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THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LD, will hold its annual general meeting at 11:45 am. on the 23rd inst., instead of at 11.30 am. as previously notified.

FOOTBALL -To-morrow afternoon, on the Happy Valley, in the second round for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield, the Rangers will play II.M.S. Glory, Kick-off at

four o'clock.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1902.

SANITARY BOARD.

PLAQUE PREVENTION,

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon in the Board Room, Present:-Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer (President); Hon. A. W. Brewin, Registrar General (Vice-President); Hon. W. Chatham, Director of Public Works; Dr. F. Wi 'Clark, Medical Officer of Health;

Fung Wa Chun relegs to. The cleansing gangs themselves no doubt will be glad of a holiday and will take it. Therefore it is just as wall that we should suspend the operations during the week before and the week after the Chinese. New Year. Another reason why I think 'this' concession might be made is that nearly all the Chinese, or at all events the better class of Chinese shops and dwellings are cleaned just prior to the Chinese New Year and that clean-

the cleansing done by our own people.

A CRICKET MATCH between the Craigen- | Mr F.-J. Badelev, Acting Captain Superintendaing would to some extent take the place of gower Cricket Club and the Civil Service ent of Police'; Lieut. Col. Hughes, R. A. M. Co (Members C. C. Club) will be played at the | Mr. E. Osborne, Mr. Fung Wa Chôn, Mr. Lau Happy Valley to-morrow, commencing at 3 | Ghu Pak and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (Secretary), pm. Players are requested to be punctual.

MINUTES.

The following will play for the Club:-Messrs. The minutes of the previous meeting of the L. E. Lammert, . F. Asger, E. Ford, L. A Board were confrnied. Rose J. L. Stuart. J. 11. Ruttonjer. G. Rapp. H. Yanji, E. Seth, A. Remedios and R. Ban (Captain), and for the Civil Service-Mex R. Pestonji, F. Rapp, R. Witchell, C. Leykum, I. Hanteam, M. A. Razack, A. Lopes, J. Pe tanjec, 1. Goldberg,,', Souza and M. E Asger (Captain)

HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE RUNS AMOK.

'NARROW ESCAPE OF A STOREKEEPER,

Wardmaster Griffiths, of the Government Civil Hospital; it about 3.30 yesterday after ngon, became crazed with drink and, carbine in hund, rushed into the street and began firing. There was a general scattering of the pedestrians in the neighborhood and it was with some difficulty that Griffiths was put under restraint by a constable. His carbine was taken from him together with 28 rounds of ammunition, and he was escorted to the Police Station. It is a marvel that someone was not wounded or seriously injured. As

the was, Lam Lui Tong, storekeeper for Standard Oil Co., 17, Chater St., had a

VERY NARROW ESCAPE.

AMENDMENT OF DRAINAGE BYE-LAW. The following suggested amendment of Tlye. Jaw No, jo of the Drainage five-laws contained in Schedule B of Ordinance No. 13 of 1991 was submitted:-" Rale-water pipes and waste- pipes from baths, sinks and other similar appliances on the upper floors of buildings shall be of cast-iron sockcited pipės or wrought iron welded pipes with screwed joints coated with hituminous composition, or in the case of wrought-iron, galvanised; or of well-glazed stoneware sncketed pipes, or other approved materials, securely fixed outside the wall, ned provided at each point of connection with suitable head, and at their lower extremity with

bend, shoe, or pedestal pipe. All joints of stoneware, pipes to be made in the manner provided by No. 5 of these bye-laws. Provided that waste-pipes and rain water pipes abutting on any street shall be of" cast-iron or welded wrought-iron, properly joined in cement, and wherever practicable rain-water pipes shall be carried under the footpath and discharged into the side channel.".

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The President-1 should like to take the opinion of the Medical Officer of Bealth. Fif- teen days seems rather a long time to suspend those operations, which we all consider so necessary. I understand certain work can be carried on during this time with reference to, the cleansing of the streets; but 14 days--does it take the whole of that time for the holiday?

Mr. Fung Wa Chun-Yes, as I told you at the Board, there are preparations for the New Year which the Chinese, whether poor or rich, naturally do not want to be interfered with. I may inform the members that, according to Chinese custom, the poorer people do more for the Chinese New Year than "the well-to-do

people. They prepare a sort of cakes or pudd- ings as presents for their friends. If we go and disinfect their houses, they could not de that, and besides the coolies work as hard as possible to save a little money for the New Year, and if they were expected to stay at home and assist in cleansing they could'not go out. They must have at least a few days for their New Year.

Hon. Mr. Frewin-1 do not think the request is unreasonable. We are all aware that the Chinese New Year holidays last a longer time even than Mr. Fung mentioned. Shops and places of business do not open sometimes until the 12th or 13th; and as a matter of fact I think it is the 7th day of the Chinese New Year which is almost as important as the Chinese New Year itself. Of course it is unfortunate

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Tale of Crown Land by public Auction, "HE following Particulars and Conditions of to be held at the Offices of the Public Works

.MONDAY, Department, on

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the 13th day of January, 1902, at 3 P.M., are. published for general information.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 28th December, 1901. [29d. Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday the 13th day of January, 1902, at 3 P.M., at by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of the Offices of the Public Works Department, One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.

that the Chinese should require so many days! for their New Year holidays; but I think that every day that Mr. Fung has selected is con- sidered by them to be as much a holiday as we consider our own Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the day after to be; and I do not think they are asking for any more than we should be if we asked that there three days should be-exempted.

Dr. Clark- beg to mrive the adoption of the bye-law as amended. As the Board in. structed, the architects were approached, and He had just risen from his chair in front of replies received from four or five of them his desk, when the report of a gun was heard. These were submitted to the Surveyor, and the and a builet crashed through the partition from Director of Public Works. There are practi- the Staithfield St. side, just grazing the chair.cally two recommendations: one by all of Then it passed completely througle his desk. them. The bye-law previously provided that cutting the leaves of a book, and was found cast-iron pipes should be jointed with cement It appeared to be impracticable 10 imbedded in a show case on the opposite wall, or lead. The storekeeper considers himself a very joint them with lead, so that the Director of fortunate man that his lucky star impelled him Public Works and the Surveyor agreed that

they should be jointed with cement. to rise from his seat ut, the time he did, as 30

One firm seconds afterwards he might have needed of architects suggested that iron pipes should assistance and medical attendance-before-be--only-be-required-in-public-streets-by-which,--the Board that the Chinese do not have ing able to do so.

Griffiths was brought before the Magistrate this morning but the case was remanded until

Monday next

ALLEGED COLLISION.

FRENCH MAIL AND JUNK.

ACTION IN THE SUPREME COURT.

In the Supreme Court this afternoon before the Acting Puisne Judge His Lordship, T. Ser- combe Smith, the case of Kwok Kam Chup versus the Compagnie Des Messageries Mark times came on for hearing. The Plaintiff as the owner of the fishing junk Cheung Kan Ler, license number 543, claimed from the defendants, as owners of the steamship Indus, the sum of $1,457.64, damages alleged to have been caused to the junk by a collision which occurred between the nail steamer and the

junk off Hong Hai Bay, in the China Sea on Sunday evening, the 22nd September last. The plaintiff, buwever, in order to bring his claim within the jurisdiction of the Court waived the sum of $457.64, part of the sum of $4.457.64 thereby rendering his claim to the sum of $1000. He further claimed the costs of the action.

Mr. Morgan Jhillips, instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, and Master appeared for the Plaintiff, and Mr. John Ilastings, of the firm of Messrs. Deacon and llastings represented the defendant Company.

From the opening statements of Counsel it appeared that on the 21st September last the Cheung Kam Lee and her sister junk Cheung

Chhn Lez went out to sea, and at dusk bnisted the usual light above her, stem.

presume, are meant Crown streets; and in view of the large number of streets owned by private individuals which are important thoroughfares the Director of Public Works, the Surveyor and myself thought it would be better to provide an exemption which the Board can grant occasionally railer than give a general exemption as to the use of pipes other than iron. That will meet their views. At any rate it will give the Board an opportunity to gran exemption whenever they think fit. Otherwise we will require iron pipes in streets which are used as thoroughfares, which is important, be- cause the ordinary earthenware pipe is apt to be broken and the ground floors of houses saturated with drainage.

Hon. Mr. Brewic-It may be considered that the architects think this satisfactory ?

Dr. Clark-1 take it that it is so, It meets the only two objections they raised.

Hon. Mr. Chatham-I beg to second the adoption of this new bye-faw, and I think every reasonable concession has made to them in the malter. It is not desirable that iron pipes should be given up except in what are really public streets-streets over Crown land-but as Dr. Clark has explained. this bye-law gives the Board the option of allowing them in places which may come under the definition of a street but where there is no necessity for them being of iron.

The amended bye-law was unanimously passed,

PLAGUE PREVENTION,

MORE WORK WANTED. Dr. Clark moved" That the Board define that portion of the City of Victorin east of Eastern Street, and west of Tank Lane and

Mr. Fung Wa Chun-I think I should tell

holidays except at the New Year. (Laughter.) Well, they have no Christmas Day, no Sunday, to Bank holidays or Easter Monday.. New Year is the only time they get.

Mr. Osborne should say they have about two months every year..

́Dr. Clark--I think we had better give way in good grace. I have done my level best to persuade Mr. Fung Wa Chun to cut it down to a week, and I should think a week is enough. help us all the more, I think we should give But if he will guarantes that the Chinese will

way and concede « fortnight.

Mr. Fung Wa Chun-I will do that. The supplementary motion was carried un- animously.

WORK OF CLEANSING GANGS,... The Secretary laid on the table a record of

the work done by the cleansing gangs, which

showed that during the fortnight ended 4th Aoors fumigated, and 1,774 floors cleansed, January 69: houses had been dealt with, 1,406 These show a considerable falling off on the Agures of the previous fortnight owing to the

Christmas and New. Year holidays.

LIMEWASHING RETURN,

which have already appeared was a report Among other matters taid on the table and showing that 2,806 houses in the Wester District had been limewashed daring the fort. night ended 31st December.

DEFENCE AGAINST RATS. The President drew the attention of members io four samples of the netting which it is pro- posed to put over the mouths of drains to pre- vent the egress of rats.

Three of those guards were made of wire. natting of various sizes of mesh. The other

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Intimations.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND

MORTGAGE CO., LIMITED.

THE FIFTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be beld at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, NO. 14. Des Voeux Road, Victoria, o WEDNESDAY, the 19th January, 1902, at Roos, for the purpose of receiving a State- ment of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 315 December, 1901, declaring a Dividend and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

both Days inclusive,

will be CLOSED from 11th to 15th instani,

SHEWAN TOMES & CO,

General Managers.

(zod Hongkong. 6th January, 1992. THE WEST POINT BUILDING COP LIMITED.

given that

NTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING

of SHAREHOLDERS, in this Company will

1902, at 11.45 o'clock A., for the purpose of be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victorin Buildings on THURSDAY, the #3rd January; receiving the Repost of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending

31st December, 1001.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the

Transfer of Shares can be registered. 14th instant, 10 THURSDAY, the 23rd instant, (both Days inclusive), during which period no

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Acting Secretary to the Hongkong

Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd.

General Agents for The West Point Building Company, Limited.

Hongkong, 6th January, 1901.

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After careful inspection, by the members of | be held at the COMPANY'a Orricks, Victoria bow near the foremast. There were cries of house visitation for the purpose of cleansing

and disinfecting the premises contained therein the different samples, it was agreed on the Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 23rd January, "Save life" raised on board of the junk, but the passing steamer went on her way, and in accordance with Bye-law No. 1 of the Bye- motion of Lieut-Colonel Hughes, accorded by 1901, at 13 o'clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together laws governing the prevention of epidemic, | Mr. Osborne, to adopt the wire-net type, the with Statement of Accounts for the year ending offered no assistance The forepart of the jurk endemic, or contagious disease made under mesh to be of a medium size.

grst December, 1901, sank, and fortunately, owing to water compart section 13 of Ordinance 13 of 1951." He said ments the other part kept afloat so that no livesThis is simply a continuation of the cleansing were lost. Counsel for the p'aictif, after re viewing the facts to be submited, said there The whole of Noo, gand Disk weeks ago, Nos. 9 1a Districts are now was the strongest circumstantial evidence that the steamer was the Indus, and that the completed. Wanchai will be finished at the end of this week, and we want more districts to collision was caused by negligence in not

Mr. Osborne-I would suggest that when these guards are put on the gratings, the police objection that they will be choked water the with debris, think the majority of householders would themselves help to clear the drain if they found the street being flooded. The Captain Super-

kaaping out of the junk's way and not slacking Cleanse. So I beg to move that these districts, intendent of Police might instruct them.

or stopping.

The plaintiff, in his evidence, after detailing the facts connected with the alleged collision, said that when he passed the Indus sub- sequently he saw that some of her paint was missing froin the bows,

which are practically Nos, 7 and 8, ba declared districts in which the work shall be carried on. motion was agreed to,

Lieut. Colonel Hughes seconded, and the

Mr.. Fung Wa Chen-In connection' with this resolution, I beg to move further that the cleansing and fumigation operations in the In cross-examination, witness said he left houses therein defined as well as in other dis flongkong on the 11th September and west to

tricts be discontinued from the rat of February Tal. Sami from whence he put to sea on the

and not resumed until seven days after the arst of the same month. There was no rain Chinese New Year the 15th February, owing the following morning and though the sky was somewhat overcast it was fairly fine. Be to the holidays and because of the preparations reposted to the police that the collison being made by each family and shop for the curred at 3.40, m. and be thought the cleck from which he took the time was fairly accurate. On deck at the time there were the steersman,

and his assistant and a man on the look out. Hearing a noise immediately beforé tie, collision, he bastened on deck and saw a

Jarge steamer bearing down on to the junk at

'a tremendous zato,¬

The evidence was continued and the case adjourned.

A detailed report will appear in our edition

CA-INUITÓW.

celebration of the approaching New Year.

Mr. Lau Chu Pak-I beg to second the motion, which I think is very reasonable, because the Chinese have so much to do before the end of

Mr. Badeley-We could keep an eye on them to prevent them being choked, but if is hardly the work of the police to clean them.

This was all the public'business) .

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The REGISTER/of SHARES will be to THURSDAY, the 23rd instant, (both Days CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 14th instant,. inclusive), during which period ac Transfer of THE

can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 6th January, 1993.

NOTICE TO MARINERS..

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MASTER of Vessels arriving at or leaving

R. MURRAY RUMSEY,

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Harbour Master, &c. Laid Hongkong, 7th January, 1902.

Hongkong by the Eastern entrance are cautioned to go a SLOW AS POSSIBLE when in the vicinity of the wreck of the

SKRAMSTAD" off North Point, Chief of the Mediterranean Squadron and raising the ship has been caused through the Admiral Sir John Fisher, Commander-in- Much damage and delay to the work of Vice-Admiral A. K. Wilson, V. C., Comman-wash of passing vessels. der-in Chief of the Channel Squadron have received from the Lords of the Admiralty. letters, the contents of which, have caused a good deal of satisfaction among the officers of Harbour Department, both fleets. In these epistles their lordshipsspeak in very complimentary fashion of the manner in which the joint manoeuvres carried out bys the Mediterranean and Channel Squadrons some months back were conducted, especially the year.

of the way in which Vice-Admiral A..K. Wil Mr. Fung Wa Chun-I am asking a farton and Lord Charles Beresford handled their lessons were taught by the operations, especial. night even days before and seven days after feets during the sham fight." Some valuable Mr. Osborne-l thisic, air, that the requestly, as to the usefulness in battle of destroyers put forward by Mr. Fung Wa Chin is a reason attached to battleships. So larportant is the able one, and that the Board should grant it outcome of the mancouvres considered that the plan of operations and the results of the In the first place very little work probably flest movements are being treated as a con- would be done during the fortnight that Mr.fidential subject.-P. M. G.

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