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A PHILIPPINE EXPOSITION IN CORONATION CELEBRATIONS:

1012.

In Pabranry, 1912, from the 3rd to the 10th both dates inclusive, there will be held in the City-of-Mau:la-what-is-to-Bu-known as thro-

Philippino Exposition. The ouille world and particularly this countries of China and Japan hare hoard very much during the past four years of the Philippine Carnival, that great sunual flesta which is held for a week each year, hud daring which time tho City is given over. to merriment entirely and a goul time general

ly. There have been bulls and routs, a

formance, athletis

SURPLUS.

THE PUBLIC MEETING OF

SUBSCRIBERS.

to allow him to depart from the usual course of putting the amendments fret and to put the original motion Ärst.

Mr. ROBERTRON secondled. Mr. BOWLEY zaid he very much regretted A meeting of webscribers to the Coronation the Chairman on behalf of the General Com

having to oppose the relution put-forward-by Celebrations Fund took place yesterday essuingittes, but to trusted that the Chairman and at the City Hall. The Chief Justice, Sir F. Piggott, presided over a good attendance,

0110 rate for

overy

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Mr. BOWLEY's more, the following resol tion:-

That this public meeting of subscribers to the coronation fund desires that the sur- plus of $26,154 romaining in the bands of the hon. freasurer should be applict in celebrat fing mail égmnomorating the coronation of Their Majesties the King and Queen and -the Lavostiture of II, R. II. the Prince of Wales in the following manner (1) $11.654 to be paid to the hon. treasurer of the Su men's Institute building fund for the purposo of reducing the dobit balance of that fund, upon the committed of the institute andertaking to name the concert hall King George's Hall and to erect a suitable tablet in dat ball recording the gift. (2) 4.500 to be paid to the hou treasurer of the Soldiers and Sailors' Home for the purpose of paying off the debit balance of the builling fund of that home, upon the committes of the home under- taking to name one of their principel roons after H. R. H. Prince Edward of Wales, and to erect a suitabla Jabled in that room rowding the gifi. (3) $10.000 to be nod to the hen treasurer of the Kwong We Hospital for the Lurpose of reducing the

lence of the bailding fund of the hospit upon the hospital committen under- taking to none the Wemen and Children's Wing of the Hospital stler H. 11. Qusen Mary and to erect suitablo tablet in that wing recording the gift.

Mr. FRIESLAND Seconded.

withdraw his amendment because he felt sure Mr. HOOPER said he was quite willing to who the mattor of the fountains was brought in the notice of ifis Majesty's viceroy it would

attended to.

The CHAIRMAN proposed su amendment to Mr. Bowboy's motion that a small committer

be

of

appointed to consider the feasibility erecting a cottage ospital at Kowloon.

Mr. LOOKER seconded.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6г¤, 1911.

the fund, and ho suggested that that three| Mr. HoreR-I certainly was under that im- the should go to the semen of all nations pression, hat having drawn attention to the in the same of our sailor King and his ear and no member of the Government having taken mattor in the public press some four months ago, sov. (Grest applause.) The past and present any notice of it. I presume I was wrong in my honefciaries who had provided for seamen in this surmise (Lauchter). description, and the instilu ou were used committee had been pat before the meeting, portero too well-known to need ans seribors who wore against the proposal of the

Mr. LOCKER said all the views of sub- largely not only by British sozuen, but by and he thought it only fair to pat before the the Committee, would not deem those who seamon of all nations (applante.) Dasing the meeting the views which saimated the commit- The CHAIRMAN said that before they supported his view ungrateful to them for the last eight months over 46,000 seamen made use Prince did not visit the Colony the balance was to tap in deciding upon this proposal. If the Crown came to the business of the meeting he had pain they bad taken in arranging the very of the Bagen's Instituto; of these, 44,000 were he held by trustees under a proper deed of trust which would insure its not being forgotten he would ask them to solve in the way which abscribe to a fund to celebrate the auspicious quent to put before them a technical dificulty whichcessful celebrations of the Coronation. When British and American and the rest were

the community of Hongkong was asked to composed of oilier nationalities who fre- publio purpose: The Colony had gone through and would emble is being applied to Buy he would prapose. Aa Dhey were not a corpor-

thix port. Then there was the not very prosperous time for some years and Jargo and varied.hippodrome or circus per ate body, but a large and independent body of consion of the Coronation of Their Majesties Sailors' and Soldiers' Hone. Both of these taxes in the way of subscriptions were very sports of all kinds subscribers, a question oross which had not been King George and Queen Mary, this Colony with Institations provided for merchant seaten Scently to the appeal on behalf of the Coren. heavy here. Hongkong bad responded mun and exhibits of the industrias, agricultural considered when it was decided to call that ite asal ofserity and liberality poured dollars of

all nations, Lut bath wore really tion and it was products and tonimercial activities of tho rari-meeting. Some subscribora-bad-anbsoribed one i into the collers of the Treasurer so. JavisEly (foo small for the purpose, and bath were arr.TO PARPARI not fair to ask the public i

Lia ops provinces of the prolipelago. It was doter Collar: some hid azbscribed ton dollars, some that the Committee was not only, eualled, to flowing when the foot was bore. It was a ro

I again to a simitke appent on behalf of the Crown Jrinen sus long as there was

this! mined during the last season of the Philippino fifty, some one hundred, some five hundred or one provide a series of magnificent and gorgeons markalle coincidence that the building debts on that at least they should devole a

surplus to satisfy it. (Applans). It was felt. Legislature to make a special appropriation of thousand, and he thought they would agres with spectacles, the like of which had never on these iwe institutions (allied almost exactly with of it to entertaining the Crown Prince. a portion a large sum of inoney which would note slabim that it would not be quite fair that the one-on before in Hongkong-perhaps, but now the surplay-which-bad-to-be disposed of. The who was a relative of the King and a quately sorve to bring to the metropolis during dollar satseribor should have the sanio power as they were in the extraordinary position of being building it on the Soldiers' and Sailors' Hone

prince of a with whom we desired

power the Carnival week in 1912, comprehensive ex- the thousand dollar subscriber. What he would saddled with a surplus which they did not know

boon forms of greatest friendship. There were was £410, or roughly $4,500, and the building one or two considerations ibits of the products, industries and sources propors was that they should adopt a rule similar what to do with. The disposal of this surplus debt or the Seamen's Instituto was $11,800 borne, in mind, before the webti gught to be of the provinces. With that end in view, the to that adopted under the Companies' Ordinance, had led to a great deal of discussion and great odd, so that if $4,000 odd was giron to conclusion as to what should be done with the meeting came to a Legislature passed an Act providing for such The girditions wore analogous. Each share. differctice of opinion. In the Arst place. hethe Soldiers' and Saiters' Home and 811,800

fund. In the Brst place, though a band some Exposition of Philippino product. A Board of bolder had one tote for every share up to 10, could hardly inngine that any subscribe who, to the Serena Institute, both those in agreed they ought not to devote it to any surplus, it was not a very great any of money. -Directors known as the Philippine Exposition from 1 to 100 each solder had one vote for in the fullness of his locally and the warmth of stifties would be free from debt. It was thing which would inevitably mean that they Board was formed with the Honourable C. B. every fre shares, and ster Ico each his heart-salecribed to this fand was now hation, therefore, to pay off the existing debt would have to pat their hands in their Elliott, Secretary of Commerce and Police, as holder find

pockets to complate. The next thing that 10. desirous of gotting his money back either in cash rather than to inear now debts by starting ought not to be lost sight of was the fact that. the President theraf: the Elonourab's V. What ho proposed was that overy subscriber er in kind. Such an notion would seem to him aaw institutions such as a cottage hospital at they were under no obligation to spend it at Conception, Chairman of the Committee on from $1 to $10 should have one rote per dollar absolutely naworthy of any loyal British subject, Kowicon. They should remember that this fund spent case they had it. The ideal way of Indastries and Commerce of the Philippine from $10 to $100 ons extra vote for every $5, and horas sure that no such thought over crossed was contributed for the Coronation, and not ring it would be in some permanent form Assembly, as Vice-President; louerable Refaol so that he would have 18 votes, and so on. He the mind of any of our generous friends who for general juirings, and The Coronation and future conld be pointed out as representing the to some necessary objet which in Royos, a prominent merchan! and citizen of hoped they would adopt that proposal, which he did not owe allegiance to the Crown Thero been fittingly celebrated, thanks to the untiring Soldiers.and Sailors Home and the Seamen's Joy's resolution was then put, aml carried-

handsome sarpins of the Coronation

food, wore dhors appareatly who had conscientious exertion of the chairman and committee fastitute were institutions for which he had The scrúples about the purpose for which this money (applause.) They should continue to celebrate the highest admiration, and the work done by them was subscribed. The word “celebration "seemed it by paying off the debts of these institutions be regarded as extremely valuable, but no reason to stick in the gorge of some of the subscribers, and putting them on round legs. He had drawn there was any urgent necessity for them to

had been pat before the meeting to show that who could not imagine anything beyond decora. up a resolution embodying the proposals which off those debis. There was no reason to show tions, illuminations, and so on. It seemed to ho wished to put forward, bat he understood that if they were not paid these institutions him that those people overlooked the word from the Chairman that he first wished to oculd not carry on. He would like to ask Mr. Coronation. This maney was not subscribed for put the resolution of the sorcmittee to give an undertaking, if this money were supplied Bowley if these institutions were prepared to celebrations. It was subscribed to cafubrate the the celing, and his (Mr. Bowley's) hem, not to incur another The CHAIRMAN replied that a show of hands Coronation. (applause.) The Coronation was resolution could afterwards come forward period of ten years.

another capital debt for a was generally taken first. If a poll were de-a great national erent which fortunately hapas a subsequent resolution, Ile asked

Mr. BowLEY thought such an undertaking manded it would be taken on those lines. If paned very occasionally, and all fervently the meeting therefore to vote against the roso present committee, but the Seamen's Institate hardly be binding on the successors of the they could avoid an elaborato calentation of the prayed that it might be very many years before. lation of the Chairmau in order that they might on a new building and if the debt was paid off vote it would be much better.

they were called upon to celebrate another, afterwards support the resolution which he did not see why another should be incurred Mr. LOOKER thought it should be done by a (applause.) This was a Coronation fund, not a wished to put forward on behalf of seaman. show of hands.

selebration fund, and the question was how to (Applause.)

Mr. LOOKER said he always thought these institutions were self-supporting, and if they dispose of the surplus of the Coronation Fund Hon. Mr. POLLock seconded the motion paying off these debts. If it was found were oro towing they should be on the way to Numerons methods of disposel had been put for of the previous speaker. Since this matter had hereafter that they could not, and that ward by way of erecting permanent musmorials, beea put before the committee he was given to the debt bat one after another of the permanent memorial understand that the Chineso subscribers generask for a portion of the surplus. If they bas

жан ሰ heavy weight schemes dropped on, account of various objec-ally were in favour of the schems put forward tily paid away this money they might find that their progress then they could come forward-and tions and diffoulties to which they gave rise. by Mr. Bewley. (Applause.) He had to confess immediately afterwards something might arise As the Chairman pointed out in his speech to that that fact had removed a difficulty which be such as a cyclone or typhoon. Then all would the General Committee, it was impossible to felt before he was aware of these circumstances, be seping: What a pity we did not wait a littlo devote the whole sarplus to any our section because it would no doubt be very unsatisfactory of the community to the exclusion of indeed if any section of this community at- all the others, and it was inadvisable to tempted to bring forward a proposal which split up such a sum as 825,000 between s number of objects which could not effectively. But if the appropriation of $10,000 to the Kung was opposed by a large body of subscribers. Eo carried out with the money at the disposal Wa Hospital at Yanmati met with the approval of the Committee. For those reasons and of the Chinese subcribers he thought Mr. popular proposals as the removal and re- erection of our old and familiar friond the Clock Tower, & moonment whick we would like to see erected on top of the new Post Offices had to be abandoned.

Manila, a Member: Captain H. L. Heath of the International Banking Corporation, - ns. Treasurer, and Mr. C. E. Unson of the Execus tive Bureau of the Inxular. Ciocerument, as Secretary. This Board mol some months ago and determined upon a general plan for holding the Exposition and arranging for it. Mr. W. W Parley, for many years 11 Provincial Treasurer and at the time of his appoint- ment Treasurer of the large and prosperons province of Iloilo, a gentleman who hur had unprecedented success in the assembling of Carnival exbibits for his province, was de. tailed Director-General of this frat big Phi- lippine Exposition. The Bourd also appointed an Becretary of the Philippino Exposition Mr. F. W. Holland of the Callenge-dmerican editorial staff, who for four jesus was in charge of the publicity work for the Philippine Car nival Association. An office has been establish ed in the Ayuntamiento, the large Insular Government building in the walled city, and general letter of instruction has already boon sent to provincial officials, explaining what is wanted from each province in the way of af exhibit.

It is the earnest desire if the Philippine Government in make the Exponite i Tatu- able and instructive adjunct to each natual carnival. No admission is to be charged.bo the grounds whatever, or to any mhibit within the grounds. The Exposition will contain examples of the handicrafts of artisans in orory industrial line in the Islands. Here will be seen actually at work the makers of the famous Raliung and Casino hats, which rival in kneness of textura and arability the well-known. Pandinu product. Workers in the various multi-coloured and shop ed nats of the Islands will also produce these

more............

Mr. LooKER sulanittod n voting basis as follows: One vole pór 81 up to $10; over $10 one extra vete for every 15 up to 8100; and after $100 one vote for every $10 subsoribed.

The proposal wis seconded.

Mr-BOWLEY asked if this elaborate system of taking a pell was to come after a show of hands or otherwise.--

Mr. BowLEY esked if a poll were demandod after the show of hands, would it be taken ?

The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmativo and explained that the point was this: They wore a bedy of independent persons. He thought it was an established lav that the majority of a body like that could not bind a dissentient minority,

Mr. LooKEE remarked that it was established that there was no common law right of proxy.

The CHAIRMAN agreed.

Mr LAU CHY: Past asked if a poll were demanded would the subscribers not present be allowed to vote P

The CHAIRMAN answered in the negative. Mr. LOOKER asked if there was no decided majority on the fast show-of-hands could the meeting do anything?

The CHAIRMAN said that if there were active dissentients who declined to accept the vote of the majority the only catcome was to return the balance to subscribers, who, it was calculated,

articles on the Exposition grounds. The worgen ould get 41 por cont

The question was put to the meeting, when

of Iloilo, Albay and other proving will man 40 voted for and 21 epist. The resolution

building which will be known as the Insular

was declared carried.

The CHAIRMAN said the next question before that meeting would be bound by the vote of the proceeding with the formal business was whether majority. He proposed that it be bound by the rote of the majority.

agreed to.

Bowley's motion was dearable; and there being the fund, they should at encs allceat this money no difficulty at all in the way of apportioning and not wait for some other object to crop up. case, and the Chinese hospital, the Soldiers and He thought Mr. Bowley had made out a good

could

for a term.

longer this in

Day

just the thing for the Coronation Appause). The proposal of the com- bo thosght was the best that could be devised at present. It gave every one time to

supported the proposal of the Committee of fand being suspended for a reasonable time. He think, and provided for the expenditure of the

which he was a member.

Boxley's suggestion.

Mr. STODALT KENNEDY supported Mr.

The CH IKMAN aid Mr. Bowley had do.

been lost sight of, as his hearers would be carried corated his speech with some beautiful language,

away with his and he was afraid the real meaning of it had

appeals on helialf of the soldiers

Mr. Bowley had not clean that there was need and sailors, and all the hardships they suffered, If no institate helped them in their need.

Mr. BOWLEY replied that he expected-those Sailors' Home and the Seamen's Institute were! for further-assistance for them. Ho protested i

very worthy and deserving objects. (Applanso.) pleasure in supporting, ou bohalf of the Chinese Mr. CHAN KAI MIxo said høbad the greatest subscribers, the resolution of Mr. Bowley. It was certainly a moat becoming and equitable fund in hand. A meeting of Chinese subscrib- way to dispose of the surplus of the Coronation

cost

10

for

motion. Several of the principal machinery estimated that the entertainment of the Crave gothor of the difficulty of nationality and non-relieve them of a great part of their burden.to decide what shall be done with the money.

com-

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On a vote being taken, only the mover and

amidst great applauso seconder supported the amendment. Mr. Bow-

A vote of thanks to the Chairman coucinded the proceelings.

INTIMATIONS BROWNING'S

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"An Ideal Drink for Summer."

BOLE AGENTS:

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Selection of Gotde from

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MAPPIN & WEBB,

would not like to see the old clock there.

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK interjected that they

present would like to see a new clock tower on

against this hyperbole, as it had nothing the Post Office Proceeding, he said that for

shout the binte necessity there wa to do with the question. He wished to say a facturo the delicate and beautiful just-

the same reason a proposal to erect & Queen's

was autoverburdened with hospitals, and there, & coltage bospital at Kowlcon. This Colony pifia and sinarnay cloths. Special attention,

Wharf worthy of the name was dropped. Some

was for the mean of stall means an unduubted. of course, will be paid to tho agti. cultural features of exhibits, and splendid

erection of a cottage hospital ut Kowloon for

to devote a portion of the fand to the Chinese, people, he understood, were in favour of the

need for a small cottage hospital in Kowloon. specimens of coconuts and palay, ride, rubber,

Europeans, but he thought this Colony was al

He supported the part of Mr. Bowley's resolution Lomp, etc., of the Philippiucs will be represented Valuable prizes will be given for the best ex.

ready over supplied with hospitals. We had the had just hoon held at the Tang Wa Hos- but likewise suggested that a cottage hospital hibits and every effort will be made by the

Mr. BOWLEY seconded, and the motion was Government Civil, Naval, Military, pirate and pital, and their views coincided with those just should be built for Europeans. He hoped that the meeting would not be carried away by the tho Matilde Hospitals, and he had it on very expressed by Mr. Bowley. (Applause). In fact, beautiful language Mr. Bowley had used, but Exposition officials to make the event attractive and instructive. The Government Bureaux are which led up to the meeting. At the last orerorowded.

The CHIRMAN explained the proceedings good authority that none of these hospi a's ware when he went round to collect subscriptions for that it would look at the question is a purely WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Bo that if a man fell sick he this fund, as chairman of the Tang Wa Hospit.T practical manner. taking an active interest in the Exposition. meeting of the General Committee they had could have his choice of going to the Civil he was told by the Chinese that should thore subscribed I should like a decision as to how Mr. Rouse in cases where companies have These, will for the most part be housed in one to consider how the balance of $26,000 was to the Peak or perhaps, under cortain conditions. be

WD3 Buy surplus it to be devoted their vote shall be taken. Is it to be decided by to the Matilda. Considerable stress had to charities, (Applause) and that the Chinese the directors or shareholders? Burona building. Here will be so splendid be disposed of, and after discussion they decided

Mr. HOOPER-I can quote an analons cage. exhibits from the Bureaux of Forestry, Con- that it would be advisable in view of the pros unfortunately been laid on the amounts subcrib. should have their share of it.

The Kang At the m etinge of the Chamber of Commerce to date, had already the vote of the Secretary or Managerin takon, stabulary; Publio Works, Agriculture, Internal pective r'ait of His Imperial Highness the ed by each of the different audionalities which Wa Hospital, up

Tho Chinese commanity more thanard he votes irrespective of any instructions Berenne, Navigation, Health. Science and Crown Prince of Germany, and possibly the went to make up this community, but since the various others. Another huge nu in visit of the Prince of Wales, that the money question of nationality had been brought for. $80,000-and it still required $30,000 odd before from the Board. I think that would reset the case, The UHAIRMAN-The resolution is that the teresting building on the rounds will should be set aside in the name of three ward it was necessary to meet it. He claimed it could be placed in proper working order. fnud be invested in threo trustoes, that the be the Machinery Hall, where muschinery of all trustees to hold la reserve as a fund for the that the scheme-he proposed, and with which all. The two-thirds of the surplus proposed to be expenses of the Crown Princes vitit be taken kinds used in the Islands will Es aufuaily in entertainment of the royal-visitors. As it was present were more or less familiar, disposed alto apportioned to the Chinese would no doubt from it, and it be does not visit the Colony that the trustees should all a general meeting Mr. HARSTON-The question is, how are you importing Brms will have splendid exhibits is Prince would not exceed $10.000, it was moved effectiveness. It was a schome which should (Applause). this ball. Here the visitor will be able to see in that the final disposition of the fund should be prove acceptable to all To the sailor they owed

Mr. HooPE said he intended to propose a going to leat the voting power of this meeting

The CHAIRMAN-That has already been actual operation, rice and sugar mills of the postponed for six months, and the money vested doubio debt of gratitude, because it was the slight amendment to Mr. Bowley's resolution,

in three trastees on bohalf of the

sailor who brought them bere, and in the future Chinese to support him. He was sure that if

and in doing so he would appeal to all the settled. latest pattern and device, as well as all sorts of

Mr. ROUSE-No, you hare not answered my -propósat was put forward which was question, to their own country. To the tailor therefore acceptable to

Mr. LookEE-I suggest that all companies It is also contemplated to have an ice-making Crown Princo would have visited the Colony, or machine in fall operation in this building. The his visit would have been postponed, and the they should give the surplus which they used to and the rest of the meeting to accept the amend. vote by any of their representatives who happen

done question of disposing of the surplus could be con. celebrate the Coronation of our sailor King, re back to 1887, the jubilee of our great Queen HOUSE-W

ment. There were these in the room who could to be present, irrespective of instructions Baron of Education, which

Mr. Rouse-Will you allow me or my sidered. It was proposed that the trustees in Our friends from the Middle Kingdom did not Victoria, and could remember how the-com- splendid work. in uplifting and

whose names the money should be rested should depend so much apon the instrumentality of munity then came forward and raised subscrip- better the condition of the

the sailor to take them to their own country. tions to celebrate the event. One of the of thego falands,

be the manager for the time being of the Eong- will have

carried that drinking fountains a special building where the progress which has kong and Shanghai Bank, the manager for the Fu fest, it was hoped that very shortly each of thould to erected in the city for the tones been made throughout the Islands will be con. time being of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co. them would be able to go to the Star Ferry ho poorer class of Chinese. One noted gitizen, on clusively and interestingly demonstrated.

Wharf, and there be able to take a through, Beside the 31 regular so-called civilised pro-lative Couno. Dircety the question was

his own account, at a cost of £1,000 provided a number of drinking fontaine, the shield on

The CHAIRMAN-You had Fotter go in vinces, the seven special or wild tribe provinces will have fine exhibits, These lattor with their settled og to whether the Crown Prince was

with their usual munificent liberality and public tain." The shield of the fountain

The resolution was then put to the meeting Rear the interesting people, their strange clothes and coming or not, a meeting could be called to decide spiritedness had erected a hospital at Yaumati chai Market was at pressut lying in the gutter. sud declared lost by 41 to 25 votes. The decision castors, &c., always make a most fascinating what should be done with the fund. If he were for the use of Chinese at Kowlooo, who nam top

That was scarcely the treatment to be meted out

was received with great applause. display. It is the earnest desire of the Glavors coming it was necessary that a sum should bered about 70,000 souls. That hospital had citizens, and the Government appeared to be in a to permanent memorials sal gifts from munificent

Hon. Mr. Roas said he had listened with grest. ment to make this Exposition a most effective

interest to the sperobes of the various PRINCES PLATE, Gon, and large rimburs of people from the be taken from the $26,000, and after his coat a sum of 8100,000 or over, and was indebted diffaulty about effecting repairs as they d

did bat gentlemen.

Many people had been troubled United States

ure expected to come to Manila visit another mcoting should be called to

with debit balances of late, and very few to the extent of over 830,000. It had become apparently know to which yola to charge the cost at that time, inasmuch as Beveral of

thought a portion of the coronation fund were troubled with gradit balances, but the big Steamship and Railway Companies consider what should be done with the balance natural to every Englishman during the last should be devoted to the restoration of each this was an accasion On which they bare signified their intention of arranging. The reason the General Committee adopted that seventy years or re to couple the word hospital fountain, as this would be acceptable to the were all very much troubled. He thought four community and acceptable and pleasing to our proposals had been made as to how they wore Companies call at this port during the week had subscribed very handsomely and that in view

it he had any

any knowledge of the present

to dispose of this balance, The Committee gare more fittingly dispose of the balance of this commencing February 3rd and ending February

the matter very careful consideration, and In The people of China and Japan and of its not very prosperous condition it would not surplus dann by contributing to the endowment memoriale put up to his grandmother were view of the depression which prevailed in Hong countries adjacent thorste, will be particularly by advisable to call upon the public for a second of a hospital for the women and children of receiving the attention they so badly needed. kong thought it inadvisable at some near dato DRESSING CASES with interested in this Esposition, and the Exposi-sabaaription of this sort. That seemed a the Kowloon Feninsula. (applause.) Chinese exceeding $2000 be set aside and he a first charge opinion of the majority of the gentlemen pre- therefore would move that a sum not to again have to go round with the hat, but the things as pleasant as possible for all tourists practical reason for making this proposal which gentlemen subsoribed about two-fifths of the on the balance remaining of the Coronation they were quite willing to accept the opinion! sent was to the contrary. He thought, however, Any person desiring further information on that there might be certain amendments which of the Kowloon bospital; that was to say, in not entrusted to the Government, and whether

he would wow put to the meeting. He believed fund, and he suggested that two-fifths of the sur- fond.

plus should be given in aid of the building fund

Mr. EoWLEY-Would I be in order in asking Mr. Bowley's objects undoubtedly wors good of those gentlemen without going to the poll. this subject may write to the Director-General

whether the Victoria drinking fountains were and a prompt reply will by immediately sout. amendments. He therefore asked the mecting the seae, non-Chinese, subscribed three-fths of Works Department? (Applause).

ground tilling devices and electrical applianeog,munity. At the end of six months the each of them looked to him to take them back any-to them, it was not too late for them

Buch making nativos

brus

!

pro-

direc- Mr. Muner-I think it is naal for the

secretary or manager to rete, not the directors.

Mr. BOWLEY-I understand the role is taken

show of hands.

by a

Mr. Rouse-I have three rotes and only two

handa

and the senior Chinese member of the Legisoket to his native village. Our Chinese friends, which bare the words "Victoris Jubilen form for the hospital thon-langhter).

Wal-

their schedules in order to have vessels of their proposal was beoense they thought the Colony with the Queen of England. How could they KIDE of the fountains, to know that the

state

10th.

tion officists are unaninions in the desira

who may visit Manila at that time,

to.make

ones.

of the Philippiro Expositiou, Mavila, P. 7 meant that there would be a great many sub-round figures $10,000 The Colonists from ovet their upkeep does not fall upon the Publisheen lost, we have now the embatantive motion !

The CHAIRMAN-The resolution hating

to be moved by Mr. Bowley.

LONDON,

Comprising

SILVER CUPS,

PRESENTATION PLATE.

TEA SERVICES

TABLE WARE,

&c.

CUTLERY,

and FORKS,

FISH

KNIVES

SILVER FITTINGS,

LEATHER HAND-BAGS,.

Bed WALLETS,

RAZORS

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