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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

14th inst

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

The Council resolved itself into committee to consider the Bill, and upon resuming, it was reported that it had passed through committee without amendment.

IMMORAL SULICITATIONS.

A SPORTING EXCURSION,

HONGKONG PARTY'S TRIP TO THE MAINLAND,

45th inst

THE CRUISER "SULLY. "

1905.

THE WCCIDENT: 10 THE

*** SEKADLER"

REAR SINGAPORE.

Exchanges to hand from the southern settle. mønt give details of the accident to the Garman cruiser Secadier as reported to us by wire from nur correspondent at Singapore. The Straits Times, of the 8th init, refers to the accident in the following terms

Misfortune soems to follow the German he went ashore on the Trident Shoal off cruiser Steadier, Little more than a week ago

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ture of much money and trouble, if sugar sust be made a monopoly, it may in time. fount necessary to abolish the and, Business, Saked Soy taxes, the Government becom ing the landowner as well de manufacturer of the various articles.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was bold this afternoon. Present: His Excellency

It is a significant fact that notwithstanding The Attorney General moved the secondread- the Governor, Major Sir Matthew 'Nathan, XC.M.O. L.E., His Excellaticy Colonel Daring of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the prohibitive fee charged for a license, to ling, C.R.B. Hon. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845. He shoot over the adjacent country there, has sol- ston (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Sir EL purpose of giving the police larger powers for excursions to the mainland. Of course, the (Coldalal Secretary), Hon. Mi L, A. M. Johb.cxplained that the Bill was introduced for the dom been such a large number of shooting the abatement of the nuisance of solicitations parties on these axcursions are not what is Spencer Berkeley (Attorney General), Hon,

public places. The called Sjo men; they are content with the Sto Mr. Basil Taylor (Harbour Master) Hon. for immoral purposes Mr. W. Chatham, (Director of Public Government. Introduced the interpolation license, although it does involve a longer four Works), Hon, Sir C. P. Chuler, C.M.O, Hon. clause because of certain decisions recently deney to the scene of the sport. It is painted Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. R. Shewan, Evered by the Magistrates which threw doubt out, however, that this inconvenience is more thing went well up to the morning of the day Labuan and came to Singapore for repairs some excuse for offering security for the Hon. Mr. Garhom Stewart, Hon, Mr. C. W. on, their powers. If the clause be passed by apparent than real. The restricted area is Dickson, Hon. Mr. Wai Yak, and Mr. A. G.-M. the Council there could no longer be any doubt almost destitute of game and even were Lan- Fletcher (Clerk of Council),

that a private street was a street within the tau and the New Temory outside Kowloon city opened up to all sportmen at a cominal meaning of the police regulations,

charge, the probability is that few would The Colonial Secretary seconded. The Council went into Committee, but ne take advantage of the offer, preferting to visit land where sport was assured, game being in alterations were made in the Bill.

abundance. When the restricted area-that is to say the area restricted to the Sto "guns" is stocked it will be interesting to observe whether the birds will remain within the mits act down in the Governor's enactment. everyday sportamas by whom shooting expedit If the birds prefer the Sto districts then the

will benefit at the expense of those who pre- for to keep by their own cliques.

MINUTES.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

FINANCE,

The Colonial Secretary moved that the report of the Finance Committee (No. 6) be adopted.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded, Carried.

Financial Minutes Nos. 31 and 34 and moved The Colonial Secretary laid on the table

that they be referred to the Finance Committee,

The Colonial Treaturer seconded. Carried,

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PAPER

The Colonial Secretary laid on the lable correspondence in connection with the felling and planting of the Pinus Massoniana in Hongkong.

LAW COMMITTTE

The Allorney General moved that the report of the Law Commitles be adopted. Ho men- tioned that the report was on the Bill to, nu- thorise the construction of a tramway from Battery Path to the Peak.

The Colonial Secretary seconded, Carried.

VALUATION OF TENEMENTS,

The Colonial Treasurer moved that it be "Resolved that the percentage on the valua tion of tenements payable as rates in that por- tion of the Hill District which is defined in section 29, sub-section (-) (8) (as amended by section of Ordinance No. 41 of 1001) of the Rating Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, be altered from tot per cent. to 13 per cent. with effect from the ist of October, 1905."

The Hon. Mr. Gershom Stewart-Might 1 ask your Excellency what the advance of 24 per cent is for? The lighting comes to roo

MARRIED WOMEN'S MAINTENANCE. The Attorney General moved the second read. ing of a Bill entitled An Ordinance relating to the summary jurisdiction of Magistrales in reference to married women. In moving the was to give magistrates jurisdiction to compel resolution he said that the purpose of the Bill

It is said," continues-the-Nichi-Nicht, "that the proposed sugar monopoly is neces

ry for the purpose of offering it as securky for a foreign loan to be raised in fator. Suck an argument, if true, is all the more surprising. We have all along maintained that the offering of such securities for the foreign loans ha capacity. Perhaps there may have been been a piece of inexcusable Keancial in

first and second loans, which were mised at time when, the fortunes of war remained uny certain, but it must be regarded as a distinct failure on the part of those who are responsible for the financial policy of this country that they could not rectify the former, mistakes when negotiating the later loans. Under such cir cumstances, any proposal which tends towards a repetition of a similar mistake can hardly be passed unnoticed. It would be the height of absurdity that the sugar industry, which has been making very hopeful progress in this country of late years, should be strangled to death for the benefit of a policy the unwirdom that Japan's Anancial credit had become so low as to make it absolutely necessary to pledge The bottom of the cruiser was examined by some security for the raising of a foreign loan, divers who reported that she had not been there is no necessity of making sugar a State badly hurt, and as it was not considered monopoly. In such a case it would be sufficient necessary in the circumstances to put her if the Government pledged the revenue from":" into dock she proceeded, an her voyage yea the Sugar-tax as security; there can be no terday afternoon for German East Africa. lifference for the purposes of security whether The Steadier left Singapore at about half-ugar remains a private business or a Govern past five o'clock and was soon going nearly ment undertaking. In short, the proposed sugar full speed. About half-past six, without any monopoly, whether it is intended as a means of defraying war expenses or security for a warning, a violent shock of the collision was felt throughout the ship and the greatest con- foreign lo, would be a most inadvisable steraation prevailed on board as her hellom measure to be adopted by the Government."— was heard grating upon a reel. The Seeadler | Japan Chronicle, hid run on the Kent Rocks. Engines were reversed and every possible means was adopted to get her off, but all to no purpose. She was hard and fast on the reef. Her speed carried the vessel well over the rocks until her

husband who deserts his wife or who by bi, ions are undertaken in the best spirit of sport gunboat to convey the salvage party to shelter having sustained much damage. After coaling of which is so apparent. But eves supposing

conduct towards her makes her leave him to Contribute towards ber maintenance.

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legislation followed on the lines of similar legis. in ion in England, and the ordinance was, in fact, an agitation from the English Act.

The Colonial Secretary seconded. The Bill was left in the Committee stage.

PROPOSED NEW TRAMWAY.

The third reading of the Bill entitled un Ordinance for authorizing the construction of a tramway within the Colony of Hongkong, was not taken on..

The Council adjourned till the 21st inst, %.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Commite was held immediately after the meeting of the Legislative Council, the Colonial Secretary pictirling. The following votes were recom- mended for adoption by the Council.

REPAIRS TO THE "HYGEIA,"

A sum of $739 in aid of the vote, larbour Master's Depatiment-Other Charges, for re- ptire 10 epidemic bulk flygelai

LANGUAGE ALLOWANCE.

A sum of $300 in aid of the vote, "Magistracy Other Charger, for language allowance to

As evidence of the interest which is taken in these sporting excursions reference may be inade to an excursion which took place in the early part of this week. The party numbering twelve or fiteen hired a launch and preceeded to a spot called Satow, or something similar. Having had plenty of experience in the matter of personal requirements the arrangements were admirable: Each individual in the party came laden with his own impedimenta down to blankets and tin mugs, or rather silver goblets. The result was that each "gun" fended for himself and the usually thankless task of looking after the food-stuffs and keeping an eye on the boys, which is generally relegated to the meekest member of the crowd-was done away with. Altogether there is a good deal to be said for this method; it compels each one to look after himself in the minor concerns of the trip and does not impose on the good natured; it also lends to reduce expenditure.

The outward journey was delightful. On arrival at the venue decided upon, the party found that no less than four other launches were anchored there, each being filled with sportsmen. The first night was spent on board, and the weather being cast and calm the sport ing people rose with the lark-or in this case snipe and started operations.

A DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE.

14th inst. The recent typhoon is responsible for a very great disapplħtment to the salvago experts How busy trying to salve the long-stranded French cruiser Sully. It is the general con renius of opinion among the party that, but for the untimely advent of this dietorbing element, all things going as was expected, the Sully would how have been safely in the shelter of Hongkong for the purpose of docking. Every Along Bay, and preparing for the trip up to

anwhich the typhonn broke over the scene after being towed off. And now she is hard and hopes were high that success was about and fast on the Kent Rocks, ten miles away

o crown their efforts when Admiral Jonquière | from here.

The Seeadler when she got ashore at Labuan ordered them desist from further operations and to seek shelter from the coming storm was on her way from Yap in the Caroline On the morning of that day the bow of the islands to German East Africa, where there is Fully had been raised 14 feet, the cofferdara, or fighting going on, and she found it necessary pontoon, was placed in position, and the pumps put into I abuan for coal after going through were working satisfactorily, when the weather, a very heavy monsoon en route, and it was already threatening, thickened, the sea began while attempting to make the port that she to rise, wind blew at typhoon force, with heavy ran on the Trident Shoal on Thursday, 31st to stop further work, fearing for the lives of the into boats and she was successfully towed off men and the safety of the ally, and sending a next day by the N. D. L. Kedah, without rain-squalls, and then the Admiral sent an order August. Her guns and heavy gear wer

until the storm passed. It is believed that in she came on to Singapore for examination and one hour more the Sully would have been dry-docking, if necessary, seccessfully floated, and the disappointment to all concerned, at the fortuitous chance that saatched success from them when almost in their very grasp, can be batter imagined that described. The typhoon passed at length, bu was succeeded by a strong southerly gale, and on returning to the scene it was found that the inside of the pontoon had been completely ripped nut, the pos- was left of it, being broken into two irregular parts, one of which drifted in shore, in a dilapidated condition, the other portion drifting down near the vertical rock alongside the stranded cruiser, while the ses all around was covered with beams and planks, the deriz from the ruined pontoon, and the divers' stages and platforms. The Sully, which had been sunk again to make her more becure for riding out the coming storm, remain ed intact, the patching on her bottom not be and calm as the centre of the typhoon passed ing damaged in the slightest degree. The lull over the scene was taken advantage of to make everything secure and laut again preparatory for the outer vertex passing over them and that had a good deal to do with the absence of all damage to the Sully, for several junks sank, and launched in Haiphong, only the truck of her mainmast remaining above water. The salvage boat, Kong Nam, was run into shelter and thus escaped without any damage whatever The cofferdam having been destroyed beyond the possibility of repair the salvage of the Sally will now be

pumping her dry Some of the pumps were sunk by the breaking up of the cofferdam, bul as they are located if is expected they will be recovered by the divers, another batch of whom have been requisitioned and leave for the scene either to-morrow or on Saturday. Despite this disheartening misidventure, hopes are still rife

Lean,

of all that

BOAS SHOWED ABOVE WATER. That is n say, so far as can be ascertained the rocks to the extent of about half its length. up to the present moment, the hull must be on the fore part is fixed on the reef and the after end is afloat.

lamps at 53 so which is $4 200 per annum, and Mr. M. Hapsen, Hindustani interpreter, who it might be better.to say they rose with the as did a steamer which had but just been bui tant from the ordinary route followed by trad- of the health of the Colony was one to the

only it per cent. on the assessment value of the Peak.

H.E, the Governor-It is partly to provide for that and partly to provide for hydiants.

Hon Mr. Gershom Stewart-Will the water supply be constant then?

HE. the Governor-As consinn! As any. where alie in the Colony.

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Carried..

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NEW TERRITORIES LAND ORDINANCE,

Ordinance, 1905.

as passed the examination in the Chiu Chau

dialect.

This was all the business.

Heavy rains had prevailed in the paddy fields lately, with the result that going was very heavy. The mud was three feet deep in places, and of the consistency of pea soup, as several PINE PELLING AND PLANTING of the "guns" found to their cost when they

IN HONGKONG.

A CHINESE SCARE.

POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS.

BILL AND PLACARD AGITATION, › The Chinese community of Singapore are et over a recent act of legislation which may lead present being provoked into a state of agitation to serious consequences, and which the Authorities are taking measures to deal with, The Kent Rocks are about ten miles fromIt will be remembered that among recom. Singapore and about half a mile to a mile dis-mendations made for effecting an improvement ing and mail steamers. They are submerged, effect that in all cases where deaths were un. being about six feet below water, but they registered by a certified medical practitioner a have deep water all round-something like 18 post-mortem examination should be held ou to 20 feet. The Seeadler draws about three the body. This proposal was discussed at the fathoms. She went ashore at high tide.

time but nothing more was heard of it until When all attempts to get her off under her now, when a certain section of the Chinese ate wn steam had failed, she was lightened for up in arms against this system, which they

at refloating her at high water this morning at practised at the present moment. The town it seven o'clock; and a boat was despatched back

FLOODED WITH HANDBILLS to Singapore for assistance. The attempt, however, proved unavailing, and to-day the calling upon the Chiness and the Moham

medans to combine and co-operato in tesisting remains hard and fast on the rocks,

this practice of post-mortem examiantions and When news of the accident was brought to Mr. G. Kiliani, the German Consul General, Appanling to them through their religious feel.

patched

tumbled into a mud hole up to the waist. But essayed by means of further lightening her and ward and preparations made for another effort any has been put into force and in being

sirain every effort to salve the cruiser, and unly give up when she is off the rocks, arthe French authorities decide otherwise.

TUGS AND SALVAGE GEAR

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these little annoyances, incidental to sport, were foreciten in the excellent shooting that was obtained. The snipe were flying strong in the wing, and the sport was capital. The The following representatation made to the The Attorney General introduced and moved Government by the Superintendent, Botanical party had a bag at the end of the day.of 75 that it be read a first time a Bill entitled Anand Afforestation, Department, in connection brace of suipe, which was held to be supremely Ordinance to amend the New Territories Land with the felling and planting of Pinus Mar. satisfactory. The other parties also did well, and

rastana in Hongkong, concludes the series of there is every indication that sport will continue with the salvage party, who are determined the advised Tanjong Pagar Dock and they desings to assist in getting it stopped.

The return journey to correspor dence on this subject that was laid en good this season. the Legislative Council table thiroon: Hongkong was made that same evening, the launch arriving here at midnight. As an ex- ample of what the, sportsmen may expect to pay for a couple of days' shooting it may be stat ed that the cost of the excursion described, per individual, was a few cents over three dollars. That paid for the launch, the hire of coolies on clude the cost of each man's food, which was furnished separately. It will thus be seen that the trip may be expected to cas not more than 57 or $8 at the moat, unless of course the party goes in for luxuries, which is generally a mis take on such occasions.

It was stated in the objects and reasons at the foot of the Bill that, awing pattly to the length of time which elapsed between the lodging of claims to land in the New Terri- tories Land Court and the issue of Crown leases for such land, and partly to the ill teracy of the land owners in the New Terri- tories, it has been found that there nie many errors in the schedules to such Crown leases. cable to do so upon the system authorized by shore, and general xpenditure, but did not in

and it is desired to empower the Governor, on the advice of the Land Officer, to cancel such inaccurato schedules and in issue correct sche. dules in lieu thereof. It is also thought desir.

Bonical and Afforestation Depauent,

Hongkong, toth August, 1995. Sir, have the honour to state that upon attempting to prepare a working plan for future forestry operations, I find to be impracti

Council on 14th July, 1905.

MANILA HOSITIALS,

The improvement of the hospital facilities of Manila during the last year is one of the mo encouraging indications of progress toward a new set of social conditions. Indifference to disease and suffering is characteristic of civilized peoples, and with the growth of civilization comes all kinds of relief and preventative measures for the decrease of human misery.

One year ago the San Juan de Dios hospital, and the civil hospital were the principal refuges of the afflicted, and these institutions were There has been a notable increase of interest in the public relief of sickness, and this has

corded by the Land Court and were conse. of the whole crop. In the ensuing planting sport which characterises a gand many as 15 usually crowded to the limit of their capacity.

have been corrected,

The Executive Council convened on that dale decided that selection felling should be adopted throughout tongkong except in Forest Divisions 4 and 5. The system applied able to authorize the Land Officer le enter in the schedules to the Crown leases particulare 10 a 35-year rotation-that authorized on the same occasion-means that the annual number

I is some satisfaction to know that the re- of subsidiary dealings with land (such as mortgages and leases) which took place prior of fellings (about 10,000 trees next year) will to the coming inte operation of the New Terris take place over a large area, the trees being strictions imposed by the $50 license are not at tories Land Ordinance, 190g, but were notre selected here and there, one in thirty-five, out present likely to diminish that healthy, love of fants in Hongkong. With a So license it is quently omitted from the schedules to the season the gaps caused by the fall of these leases. The special powers given by the Hill single trees would have to be found and planted possible to get a decent day's shooting at mo time it is hoped that all the schedules will the gap. These would have to be found avainful for in ibe e days when the price of every pitals. The latest is the Spanish Cholern Hos- Bro to cesse on the gist July, 19:6, by which with 3-6 saplings each, according to the size of derate expense, which is something to be thank culminated in the opening of several new hos-

if watering were required, which it usually is thing is rising by leaps and bounds. H.E. the Governor-This Bill is slated to be several times before the rains commence. The amount of labour required for these operations an amendment to the Ordinance, but it is really a supplement to the Bill. The schedules would alone render the comin' then prakibitiyo. to the leases issued for agricultural lands in But a more serious difficulty would be en- the New Territories contain hundreds of thous. countered The second and all subsequent ands of times, in Chinese and English, of ad-selection feilings would be made in immediate dreases, of areas most of them small-a frac. proximity to iis ng suplings many of which tion of an acre-and of amounts of Crown must of necessity be damaged by the land most of them being a small traction of all of the adult tree. These difficulties dollar. It will be readily understood that in do not arise in places where natural regen. the compilation of these chedules certain gration takes place, for the ground is at all error have crept in largely due to the illiteracy times kept stocked with saplings by nature and of the inhabitants of the New Territories, the destruction of a few milleis little; as na ture moreaver fills the gaps caused by felling, These errors have been brought to light on the issue of certificates under the lease and it no extra expense is caused by their diffuseness. is convenient that they should at the same time Selection felling in that care may be very desi be corrected. This is being done, and the Billabic, but under nur local conditions no naural before the Council is in legalise those correc- regeneration taking place some modification

will be necessary. tions.

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The Colonial Secretary seconded. Carried. WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND.

ALLEGED, IMMIGRATIÓN

SWINDLE

OPERATED IN HONGKONG,

"The following despatch, dated from. Wash ington on the 3rd ult., has appeared in the American Press-The Immigration Bureau

pital which is a most worthy institution and ought to do a great deal of good The very fact of such an institution being opened by the Spanish citizens will do much to disarm pre- judice against the treatment being used for the prevention and cure of cholera.

with one of the most complete and commodious The St. Paul's Hospital has been opened equipments in the orient and its comfortable wards and cool corridors are a heaven of test for many a sufferer. No more important event has collected evidence of the operations of a has taken place during the year than the open. ring of Chinese and Americans in Hongkonging of the big institution in the walled city.

The St. Luke Free dispensary has been do for the purpose of procuring the entrance of diseased Chinese into the United States, ing good work for some time and with the new These operations have been carried on for facilities now to be employed will have a great some time, and the bureau has no means of y enlarged usefulness. Bishop Brent has laboured strenuously to maintain the work, and wing reported here that Chief Wilkie of the knowing how many Chinese were admitted. secret service went to Hongkong and Shanghai for the purpose of investigating this fraud, with others. Chief Wilkie to-day denied that and declined to tell what his real errand was. admilled, however, that he heard of the exit ence of the sing while in Hongkong, having been informed of it by Dr. White of the Marine Hospital service, who told him as American doctor, named Jones, was selling certificates of health for $50 each, with which, the holders were able to board the steamer for San Francisco,

deserves credit for the results accomplished with small working capital.

The free dispensary established by Dr. Stantz will soon be in working order and will He fill another place on the programme of public charity of the most necessary kind. It is the intention of the managers of this institution to make a specialty of teaching native women the care of children and the simpler laws of health that everyone ought to know, and thus help to alleviate the deplorable conditions which now exist among the poor class of Filipinos.

in the striken cruiser. To-night between seven and eight o'clock, when the tide is at its high est, it is expected things will be in shape to permit of another attempt being made to get r vessel off. So far as can be learned the cruiser does not appear to be making water very seriously, but it is certain that she must have sustained great damage to her keel, which had already been injured when she went on the shoal at Labuan.

The tides at present are rising at a rate of about three inches a day so that there is that circumsta ce in favour of salvage being suc cessfully accomplished; but expert opinion points to the operations being of a very diffi.. cult nature. Her guns and other movable armament and heavy gear will have to be lightered into tongkang+ before she can be got afoat..

The Sundler is a third class steel cruiser with twin screws, one funnel and two masts. Her length is 246 feet, beam 36 feet 5 in, and mean draught is feet. She was built at Ham- burg in 1892. She has a displacement of 1640 tons, an indicated horse power of 1700, and a speed of 16 knots. Her coal capacity is 250

lons and the is fully loaded. There is a three. inch deck of steel. Her armament is eight inch deck over her vital parts and elsewhere 4.1 inch quick-firers, five 1 pr.. revolving can- non, two inch machine guns and two torpedo tubes. Her complement is 130 all told.

THE PROPOSED SUGAR MONOPOLY.

The problem is a very delicate one for the Government to handle, if, as the Chinesq gilators allege, the system has been adopted of holding such examination of all bodies in cases. where a death certificate has not been granted by a recognised.medical man. One prominent Chinese who disclaims any knowledge of the. origin of these handbills, assertu li di a fact that most of the deaths that occur among the Asia sic population are uncertified, and that there- fore if the regulation is rigidly applied nearly all those who die in Bingapore would have to be examined.

The bills which are being scattered broad- cast throughout the town are very violently and hysterically worded; and while not actually inciting the Chinese to violence in order to gain a discontinance of these post-mortem examinations the language employed is not calculated to make for

PEACE AND GOOD ORDER. Is it not a pity, is the question in effect asked on the Handbills, that the bodies of dead Chinese should be chopped up and their souls disembodied and spinis denied the pleasures of heaven and consigned to eternal Lades. For, of course, it is an article of be lief among them that the soul of a disem. bowelled and dismembered Lody cannot ember

That there is a wall organised body behind the movement is apparent from the energy with into the joys of the after life.

which the agitation is being pursued. Hand. placards are also posted on the walls in various parts of the town. The Straits Times-says bills are dropped to at every shop door, and

that the matter was reported yesterday, (7th inst) to the President of the Municipal Com missioners, Mr. E. G. Broadrick, and also to the Chief Police Officer, Mr. W. A. Cuscador; but so far the line of action to be adopted by

taken to deal promptly with the agitation in its the authorities has not been decided upon, though no doubt stringent measures will be

incipiency.

TERMS OF ARMISTICE.

Mr. Matsuoka, Vice-Consul in charge of the Japanese Consulate General at Shanghai, bas placed the following official telegram from Mt. lichida, Japanese Minister to Peking, at thi disposal of the Press

selection or shelter-wood systems are adopted the ship that Chinese had been found who had inevitably raise the level of life for the nation..being that State intervention or ownership shall be fixed between the fronts of the Armies

I would propose for the consideration of the Government the adoption of the "Shelterwood Strip System. In this method of felling and re-planting, narrow strips of wood are felled, The first reading of a Bill entitled as Ordinance the remainder being left standing to protect to transfer to the general revenue the moneys the saplings which are subsequently planted in standing in the Treasury to the credit of the the clearings. No very conspicuous gaps are Widow and Orphans' Pension Fuad, to pro-made, the planting areas are easy to find, and vide for future payment of pensions to the wi- the adult trees next the saplings can be felled dows and orphans of deceased public officers, away from them. and to make the payment of the same a charge: "If all trees were felled at exactly 35 years upon and payable out of the said general re-fold in Hongkong the plantations would be venue, was held over.

felled as they were planted, in blocks. If the LIGHTING OF JUNKA. The Attorney General moved the second read, it is not possible to cut all trees at the right Ing of a Bill entitled an Ordinance. further to age, but mature blocks should be felled within amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, as shart a period of years as is possible without 189, and for other purposes. He explained making conspicuous gap.. By cutting and that the purpose of the Bill had been fully set re-planting judiciously, homogeneous blocks out in the objects and reasons. Besides pro can be stratified so as to yield regular crops of viding for a workable system for Chinese junk adult_tress

Only of the ground (is two narrow strips) lights it gave additional and effective power to the harbour authorities to keep the fairway is ever bare at the same time, f., 4 times 35 clear and to control the traffic of small craft. years; the departure from the normal rotation Also for special licenses for river steamers, of 35 years is never more than 5 years and and, meating the need that was felt, it gave after three cycles is reduced to nothing; that powers to exempt certain craft of small ton is to say in the first and second cycles some mage, not exceeding 100 tons, from the neces, trees are cut 5 years too young, some 4 years sity of carrying certificated, master and engi. too old in the third cycle all are cot at the Been those masters and engineers who held best age--I have, &c., certificates of competency from the Board of Trade. If the ship carried a certificated master

and engineer, who held certificates of com

5. T. DUNN, Supt., Botanical and Afforestation

Department

petency from the harbour maiter that would The Hon. The Colonial Secretary.

be deemed sufficient, and in the case of smaller

from the harbour master,

applied to their eyes just before landing at Saa Manila may be said to be nearing the front Francisco. This solution temporarily covered rank in the maiter of good hospitals and the up the evidence of trachoma by driving the direct and indirect results will be far reaching

for the public good.-Cablenitur. blood from the eyelids, and only an expert could detect the fraud. No one knows how

The Immigration Bureau has secured photo-! many Celestials practised this fraud. graphs of a certificate in Chinese reading an follows:

THE SINGAPORE MURDER.

A BASELESS STORY.

Translation from Japanese Toxi 1 Terms of Armistice published at Tokyo(officially) on the rat. A certain distance (cons of demarcation) 7th of September:

of the two Powers in Manchuria as well as is. and. The naval forces of one of the bellige the region of M (Tumen River). sents shall not bombard territory belonging to

or occupied by the other.

3rd, Maritime captures will not be suspend. 4th. During the term of the Armistice new reinforcements shall not be dispatched to the theatre of wars those which are ca route shall not be dispatched to the north of Moukden on the part of Japan, and to the south of Harbin on the part of Russia.

A JAPANESE JOURNAL'S CRITICISM

subject of the proposed Government Monopoly The Nichi-Nicht devotes an article to the of sugar, of which it disapproves. "The report that the Government has under contemplation a proposal to make sugar a State Monopoly is new being persistently circulated," says the Tokyo journal, "and, judging from what the Government has done in schemes of a similar rature in the past, it is not at all improbable that it may at any moment decide upon such a monopoly. In these circumstances, it is not out of place to record our distinct disapproval All this is most encouraging. When a peo of the proposed scheme before It is too late. On the steamer returning to San Francisco, ple begips to take an interest in the health of The fact that it is fundamentally wrong for a Chief Wilkie was informed by the surgeon of a poor, it means the awakening of a public Government to engage in any profit-making conscience and a spirit of attruism that will business is widely admitted, the argument a solution of adrenalin chloride, which they

militator against the improvement and progress which would be possible if industry is left to -interference of the Government in business the competition of private individuals. The undertakings is permissible only where it is necessitated by the exigencies of administra. tion, or the character of the industry is so exed by the Armistico,

ensive that it cannot be absolutely necessary for the purposes of taxation. Sugar is one of These commodities the taxation of which should be of a simple character, In such countries With regard to an account which appeared as France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary: Times of 8th inst., concerning the murder of quantity, it is taxed by an ordinary pro- Private J, Short of A. Co., Fherwood Foresters, cess, and the saras is true even in Russia, we are foformed by the Police authorities that which is known as being foremost in the there is no truth in any part of the story, with matter of Government monopolies. In short, A number of such certificates have been cap the excaption of the statement, published by there is no country in the world whore sug in conformity with the provisions above enu tured in San Francisco, showing that certain us at the time of the discovery, that the mur is made an object of State monopoly, in Americans in Hongkong are in league with dered man's body was in the Regimental Swim Japan the domestic production of sugar only the Chinese to violate the immigration and ex- ming Tank at Tanglin. Even the date given amounts to 10 or 20 per cent, of the total con clusion laws, An investigation is now being is wrong, as the 29th of July was a Saturday sumption, all the remainder being imported made, it is understood, though the officials are not a Friday. The tale of the half burned re- from abroad. For this reason it is very easy to mains of a tikisha having been found is the impose a tax on imported sugar at the Customs An effort will be made at the coming session neighbourhood is without foundation. After or in the bonded warehouses, while the Japanese A VERY sad drowning accident happened at of Congress to have immigration inspectors Investigation, Mr. Hopper of the Jinrikisha and refineries, being located at Tokyo, Osaka, and the Singapore Swimming Club, on the 2nd inst., sent to China to take charge of the inspection Hackney Carriage L partment declares that Dairi only, their control for the purposes of by which Mr. A. Birnbaum, & young German, of Chinese immigrants to the United States there is no rikisha misking. The man who taxation is exceedingly simplified The Sugar. employed by Messrs: Beba Mayer & Co., The Immigration Bureau says it is impossible was alleged by insinuation to have committed tax has been increased three times since it was lost his life. The fatality was attended with to stop the frauds unless it has its owr men, the crime and to be in hiding wasnt-his work first imposed in 1901, and the increase has pathetic circumstances. Mr. Birnbaum was who can be held responsible.

yesterday. That Private Short was murdered been extraordinary There has been no diff. the only son of Brigadier-General Birnbaum is made cleat from the marks found on the culty in the working of the tax, and the Gov. And only by last mail he wrdie home to hle body, and it is for the Police to get to the bot, ernment has been enabled to obtain its parents congratulating them on their approache tom of the affair. One circumstance that is climated revenues There is no reason, thers. Eng silver wedding, and telling them of a pree known is that, on the night when the murder fore, why an article, the taxation of which is so sent from him which was to follow by a later took place, a European was seen putting two simple, with its yield assured so long as an mail. In their bereavement, deep. sympathy other Europeans in a rikisha in the neighbour, extremely high tax is not imposed, should be is felt for them in Singapore, says the local

mads & Government monopoly at the expendi. | Timis, hood.

"Hongkong,Received of Lee Wee $50 for

an American doctor or doctors for certificates

of health and solution. If Lee Wee fails 10. in a local paper yesterday, says the Straits where the production of sugar is of great

get aboard the steamer for San Francisco thi $50 will be returned to him.

JUAN YING TAI & Co.,

The matter was again considered in Execu. craft not exceeding 60 tons both the master and the engines would be considered com tive Council on the 24th August, 1905, and a patent if they held certificates of competency resolution was passed to the effet that, in view

reticent of the difficulty and expense of re-planting The Council went into Committee on the under the selection felling system, the "Shel Bill which was conuldered clauis by clause; terwood Sirp System" of felling and re-plant ing should be adapted except in Forest Dis. and passed without amendment..

tricts 4 and 5, where "black" felling should be The Colonial Becretary seconded.

continued Curried

·CHILDREN'S. EVIDENCE.

ACCORDINO to the 'Chugai, the total output of The Attorney General moved the second read gold throughout Korea amounts to about 1,030 ing of a bill entitled an Ordisance further so homme per year, valued at soms 4,500.000 amend the protection of Women and Gility. It is stated that the value of the gold ore Ordinance, 1897. He briefly referred to the and dust exported in 1903, was 3,713,000 yes, provisions of the Bill, as already mentioned in 3,700,000 yers of this sum representing exports Our columns.

to Japan alone. Thus practically the whole of The Colonial Secretary sécónded.

the gold exports are taken by that country. that province.

"Guarantors."

THE merchants and gestry of Shens havi been noting with rolling green eyes the profits, real or prospective, of the Peking Syndicats and they are agitating for railway and mining works to be undertaken only by Chinese in

5th. The Commanders of the Armici and common accord the conditions of the armletice Fleets of the two rowors shall determine on

marated,

6th. The two Governmente shall give orders their Commanders immediately after the signature of the Treaty of Peace in order to pat this protocol in execution.