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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1902.

THE KOWLOON COLLAPER.“

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

Institute carlier in the week was repeated.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was There was a very fair attendance and the enter keld this afternoon in the Council Chain- ainment was greatly appreciated.

ber. There were present His Excellency CATHOLIC U TON OUTING:-The mem-Major-General Sir W. J. Gascoigne, K.G.M.G. ,bers of the Catholic Union had another of their Officer Administering the Government), Hon enjavable picnics on Saturday, when about sir H, Spencer Berkeley, K.B. (Attorney twenty assembled at Blake Pier and started, General), Hon. F.B. May, C.M.G. (Colonial shuntly after 5 pm, bound for Stone Cutter's Secretary), Hon. Dr. F. W. Clark (Medica) Officer of Health) Hon, Commander R. M.

Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. W. Chat- Rumsey, R.N. (Harbour Master), Hon. A. M. ham, (Director of Public Works), Hon. C. W. Dickson, lion. C. S. Sharp, Hou. G. W, F. Playfair, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon. Wei "A Yuk, and Mr. R. F. Johnson (Acting Clerk of Councils).

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COMMERCIAL:- We are pleased to be able to inform our readers that we have made arrangements whereby we shall be enabled to give a daily digest of the more importanttrans- actions in the stock market. The first of these articles appears in this issue,

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ANOTHER FATAL COLLAPSE--Further

There can be no disputing the fact that the circumstances attending the awful disaster at the Kowloon City Road in the early hours of Saturday morning will have to be made the subject of a very searching enquiry. It cannot be avoided, and whether or no any active steps will be taken to prevent a recurrence of such disasters it is time that the whole question was thoroughly threshed out in the interests of life and properly. August last we had to record the awful disaster at Cochrane WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Streut whereby forty-three were killed and particulats about the recent typhoon were sup twenty-five more or less injured. On Satur plied, to us by the police. It appears that a day last it was again our painful duty to house in Cheung Chow Island collapsed and a report another collapse, and to stale thai ten mangled bodies were dug from the debris.

man who happened to he there at the time was Five of the inhabitants of one of the build killed. At Yaumati, thirteen jonks and four ings were fortunate enough to escape with, a dinary-beats were sink, but up to the present scratches and bruises, while one poor valy a little boy was reported to have been 'fellow,' bastening 10 the door, was drowned. caught by the falling beams and pinned by the armi beneath bricks, mortar and JAPAN'S POSTAL CELEBRATION-In timber until, being released by a band connexion with the recent postal celebration in of ready workers; If there were any mitigat-dapan, the Department has published much ing circumstances attending the cause of interesting information of its progress. The that great death trap in Cochrane Street the 7 and 7. 7imes notes the correspondence per public have had an opportunity of passing head in 1873 was 108, that is, & letters per to BLEND Judgment, and when the result of our next people annually in 1882 it had risen to 2,69; enquiry into the deaths of the unfortunate 1892 in it was 6.81, and this year it is estimated vicims of the Kowloon City Road becomes known they will again form their own opinious and pass a verdict. But that is not enough. What werequire and must have is more activety -more practical measures to safeguard the lives of innocent people working and thriving in our midst, and more' recognition of the importance of the duties carried out by the supernumerary members of Government Departments. In June of 1951, before the two houses crashed down in the heart of the Chy, we drew attention to the fact that there was but one Inspector of Buildings, in the Colony, and that it devolved upon him to visit and report upon the whole of the build, ) ings in coûtese of erection. Since then we have frequently called attention to the great

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A HEROIC RESCUE-A juuk in Yau-ma-ti Bay was seen to be in distress at one o'clock Saturday morning. There were five occupants and no means were at hand to save them, Constable Counsell, however, arrived on the scene and, armed with a life line, plunged into the water and swam through the story heavy sea abounding with wreckage, and more day gerous on account of the extreme darkness, This is the second instance of Constable Coun- sell's bravery that we have recorded within the kast tew days. He is now in Hospital suffering from cramp caused by the immersion.

THE CIVILIAN CLUB held a "Smoker" at the Club premises on Saturday night.' Several bagpipe selections were given by Mr. G. Sinclair and a Highland dance by Mr. W. G. Pitcairn. Songs were rendered by Whitick, H. Schnen, C. H. Gillam, G. I Messrs. W. Cullen, W. G. Pitcairn, F. G.

Ruby, and J. Quinu. Recitations were given by Messrs. W. Goldenburg and W... Davies: Besides acting as accompanist, Mr. E. Sheffield played a few selections from the belle of New Pork. Aphonograph was also introduced by the Hon. Secretary, and needless to say all enjoyed themselves.

OurCelebrated “É'LIQUEUR SCOTCH

action that has been taken in the matter, so WINSKÝ is a blend of the Finest WHIS-far as we can gather, is a recommendations, by the Commission appointed to enquire KIES distilled in SCOTLAND Specially into the Public Works Department, that two selected. It is of great ag. Very line and green a tray and if proved insufficient, Inspectors or gverseers he appointed and

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the staff should be further strenghened." The Director of Public Works admitted that having only one inspector was a mere farce under existing conditions. With him we quite agree, and the sooner steps are taken to do away with the farce, and consequently the tragedies which follow the better, it will he for, those who live in houses which the Inspector has or has not passed. It is deplor able that such indications of the numerical strength of the Department has been allowed. to exist for such a lengthy, period after the great collapse-in Cochrane Street, and there

Several compradores of well-known firms in can be no denying the fact that the lives of the ten victims of the last collapse, were

the Colony have recently got themselves into sacrificed to the lack of proper foresight. trouble, and the latest addition to the ranks We take it that the Inspector of Buildings is To Yau, compradore of Messrs. Lauis, A. S. WATSON & Co., passed the inhabited house in question, and Wegener & Co., merchants, of Prince's Build- if so, many people will undoubtedly layings, who was charged at the Police Court this the blana upon him, but we feel sure morning before Mr. Hazeland with forging that no reproach attaches to him having three promissory notes for $5,059.45, $3,028,77, regard to the fact that his duty calls and $2,000 on or about the 22nd Febuary last, and also with forging two promissory. moles of $1,125 each between the zotb and 28th June. He was arrested.co a warrant

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WING to the insufficiency of accomoda- tion in the present building and the in- creasing demand for admission, it has been found necessary to extend the wings of the main building and to enlarge the Chinese de partment by an additional storey with two wings. The estimated cost will amount to over Stonn. To cover these expenses we Appeal

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THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. Hongkong, 22nd November, 1901-

him from

оле end to the other of the Colony and embodies anything from climbing roofs to count matting and baskets to ascertaining how many blue bricks find their way to foundations of buildings. The Inspector came from London to make reports upon buildings, if any of these are total- ly ignored and we are given to understand that such is the case--then it is time the appointment was discontinued. Surely if he is a competent man, and we have no reason for believing he is not, his reports should carry weight but on the other hand if he does know his work the post is a sinecure and the Inspector should be given a return. passage to England, thus saving the Colony unnecessary c.penditure every year. As we have so often said before, it is a monstrous shame that such a state of affairs should be

WHOLESALE FORGERY.

BY A HONGKONG COMPRADORE,

at Prince's Buildings on Saturday afternoon by Detective Sergt. Watt,

Mr. Master appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Barlow defended the prisoner, who pleaded guilty to the charge.

Mr. Hazeland remanded him until Tuesday, 29th inst, and fixed the bail at $ré,000,

STABBING AFFRAY AT HUNGHOM.

FILIPINOS AND MALAYS.

The bustling Market Street, at Hungbom was in a very agitated state on Saturday

THE NEW MEMBER. The Hon, Dr. F. W. Clark (Medical Officer of Health) took the oath as a new member of the Council in the place of the Hon. F. J. Badeley (Captain Superintendent of Police) resigned.

CORONATION CELEBRATIONS. PROPOSED PROGRAMME. Before commencing the business, His Excellenty asked the advice of the assembly with regard to the Coronation celebrations. He said that they had learned that the Coronation might take place on the 9th proximo In all previous steps he had asked the advice of the Legislation Council and he wished to submit the Coronation Committee's proposal. Supposing, that they learned, officially that the Coronation took place on that day, he sub- mited the following programme for their con- sideration:-On the oth, a To chlight proces sion and a Garden party at Government House On the roth, a Thanksgiving service for the recovery of the King (vot necessarily full dress as before). On the 11th, to set off at the Cricket ground a portion of the fireworks which are in the hands of the Coronation Committee, and the Chinese Fish procession on the same night This was unanimously approved by those present.

MINUTES.

The Minutes of the last Council meeting were read and approved.

FINANCIAL MINUTES. Financial Minutes, Nos. 32, 33, 34 and 35, were referred to the Finance Committee.

FINANCE COMMITTEE, The report of the Finance Committee was adopted.

QUESTION.

The Hon. GW, Playfair gave notice of the following question for the next meeting

To ask the Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary whether the report of the Cemmission on the P. W. D. recommending an increase in the.

staff, had been carried out in its entirely? and

if not why not..

in view of Mr. Chadwick report that The Public Works staff is much under- manned in every branch both technical and clerical" and in view of the fact that the New: Ordinance now before, the Council will vastly. increase the work and responsibility of the P. W. D. far beyand the requirements advised by the Commission are the Government making arrangements for a still further increase of the staff.

SANITARY BYE LAWS. The Hon. Chatham introduced the following Sanitary Bye Laws, made under section 13. sub-section.

"The Public Health Ordinance, 1901."

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DEPOTS FOR CATTLE, PIGY, SHEEP and. GOATS:

Bye-laws 1, 2 and 3 made by the Board on the 6th day of March, 1902, and published in the Gazette as Government Notification No 151 of 1902, are hereby repeated and the following substituted therefore :- 4.-Within the Limits of the City of Victoria 1. The fee payable for each bead of cattle housed for reinoval in a Government Depot within the limits of the City of Victoria shall be fifty cents, and the fee payable for each pig, sheep or goat similarly housed for removal shall be ten cents. E

Outside the Limits of the City of Victoria, housed for slaughtering in a Government 2. The foe payable for each head of cattle

BACTERIOLODICAL, DEPARTMENT.“ The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council, to vole a aum of ($135.61) to meet, during the current year, the Pay of a Chinese Labomtory Attendant and a Coolie for the Bacteriological Department.

ABSTRACT,

Pay for a Chinese Laboratory Attendant from 10th July to 31st December, 1933, at the rate of $15 per mensem, $85.64 Pay for a Coplie for the Laboratory for the saine period, at the rate of $7. per mensein

The Officer Admi#HAN

39.97

THE WRECKED *

the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of 5550.40 to meet the estimated cost to be incurred for the hire of two boats and cost of lamp oil, to mark the position of the wreck of the B.S. Pakshan, from 3rd June to 31st August, 1903.

"July and August,

Hire of two boats Oil

· ABSTRACT,

Expended to 30th June...

Total

2.00

7.10.

379.70

171.30

$350.40 ANNUAL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE. The Officer Administering the Govenment. recommended the Council to vole a sum of $57,435, in aid of the following votes

PUBLIC WORKS, ANNUALLY RECURRENT...

EXPENDITURE. (1) Maintenance of Buildings.......$18,000.00 (2) Maintenance of Buildings in New

Territory....

(3) Dredging Foreshores (4) Maintenance of Reads & Bridger

outside City....pasuniec (5) Maintenance of Reads & Bridges

in Kowloon

(6) Maintenance of Sewers..... (7.) Gas Lighting, City of Victoria).. (8.) Maintenance of Waterworks, City

and Hill District.......

Total

4,000,00

6,000.00

3,000.00 4,000.00 2,400.00

19,000.00

$57,435.00

PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY, The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of Ninety-two thousand six hundred and seven Dollars and thirty. Cents ($92,607,30) in aid of the following votes:-

PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY, (1) Governor' Peak Residence......$ 9,567.80 (2) No. 7 Police Station

6,502,20 (3) Taipo Road GAZ A. 14648.86 (4) Survey of New Territory....... 5,CC0.00 (5.) Kowloon Waterworks Gravit

ation Scheme. ******** (6) Police Station, Sheung Shui (7.) Widening Conduit Road... (8.) Now Shed, Sheep and Swine

Depots...

(9.) Storm Water Nullah, Mong

Kok Tsui.

35,000.00

138.44 3,700.00

4,000.00

1,050 00 3000.00

(10) Public Bath Bouse. (11.) Government Offices, Exten

sions and Alterations 10,000.00

Total.....$93,

The recommendations were adopted:

CANTON NOTES.“

(From a Correspondent.) INFLUENZA,

EL CANTON, July 19th The city has been visited by a contagion which is believed to be influenza. Though

have not heard of any deaths from the malady, which affects victims with headaches, in some instances whole families aro and pains in the joints, it is steadily spreading. aid up, and are unable to cook their food. Several shops bave been obliged to close, but te medicine men are reaping good barvest.

REPORTS OF THE CANTON CENSOR News has been received from Peking that the Canton Censor has reported all the Nam Hoi and Canton officials, especially Magistrate l'ui, on account of the recent robberies, strikes,

tablets, as a fasting testimony of their generosity. permitted to exist in a Colony with its evening when cries of "murder," and "save Depot outside the limits of the City of Victoria oppressións, and ferry scandals. The verdict

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boasted civilisation and enterprise. Some-

thing is wrong somewhere. From a casualfe were heard in a shop close by. It ap glance at the ruined houses over in Kowloon pears that at about eight o'clock some half a it is very evident they were erected with more dozen Malay seamen entered a shop, and one care than usual, but judging from the ap of them produced a fifty cent piece to pay for- pearance of the remaining portions of the goods purchased. At the same time a number out walls there was a fault somewhere. Iran of Filipinos rushed in and an altercation, en tie rods, which had been forced through sued regarding the coin tendered by the the 14 inch walls showed sound brick Malay. The late arrivals afterwards drew their and mortar. What then must have connives and attacked the seamen with the

The crash commenced at the top, tore.

shall be two cents for the day of entry and a from the Throne has not yet been given.

further sum of two cents for every additional day that each head of cattle, remains in such depot....

3. The fee payable for each head of cattle outside the limits of tho City of Victoria shall housed for removal in a Government Depot be fifty cents, and the fee payable for each pig,

shall be ten cents.

Made by the Sanitary Board this 24th day of June, 1902.

tributed to their fall and utter collapse esuk that one of them was en 'severely stab. sheep or goal similarly, housed for removal. the tie rods from the walls and heavy timburs bed in the head that, after being given first pitched down on to the unfortunate victims sid at the police station, off the Kowloon City below leaving ten mangled corpses to be Road, he was removed to Hospital where he new lies in a precarious condition. The fight

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erected under European supervision from European plans. When the investigation, is held we sincerely trust that not a stone is left unturned and that every effort will be made to save such disasters from marring the records of our public bodies,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

THE FRENCH MAIL of the 16th June was delivered in London on the 17th inst,

were

SIX FATAL CASES of plague notified during the forty-eight hours ended at noon to-day.

SAINT PATRICK'S CLUB Yesterday's pienie up the river was cancelled owing to the

unsettled state of the weather.

A BAD OUTBREAK --With a 5 per cent. ad valorem duty there was a glimmering of hope that we might see a resuscitation of the Foochow tea trade; now, there is nothing in view to play its continued downward leniency, says the Foochow Daily Echo,

COTTAM & CO, FOR SUN HATÉ.

continued until the arrival of two ship's officers, Mr. Eléans, the head watchman of the Kowloon Docks and the police, who arrested seven malays and fire Filipinos. They were fined in sums ranging from $1 downwards.

THE WEST RIVER OUT.

The Bye-laws were adopted.

NATURALIZATION,

SHIPPING AND MAIL HEWS,

MAILS. DUE German (Sachsen) to-morrow. German (Bayern) 23'd inst American (Hongkong Maru) 26th inst. French (Polynesien) 28th Inst." Canadian (Empress of China) "American (China) 5th prox, American (Doric) 13th prox.

1,îns)]

The P. & O. S. N. Co's steamer Canton left. alias Choy Mun Lau, alias. Choy Kwong Sum, 4 pm.

Bills for the Naturalization of Choy Yan, Singapore for this port on the 19th insta at alias Choy Kwong Sum, alias Choy Soke Wab and for the Naturalization of Siu Tit Shaug, Alias Siu Kit, elins Siu Shau Leung alias Siu Yu Choi passed through the various stages of reading and were approved.

⠀⠀⠀ COMMITTEES, The Council went into. Committee on the. Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Five hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred and twenty-five Dollars and seven Cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1901.

A THE WATER SUPPLY,

FAT-SHAN, FLOODED.

(From a Correspondent.)

: CANTON, July-23th.. Fat Shan, a town on the West River, which next to Canton is the most important commer cial centre in Kwang tung, is at present flooded by an unusual heavy river swell caused by the extraordinary, rains experienced in Kwang-

The Council also went into Committee on sand Northern Kwangtung bills. This whole neighbourhood is under water which in some the Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide for places is three and four feet deep. Houses, and regulate the Supply of Water in the Colony trees, cattle and sheer have been washed away of Hongkong and for the Maintenance and and many rice crops are completely spoiled. | Repair if the Works in connection therewith, The inhabitants of toany houses in Fat Shan have been unable to use the ground floors of their houses. The place is in a pitious con- dition, busigess has censed and traffic stopped,

Cortam & Co. For PANAMA HATS.

The M. M. Co.'s steamer Polynesten with the next French Mail, will leave Singapore Saigon.ph to-day the 218l inst, at 5 p.m., for this port vix

The N. V. K. Co.'s steamer, Katuga Maru (Australian Line) left Manila for this port on the 20th inst, and is expected to arrive here. on the 23rd inst

The D. & Co's steamer Hillglen from New York and Straits left Manila on Saturday the 19th inst, and is expected to arrive here on Tuesday the 2and instar d

left Shanghai on Saturday the 19th inst., at t

The Imperial German Mail steamier, Sachsen

am, and may be expected here, on or about Tuesday the 22nd inst., at daylight

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. impress of Japan'arrived at Nagasaki at 9.30 am, on Monday the aist ins, and left again at 5 pm, same day for Kobe where she is duo lo arrive at to p.m., on Tuesday the 22nd inst

The Imperial German Mail steamer-Bayern carrying the German, Mails with dates from Berlin of the till proze left “Singapore on, Model Friday the 180r fast, at 6 pm,, and may be A meeting of the Finance Committee was expected here on or about Wednesday the zyr then held, the Hon. F. H. May presiding. Inst, 206:0031, 12, 1

FINANCE COMMITTER.

CO, TOR WASHINGT

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