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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1899,
The Hanghong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1899.
NOTES AND COMMENTS,
THE WAR.
IS IT A VICTORY?
Once again the news from South Africa leaves us little to congratulate ourselves upon. It is pleasant to hear that General Wir reports having repulsed the Boers and driven them back many miles, but the telegram is too meagre in detail for us to be able to judge as to whether or no a blow of any magnitude has, been struck. Even if one Boer force has been driven back in the
regiment, hoping for their safe return from South Africa. Awes
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The Hon. Wel A Yuk såld be endorsed that the Hon. Dr. Ho Kal þid swald,, zei ~ His Excellency the Governge, and he had
very great difficulty himself on this question of overcrowding. De know that the popis opinion was that overcrowding and the heigh of houses were at the bottom of this visitation of plague, and it had frequently appeared to
THE WAR.
Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Hong, General White reports an engagement yes kong Legislative Council was held in the terday in which the Boers were repulsed after Council Chamber at the Government Offices, several hours fighting. The British loss was there being present His Excellency the Goy 100; that of the enemy greater.. The Boetsernor (Sir Henry Blake, G.C.M.G. the Hon. his mind that if it was satisfactorily proved to
enemy was pushed back many miles and the British returned to camp unmolested. The Irish Fusiliers the Liloucesters and a mountain battery which were sent out on Sunday to clear the left flank have not yet returned. Night firing caused nules to stampede with some guns which General White hopes to reviver
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:-
ALodge will be held in the FREEMASONS' direction of the frontier we very much doubt area is probably lying in W. Japon, and pres-
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NOTICE.
if our troops at Ladysmith are sufficiently numerous to spare a force to follow up the advantage gained, and the fact that the men returned to came after the engagement lends colour to the suppositon that there is no intention of acting on the offensive and pushing the war into Buer territory until the arrival of reinforcements. And against this reported victory, if victory it can be called we have to place the gain to the Boers by the capture of fifteen hundred mules and, in all probability, the mule battery which was stampeded at night. If Boer patrols were insufficiently close proximity to the British camp to cut off such a large number of our transport animals it is but reasonable to suppose that they would not experience any great difficulty in capturing the runaway mule battery. We shall be surprised if GENERAL, WHITE's hopes for the recovery of of the guns are realized.
THE FLANK MOVEMENT,
On the 1st at 11.55 am. the barometer has risen on the China coast. The low pressure sure is highest over Y. China. Gradients slight to moderate. Fresh monsoon on the coast, and in the N. part of the China San. FORECAST :— Fresh N.E. winds; faic
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S. 8. "TUNGKONG" ASHORE.
Capt. Dixon of the steamship Samsui, reports that the West River boat steamship Tungkong an ashore North of Cap-sui-mun this morning She seemed to be badly ashore and appeared to be full of water. The Chinese passengers were all crowded on the top deck,
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE Secretary of the Royal Engineers' Football Club is open to receive challenges from ether Clubs in the Colony.
We hear that H.M.S. Glary, the Centurionis relief, will be ready for commissioning on or about the 25th March next,
Tus Joint Telegraph Companies inform us that
(Sharp Peak) and Tamsui was re-opened last evening.
SOME surprise was occasioned yesterday by the Bonaventure donning a suit of grey. This was not "war-paint," however, but simply a ground-work for her final coat of black. CAPT. RAYMOND, who was charged, at the Magistracy with taking the steamer White Cloud to sea in an unseaworthy condition and who has been committed to take his trial at the Supreme Court, commencing on the 18th inst., has been appointed to take two launches (Washington and ́Sternberg) to Manila to morrow. He has been granted permission, an the promise that he returns in time to stand his
the
Hon. R. Murray
J. J. Keswick, the Hon. Wei Yuk, and Mr. R. F. Johnston (Acting Clerk of Councils.)
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT,
The Colonel. Secretary laid upon the table the Finance Committee' Report (No. 7). · He said: a reference to the report would show that it referred to two matters-an itein of $2,000 in aid of the Water Account, and the Supply Bill. The first vote was recommended by the Finance Committee. With regard to the Sup. ply Bill, all the items were unanimously recom. mended, but when we came to the part of the Estimate dealing with "Public Works Estra ordinary" the unofficial members wished the consideration of items under that head pos poned for a fortnight that they might go into them, and knowing His Excellency was desirous of giving full time for considera tion of the Estimates, he took upon himself to adjourn the meeting of the Finance Committee for a fortnight. The Colonial Secretary moved that the water account vote of $2,000 be approved
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W.0.3 CLUB.
- ANGLO-AMERICAN. ALLIANCE,
the Hon H. E. Pollock (Acting of plague was overcrowding the simplest way of middle weight axhibition by Privates Thomas General Rumsey (Harbour Master), the Hon. A. M. making a beginning to remedy the evil would be and Watkins of the R. Wek/The latter was Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), the Hon. R. D. to enlarge the cubicles. But in saying that, he certainly the best-man The third contest was Way, M. G. (Captain Superintendent of remedied in this way. Statistics did not bear Club, and G. Stapfent of the Fusiliers. This Ormsby (Director of Public Works), the Hon. F. was by Police), the Hon. 1. Chater, C.M.G, the out the general assumption that the sanitary was a vigorous bout, each man, potting in all Hon. Dr. Ho Kals the Ros. E. R. Helilios, state of the town was due to surface evercrowds ha know. It was announced that it was en be C.M.G., the item. T. H. Whitehead, the Honing, or that the mortality from plague followed La four-round contest, but after the finish of the the mie of overcrowding in the town. He had second round, it was decided to conclude the been looking very carefully over all these things, event with three only and he might say that a short time after he came here he visited about 30 of the worst: houses which could be shown him by the Medical Officer of Health. It was perfectly clear to his mind that the ground floors of some of these houses were utterly infit for human. A very successful smoking concert was habitation, because they could not see at all given by the members of the above chib to the without a lamp. The cubicles in them were officers and warrant officers belonging to absolutely dark, and it was quite clear to him U.S.S. Oregon; the concert was also as a part that people should not be allowed to live in ing to Mesers. Kennedy and Thomas, who are such places. On going through the houses, leaving for England next Thursday per P. and which he did from roof to cellar, he confessed O. steather/ora. A most convivial evening was he was struck by their cleanliness. He did speut, Corporal Bright, R.M.L., presiding at not find the state of filth which he was led to the piano, the vocalists being Messrs. Reynolds, expect to find. On the contrary, he found the Creber, Jordan, Ridgway, Johnson, Woodson, houses quite as clean as the same class of Bentley, and Graham, Mr. Grey rave some houses in London, The cubicles were very fine selections on the violin and Bir. Farra small, and there were a large number of humorous musical sketch on the piano. people living in them, but when one came to Mr. Baggs, Secretary of the club being called. look into the question he found that the in upon by the President, in. Boughton, 10 pro- stances of plague did not follow the rate of pose the health of the visitors said it gave him population at all. He would have expected to great pleasure to see so many present. The find, if overcrowding had been the cause of cooperation of the British and American nations the in anitary state of the town, that the in America, Britain and Samon had shown that death rate would have gradually increased their alliance had something more solid about | as the population of the town increased. it than the Franco-Russian alliance, He would. They knew that the population of Hong.liken it to the-skja of a rhinoceros, it was só kong was very much greater than it was hard to part asunder, he was going to say this in 1878, but he found that the death rate in "hide of a boar, but that might hardly be appro- that year was 5035 whilst it was bur 22'56. priate as he wished to see their skins, bored last year. Of course, there had been sanitary with Lee Metford bullets. America bad been
remained that before these improvements were made or taken in hand the death rate had not increased at all but had decreased, though the population was increasing. As to surface overcrowding, they would find if they took the population in the different districts that the cases of plague were not in proportion to the population. This fact shook one's faith in the statement that it was overcrowding which had brought about the present state of affairs.
motion was declared carried.
LAW RELATING. TÓ SOLICITORS." P The Acting Attorney General begged teave to move the second reading of a Bill enti· | tled An Ordinance to amend the Law relating Solicitors. Honorable members would re member, he said, that during the year an ordinance had passed through the Council to emend the law relating to Solicitors. That and these amendments had been introduced in accordance with his instructions.
Clause 2, provided that upon any taxation of costs, the Tasing Officer may, in determin ing the remuneration if any, to be allowed to pay a Solicitor for his services, have regard, subject to any general rules or orders already made or hereafter to be made on that subject, to the skill, labour, and reponsibility involved." That provision was one in force in the Courts in England. Clause 3 of the Bill, had been introduced to avoid ambiguity.
The Colonial Secretary secondled and the, second reading was passed.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill which passed through without altera tion and was read a third time.
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His Excellency said that to increase the size of cubicles must inevitably mean the increase of rent and naturally an increase in wages. It was for the Council to say whether they thought the size of the cubicles should be increased or not. He had a strong opinion
turn in the Transvaal; neither had asked for. assistance but he was certain when it was re- quired they would vie with each other to rendor it. He was greatly pleased to see so many offi cers present as it showed the good feeling that existed between the quarter and inwer decks, In conclusion he refered in the good service » remiered to the club by Messrs Kennedy and Thomas, Commander Plenderleath responded for the officers in a few well chosen words, concluding with toasting: Mr. Boughton and the members of the Warrant Officer's Club
What has become, too, of the Irish telegraphic communication between Foochow ordinance was sent to the Secretary of State improvements since 1878, but still the fact busy in the Philippines and now it was our, Fusiliers, the Gloucesters and the mountain bettery sent out on Sunday last to clear the left Bank. This Bloer movement is evidently undertaken with the object of getting to the rear of the British and so cutting them off from Durban and, if successful, will mean that Ladysmith will be completely surrounded and, unless our troops stationed there prove strong enough to raise the seige, will have to be relieved if it holds out, on the arrival of the much belated reinforce mes from England. Indeed, unless we are in receipt of much more reassuring news during the remainder of the week it may be taken for granted. that the Boers will have practically gained possession of Natal, with the exception of Durban, which port would be protected by the, guns of the warships. | Our men in Natal are outnumbered by môre than two to one by the Boers and, as we hopeless to look for British successes before pointed out some time ago, it is well nigh
we have a full army corps in the field. That any corps should have been in South Africa by now, but our organization has been once more found wanting and we must suffer
in consequence.
THE RETREAT FROM. DUNDEE
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trial.
THE INSANITARY PROPERTIES BILL.
The Councit went inlu Committee on the insanitary Properties Bill.
His Excellency the Governor thought they had reached clause (which refers to cubicles).
The Acting Attorney-General-Yes. The Captain Superintendent of Police said that the Sanitary Board had had the question of the limitation of the size of cubicles under con- sideration on the previous day and he would beg on behalf of the Board to suggest the altera tion, in sub-section K of the words "four feet," substituting for the words" six feet which was the original recommendation of the Board,
upon the matter himself.
Mr. Mager, U. S, N, on behalf of America: said, You call us your cousims: we are your brothers, descendents from the same stocky There was but a little commercial jealousy bet ween the two nations, nothing else. They The Director of Public Works said there was spoke the same language, had the same enter something in what the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai had prises and their commercial interests were advanced. Eight feet by eight feet was a very identical with those of Britain's, and foretold, rigid measurement to lay down and might not that when John Bull and Uncle Sam get toge: suit all houses. He proposed that the subther the map, of the world would be slightly section should read as follows:-"No cubicle altered. He concluded by toasting the Anglo- used for sleeping purposes shall have a less Saxon Alliance, floor area than 64 square feet or a less length
or width than seven feet."
This motion on being put to the Council was carried; clause 5 was then proceeded with and passed,
Clause was also held over.
The evening terminated by singing God. save the Queen.” “Marching through Georgin”: and "Auld Lang Syne with all hands hearti ly clasped. ***
FOOTBALL
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Tux Hongkong Hockey Club will have an inter Club match, under 26 and over 26, to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 4.30 pm. sharp, for which sides have been chosen. Any members of the Club, ar any wishing to become members, who wish to play in games are invited to send their names to the Honorary Secretary (Mr. F. B. Deacon, 35 Queen's Road) in the event of the lists not coming round to them. At present the match days are Tuesdays and the inter Club games for practices Thursdays, TUNG TAI, a Chinese carrying coelle, was The retreat from Dundee, as we pointed arraigned before Mr. Gompertz this afternoon out when commenting on the telegram report charged with the murder of Fung Wai another ing the funeral of GENERAL SYMONS, must have been a hurried one. We are told that coolie. The evidence went to show that the the entire kit of GENERAL YELE's column was two coolies, who were engaged in carrying some abandoned there, and this points to the fact goods, started quarreling and Tong Tai, having In his hand a bauuboo carrying pole, made a that the movement must have almost par- violent onslaught on the unfortunate Fong Wai, been described as lost space. However, that of Public Work thinks fit be," were inserted Hancock marked. Three or four scrums, were
whose skull gut cracked in the course of the struggle, causing his death. The evidence was clear and the magistrate committed the prisoner to take his trial at the next criminal sessions. THE German steamer Mathilde which we (M. C. Daily News) reported in our issue of the her tail-shait when halfway between Shawie shan and Kianchou. The accident was eri dently the result of a hidden flay in the metal as the sea at the time was perfectly smooth, and no undue strain was brought on the shaft- ing. The vessel was too far to the westward to be sighted by the numerous steamers making to and from the Promontory, however, she was fortunately picked up by the German cruiser towed to part. Hertha bound from Kinochou to Shanghai and
taken of the nature of a fight. But why was such a precipitate retreat necessary? How was it that the troops were not sent to Lady smith by rail? The answer to this is pro- bably that the railway was already in the hands of the enemy and so our troops had to
THE OFFICES of the "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH have. This Day been removed to No. 60, QUEEN'S ROAD formerly occupied by Messrs. POWELL & Co. CENTRAL, Second Floor, (the preinises make a forced march, unencumbered 17th uito, as having met with a mishap, broke to which address all communications should be addressed.
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baggage or wounded, in order to avoid being cut off from their base at ladysmith. The fight' at Glencoe, preceding the retreat of GENERAL VELE, indeed shows that this must have been the case, for Glen-
co is the junction at which the branch line to Duiidee joins the main railway leading to Ladysmith and this point the Boers must have occupied. Gi- NERAL YELE probably marching across the base of the triangle having Glencoe junction for its apex and so avoiding the Boer forces, So far we can only say that our troops have either met with exceptionally bad luck or A. S. WATSON & CO,, else a series of cultossal blunders must have been made. But upon this point it will be impossible to decide until the detailed accounts of the fighting and movements of the last week or two reach บริ WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. One thing is certain, however, and that is that every British reverse, every life lost and every Roer gain is to be laid to the charge of those responsible for the criminal negligence and folly of allowing us to be thus caught unprepared. When matters have been set- tled one way or another a most searching BRANDIES. equity should be held and somebody
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(16,000 to 20,000) form a semicircle North- ward of Ladysmith and are strongly entren ching. Detachments are also getting to the rear, probably to cut the railway Southward. The Boer patrols have captured 1,500 mules near Ladysmith. The entire kit of General Yule's column was abandoned at Dundee.
RE-INFORCEMENTS.
Six more transports have been chartered and will sail before the 10th prox. A regiment is forming to serve in South Africa consisting of upwards of somen from each of the horse guards. The first and second Life Guards are ready to start in a week.
BOMBARDMENT OF LADYSMITH. Sample bottles and smaller quanti-morning with 40 pounders but the guns were The Boers began shelling Ladysmith this ties will be supplied at proportionate silenced after seven shots from the British.
The Boers are now advancing on the British wholesale rates.
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A MISSIONARY Correspondent asks the Japun tail for an opinion as to whether missionaries, who draw their salaries from foreign countries, will be liable for income tax. It is a difficult question. The only provision of the Income Tax Law that seems applicable is to the effect that the following incomes are among those not Table To Taxation, uziketa muta wa tom korittu,ne shiko sezaaa chini okera *** shokugyo yoru skotoku (incones de rived from occupations in foreign countries, or in places where this Law is not operative) The missionary's occupation is in Japan, but the source from which he derives his income is beyond the purview of the Law. We (fail) believe that according to British practice he would be liable but we are unable to say what view the Japanese authorities will take of the matter.
Clause 6 was then considered and after con siderable discussion passed without alteration. The Director of Public Works was inclined The discussion of clause 7 and two amend to recommend that the clause should be left as ments, one by the Acting Allomey-General
A capital gaine was played under Rugby it was. Four feet, he thought, from the window providing a window overlooking the open space rules yesterday afternoon at the Happy Valley would be enough to allow the window to be at the rear of the building and the other hetween the above teams. The match was well opened wide, and taking the cubicle away from by the Hon. T. H. Whitehend with reference to worth watching for the play was very open, able space from the owner's floor. It would consideration, the Acting Attorney-Generalmentunities to show what they could do. Captain the window would really be removing a valu- the depth of frontage, was postponed for further and the quarters were given numerous oppor- probably be used by seivants or grown up tioning other amendments he proposed bring Waymouth, RA, carried the whistle, and
his sounding it for the start the Club set the children belonging to the occupants of a cuing forward.
ball rolling The kick-off was returned and bicle to sleep in, but if they took over six feet they would increase by so per cent, what had In Clause g, the words," May if the Director
fought in the Navy's quarters, and the Club's was not so important as the fact that he con after the words "and" and before the word halves secured the ball from each scrum, but sidered four feet enough. He must say that he "provided" in the third line.
instead of sending the leather out to their back The Director of Public Works asked the men, they tried to get around the actum, or was in favour of leaving the clause as it was,
The Hon. E. R. Belilios seconded the amend-Acting Attorney-General if there was anything passed to the quarter close on touch-line which in the Bill to prevent the owner of a private made the play uninteresting for a time. The street or lane building over it in order to evade Navy however, broke away and got within a this clause entirely. There was nothing in the dozen yards of the Club's goal-line, where Tuck Ordinance to prevent him from doing it by fell on the ball, afterwards smartly kicking in with the view of meeting such cases. It seemed laws had been passed by the Sanitary Board into touch. Hancock secured and made a gond to him, however, that it should really be provided run when Belt "grassed him. The Navy gat away with a fast dribble, and Cox had to sprint for in the Ordinance. There were many private hard to catch the forward who had the, -lanes in the city, and a man wishing to avoid ball at his toes & scrum was formed in the all this trouble would cover over his lane, Club's 25, Strong snapped the ball when it was
The Captain Superintendent of Police said such a case had actually occurred. There was a block of property in Wanchai with a lane down the back, and this lane was now com pletely covered. The Sanitary Board tried in stop it under the bye-law but they did not succeed.
ment.
His Excellency the Governor-It is not necessary to second an amendment in Com.
mittee.
objections of The Director of Public Works to The Hon. Dr. Hu Kai agreed with the the suggested amendment.
The amendment, upon being put to the Council, was rejected.
The Captain Superintendent of the Police then suggested that "eight feet by eight feet "in subsection be substituted for sixty four square feet? which he took it was the original intention when the sub-section was drafted. As the sub-section now stood a cubicle might be constructed of a very narrow shape and still contain sixty four square feet.
The Hon. Dr. Ho Kai said the proposed alteration would serve no useful purpose. Cubicles would have to be of a certain width
to hold a Chinese bed together with a table and washstar. He thought the arbitrary fixing of eight feet by eight feet would be rather abardship and suggested that the sub-section should remain as it was. He thought the Bill before them was, as the Director of Public Works
described it, a compromise
not
His Excellency the Governor-Assuming the present Bill is interfered with, where does any diminution of overcrowding
come in by the Bill before us now?
The lion. Dr. Hlo Kai said the Bill before
His Excelleney the Governor-where there no windows opening on the lane?
The Captain Superintendent of Police-He has got what he pleases to call backyards, and this complies with the Ordinance.
The Director of Public Works What sug gest is that it be provided that all existing lights be left as they are.
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The Colonial Treasurer-The questions of compensation would come in.
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His Excellency the Governor-Certainly. The Captain Superintendent of Police-1 this Bill is passed I do not think a man would be likely to do that.
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The clauses 10, 11, 12, 13.14, and 15 were passed as they stood.**
The Council then resumed.
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THE RATING BILL The Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Rating Ordinance, 1888, was read a third time and passed.
them provided no effective remedy for over only made more for ventilation and saw that every house had a will stand over till our next meeting, and His Excellency the Governor-Clauses 7 and back yard or passage, but as measure to shall be glad if honourable members who havė: diminish overcrowding, the Bill would scarcely amendments--the Hon. Attomey Geneml and touch it at all. Surface overcrowding was not the Hon. T. H. Whitehead-will let the clerk provided for in the Bill except by clause 6. have them so that members may consider The height of buildings was allowed to remain them fully. as now, and only on land acquired from the Crown after the passing of this Bill could they prevent surface overcrowding. In order to prevent that sort of thing the real remedy lay in opening out the east and west ends of the town, at present unoccupied, connecting them by means of a tramway subsidised by the Government so that a workman might live a distance from his work and not have a long tramp home after his work was concluded. Then again opposite Hongkong, building plats could be utilized if a decent service of ferry boats was organised with a nominal fare. He thought so far as the subsidy was concerned the Govern ment would easily recover all they spent in
and increased taxes. increased land sales
celed our, and Gibson, Gibbs and Bell did a splendid bit of passing. Hancock, however, secured the tuill close on "touch" and put in a huge kick, but the Navy pressed, for awhile. On one occasion during the time of pressure, mother round of passing took place, and the sailors ought to have scored, but Gibson gave. a forward pass to Hall, a scrum in consequence being formed. Cox relieved the Club with a sprint, and he looked like getting over the line, but he was collared when lie had only the back to pass,The Navy got back into the Club's 5 again, but the latter were awarded a free kick The ball was secured by Tuck after the Navy had returned the free kick, and he inade.
good but to get over. He ought to have passed to Hancock, but was selfish, through which the Club certainly lost a chance to score From the scrimmage Stevens secured and passed to Gibson, but Cox intercepted the pass 16 Hall and be ran past all oppo sition except Thomas, the back-Denn was
Prominent with a smart bit of play, but the Club pressed and Wilkinson made, a good fattempt to get over Gibbs, however, was top
fast for him, and bowled him aven, The N worked the scrums very well and got over the halfway line and from a line-up-benn went clear away but Thomson tackied him grandly, Beon; however, managed to pass to Gibson, who kicked the ball over, and Cox had to sprint to skye, Gibbs and Hancock for their respective sides were, pramint with some good attempts to score up to hall time, when the
The Council adjourned until Monday week.whistle was sounded for the emitover
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Lars expressed their opinion that the thing a put up affair, but others differed it may, it was soon apparent that the more experienced boxeri and ingat round lie closed with Jones and gofa just under the heart which dropped him as failed to get up in time, and sig awarded to Callnaristic appea Jones yas
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