into the N. part of the with the Declaration of London, and with the and to the south
build him a royal road into the affoo doctrine of Bea of
the continuous of Japan. The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and
hoped defined
abstain from seeking raile
are committed to our care to-day, but to whom the motion was agreed to,
Pressure is highont over the Pacific to the the Governments concerned, before formal pas de tined to a couple of Notes, by which tions of some of those mysterious peoples whe S.E. of Japan.
ratification was given, поша
been "Does the understanding no longer exist is far distant fature of the Old World n may belong Bad weather may be expected over the the points raise a thould give attention to way privileges in the basin of the Yangtse. his Imperial father seems to fear that the not
read by, competent authorities. Passing from
the
e queation
and no answer has yet bees Whether the Crown Prince goes for work or Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending public international law the Conference had vanessafe. We are both respect to the tangled issues of Asiatic politics or to shoot bound to say that the for play, whether his intention is to probe the dealt with the subject of workmen's com. dilatory at 10 am. to day, 0.67 inches.
peraation, with the liability of shipping Hankow. Canton and the Szechuan Railways tiger in Gwalior, he may rest assured that he The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon companies in foreign ports for claims for leaves us rather anmeved, for we have never will be made welcome wherever he may care to to-day is as follows:-
personal injuries and with State interference
የሃገር “ made
Bill altogether. I understood the Bill was put forward in order to put a stop to malprao toes known to exist in the Colony, and although this section 13 has been brought in with the assistance of my hon. and ThS ATTORNEY-GENERAL →Council reported learned friend (Hon. T. Ho Kal) I still progress on this Bill on the last occasion in think it takes the sting out of the whole order to allow a section to be introduced to Ordinanes and should be loft out altogether, provide for the appointment of visiting Justices "There nothing in * name. You of the Peace. I have now drafted clauo 16 may call yourself a midwife, a nurse, or what which I hope meets the wishes of hon. members;
baosuse you are not a midwife does not seem
to be sound.. It appears to me to be contrary to the spirit of the Ordinance altogether.
the Peace with their consent, and gives the power to make inquiries.
E. coast of China and the Formosa Channel.
showery.
arkod,
(8 and variable with maritimo contracts. The subject of generalcealed our view that the Paris combination stray, with that instant and complote hospi ever you like, bat to shift your responsibility It provides for the appointment of Justices of Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds, moderate; averages had taken practical shape, and the British brine Possible by & korious, sacrifies of tality for which the Anglo-Indian is proverbial
rights, and of British interests in farther Committoo which had been appointed the Yangtse Valley. We quote
ote it, as well as LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. W & SW winds, would, he hoped, suggest something which would the understanding of 1899, rather as further The C.P.E. Co.'s str. Empress of Chine ...probably fresh-be accessory to the acknowledged usefulness of examples of the vagueness which secus to arrived at Nagasaki at 7.30 am. on the 1st suing to s gale, the York-Antwerp rules: The Conference had envelop rariotis important questions in the Far Instant, and left again at 2 pm, saune day for South coast of China between Variable & BW done good practical work in agreeing to the East just now. It cannot be too strongly urged Kobe, where she is due to arrive at 5 pm, on
Hongkong and Lemocka winds, moderate, rules on the subject of cheques, which he hoped that the interests at stake are too important to the 2nd instant. South coast of China between (SE winds, fresh I would receive the consideration they deserved allow that vagueness to continue andispalled.---
Hongkong and Hainan... Į to moderate. when they went before the meeting of the The Times,
Hou Dr. Ho KA--In answer to the-objeo. tion raised by my hon, friend opposito I may say that this clause was introduced by the unanimous recommendation of the leading Chinese who'
On Council resuming,
Bill had passed through committee, and moved The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the that it be read a third time.
Formosa Channel
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