SANITARY BOARD.
a coat,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, HAY 7cm, 1918.
As regards the sixth question, I am somewhat in doubt, but I will assume The fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary that "streets" mean the whole of the Board was bold yesterday, Mr. D. W. streets of the city, and "before sweeping" Tratman (President) presided, and there
means immediately before sweeping. The were also present:-Hon. Mr. W. Chat-
answer to that is, it is quite possible at bam, O.M.G. (Vice-President), Lieut.-
To condguration of Hongkong Colonel Younan, Dr. Fitzwilliams, makes it impossible that water carts Mesara, F. B. L. Bowley, Ng Hon Tsz, should go anywhere beyond the lower Chan Kai Ming, Dr. Clark (Medical Off-levels, and the side streets are too narrow oor), and Mr. W. Bowan Rowlands (Bce-
or too full of traffic. We have ten water retary),
carts which are going up and down the main streets of the lower level right away down to the Cotton Mills. They start work about 8 o'clock and finish just bofore noon. They go to work again at 1.30 and finish any time between 6 and 4. It is impossible for the number of carts to di any more work
1
Mr. Bowler gave notice of his intention to ask the following questions:--
(--Botweon what hours do the lust carts and coolies with dust baskota patrol the streets of the City of Victoria and who supervises them? Is the regulation with referency to closely-fitting covers to dust-hins enforced? Are householders permitted to place dust-bing in the street over-night If yes, are such bias kept covered? 4-Is there any regulation to prevent the scarobing or scattering of the tntents of dust-bins and dustheaps in or near streetel if so what is it 1 and how and by whom init enforced and are there any means of prevent ing animals from similar actions? 5-How often daily and between what
hours are the sakreste swent? 6-Is it not practicable to have the streete sprinkled with water before 7: Head of the Sanitary sweeping them in dusty weather1 Department suggest any improve removing household refuse and
As regards the seventh question, I should like to remind members that the Present system is an improvement on the old contractor's system, and it has only been running some four months and a few days now. Having referred to the report of the Select Committee recon- ending the adoption of the present system--signed by Mears. Wolfe Bowler and Chan Kai Ming, the President cen tinued--As regards the question itself I cannot suggest any improvements on the method, but I can suggest considerable improvements in the carrying out of that. method, at a cost. If the Board are pre- pared to recommend it, I can arrange to have gangs of coolies with sprinkling buckets to follow round after the gangs of sweepers, and we can increase the done more quickly.
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THE
THEFT OF
ALLEGED BUSINESS DOCUMENTS.
DEFENDANT: DISCHARGHI,
tun
THE MAGISTRACY.
GAMBLING AT WANCHAL
Bofore Mr. F. A. Hazoland yesterday,
mea were charged by Inspector At the Magistracy yesterday, before McHardy with gambling at No. 80, Mr. C. D. Melbourne, the hearing was Wanchai Road His Worship fined dach resumed of the case in which A. F. dos of the mon $3 or seven days in default. Remedios, aged 27, clerk, was charged DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR. with the larceny of press copy letters and a private telegraph code book, the pro party of H. Cruz & Co.
Acting-Inspector Terrett proceeded against a man and a woman for behaving in a disorderly manner in Kowloon City, Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by Mr.It was stated that the two defendants bad Leo d'álmada) prosecuted, and Mr. F. C. quarrelled over some property. The first Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Crew, of defendant was fined $2. Messrs. Hastings & Hastings) defended.
On the application of Mr. Jenkin, the office hoy, Chung Wah, was recalled for cross-examination, and said he did not defendant cut any leaves out of the press copy books, but Wong Man had told him accused did so on the evening of the 11th February. He did not teli Mr. Cruz immediately on his return from Manila, because he did not know anything about it then. The press copy book produced was lying open on the desk, nnd witness saw the defendant put a pair of scissors into his pocket. Witness did not know a man named Gracia, but know that somebody was working in the office during prosecutor's absence. between 10 and 17 years of age, and was
He was
UNLAWFUL POSSESSIÓN OF ARMS.
-A Chinese who had only just landed from America was found to be in posses sion of a revolver and ammunition, and when he was fined $50 by Mr. Melbourne yesterday he smiled gratefully at his Worship and said All right.”
··OPIUM. SMOKING AT WEST POINT, SA
Inspector Dymond proceeded against twelve men for frequenting an opium divan at West Point. The first man, who was the keeper of the house, was fined 3250, or three months' imprisonment in default, and the remainder were fined 83 each.
"THE RECENT HAUL OF LOTTERY TICKETS,
A. VILS-TEMPERED. HOUSH BOX. · A house boy summoned Mr. D. K. Muss, of his wages. for dismissing him and withholding part
Aerosa-summons brought by Mr. Moss against the "boy”. for absenting himself from service and disobeying the orders of his master.
STA
The complainant in the first case said he came into the defendant's employ, about four months ago. In April he asked permission from his mistress to go out for the evening, and she told him that if he left one man behind he could go. Witness left the cook, and went out, returning next morning, when his master told him he would not allow him to stay on this premises, and ordered him to leave immediately. Witness said he would do so if he were paid, but defendant declared he would not pay a ont,
INTIMATIONS
JOHNSTONE'S
M.P.
In regard to the cross-summons, Mr. Muss said that in the early part of April he rang the bell for the "boy," and found that all the staff of the house had gone, with the exception of the amah. No permission had been given for them to go ont, and witness gave all of them notice to leave at the end of the month. On the 28th ult. the "boy" asked permission to go out immediately after dinner, and his
A Really Recherché Whisky. mistress told him most distinctly that he. could not go out. He cover, he that he notice of the refusal, and went out, The best that quainty of ingredients | returning next morning. His Worship
observed that the boy evidently possessed and age combined with experience a vile temper, In reply to a qustion, Mr. Moss said to asked for no penalty
monte in the present methods of Sangs of sweepers so that the work will baju Portuguese. He was the only man who 20,000 lottery tickets, and who stated that satisfied that the boy left without per-
OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.
as he had cut his wages, and thought that and skill can produce. sufficient. His Worship said the first summons would be dismissed. He was
mission. As the master had asked for no penalty in the second case, defendant must consider himself very lucky that he
weavonging the streets or in the of the amount of work got out of the the same duties when prosecutor returned.appeared before Mr. Melbourne yester: Would be discharged with a caution. He
régulations relating thereto! Lieut.-Colonel YOUNIN minuted-The question applies equally to Kowloon Could Mr. Bowley exford his questions to apply to Kowloon ?
Dr. FITZWILLIAMS-Would Mr. Bowley further exbond his questions to apply to Kowloon as well as Victoria? Bitter com plaints are rife in Kowloon, especially in the region of Knutsford Terrace,
Mr. Bower asked leave to amend the first question by inserting after the words the City of Victoria."" and Kowloon
The PRESIDENT suggested that notice should be given of that alteration, as the conditions over there were different
to the conditions in Victoria.
Mr. Bowley--I beg to ask the question as standing on the paper.
The PRESIDENT As regards the first question, the coolice begin any time between three and four a.m. and continue till between 8 and 8.30 The earts start later, about 6.30 to 0, and finish about 8.30. During the middle of the morning, howover, from about 9.45 to 11.20, the coolies are out again washing the streets, but not sweeping. Abuat noon they start
THEFT BY A DANISHER..
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escaped without being fined.
COMPANY. REPORT.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
states:
The report issued: to shareholders
The general agents and consulting, com mittee häve pleasure in submitting a statement of the affairs of the office made up to 31st December, 1912.
It has been decided to abandon the sys tom, hitherto in force, of closing the working account after eighteen months working, and in future to keep it open for twenty-four months. The working account for the year 1912 will therefore be kept opon until the 31st December, 1913, Future annual meetings will be held as near to the end of April as possible. the credit of this account is $1,545,432.06.
1012. Account--The amount standing to
An
Out of this the general agents and con- sulting committes have declared interim dividend of $15 per share, ab- sorbing $180,000.
be
on the second sweeping and cleaning, the report of the Select Committee which some tissue paper into his pocket, but he Defendant, who pleaded guilty, was eligib. The accounts have been 1
which is continued till about 2.30 or 4
p.m.
As regards tho second question the answer details of tie present system be printed that Mr. Cruz had admitted that he was months for returning from banishment.C.A., and A. B. Lowe, C.A., who, being.
eligible, offer themselves for re-election. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., General Agents. WORKING ACCOUNT, 1012 ON 31ST DECEMBER, 1912.
H. BUTTONJEE & SON,
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
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PRISM
BINOCULARS
AT HOME PRICES:
The two wharf coolies who were charged with being in unlawful possession of over
worked on the books during the absence they were instructed to fetch the boxes I would like to give members some idea of Mr. Cruz, and he continued to perform containing the tickets from a ship, again ecolies. They get up at 3 o'clock in the morning and work till 6 or 8.0 when He had never seen a telegraph code book they go home to breakfast, and turn out like that produced in the office, although day. They were discharged, his Worship directing that the lottery tickets should it was his duty to clean up the office. gain at 10 or 10.30, when they are em- ployed washing down all concrete lanes
Mr. Jenkin submitted that there was
be forfeited. and all stone steps and galleries. It
His Worship would À REOLECTFUL LURONG. is impossible to get through the whole of no case to answer.
Inspector Murrison, prosecuting each district every day, so it has been remember, after a long adjournment, that arranged that the whole of each district this was a charge of larceny against the woman for attempting to commit suicide, is washed twice a week. This takes from prosecutor's one-time assistant after said the defendant's story was that hex 10 to 11.30. They go back then and have a cup of tea or a drink of some kind and hours, who, as Mr. Cruz had told them, husband, who was a Chinese constable, turn out again at noon. After that they had conducted practically the whole of had not been contributing towards her continue on until the work is finished, his English correspondence Then the
prosecutor told the Court that defendant support for the last two months, and had which in some districts carries them on until 4 o'clock, and they have to get up eventually left his service, and the first assaulted her or the previous morning at 3 next morning. The old contractor complaint against him was that of The constable stated that he gave her food employed 431 coolies, where we are now stealing certain papers for his own and treated her properly. The woman employing 233. The work could no doubt information, with the object of taking be done better and more speedily if business. There was no need for him to for six months.
away a certain amount of the prosecutor's was bound over to be of good behaviour had more men. I should like to invite members to come round with me to the dwell on the academic definition of early morning sweeping or the second larceny, and he thought that in this case
A particularly villainous-looking Chi sweeping and see the difficulties our mea there was nothing in the evidence which have to contend with. No amount of pro would support or come within the four nese was charged before Mr. Hazeland secutions can convince the Chinese that acorners of any definition of larceny with the lureeny of a quantity of clothing strect ought not to be used as a workshop With regard to the press copy letters, or a stall. If we go along private streets there was no evidence of any such letters and money from a house in Yaumati we can see a stack 20 feet high of kerosone having been found, and yet the man was Sergt. Brown said the man was arrested
The remainder of ZEISS tins. The scavenging coolie is the lowest taken by surprise ander a search warrant by a lukong whilst in possession of the of the low and so low that no one likes to by Detective Knight. The man's belong- stolen articles. The man apparently $1,365,439.00 will be carried forward to
dealt with at the next ordinary meeting. live next to him. If he were to ask that ings were searched, and all that could be
Conaniting Committee.-The Hon. Bir the tins be removed he would probably found were certain draft letters and the gained access to the house by scaling a get his head smashed and he prefers to typewritten document which was now water-pine. He was a returned banishes, Paul Chater, CM.G., and Messrs. D. W.
referred to as a private telegraph code. wait the arrival of the inspector, an
Flon. Mr. E. Shellim retire, but, being Mr. BOWLEY Might I ask the date of One man said he saw the defendant but having been deported in January last. Craddock, F. Maitland, II. P. White and
offer themsolves for re-election. 16 Power.... could not read English, and could not sentenced to one month's imprisonment you mentioned 3 do
have known what was on the paper on the charge of theft, and a further six audited by Messrs. H. Percy Smith, 19 Counsel further eommented on the fact
ADVERTISING EXTRAORDINARY.- not told until nearly three weeks after-
Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, the wards.
Mr. Alabaster, in reply, said there was manager of the Edison Kinetophone no evidence for the defence. Defendant
was charged with unlawfully had collected the drafts of all the letters agency that had been written by the firm and affixing a bill on the notice board at the object of opening up business with some Thers was a similar charge of posting of the constituents of Mr. Cruz. Learned Counsel's defence was that the prosecution three bills on the retaining wall in I charged him with stealing only three House Street Defendant said he under- sheep, while he had stolen a whole flock, stood from the Hongkong Printing Press, He had written two letters on behalf of who were assuuning responsibility, that a the firm who were now employing hint coolie was sent to post up the bils, and to the very people to whom the cops letters had stack them up there without direction were written. It was not a crime to sten! to do se-In reply to his Worship he said a business connection, but if a letter was he had asked the printing firm to print stolen with, that wicked intent then it amounted to larceny, and that was what the bills and post them. They were acting the defendant had done. The telegraph as his agents. His Worship cautioned the code was found on the defendant, and no defendant, remarking that he was liable explanation had been given by the to a fine of $50.
A CHAIR-COOLJE'S CUMSHA." defence. The code was sworn to be the property of the prosecutor. The man was Mr. Hazeland heard a charge of assault left half-an-hour in the office by himself, brought by a chair coulis against and then he copied the letters.
Defendant said perfectly clear and obvious that he did Mr. Charles Stark.
chair at the bottom steal, and he submitted there was ample he engaged a
of Wyndham Street and got out at evidence.
Robinson Road. He tendered 15 cents to the coolie, who was dissatisfied with the fare, and ran after him for about 20 yards, gripping him by the arm. The
(defendant) naturally objected to being
on current account and sed mauled by a dirty coolie. Losing his
deposits with banks - 754,097,83; temper, he went for the coolie and Mortgages, loans and debentures 2,028,202.92 struck him twice. Complainant was out Foreign Government silver into the box, and said that when defen-" dant gave him 15 cents he asked for Eve cents cumsha. His Worship told the coolie that he must not ask for cumsha. Foreign Government gold loans. Complainant said that defendant then British and Foreign Railway kicked him in the chest. He called a and Port Trust bonds and policeman, and then defendant gave him a blow in the eye. Complainant told the lukong to summons the defendant. He denied catching hold of the defendant. His Worship said he thought defendant used more violence than was necessary, and fued him 810.
The PRESIDENT-19th August, 1912, Mr. Bowley-Might I ask that the is in the negative. The chief reasons are, and circulated to members of the Board? firstly, that covers somehow or other do Under the old system the conditions of get stolon, and, secondly, whether a dust scavenging contractor were printed and all members of the Board had copies hin is round or square the tipping of it of them, so that they could refer to them Details of the present inia carts soon knocks it out of shape and at ang moment
circulated.
Losses and claima prid Charges Commissions
the cover will not fit. We cannot allow system, so far as I know, bave never beon had taken them away with him with the Central Police Station on the 30th April. Balance as per balance sheet.
the city to remain in the same condition as Canton or any other Chinese city, but
The PRESIDENT handed details to Mr.
Bowley,
our own.
WY!
Mr. Bowrey-What I am asking is that ut the same time wo counot make it so the present departmental system should clean or
so full of regulations that bo printed and circulated.
The PRESIDENT-As far as I am aware, Chinese will not live in it.
As regards the third question, thus there is no great change in the actual im doing method, except that answer is in the affirmative. The second it with our own mea and under special The working foremen are part of the question is answered by my supervision.
Do I understand that you reply to the second question: I may add
wish me to print the details which I gave that it householders were not allowed to
as part of my reply to the last question do this the work of sevenging on the and as many more as I can indi
Mr. BOWLEY-Under the old system the upper lovols would be considerably decontract for the routine work was set out layed, and the consequence would be that in printed conditions. I imagine that rubbish would be coming down much later under the present system the work should
be set out under similar conditions. in the morning.
The PRESIDENT-I will if members desire it endeavour to embody the present arrangements with regard to the disposal of refuse in a form to be printed. it will be a work of some time.
.
But
As regards the fourth question, there is no specific regulation that I can find excopt under Ordinance 1 of 1885, which would apply if a person picking over Dr. FITZWILLIAMS-Will the resident rubbish scattered it about the street. Our give his reason for stating that this new Four months and a few days sceus a short time. in which to judge. anybody found picking over rubbish, for
The PRESIDENT-I presume a scheme they cannot spend the time to arrest any
recommended by the Board will be con- body so found
sidered by them to be an improvement.
Dr. FITZWILLIArs-Hardly until it is proved.
It was
(new model)
£10.10.0 £10.10.0
12
£9.5.0
£6.10.0
(large field)..
£7.10.0
..8 646,937.68 01,121.03 106.160.30
6
£8.0.0
.... 1,545,432.06 6
$2,479,657.67 3
.$2,281.642.32
*(small model)
£5.18.0
£6.8.0
Net prenan received, less ra
turus and re-insurances
Transfer fees
Interest
107,911.30 104.05
82,470.657.67
BALANCE SHEET. ON 31ST DECEMBER, 1912.
Liabilities.
onch-$2,500,000 of which 850 Capital-10,000 shares of $250
per share has been paid up...$ 500,000.00 Réserve fund as per last nc-.
count....
1,600.000.00 1187,484.57 Re-insurance fund,
and exchange
80.385,41 Investmont
Anctuation accorint Underwriting suspense account. 307.587.09 Uncollected dividends ..........
14,318.00 85,867.69 Accounts payable Working account 1912,
statement.
1,545,132.06
Åsseter
18 per
on have general instructions to move on system is an improvement on the old and he would ask whether it was for want coolie was in a filthy condition; and he cash in hand and in transit and
The PRESIDENT expressed regret that he had omitted in answering the first ques tion to state that there are three scaveng ing inspectors, one for the eastern half of the city and the Peak, one for the western half of the city, and one supervis ing the dust depots on the Praya, barges, carts, bullocks, etc. Under the inspectors are eleven head uniformed foremen Under them again is a number of
system?
The PRESIDENT-Do I understand that you wish to label the scheme after four months as a failure?
Dr. FITZWILLIAMS-No, but I ask on what reasons you stated that it was an improvement.
The VICE-PRESIDENT-I think I can say from my own observation that the rubbish from the Hill district, reaches the dust boats now, whereas formerly it was de posited on the hillside...
The PRESIDENT I have only such in- uniformed foremen. These were the co-formation as my staff can give me. They tractor's foremen. Under the foremen arÓ
are working with half the number of assistant foremen, whom we may call scavenging coolies the contractor used, and they have no hesitation in saying that the working foremen, to the number of 16 work on them is much lighter than when Their chief duty is to go round during they had to drive the contractor's coolies: the sweeping and see that every nullah! I am prepared to withdraw the word im-
provement and call it new scheme. and drain is properly cleaned.
As regards the fifth question, the streets are swept daily between 3 a.in, and 8 am, and again between 12 and 3 top.m.. except Health District No. 3, which is the Central District. This district in cludes Pedder Street to the Naval Yard Sand also Queen's Road as far as Arsenal Street. It is not swept a second tiru, and the men on it are engaged in washing only. Carts go through and pick up any refuse from large establishments that may have accumulated since the morning.
Dr. FITZWILLIAMS-No, you used the word improvement, and I wanted to know why you were so sure of it. That was all.
The discussion then dropped.
EUROPEAN CEMETERY AT KOWLOON. Correspondence was submitted on the proposed European cemetery at Kowloon.
The DIRECTok or PUBLIC WORKS minuted I understand it has been decided not to notify the selection of the area as a site for the cemetery until the boundary wall, etc. has been constructed.
The Board agreed to recommend that the construction of a chapel and native quarters for this cemetery should be placed in the Estimates for 1914.
His Worship dismissed the case. Mr. Alabaster asked his Worship to state a case. His Worship had not given grounds as to why he dismissed the case, of evidence, or other grounds.
His Worship After asking me to stule case, I cannot answer any questions now. I much prefer to stare a case.
Mr. Alabaster withdrew his original application.
His Worship said he dismissed the case for the want of evidence. There was not sufficient evidence to call upon the defence.
A
Mr. Alabaster-Not that the evidence was disbelieved 7 Otherwise there might be reflections, as your Worship will under stand.
Mr. Alabaster naked for liberty to apply to his Worship to state a case, and the application was granted.
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We year ending 31st December, 1912.
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