TELEGRAMS.
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The Paris Bourse.
LONDON, 5th December. A further heavy fall in Russian stocks his caused a collapse of the Faris bourse, which yesterday verged on a panto.
Turkey and the Powers. The international fleet has occupied the island of Lemnos.
The Situation in Russia. News from St. Petersburg, dated Sunday, says that, on the whole, the feeling is more confident and the nervousness no longer so marked the people are getting used to the situation.
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All the troops in the vicinity have been called into St. Pelersburg,
The run on the Savings Bank continues."
Penny Postage.
The penny postage rate has been extend- ed to Egypt and the Sondan, from the 15th instant.
Political.
Later.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman has ac cepted office.
Before going to Buckingham Palace to kiss the King's hand, he had a conversationt with the Duke of Devonshire, in which a union with the Liberal Unionists played the most important rôle...
Russia.
The revolutionary movement, exercising the widest control, intends demanding that Count Witte shall convoke a constituent assembly.
BANKRUPTCY,
A QUESTION, OF SECURITY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY DECEMBER 7 1905.
ERGISLATIVE COUNCIL
MEETING.
RAILWAY LOANS
The Attorney General moved the first read The General Loan and Inscribed Stock Ordin- ing of a Bill entitled An Ordinance" to amend ance, 1893.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
the Bill which is Lid before you is contained His Excellency said-The explanation of in the following despatch from the Secretary of State of the Colonies, which I received last night;~~
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. Present His Excellency the Governor, Major Sir Mathew, Nathan, K.C.M.D., R.E, His Excellency Major-General Villers Hatton, Hon. Mr. T, Sercombe Smith (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. A. M. Thom son (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Sir H. Spencer Berkeley (Attorney General), Hon, Capt. H. L. Barnes Lawrence (Harbour Mas-, ter), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, (Director of Public Sir,-1 have the honour to acknowledge
Downing Streat, 3rd Nov, 1905. Works), Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar the receipt of your telegram of the agih.. General), Hon. Sir C. P. Chater, C.M.G., Hon. October reporting that an Ordinance had been Dr. Ho Kai, cato., Bon" Mr. R. Shewan, passed by the Legislative Council for raising.a
ton. Mr. Gershom Sewant, Hon. Mr. Wal Yuk, and Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Clerk of Count-visions of the Loan Ordinance of 18,3, to sum not exceeding £5,000,coo, under the pro- cils).
defray the cost of the railway from Kowloon to The minutes of the last meeting were read Canton and for other railway purposes and confrmed,
MINUTES,
WORKMEN'S TRAMWAYS.
The Attomey General To the Council of the Goveros,
about the deliberations of the Executive Coun
Mr Showan-People don't know anything
cil?
His Excellency Do you withdraw your ob [jection, sir?
Mr. Shawan think the public should, un derstand the position of affairs.
The Attorney General-I move the stand ing orders be suspended and the Bill read a third time, if no one objects,
Sir Paul Chater seconded.
His Excellency-Any member object? Afr. Shewan-Yes, I object. Mr. Gershom Stewart-What is the fate of interest?
Mr. Shewan-If it is vitally important that the Bill should be passed to-dný, sny so.
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His Excellency--The objection is that if you postpone the motion to a future occasion! shall not be able to give any further informa: ten then. His Excellency added that it was be passed to-day.
CANTON NOTES.
THE JAPANESE MURDERER'S TRIAL. [From Our Correspondent.]
Canton, 5th December. The investigation into the circumstances attending the, dastardly murder of Professor Kado, who occupied the chair of Medicína in the Whampoa Military College, has been. taken out of Chinese hands and handed over
to the jurisdiction of the Japanese. The alleged murdered Chok Sul Cheong, who is |also a Japanese, was detained in prison until
from the Amoy Consulate, to escort the pri the arrival of a Japanese officer, who canie
The Japanese official arrived yesterday, and soner to Nagasaki where the case will be triad.
the accused was taken down to Hongkong es route to japan by this morning's steamer,
As I statist previously it is believed that the crime originated in a mad desire to be revenged upon those who had influenced the
His Excellency the Governor (to Dr. Ho Kai-Have you anything to report with re. sanction the raising of a Colonial Loan biher- desirable but not essential that the Bill should Chinese Government to close up all the dis-
Kard in your resolution on the subject of the workmen's tramway?
Dr. Ho Ka-No, Sir. We have made in quiries and we have received a large number of communications from workmen on the sub. ject and alan from others. We have been very deal of information, but we have not yet finish busy over the maner and have gathered a great
the resolution adjourned for another week. ed our investigations. f. should like to have
Mr Wei Yuk concurred. The request was granted,"
After further discussion, Mr. Shewan removed his objection.
orderly houses in the district. The alleged murderer was interested in one of these houses and impotently cried out against their being
|_ Intimations.
THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. LD.
SPECIAL
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· HALF-PRICE (1) close n/o),
The Bill was read a third time and passed, closed; but, of course, within effect. Where 5 RACHALS'
PRINCE ARTHUR'S VISIT.
2. entirely agres that this is the proper procedure in all ordinary cases, and I should require very strong arguments to induce me to wise than by the issue of Inscribed Stock. But it has been pointed out to me that the cir cunstances of the present loan, so far as they relate to the advance made to the Viceroy at Wuchang, are altogether exceptional. The Inan is to be repaid in ten years at the outside, advantageous to issue this lost in the form of received news from the Secretary of State to the His Excellency the Governor said-Before and possibly after five; and it may prove we adjourn to-day, I wish to state that I have proportionate to the instaliments due from the of Connaught will soon leave England, and debentures repayable by ten annual drawings eff ct that His Royal Highness Prince Arthur Vicerny, It has therefore been suggested that while on his way to Japan. where His Royal the most convenient course will be to amend Highness will present the Garter to the the Ordinance of 1893 by providing in general Emperor of Japan, His Royal Highness will terms that notwithstanding the provisions of make a stay in Hongkong. According to pre- section 3 it shall be lawful for the Governor to raise money by debentures or partly by de arrive here on the 9th of February and remain seat arrangements, His Royal Highness will The Colonial Secretary laid on the table bentures and partly by Inscribed Stock on
here until the 14th. During, that time His Financial Minutes Nus. 58 to 61. and moved conditions as to the repayment of the deben-Royal Highness will visit Canton, that they be referred to the finance Committee.res as the Crown Agents with the approval
The Council arljourned sine die, The Colonial Treasurer seconded.'
of the Governor may prescribe. A spring clause should be added providing that nothing
THE BILL shall affect the rights acquired, or liabilities coned, under the provisions of the principal Ordinance, and it should be made clear that. the Amending Ordinance will apply to the
NEJORT.
The Colonial Secretary inid on the table the report of the Examiners on Queen's College.
FINANCE,
His Excellency added. In the remainder of the letter, the Secretary of State asks that shall report by telegram as soon as the Ordin. ance has been passed.
His Excellency the Governor said Of the four Financial Minutes which it is proposed to refer to the Finance Committee iwo of them No. 6o and 61, require a short explanation This morning, before His Honour, Siran aid of the rate for. Annually Recurrent l'ub-an just authorised.
from myself. No. Ga includes a sum of $11,600 Francis Piggult, Chief Justice, presiding in Bankruptcy Juriediction, in the case of Choi Chung Lee, alias Choy Chung, exporte Loi Tai Cha Mr. F. B. 1. Dowley, Crown Salici tor, appearing on Lehalf of crediton, applied for the discharge of the warrant issued by His Lordship last month. The debtor was now in police custody, in connection with certain charges of fraud in relation to his bankruptcy, Mr. P. W. Guldring, el Messrs. Brutton, Hell and Guldring, representing the debtor applied for an order from His Honour for the return of
•the $500, deposited as security for the debtor's
le Works. The orly considerable item in- cluded in that sum is one of $6,500 for main. tenance of prayn wall and piers. The reason why this extra expenditure is being incurred this year is that it has been advanlagsous to renew the pier opposite Cibservation Place while the praya reclamationgiant is disposed of The Minute Also includes n-sum of $107,050 in nid of the vote for extraordinary Public Works, The first of the seven hems which this amount is to cover is ane pi $7,500 for the Bacteriolo gical Institute; the necessity for this is due to this money having been experded nut of the sum voted in 19:4, which was not anticipated, and accordingly the greater sum has been Had Mr. Wakeman any objection in the re-tered for the completion of the budding in The additional funding of the security?
1905, which is a re-vote. Mr. Wakeman, Official Receiver, said he had $15,000 as "miscellaneous drainage works "is ..no objecting to offer.
required on account of such works being His Honour: You apply then, Mr. Gold.necessary in connection with the reclamation schemes at Tai-kak-tsui, Mong-kok tsui, and ring, for the discharge of the security?
Kowloon Point, The $9,80 additional for Mr. Goldring: Yes, my Lord, that is nty ap mircellaneous works is appropriated to a plication in effect.
number of things, the principal of which is the
appearance by Leung Nam l'e.
His Hennur observed that the public ex- amination might be continued.
The Attorney-General said the object of the ill was to give effect to the recommendations of the Secretary of State. He then repeated the terms of the Bill and moved the first rend. Ling.
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The Colonial Secretary seconded. Agreed.
The Standing Orders were suspended and the Bill passed through Commitee without
iteration,
Mr. R. Shewan-Of courte, we understand
that befale any further loan is converted the bole question will be discussed before the Council
His Excellency-You give general power." Mr. Shewan-Won't the Council, have un opportunity of discussing the terms of the loan and the interest to be paid.
His Excellency's reply was inaudible. Mr. Shewan-Will it be left between the
Mr. C. F. 13xon, `of Mr. John Hasting" | melvinobility of carrying out some works of for Governor and the Crown Agents?.
office, representing ther crediture, suggested that the money should be held until the public examination was completed,
His 'onours Bui'ti esecurity was only given for the due appearance of the debiar. The debtor was now in Gernment custody, and there could be no better poss life security than that for his appearance,
Mr. Pix Suppose he is discharged at the Mag'stracy?
His Fanour: "hen you must watch the pro--| ceedings and apply again.
Mr. Dixon: He might be di-charged to morrow afterpone, too late to make any appliça. tion and run away not of the jurisdiction.
His Honour: Is becoming to the Criminal Sessions, or going to be dealt with by the Magistrate?
Mr. Rowley: He must first go before the Magistrate, my Lord.
Mr. Dixon: Yes, and ho might be discharg. ed by that Magistrate, my Lord. ·
provement in the Central Police Station, as the
result of adding a new storey to that building An additional sum of $15,000 is required for
rects. This expenditure is incurred in conse- quence of the resumption of a piece of land which comes in the way of a 100-foot road which was to go from Kowloon Point to Hoki
The resumption is now being carried out and an exceptionally facurable opportunity ncurs to perform the work contemplated: The $5,000 for waterworks is being expended in in creasing the supply available for water hints at Lai-chi-kok. The requirements of water bonts' have very much increased since, the Govern menupply was first established, so we ask this money to enable the Government to per form the work of supplying them. The next item of St is required in connect on wth the Tytam-tuk waterworks at which I dare say greater pingress has been mid- than was, anti- cipated. The other items speak, for them selves. Turning from the details to the general effect of its vote which an asking you to give on the Pullic Works Deraiment for the year, and dealing first with recurrent. public warks you will remember that the ori, Rinal Estimates amounted to $380,500; the supplementary vate inclufing the present one is $21,259. Against this there is an estimated savings amounting to $2.156 so that the total excess for the whole vote for the year will be 4, which is about t per cent. Then turn
His Excellency-It will be for the Governor
of this Colony to deal with this matter, but it will
be discussed at the Legislative Council. fr. Shewan-Shan't we have an opportunity, discussing the terms of the loan? To say whether the interest is right.
The Attorney Central. The Governor will ka advice but not from the Legislative Council
The text of the Bill is as follows:-- Geseral Loan and Inscribed Stock Ordinance, A Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The
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Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Concit thereof,,as foliowa :-
. This Ordinance may be citeil as the General Loan and Inscribed Stock (Amend. ment) Ordinance, 1905, and shall be read and construed together with the General Loan and Inscribed Stock Ordinance, 1895, hereinafter called the Principal Ordinance.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of the Principal Ordinance it shall be lawfal for the Governor to raise money by debentures, or partly by debentures and partly by inscribed stack on such conditions as to the copayment of such debentures as the Crown Agents with the approval of the Governor may prescribe,
3. Nothing in this Ordinance shall'affect any right acquired or any liability incurred under the provisions of the Principal Ordinance.
4. The Loan of £2,cog,oga tor the purpose of defraying the cost of a railway from Kowloon and for other railway purposes authorized by the Railways Loan Ordinance, 1905, as well as Loans hereafter authorized, may be raised. in accordance with the provisions of this Òrdio-
ance.
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upon, he took revenge upon Professor Kado, who happened doubtless to be the first fellow. countryman of authority that he met.
It is interesting in this connection that the Viceroy sm after the riot in the course of Chinese brothel, which was closed up by the which the police station was demolished, has now been re-opened. The Viceroy "receives. Sing prannum for this privilega.
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The Council adjourned until Thursday, the for the year were two millions and three hun. THE net profits of J. and P. Coats and Company 1st inst
dred and eight thousand pounds, half a million _a{-which-was-carried to the reserve, and nearly
Half a million was carried forward.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
heldinn ediately after the Council, the Colonial A meeting of the Finance Committee was
Secretary presiding.
It was agreed that the following votes be recommended for adoption by the Council:
STREET INDEX.
Str. Shewan-There will be no further re-dollars in aid of the vote Miscellaneous Ner- A sum of three hundred and forty-eight ference to the Législative Council if we pass vices, Printing Miscellaneous Papers, for Ico
copies of Street Index, 2nd edition,
the Bill?
His Excellency,-No.
The Attorney General said the only difference the Bill made was as to the nicans by which the loan should be made.
Mr. Shewan. I would ask that this Council be adjourned to consider this hill on another occasion."
His Excellency,--Why?
Mr. Shewan. To give us time to consider our position in the matter. He proceeded to say that he thought they should have a further opportunity of discussing the loan.
The Attorney General repeated that it only allowed the loan to be raised by debentures as well as inscribed stock,
Mr. Shewan.Is that any reason, why it should be rushed through to-day ?
His Excellency.-Except that it will be for the convenience of everybody.
"Mr. Shewan-We have had no time to con
His Honour: Yes, that is so the Magistrate can discharge, or commit to the. Sessions, hut he has no power to convict. I can't discharge the security now. If he is committed to the criminal sessions then i can do so. I don't see why this security should be kept longer than necessary. Your public examination, if continued, Mr. Wakeman, won't touch upon the sobject about which he is being prosecuted? That matter is concluded on for as the public examination is concerned, and it will now be dealt with by the Criminal Coun, and his pubing to Public Works Extraordinary, the ori.sider it at all. Ilc'examination will be independent rf (bat? ginal Estimates amounted to, $1,8500; the Mr. Wakeman; I cannot say that, off-hand, supplementfiry votes, including the one now my Lord.
Jubmitted. amounted to 5354.470. Against His Honour: I should imagine the public that the estimated savings are $279.540, leaving examination will not deal at all further with the subject of the furniture that matter is bes yond us entirely, so that you will take such steps as you can to conclude the public ex- amination. There is not very much left to ex amine bim on now, I think?
"Bod
Mr. Gershor Stewart-They might issue the bonds at 5 per cent according to this 8:11.
The Attorney General, said if there was any good reason why the Bill should not be passed 10-day he would like to hear it and the third reading might be postponed.
excess over the original sum of $7,910 That is approximately the amount, $75,000, which we are to spend this year on the railway. Mr. Shewan- don't wish to obstruct the This statement is not quite satisfactory from the course of basiness but perhaps you may be financial point of view as I expressed in the able to give us and the community generally Council three months ago to-day, Sept the 7th, some idea of the terms on which the loan will Mr. Wakeman (I think not, my Lord.
as I did not then anticipate we should' spend | be made because I and a great many people His Honour: Well, run through the papers Extraordinary. From the point of view of work object if we rushed through the Hill and I the full amount of the vole for Public Works have an interest in this matter. They would see what more there is to examine kim upon. The simplest course will be that done, it is on the other hand more satisfactory think we should have an opportunity of giving the security stand until the conclusion of the R3 we have made more progress than I antici- the Will some consideration. further public examination, which you say will pated before on the water works supply or the be concluded very shortly. Try to bring it off preliminary arrangements for the railway, next" Thursday, if you can. The warrant will And the financial aspect has also its brighter therefore be discharged, and it is understood side because we are now in hopes of obtaining Mr. Shewan-Is it to be placed in London. that the public examination will be concluded from land sales during the year a sum more or left entirely in the hands of the Crown next Thursday, if possible. !
nearly approximating the original estimate of Agents? Mr. Goldring. As your Lordship please, hefore you on the 7th September of $400,000 Agents,
$500,000 than the revised estimate which I put ; His Excellency-Not entirely to the Crown but the security has been deposited for a long The other vote requires a sum of $16,891 in Ume now, and the man in arrest for about six aid of the vote for military expenditure and the Crown Agents'; a great disgust, wecke.
His Honour: In that sol Mr. Bawley: Yes, my Lord, the security vole due to the rifles and equipment which we nies in relation to the Crown Agents.
was deposited on the 4th August last.
Hin Honours Then, Mr. Wakeman, push
on to get the examination concluded next Thursday so that the security can be returned, * Mr. Wakeman, I will do so, my Lord,
volunteer expenses. The bulk of this, is a re-
ordered last year not having been charged to,
The Attorney-General-The loan will be obtained on the best terms procurable. in the market at the time the loan is issued.
Mr. Shewan-There is a rooted disgust t
The Attorney General spoke of other colo
LAND BAILIFF.
A sum of four hundred-dollars in-nid: of the vote Public Works Department; other charges, language allowance to Mr. S. R. Moore, land bail, who has passed the examination in the Hakki colloquial.
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PUBLIC WORKS.
A sum of one hundred and eighteen thousand six hundred and fifty dollars in aid of the votes public works annually recurrent expenditure and public works extrandinary for the fallow. ing items:-
Public Works Annually Recurrent Expendhure. Maintenance of buildings...... 5 2,000
yas lighting, Kowloon roads and bridges in
the city.
mads and bridges in
100
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PIANOLAS $290. Rolls 20% off,
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A Tram to the Peak will be run not later than A.M.
M. BELL, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 7th December, 1005. [126
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.
MEETING OF MEMBERS will be held
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at the Offices of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston. & Co., St. George's Building, on WEDNES. 100 DAY, 13th instant, at 5.15 PM.
New erritory a 1,500 praya wall and piers 6,5co public cemetery
500
$11,0.0
Bacteriological institute.....$ 7,600 Public Works Extraordinary,
Miscellaneous drainage
15,002 Miscellaneous works...
'9,8co Forming and kerbing streets 25,000 Miscellaneous water works... 5,000 Water supply-Tylam Tuk
scheme...
40,000 Typhoon damage.mumna 4,650
107,050
Total.................$118,650 VOLUNTEER RIFLES AND EQUIPMENT. and ninety ons dollars and fony seven cents A sum of sixteen thousand eight hundred in aid of the vote, military expenditure, ex- penses of Voluajëers-other charges, rifics
This was all the business. and equipment.
The Committee then reported to Council; ACCORDING to a Washington despatch peror William of Germany is a naturalized
izen of the United States, and by residing six monies in West Virginia he would be qualified through an error of the clerk of a slate court in to vote!
He acquired his American citizenship West Virginia. In November 1504 Jacob Oblin. ger, a subject of the Emperor, declared his in-
* tentios of becoming a citizen of the United | dis-States When he received his papers they read: It is therefore considered, ordered and adjudged by the Court that the said Emperor of Germany is hereby admitted to be a citin bf the United States."
- Mr. Shewan-These Crown Agents don't present year. There is also a small amount, the Colony until the commencement of the seem to be under our control at all under, $1,000, which has been required for cars the position of the Crown Aganis
His Excellency-This is not the time to equipping the volunteer troop.
Mr. Shewan-Will there be any further say ference of this Bill to the Councilt
The motion passed
BUSINESS:
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