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Had any mistake been pointed out to us | OwING to unforeseen repairs, the frugkong | STRAITS papers under the heading “Climate:". we should have acknowledged it~and | Mfaries departure is postponed, and she will contain the following observations-The mean apologised for it, and Mr. MAY must bear leave Hongkong on or about the 4th August, temperature of the Colony for the year under in mind that upon several occasions the not calling at Shanghai, See advt."
raview is Singapore, 807, Penang 803, Provinca Press have been requested to let some dis-
Wellesley 82.3, and Malacca, 79°8. The mean cussion or other, which though heated was THE Vice-Consul at Z8nzibar, giving evidence rainfall was in inches, go98 in Singapore; not of great public importance, drop, and before the Steamship Subsidies Commission, 108-94 in Penang ; 71'91 in the Dindings; for15 have done so. In this way a good deal of said the German marchant was more energeticin Province Wellesley; and 65769 in Malacca. the nonscase of which Mr. MAY talks has, and intelligent than the Britisli in East Africa. The greatest fall in 24 hours was 571 inches we think, been kept out of the papers,
at Singapore, on the 19th August. Mr. May must also remember that it not unfrequently happens that the professional
CARGO coolies have, says the Bangkok-Tinies members of the Board plunge at length into
of the 15th inst, a way of making "pidgin" technical terms and descriptions which no
by selling deck sleeping places to Chinese body but a specially trained man could be
;passangers on the Hongkang and Swatow expected to thoroughly understand' and give
bound boats. This is said to be responsible a good report of Such speeches are re
for a “row " on board the Machew on Saturday ported as plainly as possible, and the fact
between the opium guards and the cargo coolics. that we have not had our attention called
For a time the fight raged furiously, the coolies to errors would serve to show that we have
seeking refuge in the r.ver. Three coolies not made the members talk so much non-
were arrested and will be brought before the seuse as Mr. May would have the public
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Apparently Mr. May would like the Sanitary Board Meetings to be reported in bald official language, as are the Council Meetings in the Gasette. That is to say he would have all discussions left out and the mere fact of a motion being passed or re jected noted. If the speeches of members were edited by them as Mr. MAY suggests, it would amount to the whole Press being gagged, for it is hardly to be supposed that little spiteful and foolish passages which allowed to remain. A man, in the heat of have been acurately recorded would be
argument: Mr. May not excepted, often says things which he regrets in a cobler moment and thus we argue, an edited and censored report of the Sanitary Board meetings, such as Mr. Mar would like, would contain what the Members would have liked to have said and not what they absolutely did say.
But perhaps Mr. May only wants an official report of the proceedings, to be carefully kept as a record and referred to whenever a question arises. If so, nobody can have any objection to his having it, but we opine that a certain amount of dis | cretion will have to be exercised in the editing, or we shall have about as big a piece of nonsense printed as anyone could. hope to see.
What we mean is that each man would cdit his report to make it read as if he had been perfectly coherent throughout, and had not become heated in argument, he would make his replies tally with questions as he understood them at the time, and possibly it would be found, when the edited report of the proceedings came to be printed, that questions and answers were at variance.
Mr. May must also remember that the Press report these matters for the Public and not for the Sanitary Board. If the Sanitary
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Press it has only to call attention to it and, if wrong, we are sure that we can promise both for ourselves and our two contem- poraries that, the matter will be corrected. What the Press will not stand is to be to or gagged. It will give full and fair reports to the best of its ability, but it will absolutely refuse to have its reports of public meetings edited by Mr. MAY or any other Member of the Sanitary or any other Board.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA,
BOERS ACTIVE IN CAPE COLONY,
LONDON, July 24th. Lon! Kitcheuer reports that Commandant Scheepers Iwas captured and burned a train with 113 details near Beaufort West. The British lost three men killed, and thirteen wounded..
By, the Oceanien M. and Madama C. Besse Desmoulieres go to Shanghai. M. Desmoulieres is promoted from Singapore to be the Chan- celier of the French Consulate General at Shanghai.
THE United States of America has entered the Straits Settlements market in competition with the Continent in supplying wire nails and is steadily securing a hold in machinery, tools and hardware.
ME. Osborne, se largely interested in various commercial concerns, and a member of the Hongkong Sanitary Board, hopes to get away for a well deserved holiday to Japan about the end of August.
THE Singapore Free Press says "The suppression of nuisance by noises is engaging the attention of the Sanitary Board in Hong
But for all the noise kong." Quite true." made by the Board, the nuisances don't seem to get suppressed.
THE Mandalay Herald, says:—Residents in Mandalay complain of the heat we are having, this we imagine is nothing compared to some parts in fadiz.. The following news from Tundala of 24th June will be of sad interest to those in Mandalay who complain of the heat :-- The terrible heat has worked sad havoc among the staff of the East Indian Railway. The driver of one train that left Tundla dropped dead soon after its departure, and some thirty other drivers and guards are prostrated. WE shall be obliged if any subscriber on Tue spent bullets about the various rifte ran receiving his paper late or irregularly willges are not the property of any chance linder. write on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of In a regulation just issued by the War Office delivery, etc, and forward the Wrapper to the it appears that the present price of expended Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Co., Ld., 50 | cupro-nickel bullets is about £18 a ton, and Queen's Road Central The wrapper will commanding officers are desired where possible enable us to check the delivery coolies. to start a Metál Fund" in their district. The bullets are to be removed from the ranges un- der local contract, no soldier or unauthorised person being allowed to search for them. The proceeds will be expended solely for musketry purposes.
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THE Band of the Madras Light Infantry will play at the Hongkang Hotel to-morrow (5atur- day) evening, from 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
PROGRAMME.
Overnite........." Basulitten Streiche"
--Serenade
***Zoa sleep" Donly the Fountain
4. Waltz ...... -Selection 6-Polki
* Rai nas Z'hans **
"Scotch Medley
Der Collibrisauk
God save the King,"
Huppe. Sullivan. Adara Strauss Caratim. Selling.
IT is stated in Service circles at home that one
of the principal objects of Mrs. Botha's visit to Europe is to procure some of the money which Mr. Kruger is understood to have carried from South Africa, so that payment of certain obliga- tions may be secured, and particularly that the natives employed by the Boers may be paid their wages.
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MR. BEVAN, the manager of Messrs. Lane Crawford's Musical department gave us an exhibition of the very latest things in phono- graphs called the "Edison Concert" photo- graph, which at the price of $350 is not dear. The twelve selected records give a wonderfully true and full body of sound and no doubt the small consignment will be quickly snapped up. Tur Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York, in the hands of the energetic Mr. Kiene, is. continually breaking out in a fresh place. Now it is a new lot of blotting cards, last week it was pictures. The result of this continual advertising, coupled with the prompt payment of death claims, is seen in the enormous and ever-increasing business the Company is doing.
THE Shen Pue rejoices, that Prince Chun is going to Germany, where he will not be bo- thered by republican ideas. The systein of government which prevails there should be specially studied by the Prince. The wonder is that China sends so many of her students to the United States, where they cannot fail to imbibe anti-monarchial ideas. She would do better to send more to Europe,
A STRAITS paper states that the Palang Admin istration report for 1900, instances an increas
GENERAL CRABBE ATTACKED. ing difficulty in obtaining suitable warders for Commandant Kritzinger near Cradock, the Prisons of the State, which the Resident attacked General Crabbe, who retired, on ascribes in measure to the fact that warders Mortimer after fighting all day. The casual-receive less in pay and allowances than do ties were slight.
THE FOREIGN TROOPS AT SHANGHAI. Lord Cranborne in the House of Com- mons stated that the temporary presence of
foreign troops at Shanghai does, not con- stitute any alienation of Chinese territory, or infringement of Chinese assurances to Great Britain in regard to the Yangtze.
LATER.
THE AMERICAN NAVY.
ordinary members of the Police force. This procedure is very rightly described by Mr. Hugh Clifford as "anomalous."
A TELEGRAM to the Shangkai Mercury of the zoth-inst. says that the disturbances on the Manchuria-Korean frontier are assuming larger,
A NEW Company, called the Jintek Syndicate, has taking up mining land in Kichau. Mr. L. L. Bailey, formerly of Punjom, is. General Manager of the venture." It is stated, that North Kichau has, or is about to, shut down -
the mines, awing probably to want of funds. This, if true, is a pity, as they had hardly star- ted work in catnest before deciding to stop. A new road, some sixteen miles in length, con- necting Kechar, the mining camp of the Malaysian Company, in the Tui Valley, with Kuala Lipis, has been taken in hand and the survey of the trace is now in progress, The Jelai river is at present the means of com- munication between the two places.-Perak Piencer.
SOME members of the Sanitary Board have apparently at last arrived at the opinion which the general public has held for some years. It seems that they really think that various re marks of the S. 11. menibers are not worth. recording on the minutes, being merely casual utterances, unpremeditated speeches made in idle moments, so to speak. One of the members at last Thursday's meeting was very sore at the way the Press reported his sayings, which, it seems, are absolute nonsense. Therefore it is
suggested that members should correct their own speeches, and try to make sense of them, or at angrate try to evolve some intelligent idea of what they mean to say. Well, it will be hard work for them, but we wish them every success. The Photographic Chronicle recalls the fact that.over forty years ago Sir John Herschel pre- dicted animated photography. "What I have to propose," he wrote in 1860; "may appear a dream, but it has the merit of being a possible and perhaps a realisable one. It is the stereo- scopic representation of scenes in action-a battle, a debate, a public solemnity, a pugilistic conflict, a harvest home, a launch, anything within a reasonably short time which may be seen from a single point of view." All that Sir John demanded was to be able to take a photograph in the tenth of a second. His dream is realised in the cinematograph, for which the tenth of a second would be unnecessarily long. The prevision was noteworthy even for so clear- sighted a man as the younger Herschel."
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
proportions than was expected. The Russians
IMPORTANT SEIZURE, at first hoped to master the rebellion with a
P.S. ri, G. Watt, siezed 63 cases of ammuni few Regiments, but they have now 10,000 mention as being without apparent ownership, ander on the frontier. They are maintaining the the Arms Ordinance No. 9 of 1900. greatest secrecy about the movements of their troops and about any actions that have taken Lace.
A VERY strong attack is made by the Japan
COURT OF ENQUIRY INTO THE Herald upon Mr. Lowder for his action in
BATTLE OF SANTIAGO.
The American Admiralty has acceded to the request of Admiral Schley for a Court of Enquiry into the conduct of the battle of Santiago, recent history of the Navy having accused him of cowardice and mendacity.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:- On the 26th at 12.5 p.m. the barometer has fallen on the China coast, Pressure remains low in the North, and gradients continue slight for S. and S.E. winds. on the coast and in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast:-Mode- rate S.E. to S. winds; showery.
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·LOCAL AND GENERAL.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1901.
NOTES AND COMMENTS. The Sanitary Board and the Press. Mr. MAY was very bitter in his remarks about the Press generally, at yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board. To a certain extent Mr. May is right. That is to say, the verbatim report of all the proceedings at the to the command of the s.s. Pakshan is per papers here do not pretend to give a full We believe the appointment of Captain Ferris meetings of the Board. Occasionally, permanent, and congratulate him. haps, they might do so, when there is little business; but to report word for work such as you want perfect rest and quiet," said Sir utterly impossible inthe space of time at their luncheon," go into the shop of a man who disposal. Such a meeting as that of yesterday does not advertise. would fill the whole of the three papers.
Silver Pluted, Glass and China Wanes, Iron Bedsteads and Matlong meeting as that of yesterday would be George Newnes, at the Advertiser's Exhibition tresses; Cutlery and Dimier Services; Cooking Ranges and Kitchen Utensils, Aspinal's Enamels, &c., &c.
Our store is situated between the Principal Banking Institutions and Hotels in Hongkong.
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combined, if it were given absolutely verbatim THE European who was removed to the Civil and the various papers quoted at length.??. Hospital from the ss. Colonies suffering from Again, we cannot recall any instance in an injury to his hand is progressing favourably, jwhich we have been corrected in a report," although weal; from loss of blood.
authorities.
paying the House-tax while admitting that the case is still under negotiation bewteen the re spective foreign Governments and the Japanese The Japan Herald wishes to know why Mr. Lowder should have waited for more than a year before deciding to dissociate himself from the other holders of perpetual leases, and mentions as a curious.coincidence
Mr. Hazeland ordered the 63 cases to be. forfeited to the Crown; considering this m munition was taken from the Government Depot on Stone Cutters Island, some Govern- ment servant. has evidently been very remias* ' in his duty."
IMPUDENT THEM
Ling Hing was charged with stealing a bag of 100ls from Mr. Ernest, Brown a pianoforte.
tuner of No, 3 Castle Road,
having his breakfast he beard a noise outside. He went out and found his boy holding the defendant.
Ernest Brown, sworn, said whilo be was
that another lawyer has recently been engaged. 10 represent the foreign case to the Government, whose position Mr. Lowder's action `will now to some extent prejudice.
THE Australian Vaudeville Co. that are due by the Fuen Sung promise to fill a long felt want in the way of light amusement. The Company have been selected from the best available talent of Melbourne and Sydney, Going direct to Manila they have played to excellent business for six weeks there., Among the list of artistes
Prescilla has a treat in store. To old play will be noted the ever youthful Priscilla Verne. Anyone who has not seep and heard Miss
goers the name of Prof. Davis must be familiar with a lively recollection of the many hours of enjoyment they have spent with bird. In the troupe is Miss B. Worde, the favourite Australian Soprano, who will sing "Doreen," a ballade
The bag was on the ground. The defendant had no business on the premises.
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Keung Shan, declared said He was trouse coalie to the complainant. He was working on the ground floor on the morning of the asth and saw the defendant holding the bag. On' seeing the witness defendant dropped the bag, but was chased and caught. fie said he was looking for a friend. He was taken to the
é
station:
The defendant stated he was looking for a friend, but did not know which house to go to, He was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.
THE CURSED ABSINTHE
battle of this compound he would have stolen In Chuk was convicted of stealing a bottle of absinthe from "The Pharmacy, Queen's Road. If In Chuk had known the effects of a
something else." The evidence of Mr. R. Flint was very clear and defendant was sent to gaol for 14 days. He should have been condemned to drink the contents of the boule, but perhaps that would have been too severe,
that the Southern Hemisphere has gone crazy over. The City Hall has been secured and the grand opening night will be Tuesday on a charge of stealing a chat book o July goth
STEALING A CHIT BOOK. Un Fat Shan went to prison for two monthis
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